HBKU’s QCRI bridges precision in sustainable development and artificial intelligence through high-impact workshops

HBKU’s QCRI bridges precision in sustainable development and artificial intelligence through high-impact workshops

Doha: – Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), recently co-organized a regional workshop with the Planning and Statistics Authority (PSA) on The Changing Role of Official Statistics in the State of Qatar: Why Data Culture Matters.

Leveraging big data and artificial intelligence (AI) was the focus of a session organized by Dr. Muhammad Imran, Senior Scientist at Qatar Center for Artificial Intelligence (QCAI) at QCRI. Titled Precision in Sustainable Development with Artificial Intelligence (AI) , presentations focused on the role of AI in monitoring and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The session was enriched by the insights of experts from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), UN International Children’s Emergency (UNICEF), and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA).

Dr. Dohyung Kim, Lead Data Scientist at UNICEF, highlighted the role of AI and high-resolution satellite imagery for accurately mapping school locations in support of UNICEF’s Giga initiative, to connect every school in the world to the internet.

“AI has been tested to replace or supplement human efforts to gather information. AI applied to satellite imagery could successfully identify specific building types including schools. With a combination of the use of AI and human