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8 recommendations to spur innovations, ICT-centric economic growth and job creation

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:December 21, 2018
Post category:Innovation SMEs/Entrepreneurship
Post last modified:December 21, 2018

By Emanuele Giovannetti, Professor of Economics at Anglia Ruskin University, an ITU Academic Member Innovations are the engine of competition and lie at the heart of industry growth and transformation. However, modeling and understanding how technical innovations emerge and succeed has been challenging, given the many actors, phases and activities that underlie successful innovations. To support innovations, governments and businesses looking to […]

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How high-speed Internet in Azerbaijan opens doors to innovation: Bakhtiyar Mammadov

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:November 15, 2018
Post category:Innovation
Post last modified:November 15, 2018

By ITU News Azerbaijan recently secured two elected positions at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) during the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 (PP-18) in Dubai. Azerbaijan was elected to serve on the ITU Council for the upcoming four-year term, and Sahiba Hasanova — Vice-Chairperson of Study Group 4 (Satellite Services) at ITU’s Radiocommunication Bureau — was elected to represent her government and […]

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Four ways entrepreneurs can promote innovation in emerging markets

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:August 7, 2018
Post category:Innovation SMEs/Entrepreneurship
Post last modified:August 7, 2018

By ITU News Tech innovation and social entrepreneurship can improve billions of lives. This was the raison d’être of the 2018 Seedstars Summit, which connected innovators with investors and mentors to help them develop and scale up their new tech solutions in emerging markets. An online platform to sell quality-assured medicines in Nigeria. A toolkit and software application to teach […]

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How tech innovation is changing the Tour de France

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 26, 2018
Post category:Big Data Cybersecurity Innovation Internet of Things
Post last modified:July 26, 2018

By ITU News The 2018 Tour de France isn’t just a display of athletic prowess and endurance; it’s also a platform for showcasing some of the latest innovations in Big Data, the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine learning. ITU recently caught up with Peter Gray, Senior Director – Technology at Dimension Data Sports Practice, an IT services firm, about […]

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ITU Secretary-General: How regulation can deliver on the promise of the digital economy

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 10, 2018
Post category:5G Emerging Technologies Information Technology Innovation Internet of Things Sustainable Development Goals
Post last modified:July 10, 2018

By Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General The following was adapted from ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao’s opening remarks at the Global Symposium for Regulators 2018 in Geneva on 10 July 2018. The first “Global ICT Regulatory Outlook” released last year by ITU showed that expectations of regulation in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) have grown. Not surprisingly, the pace of regulation in […]

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Why ‘Smart Parking’ and urban innovation are needed now

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:June 29, 2018
Post category:Innovation Smart Cities
Post last modified:June 29, 2018

By Jack Aldane, Cities Today The International Parking Institute‘s latest emerging trends survey report suggests the role of the urban parking professional is being transformed into one of a mobility specialist, as curb management grows more complex thanks to the proliferation of new transit options and a growing desire by citizens to live in more sustainable urban environments. Despite the increasing number of alternatives […]

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Never too old to learn: More telcos join Linux Foundation

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:June 4, 2018
Post category:Web Apps Development Website Design and Development
Post last modified:June 4, 2018

By Guy Daniels KDDI, KT, SK Telecom, Sprint, Swisscom, and Telecom Italia join LFN Supporting the LFN’s automation and transformation projects Projects include ONAP, OPNFV, ODL and FD.io LF also launches a free online course on open networking The Linux Foundation Networking Fund (LFN) has signed up a number of additional telcos to its membership ranks, with US mobile operator Sprint […]

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How AT&T’s new ‘Airship’ cloud-native platform will run its 5G core

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:May 29, 2018
Post category:Emerging Technologies Information Technology Innovation
Post last modified:May 29, 2018

By Guy Daniels Open source collaboration with Intel and SK Telecom Built using microservices and embraces cloud native principles Will provide the foundation of AT&T’s network cloud to run its 5G core Airship will also be used in the Akraino Edge Stack project AT&T is at it again. Having already pushed out its ECOMP orchestration projects and DANOS white box […]

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New York’s new plans to become a blockchain innovation hub

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:May 29, 2018
Post category:Innovation
Post last modified:May 29, 2018

By Jack Aldane, Cities Today New York City is hatching a plan to become the world’s capital for innovation in blockchain technologies. The city’s ambition to lead education and investment in distributed ledger technology was announced at the start of the annual Consensus conference, hosted by CoinDesk, a media platform that specialises in digital currencies. James Patchett, President and CEO of the non-profit New York […]

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OPNFV moves network functions virtualization closer to ‘cloud native’

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:May 3, 2018
Post category:Emerging Technologies Information Technology Innovation
Post last modified:May 3, 2018

By Guy Daniels The sixth platform release from the open source OPNFV project Features more mature cloud native integration and improved testing OPNFV Fraser designed to create an ecosystem bridge to cloud providers Orange and China Mobile have used OPNFV continuous integration (CI) pipeline and testing projects The Open Platform for Network Functions Virtualization (OPNFV) Project has announced the availability […]

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