News: ITU, ADB and the World Bank
By ITU News While Internet use grew during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new Broadband Commission report reveals the urgent need for broadband connectivity that is fit for purpose in terms of affordability and accessibility. According to the latest ITU data, 66 per cent of the global population – some 5.3 billion people – used the […]
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We need to work across borders to ensure that the benefits of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership are enjoyed by everyone.
By ITU News The villages of Sadore and Borgo Darey lie around 45 kilometres from Niger’s capital Niamey. The distance can mean life or death when urgent medical care is needed. “Most of the roads are not well-maintained, and some of the Niger’s villages are 2,000 kilometers away from the capital,” observes Hani Eskandar, Senior […]
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by ITU News In the age of streaming content via over-the-top (OTT) platforms, does traditional radio and television broadcasting still matter? The answer is an unequivocal yes – especially during “difficult times and big events,” according to Ilham Ghazi, Head of the Broadcasting Division at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). At the biennial World Radiocommunication […]
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Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises play a crucial role across the water and sanitation value chain. They need innovative financing solutions to help millions of people obtain clean water and decent sanitation.
by Yukihiro Nishida (Chair, ITU-R Study Group 6 – Broadcasting), Amir Nafez (Chair, Working Party 6A), Paul Gardiner (Chair, WP 6B), Andy Quested (Chair, WP 6C) and Ruoting Chang (Counsellor, ITU-R Study Group 6) When disaster strikes, our first instinct as humans is to get informed. We want to know what’s happening – or about […]
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By Malcolm Johnson, Deputy Secretary-General, ITU The steady rise in global temperatures, coming on the back of record greenhouse gas concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere, is altering familiar weather patterns. Shifts in temperatures have made extreme weather events, including heat waves, storms, droughts, and other catastrophic occurrences, happen more often, causing increasing economic damage and losses […]
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A sanitation campaign in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic reveals that reducing open defecation has unexpected benefits across households and communities.
by Sarah Wray, Editor, Cities Today A new initiative is making relevant datasets available in one place to help UK local authorities reach net zero goals faster. UK Power Networks, which owns and maintains electricity networks across London, the South East and East of England, has brought together 100 datasets from several sources on its […]
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