On 14th October, representatives from 40 Permanent Missions in Geneva attended the second edition of Quantum Unplugged, in collaboration with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), and with the support of the Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations in Geneva (Wallonie-Bruxelles à Genève).
From 20 to 24 October 2025, more than 40 participants from NGT CMS, ATLAS, and other NGT work packages gathered at IdeaSquare for the second edition of the
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AI data analysis techniques developed at CERN were showcased during a side event of INC-5.2 – the United Nations intergovernmental negotiating committee meeting in Geneva to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution
Side event of the UN Plastic Treaty INC-5.2
What's the value of out-of-box thinking?
Participants will explore, experiment, and reflect on the value of thinking out of the box in innovation and research, using simple and affordable materials.
Then they will also get a short tour of IdeaSquare, CERN’s collaborative innovation space, showcasing how prototyping and playful exploration mirror the challenges and creative processes that drive technological advances at CERN.
Participants engage in hands-on AI training during the ‘Women in Motion’ workshop at CERN IdeaSquare
The initiative helped develop breakthrough detection and imaging technologies and tested a model for innovation in Europe
From 11-13 July, 35 students from over 20 countries came together at CERN IdeaSquare to take part in a hackathon co-organised by OQI and the University of Geneva (Geneva Responsible Entrepreneurship Center).