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Who we are

The Observatory was founded in 1996 by UNESCO with the mission of fighting poverty through digital innovations. Since 2003, OCCAM has been associated with UNDGC, while in 2005 it received Special Consultative Status at ECOSOC

Since its foundation, OCCAM has been led by the core principle of becoming a pilot explorer actively involved in the digital revolution, while applying innovations through best practices for helping disadvantaged communities. OCCAM interprets and forecasts new trends, leading the various turning-point momenta to share the results achieved at the annual Infopoverty World Conference.

Video credits: Julia Martin Arevalo

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XXVI

Euromediterranean Conference

At the 81. Venice International Film Festival

ACTIONS

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Infopoverty

Our common efforts with

the United Nations

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E-services

Digital tools for

development

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ICT Villages

Applied actions in Developing Countries

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SDGs

OCCAM's Contribute in achieving the 2030 Agenda

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EWA-BELT

OCCAM's activities in the Horizon program

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Digital Society

Towards a more sustainable and fairer Digital Society

"We should remember that the Industrial Revolution led to great destructive clashes. For avoiding the same results, the digital revolution must necessarily consider fundamental human rights and sustainability values so to avoid total destruction."

Arch. Pierpaolo Saporito, President of OCCAM and

INFOPOVERTY PROGRAMME

NEW GENERATION CORNER

A Call for young people to actively commit to the Digital Revolution and discover new tools in view of a fairer, more inclusive and sustainable Digital Society

COMMIT

TAKE ACTION

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

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CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECOSOC

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OFFICIAL EVENTS

Here you can find OCCAM's contribution to the International Events

Conferenza

OTHER EVENTS 

Here you can find OCCAM's preparatory meetings and webinars

MEDIA CORNER

Media Corner
26th Euromediterranean Conference on Cinema
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26th Euromediterranean Conference on Cinema

Rewatch the 26th edition of the Euromediterranean Conference on Cinema "Mobile cinema: a new koinè for young Euromediterraneans to foster peace and tolerance", held on September 6, 2024, at La Villa, Venice Lido. Find the chapters below! . . . First Session - The fate of the Mediterranean: the role of Institutions in the Next Generation Mediterranean community - 00:00:00 - Video presentation of the Conference - 00:02:19 - Introduction by PIERPAOLO SAPORITO, President a.i CICT ICFT - 00:07:49 - MAGDALENA LANDRY, Director, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe (Venice, Italy) - 00:11:18 - H.E. ALBERTO BARACHINI, Undersecretary of State, Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Italy - 00:22:50 - NICCOLÒ RINALDI, Head of Unit Asia, Australia and New Zealand, European Parliament, Italy - 00:36:13 - TOUSSAINT TIENDREBEOGO, Secretary of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, France. - 00:40:48 - GIACOMO MAZZONE, Secretary General, EUROVISIONI, Italy - 00:52:50 - ELISABETTA NOLI, Global Campus on Human Rights, Venice, Italy - 00:57:10 - Proclamation of the winner of the XXXVI CICT ICFT UNESCO “Enrico Fulchignoni” Award, with the conferral of the “Fellini Medal” Second Session - The new voices of the Mediterranean koiné - 01:07:28 - HOSSAM BADRAWI, Chairman, Nile Badrawi Foundation for Education & Development, Egypt - 01:15:45 - KUJTIM ÇASHKU, Director, Akademia e Filmit dhe Multimedias Marubi, Albania - 01:28:04 - BRANDO BENIFEI, Member, European Parliament, Italy - 01:33:50 - ANA OPACIC, Director, Ohrid Beach Film Festival, North Macedonia - 01:41:04 - PAOLA PARRI, Deputy Secretary-General, COPEAM, Italy - 01:45:13 - SERGE MICHEL, Vice-President, CICT ICFT, UNICA, France - 01:54:46 - ORR SIGOLI, Artistic Director, Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel - 01:56:03 - ALESSANDRO MANDELLI, Founder & CEO, Serially, Italy - 02:09:26 - RIZWAN AHMAD, Director, Instructional Media Centre, MANUU, India - 02:17:10 - AHMED BEDJAOUI, Artistic Director, International Film Festival of Algiers, Algeria - 02:18:42 - JASMINA BOJIC, Founder and President, UNAFF Travelling Film Festival, Stanford University, USA - 02:25:40 - AHMET BOYACIOGLU, Artistic Director, Festival on Wheels; Chairman, Ankara Cinema Association, Turkey - 02:30:00 - General Discussion & Final Declaration 02:38:32 - Proclamation of the winner of the 13th edition of the “Ambassador of Hope” Award of the Christopher D. Smithers Foundation
Resource management optimization - 2 sides of the same coin: soil & water management in Sierra Leone
01:27:22

