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Human exposure to EMF

Call to action asks ITU-T to extend its work on human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) and for harmonized global standards. More
EMF

Standardization Gap

Activities to “bridge the standardization gap” aim to expand developing nations’ standardization capacities through increased participation in ITU standardization work. More
Bridging the Standardization Gap

Smart Cities Roadmap

Turin Roadmap calls on ITU to promote the use of ‘smart’ technologies in cities and tasking it with developing a set of key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess the impact of ICTs in cities and countries.
Environment and Climate Change

ITU-T Study Groups

ITU-T Study Groups assemble ICT standardization experts from around the globe to develop ITU’s international standards, ITU-T Recommendations. More
ITU-T Study Groups
  • EMF
  • Bridging the Standardization Gap
  • Environment and Climate Change
  • ITU-T Study Groups

ITU-T H.265


Mark Pecen, Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Blackberry, explains his company's commitment to the new ITU-T H.265 video codec.

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The Mobile Money Revolution


ITU-T’s latest Technology Watch report covers the technological developments and applications in Mobile Money (or m-money).

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IoT-GSI and JCA

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The Eighth Internet of Things - Global Standards Initiative (IoT-GSI) event will take place in Geneva, 19 25 June 2013.  21 June will also see a meeting of the Joint Coordination Activity on the Internet of Things (JCA-IoT).

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3rd Green ICT App Challenge

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ITU and Telefónica have launched the 3rd Green ICT Application Challenge to promote Smart Sustainable Cities and environmental sustainability in urban areas.

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