Top news of the week: 18.04.2022.
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Artificial Intelligence helps optimizing the use of development aid money
A research team from ETH Zurich and LMU Munich is using artificial intelligence to analyse 3.2 million development aid projects worldwide.
Left behind in the AI race
Urgent priorities in developing countries override significant investment in digital transformation.
A deep-learning algorithm could detect earthquakes by filtering out city noise
The model could uncover quakes that would previously have been dismissed as human-generated vibrations.
Developing countries are being left behind in the AI race - and that's a problem for all of us
Emerging economies like China and India are leading the way in building national AI plans within the developing world.
Better control of development aid through AI
Development aid money is used to build schools, connect villages to the electricity grid and expand health care in poorer countries. A detailed and up-to-date overview of development aid ...
Biomaterials platform Mynusco to fight climate change
Mynusco aims to create value to crop-waste, thereby encouraging farmers to avoid crop-burning.
From roving Mars to delivering aid: AI, satellites, and UAVs in humanitarian action
The same AI, satellite, and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies used in space research are helping to expand delivery areas for humanitarian assistance, especially during the highly ...
Yes, Investing in ESG Pays Off
It’s absurd to have to justify investing in our very survival — but here are five (more) reasons it’s a good business decision.