New global platform to keep information networks ‘safer, stronger’ throughout COVID-19 pandemic
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) launched a new platform
on Monday to help global networks under increasing strain and facing rising
demand during the COVID-19 crisis...
The Influence of Artificial Intelligence on Future Education
The way people receive and consume news and entertainment has
changed drastically nowadays with features such as personalized content coming
into play. Other technologies have also...
UNIDO looks at how to assess value chain readiness to adopt blockchain technology
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is
piloting methodology to assess the readiness of a value chain to adopt
blockchain technology. The Global Quality and...
First Facial Recognition Framework Released for Engineers and Policy Makers to Build Transparency
While the market for facial recognition tools and services is expected to more than double in value to $7bn by 2024, there have been...
Artificial intelligence: Tackling the risks for consumers
Artificial intelligence and automated decision making processes can pose
certain threats to consumers. Find out how the European Parliament wants to
protect them.
What is artificial intelligence...
APEC Advances Digitization of the APEC Business Travel Card
Officials from APEC member economies break new ground in digitizing the
APEC Business Travel Card scheme, seeking to modernize the process and make it
easier for...
Preparing Dushanbe for a New Digital Era
“Preparing Dushanbe for a New
Digital Era” was the theme of a workshop held on February 4th and hosted
jointly by the Government of the Republic...
UNIDO co-organizes workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs
A three-day workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for the
SDGs was inaugurated today in UNO City, Vienna. The event is co-organized by
the United...
ADB Unveils Venture Platform to Invest in Impact Technology Startups
The Asian
Development Bank (ADB) today approved the establishment of ADB Ventures, a new
venture platform that will support and invest in startups offering impact
technology solutions...
Cybercrime: New survey shows Europeans feel better informed but remain concerned
Today, the Commission releases its latest survey on Europeans' attitudes
towards cybercrime.
The results show that awareness of cybercrime is rising, with 52% of respondents
stating they...