ITU Blog: Improving the protection of ICT equipment against lightning strikes
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) pervade almost every aspect of our lives today with innovative devices enabling us to communicate anywhere and at any time. Yet, despite the extraordinary innovation seen in the industry in recent times, ICT devices, home…
Media Advisory: Green Standards Week set for Beijing, 22-26 September 2014
Focus on “Setting the Vision for Smart Sustainable Cities” Geneva, 25 July 2014 – The Fourth ITU Green Standards Week is set to feature Green ICT as a catalyst in achieving a sustainable, resource-efficient economy, promoting e-waste management, examining human exposure to…
ITU Blog: Green cables for climate monitoring and disaster warning
Continents are connected by information superhighways of fibre-optic submarine cables that span our oceans to provide the backbone of the global telecommunications system. The first submarine communication cable was deployed across the English Channel in 1850, and since, more than…
Communiqué: ITU and ETSI align environmental impact methodology
Standard gives industry a uniform way to measure climate impact Geneva, 28 May 2014 – A standardized way to assess the direct environmental impact of ICT goods, networks and services, as well as their indirect impact on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…
ITU/EC events within Smart Week Genova
Smart Sustainable Cities will be the focal topic at ITU/EC events during the upcoming Smart Week Genova. Profiting from the presence of high-level policymakers and experts in urban development, the ITU/EC events will advance cities’ incorporation of smart technologies to…
ITU Blog: Inviting contributions to ITU reports on Smart Sustainable Cities
Although cities account for only two per cent of global land area, they are responsible for more than 70 per cent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and 60-80 per cent of global energy consumption. Recognizing the sustainability challenges that…
