Digital Economy

Alexandra Bustos Iliescu3 March 2023 / Digital Economy, Digital Financial Services, Innovation & Creativity
According to the World Bank, an estimated 1.4 billion adults worldwide lack access to financial...
  • 3 March 2023
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Discover how artificial Intelligence (AI) and mobile technologies are improving farmers livelihoods in emerging markets....
  • 1 June 2022
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Wang Xinhui, General Manager of Wireless Standardization, and Industrial Relations, ZTE25 February 2022 / Data, Digital Economy, Environment & Climate change, Health, Innovation & Creativity
Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at an increasingly rapid pace. New technological applications and systems...
  • 25 February 2022
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By Sheri Hinish, IBM Sustainability Services Global Lead Businesses cannot succeed in societies that are failing. The...
  • 14 February 2022
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As India’s cities keep expanding, so does the waste they generate. The more than 62 million...
  • 30 July 2021
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Internet use is skyrocketing in rural India, thanks to more affordable smartphones, some of the cheapest...
  • 10 March 2021
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24 August 2020 / Digital Economy, Smart Cities
The dream of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to develop smart cities stemmed from the...
  • 24 August 2020
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23 June 2020 / Digital Economy
Africa is on the rise. Mobile and Internet penetration continue to rise, according to the...
  • 23 June 2020
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We have never before modified our Tech, Media and Telecom (TMT) Predictions in the middle...
  • 4 May 2020
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16 August 2019 / Digital Economy
After a decade of flat productivity, the arrival of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is...
  • 16 August 2019
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1 August 2019 / Digital Economy, Inclusivity
Artificial intelligence is one of the hottest tickets in the ICT space right now –...
  • 1 August 2019
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21 July 2019 / Culture, Digital Economy
Gone are the days of writer’s block. Today’s would-be songwriters now have a game-changing tool...
  • 21 July 2019
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7 June 2019 / Digital Economy
*The following is adapted from remarks given at today’s ITU workshop on the future of television...
  • 7 June 2019
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21 May 2019 / Digital Economy
The world of work is riding a business transformation wave that is continuously buffeted by...
  • 21 May 2019
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17 May 2019 / Culture, Digital Economy
Gone are the days of writer’s block. Today’s would-be songwriters now have a game-changing tool...
  • 17 May 2019
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12 October 2018 / Digital Economy
In 2015, world leaders at the United Nations adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the ambition...
  • 12 October 2018
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The following was adapted from ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao’s opening remarks at the Global Symposium for Regulators 2018 in...
  • 7 October 2018
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ITU Telecom World 2018, taking place this week in Durban, South Africa, brings together government...
  • 14 September 2018
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6 September 2018 / Digital Economy
The following was adapted from a speech delivered by Malcolm Johnson, ITU Deputy Secretary-General, at...
  • 6 September 2018
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10 August 2018 / Digital Economy
Flattening smartphone growth and the promise of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance user services are increasingly...
  • 10 August 2018
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The autonomous shipping industry is making waves, as established companies and tech start-ups apply emerging...
  • 9 August 2018
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“Whenever we view video, take photographs, see digital displays in places like the Great Wall,...
  • 24 July 2018
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The days when Artificial Intelligence (AI) was a niche technological possibility are long behind us....
  • 20 July 2018
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Jack Aldane spoke with Mark Paris, Managing Partner, Urban Us and Managing Director of URBAN-X, which is providing investment to support...
  • 12 July 2018
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4 July 2018 / Digital Economy
Leveraging fast-emerging technologies like self-driving cars, artificial intelligence and data-intensive precision medicine to address social...
  • 4 July 2018
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11 June 2018 / Digital Economy
International trade has dominated the global headlines recently. Much of the discussions have been focused...
  • 11 June 2018
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Cities worldwide are considering ways to better leverage information and communication technologies (ICTs) to enhance,...
  • 4 June 2018
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4 June 2018 / Digital Economy
Humanity has always endeavoured to speed up manual tasks. From the first use of animal...
  • 4 June 2018
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22 May 2018 / Digital Economy, Ethics, Health
“Health and [artificial intelligence] are natural companions, a very exciting convergence. The health sector is...
  • 22 May 2018
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15 May 2018 / Digital Economy, Ethics
“AI [Artificial Intelligence] is likely to be either the best or worst thing to happen...
  • 15 May 2018
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We are extremely subjective in defining “intelligence,” let alone “artificial intelligence” (AI). However, there’s a...
  • 25 April 2018
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10 April 2018 / Digital Economy
News items about advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are coming thick and fast these days....
  • 10 April 2018
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19 January 2018 / Data, Digital Economy, Smart Cities
The story of Singapore’s birth in 1965 is ingrained in the population to this day....
  • 19 January 2018
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18 December 2017 / Digital Economy
Europe, it seems, is set for an innovation comeback. The continent has sometimes  lagged behind the United...
  • 18 December 2017
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Technology is developing at an exponential pace that can be difficult to follow. But one...
  • 8 December 2017
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8 December 2017 / Digital Economy
Driverless cars are already driving demand for new digital skills as auto and tech companies...
  • 8 December 2017
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