Sustainable Development Goal 17

OMNY Health announces $17 Million Raise to Lead the Next Generation of Real-World Data-Driven Decision-Making and Collaboration Across Healthcare

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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ATLANTA, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OMNY, Inc. (d/b/a OMNY Health), a leader in compliant data and platform solutions for connecting healthcare stakeholders, today announced a $17 million Series B round led by Chicago Pacific Founders (CPF). Dr. Vance Vanier, MD, Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of CPF will join the OMNY Board of Directors.

Key Points: 
  • Dr. Vance Vanier, MD, Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of CPF will join the OMNY Board of Directors.
  • OMNY Health was created to enable any provider organization in the healthcare ecosystem to benefit from the value of Real-world data (RWD), while helping to reduce bias in data-driven decision-making across healthcare stakeholders.
  • The OMNY Health ecosystem is the premiere real-world data layer, securely connecting researchers and healthcare providers through a common language of deidentified data.
  • CPF's leadership team is comprised of former healthcare founders, senior executives, and investment professionals with a passion and track record of building healthcare businesses.

G7 Leaders Statement Partnership for Infrastructure and Investment

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Friday, December 3, 2021
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Low- and middle-income countries need to expand infrastructure investment to address climate change and support their transition to net zero emissions,1and for health and health security infrastructure; digital, transport and energy connectivity; education infrastructure; and advancing gender equity and the fight againstinequality.

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  • Low- and middle-income countries need to expand infrastructure investment to address climate change and support their transition to net zero emissions,1and for health and health security infrastructure; digital, transport and energy connectivity; education infrastructure; and advancing gender equity and the fight againstinequality.
  • Collectively we have invested substantial resources - in 2019 and 2020 combined, the G7 members provided over US$265 billion in official development assistance,2including for infrastructure.
  • G7 members also provide substantial amounts of additional finance for infrastructure in developing countries through Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and their development finance institutions.
  • But narrowing the connectivity and infrastructure investment gap requires a significant shift in how the international system works together.

Bank of America Increases Environmental Business Initiative Target to $1 Trillion by 2030

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Thursday, April 8, 2021
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Bank of America today announced a goal of deploying and mobilizing $1 trillion by 2030 in its Environmental Business Initiative in order to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon, sustainable economy.

Key Points: 
  • Bank of America today announced a goal of deploying and mobilizing $1 trillion by 2030 in its Environmental Business Initiative in order to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon, sustainable economy.
  • This commitment will anchor a broader $1.5 trillion sustainable finance goal by both environmental transition and social inclusive development purposes, spanning business activities across the globe.
  • Bank of Americas broader $1.5 trillion sustainable finance target is consistent with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), and will spur transformative change nationally and around the world.
  • Todays announcement increases Bank of Americas 2019 commitment of $300 billion to low-carbon, sustainable business initiatives , to $1 trillion by 2030 as part of its Environmental Business Initiative .

Saudi Arabia and International Telecommunication Union Announce MoU to Support AI for Sustainable Development Efforts

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Thursday, October 22, 2020
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Saudi Arabia, represented by the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) today announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on initiatives aimed at supporting and strengthening efforts to optimize the benefits of AI technologies and applications for sustainable development.

Key Points: 
  • Saudi Arabia, represented by the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA), and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) today announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on initiatives aimed at supporting and strengthening efforts to optimize the benefits of AI technologies and applications for sustainable development.
  • Under the partnership, Saudi Arabia will support ITU in developing projects, activities and initiatives that will, among other things, aim to facilitate greater multi-stakeholder participation, international cooperation, and knowledge sharing to accelerate progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
  • With the announcement of this MoU, Saudi Arabia intends to support ITU to design activities that will help strengthen global efforts to use AI technologies for the advancement of sustainable development and growth.
  • SDAIA has been established to drive AI programs in the Kingdom, and enable Saudi Arabia to become a global leader in AI.