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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Kenya government have signed a Host Country Agreement to formalize arrangements for the Global ICT Capacity Building Symposium (CBS-2016). The agreement was signed by ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao […]
ITU and the government of Tunisia have signed the Host Country Agreement formalizing arrangements for the 2016 World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-16), an ITU governing conference held every four years to define the strategic direction and […]
Huawei has co-hosted the Ultra-Broadband Summit 2016 in Singapore with UN’s Broadband Commission, a regional telecom consultancies setup by the ITU and UNESCO. The summit brought together 300 industry influencers and telecom leaders to discuss […]
A high-level inter-ministerial round table on digital health was held at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland today, bringing together Ministers of Telecommunication/ICT and Ministers of Health. The Ministers discussed the use of information and […]
The International Telecom Union (ITU) and Huawei jointly organized the ICT Energy Efficiency Forum in Madrid, Spain on 11-12 May with the theme “Building a Better Connected World, Making Network Greener.” Energy executives from global […]
Top international policy makers from the world’s information and communication technology (ICT) regulatory authorities and leading technology companies are meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, this week to discuss the enormous opportunities ICTs offer for accelerating […]
The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD-2016), which marks the establishment of ITU in 1865, is set to be celebrated on May 17, 2016. An opening ceremony at ITU will be followed by keynote […]
ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao today announced the 18 winners of the WSIS Prizes 2016 at the WSIS High-Level Opening Segment, which was held at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG). The WSIS Prizes 2016 contest […]
Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda, Deputy Assistant Secretary with the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs at the US Department of State, has been named Chairman-designate of the forthcoming World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) […]
Egypt is set to host Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-16), billed as the world’s pre-eminent gathering of the global ICT regulatory community. The meeting will take place from May 11 -14 at the Red Sea […]
A joint ITU/UNESCO Policy Forum on mobile learning brought together for the first time Ministers of Education and Ministers of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) to examine the role that policies and cross-sectoral collaboration can […]
ITU Telecom World 2016, the UN global technology event, will take place this year in Bangkok, Thailand, from 14 to 17 November 2016. The focus will be on the most effective ways to grow our […]
Over 500 participants from 70 countries attending ITU’s 2nd Global Forum on Emergency Telecommunications: Saving Lives (GET2016, Kuwait City, 26-28 January), underscored the importance of ICTs in disaster early warning and response through the launch of […]
Media registration is open to all journalists who wish to cover ITU’s Second Global Forum on Emergency Telecommunications (GET-2016). Organized by ITU, the UN specialized agency for ICTs, the event is hosted by the Government […]
A new report from ITU and networking giant, Cisco, identifies the Internet of Things (IoT) as a major global development opportunity that has the potential to improve the lives of millions and dramatically accelerate progress […]
The first World Smart City online community was launched today to assist city stakeholders in their efforts to develop Smart Sustainable Cities. The new community aims to identify the top ‘pain points’ presenting challenges to city development. […]
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