Selected projects from the UNITAC Open Call 2024
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UNITAC selects three new projects from the Open Call 2024
UNITAC Open call for projects
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UNITAC invites organizations to submit project ideas that address the most pressing urban challenges with data or technology solutions.
What data projects mean for informal settlements
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Tagesspiegel Background article: Insights from Prof. Dr. Gesa Ziemer, UNITAC Academic Lead and Head of City Science Lab, in Hamburg.
Using Artificial Intelligence for Better City Planning
To support the eThekwini municipality in automating their building mapping process, the UNITAC team developed BEAM (Building & Establishment Automated Mapper), a software that uses Machine Learning to radically accelerate the spatial recognition of buildings and keep track of changes in the built-up area or density.
UNITAC Conference on urban tech for equity
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UNITAC Hamburg is organizing a conference from 18th to 20th of June 2024 to bring together academic institutions and practitioners to discuss how data-driven urban technologies can reduce social inequality.
Leveraging local expertise to enhance urban sustainability with BEAM
UNITAC team facilitated the launch of the Building and Establishment Automated Mapper (BEAM) tool and, in partnership with the Human Settlement Unit from the eThekwini Municipality, hosted a Project Advisory Meeting in the city of eThekwini, South Africa.
Supporting sustainable urban recovery in Ukraine
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UN-Habitat has started activities in Ukraine to support the country’s urban recovery efforts, including sustainable and inclusive urban recovery planning across the country.
Urban Technology & Collaboration in Informal Settlements
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Enhancing livelihoods and empowering communities, a Symposium journey.
Digital Kgotla in Botswana, Gaborone - Participatory urban planning with DIPAS
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UNITAC in collaboration with the Department of Town & Country Planning of Botswana (DTCP) and the Botswana Digital & Innovation Hub (BDIH) hosted a 2-day Digital Participatory Planning Workshop in Gaborone.
People-Centered Smart Cities at the Smart City Expo World Congress
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In November 2023, UNITAC participated in the Smart City Expo World Congress, in Barcelona, Spain, to showcase the initiatives and digital tools developed to accelerate people-centered smart cities. This included hosting panels on digital tools and data for participatory urban planning, and presenting these tools at the UN-Habitat pavilion, in the exhibition area.
Strengthening partnerships for stronger Ukrainian cities
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UNITAC Ukraine team contributed to the sixth German-Ukrainian Municipal Partnership Conference, hosted in Leipzig, Germany, from 13 to 15 November 2023.