UNESCO and Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute team up to launch a call for proposals to highlight blind spots in AI development

UNESCO in cooperation with Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute, is launching a Call for Proposals to identify blind spots in AI Policy and Programme Development. The collective work will explore creative, novel and far-reaching approaches to tackling blind spots in the AI lifecycle. The publication will provide world leaders, policy-makers, and civil society members with perspectives that will be critical to face the immense task they’re presented: to ensure the development of AI reaches its full potential in accordance with democratic values and fundamental rights and freedoms. The magnitude…

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National Trust’s plans for 20 million ‘right trees in right places’ take root

The National Trust has planted thousands of young saplings in areas across the UK as part of its ambitions to attract more wildlife, create new homes for nature, protect landscapes prone to flooding and to help in the fight against climate change. The conservation charity has planted 60,000 trees over recent months, despite the coronavirus pandemic, kickstarting plans to plant and establish 20 million trees across England, Wales and Northern Ireland by 2030. Other areas will be set aside for natural regeneration with fenced areas to limit grazing by livestock.…

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Charity Commission aims to release £25 million for charities in Wales

The Charity Commission has announced the launch of the Revitalising Trusts Programme in Wales. The programme is run in partnership with Community Foundation Wales, with funding from the Welsh Government. The Commission plans to contact over 200 charities in Wales to release a target of £25 million that is currently lying idle in dormant accounts. The programme works by identifying charities in Wales that are either inactive (meaning they have had no income or expenditure over the last 5 years) or ineffective (having spent less than 30% of their total…

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Legal & General continues fight against climate change as it publishes strategy to deliver net zero across its real estate portfolio

Demonstrating another step up for Legal & General in its response to combating climate change, LGIM Real Assets has published its strategy to deliver net zero carbon across its 76 million sq. ft. UK real estate portfolio by 2050. LGIM Real Assets’ pathway to net zero carbon sets out its commitments and delivery strategy for decarbonising the lifecycle of buildings from construction through to operation and eventual decommissioning. With the built environment contributing c.40% of global greenhouse gas emissions, it has a pivotal role to play in global efforts to…

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Comcast Commits to Investing $1 Billion Over Next 10 Years To Reach 50 Million Low-Income Americans With Tools and Resources To Succeed in Digital World

On the 10th anniversary of its Internet Essentials program, Comcast has announced it would invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to help further close the digital divide and give even more low-income Americans the tools and resources they need to succeed in an increasingly digital world. The announcement coincides with the release of a 10-year Progress Report showing that, since 2011, the company, working in collaboration with its network of thousands of nonprofit partners, has connected a cumulative total of more than 10 million people in America to…

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