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Global median price of mobile-broadband services dropped from 1.9 per cent to 1.5 per cent of average gross national income (GNI) per capita. Only 63 per cent of women are using the Internet in 2022 compared to 69 per cent of men. Almost three-quarters of the global population aged 10 and over now own a […]
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By Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau and Secretary-General-elect, ITU Thinking about the many challenges facing the world today, I recall the words of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the first World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) back in 2003. “Technology has produced the Information Age,” he said. “Now it […]
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政府背书的数字货币可帮助偏远社区居民摆脱传统货币的种种限制,扩大金融体系的覆盖面。
女性需要参与设计、实施和监测气候智能型农业。当前,粮食危机和气候变化正在影响亚太地区数以百万计的人们。在此背景下,用技术、帮扶和资源“武装”广大女性农民,对于女性群体和整体粮食安全可谓双赢。
在抗击气候变化的征途上,气候金融科技解决方案有助于管控风险,确保效率提升,做出知情选择。
国际劳务流动是亚洲发展的重要推动力。在后疫情时代,为支持国际劳务流动,政策不要再仅限于被动反应,而是要纳入国家发展战略之中。
by ITU News After Abdulai Asana started a small bakery in her hometown of Yendi, Ghana, she wanted to improve her digital marketing skills to grow her new pastry business online. “As an entrepreneur, if you want to promote your business, things are online, and people benefit from that,” Asana said. This led Asana to […]
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Due to the economic importance of coastal areas, the insurance industry can contribute significantly to their protection.
By ITU News In Mexico, around nine million women suffer some form of digital harassment every year. In 2020, the organization Luchadoras (Fighters) opened a support service for victims of online violence in the country. Through social media, e-mail, messaging apps, a phone line, and other channels, any woman can get in touch for advice […]
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ADB economists Matteo Lanzafame, Irfan Qureshi, Arief Ramayandi and Marcel Schroder answer questions about the possibility of a global recession and how it could affect Asia.