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On the
spotlight -
Featured
upcoming ITU
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2nd ITU
Green ICT
Application
Challenge
ITU and
Telefonica are
organizing the
2nd ITU Green
ICT Application
Challenge to
find the best
and most
innovative
Concept Paper
for an ICT
application to
help promote
Sustainable
Energy for All.
A cash prize of
USD
3,000
will be awarded
to the best and
most innovative
application. The
submission
period begins
on 1
February 2012 and
ends on 13
April 2012.
In parallel with
this competition,
ITU and
Telefonica will
also organize
the first
ITU
Green ICT
Hackaton
in
Barcelona (Spain)
on 28-29
February 2012.
Click here
for further
information on
how to enter the
competition
Click here to
relive the 2011
ITU Green ICT
Application
Challenge
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The United
Nations has
launched a new
report that
offers guidance
for coordinating
the transition
to a Green
Economy at the
international
and country
levels. Such
action will
require
investing in
natural capital,
clean-technologies,
such as
information and
communication
technologies
(ICTs), as well
as in in human
and social
capital,
including
education,
health care,
cultural
development and
social
protection.
Click here
for further
information |
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ITU and
Climate change |
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"Climate
Change is a global challenge
that the world cannot afford
to lose"
Dr Hamadoun I.
Touré,
ITU Secretary-General
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Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs),
such as satellites, mobile phones or the
Internet, play a key role to address the
major challenges related with climate change
and sustainable development. ICTs are
fundamental to monitor climate change,
mitigate and adapt to its effects and
assist in the transition towards a green
economy.
By raising awareness of the role of ICTs,
ITU is promoting transformative solutions
that can ensure a sustainable future.
Find more about ITU´s
vision and mission in the area of climate
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ITU, UNEP, UNU,
the Secretariat
of the Basel
Convention, the
StEP Initiative
and CEDARE are
pleased to
invite you to
take part in a
joint survey on
e-waste.
Deadline
extended to 29
February 2012
Find out
more.
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ITU together with UNEP supports the
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