Digital Technologies for the SDGs

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Asian Development Bank (ADB), are jointly organizing a webinar on ICT connectivity as an opportunity for sharing and discussing advances in tackling the digital divide in the Asia-Pacific region.

Plastic pollution is a major problem all across Asia.

UNEP and partners have been working through the CounterMEASURE project to determine the sources of plastic pollution in the Mekong and Ganges rivers using a novel combination of technologies, including drones, GIS and machine learning. With this information, we are able to recommend measures that can be taken to beat plastic pollution.

• This 4-part introductory webinar focused on data products, data access, and case-studies demonstrating how remote sensing data can be used for decision-making among the agriculture and food security communities.
• Four, one-hour sessions
• Learning Objectives: By the end of this training, attendees will be able to:
  • Identify which satellites and sensors can be used for agricultural applications
  • Understand the limitations of remote sensing and modeled data for agriculture and food security
  • Acquire specific remo

By SDSN Secretariat
06 Aug, 2020

This report published by GIZ, with contributions from ADB, sheds light on the benefits of artificial intelligence in social protection programs.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is shaping up to be the transformative technology of our time. It offers a multitude of possibilities and generates a range of questions. This report explores this topic in the context of social protection. It looks at the benefits that AI can bring to social protection programs as well as the pitfalls and risks that could undermine the potential for positive change.

This webinar entitled “How Space Technology Applications Contributed to Combating COVID-19 Pandemic” will be held on Tuesday, 30 June 2020 at 10:30 – 12:00 hrs. (UTC+7, Bangkok time).