While AI-driven technologies increase productivity, innovation, and competitiveness, they also pose significant challenges such as job displacement, widening income inequality, and a growing digital divide, particularly affecting vulnerable populations and developing economies. Under the mandate of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), this topic calls for comprehensive strategies that prioritize reskilling and upskilling, equitable access to quality education, strengthened social protection systems, and the promotion of decent work in emerging sectors. It highlights the need for inclusive policies, international cooperation, and responsible innovation to ensure that technological progress translates into sustainable and shared economic growth, rather than deepening existing socio-economic disparities.
