In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been identified as pivotal. But how can countries apply these technologies to address the challenges laid out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development? ITU interviewed Nasser Bin Hammad, Senior Manager International Affairs, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) , United Arab Emirates, about how ICTs are supporting the UAE’s progress towards the SDG goals. In this interview, Nasser Bin Hammad explains how the UAE are committed in increasing clean energy production and...
FHI360 is currently looking for people willing to share information on the deployment of any digital technology innovation that is - or has the potential to enable individuals, communities or systems to be more resilient. FHI360 is interested to collect information on a wide range of digital technologies such as: mobile-based communications, sensor technologies, gaming, big data applications, etc. Submissions will be compiled into an inventory of innovations that will be published and shared with the development community as a reference. Outstanding innovations might also be selected to...
The Listening Post is a project by Farm Radio, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with the aim to put the farmer as a leading actor in the agricultural development. The vision is to have a two way communication between policy-makers, NGOs, extension officers, agricultural researchers and the farmers in their fields. The goal is to ensure their initiatives are responsive and accountable to farmers. The Listening Post is an interactive radio series aimed at an audience of farmers. The project uses mobile phones, multimedia and FM radio to build a two-way communication...
In 2011, the Kenyan government launched the Kenya Open Data Initiative, making key government data freely available to the public through a single online portal. Kenya Open Data is an initiative designed to make developmental, demographic, statistical and expenditure data available in a useful digital format for researchers, policymakers, ICT developers and the general public. The data is divided in categories such as agriculture, energy, water, infrastructure, health and governance, among others. Agriculture is central in this project as agricultural and rural development can only be...
Event: Commonwealth ICT Investment Forum for Emerging Markets Date: 10 – 12 April 2017 Location: Dubai, UAE Description: 20% increase in ICT investments will expand the GDP of a country by 1 percent -Global Connectivity Index (GCI) 2016. It is clearly evident that the need for major investment in...
The G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Declaration 2017 "Towards food and water security: Fostering sustainability, advancing innovation" published after the meeting held on January 22nd 2017 in Berlin, acknowledges the importance of ICTs for agricultural development, following the discussion on ICT in agriculture initiated at the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting in Xi’an in 2016. The Agriculture Ministers acknowledged the potential of ICTs for improved food chain efficiency, productivity and sustainability of agriculture, improved animal husbandry practices and for adaptation and mitigation...
Gender Agribusiness Investments for Africa is now accepting applications from institutions and enterprises for the 2017 AWARD AgTech Innovation Challenge for West and North Africa. GAIA has been launched by African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) to increase agribusiness investments in technological and business model innovations that help bridge the gender gap in African agriculture and particularly those that enhance the positive participation of African women in agricultural value chains across the continent. “Women face gender-specific constraints that reduce their...
Event: Commonwealth ICT Investment Forum for Emerging Markets Date: 10 – 12 April 2017 Location: Dubai, UAE Description: 20% increase in ICT investments will expand the GDP of a country by 1 percent -Global Connectivity Index (GCI) 2016. It is clearly evident that the need for major investment in...