UNESCO Chair in Digital Innovation and Publishing Transmission (ITEN)
(French: Chaire UNESCO Innovation, Transmission, Édition Numériques; abbreviated as ITEN)
I. Basic Information
Core Positioning: An interdisciplinary international UNESCO Chair focusing on digital media, cultural communication, digital publishing, artificial intelligence and the metaverse, with research spanning the full industrial chain of digital innovation – knowledge transmission – digital publishing.
II. Core Mission & Research Priorities
Digital Communication Theory: Develop an interdisciplinary theoretical framework for knowledge and cultural communication in the digital era.
New Media and Cultural Mediation: Explore innovative applications of AI, blockchain, metaverse and other technologies across culture, science and education sectors.
Digital Humanities and Publishing: Investigate the creation and dissemination mechanisms of digital publications, interactive content and immersive media.
Educational Innovation: Develop cutting-edge teaching and publishing systems tailored to the digital age and foster academia-industry collaboration.
III. Key Activities & Achievements
International Research: Cooperate with organizations including XRPL Commons to deliver research projects on blockchain-enabled education and metaverse-based cultural communication.
Academic Exchange: Host international conferences, seminars and hackathons (e.g., the 2024 Paris Blockchain Education Hackathon).
Talent Development: Jointly supervise PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers to facilitate global talent mobility within the digital media industry.
Knowledge Commercialization: Build bridges between universities and enterprises to advance the industrial application of digital content technologies.
