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SDG 16

All goals · Goal 16

Peace, justice and strong institutions

Wide panorama of the Islamic University of Gaza campus buildings in 2012.

Education · Palestine

How Gaza's universities keep teaching, and an offline AI idea for blackouts

With most campuses damaged or destroyed, Gaza's universities moved classes online and into temporary learning spaces. Al-Aqsa University has also proposed an offline AI tutor on solar-powered mini servers, a design still looking for partners.

Concept · From the ITU 2025 report · 6 min read

College Hall, a long sandstone building with arched windows, on the American University of Beirut campus, with palm trees and a path.

Health · Lebanon, Jordan

A WhatsApp chatbot from Beirut helps people find health answers from trusted sources

HIBA answers everyday health questions by text or voice note, in 28 languages, using only curated WHO, IFRC and UNICEF material, and it will not diagnose. It was offered in Lebanon's displacement centers during the 2024 war and is still a small pilot with no independent results.

Pilot · From the ITU 2025 report · 6 min read

Aerial view of central Goma in 2015: a wide road with cars, a green roundabout, tin-roofed buildings and Lake Kivu with hills behind.

Public services · Democratic Republic of the Congo

Can AI help spot hate speech on community radio? A pilot in eastern DR Congo

A 2025 pilot recorded and transcribed broadcasts from ten community stations in Goma and Bukavu, flagged possible hate speech for people to check, and answered with radio programs. No results are public yet, and a research phase with ETH Zurich runs to 2027.

Pilot · From the ITU 2025 report · 6 min read

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