1 December 2023 / Artificial Intelligence, Environment & Climate change, Global Summit, Health, Inclusivity, Innovation & Creativity
- 1 December 2023
30 November 2023 / Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Environment & Climate change, Inclusivity, Innovation & Creativity, Innovation Factory
- 30 November 2023
24 November 2023 / Artificial Intelligence, Disaster Management, Energy, Environment & Climate change, GeoAI, Health, Inclusivity, Innovation & Creativity
- 24 November 2023
- 22 November 2023
27 September 2023 / Artificial Intelligence, Environment & Climate change, Health, Innovation & Creativity, Smart Cities
Data scientists are developing prediction models on the Zindi platform to find the best data-driven solutions through data science competitions. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has partnered with Zindi to develop solutions to important global challenges through a series of...
- 27 September 2023
7 February 2023 / Artificial Intelligence, Education, Environment & Climate change, Health, Robotics for Good, Smart Cities
- 7 February 2023
19 October 2022 / Disaster Management, Environment & Climate change, Health, Innovation & Creativity, Smart Cities
- 19 October 2022
- 0 Comment
19 October 2022 / Artificial Intelligence, Disaster Management, Environment & Climate change, Health, Smart Cities
- 19 October 2022
- 0 Comment
- 4 October 2022
- 0 Comment
The new State of AI in Africa Report created by the AI Media Group from South Africa, offers an analytical insight into the growing Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector in Africa, a topic that has not been fully explored up until...
- 14 July 2022
- 0 Comment
World Oceans Day is a great opportunity to remind us about the important responsibility we have in protecting our ocean on a global scale. The ocean’s health is vital in sustaining, and supporting us all. Yet its future well-being is...
- 8 June 2022
- 0 Comment
By Guillem Martínez Roura As robots move from pure imagination to rapid implementation in more and more facets of daily life, AI for Good is highlighting developments driving the future of robotic technologies. This month, ITU participates in the European...
- 7 June 2022
- 0 Comment
13 May 2022 / Environment & Climate change, Health
From monitoring environmental changes and measuring waste, to predicting poverty and even helping health workers during the pandemic, it is incredible to know the variety of ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already reshaping our world. “Artificial Intelligence can track, analyze...
- 13 May 2022
- 0 Comment
21 April 2022 / Education, Environment & Climate change
“What does Antarctica smell like?” It’s a question only a child could — and did — ask about the southern-most continent on Earth. And it’s just one of many questions from children helping to populate The Antarctic Explorer, a new...
- 21 April 2022
- 0 Comment
One of the most pressing issues facing cities and urban spaces are the future impacts of climate change, and how to make critical decisions related to mitigation and response. This month, ITU’s AI for Good Innovation Factory series kicked-off with...
- 20 April 2022
- 0 Comment
25 February 2022 / Data, Digital Economy, Environment & Climate change, Health, Innovation & Creativity
Wang Xinhui, General Manager of Wireless Standardization, and Industrial Relations, ZTE Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at an increasingly rapid pace. New technological applications and systems are currently being used to simulate, extend, and expand human intelligence. With the continued development...
- 25 February 2022
- 0 Comment
14 February 2022 / Digital Economy, Environment & Climate change, Food, Innovation & Creativity, Pandemic
By Sheri Hinish, IBM Sustainability Services Global Lead Businesses cannot succeed in societies that are failing. The urgency of fulfilling the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 is a global rally for climate action underpinned by systemic reform, social justice,...
- 14 February 2022
- 0 Comment
20 December 2021 / Environment & Climate change, Innovation & Creativity
The effects of climate change and rapid urbanization around the world degrade the natural world, including wetlands and the wildlife that benefits from them. These factors also threaten the sustainable development of surrounding communities. Lake Sembakkam, in Chennai, India is...
