April 3, 2020

AI for Good Global Summit - COVID-19: Using mobile phones & AI for contact tracing while respecting privacy

UN Entity:

ITU

SDGs:

No items found.

Innovation Area:

Mobile Phone-based Innovations
Contact tracing is a key public health response in combating infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19. Mobile technologies provide various ways in which contact tracing may be performed, including the use of GPS, Bluetooth, cellphone masts and AI powered big data analytics to collect data that helps decision-makers understand and manage the spread of COVID-19 within their communities. Preserving personal privacy while using mobile technology to address COVID-19 is critical towards maintaining public trust and protecting vulnerable individuals in our current state of crisis. This episode features key experts discussing how privacy-preserving techniques such as homomorphic encryption and solutions for mobile phone contact tracing can be deployed, including use cases from Israel and USA.
View RecordingView Resource
ITU

More From the Library

August 15, 2022
August 15, 2022

UN Activities on Artificial Intelligence

This report highlights over 200 cases and AI projects run by 40 UN entities covering all 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
August 15, 2022
August 15, 2022

Turning digital technology innovation into climate action.

Climate change is threatening to increase vulnerability, undermine economic gains, hinder social and economic development, and worsen access to basic services and the quality of life of citizens all over the world.
March 3, 2021
March 3, 2021

ICTs for Wildlife Conservation (WSIS TalkX, Part 2)

The event explored the positive impact of digital technologies for wildlife protection, including satellite images, computer algorithms, the Internet of Things and the Cloud.
June 15, 2023
June 15, 2023

Global Support for the Application of Behavioural Science

This event demonstrates global support for behavioural science in the UN as well as in Member States, academia and other partner organisations.
Back to the Innovation Library
UN Tourism
WTO
UPU
UNV
ITU
Webinar
ITU
Mobile Phone-based Innovations

Join the UN Innovation Network

Thanks for your interest in joining the UN Innovation Network (UNIN). UNIN is a network for UN employees interest in innovation; we welcome non-UN colleagues in an observer role.

To get to know our members, their skills and expertise better, we would like to ask you a few questions about your work and interests. Please complete this form to reflect your own experiences and interests, not those of your team or organisation.

More From the Library

No items found.