Save the date: World Smart City Forum 2017, Barcelona, Spain, 15 November
The World Smart City Forum 2017 will share insight into city leaders’ ambitions in sustainable urban development and the value of international standards in supporting smart city innovation. The forum will be held on 15 November 2017 in Barcelona, Spain,…
Forecast how AI will change networking: New ITU Journal accepting papers until 28 August
The first special issue of the new ITU Journal: ICT Discoveries will forecast how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will improve user experience by enhancing the performance and efficiency of communications networks. A Call for Papers invites submissions until 28 August 2017. Researchers are…
Press Release: World Bank Group, ITU and CPMI launch ‘Financial Inclusion Global Initiative’
Connection of millions of unbanked people to formal financial systems accelerated Geneva, 27 July 2017 – A new global programme to advance research in digital finance and accelerate digital financial inclusion in developing countries, the Financial Inclusion Global Initiative, has been launched…
Why cities need guidelines to monetize IoT data
By Omar Elloumi, IoT evangelist and thought leader at oneM2M and Nokia Bell Labs and CTO group The first meeting of the new ITU-T Focus Group on Data Processing and Management (DPM) confirmed that “data is the new oil”, fast becoming powerful fuel…
28 August, Geneva: ITU workshop on connected car security
An ITU Workshop on Security Aspects of Intelligent Transport Systems in Geneva, 28 August 2017, will analyze the security demands of the communications technologies underlying connected, automated driving. Participation in the workshop is free of charge and open to all. Register…
Orchestration for 5G: New ITU standards and demos of softwarization and slicing (VIDEO)
“Is 5G the revitalization of the telecoms business? Our answer is – yes, it is.” This is the view of Hyungsoo Kim, KT, speaking to the new business opportunities that 5G will present network operators as they support ICT-enabled innovation…
