The ITU has, through the Connect2Recover initiative, organized the “Connect2Recover Research Competition” to identify promising research proposals that will accelerate digital inclusion during the COVID-19 recovery globally. For the contest, ITU partnered with and received support [c]
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has published Connecting Humanity – Assessing investment needs of connecting humanity to the Internet by 2030, a comprehensive new study that estimates the investment needed to achieve universal, affordable broadband connectivity [c]
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has opened applications for the ITU Digital World SME Virtual Awards 2020, which will take place online for the first time this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The awards [c]
The ITU has announced a new Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard that advances the state of the art of video compression and has unprecedented application versatility. It has the flexibility to enable emerging applications such [c]
About 53.6 million metric tonnes (Mt) of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2019, up 21 percent in just 5 years, according to the latest UN’s Global E-waste Monitor 2020. The new report also predicts [c]
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has launched its new 2020 Guidelines on Child Online Protection (COP), a comprehensive set of recommendations for children, parents and educators, industry and policymakers on how to contribute to the [c]
On average, prices for mobile-voice, mobile-data and fixed-broadband services are decreasing steadily around the world, and in some countries even dramatically. The reduction in price relative to income is even more dramatic, suggesting that, globally, [c]
In the face of the global coronavirus crisis, as in any other emergency, the speed and efficiency of the global response is proportional to the level of preparedness. To help countries better manage disaster response [c]
Given the global COVID-19 outbreak, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and its partners have decided to postpone the dates for the upcoming World Information Society (WSIS) Forum (originally in April and now from August 31 to September [c]
A new ITU standard states that compliance with the Paris Agreement will require the ICT industry to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 45 per cent from 2020 to 2030. The standard will support ICT [c]
Huawei’s Green 5G Power solution won the Global Industry Award for Sustainable Impact at this year’s ITU Telecom World Awards Ceremony in Budapest. In acknowledgment of the telecom company’s consistent efforts in enabling green, digital [c]
ITU has partnered with Cisco to launch the Digital Transformation Centers Initiative to equip people with the skills needed to effectively participate in today’s digital society and economy. Through this initiative, launched today at ITU [c]
The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) will open in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, from October 28 to November 22, 2019. Before the WRC-19, the Radiocommunication Assembly 2019 (RA-19) will be held in the same venue from [c]
Regulators from around the world gathered in Port Vila, Vanuatu, from July 9 to 12, 2019 for the ITU Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR). They identified and endorsed a set of regulatory Best Practice Guidelines to [c]
The Global E-waste Statistics Partnership, which counts International Telecommunication Union (ITU) as one of the founding members, has launched globalewaste.org, an open source portal that visualises e-waste data and statistics globally, by region and by [c]
On April 25, 2019, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), together with over 170 countries celebrated ‘Girls in ICT Day’, an international day observed by the United Nations to help bridge the gender digital divide. The [c]
ITU’s Global Forum on Emergency Telecommunications (GET-19), is set for March 6 – 8, 2019, in Mauritius and will highlight the role of technologies in disaster risk reduction and management. ITU assists countries in disaster [c]
Miss.Africa Digital, a pan-African programme which promotes digital skills for women across the continent, has been named as a finalist for the Equals in Tech Awards, which take place in Geneva, Switzerland next week. ITU News recently [c]
The 15th edition of ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS-17 or #ITUWTIS) will be held 14-16 November at the Medina Convention and Exhibition Centre in Hammamet, Tunisia. The event brings together ICT leaders from around the globe and [c]
The ITU has published the Global Cybersecurity Index 2017 (GCI-2017), which measures the commitment of ITU’s 193 Member States to cybersecurity and is the second in this index series. The GCI-2017 measures countries’ commitment to cybersecurity and [c]
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have launched a campaign to train 5 million youth globally by 2030. The announcement was made at the 2017 World Summit on the Information [c]
By Pang Xinxing Africa could realize the target of providing affordable digital television to every household through the adoption of unified technology and business models. Digitization is a complex technologically intensive process that also requires [c]
ITU and XPRIZE are convening experts in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Sustainable Development for the AI for Good Global Summit to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from June 7 – 9, 2017, [c]
International Girls in ICT Day highlights the value of women in the field of information and communications technology (ICT), and seeks to attract more girls to the increasing career opportunities of this expanding field. Each [c]
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, accompanied by the country’s Minister of Youth and ICT Jean Philbert Nsengimana, the Director General of the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) and other government representatives participated in the Broadband Commission [c]
The Regional Preparatory Meeting (RPM) for the Arab States was held from January 30 to February 1, 2017 in Khartoum, Sudan. Participants at the meeting assessed the ongoing implementation of the Dubai Action Plan adopted at ITU’s [c]
Rwanda’s capital Kigali was the host of ITU’s Regional Preparatory Meeting (RPM) for Africa held this week from December 6 to 8. Participants at the meeting assessed the ongoing implementation of the Dubai Action Plan [c]
ITU’s annual Measuring the Information Society Report, released recently, states that the world is getting more and more connected and reveals that there are still huge investment opportunities for the private sector to connect the unconnected. The [c]
ITU has approved a new environmentally friendly standard for a universal charger for laptops and other portable devices. The new standard provides for improved energy efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions and is expected to [c]
New data released by ITU, the UN specialized agency for information and communication technology (ICT), show that 3.9 billion people are unable to access the vast resources available on the Internet, despite falling prices for [c]
The ITU’s Annual Regional Capacity Building Workshop on Child Online Protection for sub-Saharan African Countries is set to take place at the Bingu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe, Malawi, next week from July 18 – 20 July 2016. [c]
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