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ITU ​​​​ The rise of digital technologies and ways of working offers extraordinary new opportunities to further global sustainable development and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, from increasing economic resilience to mitigating the damage of COVID-19 and delivering more effective public services. Yet not everyone is equally able to take advantage of these opportunities, particularly as the rapid pace of digital change places further demands on resource-constrained governments and societies. Bridging the world’s digital divide is increasingly urgent, as those who left ...

ITU COVID-19 has put the world on a steep learning curve – not least for university students. Students at the Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUCI) are familiar with the challenge, having been forced by the pandemic to study online for the better part of last year. But MTUCI, already focused on making the most of digital tech, may have been better prepared than most schools and universities for the sudden shift to remote learning. The university was already looking at a hybrid – part in-class, part remote – educational model before COVID-19. Many courses ...

× What was once a niche and the under-resourced sector is attracting interest from high achievers for whom a purpose larger than self is a path to personal growth and actualisation. The pandemic has amplified several trends and triggered a few new ones. Large scale global events have a way of bringing out our natural instincts in undiluted form. Across the world, people have responded to the calamity in diverse ways. For example, some have sprung into action to provide relief or raise awareness, some have locked down and protected themselves and communities, some have raised their voice in a...

ITU More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us take for granted the ability to maintain a semblance of normality through online exchanges and virtual communities. Digital technologies – rooted fundamentally in connectivity through the Internet – sustain life, health, education, and economies. But for nearly half of the world’s population, the basic tools to do this are unavailable. Until they obtain affordable, accessible Internet connections, those estimated 3.7 billion people are at risk of being left farther and farther behind. Connecting the unconnected The Alliance for...

ITU ​​​ At the fifth of six regional preparatory meetings for the ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC), policy makers and experts from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region discussed digital transformation challenges and opportunities. Despite comparatively advanced cybersecurity, high internet usage, and a relatively narrow gender gap in the sector, CIS countries must do far more to prepare for a future dominated by digital technologies and services, delegates observed.  The preparatory discussions, held virtually on 21 and 22 April, also highli...