Berita
Jul
02
2021
Expanding Financial inclusion through Electronic Payments
Digital Financial Services
Electronic payment intermediaries – such as payment facilitators, bill aggregators and payment gateways - process payments across a wider range of channels than has ever been available before. Think mobile phones and e-commerce websites as the main paym ...
Jul
01
2021
Generation Equality Forum: ITU calls for an Equal Digital Future
Social Impact
At the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs), we are working to advance gender equality and expand opportunities for women in ICTs in a number of ways. ...
Jun
10
2021
New ITU Standards to Boost Fibre to the Home from 10G to 50G
Infrastucture
Millions of homes and businesses access global networks through the cost-efficient Passive Optical Network (PON) technologies standardized by ITU. The next generation, known as “Higher Speed PON”, will provide for speeds of 50 Gbit/s per wavelength, u ...
Jun
10
2021
Working together to Regulate for Inclusive Connectivity
Policy and Regulation
During the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were stronger together. Now, we are working to build back better together as we slowly start to recover. ...
Jun
08
2021
Swiss Startup Collects Environmental Data from Street to Street
Smart City
A Swiss-based startup is equipping taxis and other public transport with microsensors to capture data on air quality, temperature and humidity, as well as road quality and noise pollution. ...
Jun
07
2021
Rules of Procedure: The indispensable companion to the Radio Regulations
Regulation
Updated by the ITU Radio Regulations Board, the Rules of Procedure clarify and/or establish the necessary practical procedures for applying particular provisions of the Radio Regulations ...
Jun
01
2021
Should space become the 18th SDG?
Satellite Communication
Is a space-related objective missing from the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015? ...
Apr
19
2021
Emirati Women take on Science and Tech Roles
ICT
When Nora Al Matrooshi was selected to join the United Arab Emirates space programme, she became the Arab world’s first woman astronaut. ...
