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.
Samuel Mungadze
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SEACOM launches LEO satellite service for enterprise clients
Satellite technology is gaining traction on the African continent, with telecom companies and authorities agreeing to use it to advance the continent's economic goals.
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Vodacom Groups hails Amazon’s Starlink rival Project Kuiper
Project Kuiper aims to improve global internet access through a network of 3,236 low-earth orbit satellites.
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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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ITU’s Bogdan-Martin punts satellite for connectivity
The head of the International Telecommunications Union says satellite networks can help put the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals back on track.
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Egypt seeks closer relations with ITU
Egyptian is seeking the UN tech agency’s support to its digital strategy, which seeks to develop communications infrastructure.
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ITU remains concerned despite US$24bn collected for global connectivity
Rwanda acknowledges role played by Secretary-General of the UN agency Houlin Zhao.
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ITU Connect2Recover to boost Africa’s post-COVID connectivity
The International Telecommunication Union’s Connect2Recover initiative aims to expand access to affordable and reliable connectivity in Africa.
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Ericsson, UNICEF in alliance to map school connectivity
Three-year initiative to identify connectivity gaps in 35 countries, including South Africa.
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Botswana, Nigeria, Seychelles to reach affordable broadband target
ITU report claims countries will meet UN target of less than 2% GNI by 2023.
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Other barriers to internet use says ITU
Organisation details analysis of ICT price trends in 2019.
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African countries on par with broadband threshold targets
Botswana, Nigeria and the Seychelles may reach Broadband Commission 2% entry-level target by 2023.