At the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Partner2Connect and AI for Good announced...
- 3 June 2024
1 December 2023 / AI for Good, Environment & Climate change, Global Summit, Health, Inclusivity, Innovation & Creativity
Six months from now, innovators dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) will reconnect with investors and...
- 1 December 2023
30 November 2023 / AI for Good, Energy, Environment & Climate change, Inclusivity, Innovation & Creativity, Innovation Factory
As countries worldwide grapple with climate change, scientists and innovators are exploring novel ways to...
- 30 November 2023
The prestigious Cannes Neuron Awards have announced their call for innovative AI solutions that are...
- 20 November 2023
8 March 2023 / Inclusivity
As we celebrate International Women's Day, it's an important time to reflect on the progress...
- 8 March 2023
Advancements in AI have the potential to revolutionize healthcare by improving our ability to generate...
- 3 March 2023
From February 9-11, ITU took part in the second edition of the World AI Cannes...
- 13 February 2023
Digital technology is improving at an incredibly fast rate all over the world, however it...
- 29 August 2022
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Together, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital innovation have the incredible opportunity to create long-term improvements...
- 20 June 2022
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From imagining possible digital futures to building and designing solutions for today, the Generation Connect...
- 27 May 2022
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At the inaugural edition of the “Cannes Neurons Awards“ held at the World Artificial Intelligence...
- 3 May 2022
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Mirage News / Inclusivity
- 29 April 2022
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ITU is ready to take part in the very first edition of the "Cannes Neurons...
- 8 April 2022
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ITU / Inclusivity
Technology holds the potential to address some of today’s greatest life challenges. But it can’t...
- 23 February 2022
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In the 1960s, emerging research on the effects of poverty and its impact on education...
- 22 February 2022
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The impact of disasters stemming from natural hazards could worsen in the years ahead, with...
- 7 July 2021
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Internet use is skyrocketing in rural India, thanks to more affordable smartphones, some of the cheapest...
- 10 March 2021
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San Francisco Chronicle / Ethics, Inclusivity
- 27 February 2021
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Can simple digital tools lead to healthier lives for children, adolescents, and mothers? In Tanzania...
- 19 February 2021
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Even before the world began to grapple with COVID-19, many turned to artificial intelligence to fast-track...
- 10 February 2021
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As part of our participation in the ITU Focus Group on Machine Learning for Future...
- 16 December 2020
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In a world where an estimated 1.7 billion people do not have a bank account, can artificial...
- 4 December 2020
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Greyparrot, a start-up which uses computer vision for waste management, has been voted the winner...
- 24 November 2020
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*The following Cities Today article has been reposted with the publisher's kind permission. The original...
- 12 November 2020
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Technology has drastically transformed the world we live in and the way we lead our...
- 10 November 2020
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- 9 November 2020
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*Technovation is one of the projects working to scale up as part of the Global Initiative on...
- 23 October 2020
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What do we need to build a better and more equal world for everyone on...
- 6 October 2020
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At some stage we should expect the machines to take control - at least, that...
- 29 September 2020
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25 September 2020 / Inclusivity
A real world built and designed using data for men ignores the needs of half...
- 25 September 2020
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Transformed in 2020 into all-online showcase of action-oriented AI projects and interactive expert talks, the...
- 17 September 2020
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eTimes News Africa / Inclusivity
- 25 July 2020
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ITU News caught up with Chaesub Lee, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, to...
- 6 July 2020
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By ITU News Datasets relevant to sustainable development, expertise in AI and humanitarian action, and...
- 24 June 2020
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has great potential to help us solve humanity’s biggest challenges. From climate...
- 24 June 2020
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*Today, ITU marks World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD). This year’s theme, “Connect 2030: ICTs...
- 17 May 2020
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has a bias problem. Actually, AI has many well-documented bias problems. Chief...
- 6 May 2020
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Datasets relevant to sustainable development, expertise in AI and humanitarian action, and ‘AI for Good’...
- 23 April 2020
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It is becoming clearer to the world that we can only achieve the United Nations...
- 27 February 2020
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BioSpectrum India / Inclusivity, Innovation & Creativity
- 12 February 2020
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Ten years remain to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Leaders in AI and...
- 11 February 2020
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*The following article is adapted from my remarks this week during the ‘AI Forum’ at...
- 24 October 2019
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*The following is a Foreword to the newly published compendium entitled, “United Nations Activities on...
- 27 September 2019
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*The article below is adapted from remarks delivered in New York this week at the “Advancing...
- 26 September 2019
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17 September 2019 / Inclusivity
According to the latest World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report (2018), only 22 percent of...
