By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D (Hon.) Digital solutions, innovations, and investments spotlighted as UN marks 80th anniversary NEW YORK (United Nations) – Global leaders from government, business, civil society, and youth movements came together at Digital at UNGA 2025 to showcase how technology can drive progress for people and the planet. The week-long series,…
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ITU Marks 160 Years of Innovation on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
By E. K Benjamin Geneva, Updated at 1314 EAT on Saturday 31st May 2025 — The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) commemorated a major milestone on this year’s World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD), marking 160 years of pioneering advancements in global communication. In a statement released to mark the occasion, ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin…
COP29: Digital tech to pledge for reduced climate footprint and increased action at the first-ever Digitalisation Day
UN Agency for Digital Technologies to gather tech community and address the climate crisis By ITU Press Team Baku, Azerbaijan, 15 November 2024 Governments, tech industry leaders, and international organizations will gather at COP29, this Saturday, 16 November, for the first-ever Digitalisation Day at a UN Climate Conference. As part of the Green Digital Action…
Digital technology and climate action to join forces at COP29First ever Digitalisation Day, and Declaration on Green Digital Action to make history at COP – marking digital tech’s efforts to lower emissions and counter climate change
By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin & ITU Press – updatee at 0321 EAT on Saturday 09th Nov 2024 The upcoming UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) starting Monday 11- 22nd Nov 2024 will feature a series of firsts to rally the technology industry to take on the climate emergency. Introduced by the COP Presidency, the first-ever Digitalisation…
India Hosts World Conference on the Future of Technology Standards; ITU’s Standardization Governing Conference WTSA-24 opens with calls for Consensus, Ethical Artificial Intelligence and Universal Connectivity
By Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin New Delhi, Updated at 11:34 EAT on Wednesday 16th October 2024 The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-24) opened on Tuesday in New Delhi, India, where policy-makers, industry leaders and tech experts are meeting to consider global actions to reinforce the standardization work of ITU, the UN Agency for Digital Technologies. The…
ITU Publishes updated Global Treaty to Optimize Radio Spectrum Management and advance Technological Innovation
Geneva, 28 August 2024 The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) released today an updated version of the Radio Regulations, the international treaty governing the global use of radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits. Entering into force on 1 January 2025, the 2024 edition of the ITU Radio Regulations is the result of a four-year process that culminated…
Jessica Alupo, Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Baryomunsi, Nyombi & Cosmos Zavazava on The Senior Citizens Talk
On The Senior Citizens Talk with Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin is Uganda Vice President H. E Jessica Alupo, ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin; Uganda Minister of ICT & National Guidance Hon. Chris Baryomunsi, Uganda Communications Commission Boss Hon George William Nyombi Thembo and International Telecommunications Union – TDB Director Cosmos Zavazava Subscribe and watch here
“Witnessing regulatory leaders coming together in Uganda to balance innovation with regulation was a reminder of what we can achieve through unity.” ITU Boss Speaks at the Closure of the 4-Day Summit.
KAMPALA- Uganda Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of ICT & National Guidance, Aminah Zawedde has expressed pleasure for Uganda to host the concluded International Telecommunications Union – ITU Global Symposium foRegulatorsrs. In her message, Zawedde says “For the digital transformation progress, opportunities across all the sectors enabled by ICT and memories made, I am truly…
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