ITU

Namibia advocates for tech to combat climate change

The region, which includes 16 countries, is one of the most severely affected by global climate change.
Alfred Shilongo
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UN adopts AI to spearhead fight against natural disasters

The UN project comes as Africa is embracing artificial intelligence to address some of its most pressing concerns, such as battling climate change.
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ITU rates Nigeria highly in digital transformation readiness

Nigeria scored high in a research undertaken by the ITU and the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, which was released in Abuja this week.
2:40
Jul 26, 2024

Axian Telecom joins EQUALS in giant step to close gender divide in Africa

By joining the EQUALS, the African telecoms group with a presence in 15 countries, said it aims to learn from shared experiences and best practices
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Africa policymakers urged to leverage on ITU's AI report

The adoption of AI policy has been quite slow among African countries with only Mauritius, Kenya and Egypt having clear guidelines, rules, and principles on AI technology.
3:40
Jul 10, 2024

GSMA and World Bank partner to boost handset affordability

The consortium said if smartphones were priced at around $20, an additional 270 million Africans would be able to purchase them, potentially narrowing the usage gap by 23%.
2:20

ITU pledges $106m to SA women, girls’ empowerment

Elle International is funding the project that will drive gender equality and empowerment through the provision of digital platforms, smart solutions and data.
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ITU's Bogdan-Martin calls for improved gender equality in ICT

On International Girls in ICT Day, the ITU’s secretary-general believes the ICT sector must cultivate and empower female talent while also increasing top-level representation.
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Apr 5, 2024

South Africa speeds up project to connect citizens

South Africa says it has connected over 740,000 households to the internet this year, primarily through 4,250 Wi-Fi hotspots.
2:00
Dec 21, 2023

Nigeria gets additional broadcast and telecom frequencies

According to the ITU resolutions, the recent conference accepted the Radio Regulations Board's suggestion to allow 41 states, including Nigeria, to acquire new and useable orbital resources for satellite broadcasting.
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ITU pledges to establish innovation centre in Kenya

The promise was made on the sidelines of the recently ended World Radiocommunications Conference 2023 (WRC-23), which was held in Dubai.
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Sep 19, 2023

Google announces AI centre to combat food insecurity

As part of a UN initiative to get its Sustainable Development Goals back on track, Google is establishing the AI food security centre.