Its goal is to promote research and disseminate best practice in the ethical application of artificial intelligence in cities.

Its goal is to promote research and disseminate best practice in the ethical application of artificial intelligence in cities.

The Global Observatory of Urban Artificial Intelligence (GOUAI) was officially launched in Barcelona on 20 July this year. The ceremony was held at Ca l’Alier, where the Observatory's first project, the Atlas of Urban Artificial Intelligence was introduced, and a seminar entitled “Algorithmic democracy or democratise algorithm” given.

The GOUAI is an initiative launched jointly by the CIDOB-Barcelona Centre for International Affairs and the cities of Barcelona, Amsterdam and London, within the framework of the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights.

Its goal is to promote research and disseminate best practice in the ethical application of artificial intelligence in cities. Launched in summer 2021, the project is supported by UN-Habitat.

The Observatory is working to ensure that algorithmic tools are sustainable, fair, in line with democratic values, responsible, transparent and cyber secure and that people's digital rights are effectively safeguarded.