- 17 September 2019
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Artificial intelligence is one of the hottest tickets in the ICT space right now –...
- 1 August 2019
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- 13 June 2019
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DigiAnalysis / Inclusivity, Innovation & Creativity
- 7 June 2019
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Last week’s 3rd annual AI for Good Global Summit once again showcased the growing number of Artificial...
- 7 June 2019
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In the past 20 years or so, extreme poverty has fallen by some 50% globally....
- 29 May 2019
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The 3rd annual AI for Good Global Summit officially kicked off today with a range of inspiring messages,...
- 28 May 2019
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*Mr McConaghy is leading the ‘Scaling AI for Good‘ track at next week’s AI for Good...
- 22 May 2019
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Just over three years ago, XPRIZE launched the USD 5 million IBM Watson AI XPRIZE with the mission of accelerating the...
- 21 May 2019
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ITU News asked Chaesub Lee, Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Standardization Bureau about the top use cases of...
- 20 May 2019
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Artificial intelligence (AI) will transform our lives. The question often posed is: will it be...
- 16 May 2019
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The Association for Computing Machinery presents the ACM A.M. Turing Award annually. Often referred to...
- 9 May 2019
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Online advertising is often viewed as a kind of “necessary evil” to pay for free...
- 24 April 2019
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The potential value from artificial intelligence (AI) is enormous: some $16 trillion by 2030, according to...
- 17 April 2019
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We are witnessing a pivotal time in human history, as artificial intelligence (AI) is integrated...
- 15 April 2019
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Much has been said about the ability of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to greatly enhance productivity....
- 1 April 2019
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At their core, ‘AI for Social Good’ projects use artificial intelligence (AI) hardware and software...
- 29 March 2019
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Some futurists fear Artificial Intelligence (AI), perhaps understandably. After all, AI appears in all kinds...
- 25 March 2019
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken giant leaps forward in recent years, inspiring growing confidence in...
- 19 March 2019
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20 December 2018 / Inclusivity
ITU recently trialed an advanced software tool developed by the University of Southern California’s Signal Analysis and...
- 20 December 2018
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“With ICTs everywhere, data is being generated everywhere,” says ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao. “We have...
- 17 December 2018
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Ahead of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 (PP-18) – the top policy-making body of the International Telecommunication Union,...
- 17 October 2018
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To mark the International Day of Rural Women ITU News looks at the work of a female...
- 15 October 2018
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There is incredible potential for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help the world achieve the United...
- 24 July 2018
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The days when Artificial Intelligence (AI) was a niche technological possibility are long behind us....
- 20 July 2018
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When Joelle Casteix envisioned a project to end child abuse, she did not figure that...
- 1 June 2018
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It’s not just about whether or not artificial intelligence (AI) can do good, it’s about...
- 17 May 2018
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At this week’s AI for Good Global Summit, artificial intelligence (AI) experts, ethicists, academics, technologists, United...
- 17 May 2018
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If humans are going to build something that’s potentially more intelligent and more powerful than...
- 16 May 2018
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Dozens of top artificial intelligence (AI) experts from industry, academia, government and civil society are...
- 16 May 2018
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Organizations are increasingly reliant on Machine Learning (ML) models to weigh in on decisions to...
- 16 May 2018
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How will Artificial Intelligence (AI) impact industries and economies? How can governments and companies prepare...
- 10 May 2018
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In January 2016, the United Nations brought into effect a list of 17 Sustainable Development...
- 2 May 2018
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Which route should I take this morning when I drive my child to school? I...
- 2 May 2018
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ITU News spoke to Chaesub Lee, Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, to discuss the...
- 1 May 2018
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30 April 2018 / Inclusivity
For International Girls in ICT Day, and a few weeks ahead of the AI for Good Global...
- 30 April 2018
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ITU has just launched an AI Repository where anyone working in the field of artificial intelligence (AI)...
- 25 April 2018
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Globally, there are large disparities in access to health, education, etc. and the UN’s Sustainable...
- 23 April 2018
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As a Master Inventor at IBM, I’m part of the team responsible for helping the...
- 23 March 2018
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The 4th Industrial Revolution continues to demonstrate what I call exponential “A Triple C”: accelerating Automation; time Compression in...
- 22 March 2018
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The 2nd AI for Good Global Summit at ITU Headquarters in Geneva, 15-17 May 2018, will take...
- 8 February 2018
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Thirteen-year-old software developer and self-described ‘algorithm-ist’ Tanmay Bakshi is at the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-17) in...
- 11 October 2017
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