16 January 2025

AI Action Summit: 50 innovative projects selected by the Paris Peace Forum following its Call for AI Projects

Paris, January 16, 2025 – The AI revolution is disrupting our lives and societies, and brings with it promise of progress while also raising unprecedented challenges that we must face together. To ensure that these technologies benefit the entire population, the Paris Peace Forum has launched a Call for AI Projects to support international initiatives that promote the well-being of citizens and the ethical use of artificial intelligence. This Call is part of the Paris Summit for Action on Artificial Intelligence, to be held on February 10-11, 2025.

The call received an impressive total of 770 applications from 111 countries, underlining global enthusiasm for harnessing artificial intelligence to tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges. An international selection committee met to choose 50 projects from almost every continent, covering topics as diverse as helping the blind and visually impaired, combating digital violence, screening for cervical cancer, combating hate speech and labor law. These 50 projects come from 28 different countries, including 22 located in the Global South.

The 50 selected projects will be presented at the AI Action Summit (10-11 February), to which the Paris Peace Forum is contributing as multi-stakeholder coordinator, providing an international platform for sharing and promoting innovative and inclusive solutions.

Here are a few key facts and figures on the Call for AI Projects:

Number of projects by region:

  • Europe: 13 projects
  • North America: 13 projects
  • Africa: 10 projects
  • Central & Latin America: 6 projects
  • Middle East & North Africa: 4 projects
  • Asia: 4 projects

Projects by theme:

  • AI and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): 18 projects
  • Governance, Ethics, Responsibility and Crisis Response: 14 projects
  • Trust: Democracy, Information, Safety and Security: 13 projects
  • Work and Well-being: 3 projects
  • Culture: 2 projects

All the projects are listed in the appendix and you can download the full list here. 

For media inquiries, please contact: media@parispeaceforum.org

About the Paris Peace Forum: The Paris Peace Forum is an international multi-stakeholder platform dedicated to global governance solutions. By encouraging dialogue and collaboration, the Forum aims to strengthen the governance of global commons such as climate, space or oceans, and to improve the international management of global challenges, particularly those related to digital and disruptive technologies. For more information, visit https://parispeaceforum.org/.




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The 50 selected projects

Download the list of all 50 projects here:
https://parispeaceforum.org/app/uploads/2025/01/en-press-release-announcement-of-the-50-ai-projects.pdf

1. AI and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): 18 projects

 

Project name

Country

Project Presentation

Scripted Lesson Planner

Zimbabwe

Scripted Lesson Planner (SLP) is an AI-powered assistant that simplifies lesson planning for teachers in sub-Saharan Africa. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/scripted-lesson-planner/

Visis

Nigeria

Vinsighte has designed an AI-based assistive reading technology known as Visis, which helps blind people read books and identify scenes and colors independently. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/visis/

AymurAI

Argentina

AymurAI is an AI tool designed to anonymize and open up judicial data, with a focus on gender-based violence, in order to enhance transparency and accountability. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/aymurai/

GAIA (Générative Artificielle Intelligence for Agriculture)

France

This project aims to create an open source collaborative tool to generate AI agents specialized in agriculture, making this technology accessible to all. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/gaia/

CervicAId: Cervical Cancer AI Screening Aid

United States

CervicAId aims to improve women's health in Africa by supporting the eradication of cervical cancer and empowering communities. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/cervicaid-cervic…ai-screening-aid/

AI HIVE: Self Care from Anywhere

South Africa

The project offers a trusted AI assistant to accompany young girls and women on their health journey. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/ai-hive-self-care-from-anywhere/

Project Guacamaya

United States

The Guacamaya project uses AI and cloud technology to monitor deforestation and protect biodiversity in the Amazon. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/project-guacamaya/

Extracting carbon from landfill waste

Kenya

The project uses AI to convert landfill carbon into super-capacitors, promoting sustainable storage of renewable energy. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/extracting-carbo…m-landfill-waste/

Care for Rare Conditions (Diseases) Using AI

Ghana

The project aims to help more than 50 million Africans, mainly children, affected by rare diseases and with limited access to healthcare. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/care-for-rare-co…iseases-using-ai/

#LeyOlimpI.A. - AI Digital Defender

Mexico

We've created a multilingual conversational AI platform to support victims of digital violence. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/leyolimpi-a-ai-digital-defender/

Satellites4Humanity

Nepal

Satellites4Humanity uses AI and space data to provide fast, accurate climate information via the web. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/satellites4humanity/

MAHAAM AI FOR DECARBONIZATION

Morocco

MAHAAM is an artificial intelligence-based solution designed to support industries in their digital and sustainable transformation. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/mahaam-ai-for-decarbonization/