Resource management optimization - 2 sides of the same coin: soil & water management in Sierra Leone

Rewatch the insightful webinar tackling solutions to the pressing challenges facing African farming systems by discovering cutting-edge solutions from two European Funded projects, the EWA-BELT (GA 862848) and INCiTiS-FOOD (GA 101083790) This is the third and final in the first series of webinars hosted by the two projects and focused on "Resource management optimization: two sides of the same coin – soil & water management in Sierra Leone" to shed light on the innovative approaches that are being tested in the labs or on the field by researchers, with the involvement of community representatives, drawing insights from research and/or best practices that attest to the importance of soil and water management techniques in promoting agricultural sustainability and resilience. #ReserchImpactEU #FOOD2030 #AfricanAgriculture #SustainableFarming #ClimateChange #Innovation #EWABELT #INCiTiSFOOD #Webinar #FoodSecurity #Kenya #SubSaharanAfrica #Aquaponics #circulareconomy ** 🌾Linking East and West African farming systems experience into a BELT of sustainable intensification ** 🇪🇺 This Project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No. 862848. The opinion stated in this video reflects the opinion of the authors and not the opinion of the European Commission. All intellectual property rights are owned by EWA-BELT consortium members and are protected by the applicable laws. Reproduction is not authorized without prior written agreement. The commercial use of any information contained in this document may require a license from the owner of that information. ** Website: ewabelt.eu Facebook: ewabelt.project Instagram: ewabelt_project X: ewabelt_project LinkedIn: showcase/ewa-belt YouTube: sfs35
Participatory approach to confirm the importance of community engagement and collaborative solutions
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Participatory approach to confirm the importance of community engagement and collaborative solutions

Rewatch the insightful webinar tackling solutions to the pressing challenges facing African farming systems by discovering cutting-edge solutions from two European Funded projects, the EWA-BELT (GA 862848) and INCiTiS-FOOD (GA 101083790) This is the second in the series of webinars hosted by the two projects and focused on "Participatory approach to confirm the importance of community engagement and of collaborative solutions - Experience from Ghana" to address the main challenges and promising results achieved so far through targeted research and on-site experiences towards more engaged, informed and participative communities in Ghana and sub-Saharan Africa in general. #ReserchImpactEU #FOOD2030 #AfricanAgriculture #SustainableFarming #ClimateChange #Innovation #EWABELT #INCiTiSFOOD #Webinar #FoodSecurity #Kenya #SubSaharanAfrica #Aquaponics #circulareconomy ** 🌾Linking East and West African farming systems experience into a BELT of sustainable intensification ** 🇪🇺 This Project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No. 862848. The opinion stated in this video reflects the opinion of the authors and not the opinion of the European Commission. All intellectual property rights are owned by EWA-BELT consortium members and are protected by the applicable laws. Reproduction is not authorized without prior written agreement. The commercial use of any information contained in this document may require a license from the owner of that information. ** Website: ewabelt.eu Facebook: ewabelt.project Instagram: ewabelt_project X: ewabelt_project LinkedIn: showcase/ewa-belt YouTube: sfs35
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