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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) marked the annual International Girls in ICT Day with an inter-generational dialogue organized with partners in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, on 27 April. The dialogue, open for remote participation and livestreamed worldwide, highlighted this year’s Girls in ICT theme of “Digital Skills for Life.” ITU regional events and other Girls in […]
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By Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, ITU The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Africa have a special bond. I was a fresh young Policy Analyst working in the new Development Sector of ITU in 1995 when Nelson Mandela came to Geneva and talked about ITU’s crucial importance for Africa – and about the role of digital in […]
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Mario Maniewicz, Director, ITU Radiocommunication Bureau Regardless of how you measure it, time is critical to all our daily activities and the orderly functioning of our societies. Defining time has been and continues to be a preoccupation of scientists around the world. After years of using the rotation of the Earth as the basis for determining the […]
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ITU News Amateur radio station 4U1ITU, the station of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), marked World Amateur Radio Day with celebratory messages on its link with QO-100 – the world’s first geostationary satellite for amateur radio. ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin – personal call sign “KD2JTX” – signed on as 4U1ITU on 18 April and exchanged […]
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Timothy Ellam KC(VE6SH), President, International Amateur Radio Union Amateur radio pioneers met in Paris on 18 April 1925 and created the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) to support their activities worldwide. Since its founding, the IARU has worked tirelessly to defend and expand the frequency allocations for amateur radio. Thanks to the support of enlightened […]
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Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary-General Time is crucial to our lives on Earth. Our societies have long depended on it. Time is probably one of the most important commodities we have. Without timekeeping, there would be no delimitation of specific days or months, birthdays or anniversaries, precise noons or midnights. Even if we rarely reflect on […]
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ITU News We spoke to Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, about how his government has made digitalization a central aim. What is your vision for Luxembourg to become a digital champion at the European level and beyond? I have been Prime Minister for almost 10 years now. In that time, we have been able […]
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Nouvelles de l’UIT L’Union internationale des télécommunications (UIT) et l’Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF) se sont engagées à coopérer pour promouvoir un développement numérique mondial durable. « La Déclaration de coopération conjointe entre l’UIT et l’OIF intervient à un moment où le numérique prend une place de plus en plus importante sur la scène […]
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ITU News We spoke to Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, about how his government has made digitalization a central aim. What is your vision for Luxembourg to become a digital champion at the European level and beyond? I have been Prime Minister for almost 10 years now. In that time, we have been able […]
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