ITU Telecom World 2019 highlights tech innovations improving lives

A host of life-changing innovations were highlighted at the lively Awards Ceremony, which marked the close of four busy days of showcasing, networking and debates at ITU Telecom World 2019. Award winning innovations from SMEs, governments...

Regulating the future: safe, inclusive, connected

How can governments, regulators, companies and civil society re-appropriate technology for society, rather than letting it run wild with undesirable effects? How can we overcome the feeling of being overwhelmed by the pace of change in technology and powerless to...

Internet Generation Day

Internet Generation Day today consisted of a series of dynamic programmes organized mostly for university students. At the central Agora stage, renowned professors gave lectures on state of the art technologies. Professor Peter Baranyi introduced...

ITU and Cisco launch digital transformation initiative

ITU, in partnership with Cisco, today launched the Digital Transformation Centers Initiative to equip people with the skills needed to effectively participate in today's digital society and economy. Through this initiative, launched today at ITU Telecom World,...

Bringing technology to the fields

E-agriculture solutions are always an interesting element of the showfloor at ITU Telecom World – and this year is no exception.  Delegates explored innovative products such as Kepya’s marketplace platform for smallholder farmers in Angola. Market...

Future skills for a future world

Upskilling, lifelong learning, the role of the education system, and educating users to understand the importance of technology and what it can do for them, were some of the areas explored at today’s lively panel discussion. For Lidia Stepinska-ustasiak, Head...

Accessibility matters: dismantling the barriers of disability with technology

Technology can facilitate life for the disabled, but it has to be accessible, well-designed and available, with a clear focus on removing barriers in daily life, stated moderator Jose Maria Diaz Batanero, Strategy and Policy...

ITU Telecom World 2019 Farewell Ceremony

The Farewell Ceremony brought four busy days of showcasing, debates, networking and Awards at ITU Telecom World 2019 to a close, with speeches from Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary and ITU Secretary General Houlin...