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World Youth Skills Day 2022 (15 July) takes place amid efforts towards a socio-economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, interconnected with challenges such as climate change, conflict, persisting poverty, rising inequality, rapid technological change, demographic transition and others. This year鈥檚 observation highlights the ongoing focus on the Transforming Education Summit and contribute to the work being done under its Thematic Action Track 鈥淟earning and skills for life, work, and sustainable development鈥. !
The SunSmart Global UV app for mobile phones that provides localized information on ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels, has been launched by , , and .
organizes a every four years to further telecommunication development. At a time when access to digital technologies has never mattered more, WTDC is a uni鈥媞ue opportunity to develop innovative approaches and new models of collaboration for connectivity and digital solutions towards the achievement of the SDGs. 鈥嬧婽he conference takes place this year in Kigali, Rwanda, from 6 to 16 June. In parallel, launching on 6 June, the takes stock and charts a path to universal and meaningful connectivity.
The ageing of the global population will be the defining demographic trend of the 21st century鈥攜et our societies struggle to see the opportunities that this trend can unfold. Telecommunications and information communication technologies (ICTs) have a role to play in achieving healthier ageing, but also in helping people build smarter cities, combat age-based discrimination at the workplace, ensure financial inclusion of older persons, and support millions of caregivers across the world. celebrates World Telecommunication and Information Society Day every 17 May.
Our societies now struggle to see the opportunities the ageing of the global population can unfold. Telecommunications and information communication technologies (ICTs) have a role to play in achieving healthier ageing. Supporting a life of healthy ageing is also critical for the sustainability of economic and health systems. This year鈥檚 World Telecommunications and Information Society Day seeks to raise awareness of the important role of ICTs in supporting people to stay healthy, connected and independent - physically, emotionally and financially.
Policymakers and leading experts will examine how science, technology and innovation can help the world recover better from the COVID-19 pandemic at the from 28 March to 1 April.
The , is an initiative to help women who have completed nuclear science education to develop and expand their career opportunities.
Artificial intelligence plays a role in billions of people鈥檚 lives. Sometimes unnoticed but often with profound consequences, it transforms our societies and challenges what it means to be human.
Tech for COVID-19 and future outbreaks
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed significant areas of inequality and exclusion in the digital world, particularly for populations at risk. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has published on how to ensure that digital information, services and products are accessible by all people, including persons with disabilities, during the pandemic. New and emerging technologies that leverage big data and artificial intelligence (AI) offer new ways of responding to and recovering from the pandemic.
In spite of the human and economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments and enterprises in many parts of the world have increased their investments in innovation, according to the 2021 Global Innovation Index.
NIdhi Mayurika is part of 鈥檚 Generation Equality because she believes creating an equal future means educating the generations old and new to examine and challenge social norms.
The data-driven digital economy is surging according to 鈥檚 Digital Economy Report 2021. Yet, large power imbalances remain as major platforms reinforce their positions in the data value chain.
Why does the portrayal of women scientists and engineers in films and in the media matter? Would you say that there's a conscious effort to change the numbers and images of women characters as scientists and engineers? What concrete actions can content creators put in place to support and promote strong female characters and role models? Geena Davis, Academy Award winning Hollywood actor, founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, and ITU's Special Envoy for Women and Girls in ICT, answers these questions in an exclusive interview with .
Small propane split air conditioners from Chinese appliance giant Midea 鈥 the only room AC models to earn Germany鈥檚 highly demanding 鈥淏lue Angel鈥 ecolabel 鈥 are now available on the European market.