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Space-based radiocommunication shapes everyday life, supports weather monitoring, and lets us study our universe. Read on for the key

World Radiocommunication Conference agenda items to safeguard and enhance science services itu.int/hub/2023/02/wr #ITUWRC

WRC-23: Technical preparations for science services - ITU Hub

ITU's technical studies on space science will help national administrations formulate positions on agenda items to be discussed at WRC-23.

United Nations Envoy on Technology and Amandeep Gill

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Take part in the #GlobalDigitalCompact consultations and help shape a better #DigitalFutureForAll.

@UNTechEnvoy

wants to hear from you un.org/techenvoy/glob

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Giga

@Gigaglobal

Mar 1

The Giga Annual Report 2022 is now LIVE! 🚀 Read

blogpost & download the report: giga.global/annualreport20 Thank you to our partners & friends for helping us connect 2.12M children to the Internet.

UNPRPD MPTF

@unprpd

Mar 1

We're thrilled to announce

Doreen Bogdan-Martin and 9 others

has joined @UNPRPDs as the 10th member. Together, we'll work towards ensuring equal access to information & communication technologies for all. Learn more: 👉bit.ly/41zBhq8 #2030Agenda #SDGs

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By end-2022

had connected 2.12 million children to the Internet. But more needs to be done to connect every young person to information, opportunity, and choice. Catch up on progress so far and join us to achieve universal school connectivity giga.global/annualreport20

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Giga and 4 others

Feb 28

The #GlobalGoals are off track. But doubling down on digital technologies can change that. Having all 5

Elected Officials here at #MWC23 speaks volumes about our determination to use our whole weight to achieve #MeaningfulConnectivity and sustainable #DigitalTransformation

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GSMA and 8 others

Feb 28

Explore the challenges + opportunities for an accessible, sustainable, and inclusive #metaverse ahead of the 1st meeting of

's metaverse Focus Group! 🗓️ 7 March, 07:30 CET ℹ️ itu.int/en/ITU-T/ssc/P

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7 March in Riyadh and online

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and 3 others

Int’l Telecommunication Union and 3 others

What keeps me up at night in the 7 years to #SDGs 2030 deadline? ...the 2.7 billion people still offline! How can we accelerate progress to achieve most impact?: 1. targeted investment in digital infrastructure 2. bold new partnerships to mobilize investment #MWC23 #MWC23MP

photo from a crowded room at the Mobile World Congress ministerial programme during my fireside chat with the GSMA Director General Mats Granryd

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enjoying a moment with GSMA Director General Mats Granryd during our fireside chat at the Mobile World Congress ministerial programme

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surrounded by the audience following my fireside chat at the Mobile World Congress ministerial programme

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We all know which future we want. Digital tech helps put the #GlobalGoals back on track. The tech industry enables #NetZero emissions. It’s inclusive, affordable, secure. Everyone has the #DigitalSkills they need to succeed. Let’s build it together. And let’s build it now #MWC23

Here I am on stage at Mobile World Congress giving my keynote on Delivering The Digital Decade. Happy to see someone in the audience taking a photo of my presentation currently showing the planet on screen

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GSMA and 2 others

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Close to 30 billion USD already mobilized in just over a year towards #MeaningfulConnectivity in the world’s hardest-to-connect communities! Every #Partner2Connect commitment counts. Make your pledge today itu.int/partner2connect #MWC23

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Honored to receive the @GSMA Chairman’s Award for expanding #DigitalInclusion by creating the #Partner2Connect Digital Coalition to facilitate partnerships and mobilise resources. I thank Rwanda for their commitment to P2C and connecting the unconnected #MWC23

Here I am with my Award at Mobile World Congress on stage with GSMA and winners from Rwanda

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Feb 23

Our recent social poll on #ChildOnlineProtection results are in! "Open communication" with your kids is the top way to keep them safe on the Internet, followed by "Online trends awareness" and "Parental controls."

ITU social poll: Open communication tops child online safety options - ITU Hub

Open communication is the top way to keep children safe online, according to ITU survey respondents on social media channels.

