Now: data @SmartDubai. Previously: @LDN_data for @MayorofLondon. Generally: data, tech, innovation, urban challenges in global cities. All views my own.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Joined March 2009
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Great discussion underway with Founding Advocates for the new @TechUAEAdv group including @Ng_Eleanor and @AndrewCollinge - welcome to @GlobalTechAdv! @GTA_FoW @GTA_DataTech @GTA_BWTECH @GTA_Foodtech @GTA_metaverse @GTA_quantum @TechLondonAdv
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Tune in to this week’s podcast episode as Andrew Collinge Dubai Data Establishment shares his thoughts on what #AI precisely is and why it is important for governments to regulate AI on a city-level. linktr.ee/SmartDubai #SmartDubai
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Calling All Cities, Calling All Cities…where do we stand on best using city data?! eu-smartcities.eu/news/calli… Please share liberally to hit our target of getting key insights from hundreds of cities!
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Harnessing the power of #AI! In collaboration with @DHA_Dubai & @IBM and as part of our #AILab initiative we have unveiled an #AI use case which allows healthcare professionals to preemptively forecast a patient’s future condition, by tracking six vital signs! #SmartDubai
Today we held our 2nd #Ai Ethics board meeting led by H.E @YounusAlNasser in which we discussed #AiEthics application in Ai Lab, a Legal perspective by Eversheds Sutherland, Industry perspective by @Microsoft @IBM & the potential of #DubaiData Trust initiative by OECD & MAF.
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Just launched #DubaiData Lab workshop, where government & private sector is joining hands to design city data driven projects & experience. Today is another milestone @ #SmartDubai to put #Data into action across #Dubai. Glad to partner with @IBMMEA in this. #DubaiDataMoments
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*Exciting news* #LOTI launches today -new @londoncouncils body to support #localgov digital transformation in London, backed by 15 London boroughs, @MayorofLondon with @TfL @ucl & many others. Part of our @LDgovUK commitment to support city-wide collaboration.
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Highly recommend reading this report from @SmartDubai and @OVioHQ about #decentralised #data exchanges / empowering citizens - very compelling. Some big challenges to overcome to get to a truly decentralised model but this ambition is where it all starts. buff.ly/2WkcuI2
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Excited to see 'Convergence in Smart Cities' paper on Forbes! Exploring how blockchains, AI and IoT converge and shape Smart Cities was an awesome experience. Thank you for the guidance and help Lawrence Lundy-Bryan @AndrewCollinge @cthomas0710 @jamie247 bit.ly/2DW8raq
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From Helsinki... to Dubai - nice to catch up today with @AndrewCollinge on opportunities for new data governance, collective intelligence and anticipatory regulation in a very different kind of city
We founded #SmartDubai on real private public partnerships. Today we celebrated a milestone in our data driven digital transformation by launching ‘ #Dubai_Data Private Sector Strategy&Policy’ Thanks to all our partners & thanks @younusalnasser &team for leading this achievement
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Does the public sector really need a code of AI ethics? I'm starting to doubt it's a good way to ensure we use powerful new technologies well. My blog for @nesta_uk nesta.org.uk/blog/does-publi… #aiethics #publicsector
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Andrew Collinge retweeted
Data science and programming for policymakers: a practical introduction apolitical.co/solution_artic…
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His Highness Sheikh @HamdanMohammed visited our @smartdubai office today to launch phase 2 of the Dubai Paperless Strategy! A fully digital Government by 2021 - here we come! #Tech #Smartcity #Dubai
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Because #AI solutions affect us all, it is important for us to be more responsible and ethical about them. As part of the ongoing dialogue, we want feedback from government, academia and citizens to help us to improve! smartdubai.ae/feedback #SmartDubai
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#AI Ethics is a growing topic of discussion which requires governments to provide clarity, guidance, and a unified approach in this area. Visit our website to discover and learn more! smartdubai.ae/initiatives/ai… #SmartDubai
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Dubai's office in charge of digital transformation has developed an ethical AI toolkit for use by government agencies and suppliers. Cycnics will scoff, but they are certainly talking the talk. bit.ly/2RIB2YK
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Can data exchange be a solution to boost innovation and uphold privacy? The Global Governance of AI Roundtable report explores governance models for ethical AI: bit.ly/2S8l2Ne #GGAR #WorldGovSummit
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If #happiness is going to become the new GDP, we need to get at measuring it wef.ch/2zLBVGv #economics
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.@SmartDubai set to launch region’s first accredited Master of Science in Data Analytics which tackles the increasingly influential field of data, which has become the cornerstone of advanced services and smart city transformations around the world tinyurl.com/y9t6s24t
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