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INITIATIVES ON EMPOWERMENT SAMENA TRENDS

Initiatives on Empowerment

Health & Climate

UNDP and e& Strengthen AI Collaboration For Sustainable Development,
Advancing Health and Climate Solutions

UNDP (United Nations Development that enhance resilience and sustainability. States regions. Dena Almansoori, Group
Program) and GSMA with global "Responsible AI has the potential to drive Chief AI & Data Officer, e& said, "Through
technology group e& presented results of sustainable development by providing real- this collaboration with UNDP, we’re proving
their new AI-powered Social and Climate time, data-informed insights that strengthen that AI, when deployed responsibly, is a
Platform —showcasing how artificial decision-making and resilience," said force multiplier for impact—transforming
intelligence can generate real-time insights Robert Opp, UNDP’s Chief Digital Officer. digital signals into life-changing solutions
from non-conventional data to inform "We welcome innovative solutions that that drive resilience, equity, and progress
policy decisions and drive sustainable align with UNDP's commitment to ensuring throughout the Arab States and beyond.”
development in the Arab States and that AI benefits everyone, everywhere." Last She added, “This is the kind of positive
beyond. Developed by UNDP and e& as part year, during the United Nations General impact e& strives for as we use AI to rewrite
of the Digital for Sustainable Development Assembly, UNDP and e& announced their the playbook for sustainable development,
initiative, a multi-stakeholder effort collaboration on AI use cases to assess and equip leaders with the foresight to act
launched in 2023 to use digital technology the impact of the 2023 Türkiye-Syria decisively, deploying solutions where they
to achieve the Sustainable Development earthquake. Building on that momentum, are needed most.” This initiative supports
Goals, the new platform leverages natural the partnership also focuses on developing UNDP's AI for Sustainable Development
language processing and sentiment AI-driven use cases for healthcare, aiming efforts, ensuring that AI advances across
analysis to monitor vital topics like climate, to gain deeper insights into the healthcare all development sectors. With sustained
natural disasters, and public health in system and improve service delivery. investments in digital public infrastructure,
real-time. By analysing trillions of data All efforts adhere to a Responsible AI harmonized regulations, and regional
points, the platform enables policymakers, Framework co-developed by UNDP and collaboration, the Arab States region is well-
researchers, and development practitioners e& which ensures ethical, transparent, and positioned to harness AI's full potential.
to make informed, data-driven decisions inclusive AI deployment across the Arab

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