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Back to Episodes#113: A school-by-school hazard model went national today, and the point is to stop cancelling classes across whole provinces
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Impact Signals #113: A school-by-school hazard model went national today, and the point is to stop cancelling classes across whole provinces Today: A school-by-school hazard model went national today, and the point is to stop cancelling classes across whole provinces; The AI was right 99 times out of 100. Doctors stopped using it anyway, and the ER got no faster; Kenya just put a price tag on maternal-health AI: tenders opened 26 August for the modules that would follow a pregnancy end to end. --- Top Stories **1. A school-by-school hazard model went national today, and the point is to stop cancelling classes across whole provinces** Source URL: [gmanetwork.com](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/technology/999947/deped-s-project-ligtas-aims-for-school-level-class-suspensions-resumptions/story/) The Philippine Department of Education launched Project LIGTAS+ nationally in Makati City today, 26 August, with Education Secretary Sonny Angara presiding. LIGTAS+ stands for Learning Institution Geohazard Tracking and Assessment for Safety. It was built by DepEd's Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Service with the Education Center for AI Research, and it had been running as a pilot since 8 May under the M7X Ready School Program, so today is the national rollout of a tested system rather than a first reveal. The platform combines satellite imagery, geospatial analytics, interactive multi-hazard mapping and historical hazard data to generate a risk profile for an individual…