Digital Divide Progress Report: 15 Year Review
Information and communication technologies (ICT) have driven global development in an unprecedented way, providing huge opportunities for social and economic development. Billions of people enjoy access to ICTs thanks to technological progress, infrastructure deployment and falling prices. The ICT industry…
Press release: Sanofi joins Be He@lthy, Be Mobile initiative
Partnership harnessing power of ICTs to deliver health-care solutions Geneva, 26 February 2015 – Multinational pharmaceutical firm Sanofi has joined the International Telecommunication Union’s Be He@lthy, Be Mobile initiative, which ITU leads in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). Be He@lthy…
Press release: New mobile app offers guide to electromagnetic fields
App launched to provide clarity on public health concerns Geneva, 18 December 2014 – A new ITU mobile application provides a guide to electromagnetic fields (EMF) which have raised public health concerns as a country’s mobile network infrastructure expands. ITU standards are…
Press release: ITU, GSMA and Internet Society Unite in Fight against Ebola
Busan, 3 November 2014 – At the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Busan the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the GSMA and the Internet Society (ISOC), announced that they are joining forces to fight against Ebola. The three organizations will bring together…
Press Release: ITU to promote the global adoption of mobile money
International standards to expand access to digital financial services Geneva, 25 June 2014 – ITU has established a new Focus Group on Digital Financial Services to promote financial inclusion using information and communication technologies (ICT) in response to a proposal from the Bill &…
Press Release: ITU hosts Second Advisory Board Meeting of m-Powering Development Initiative
Mobile industry leaders review progress and discuss way forward Geneva, 23 May 2104 – The Second Advisory Board Meeting of the m-Powering Development Initiative opened today aimed at using the reach of mobile tele-connectivity to achieve long-term sustainable development. The m-Powering Development…
