Day 2 of the Young ICT Leaders’ Forum 2017 continued with over 200 international and local participants listening about startup and entrepreneurship. The Busan Global Smart Cities Challenge kicked off yesterday with idea presentations and group mentoring welcomed 20 young entrepreneurs pitching their ideas today. The challengers came from 16 countries of regions including Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas. …
Young ICT Leaders’ Forum 2017
Day 2 of the Young ICT Leaders’ Forum 2017 continued with over 200 international and local participants listening about startup and entrepreneurship. The Busan Global Smart Cities Challenge kicked off yesterday with idea presentations and group mentoring welcomed 20 young entrepreneurs pitching their ideas today. The challengers came from 16 countries of regions including Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas. …
ITU-R Pavilion highlights ITU’s role in modern maritime communications
World Maritime Day 2017 was celebrated on September 28 with the theme of “Connecting Ships, Ports and People.” ITU makes a tangible contribution to the development of maritime communications systems, which connect all players of the maritime ecosystem, by providing frequency spectrum, developing standards for maritime communications and producing a number of key publications and databases, such as the Maritime mobile Access and Retrieval …
Connecting B2B, B2G at ITU Telecom World 2017
Since 2015, when ITU Telecom World underwent a strategic repositioning to focus on fostering SME growth, the event has headed towards becoming the international platform bringing SMEs together with public and private stakeholders to share knowledge, exchange ideas and best practice and facilitate networking and partnerships. One key way in which ITU Telecom is making this a reality is helping …
Social impact initiatives take spotlight at annual ITU Telecom World Awards 2017
lnnovative digital solutions with social impact came under the spotlight at the ITU Telecom World Awards 2017 prize ceremony on the closing day of leading tech event ITU Telecom World 2017 in Busan, Republic of Korea. From micro-lending to a location-based shopping platform, an artificial intelligence-powered concierge robot, a digital data analytics solution and a voice recognition-based diagnostic system for …
When connectivity is not enough: driving meaningful digital inclusion
Deploying broadband in rural areas and developing countries to bring the internet and all its benefits to the next billion is not, by itself, enough. There needs to be more than a business plan, more than just technology; there has to be awareness, demand and content. Satya N. Gupta, Country Managing Director of Bluetown, summed up the most important key …
Top women entrepreneurs at ITU Telecom World 2017
At ITU Telecom World 2017 discussions focused on smart digital transformation – and how future technologies will bring benefits to all – including those in developing countries, youth and especially for women and girls. Many of the debates throughout the event mainstreamed issues related to gender into larger debates around Artificial Intelligence, Small and medium Enterprises (SMEs), the push for …
Developing human capacity for the digital era
The changing skills profile of the growing digital economy means that serious capacity shortages are likely in the near future. Without the skills to use ICT solutions and applications, people throughout the world will be excluded from the digital economy and the opportunities it presents for employment, empowerment and social benefit. Reducing the e-skills gap is critical in both developed …