- 2 December 2022
- 25 November 2022
19 October 2022 / Disaster Management, Environment & Climate change, Health, Innovation & Creativity, Smart Cities
- 19 October 2022
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19 October 2022 / Artificial Intelligence, Disaster Management, Environment & Climate change, Health, Smart Cities
- 19 October 2022
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- 7 October 2022
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- 4 October 2022
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29 September 2022 / Artificial Intelligence, Innovation & Creativity
- 29 September 2022
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- 31 August 2022
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- 29 August 2022
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- 5 August 2022
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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
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5 July 2022 / Innovation & Creativity
At the European Robotics Forum, the stars of the show were not the speakers or guests, but the incredible range of robots themselves. At this world-class conference, a robot exhibition hall displayed more than 50 booths offering interactive robot displays,...
- 5 July 2022
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22 June 2022 / Health, Innovation & Creativity
By Erin Kalejs Mental health matters. According to the World Health Organization, (WHO) 1 in 8 people in the world live with some form of mental health disorder. AI for Good’s recent AI for Health Discovery webinar explored an important...
- 22 June 2022
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20 June 2022 / Innovation & Creativity
By ITU News For the past decade, the US city of Pittsburgh has been testing and adjusting new solutions for urban traffic management using artificial intelligence (AI). A system piloted in 2012 draws insights from historical data to simulate and...
- 20 June 2022
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By Erin Kalejs Together, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital innovation have the incredible opportunity to create long-term improvements to lives on a global scale, especially young people who will inevitably acquire these innovations and create new ones. It is therefore...
- 20 June 2022
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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
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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
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By Erin Kalejs From imagining possible digital futures to building and designing solutions for today, the Generation Connect conference is ITU’s largest gathering of youth to spur digital innovation. The goal of the conference is to connect, inspire and empower...
- 27 May 2022
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18 May 2022 / Ethics
By Jennifer Clemente, Creative and Editorial Lead, Data and AI, IBM As AI technology pushes past limits in new real-world applications, regulators, investors, and the public are pushing back, asking what kind of relationship we ultimately want with AI and...
- 18 May 2022
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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
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At the inaugural edition of the “Cannes Neurons Awards“ held at the World Artificial Intelligence Cannes Festival, ITU took part in the celebration of the world’s most innovative AI projects making a positive impact on society and the planet. As...
- 3 May 2022
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26 April 2022 / Education
Join the global celebrations for Girls in ICT Day. The international day to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) skills to girls and inspire the future generation of tech innovators. Led by ITU, the United Nations agency for information and...
- 26 April 2022
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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
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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. This month, ITU’s AI for Good Innovation Factory series kicked-off with...
- 20 April 2022
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ITU is ready to take part in the very first edition of the “Cannes Neurons Awards“, a global spotlight event on the most innovative AI projects making a positive impact on society and the planet. At the World AI Cannes...
- 8 April 2022
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By Jennifer C. Clemente Women remain underrepresented at the top. Let’s do something to change that. Though the leadership pipeline of women has grown in a variety of professional, managerial and SVP roles, the newest IBM research warns that many...
- 28 March 2022
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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
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ITU / Inclusivity
by ITU News Technology holds the potential to address some of today’s greatest life challenges. But it can’t facilitate effective education or boost the quality of everyday life without clear guiding principles. To ensure benefits extend to everyone, new and...
- 23 February 2022
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In the 1960s, emerging research on the effects of poverty and its impact on education came to light. This research indicated an obligation to help disadvantaged groups, compensating for inequality in social or economic conditions. In January 1964, a former...
- 22 February 2022
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by Sarah Wray, Editor, Cities Today Artificial intelligence (AI) offers potential benefits for cities such as greater efficiency but there are also risks and new challenges, from procurement to governance. Such complexity can result in ‘analysis paralysis’ and stalled progress,...
- 18 February 2022
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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
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8 February 2022 / Food, Innovation & Creativity
The next wave of technological progress to sustain the world’s fastgrowing global population will capitalize on artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to improve the precision and sustainability of farming techniques. AI, IoT, connected services and autonomous...
- 8 February 2022
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1 February 2022 / Innovation & Creativity
Bjørn Christian Nørbech, CEO and Founder of myOnvent The UN has identified 17 goals for Sustainable Development. Looking at them shows the massive task we’re faced with. Climate action. Quality education. No poverty. Zero hunger. Complicating matters further is the...
- 1 February 2022
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By ITU News Even before the world began to grapple with COVID19, many turned to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to fast-track solutions for health-care challenges confronting patients, health workers, institutions and governments. Yet, as AIdriven applications are being tested and deployed,...
- 26 January 2022
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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
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17 December 2021 / Robotics for Good
At the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Forum on AI and Robotics (NAIA.R) the robots came to play! During the conference held from 9-11 December in Bordeaux, France, thousands of visitors experienced the latest autonomous innovations that were on full display. Whether you’re a...
