Posts on the Topic "Technologies"
New ITU resolution on the use of ICTs to bridge the financial inclusion gap
13/11/2018
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Member States have approved at new resolution that consolidate ITU’s mandate on matters relating to digital financial inclusion, reports ITU. The except of the news can be read below “Two billion adults worldwide do not have a bank account, but among...
Submit your project for WSIS Prize 2019
12/11/2018
The WSIS Prize 2019 is calling for submissions from interested and qualifying projects. The deadline for the submission is the 30th of November 2018. The submissions can be made in English, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French and Russian. To submit your project click here. WSIS Prizes is a unique...
"Making agriculture attractive for the African Youth" - An interview with the YPARD Director
09/11/2018
e-Agriculture caught up with the new YPARD Director Mr. Yemi Adeyeye and interviewed him on a number of issues affecting the youth in agriculture and especially in Africa. e-Agriculture: Congratulations for the appointment to Director YPARD,could you briefly introduce yourself? Yemi: First, many...04/ 12
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ICT 2018: Imagine Digital - Connect Europe
Vienna, Austria 04/12/2018 – 06/12/2018
ICT 2018 will take place in Vienna on 4-6 December 2018. This research and innovation event will focus on the European Union’s priorities in the digital transformation of society and industry. It will present an opportunity for the people involved in this transformation to share their experience and vision of Europe in the digital age..
The report on the online discussion: Youth employment in agriculture as a solid solution to ending hunger and poverty in Africa
08/11/2018
The online e-consultation on Youth employment in agriculture as a solid solution to ending hunger and poverty in Africa was held on the 16th of July to the 10th of August 2018 on the FAO FSN Forum. The e-consultation took four weeks and saw participants from 33 countries who shared 90 contributions...
Does the answer to future of farming lie with Robot farmers?
07/11/2018
Tiny automated machines could soon take care of the entire growing process (Source: The Guardian) The Guardian reports that in the rural Hampshire, a robot called Rachel is pootling around an overgrown field. Rachel has four USB ports, a disc-like GPS receiver and the nuts and bolts of a system...
Digital Inclusion through mobile connectivity
06/11/2018
Can mobile money transform women's lives? The digital revolution has spread in many developing countries and mobile telephony is readily available and has penetrated areas not yet reached by other prior inventions. In Africa for example, the mobile adaption has grown in recent years and in 2017...
WFP and Alibaba enter into a partnership towards a World with Zero Hunger
05/11/2018
The partnership will support efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 – a world with zero hunger. Alibaba and The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have entered into a strategic partnership to achieve a world with zero hunger – which is Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2...
South-South cooperation on agriculture a key ingredient for Zero Hunger
02/11/2018
The full item of this news appeared on the FAO News, we reproduce just the first part for our readers and we direct them to the original source : e-Agriculture Editor. 2 November 2018, Changsha CHINA - Government representatives attending the Ministerial Forum on South-South Cooperation in...08/ 11
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Digital Inclusion and a Trusted Internet
London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 08/11/2018
As development programmes increasingly deploy digital tools and invest in increasing access, we need to engage with issues of data security and cybersecurity in a more informed and comprehensive way.