Posts on the Country "Switzerland"
WSIS Forum 2018 provide a spotlight on how ICTs can help eradicate poverty and hunger
22/03/2018
The International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) headquarters was a busy location with more than 2,500 ICT experts from around the world arriving for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). The theme of WSIS Forum 2018 is ‘Leveraging ICTs to Build Information and Knowledge Societies for...
FAO Agricultural Services and Digital Inclusion in Africa nominated for WSIS Prize 2018
06/02/2018
The FAO Agricultural Services and Digital Inclusion in Africa has been nominated to the WSIS Prizes 2018. We are inviting your vote for the project to win. The selection of the projects will be done on the 19th to the 23rd of February and then announced during the WSIS Forum 2018. To vote one needs...
UN Broadband Commission aims to bring online the world’s 3.8 billion not connected to the Internet
24/01/2018
UN Broadband Commission sets global broadband targets to bring online the world’s 3.8 billion not connected to the Internet. This is designed to bring the unconnected online so that they also can benefit from Internet as a resource. Therefore, in response the United Nations’ Broadband Commission for...29/ 01
2018
Machine Learning for Future Networks
Switzerland 29/01/2018
The ITU-T Focus Group on Machine Learning for Future Networks including 5G was established by ITU-T Study Group 13 at its meeting in Geneva, 6-17 November 2017. The Focus Group will draft technical reports and specifications for machine learning (ML) for future networks, including interfaces, network architectures, protocols, algorithms and data formats.
This workshop is an activity of this group, and will take place as part of the 1st Meeting of FG-ML5G.
Measuring the Information Society Report 2017
15/11/2017
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has released the " Measuring the Information Society Report 2017". This report was launched during the World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS) 2017, in Hammamet, Tunisia. According to ITU, the Measuring the Information Society Report...19/ 03
2018
WSIS Hack Against Hunger
Switzerland 19/03/2018
During WSIS Forum 2018, a Hackathon on ICTs for SDGs focusing on End Hunger will be held. We invite all interested coders to participate in the WSIS Hack Against End Hunger, more information
WSIS Hack Against Hunger : Submissions are open!
02/11/2017
In the next WSIS FORUM 2018, there is going to be held a HACKATHON on Agriculture. The Hackathon is on ICTs for SDGs focusing on ending hunger will be held at the #WSIS Forum 2018. The first ever Hackathon at WSIS Forum was held in 2017 and it focused on e-Health. All members of e-Agriculture CoP...
World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-17) to take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 9 to 20 October 2017
22/09/2017
The World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-17) will be convened in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 9 to 20 October 2017. The conference is convened to consider topics, projects and programmes relevant to telecommunication development. The theme of WTDC-17 is "ICT for Sustainable...19/ 09
2017
Launch of the WSIS Forum 2018 Open Consultation Process
Switzerland 19/09/2017
Following the successful holding of WSIS Forum 2017, ITU has opened up the WSIS Forum 2018 consultation process. The Open Consultation Process OCP is a multistakeholder preparatory process where entities are actively engaged to ensure broad ownership and further improvements of the forum.
The physical meetings of the Open Consultation Process will benefit from remote participation.
Remote Participation here