- 20 December 2021
- 0 Comment
22 November 2021 / Environment & Climate change, Robotics for Good
Despite covering 71 per cent of Earth’s surface, oceans remain a vast unknown in terms of what lies beneath their surface. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and marine robotics, however, could soon make the undersea depths more familiar. This year...
- 22 November 2021
- 0 Comment
18 November 2021 / Energy, Environment & Climate change
By Aleksandra Peeva The IAEA has joined the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and 37 other United Nations organizations to work together in identifying artificial intelligence (AI) applications that accelerate reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals. At the AI for Good Global Summit 2021, on 18 and 24 November the IAEA will host two webinars open to the public, which build and expand on the way in which AI applications, methodologies and...
- 18 November 2021
- 0 Comment
12 November 2021 / Environment & Climate change
In one of the biggest breakthroughs at the ongoing COP26 summit in Glasgow, world leaders pledged to cut emissions of the greenhouse gas methane by 2030, in a move to buy more time to tackle climate change. Scientists believe this...
- 12 November 2021
- 0 Comment
The climate crisis is becoming more urgent and more serious, with increasingly extreme events happening more often. Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, cited the example of the current heatwave driving record temperatures in Siberia (Russian Federation), the...
- 13 July 2021
- 0 Comment
24 March 2021 / Disaster Management, Environment & Climate change
As the realities of climate change take hold across the planet, the risks of natural hazards and disasters are becoming ever more familiar. Meteorologists, aiming to protect increasingly populous countries and communities, are tapping into artificial intelligence (AI) to get...
- 24 March 2021
- 0 Comment
17 December 2020 / Environment & Climate change, Smart Cities
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies has sparked the need for a sustainable approach able to safeguard the environment. A recent ITU workshop provided a platform to discuss environmental efficiency in the age of AI, increasing automation, and smart manufacturing....
- 17 December 2020
- 0 Comment
22 September 2020 / Environment & Climate change
Many countries around the world came to an abrupt standstill due to COVID-19 this year – but the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have continued to rise and emissions are heading back to pre-pandemic levels after a brief lull. As...
- 22 September 2020
- 0 Comment
12 May 2020 / Environment & Climate change
Fish have returned to the canals of Venice. Villagers across northern India can see the Himalayas over 200km away. Cities around the world are recording the cleanest air on record. As the world recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of Earth...
- 12 May 2020
- 0 Comment
10 July 2019 / Environment & Climate change
Today, we are facing not one but two deep transformations. The first one, driven by the emergence of new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain, the Internet of Things, 5G and others, is transforming our economies and our lives...
- 10 July 2019
- 0 Comment
9 August 2018 / Digital Economy, Environment & Climate change
The autonomous shipping industry is making waves, as established companies and tech start-ups apply emerging technologies to one of the oldest industries in the world, maritime transport. Despite concerns similar to those facing autonomous vehicles on land, including questions about...
- 9 August 2018
- 0 Comment
29 June 2018 / Environment & Climate change, Smart Cities
An Australian water utility is using artificial intelligence (AI) to bring down electricity costs in its water treatment plants. Melbourne Water is trialling a custom-developed platform which co-ordinates pump movement depending on the amount of treated water required on a given...
- 29 June 2018
- 0 Comment
14 June 2018 / Environment & Climate change
An army of drones is joining the fight against plastic pollution. Why? Because to fix a problem, you first need to understand it. Photos taken by the drones are being used by machine-learning algorithms to remotely detect plastic waste hotspots....
- 14 June 2018
- 0 Comment
As a Master Inventor at IBM, I’m part of the team responsible for helping the company become the leading recipient of U.S. patents for the last quarter century. While most people think of commercialization, IBM has a strong commitment to...
- 23 March 2018
- 0 Comment
31 January 2018 / Environment & Climate change
It’s a historic moment for Artificial Intelligence (AI). All the pieces are coming together: big data, advances in hardware, emerging powerful AI algorithms, and an open source community for tools that reduces barriers to entry for industry and start-ups alike....
- 31 January 2018
- 0 Comment
