The latest World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, put digital technologies high on the global agenda. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), joined government, business, and civil society leaders in discussions on digital inclusion, space services, and artificial intelligence (AI).
Agile organizations are developing enterprise-level governance frameworks for genAI deployment, factoring in compliance, operational, reputational, and regulatory risks.
ITU’s AI for Good team came together with leading thinkers in the field at the newly formed AI House Davos.
ITU’s action-oriented platform promotes AI solutionsfor health, climate action, gender equality, and other sustainable development priorities. The AI for Good Global Summit – organized by ITU in partnership with 40 other UN agencies and co-convened with the Swiss government – takes place in Geneva and online on 30-31 May 2024.
Manish Pant, Digital Health Policy Specialist at UNDP Development Hub, shares his perspective on digitally enabled infrastructure, enhancing health service delivery, and tackling UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Last year, ITU took robust steps to drive digital impact, connect people and ideas, and ensure organizational excellence.
24 January
The International Day of Education highlights the value of learning for lasting peace, with digital connectivity helping to extend educational opportunities to everyone worldwide.
26 January
The International Day of Clean Energy calls for a just and inclusive transition to clean energy for the benefit of people and the planet.
AI for Good webinar (replay): Human-robot collaboration for manufacturing and physical assistance
30 January
Digital Transformation Dialogue: "Ask the expert" session on digital twins for smart cities
30-31 January
ITU-WHO Workshop: Safe listening in video gaming and esports
31 January
Ai for Good webinar: Physics-constrained machine learning for scientific computing
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