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ITU, Stanford University to launch new partnership supporting pilots of Digital Fiat Currency
ITU and Stanford University have agreed to launch a new partnership to support pilot implementations of Digital Fiat Currency (DFC), digital currency authorized and
Global E-waste Statistics Partnership launches globalewaste.org to tame global e-waste
The Global E-waste Statistics Partnership, of which the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is a founding member, has launched globalewaste.org, an open source portal that visualises
How new technologies can transform healthcare and make us healthier
By Malcolm Johnson, ITU Deputy Secretary-General Information and communication technologies (ICTs) underpin today’s digital economy. This is true for many sectors, but it is
New ITU Focus Group to optimize environmental efficiency with artificial intelligence
ITU has established a new Focus Group to study environmental efficiency in the age of Artificial Intelligence, increasing automation, and smart manufacturing. The group’s
Nigerian active subscribers now 173.7m as NCC aligns teledensity to new population figure of 190m
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has clarified that it has recently re-aligned the computation of the country’s teledensity with the latest population figure of
2019 Geneva’s AI summit focuses on accelerating progress towards the SDGs
The AI for Good Global Summit will be holding this year in Geneva, Switzerland from 28-31 May 2019 with the theme: Accelerating progress towards
Nigeria, other 170 countries celebrate ‘Girls in ICT Day’ to promote tech studies among women
Today, 25 April, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the global technology community and an expected 170+ countries will celebrate ‘Girls in ICT Day’, an
Government and industry leaders to discuss future of spectrum management at DSA’s Global Summit 2019
Representatives from Microsoft, Google, Cisco Systems, HP Enterprise, Broadcom,Mimosa, and Ruckus Networks will join the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and many other speakers at theDynamic Spectrum Alliance’s (DSA’s) upcoming seventh annual Global Summit. Taking
ITU recommends disruptive technologies for disaster risk reduction
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has issued recommendations for governments, relief agencies, the private sector and assistance agencies to maximize the benefits offered by