e&, MBZUAI & UNDP launch SDG AI Platform at UN HQ
e&, MBZUAI & UNDP launch SDG AI Platform at UN HQ
New AI platform to empower Arab world with AI solutions
#NewYork #UNDP - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UAE technology and telecommunications group e& and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) launched the Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development Platform (AI4SD) at the United Nations headquarters during UN General Assembly week. The platform was developed to allow Arab states to advance their Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agendas under the UN’s Digital for Sustainable Development (D4SD) initiative. AI4SD will address critical data challenges in areas like agricultural resilience, climate action, and social cohesion.
SO WHAT? - The announcement of the new Digital for Sustainable Development (D4SD) follows a partnership agreement signed during the World Governments Summit (WGS) in February between MBZUAI and the UNDP to advance the use of AI in supporting the implementation of UN SDGs. Born out of discussions around the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in the UAE last year, COP28, the university was the founding knowledge partner the UNDP’s AI for Sustainable Development Platform (AI4SDP). Led by e& and MBZUAI, the first phase of the Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development Platform (AI4SD) has been announced just seven months later, demonstrating both UAE AI capability and the country’s ability to move quickly to help solve global challenges.
Here are some key details of the AI4SD launch:
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), e& and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) launched the Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development Platform (AI4SD) at the United Nations headquarters.
The AI4SD launch event was hosted by the UAE on Sunday September 22nd during UN General Assembly week, in the presence of H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama, UAE’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications.
AI4SD was presented to UN delegates by Dena Almansoori, Group Chief Data and AI Officer at e& and MBZUAI professors: Prof. Le Song, Department Chair of Machine Learning and Professor of Machine Learning; Prof. Salman Khan, Associate Professor of Computer Vision; Professor Hisham Cholakkal, Assistant Professor of Computer Vision; and Professor Fakhreddine (Fakhri) Karray, Professor of Machine Learning.
The AI4SD initiative aims to help solve critical global challenges, with a focus on environmental resilience, water resources management, climate adaptation, social cohesion, and reducing inequalities.
The Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development Platform was designed to empower the Arab region with cutting-edge Al solutions, driving innovation for a more sustainable future.