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25 May 2021 By Kyoung-Soo Eom, Chief of Geospatial Information Section, Technology Operations Service, Operations Support Division, OICT Since the establishment of the United Nations, cartography and geospatial information…

By Lambert Hogenhout, Chief of Data, Analytics and Innovation, OICT | This paper aims to provide an overview of the ethical concerns in artificial intelligence (AI) and the framework that is needed to mitigate those risks…

The UN signals training programme has prepared military and police Information and Communications Technology (ICT) specialists for service since 2016. It now offers an expanded curriculum on UN Command, Control…

12 April 2021 By Stefan Lemm, former Head, Military Operations Unit, OICT Data Privacy and Protection is one of the key aspects of the Secretary-General’s Data Strategy. It is clear that protecting people from indiscriminate…

Land related issues can be one of the underlying causes of armed conflict and human rights abuses; in Afghanistan, for example, land management is at the center of many of its urban challenges, with more than 80 percent of…

The United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) and Accenture Labs are co-organizing a conference on Knowledge Graphs for Social Good (KG4SG) on 3 May. It is targeted to practitioners of…

24 February 2021 By Lambert Hogenhout, Chief of Data, Analytics and Innovation, OICT Collecting data, organizing it, and sharing it is useful. Ultimately, however, the aim is to create business value. We want to turn data…

29 January 2021 By Martijn Lampert, Research Director, Glocalities In this Q&A, Martijn Lampert, Research Director, Glocalities, shares a methodology he and his team used to measure international trust in the UN. He argues…

NEW YORK, 25 January (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — On 24 January 2021, to celebrate the International Day of Education and to contribute to free and accessible educatio n towards achieving the…

14 December 2020 By Olabisi Shoaga, Political Affairs Officer, Division of Policy, Evaluation and Training, Department of Peace Operations Over the past few years, there has been a rise in the use of data, particularly…

25 November 2020 A Q&A with Jordan Morrow, Head of Data, Design, and Management Skills, Pluralsight In this Q&A, Jordan Morrow, Head of Data, Design, and Management Skills, Pluralsight, shares insights on what can help drive…

NEW YORK, 11 June (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — The United Nations is relying heavily on information and communications technology (ICT) to respond to the COVID-19 crisis while continuing its…