Enfarm smart soil sensing technology

Vietnam

Enfarm's goal is to help 3 million farms in the Southeast Asian region produce more food with less fertilizer, and reduce agriculture's carbon footprint by at least 20%. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/enfarm-smart-soi…nsing-technology/

AI Energy Star Ratings

United States

This initiative encourages the AI community - developers, companies and users - to prioritize environmental responsibility when developing and deploying AI systems. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/ai-energy-star-ratings/

Mapping the World’s Forests with AI

United States

WRI and Meta have developed an AI model to create the world's first tree height map at one-meter resolution. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/mapping-the-worlds-forests-with-ai/

Protection de fonds marin et zones sensibles

Ivory Coast

NEOMIA offers an AI-based collaborative platform for protection and surveillance through satellite image analysis, dedicated to the fight against illegal fishing, terrorism and the preservation of biodiversity. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/protection-de-fo…-zones-sensibles/

OcéanIA: AI, the Ocean, and Climate Change

Colombia

OceanIA is a pioneering project that aims to unravel the complexities of the global ocean symbiome using cutting-edge artificial intelligence and mathematical modeling. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/oceania-ai-the-o…d-climate-change/

Tech4Nature Mexico

Mexico

The Tech4Nature Mexico project uses artificial intelligence systems and cutting-edge technologies to monitor and protect key species such as jaguars, while strengthening climate resilience and biodiversity in the Yucatán peninsula. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/tech4nature-mexico/

 

2. Governance, Ethics, Responsibility and Crisis Response: 14 projects

Project Name

Country

Project Presentation

Mozilla Common Voice

United States

Mozilla Common Voice provides global communities with the open infrastructure they need to create diverse, multilingual speech and text datasets in the public interest. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/mozilla-common-voice/

AI Standards Hub

United Kingdom

This project enables stakeholders to connect, track and influence the evolution of international AI standards through an interactive online database. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/ai-standards-hub/

Text Processing for Mine Action

United States

The Carter Center and Microsoft AI for Good have developed a GPT model to analyze conflicting events, providing reliable information and reducing manual data classification. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/text-processing-for-mine-action/

Asia Pacific AI Governance Accelerator

France

The Asia Pacific AI Governance Accelerator (APAIGA) coordinates the region's efforts to strengthen AI governance expertise and promote a dialogue on generative AI, based on shared principles of prudence and responsibility. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/asia-pacific-ai-…ance-accelerator/

Data Insights for Social and Humanitarian Act

Thailand

DISHA brings together data and technology providers, funders and humanitarian organizations to co-create AI solutions for disaster response and implement them on a large scale in the humanitarian system. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/data-insights-fo…humanitarian-act/

Stratégie Nationale IA du Sénégal

France

We are supporting Senegal in implementing its National AI Strategy to boost socio-economic development and enhance the employability of young people. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/strategie-nationale-ia-du-senegal/

GANNET - AI Humanitarian Situational Analysis

United States

GANNET is an AI-powered platform that revolutionizes humanitarian crisis response. It analyzes data in real time from trusted sources, providing actionable insights for aid workers and analysts. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/gannet-ai-humani…ational-analysis/

A Technical Solution for Algo-Transparency

United States

The Algorithmic Outcomes Initiative is part of the Call and specifically aims to better understand the role of algorithms in radicalization, and to develop effective interventions and technical solutions to limit radicalization. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/a-technical-solu…lgo-transparency/

InstaGeo: Early Warning for Locust Disasters

United Kingdom

This project presents InstaGeo, the first operational model to predict locust breeding areas using readily available data from the Sentinel-2 and Landsat-8 satellites. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/instageo-early-w…locust-disasters/

Harnessing AI and maps for disaster response

United States

Our AI-assisted mapping solution (fAIr) enables communities to create a customized mapping model that accelerates the production of accurate local maps. Our solution is open source and trained by community members to meet their specific needs in order to minimize bias. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/harnessing-ai-an…isaster-response/

EmpatIA 2: Data for AI Governance

Uruguay

Following EmpatIA, which revealed the lack of progress in AI regulation in Latin America, ILDA developed a pilot advocacy model to involve the region's organizations in global decision-making processes on AI regulation. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/empatia-2-data-for-ai-governance/

MENA Observatory on Responsible AI

Egypt

The MENA Observatory is a regional AI research center that influences policy, networks with various stakeholders and applies its knowledge through different formats. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/mena-observatory-on-responsible-ai/

