The Policy and Mediation Division (DPPA) and the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI)?are pleased to invite you to a seminar on
¡°Diplomatic Pulse¡±?¨C The Search Engine for Diplomats
Date:?Tuesday, 2 December 2025?
Time:?12:30-13:30?(ET/ New York time)?
Venue: Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Library Training Room (map)
In-person only / Register to receive a reminder
Press releases are an important medium for diplomatic signaling.? Diplomatic Pulse is a specialized search engine that pools together official press releases from all United Nations Member States and regional organizations. This publicly available digital tool, created by the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) and the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), allows users to see at a glance which country issued a statement on what topic and when. Users can easily modify their searches according to different parameters. Diplomatic Pulse can also give an overview of trending themes. Since its launch in 2021, Diplomatic Pulse has been serving thousands of users and contributing to promoting the visibility of statements issued by Member States.
Thanks to improvements in its AI-enabled technology, the newest version of Diplomatic Pulse is equipped with advanced search functions as well as options to download results in Generative AI-friendly formats (CSV, TXT, JSON). These enhancements further amplify diplomatic voices and make international discourse more transparent and accessible.
Speakers:
- Muhammad Imran, Principal Scientist, Qatar Computing Research Institute??
- Yifan Zhang, Senior Software Engineer, Qatar Computing Research Institute
- Benjamin Cutivet, Lead Designer, Policy and Mediation Division, Innovation Cell, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ DPPA???
Moderated by:
Naoko Takahashi Taymanov, Policy and Mediation Division, Innovation Cell, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ DPPA ?
The seminar is in-person only and will include a live demo of the application, followed by a Q&A session. Please register to receive a reminder.
The initiative is a collaboration between the Innovation Cell of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) with the Qatar Computer Research Institute (QCRI) at the Hamad Bin Khalifa University and independent contributors from the University of Southern California and other institutions. The initiative responds to the call of the?Secretary-General¡¯s Data Strategy?to advance data analytics and internal capacities across the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ family. For any questions, please contact: mailto:DPPA-Innovation@un.org.