Feb 21

Aeronautical + maritime spectrum are crucial for safety of life at sea and the operation of global navigation systems. From sub-orbital vehicles to the Global Maritime Distress & Safety System, discover 6 key agenda items for this year's #ITUWRC itu.int/hub/2023/02/wh

graph from the draft World Radiocommunication Conference prep meeting report with examples of operational concepts for a sub-orbital flight

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ITU Radiocommunication

ITU Development and 9 others

Feb 20

How #DigitalTransformation at the grassroots level is transforming this small island into a #SmartIsland itu.int/hub/2023/02/tr

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Feb 20

🚨 Tune in for standardization activities on DLT security, privacy and identity management! itu.int/en/ITU-T/Works

promo visual for the ITU workshop on DLT security, privacy and identity management.
20 February, starting 09:30 CET

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and ISO

Jan 4

Four steps to putting a satellite in orbit and how to avoid interference itu.int/hub/2023/01/sa #ITUWRC

WRS-22: Regulation of satellites in Earth’s orbit - ITU Hub

Get an inside look at the regulation of satellites at the international level and what can be done to avoid harmful interference.

Jan 13

🔎 Call for research papers for this special issue of the

Journal on #AI for accessibility itu.int/en/journal/j-f Deadline: 28 February!

promo visual for the ITU Journal special issue on AI for accessibility

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Updates to the

Radio Regulations ensure the broadcasting industry continues innovating and guarantee quality of experience. Here's how improving spectrum efficiency can support current and future broadcasting services itu.int/hub/2023/02/wr #ITUWRC

WRC-23: Safeguarding high-quality broadcasting services - ITU Hub

As the broadcasting industry continues innovating, Radio Regulations updates ensure a high-quality audience experience.

Women's Entrepreneurship Accelerator and 2 others

⏳ Time is running out to enter the Challenge to help build vibrant and inclusive digital innovation ecosystems that empower women entrepreneurs! Apply now itu.int/en/ITU-D/Innov

promo visual for the WEA digital innovation challenge: building enabling ecosystems for women entrepreneurs

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🚨 Tune into how emerging tech + standards can drive #DigitalTransformation to ensure food security and optimize agricultural production processes itu.int/cities/standar

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Delve into #AutomatedDriving safety data protocols and future standardization plans + activities for #AutonomousDriving with the

focus group on #AI for Autonomous & #AssistedDriving! 🗓️ 21 February, 17:00 CET ℹ️ aiforgood.itu.int/event/ai-for-a

promo visual for the AI for Autonomous and Assisted Driving webinar with findings of ITU-T Focus Group FG-AI4AD.
21 February between 17:00 and 18:15 CET

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and 5 others

Meeting of minds: my management team in a retreat this week explored ways to turn our ambitious vision into impactful reality. Lots of fun living OneITU. Watch this space!

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New frequencies for cost-effective mobile coverage could help connect people in remote locations and sparsely populated areas. Here is what's on the

World Radiocommunication Conference agenda for IMT, aeronautical and maritime spectrum itu.int/hub/2023/02/wh #ITUWRC

Why WRC-23 will be pivotal for terrestrial services - ITU Hub

New frequencies for cost-effective mobile coverage could help connect people in remote locations and sparsely populated areas.

Think public good. Think human rights. Think #SDGs. Think diverse funding sources. Think at the intersection of private sector and member state funding. Think multi-year funding. Our donors invest in the brand, which is “for every child” via Carla Haddad from

@UNICEF

today

UNICEF and Doreen Bogdan-Martin

Carla Haddad from UNICEF and ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin talk at the ITU Senior Management Retreat.

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We can be innovative in financing. Recently,

@Refugees

has launched a first-of-its-kind integrated blockchain payment solution for humanitarian payments to reach people in need with speed, agility and accountability via Hans Baritt

Doreen Bogdan-Martin and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

retreat today

ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin and Hans Baritt from UNHCR are at the ITU Senior Management Retreat.

