#UNOpenSourceWeek is underway.
On Friday, we launch the Africa Accelerator for Digital Public Infrastructure (#AA4DPI).
Supporting African countries to build inclusive, interoperable and scalable digital systems.
Learn more: https://t.co/VRPH2YO6qH
🌍 Tech doesn't transfer between countries unchanged — it needs testing in real conditions first. Here's what happened when Japanese innovators field-tested their solutions in Tanzania 🇹🇿 & Bangladesh 🇧🇩 👇
https://t.co/ij5UhqxSIg
Tune in by watching live as we launch Open Source x AI Day at UN Open Source Week 2026! 🌍
Be part of the conversation on how open innovation and artificial intelligence can shape a more equitable and sustainable future. #OpenSource#AI
Co-led w @ODET_UN https://t.co/npC17VzqDi
The rise of digital platforms, AI & social media has accelerated the spread of hate speech, misinformation & disinformation.
See how @UNDP is working w/ communities to tackle root causes, break cycles & strengthen trust & social cohesion.
https://t.co/sc0kVffkx7
Say #NoToHate
130 African innovators. 1.5M GPU hours. A model trained on a $150 device, running offline in Luganda. Our new op-ed on how Africa-Europe collaboration is rewriting the rules of AI infrastructure 🌍🤖
Read more 👉 https://t.co/uXHMMdGevZ
Day 1 at #UNOpenSourceWeek: The UN Tech Over brings people together to tackle real UN challenges and build practical solutions. Today's about moving from talk to action, proving open source can turn global goals into real tools and advance the Global Digital Compact. 🌐
Today, UN Tech Over Days starts #UNOpenSourceWeek!
UN Tech Over brings people together to work on real UN challenges and build practical solutions.
Omar Mohsine, UN Open Source Coordinator, welcomed audience with opening remarks.
Stay tuned for more!
Bologna delivered. African innovators. 7 partnership commitments. Thematic sessions on sovereign AI infrastructure, open-source AI, and ecosystem design. @AIHub4SD & partners are advancing what Africa-Europe AI cooperation requires #BolognaAIHub
Read more: https://t.co/Inr94MN46j
24 hours to go. Tomorrow, #UNOpenSourceWeek 2026 opens at UN Headquarters, New York.
Panels, workshops, hackathons, and community-led events will connect policy with implementation across open source, AI governance, and DPI.
🔗 https://t.co/AirDKBDFmV
With @UN_OICT
What structures must countries build before deploying AI responsibly? Keyzom Ngodup Massally & Ugo Blanco explore how developing nations can create millions of high-value AI governance jobs by building the "human layer" first.
https://t.co/6b7O1sKPhr
Safeguards help make Digital Public Infrastructure more trusted, more inclusive, and better able to support public value.
The DPI Safeguards Accelerator is now accepting applications for its first cohort.
Apply by 30 July 2026: https://t.co/082unB8oOU
Bologna delivered. African innovators. 7 partnership commitments. Thematic sessions on sovereign AI infrastructure, open-source AI, and ecosystem design. @AIHub4SD and partners are advancing what Africa-Europe AI cooperation requires.
#BolognaAIHub#MatteiPlan#AI4Africa
From DPI to AI capacity building, @ITU & @UNDP are working hand-in-hand to unlock tech for humanity.
Through #UN80, we’re also leading the charge to make expertise from across the @UN system more accessible to countries.
Pleasure to co-host the briefing with @alexanderdecroo
“There is no responsible AI without business leadership grounded in partnerships.”
Ahead of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026, @UNDPDigital’s @zakhozhyi reflects about AI, equity, and sustainable development. https://t.co/6I1OGoIWpq
#HappeningNow: @UNDP & @ITU joint briefing for Member States, co-hosted by @alexanderdecroo & @ITUSecGen 🌐
Spotlighting our shared work on digital connectivity, DPI, AI capacity development & Digital@UNGA.
Together building a digital future that leaves no one behind. 🤝
Today at @AIHub4SD Bologna Ecosystem Event, African innovators, Italian HPC institutions, and European partners at DAMA Tecnopolo, advancing practical cooperation on sovereign, sustainable AI infrastructure.
#BolognaAIHub#MatteiPlan
Excited to be working towards right-sizing #AI Infrastructure to scale innovations in Africa. @AIHub4SD, and partners, convene at DAMA Tecnopolo to advance sovereign, sustainable AI infrastructure between Africa and Europe.
#BolognaAIHub#MatteiPlan#AI4Africa#AIHub4SD
AI is reshaping public services & decision-making, but are citizens meaningfully involved in shaping it?
@UNDP & DemocracyX explored Participatory Technology Assessments (pTA) as a tool for more democratic, inclusive AI governance.
Watch the recording: https://t.co/I3a5XMarc3
The #AIHub4SD has been recognized in the @G7 Ministerial Declaration on Digital & Technology under France’s Presidency. Launched under Italy’s #G7 Presidency & co-led by @MIMIT & @UNDP, the AI Hub is helping African innovators scale through compute, talent, trust, and financing
📢Nominations for the inaugural 50in5 Awards have been extended to 5 June, 11:59pm PDT.
Strong global interest means more time to nominate across Collaboration, Impact, and Individual Contribution.
Learn more & nominate now: https://t.co/0Exrvu1hQw