Press release: UN Broadband Commission to government leaders: broadband can be your most powerful development catalyst
High-speed networks and services essential to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals Dubai, 14 March 2016 – The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development’s 13th full meeting, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, yesterday, reached consensus on the need for a new…
Press release: Global ‘ICT for development’ community meets to decide on strategies beyond 2015
WSIS process is key to harnessing potential of ICTs to accelerate human progress & achieve SDG 2030 Agenda New York, 14 December 2015 – Ten years after the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), delegates from UN Member States and…
Press release: ITU launches annual award recognizing leadership in sustainable development through ICTs
Celebrating the power of information and communications technology to drive the global 2030 development agenda New York, 27 September 2015 – ITU emphasized the vital role that information and communication technology (ICT) will play in meeting the new Sustainable Development…
Press release: UN Broadband Commission affirms new focus on Sustainable Development Goals
Broadband networks and services can act as a powerful catalyst to accelerate development actions and transform lives and communities New York, 26 September 2015 – The power of broadband to leapfrog development roadblocks and bring access to education, healthcare and employment opportunities…
Press release: Global broadband growth slows sharply: 4 billion still offline
UN Broadband Commission releases new country-by-country data on state of broadband access worldwide Geneva, 21 September, 2015 – Broadband Internet is failing to reach those who could benefit most, with Internet access reaching near-saturation in the world’s rich nations but not…
