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Science and Technology

This year marks the of聽humankind鈥檚 first step on the Moon on 20 July 1969.聽For the first time in our 200,000-year existence, we were not solely bound to Earth anymore.聽The theme of World Space Week 2019 is 鈥淭he Moon: Gateway to the Stars,鈥澛爐o celebrate the incredible achievement of landing on the Moon and to spark consideration of the value of the Moon in humankind鈥檚 future space endeavors.

Not everything that looks like trash is trash. That was the fundamental challenge when a UNESCO prizewinner from Estonia, the聽, had the idea to create an image-based trash detection system using Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Mansoor, 12, watches the virtual reality documentary 鈥楥louds over Sidra鈥 with a big grin, outside a UNICEF-supported Makani centre in the Za鈥檃tari camp for Syrian refugees. Photo: UNICEF/Herwig

Digital technologies know no borders. They cut across boundaries, sectors and disciplines, opening up new opportunities which are transforming societies and economies, and helping achieve the world鈥檚 17 Sustainable Development Goals.