- 17 December 2021
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15 December 2021 / 5G, Innovation & Creativity
Geneva – 15 December, 2021 The top teams competing in the ITU AI/ML in 5G Grand Challenge Finale, a global competition to spur and award machine learning innovations in 5G communication networks, have just been announced. In first place, team...
- 15 December 2021
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10 December 2021 / Education, Innovation & Creativity
After a year-long quest, AI for Good has announced the winner of the global startup pitching competition. The Innovation Factory top prize was awarded to DoctorOnCall, a digital health solution, during a live Grand Finale hosted by the International Telecommunication...
- 10 December 2021
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IBM Watson Assistant and IBM Cloud connects players and fans to improved tournament experiences. Its temperate climate, passionate sports fans and the tastes and smells of world-class Mediterranean dishes are some of the reasons visitors flock to Barcelona, Spain’s Catalonian...
- 3 December 2021
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2 December 2021 / Uncategorized
To cap-off an exciting year of scaling-up AI for Good, we have been featured in the latest edition of ITU News Magazine! Discover the digital magazine for interviews and insights from across the AI for Good community. Now available to...
- 2 December 2021
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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
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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
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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
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- 10 November 2021
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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). The global initiative aims to harness the potential of...
- 18 October 2021
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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) recently connected with pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) expert Kai-Fu Lee, former president of Google China, CEO of Sinovation Ventures, and co-author of the forthcoming book “AI 2041: Ten visions for our future.” Here, Lee shares...
- 15 September 2021
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30 July 2021 / Digital Economy, Smart Cities
As India’s cities keep expanding, so does the waste they generate. The more than 62 million tonnes of municipal solid waste produced across the country each year could reach 165 million tonnes in 2030, according to government estimates. Most of the waste...
- 30 July 2021
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19 July 2021 / 5G, Innovation & Creativity
The ITU Challenge on AI and Machine Learning in 5G welcomes you to join students and professionals from around the world in solving problems at top of mind for innovators working to ensure that communication networks capitalize on advances in AI and...
- 19 July 2021
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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
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7 July 2021 / Disaster Management, Inclusivity
The impact of disasters stemming from natural hazards could worsen in the years ahead, with more frequent, intense events devastating people’s lives and livelihoods. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been widely touted as a tool for countries to manage and respond...
- 7 July 2021
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- 7 June 2021
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A heart attack during a training session led former Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas on a quest to better understand his cardiovascular health – and to championing artificial intelligence (AI) to help others like him. Casillas is backing IDOVEN,...
- 20 May 2021
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COVID-19 has put the world on a steep learning curve – not least for university students. Students at the Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUCI) are familiar with the challenge, having been forced by the pandemic to study...
- 14 May 2021
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12 May 2021 / Disinformation, Pandemic
As countries worldwide struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, their health and economic response policies need to reflect the shifting, often elusive, sentiments of society. The novel coronavirus, along with vaccines to prevent it, have provoked an unprecedented flood of distorted...
- 12 May 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. Cities are playing a key role in this historic vaccination effort,...
- 7 May 2021
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28 April 2021 / Cybersecurity, Ethics
As artificial systems (AI) get increasingly complex, they are being used to make forecasts – or rather generate predictive model results – in more and more areas of our lives. At the same time, concerns are on the rise about...
- 28 April 2021
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28 April 2021 / Cybersecurity, Ethics
Cybersecurity failure could be among the greatest challenges confronting the world in the next decade, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2021. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly embedded worldwide, fresh questions arise about how to safeguard countries...
- 28 April 2021
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Cities worldwide are not just growing, but also trying to reconfigure themselves for a sustainable future, with higher quality of life for every citizen. That means capitalizing on renewable power sources, maximizing energy efficiency and scaling up electrified transport on...
- 13 April 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. BCP Council is partnering with the environmental charity Hubbub, startup Ellipsis Earth and fast food brand McDonald’s –...
- 8 April 2021
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31 March 2021 / Safety, Smart Mobility
Last week’s Symposium on the Future Networked Car 2021 proved much is happening in the connected car space. Substantive regulatory progress has been made since last year, despite the global COVID-19 pandemic that paralyzed supply chains in some industries around the world and...
- 31 March 2021
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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
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19 March 2021 / Safety, Smart Mobility
Ahead of next week’s Symposium on the Future Networked Car, ITU News caught up with Chaesub Lee, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, to learn more about the need for international standards to drive digital transformation in the automotive industry....
- 19 March 2021
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More than 40 million people around the world are enslaved today. Eliminating modern slavery has been particularly challenging due to its near-invisible nature – until recently. Experts from the Code 8.7 community have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) and computational science to fight modern...
