Data sharing and GDPR compliance: Bounty UK shows what not to do

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office issued a massive judgment against a company for illegal data sharing. Here’s how to avoid the same fate.

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Why we need a ‘whole-of-government’ approach to digital investments

By Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau; and Kate Wilson, CEO of the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) *The below text is the Foreword of the newly launched SDG Digital Investment Framework paper. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), set to be achieved by 2030, are not currently on track. Progress can be accelerated, however, through the […]

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Advancing ICT Accessibility at the World Summit on the Information Society Forum

By ITU News Persons with disabilities represent 15% of the world’s population, estimates the World Health Organization. This amounts to nearly one billion people who are more likely to experience barriers to education, poorer health outcomes, lower levels of employment, and higher poverty rates. Assistive technologies have proven to be life-changing for persons with disabilities. But how can we ensure […]

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How Seabin is helping clean the oceans of plastic waste

By ITU News A small floating device can be heard quietly whirring from the dock in Montenegro’s Bay of Kotor, helping to solve one of the world’s biggest environmental problems. About eight million tonnes of plastic waste is added to the oceans every year — equivalent to one garbage truck of plastic being dumped into our oceans every minute — […]

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Advancing innovation in India’s ICT industry – and beyond: Malcolm Johnson

By Malcolm Johnson, ITU Deputy Secretary-General The following was adapted from remarks delivered by ITU Deputy Secretary-General Malcolm Johnson in New Delhi, India at the recent CMAI ICT World Communication Summit on the theme “Innovation in ICT Technologies, Broadband, Smart Cities and manufacturing for Sustainable Development Goals” on 11 March 2019. We are living in a time of extraordinary advances […]

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International Women’s Day: Building ICT infrastructure for gender equality

By Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General For International Women’s Day (IWD) I reaffirm my commitment to ensuring that the information and communication technologies (ICTs) of today are accessible to all, and offer benefits to all, regardless of gender. It is well accepted that gender equality is a fundamental human right and key to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) worldwide. […]

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Navigating crowded spectrum: ITU Journal invites research on advances in radiowave propagation

By ITU News “The ITU Journal is named ‘ICT Discoveries’ in recognition of the groundbreaking discoveries in information and communication technology (ICT) that have formed the basis for the work of ITU,” says ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao. One of the best known of these discoveries proved radio waves’ feasibility as a communication medium. Radiowave propagation enables mobile-wireless, fixed and satellite […]

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How ITU and NGMN are promoting a ‘level playing field’ for 5G intellectual property licensing

By ITU News IMT-2020 (5G) systems will incorporate a wealth of highly innovative technologies. These technologies will be applied in a wide variety of industry sectors. Considering the great diversity of expected 5G applications, how could intellectual property (IP) licensing practices encourage widespread 5G deployment as well as ensure fair reward to the creators of patented technology? This question was […]

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