ITU Newsletter - 13 September 2023

How the G20 can help rescue sustainable development

The G20 – representing the world’s largest economies – holds the critical mass to steer the world’s digital transformation for the benefit of all, says Doreen Bogdan?Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in an article for the Global Governance Project.

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Latest: An estimated 2.6 billion remain offline

The number of people who are unconnected worldwide continues to decline, but progress needs to accelerate.

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SDG Digital: Real-world solutions

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17 digital solutions will be presented at SDG Digital, hosted by ITU and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with partners from the UN system and beyond, at United Nations Headquarters on 17?September.

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Conservation tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) can monitor wildlife, predict threats, and safeguard natural?habitats.

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Innovation Factory: Pitch your AI solution for climate?change

AI for Good Innovation Factory has extended its call for applications from AI start-ups and solutions for climate change focused on water resource management, food, and climate-smart?agriculture.

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Upcoming

13 September

• AI for Good webinar (replay) – The next wave of AI for Good – towards?2030

13-14 September

• 7th MENA Spectrum Management Conference , Manama, Bahrain, considers regional radiocommunication issues ahead of the World Radiocommunication Conference,?WRC?23 .

13-15 September

• ITU Regional Development Forum for Asia and the Pacific (RDF?ASP ), Bangkok, Thailand, with a DFS Security Lab taking place on the?sidelines.

14 September

• World Trade Organization (WTO) Public Forum , Geneva, Switzerland, includes ITU?Deputy Secretary-General Tomas?Lamanauskas on a high-level panel: "The?digital boost to green?innovation."

15 September

• ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin to address the G77 Summit (bringing together 134 developing countries) in Havana, Cuba, on current development challenges and the role of science, technology, and?innovation.

• AI for Good webinar (replay) – Music, empathy and ethical creativity: continuing the conversation for?good .

16 September

• Final day to register for “Satellite Communications and Radio Regulations Procedures for Arab and Africa regions ,” a six-week ITU Academy online instructor-led course by ITU and the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization?(ITSO).

18 September

Final day to register for ITU Academy courses:

• “Conformity and Interoperability for Africa Region ,” a one-week blended course by?ITU;
• “Technical, business and regulatory aspects of 5G network ,” a one-week online instructor-led course by NIT, an ITU Academy Training?Centre.
• “Emerging technologies for resilient digital transformation ,” a one-week face-to-face course hosted by NBTC and delivered by CAICT, an ITU Academy Training?Centre.