- 11 March 2021
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Internet use is skyrocketing in rural India, thanks to more affordable smartphones, some of the cheapest mobile data rates in the world, and a steady supply of online videos to consume. Nine of every ten new Internet users are expected to be speakers of...
- 10 March 2021
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5 March 2021 / Safety, Smart Mobility
The 2021 Symposium on the Future Networked Car: Moving towards automated driving, 22-25 March online, will examine the latest advances in automated driving, vehicle connectivity and automotive cybersecurity, sharing unique insight into associated implications for technology, business and regulation. Participation is free of...
- 5 March 2021
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25 February 2021 / Ethics, Innovation & Creativity
n a digital world overloaded with content and short on resources, reaching and engaging new audiences has been a persistent challenge for creative industries. Some top media players have turned to artificial intelligence (AI) for a possible solution. For Kati...
- 25 February 2021
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19 February 2021 / Health, Inclusivity
Can simple digital tools lead to healthier lives for children, adolescents, and mothers? In Tanzania – where limited resources result in over 800,000 preventable deaths of children under five and 1.2 million unintended pregnancies – two digital health projects aim to...
- 19 February 2021
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10 February 2021 / Health, Inclusivity
Even before the world began to grapple with COVID-19, many turned to artificial intelligence to fast-track solutions for healthcare challenges confronting patients, health workers, institutions, and governments. Yet, as AI-driven applications are being tested and deployed, a call to ensure these endeavours...
- 10 February 2021
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1 February 2021 / Disaster Management
The use of artificial intelligence holds promise in helping avert, mitigate and manage disasters by analyzing swaths of data, but more efforts are required to ensure that technologies are deployed in a responsible, equitable manner. According to UNDDR, about 1.2 million...
- 1 February 2021
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The ITU Journal is inviting contributions to five upcoming special issues on Bio-NanoThings for healthcare, Internet of Everything, Terahertz communications, wireless communication systems beyond 5G, and AI and machine learning in networking. The ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies provides complete...
- 23 December 2020
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“Free, fast, for all, the Journal aims to promote accessibility of research to academics and industry researchers across the world,” says the ITU Journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Ian F. Akyildiz. “The publication is free of charge for both readers and authors, highlighting the true...
- 23 December 2020
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18 December 2020 / 5G, Innovation & Creativity
Ved P. Kafle and Abu Hena Al Muktadir of Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) received the recognition of first prize at ITU Kaleidoscope 2020 for their paper proposing the use of machine learning techniques to support edge-cloud...
- 18 December 2020
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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. A recent ITU workshop provided a platform to discuss environmental efficiency in the age of AI, increasing automation, and smart manufacturing....
- 17 December 2020
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16 December 2020 / Education, Inclusivity
As part of our participation in the ITU Focus Group on Machine Learning for Future Networks including 5G (FG‑ML5G), in March 2019, our WINEST (Wireless Networks and Embedded Systems Technologies) Research Group launched a study on “use cases and solutions...
- 16 December 2020
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4 December 2020 / Digital Financial Services, Inclusivity
In a world where an estimated 1.7 billion people do not have a bank account, can artificial intelligence help make financial inclusion a reality for everyone? This was the topic under discussion at a webinar during the year-round AI for Good Global Summit 2020....
- 4 December 2020
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24 November 2020 / Inclusivity, Innovation & Creativity
Greyparrot, a start-up which uses computer vision for waste management, has been voted the winner of the Innovation Factory Grand Finale held as part of the year-round AI for Good Summit 2020. The Innovation Factory is AI for Good’s platform to showcase...
- 24 November 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. In a keynote at the year-round AI for Good Global Summit 2020, Estonia’s...
- 18 November 2020
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*The following Cities Today article has been reposted with the publisher’s kind permission. The original article can be found here. The City of Seoul is deploying humanoid robots to help senior citizens become comfortable with using smartphones, online messaging and...
- 12 November 2020
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10 November 2020 / Inclusivity, Innovation & Creativity
Technology has drastically transformed the world we live in and the way we lead our daily lives throughout history. As recent innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning accelerate the pace of change, they are opening up valuable opportunities...
- 10 November 2020
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- 9 November 2020
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2 November 2020 / Smart Cities, Smart Mobility
*The following Cities Today article has been reposted with the publisher’s kind permission. The original article can be found here. Artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the transport sector are stimulating innovations for better and more targeted use of vehicles and infrastructure....
- 2 November 2020
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30 October 2020 / Culture
Creativity is often seen as a quintessentially human quality. But that has not stopped experimentation with artificial intelligence (AI) to generate art in various forms, from the language generator GPT-3 drafting an article for The Guardian to the generative adversarial network (GAN)...
