Covid-19 crisis has underlined the importance of digital technologies. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has opened applications for the ITU…
Covid-19 Response: Digital Transformation and Industrial Recovery
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) sees that the “new normal” in the post-pandemic (Covid-19) world will increasingly be…
ITU Report Examines the Impact of ICT on Women in Covid Pandemic
Women, ICT and Emergency Telecommunications: Opportunities and Constraints, a new report from ITU and the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC), highlights…
Europe Plans to Build an Innovative Digital Society
The Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledge hub, has issued a report on ‘Cybersecurity – our…
UN Experts Warn of Closing Digital Space Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
UN human rights experts have warned of increased patterns of closing of digital spaces amid the Covid-19 pandemic. UN Special Rapporteurs*…
New Digital Technologies Increase Racial Inequality: UN Expert
Emerging digital technologies driven by big data and artificial intelligence (AI) are entrenching racial inequality, discrimination, and intolerance, a UN…