About UN Global Pulse
UN Global Pulse works through a network of labs to accelerate the discovery, development, and responsible use of big data and artificial intelligence innovations and policies for sustainable development, humanitarian action, and peace.Activities by UN Global Pulse
Using Social Media Tools to Monitor and Fight the COVID-19 Infodemic
AfricaThis project has two components. First, it conducts social media listening exercises in Africa to understand conversations related to COVID-19 and poliovirus. Second, it supports research to test interventions to reduce vaccine hesitancy among social media users using machine learning.
Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsAwareness/AdvocacyData Insights for Social and Humanitarian Action (DISHA): Socio-economic Mapping Solution for the Philippines
Asia and the Pacific PhilippinesThis solution is a dashboard that provides dynamic maps for Population Movement and Poverty Nowcasting based on anonymized and aggregated insights from mobile phone data. It uses machine learning models trained on government census data and telecom data.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsResearch/Reports/AssessmentsData Insights for Social and Humanitarian Action (DISHA): AI-assisted Damage Assessment Solution
GlobalThe Damage Assessment solution uses AI models to help identify damaged buildings from high-resolution satellite imagery for humanitarian response planning and aid allocation following natural disasters. The solution uses three models from Google Research: Open Buildings, SKAI Zero-Shot and the SKAI Fine-Tuned model.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsResearch/Reports/AssessmentsSpotlight Initiative – Mining Gender Perceptions from Public Radio Discussions
Africa UgandaThis project uses an AI-powered public radio social listening tool to mine data on perceptions around Gender Based Violence (GBV), Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), Harmful Practices (HP), Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), and Violence Against Children (VAC). The data provides insights for timely and targeted interventions. Radio remains the most popular source of information in Uganda, used by different people irrespective of their demographics. Radio shows allow two-way communication between radio studios and people in the community through call-ins, making them a rich representation of the people that are digitally marginalized.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsResearch/Reports/Assessments