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23 August 2023 | Innovation & Technology
The new ILO study, Generative AI and Jobs: A global analysis of potential effects on job quantity and quality, suggests that most jobs and industries are only partly exposed to automation and are more likely to be complemented rather than…
12 July 2023 | Innovation & Technology
Digital technology has become a fundamental force for change in this century. It is reshaping economies, government, and the very fabric of our communities – touching nearly every facet of our lives. And since 2015, countries have harnessed digital…
10 July 2023 | Innovation & Technology
Meet Ameca, Grace, and Sophia, some of more than 50 robots attending the UN-driven AI for Good Global Summit, which opened on Thursday in Geneva.
As artificial intelligence (AI) sprouts new, powerful learning abilities, nations are working on…
06 July 2023 | Innovation & Technology
By Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, ITU
Leaders in government, the private sector, academia, civil society, and the United Nations have just gathered at the AI for Good Global Summit convened by ITU – the first event of its kind since…
28 April 2023 | Innovation & Technology
The eighth annual Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum) will be held from 3 to 4 May 2023. The Forum will be convened by the President of ECOSOC Her Excellency Lachezara Stoeva who has appointed two…
02 December 2021 | Innovation & Technology
An estimated 37 per cent of the world’s population – or 2.9 billion people – have still never used the Internet.
New data from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication…
21 July 2021 | Innovation & Technology
The Internet and the World Wide Web application have transformed daily life and work for more than half of the world’s population. And the actions of those who are online increasingly affect everyone, including the 3.7 billion who are not yet…
30 June 2021 | Innovation & Technology
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Nesta’s Center for Collective Intelligence Design launched the first two reports of its new publication series Collective Intelligence for Sustainable Development: Getting Smarter Together, a…
01 June 2021 | Innovation & Technology
Harnessing the full potential of science and technology for the benefit of all people, everywhere, is the focus of a two-day virtual meeting convened by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which opened on Tuesday.
The Multi-Stakeholder…
01 June 2021 | Innovation & Technology
The Internet and the World Wide Web application have transformed daily life and work for more than half of the world’s population. And the actions of those who are online increasingly affect everyone, including the 3.7 billion who are not yet…
19 May 2021 | Innovation & Technology
By 2050, the number of people aged 65 years or older is projected to reach 1.5 billion. "Ageing in a digital world - from vulnerable to valuable" is the first- ever report to be produced by ITU to raise awareness in the ICT sector on the importance…
17 May 2021 | Innovation & Technology
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the planet, millions worldwide still lack Internet access, the UN Secretary-General said on Monday, highlighting why information and communication technologies (ICTs) must…