- 30 October 2020
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26 October 2020 / Safety, Smart Mobility
Roads must be safe and accessible for everyone. But according to the WHO, nearly 1.35 million people end up dying in road accidents every year. Traffic injuries remain the leading cause of deaths among those aged between five and 29 years. During...
- 26 October 2020
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23 October 2020 / Education, Inclusivity
*Technovation is one of the projects working to scale up as part of the Global Initiative on ‘AI and Data Commons’ Technological advances such as artificial intelligence are seismic forces shaping the 21st century. However, the speed, scale, and top-down ways technologies...
- 23 October 2020
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21 October 2020 / Smart Cities
*The following Cities Today article has been reposted with the publisher’s kind permission. The original article can be found here. Bentley Systems and Microsoft have announced the expansion of a strategic alliance to advance the use of digital twins in...
- 21 October 2020
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20 October 2020 / Disaster Management
Natural and human-made disasters upend lives and livelihoods around the world on a recurring basis. In a disaster, smart, timely decisions are needed to avert, mitigate and manage all kinds of risks. In this respect, the use of artificial intelligence...
- 20 October 2020
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12 October 2020 / Digital Economy, Smart Mobility
*The following Cities Today article has been republished with the publisher’s kind permission. The original article can be found here. The United Kingdom’s first commercial lab to trial driverless cars using 5G and satellite technology has been launched as part of...
- 12 October 2020
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What do we need to build a better and more equal world for everyone on this planet? And how can artificial intelligence (AI) help us get there faster? The AI for Good Global Summit organized annually by ITU and XPRIZE...
- 6 October 2020
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30 September 2020 / Smart Cities
*The following Cities Today article has been republished with the author’s kind permission. The original article can be found here. 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...
- 30 September 2020
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As the world races to control the spread of COVID-19 and find a vaccine, what role can artificial intelligence play? This is the question that Yoshua Bengio, founder of Mila and winner of the 2019 ACM A.M. Turing award, and...
- 30 September 2020
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29 September 2020 / Ethics, Inclusivity
At some stage we should expect the machines to take control – at least, that is what Alan Turing predicted for the future of machine learning in 1951. Despite this troubling prognosis, there are reasons to be hopeful about the...
- 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 its population. This holds true even when artificial intelligence is harnessed to solve challenges facing all of humanity. The default human at the centre of...
- 25 September 2020
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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
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17 September 2020 / Inclusivity, Innovation & Creativity
Transformed in 2020 into all-online showcase of action-oriented AI projects and interactive expert talks, the AI for Good Global Summit will celebrate the culmination of its 2020 activities next week during the much-anticipated ‘Breakthrough Days’ to run from 21 to...
- 17 September 2020
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A new ad-hoc group within the ITU-WHO Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Health aims to establish best practices in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) at each lifecycle of a public health emergency. Participation is open to all interested parties. The group will...
- 7 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...
- 24 August 2020
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5 August 2020 / 5G
Hundreds of competitors from over 50 countries have entered the ITU Challenge on AI and Machine Learning in 5G to showcase their talent, test their concepts on real data and real-world problems, and compete for global recognition. Competitors are meeting new partners...
- 5 August 2020
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28 July 2020 / Innovation & Creativity, Sport
It’s no secret now that esports are taking over both real and virtual worlds with a global audience nearing half a billion spectators. And esports industry statistics are earth-shattering, with annual growth rates as high as 20 per cent and...
- 28 July 2020
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15 July 2020 / Innovation & Creativity, Sport
With a global audience of 450 million, annual growth rates of 20 per cent and revenues exceeding 1 billion USD per year, esports is among the fastest growing industries in the world. It also an exciting opportunity area to explore...
- 15 July 2020
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13 July 2020 / Culture
Imagine coming face-to-face with an artificial intelligence (AI) version of yourself. This ‘second self’ reflection looks or sounds just like you, but lacks your memories, experiences and emotions. But unlike gazing into a mirror, this ‘reflection’ can copy and learn...
- 13 July 2020
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6 July 2020 / Inclusivity, Innovation & Creativity
ITU News caught up with Chaesub Lee, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, to learn more about the latest ITU standards projects addressing AI and Machine Learning and the value of the AI for Good Global Summit. Where do...
- 6 July 2020
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24 June 2020 / Inclusivity, Innovation & Creativity
By ITU News Datasets relevant to sustainable development, expertise in AI and humanitarian action, and ‘AI for Good’ projects with ambitions to achieve global impact – these are the three key pillars of the Global Initiative on AI and Data...
- 24 June 2020
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23 June 2020 / Digital Economy
Africa is on the rise. Mobile and Internet penetration continue to rise, according to the latest ITU data. The continent’s entrepreneurs are taking advantage of this growth in connectivity, leading to a rapid growth of tech hubs across the continent in recent years,...
- 23 June 2020
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