How machine learning helps the United Nations monitor global events - TechRepublic

The United Nations is a vast organization with a diverse set of technology needs. The organization is an umbrella under which numerous sub-organizations--UNHCR and UNICEF, for example--operate somewhat autonomously. The UN is charged with providing global humanitarian relief, resolving multinational disputes, and tracking global crime. Tech innovation--particularly big data--aids the UN's mission by making operations more efficient and providing critical operational insight. The UN generates and tracks information on a global scale but has trouble managing large piles of data and is staffed with policy makers who are not inherently tech-savvy.