UK programme selected as a finalist in the UNESCO Prize for the use of ICT in Education 2025

September 23rd 2025

'Experience AI', a free educational programme that offers cutting-edge resources on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for educators, and young people aged 11 to 14, has been selected as one of the six finalists of the 2025 UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education, under the theme “Preparing learners and teachers for the ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence.”

Programme Objective and Content

The programme, co-developed by Raspberry Pi Foundation - a UK-based global charity with the mission to enable young people to realise their full potential through the power of computing and digital technologies - and Google DeepMind, was nominated for the global prize by the UK National Commission for UNESCO.

The objective of the 'Experience AI' programme is to bring AI literacy education to young people around the world. To achieve this, the programme upskills educators on using and implementing AI in the classroom and provides them with the resources and confidence to deliver engaging lessons that will teach, inspire, and engage learners about the role that AI could play in their lives.

The programme primarily consists of the provision of learning content and training for educators. Through working with 25 partners across 24 countries to train and empower educators, the programme now reaches an estimated 1.8 million learners worldwide. Learning content covers the ‘Foundations of AI’ including how computers learn from data, data bias, and decision trees. Resources also cover AI safety, ecosystems and AI, and large language models (LLMs).

The content is designed to encourage young people to solve real-world issues with their own machine learning (ML) models.

More information on the 'Experience AI' Programme


The Award Ceremony and adjacent events will take place on 9–10 October 2025 in Manama, Bahrain, generously hosted by the Government of Bahrain, sponsor of the Prize. The occasion will also mark the 20th anniversary of the Prize since its inception in 2005.

More information on the UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education

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