Dialogue is the Key- Shaping AI for Africa
At UNGP, we believe in dialogue. This is why we participated in the Conference on the State of Artificial Intelligence in Africa (COSAA) held in March 2023. The conference was …
Press Release: Indonesia and Australia Boost Innovation in Asia Pacific with Pulse Lab Expansion
PRESS RELEASE Indonesia and Australia are joining forces to transform Pulse Lab Jakarta (PLJ) into a regional innovation powerhouse. This pledge, announced during the Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology, and …
UN Global Pulse repositions as the Secretary General’s Innovation Lab, transitioning offices and expanding innovation efforts for a UN 2.0
In 2022, UN Global Pulse evolved from an initiative focused on data and artificial intelligence for crisis response to a wider role serving as the Secretary-General’s Innovation Lab. UN Global …
Building Actionable Knowledge to Make UN’s Vision of the Future a Reality
A training programme led by UN Global Pulse is creating a community of practice for infusing foresight into every UN agency. There’s no stopping the future from arriving, and in …
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The challenges and opportunities of scaling digital public goods
In 2021, UN Global Pulse, in collaboration with the Digital Public Goods Alliance and supported by the Government of Finland, conducted qualitative research to understand the enablers and challenges of …
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UN Global Pulse: a United Nations innovation network with a ripple effect
Senior Programme Manager Dr. Paula Hidalgo-Sanchis presents her chapter “UN Global Pulse: A UN Innovation Initiative with a Multiplier Effect” in the book “Data Science for Social Good. Philanthropy and Social Impact in a Complex World” and shows the ripple effect of UN Global Pulse’s innovation work.
New simulation model helps with COVID-19 planning in world’s largest refugee settlement
Leading academics and data scientists from Durham University, UN Global Pulse (UNGP), WHO, UNHCR, and OCHA; as well as academics from Public Health England, London School of Hygiene & Tropical …
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Using digital public goods to help save the lives of mothers and babies
As the COVID-19 pandemic forced healthcare services to ramp up their digital operations to offer remote consultations, cooperation has been crucial. Countries quickly needed to adapt their digital infrastructure to …
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UX and Data Science: Human in the Loop
UN Global Pulse works with partners to deliver data-driven solutions to development, humanitarian, peace and human rights challenges. Some are digital products to empower our United Nations (UN) colleagues with …
