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Our briefs and analysis on the International Telecommunication Union (ITU): the decisions, reports and programmes on artificial intelligence it puts its name to, read for what they offer developing countries. Each piece links to the documents it draws on.
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Briefs and analysis
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No. 025
Talk of a ‘compute divide’ won’t close it — time for funds, compute and seats
Analysis
ITU PP‑26 in Doha highlighted a new global split over computing power; Bernama’s coverage warned about it and emphasised standards, but it did not report new pooled finance, cloud‑credit or implementation commitments that would materially help the Global South.
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No. 024
ITU and UN-Habitat Launch AI Governance Toolbox for Municipalities
The ITU and UN-Habitat have released a system-wide governance toolkit to help municipal leaders regulate civic artificial intelligence and protect public services.
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No. 020
UNESCO, ITU and Brazil Set COP31 Launch for Green AI Climate Institute
UNESCO, the ITU and Brazil have set a 16 November launch at COP31 for an AI climate institute aimed at helping developing nations deploy resource-efficient climate models.
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No. 016
UNCTAD Urges AI Investment Beyond Data Centres as Developing Economies Lag
UN Trade and Development urged investment in skills and wider infrastructure at the World Investment Forum, where the ITU noted Africa and Latin America hold only 3.3% of global data centre capacity.