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News 03 Oct 2019

Side Event Discusses Government Initiatives & Stakeholder Partnerships

UNU-IAS co-organized a side event of the SDG Summit (High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2019).

News 23 Sep 2019

Piloting Apprise with the Thai Government

The project aims at improving victim-identification practices to identify potential victims among vulnerable populations.

News 12 Sep 2019

Small Data Approaches Provide Nuance and Context to Health Datasets

Digital tools have benefited insurance companies and healthcare providers, but also led to discrimination of recipients of health-care services.

News 05 Sep 2019

Launch of EQUALS Research Group's Report Microsite

The microsite highlights how digital technology impacts women and girls in various contexts including jobs and wages, security and privacy.

Blog Post 04 Sep 2019

AI & Global Governance Platform: How Should UN Agencies Respond to AI and Big Data?

The three forces shaping United Nations approaches to Artificial Intelligence and big data.

News 02 Sep 2019

UNU Institute in Macau Contributes to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery

UNU Macau's ongoing project Apprise demonstrated how digital technology can play a role in anti-slavery efforts today.

Press Release 02 Sep 2019

UNU Selects Dr Shinobu Yamaguchi to Head Its Tokyo Institute

Dr Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi has been appointed as the next Director of the UNU Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) in Tokyo.

Blog Post 21 Aug 2019

AI & Global Governance: When Autonomous Weapons Meet Diplomacy

New technologies could dramatically change how war is waged. We need to take AI seriously in diplomatic settings.

Blog Post 02 Aug 2019

AI & Global Governance: A Seat at the Negotiating Table for AI? Opportunities and Risks

Given the rapid and changing nature of AI, it is recommended that international governmental institutions assess considerations with urgency.

News 01 Aug 2019

UNU-CPR Strategy 2019-2021

The think tank situated in the UN system continues to adapt to an increasingly multilateral world.