Strategic Insights Tool for Rough Sleeping

United Kingdom

The Strategic Insights Tool for Rough Sleeping (SITRS) provides an overview of developments among homeless people in London, enabling targeted interventions. It draws on a range of data sources to show and identify different strategies. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/strategic-insigh…r-rough-sleeping/

Safeguarding Child Development in the AI Era

United States

Everyone.AI's mission is to educate about the opportunities and risks of AI for children and teenagers, protecting their cognitive and emotional development through research and expertise. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/safeguarding-chi…nt-in-the-ai-era/


3. Trust: Democracy, Information, Safety and Security: 13 projects

Project Name

Country

Project Presentation

Yodi

Togo

Yodi is a community project that fights the digital divide by providing new artificial intelligence tools for communication and business in local languages in Togo and West Africa. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/yodi/

AI-Driven Pluralism

France

Pluralism, a Magic LEMP initiative, uses AI to analyze the speeches of political figures on TV, radio and social networks in real time, offering summaries and analyses of over 3,000 public figures. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/ai-driven-pluralism/

Transforming citizen service with AI

United Arab Emirates

We're building conversational AI assistants that can facilitate access to public information, provide round-the-clock empathetic assistance and strengthen ties between governments and citizens. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/transforming-cit…-service-with-ai/

Projet Spinoza

France

The aim of the Spinoza project is to develop a collaborative generative AI tool by bringing together journalists and the media. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/projet-spinoza/

DIVERSIFAIR: Shaping Education for Fairer AI

France

DIVERSIFAIR trains and raises awareness of intersectional bias in AI by combining two approaches: Equality4Tech for auditing bias and Tech4Equality for preventing it. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/diversifair-shap…on-for-fairer-ai/

Hura: Decentralized Train LLM

Bangladesh

Hura is a decentralized language model using blockchain to offer secure, transparent and private AI solutions, democratizing access to AI for social use without the risks of centralized control or privacy issues. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/hura-decentralized-train-llm/

Factstream AI

Netherlands

FactStream AI uses AI to simplify and translate complex legal texts, providing refugees, newcomers and expatriates with clear information about their rights and obligations. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/factstream-ai/

The AI Risk Repository

United States

The project aims to help decision-makers in government, research and industry understand and prioritize the risks associated with AI, and collaborate to address them. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/the-ai-risk-repository/

ComprasGPT

Ecuador

The ComprasGPT project aims to simplify decision-making in public procurement in Ecuador, helping civil servants and companies to navigate complex and changing regulations. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/comprasgpt/

ARIJ AI Speaks Arabic

Jordan

This project, initiated in-house, explores the integration of AI into journalism, raising awareness among the team, identifying challenges to be solved and developing a strategy and code of ethics for AI. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/arij-ai-speaks-arabic/

Contrer la désinformation avec l'IA

Switzerland

Our project uses AI to combat hate speech in eastern DRC, by monitoring community radio stations and broadcasting content to neutralize detected violent speech. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/contrer-la-desinformation-avec-lia/

Phoenix: Social Media Tool for Peacebuilders

Kenya

Project Phoenix is an open-source platform that supports peacemakers and mediators by ethically monitoring social media actors and content, without requiring technical skills. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/phoenix-social-m…or-peacebuilders/

Dalil

Lebanon

Dalil is an AI-powered media monitoring and analysis suite that helps users navigate through the information clutter. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/dalil-2/


4. Work and Well-Being: 3 projects 

Project Name

Country

Project Presentation

Phantom

Cameroon

Phantom is an innovative safety application developed by iftech, designed to enhance safety in factories and industrial areas. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/phantom/

Africa Tech Workers Rising, Kenya

Switzerland

Africa Tech Workers Rising, Kenya, aims to organize and empower content moderators and data enrichment workers to improve their working conditions, pay, safety and respect. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/africa-tech-workers-rising-kenya/

African language fund for AI

United States

We propose to create a fund for linguistic AI in Africa, aimed at solving the challenges associated with data, models and use cases, in order to catch up with the continent's lag in this field. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/african-language-fund-for-ai/

 

5. Culture: 2 projects

Project Name

Country

Project Presentation

Valorisation Propriété
Intellectuelle en IA

Canada

VP2IA, the AI Confidence platform, promotes Intellectual Property (IP) in AI. It enables manufacturers from different sectors to register, access, develop and mature IP resulting from collaborative projects. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/valorisation-pro…llectuelle-en-ia/

AI-Powered Museum
Experience for All

France

The MNBAQ project uses artificial intelligence to offer an immersive museum experience accessible to all. https://parispeaceforum.org/projects/ai-powered-museu…perience-for-all/