CIS regional initiatives discussed at Regional Development Forum
The ITU Regional Development Forum for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was held in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, from 31 March to 1 April 2015 under the theme “Broadband for Sustainable Development.” The Forum discussed the five CIS Regional…
ITU150 in April: Girls and Women and Innovation
Innovating with Alja: How do we close the growing ICT gender gap? Women are getting online later than men leading to a growing technology gender gap. Alja Isakovic shares her story about working to narrow the gender divide in the…
ITU Arab Regional Forum held in Amman, Jordan
The ITU Arab Regional Development Forum was held in Amman, Jordan, from 23 to 24 March 2015 under the theme “Broadband for Sustainable Development.” The Forum discussed the five Arab Regional Initiatives approved by the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-14)…
Smart solutions to make TV programming more accessible
ICT accessibility for persons with disabilities is ITU priority The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in partnership with the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the European Commission held a workshop on 18 March, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain on Smart Accessibility on Connected…
Press release: ITU releases Global Development Initiatives reports
M-Powering Development, Smart Sustainable Development Initiatives to harness ICT solutions for development and disaster management Doha, 9 December 2014 – The Advisory Boards of the ITU m-Powering Development and Smart Sustainable Development Model Initiatives released their first reports in Doha, Qatar, at…
Press release: International community commits to Global ICT Agenda for 2020
Connect 2020 Agenda sets out vision, goals and specific targets for future development of ICT sector Busan, 6 November 2014 – A global agenda to shape the future of the ICT sector has been unanimously adopted at the ITU 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference…