Chinese tech giant Baidu and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have further collaborated¹ on technological² innovations to tackle social issues.

 

中国科技巨头百度公司与联合国开发计划署就技术创新解决社会问题方面展开进一步合作。

 

Baidu President Zhang Yaqin and UN Resident Coordinator³ and UNDP Resident Representative in China Nicholas Rosellini on Tuesday called on the public to join their Global Responsibility Innovation Programme to open resources like technology to bring innovative⁴ solutions for sustainable development.

 

The two parties launched the Global Responsibility Innovation Programme last December to encourage innovative proposals from the public to answer increasing development challenges. The first open design challenge was held Tuesday.

 

The contest received over 2,000 proposals from China and abroad, mostly on environmental protection and poverty alleviation⁵. 

 

The top prize went to student teams from Tsinghua University and Beihang University, who proposed using deep learning technologies to turn sign language into voice to help the hearing-impaired communicate.

 

Baidu will grant outstanding applicants⁶ and teams access to its technology, to help address public concerns via technologies, and contribute to U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.

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