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UN-Habitat , UNCDF and ellaimpacta Alliance announce Women-led Cities
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme ( UN-Habitat ) and the United Nations Capital Investment Fund ( UNCDF ), in partnership with ellaimpacta Alliance – a consortium of women-led companies and philanthropies – have announced the launch of Women-led
Cities ( WLC ). The joint initiative aims to create cities that foster inclusivity , enabling women to live , work and prosper with dignity and equality . WLC is affiliated with UN-Habitat ' s global flagship initiative SDG Cities and UNCDF ' s IncluCity project .
Achieving gender equality in political and public life is not only essential for upholding women ' s human rights but also plays a pivotal role in realising the Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ). This highlights the crucial importance of promoting women ' s equal participation and leadership in these spheres . However , women continue to face unequal representation in public life .
While more than 50 % of the world ' s population are women , only 5 % of the world ' s cities are led by women . WLC is the first of its kind as it brings together women business leaders and women leaders in public policy to accelerate gender equality , a gap which is estimated to close in 265 years at the current trajectory . WLC seeks to create a network of women business and political leaders to promote and develop partnerships that will empower women and serve cities .
Study reveals C-suite lack the resources to deliver on enterprise AI / ML innovation goals
Domino Data Lab has released a new industry report , Build
A Winning AI Offense : C-Level Strategies for an ML-Fueled Revenue Engine . The study determined that while data science is now a key revenue and innovation engine for the enterprise , most enterprise data and analytics leaders are inadequately resourced to deliver what business leadership wants from AI and ML innovation .
The survey of 100 Chief Data Officers ( CDOs ) and Chief Data Analytics Officers ( CDAOs ) at companies with US $ 1 billion in revenue – conducted by Wakefield Research – paints a stunning picture of the mounting revenue expectations put on these leaders and their teams .
" Data science executives need proper resources , empowerment and support to achieve revenue and transformation goals ," said Nick Elprin , Co-founder and CEO of Domino Data Lab . " Boards and the full C-suite must invest in CDOs and CDAOs and put them in charge of people , process and AI / ML technologies or risk existential competitive pressures ."
" Being model-driven is essential for success , but CDOs and CDAOs often lack the authority to lead IT and other stakeholders towards these goals ," added Kjell Carlsson , Domino ' s Head of Data Science
Strategy & Evangelism . " This study clearly demonstrates that they both want and need to take the reins and get on the offence , and the rising tide of data regulations and governance needs makes them perfect for the job ." x
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