
Hoon Sahib Soh
Special Representative / Country Manager
World Bank Group Korea Office
"Experiences in applying machine learning tools to current data from phones, drones, and satellites, as well as Geo-enabling Initiative for Monitoring and Supervision"
BBL Date - November 19, 2019
In the recent years, there has been growing demands for ICT-based innovative solutions to increase the effectiveness of development interventions in fragile and conflict affected situations. Various efforts are being made to apply a range of ICT-based solutions such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, remote sensing, blockchain, geospatial analytics, and big data. Despite several challenges of applying ICT-based solutions in FCV settings, these technologies are being applied to further refine early warning and proactive risk management, to increase accountability and transparency of development interventions, and to improve delivery of core services in hard to reach areas.
This BBL presents both WBG and Korean institution’s experiences in leveraging ICT-based innovative solutions to tackle development challenges. This includes presentations of experiences in applying machine learning tools to current data from phones, drones, and satellites, as well as Geo-enabling Initiative for Monitoring and Supervision. These initiatives have been supported by the Korea Trust Fund for Economic Transition and Peacebuilding. The BBL also introduces and discusses the Global Epidemic Prevention Platform, a mobile application-based platform that uses big data on health, developed by Korea Telecoms as part of their social responsibility initiative. A set of questions for this BBL includes:
This BBL is jointly organized by the WBG Korea office and the FCV Group and is part of the Korea office Innovations and Technology BBL series. The BBL series highlights Korean partnership on use of innovative and technology-driven solutions for development.
Special Representative / Country Manager
World Bank Group Korea Office
Senior Geographer -Geospatial Operations Support Team
World Bank
Consultant - Geo-Enabling Initiative for Monitoring and Supervision Team
Fragility, Conflict and Violence Group, World Bank
Program Manager - Sustainability Management Unit
KT Corporation
Assistant Manager - Big Data Business Unit
KT Corporation
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