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Accessibility – a universal requirement in a world of 7 billion people
2 December 2011
An estimated 15 per cent of the world’s
population lives with a disability. ITU is
striving to ensure that information and
communication technologies (ICTs) – and the
myriad and multiplying benefits and
opportunities they bring - are accessible to
all, including those with disabilities.
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Looking forward: the narrative of shared responsibility
28 November 2011
Cooperation and partnership underpin ITU’s
mission to connect all the world’s people,
whether through its technical work on radio
spectrum allocation and on standards that make
seamless communications possible, or through its
efforts to expand access to the benefits of
information and communication technologies
(ICTs).
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The innovation quotient: advancing solutions through science and creativity
10 November 2011
The significance of innovation in information and communication technologies (ICTs) does not end with more, better and faster ways for people to communicate with each other. ICT innovation is galvanizing innovations in every sphere of society, with the potential to make real and lasting improvements to the lives of all.
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Forging a path toward environmental sustainability
4 November 2011
While information and communication technologies (ICTs) themselves require energy and other resources, they can be an essential tool in helping to ensure future environmental sustainability. ICTs have huge potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that threaten dangerous global warming.
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Young people: The connected generation
20 October 2011
Young people are growing up in an increasingly
connected world that is being transformed by
information and communication technologies
(ICTs). Access to these technologies and
expertise in using them have become essential
elements in the education and development of
youth everywhere.
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Redefining ‘health’ and prioritizing health care needs
14 October 2011
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) will play an essential role in delivering health services and improving access to care for everyone in a world of 7 billion people. ICTs hold particular promise for citizens in developing countries and remote areas where health resources are scarce.
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Cities: Agents of change in an urbanizing world
30 September 2011
The world’s population is not only growing – it is urbanizing at a rapid rate. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can help create ‘smart cities’, better able to confront the environmental and social challenges ahead and improve the lives of all their inhabitants.
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Responsibility of institutions in a world of 7 billion
23 September 2011
ITU is committed to connecting all the world’s people, wherever they live and whatever their means. By protecting and supporting everyone’s fundamental right to communicate, the ITU strives to make our planet a better and safer place.
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Impact assessment: Women and girls’ empowerment
16 September 2011
Information and communication technologies have
an essential role to play in empowering women
and girls, by providing education and training,
promoting literacy, enhancing job opportunities,
improving access to health care, enabling the
exercise of legal rights and participation in
decision-making, and changing social attitudes
that constrain life choices.
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Surviving,
and thriving, with fewer (and shifting)
resources
9 September 2011
In a world of seven billion people, it will be
all the more essential to exploit the potential
of information and communications technologies
(ICTs) to maximize and share the benefits from
sustainable use of the earth’s limited
resources. Already ICTs are demonstrating their
worth in squeezing more and more from less and
less.
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