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WSIS Forum 2021: ICTs foster inclusive, resilient, sustainable societies and economies

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:June 14, 2021
Post category:Innovation
Post last modified:June 14, 2021

By Malcolm Johnson, ITU Deputy Secretary-General The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated two things like never before: firstly, the importance of digital technologies – where would we have been over the last year without mobile phones, radio and television broadcasting, or the Internet? – and secondly, our ever-deepening global interdependence. Indeed, no one, is safe until everyone is safe. Yet a […]

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Celebrating the resilience of radio

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:February 12, 2021
Post category:5G Innovation Multimedia, Content & Apps Network Management
Post last modified:February 12, 2021

by Mario Maniewicz, Director of the ITU Radiocommunication Bureau World Radio Day celebrates the unique power of radio to touch lives and bring people together — even amid crises, disasters, and emergencies. Observed every year on 13 February, it is also a day to raise awareness among the public and the media of broadcast radio’s importance; to encourage decision makers to […]

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Space science for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:February 4, 2021
Post category:5G Innovation Network Management
Post last modified:February 4, 2021

by Mario Maniewicz, Director, ITU Radiocommunication Bureau I am delighted to present to you this ITU News Magazine edition,which contains articles and viewpoints on how space science andtechnologies can be harnessed to accelerate the attainment of the 2030Agenda for Sustainable Development. Space assets and technologies can be used to support most, if not all, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals […]

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Celebrating innovation for more inclusive, transparent and accessible communication in Mexico

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:September 28, 2020
Post category:Innovation Smart Cities
Post last modified:September 28, 2020

by Malcolm Johnson, ITU Deputy Secretary-General *This article has been adapted from remarks I made during the presentation of “Conozco Mi Consumo” at an event organised by Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute. It is fitting that today, on the International Day for Universal Access to Information, we celebrate the launch of “Conozco Mi Consumo.” Known in English as “I know my […]

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Here’s how ICTs bring stability to an uncertain world

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:September 9, 2020
Post category:Innovation
Post last modified:September 9, 2020

By Malcolm Johnson, ITU Deputy Secretary-General *The following article has been adapted from my opening remarks at the GovInsider Live Festival of Innovation. We all yearn for stability in our lives. Even if it’s for the best, no one really likes the uncertainty change entails. For most of us, stability would mean going back to pre-COVID times when we could […]

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How Alesund became Norway’s first city to adopt smart city KPIs

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:August 17, 2020
Post category:Innovation Smart Cities
Post last modified:August 17, 2020

By Eva Vinje Aurdal, Mayor of Ålesund The city of Ålesund lies on the West Coast of Norway between high mountains and the famous fjords. Home to approximately 67,000 people, the city of Ålesund is a merge between five former municipalities. The merge was by far the largest in the municipality reform initiated by the Norwegian government, and the five […]

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Why the new UN Disability Inclusion Strategy is an opportunity for ITU

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 27, 2020
Post category:Innovation
Post last modified:July 27, 2020

By Catalina Devandas-Aguilar, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities *The following article is adapted from my opening remarks at the 2020 WSIS Forum session “ICTs and Accessibility: UN collaborative efforts towards SDGs, CRPD and UNDIS implementation in Digital Accessibility,” which took place virtually on 16 July 2020. People with disabilities represent more than 15 per cent […]

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Leveraging ICTs to build back greener after COVID-19

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 27, 2020
Post category:Innovation
Post last modified:July 27, 2020

By Aprajita Sharrma, Co-Rapporteur for ITU-D Question 6/2, and Haidar Baqir, Emergency Telecommunications & Climate Change Coordinator at ITU While COVID-19 has disrupted many societal behaviour patterns worldwide, some new, post-pandemic behavioural trends just might be worth keeping if we want to build back better – and greener – especially when it comes to ICTs. Instead of travelling by car […]

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ITU Innovation Challenges: Ugandan tech solution helps deliver clean water for all

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 22, 2020
Post category:Innovation Multimedia, Content & Apps
Post last modified:July 22, 2020

By ITU News If clean water came out of your tap when you turned it on this morning, consider yourself fortunate. Some 40 per cent of the world’s people face water scarcity. And the problem is getting worse. It is projected that one in four people will encounter and go through recurring water shortages by 2050. Achieving United Nations Sustainable […]

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Building an inclusive digital ecosystem for Earth

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 20, 2020
Post category:Big Data Innovation
Post last modified:July 20, 2020

by Theadora Mills, Communications Officer at the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Secretariat As part of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2020, co-organized by the UN agencies ITU, UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD, the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) hosted an interactive webinar to bring together experts working to build an inclusive global Digital Ecosystem for Earth. […]

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