13 December 2023 / AI for Good, Education, Energy, Environment & Climate change, Food, Health, Innovation & Creativity, Machine Learning, Smart Cities
In a dynamic convergence of minds at AI for Good, the 2023 tinyML Challenge Finale showed how collaborative innovation can produce concrete solutions to power-up positive change.
- 13 December 2023
3 October 2023 / AI for Good, Environment & Climate change, Innovation & Creativity, Justice & Strong Institutions, Robotics for Good, Smart Cities
The interplay between bio-robotics and animal locomotion has opened doors to a plethora of innovations.
- 3 October 2023
27 September 2023 / AI for Good, Environment & Climate change, Health, Innovation & Creativity, Smart Cities
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has partnered with Zindi to develop solutions to important global challenges through a series of data science competitions hosted by AI for Good.
- 27 September 2023
1 March 2023 / AI for Good, Smart Cities
As the promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) manifests, we are presented with new opportunities to shape tools and techniques that will help us address some of the major global challenges of our time and deliver solutions that translate into meaningful social and economic impact.
- 1 March 2023
7 February 2023 / AI for Good, Education, Environment & Climate change, Health, Robotics for Good, Smart Cities
The integration of AI in robotics has the potential to create machine learning agents capable of interacting with the environment to complete a range of tasks, bringing humans and technology closer together.
- 7 February 2023
With global warming, wildfires are becoming more frequent and intense. Current risk management systems are insufficiently equipped to cope with the increasing number of fires.
- 27 January 2023
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released in last year, global warming increasingly threatens ecosystems and species, and is expected to have severe and widespread impacts on global biodiversity.
- 5 January 2023
Exploratory. Imaginative. Innovative. Together, these three concepts define the work of world-leading artists using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create unique works of art. These AI artists have been invited to share their visions and perspectives with the United Nations’ community at AI for Good in the Artistic Intelligence Visionary Initiative (A.I.V.I.).
- 16 December 2022
Energy is at the center of human and economic development – it is what powers economies and sustains societies. People need energy to heat and cool homes, travel from one place to another, manufacture items we rely upon on a daily basis, and more. The inability to fulfill basic energy needs, in turn, could be a constraint to development.
- 12 December 2022
19 October 2022 / Disaster Management, Environment & Climate change, Health, Innovation & Creativity, Smart Cities
Since 1990, the area of primary forest worldwide has decreased by over 80 million hectares through deforestation, forest degradation, and wildfire – that’s according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- 19 October 2022
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19 October 2022 / AI for Good, Disaster Management, Environment & Climate change, Health, Smart Cities
Last week marked the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. Held every October 13, the day raises awareness about world disasters and the importance of reducing exposure and minimizing risks.
- 19 October 2022
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13 October 2022 / AI for Good, Energy, Environment & Climate change, Innovation & Creativity, Smart Cities
Supply chain and sustainability topics have dominated global business headlines for more than two years. The interconnectedness of climate change and supply chain disruptions highlights the complexity of supply chains, including the impact in realizing the 2030 vision of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
- 13 October 2022
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It’s the most frequently identified challenge CEOs expect to face over the next two to three years. It’s more vexing than regulation, cyber risk, and even supply chain disruptions.
- 4 October 2022
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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.
- 20 April 2022
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Artificial intelligence (AI) offers potential benefits for cities such as greater efficiency but there are also risks and new challenges, from procurement to governance.
- 18 February 2022
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18 October 2021 / Smart Cities
Aiming to halve deaths and injuries due to road crashes by 2030, partners under the United Nations banner have set out to tap into emerging technologies fuelled by artificial intelligence (AI).
- 18 October 2021
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30 July 2021 / Digital Economy, Smart Cities
As India’s cities keep expanding, so does the waste they generate.
- 30 July 2021
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US President Joe Biden recently announced a goal for 70 per cent of the adult US population to have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot by July 4.
- 7 May 2021
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8 April 2021 / Smart Cities
A pilot scheme in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) in the United Kingdom will see drones used to help councils reduce litter.
- 8 April 2021
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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.
- 17 December 2020
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18 November 2020 / Justice & Strong Institutions, Smart Cities
Estonia, a world leader in digital governance, is now harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to upgrade their systems and become even more readily available to meet citizens’ needs.
