Ioana-Cristina VASILOIU1, 2, 3, Alina STĂNESCU1,3, Monica BARBU1,3
Abstract. This article offers an innovative approach to strengthening female leadership in the Balkan region through a digital platform powered by artificial intelligence, dedicated to cultural diplomacy and regional collaboration. The project facilitates professional connections among women leaders through AI-assisted mentoring, personalised content delivery, and data analytics, creating an ecosystem for sharing best practices, community building, and promoting shared cultural values. The initiative contributes to the development of a regional network for support, dialogue, and innovation, leveraging technology for cross-border optimisation and intelligent interconnection. This article explicitly addresses gaps identified in existing literature by integrating ethical AI practices tailored to regional cultural contexts, providing not only digital infrastructure but actionable insights to inform gender-focused policymaking.
Keywords: cultural diplomacy; female leadership; Balkans; artificial intelligence; digital mentoring; AI-powered platform.
DOI 10.56082/annalsarscijkd.2025.1.98
1National Institute for Research & Development in Informatics – ICI Bucharest, ioana.vasiloiu@ici.ro, alina.stanescu@ici.ro, monica.barbu@ici.ro , corresponding author: claudiu.coman@unitbv.ro
2 Bucharest University of Economic Studies, ioana.vasiloiu@csie.ase.ro
3 Academy of Romanian Scientists, Ilfov 3, sector 5, Bucharest, Romania
PUBLISHED in Journal of Knowledge Dynamics, Volume 2, No1