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17 March 2021 The Local Networks (LocNet) initiative and two projects from its peers – Tosepan (Mexico) and IBEBrasil (Brazil) – are among the nominees for this year’s World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes, a contest developed to evaluate activities that leverage the power of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to advance sustainable development.  Led by APC in partnership with Rhizomatica, LocNet aims to directly support the work of community networks and c...

ITU The second in the series of six preparatory meetings for the ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-21) took place on 9 and 10 March 2021. Held virtually, the Regional Preparatory Meeting (RPM) for Asia and the Pacific gathered 158 delegates from 33 countries to ensure regional coordination ahead of WTDC-21, set to be hosted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 8-19 November 2021. WTDC-21 is expected to develop innovative approaches and new models of collaboration for connectivi...

Members Communiqué Share ITU Asia-Pacific formulates regional digital priorities ahead of the World Telecommunication Development Conference 2021 Delegates launched Digital Trends in Asia and the Pacific 2021 and the Generation Connect Asia-Pacific Action Plan 2022-2025 World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-21) took place on 9 and 10 March 2021. Held virtually, the Regional Preparatory Meeting (RPM) for Asia and the Pacific gathered 158 delegates from 33 countries to ensure re...

International Women’s Day 2021: Top 5 influential women changing tech industry News Updated: March 8, 2021 2:26 PM IST Each year March 8 is slated to celebrate the special occasion- International Women’s Day. With usual fanfare, the day celebrates the economic, social, political, and cultural achievements of women irrespective of their ethnic, linguistic, national, and cultural division. Also Read - 5 best Android apps ...

ITU When Hollywood notices a trend, it’s a reasonable bet that it has become mainstream. So, as shown by this year’s Golden Globes extravaganza, digital health has officially joined diversity, climate change, and social equity as one of the premier celebrity issues of our time. Indeed, healthy aging — a positive outcome of digital health, especially during the pandemic — took center stage all night, as nearly 20 million viewers watched 80-year-old Jane Fonda receive her Cecil B. DeMille...

BNNRC CEO is Speaker for WSIS Forum Bazlur Rahman, Chief Executive Officer of the Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC), has been selected as a speaker of the High-Level Interactive Policy Sessions for the 6th consecutive term in the UN World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) Forum 2021 (WSIS+16) to be held in Geneva, Switzerland from May 17 to 21. Maxim Parshin, Deputy Minister, Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of Russian Federation will per...

This article is based on my opening remarks at the DiploFoundation event 2021: The emergence of digital foreign policy, given together with Swiss Federal...

ITU Naleku and Roho spend a lot of time squabbling with each other on Instagram. The two young friends from East Africa are orphan elephants, among the youngest in the care of the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. The Trust, which runs an elephant rescue and rehabilitation programme, uses its social media account to raise awareness about the disappearance of wildlife habitats. This includes sharing the stories of the elephants with its 840,000 followers. Instagram is only one way to build a community t...

Baku, March 2, AZERTAC The French news portal Musulmansenfrance.fr has published an article by researcher at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Doctor of the Practical School of Higher Studies (EPHE), specialist in the history of texts and contemporary ideologies Karim Ifrak headlined “Azerbaijan, from “land of fire” to “land of tolerance”. The article provides an insight into Azerbaijan’s history, its multiethnic, multi-religious and multicultural values. �...