Palantir, Ministry of Economy of Ukraine sign demining partnership

Palantir Technologies Inc. has signed a partnership agreement with the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine which will pave the way for the roll-out of a digitally led demining approach backed by Palantir’s AI-enabled software. The new agreement will support the Ukrainian Government in its stated goal of bringing 80% of potentially contaminated land into use within ten years. The country is regularly cited as the most mined in the world. The agreement makes specific provisions for cooperation in the following areas: Digitization of humanitarian demining operations and process automation as outlined in the National Mine Action Strategy for the period until 2033; Enhancing digital capabilities for coordination of land release and assessment, region prioritization, and risk management in mine action; Enabling assistance, leveraging Palantir’s Artificial Intelligence Platform, for decision-making in mine action. The software solution built by Palantir and the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine during a pilot phase last year will aid demining activity by helping the government analyse and prioritise where to focus its efforts to achieve the best humanitarian and economic outcomes.