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First webinar GODAN Working Group on Capacity Development
14/03/2017
The GODAN Working Group on Capacity Development has organised a webinar that will give an overview of the activities of the working group (WG) and the webinar will also explain how one can get involved with WG's activities. GODAN welcomes all interested in joining the GODAN WG on Capacity...
FAO seeks to empower youth in agriculture through ICTs to create employment in Uganda
13/03/2017
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is working with the Ugandan Agriculture Ministry to develop a policy for youth to be involved in agricultural value chain.This was said by the FAO Country Representative for Uganda - Alhaji Muhamad Jallow who was quoted by the New...02/ 07
2017
ICT experts seek use of geo-satellite equipment to tackle unemployment in Nigeria
09/03/2017
With an ever growing population, agriculture globally has to become more and more productive. This means continuing to adapt with the technological changes that a modern world brings. Satellites are changing the way we look at and manage agriculture. In the case of Nigeria, precision farming can be...
International Women's Day 2017
08/03/2017
International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. From a development point of view, the idea of this theme is to consider how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building momentum for the effective implementation of the Sustainable...
Picture a more sustainable world: Enter WSIS Forum #ICT4SDG Photo Contest
08/03/2017
The World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) Forum is launching its first photo contest – asking users to picture a more sustainable world. Photos should capture how ICTs are playing an enabling role in achieving the SDGs. Send your photos of projects, people, and organizations that are using ICTs...
#ICT4SDG: Using ICTs to drive sustainable development in UAE
08/03/2017
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...
Call for Digital Technology Innovations for Resilience in Asia by FHI360
07/03/2017
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...
Building an ecosystem around data: using interactive radio for accountability to farmers in Tanzania
07/03/2017
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...