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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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Ham radio and emergency comms: Filling the USGS ‘donut hole’

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 23, 2020
Post category:Innovation
Post last modified:July 23, 2020

By Adam Davidson, W9AS *This article is republished with permission of the author and the Amateur Radio Safety Foundation, Inc. On July 2nd, shortly before midnight local time in Hawaii, a dozen amateur radio operators did something nobody had ever done before—something that shows the best in amateur radio and could herald a transformation in the role “hams” (another name […]

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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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How Montenegro is boosting digital innovation

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 13, 2020
Post category:Innovation
Post last modified:July 13, 2020

By ITU News ITU recently connected with H.E Dragica Sekulić, Minister of the Economy for Montegnegro, about her country’s efforts to boost its information and communication technology (ICT) innovation ecosystem. How dynamic is the ICT ecosystem of Montenegro? The continuous work of the Government in the previous period has created strong and sustainable preconditions for the accelerated development of the […]

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How Artificial Intelligence could shape the mobility industry for the better

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:July 1, 2020
Post category:Innovation
Post last modified:July 1, 2020

By Jan Feiling, Venture Architect at Forward31 (powered by Porsche Digital) Looking at the status quo on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) impacts mobility for the better shows us the obvious future: Of course, autonomous driving and AI-based driver assistant systems will reduce more and more crashes and save human lives. Optimized, personalized routing and smart traffic light systems will lower […]

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How UAE is boosting its digital transformation in the face of COVID-19

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:June 29, 2020
Post category:5G Innovation Smart Cities
Post last modified:June 29, 2020

By H.E Hamad Al Mansoori, Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the United Arab Emirates The last few months have been difficult for everyone across the globe. Never had anyone imagined that such a calamity would fall upon them. No one was prepared to face the challenge and its impact, especially in the financial area. We often wonder […]

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Tech startups join AI for Good Innovation Factory with live pitching

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

By ITU News At the first AI for Good Innovation Factory Live Pitching Session last week, tech startup entrepreneurs had 4 minutes each to pitch their artificial intelligence (AI) project remotely to a team of mentors. During the webinar, 5 entrepreneurs had the opportunity to showcase their tech startup projects, whose solutions aim to accelerate our progress to meet any one […]

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How open data can give Nigerian innovation a facelift going forward

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:April 14, 2020
Post category:Innovation Technology
Post last modified:April 14, 2020

The impact of the pandemic and lockdown demands a lot of innovation from entrepreneurs, a process that might be eased with the creation of transparent and open government data across different public sectors.

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