AI governance should be a global community dialogue. Now is the critical moment to get it right and ensure a responsible future with AI.

To help bridge the gender digital divide, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) created the International Girls in ICT Day (27 April) to encourage and inspire girls to pursue a future in information and communication technologies. By acquiring the necessary digital skills, young women can also aim for careers in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and other STEM fields in order to achieve their dreams. From coding to a hackathon, the global celebration, will include a series of events available on the #GirlsinICT Toolkit. Join the celebration online!

In this episode of the ITU Generation Connect podcast, youth and experts discuss the metaverse and its relationship with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Featuring Marcus Shingles (Co-Founder and CEO of Exponential Destiny), Samantha Aguilar (Chief Design Officer and Executive Mentor at Exponential Destiny), Seif Youssef (Generation Connect Arab States Youth Envoy), and Noha Ashraf Abdel Baky (Generation Connect Africa Youth Envoy).

The guests share their personal experiences and professional knowledge on the opportunities of metaverse for achieving SDGs, and how to seize the opportunities of metaverse for a better digital future.

Hosted by Lujie Gu.

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), held in 2002 and 2005, set out to achieve a common vision, desire and commitment to build a people-centric, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society, where everyone can create, access, utilize and share information. Since then, WSIS Forums are organized each year, serving as a key platform for discussing the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. This year’s WSIS Forum is being held from 13-17 March in Geneva.

The AI for Good Global Summit will demonstrate how new technologies can support the UN Sustainable Development Goals in areas such as combatting the climate crisis and bolstering humanitarian response. 

For the next 5 episodes of Technology for Good, ITU is focusing on technological challenges and opportunities through the eyes of some incredible and inspirational women in tech, in the run up to and during the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, or PP-22. This major event will gather policymakers from ITU’s 193 member states to take decisions that will shape the future of technology, making it greener, more gender and youth inclusive and more accessible to everyone on our planet.

Find out with first-hand insights how Giga is transforming education at the local school G.S. Nyagihunika. Watch how Internet-connected laptops help local educators teach students and make the classroom experience more rewarding and how the benefits of school connectivity also extend to the residents of the Bugesera district.

Share your best “Technology for good” photos and win a prize. The ITU photography contest deadline is 22 July.

As we approach 2030, developing digital skills has become critical to professional success. While young people are often considered “digital natives", the majority of them may not actually possess sufficient job-relevant digital skills to fill vacancies.

The Summit in Kigali, Rwanda (2-4 June) addresses the digital divide and related topics, including digital skills, gender, climate change, online safety, the future of work, and more.

The ageing of the global population will be the defining demographic trend of the 21st century—yet our societies struggle to see the opportunities that this trend can unfold. Telecommunications and information communication technologies (ICTs) have a role to play in achieving healthier ageing, but also in helping people build smarter cities, combat age-based discrimination at the workplace, ensure financial inclusion of older persons, and support millions of caregivers across the world. ITU celebrates World Telecommunication and Information Society Day every 17 May.

ITU Podcasts with Luke Cavanaugh and Prince Zain El-Hashemite.
In the light of the worldwide changes initiated by the pandemic, this second episode discusses the potential future developments of our educational systems, through the eyes of the youth, with Luke Cavanaugh of the Generation Connect Visionaries Board, and Prince Zain, founder of the Y4X Movement, sharing their personal academic experiences that help shape their vision of a future of education with youth and for youth.
Hosted by Arissandra Egorova

Hi kids! Come and join us for the last episode of Online Safety with Sango. In this episode we will talk about how to stay safe while watching videos on online! Stay safe, stay tuned, and engage online! Check out more Sango materials.

The new space race – joined by many private companies in addition to national administrations – means increased complexity when it comes to radio frequency spectrum sharing and space sustainability. Learn more about ITU’s role in safeguarding spectrum use in space.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed significant areas of inequality and exclusion in the digital world, particularly for populations at risk. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has published guidelines on how to ensure that digital information, services and products are accessible by all people, including persons with disabilities, during the pandemic. New and emerging technologies that leverage big data and artificial intelligence (AI) offer new ways of responding to and recovering from the pandemic.