{"id":51,"date":"2024-12-04T13:59:40","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T13:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2024\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2024-12-20T16:03:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T16:03:49","slug":"inclusion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2024\/shaping-transformation\/inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">ITU is addressing specific challenges faced by women, amplifying the voices of youth on the digital future, and striving to ensure digital accessibility for everyone regardless of gender, age, ability, or location.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                                <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid \">\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=http:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/YouthAdvisoryBoard-color-600x400-1.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                    <p class=\"title\"><strong><strong><strong>Youth engagement<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n                                                    The Secretary-General\u2019s Youth Advisory Board, launched in 2024, engages young experts and activists directly in our work to shape digital policies and initiatives for a better global future.                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/Pages\/PR-2024-03-01-tech-leaders-to-inaugural-youth-advisory-board.aspx\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=_blank>\n                        Read the press release                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=http:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/women-wtsa24-fullpanel-600x400-1.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                    <p class=\"title\"><strong><strong>Women overcoming challenges in AI<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n                                                    Good artificial intelligence (AI) requires women in the data, in the workforce, and at the policy-making table.                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/hub\/2024\/12\/good-ai-requires-women-in-the-data-in-the-workforce-and-at-the-table\/\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=_blank>\n                        Discover how women are breaking tech barriers                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex 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ITU<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Accessibility<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p>We strive to ensure technology access for persons with disabilities through tech accessibility standards, awareness-raising, and education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/ITU-T\/accessibility\/pages\/default.aspx#:~:text=ITU%20works%20to%20increase%20access,and%20providing%20education%20and%20training\">More about our accessibility standards<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/action\/accessibility\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global commitment to leave no one behind<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><em>\u201cIn a world where women still account for a disproportionate and growing share of the global offline population, gender equality is an urgent necessity. We cannot build the innovative, safe and sustainable digital future we need without half of humanity.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\" style=\"font-size:18px\">ITU Secretary-General<br>Doreen Bogdan-Martin<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/sg-doreen-quotes-4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"sg-doreen-quotes-4\" class=\"wp-image-275\" style=\"width:100px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f78da81c\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><em>International Girls in ICT Day: ITU Secretary-General calls on international community to bridge the digital divide<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Tech Review Africa<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p>Explore: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2024\/shaping-transformation\/responsible-ai\/\">Responsible AI<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2024\/shaping-transformation\/greening\/\">Greening<\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2024\/shaping-transformation\/inclusion\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2024\/shaping-transformation\/inclusion\/\">Inclusion<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p><em>Photographs \u00a9ITU<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Girls in ICT Day: ITU Secretary-General calls on international community to bridge the digital divide Tech Review Africa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":43,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-51","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2024\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}