New Broadband Commission call to action provides guide to close digital gender gap
Effective and tangible action is urgent, says new report Hong Kong, 15 March 2017- The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development’s Working Group on the Digital Gender Divide, co-chaired by the GSMA and UNESCO, released a new report, Recommendations for action:…
ITU CWG-Internet launches Open Consultation on “Building an enabling environment for access to the Internet”
ITU’s Council Working Group on international Internet-related public policy issues (CWG-Internet) has launched an open consultation- both online and physical- on the following topic: “Building an enabling environment for access to the Internet What are the elements of an enabling…
ITU150 in August: Innovation to bridge the digital divide
Innovating with Mirian: How do we close the digital divide? Although 3 billion people worldwide were online and using the Internet by the end of 2014, at least 4.3 billion people were still not online, 90 per cent of whom live in…
The role of ICTs in sustainable financial development
Gary Fowlie speaking at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Thank you Mr. President – Excellences. On behalf of the International Telecommunication Union I would like to thank all of the Member States, Civil…
UN Group says science, technology and innovation critical to leverage sustainable development
Science, technology, and innovation are essential to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the overall post-2015 sustainable development agenda, stated members of the United Nations Inter-agency Working Group on a Technology Facilitation Mechanism during the Third International Conference on Financing…
Digital solutions for sustainable development
Doreen Martin-Bogdan, speaking on behalf of the ITU Secretary-General at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York, meeting under the auspices of ECOSOC to review the post-2015 development agenda Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, On behalf…