Measuring digital development

Steady but uneven progress in global Internet connectivity highlights the disparities of the digital divide and is leaving people in low-income countries behind. “The further and faster technology advances, the more urgent our mission to connect everyone becomes,” said ITU’s Secretary-General on the release of new global digital development data.

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First-time data on 5G

ITU’s latest statistics provide a snapshot of connectivity trends around the world, including unprecedented insights into Internet traffic and 5G network coverage.

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Digital track at COP28

Ready for Green Digital Action?

The United Nations climate change conference, COP28, presents a pivotal opportunity to advance digital climate action, mobilize tech companies to reduce their environmental impact, and help limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5°C.

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Organized by ITU in collaboration with over 40 partners, the Green Digital Action track at COP28 aims to secure commitments on climate action through information and communication technologies (ICTs).

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Tackling tech industry emissions

"We can only earn laurels for helping other sectors get to zero emissions if we achieve net-zero ourselves,” says ITU Deputy Secretary-General Tomas Lamanauskas.

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Pathway to net-zero

International standards show how to cut ICT-related emissions.

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What to do

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By participating, you can:

• Actively help reduce ICT-sector emissions.
• Foster a circular ICT industry.
• Advance climate solutions through open data and technologies.
• Building momentum to implement green standards.
• Facilitate the green transition across all industries through digital technologies and skills development.
• Leverage digital technologies for life-saving disaster alerts, in line with the UN Secretary-General’s initiative to ensure Early Warnings for All .

Ongoing

20 November – 15 December

• World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC?23 ), Dubai,?UAE

28-30 November

• Accessible Arab Region 2023: ICT For ALL , Rabat, Morocco

28 November – 1 December

• ITU Europe & Asia-Pacific Interregional Cyberdrill , Limassol,?Cyprus

Upcoming

29 November

• An AI for Good webinar will explore the second revolution of weather predication and present WeatherBench 2 from Google Research.

30 November

• UN climate change conference COP28 begins in Dubai, UAE.
• AI for Good webinar: Towards AI-native 6G networks

1 December

• Meeting of the ITU-FAO Focus Group on AI and IoT for digital agriculture , run jointly by ITU and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
• AI for Good webinar in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) on modelling and simulation (M&S) tools: An integrated language for M&S-based systems engineering
• AI for Good webinar (replay): AI4Environment: Building a mission control centre for Planet Earth

2-9 December

• Green Digital Action at COP28 , Dubai, UAE.

2 December

• Finale of the AI/ML Solutions for Climate Change challenge , supported by ITU, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the World Bank

4-7 December

• Meeting of the ITU Focus Group on metaverse , Geneva, Switzerland

4 December

• An AI for Good webinar hosts the finale of the ITU GeoAI Challenge track on air pollution susceptibility mapping.
• AI for Good webinar: Citi's perspective on the use of AI in finance

5 December

• CxO roundtable hosted by ITU’s Standardization Director Seizo Onoe ahead of the Telecom Review Leaders' Summit, Dubai, UAE
• An AI for Good webinar hosts the finale of the ITU GeoAI Challenge track on cropland mapping.

12 December

• The Partner2Connect Annual Meeting starts at 14:00 CET in Geneva, Switzerland, with spotlight sessions on Green Digital Action and refugee connectivity, followed by the 10th Annual EQUALS in Tech Awards Ceremony . Reserve your seat!