ITU

Demystifying Digital series

Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, Latin America and the Caribbean Dominican RepublicJamaicaCanadaDenmark

A series of informative sessions that aim to demystify new and emerging technologies, including AI, for a non-technical audience. The sessions are hosted by Permanent Missions and facilitate discussions on the potential impact of these technologies.

Activity Type Awareness/AdvocacyNetworks/Mentorship/Exchange

ITUUNICEF

Giga and AI

Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean MongoliaSudanColombiaSenegalGhana

This project uses AI and ML algorithms to identify and map school locations in satellite imagery. The goal is to develop a global database of school locations to support the objective of connecting every school to the internet by 2030.

Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsTechnical assistance

ITU

Learning Labs Series

Africa, Asia and the Pacific BhutanKenyaMongoliaNepalRwanda

This initiative provides hands-on learning opportunities for ITU staff on new and emerging technologies, in partnership with external experts. It is part of an emerging trends observatory and aims to facilitate the use of technologies like AI in day-to-day work.

Activity Type Trainings/workshops

ITUUN Tourism

ITU Focus Group on Metaverse and the UN Tourism Task Group on Metaverse Tourism

Global BrazilChinaGreeceJapanKenyaRepublic of KoreaSaudi ArabiaUnited Kingdom

UN Tourism is vice-chair of the ITU Focus Group on Metaverse and leads the Task Group on Metaverse Tourism which attempts to compile a list of possible use cases and applications of technology in the tourism sector and to analyse whether there is a need for standards or guidelines. Recommendations are expected as outputs of the expert discussions.

Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsPolicy/Regulatory GuidanceNetworks/Mentorship/Exchange