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The future of #RoboticsForGood is now! Meet the 30+ #AIforGood robots and their creators coming together for the 1st time to discuss challenges + priorities to achieve #GlobalGoals by 2030 📍 #ITUaiSummit

Discussing the future of Robotics for Good at the AI for Good Global Summit 2023

🗓️ 6-7 July

aiforgood.itu.int

Feb 15

📣Save the date for this

webinar on #DigitalAgriculture driving #DigitalTransformation for Food Security co-organized with

@FAO

and

@isostandards

! 🗓️ 17 February, 14:00 CET ℹ️ itu.int/cities/standar

Feb 15

This world is complex. If you have a complex regulatory problem, you need to get many disciplines around the table and find a way to work out the solution, said Roberto Viola, Director-General of DG Connect,

@EU_Commission

, today at

meeting

Director-General of DG Connect at the European Commission, Roberto Viola, presents on the second day of the ITU Senior Management Retreat.

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European Commission

Eng Lim Goh from

today

: differences between artificial (#AI) & natural neural networks: today human brain is still more complex; machine may make less but more severe errors; human brain needs less energy. Still need humans to train, label what’s right & wrong

Eng Lim Goh from Hewlett Packard Enterprise joins remotely at the ITU Senior Management Retreat.

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Role of #digital in addressing triple planetary crisis – climate, nature, pollution -through 5 shifts: monitoring and modelling, circularity, automated sustainability decisions, agile and decentralized governance, empowering consumers - via

@DavidEdJensen

from

@UNEP

today at

UN Environment Programme and David E Jensen

David Jensen from UNEP speaks at the ITU Senior Management Retreat.

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Monique Morrow

: Everyone is vulnerable. #IoT devices like electrical grids, pipelines, cars that contain software, #satellites can be entry points for attacks. Continuously test. Research vulnerabilities. Build capacity. Amplify women, girls in #CyberResilience

Monique Morrow from Syniverse Technologies speaks at the ITU Senior Management Retreat.

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Syniverse

We are at an inflection point. Space is not only about ‘getting there.’ Space will affect every person’s life with societal benefits for all of us: from agriculture to transportation. Tech advances. Cost decreases.

@McKinsey

on #SpaceEconomy, #SpaceSustainability

Jesse Klempner from McKinsey presents at the ITU Senior Management Retreat.

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McKinsey & Company

Michael Møller at

: Tech rather than ideology will determine multipolar world. Involve youth in decision-making. Give staff space 4 innovation. Ensure diversity in geographical, gender make-up. Help reinvent necessary new multilateralism through might of partnership 4 impact.

Former Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Michael Møller, speaks at the ITU Senior Management Retreat.

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UN Geneva

How can we combat counterfeit digital tech? Tune into our first episode of the new webinar series and learn how

standards can help you. 🗓️ 15 February ⏰ 15:00-17:00 CET ➡️ Register: itu.int/en/ITU-T/webin

Tune into our webinar to learn more about an upcoming

standard and associated guide to help public procurement promote #CircularEconomy and #sustainability in digital tech. ➡️ Register: itu.int/en/ITU-T/Works

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International Gender Champions (IGC)

Feb 13

Change is not happening fast enough to bridge the digital #GenderGap. Here are my #IntGenderChampions commitments to break down barriers genderchampions.com/champions/dore. What are yours...?

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@INTGenderChamps

Feb 13

Welcome among the #INTGenderChampions in Geneva, Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)!

Read her commitments for #GenderEquality: buff.ly/3IjVaKn @ITUSecGen @DoreenBogdan @ITU

Feb 13

It's #WorldRadioDay! What role does radio broadcasting play in emergency + disaster situations, and how does it contribute to international cooperation and peace? ...

@ITUradiocomms

explains

Broadcast radio: The most reliable medium for disaster updates - ITU Hub

On World Radio Day, Yukihiro Nishida explains the enduring advantages of radio broadcasting in emergency and disaster situations.

Feb 10

📣 Register now for expert insights into #CircularEconomy concepts and how to incorporate circular + sustainable requirements into public sector ICT procurement policies + projects! 🗓️ 14 February, 13:00 CET ℹ️ itu.int/en/ITU-T/Works

promo visual for the ITU workshop on accelerating circular and sustainable public procurement of ICT that takes place on 14 February between 13:00 and 16:00 CET

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