Digital Transformation

This report summarises the survey findings from children and youth who shared how they use digital technologies for health and their views on the benefits and risks of digital technologies.

This report provides an overview of how digital innovation, technology and data analysis are foundational to WFP’s work in action – from the COVID-19 response to climate change, social protection, and conflict.

This publication examines how rural e-commerce could advance the digital transformation of agri-food systems and discusses challenges encountered during the development of rural e-commerce.

The paper explores the applicability of digital technologies in enabling circular electronics value chains, and maps out digitalisation trends and use cases of digital technologies across the electronics value chain.

The Report examines the implications of growing cross-border data flows, especially for developing countries, and proposes to reframe and broaden the international policy debate with a view to building multilateral consensus.

The report summarises key findings, challenges and recommendations on the Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Law Enforcement.

A policy framework for responsible limits on facial recognition including an use case on law enforcement investigations.

This report contributes to the growing understanding of the potential risk of AI falling into the hands of terrorists.

This report explores the malicious uses and abuses of artificial intelligence and possible ways that criminals may exploit it in the future.

This report provides an guidance on the potential application of AI to counter terrorism online for law enforcement and counter-terrorism agencies in South Asia and South-East Asia.

The report explores the applicability and scope of digital technologies for enabling circularity in the lifecycle of electronic devices.

The paper focuses on e-waste derived from wireless infrastructure for mobile Internet connectivity, connected devices and data storage with examples from mobile networks, IoT and data centres.

The Global E-waste Monitor 2020 provides comprehensive insight to address the global e-waste challenge.

This report showcases the full range of measures that are being deployed to better understand the Earth’s system, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build resilience to the climate crisis.

This brief showcases how two large Chinese companies leverage advanced liquid-cooling systems to cool their data centres.

Frontier technologies to protect the environment and tackle climate change, the latest report – developed by ITU together with UNECE; UNESCO; UN Environment; UNFCCC; United Nations Global Compact; UNIDO; UN-Habitat; and UN-Women – begins by exploring what is changing on our planet, why these changes are taking place, and who is most at risk as a result.