Using Strategic Foresight to Shape Our Futures
We recently added a new stream of work to our portfolio focused on Futures & Foresight. Here’s what you need to know about it.
22 March 2021
Transparency
Below are all our blog posts with the tag "Transparency"
Governance of AI in Global Pulse’s policy work: Zooming in on Human Rights and Ethical Frameworks
As an innovator in the area of AI for humanitarian aid and development, UN Global Pulse is committed to ensuring that emerging technology supports the protection of human rights across the globe.
2 December 2020
Building ethical AI approaches in the African context
The UN Secretary-General’s Strategy on New Technologies calls for the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence and other frontier technologies — like the Internet of Things, cybersecurity, blockchain, robotics, autonomous vehicles,
28 August 2019
Unpacking the Issue of Missed Use and Misuse of Data
Just because data misuse is at the forefront of recent conversations, we shouldn’t ignore the harms associated with missed use. Lost opportunities to use big data to achieve the Sustainable
18 March 2019
Applying Human-centred Design Principles to Data Governance
A democratic approach to policy-making calls for reliable and timely information to ensure effective decision making. The Government of Indonesia in light of this has introduced the Satu Data Initiative to improve
22 June 2018
Continuing the AI for Good Conversation: Takeaways from the 2018 AI for Good Global Summit
In May, the second AI for Good Global Summit brought leading experts together in Geneva, Switzerland, to demonstrate the multidimensionality of responsible AI applications for advancing sustainable development and humanitarian practice. The
5 June 2018
Indonesian Government Develops a Monitoring Dashboard for the SDGs
Setting national goals and implementing a set of strategies to achieve them have been central to how modern governments operate. From maintaining economic stability to promoting social welfare, these goals
4 April 2018
Using vessel data to study rescue patterns in the Mediterranean Sea
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) recently released a new report on migrant deaths and disappearances entitled: Fatal Journeys Volume 3 – Part I: Improving Data on Missing Migrants. The
20 September 2017
Finding the balance: Right to privacy and the drive to innovate in the UN
This article was originally published in the website of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG). Access it here. It is now more and more accepted that big data (distinguished by
3 May 2017