- 18 November 2020
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21 October 2020 / Smart Cities
Bentley Systems and Microsoft have announced the expansion of a strategic alliance to advance the use of digital twins in city planning and citizen engagement.
- 21 October 2020
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30 September 2020 / Smart Cities
The cities of Helsinki and Amsterdam have worked together to each launch an Artificial Intelligence Register, which they describe as “a window to the AI systems that the cities use”. The registers are thought to be the first of their kind in the world.
- 30 September 2020
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24 August 2020 / Digital Economy, Smart Cities
The dream of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to develop smart cities stemmed from the government’s Vision 2021, an ambitious plan to make the UAE amongst the best countries in the world. By building smart cities, the UAE would clear the path to achieve one of Vision 2021’s six national priorities: that of a sustainable environment and infrastructure.
- 24 August 2020
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1 April 2019 / Inclusivity, Smart Cities
Much has been said about the ability of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to greatly enhance productivity.
- 1 April 2019
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1 October 2018 / Data, Smart Cities
The Georgia Institute of Technology is an Academia Member of ITU. The university’s Center for the Development and Application of Internet of Things Technologies (CDAIT) recently released a new paper titled “Foundational Research in Integrated Building Internet of Things (IoT) Data Standards.”
- 1 October 2018
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2 August 2018 / Ethics, Smart Cities
Jack Aldane spoke to Jonathan Reichental, Chief Information Officer (CIO), Palo Alto to hear what it’s like to run the digital operations of the city that gave birth to Silicon Valley.
- 2 August 2018
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27 July 2018 / Smart Cities
Jonathan Andrews reports from Moscow on how the city has dramatically reduced bureaucracy and modernised its services as the mayor prepares to approve the new Smart Moscow strategy.
- 27 July 2018
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12 July 2018 / Digital Economy, Smart Cities
Jack Aldane spoke with Mark Paris, Managing Partner, Urban Us and Managing Director of URBAN-X, which is providing investment to support urban tech start-ups. Below is an excerpted version of the exchange.
- 12 July 2018
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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.
- 29 June 2018
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4 June 2018 / Digital Economy, Smart Cities
Cities worldwide are considering ways to better leverage information and communication technologies (ICTs) to enhance, or even rebuild, economic growth.
- 4 June 2018
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22 May 2018 / Smart Cities
“The idea of a ‘tailored smart city’ is a very important one. We can, through AI, enhance the cultural heritage of each city to make sure that there are as many different definitions of a smart city as there are cities in the world,” says Alexandre Cadain of Ecole Normale Supérieure, co-lead of the ‘Breakthrough team’ on ‘AI and smart cities and communities’ at the 2nd AI for Good Global Summit.
- 22 May 2018
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21 May 2018 / Cybersecurity, Smart Cities
Rather than focus on technology and its challenges, it is important to first build on citizen needs, which can in turn lead to technological solutions.
- 21 May 2018
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16 May 2018 / Health, Smart Cities
The terms ‘Big Data’ and ‘Artificial Intelligence’ are becoming commonplace across industries far beyond the tech sector.
- 16 May 2018
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23 April 2018 / Inclusivity, Smart Cities
Globally, there are large disparities in access to health, education, etc. and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal No.
- 23 April 2018
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13 April 2018 / Smart Cities
The 8th Green Standards Week wrapped up yesterday in Zanzibar, Tanzania, concluding four days of debate around the innovation required to transition to resource-efficient ‘circular economies’.
- 13 April 2018
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The story of Singapore’s birth in 1965 is ingrained in the population to this day. The single-layer government knew at the time that it had to be creative to build Singapore’s economy.
- 19 January 2018
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Security and privacy by design, open APIs, network virtualization, identity and authorization, analytics and accessibility have been identified by industry leaders as core principles to guide ITU standardization work towards 2020.
- 8 December 2017
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27 September 2017 / Digital Financial Services, Smart Cities
“AI is going to eliminate jobs.” “Jobs will not be eliminated, they will simply change.” This was a central line of debate at a session on ‘smart’ banking for smart cities at ITU Telecom World, held this year in the smart city of Busan, Republic of Korea.
- 27 September 2017
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