Sasha Rubel is programme specialist in the Communication and Information Sector at UNESCO. In this framework, she coordinates the Organization's work on artificial intelligence, digital transformation in the follow up to the World Summit on the Information Society, and internet governance. From 2013-2018, Sasha was liaison officer to the African Union and Economic Commission for Africa and Advisor in the Sahel for issues related to digital transformation and innovation, access to information, and freedom of expression. A former student of the École Normale Supérieure, she holds an MA in anthropology and new media studies, and has undertaken a PHD in the anthropology of new technologies and digital transformation.