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On the Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar, the Government and local businesses faced a challenge: they relied on surveys conducted only once per year, making it difficult to quickly respond to travelers’ needs.Following conversations with the Tanzanian government on how to advance development and grow the tourism industry, the UN Development Programme, or UNDP, created a platform called Jozani AI – named after a national forest in Zanzibar – to empower the local government and local businesses to make more informed decisions.That’s just one example of how, even as the UN works to create a global governance framework for artificial intelligence, it is also using the technology to address global challenges and improve people’s lives.The UNDP’s Deputy Resident Representative in Tanzania is John Rutere.UN News’ Isaiah Steinberg asked him how Jozani AI is helping people in Tanzania.
This content originally appeared on UN News - Global perspective Human stories and was authored by Isaiah Steinberg.