Social innovator, change leader, and digital rights advocate passionate about responsible use of data and AI. Entrepreneur-in-Residence @DalbergCatalyst.
Joined March 2007
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14 Feb 2024
Thrilled to announce that I am orchestrating a new initiative with the support of @RockefellerFdn called Adaptive Cities that aims to ignite a global effort to harness innovation in data and AI for urban adaptation to climate change: tinyurl.com/adaptivecities
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LIVE: View of Israel's border with Lebanon x.com/i/broadcasts/1zqKVqDRL…
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14 Nov 2022
So much anxiety re: #deepfakes concerns the risk of fake content passing for real. Legit issue, but what happens when deepfakes are so good that we can’t prove that authentic media are real? What happens to the #ruleoflaw online when no digital evidence is admissible in court?
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21 Nov 2021
This is straight up brilliant. Datasheets represent a huge advance for the community of practice, and - more to the point - for rebuilding trust and safeguarding #humanrights in our broken digital commons. Congratulations - and thanks - to the authors. All in here @UNGlobalPulse!
19 Nov 2021
"Datasheets for Datasets," by @TimnitGebru, @JamieMmt, @BrianaVecchione, @JennWVaughan, @HannaWallach, @HalDaume3, and @KateCrawford, proposes that every dataset be accompanied with a datasheet that documents its provenance, uses, etc. bit.ly/3oMFq7E
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2 Nov 2021
Live from Palladium Theater 🎥 x.com/i/broadcasts/1jMJgeVZd…
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30 Sep 2021
By the end of this century, more than half of the current 7,000 languages might become extinct. How can we use #digitalization and #data to leave no voice behind? By @rgkirkpatrick, via @UNESCO: en.unesco.org/inclusivepolic…
Image via @UN for today's #TranslationDay 🗨️
ALT By the end of this century, more than half of the current 7,000 languages might become extinct. How can we use #digitalization and #data to leave no voice behind? By @rgkirkpatrick, via @UNESCO: https://en.unesco.org/inclusivepolicylab/analytics/speaking-future-make-sure-no-voice-left-behind Image via @UN for today's #TranslationDay
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18 Sep 2021
WHO Launches Tech Hub in Berlin With USD$100 Million From Germany | ILO Report on Social Protection | Cybersecurity Norms at the UN: Switzerland Leads the Debate at the Parliament This Fall, by @MayaPlentz theunbrief.substack.com/p/wh…
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12 Aug 2021
The global community needs to 10x velocity of progress on language computability. Both our past and our future are at stake. How can we make sure that no voice is left behind? en.unesco.org/inclusivepolic…
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Robert Kirkpatrick retweeted
18 Jun 2021
UN Sec-Gen will continue to prioritize digital in 2nd term; as he said today:
"We are all faced with a digital divide that is turning into a digital Grand Canyon. The aim must be an open, free and secure digital future. Our Digital Roadmap launched last year points the way."
18 Jun 2021
I am deeply honoured and grateful for the trust placed in me to serve as the Secretary-General of the United Nations for a second term.
Serving the @UN is an immense privilege and a most noble duty.
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1 Jun 2021
Parenthood has been one of the most rewarding and fulfilling experiences of my life.
This Global Parents Day I salute all parents worldwide for their commitment to raise, nurture and protect their children, despite the difficulties brought on by #COVID19.
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12 May 2021
Watching the #neurorights space closely. An extreme case of the paradox of technology: for a childhood polio victim, for example, it could be an instrument of liberation - but in the wrong hands, the ultimate tool for enslavement.
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4 May 2021
Excited to announce today our newest venture with @WHO to analyse content shared on public #radio across Africa to support infodemic monitoring.
@4th Infodemic Management Conference
unglobalpulse.org/2021/05/wh…
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14 Apr 2021
Tune in for #AI4ForeignPolicy tomorrow as we convene @Dataminr's @mhitzig, @cbjola, @UNGlobalPulse's @rgkirkpatrick and experts from @StateDept_IRM and @StateDept for a dialogue on diplomacy and international crisis mitigation in the digital age.
Register: buff.ly/31T3J98
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Robert Kirkpatrick retweeted
8 Apr 2021
A big Thank You to all our partners & friends!
We strongly believe the only way we can face complex and uncertain futures is by #workingtogether.
Find out what our partners have to say about us: unglobalpulse.org/document/u…
ALT "Our work with UNGP is setting standards and methods that will make analytics more actionable in health. They're excellent professionals and colleagues." Tina Purnat, Technical Officer, WHO
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20 Nov 2020
Congratulations to all of the member organizations of the UN Privacy Policy Group for their unified and resolute commitment to safeguarding human rights in the use of data to fight this pandemic.
19 Nov 2020
Today, #UN entities issued a joint statement on #DataProtection & #Privacy in response to #Covid19 reinforcing the commitment to use #data and #tech in ways that respect #humanrights.
bit.ly/36NCYEY
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28 Oct 2020
Wanna see what we've been up to lately at @UNHCRInnovation? We partnered with @UNGlobalPulse @durham_uni @humdata and @MITIBMLab to support UNHCR WHO teams in Bangladesh to make evidence-based decisions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in a refugee camp unglobalpulse.org/2020/10/mo…
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Robert Kirkpatrick retweeted
27 Oct 2020
In Cox’s Bazar, public health professionals & scientists from @UNGlobalPulse, @UNHCRInnovation, @UNHumanRights, @WHO & academics at @durham_uni & @MITIBMLab are working together to model 🤖 the impact of public health interventions to fight #Covid19.
➡️ bit.ly/3e0pZmB
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Robert Kirkpatrick retweeted
5 Oct 2020
We need regulatory frameworks specific enough to allow for an agile and responsible use of data and #AI for response to crises, incl. #Covid19, says @rgkirkpatrick during human rights event at #UNGA75.
➡️ webtv.un.org/
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Robert Kirkpatrick retweeted
13 Jul 2020
We're looking for skilled, enthusiastic innovators to join our team.
➡️ AI and Data Policy Specialist
➡️ AI and Data Policy Analyst
➡️ Back-end Software Developer
Check it out and apply: unglobalpulse.org/jobs/
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Robert Kirkpatrick retweeted
12 Jun 2020
Creation of digital public goods - open data, open standards, open source software, and open AI models - is crucial in ensuring #transparency, #accountability and #inclusiveness as part of our digital journey," @rgkirkpatrick.
Action area #2 of the #DigitalCooperation Roadmap:
Promoting digital public goods to create a more equitable world
Read the report ▶️ un.org/digital-roadmap
#digitalpublicgoods #opensource #FOSS #opendata
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