News
Jun
26
2019
National Cybersecurity Strategies
ITU Workshop National Cybersecurity Strategies
The Workshop will take place in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, from 26 to 28 June 2019. ...
Jun
25
2019
ITU and Stanford University to Launch New Partnership Supporting Pilots of Digital Fiat Currency
Digital Finance
ITU and Stanford University have agreed to launch a new partnership to support pilot implementations of Digital Fiat Currency (DFC), digital currency authorized and issued by a Central Bank. ...
Jun
25
2019
How ITU and the Republic of North Macedonia Collaborate to Strengthen Cyber-Security
Cyber Security
With the expertise and support of ITU in several activities in the field of connectivity and cybersecurity, North Macedonia not only benefits from strengthening the national cybersecurity capacities, but is also a facilitator of regional and international cooperation. ...
Jun
24
2019
Why we need 5th Generation ICT Regulation
Regulation
Old adversarial models that pitted regulators against private companies, and private companies against one another, need to be replaced by new, collaborative platforms. ...
Jun
20
2019
How Central Bank Digital Currencies can Boost Financial inclusion: IMF’s John Kiff (VIDEO)
Digital Era
John Kiff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sat down for an interview last week with ITU during the final meeting of the ITU Focus Group on Digital Currencies, including Digital Fiat Currency – or digital currency authorized and issued by a central bank. ...
Jun
18
2019
Why Digital Skills Training is so Important if We are Serious about Closing the Digital Divide
Digital Era
In 2018, numbers on Internet usage made headlines announcing that more than half the world is online. ...
Jun
18
2019
How We can Foster Digital Cooperation in the ‘Age of Interdependence’
Digital Era
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are transforming our world. They are providing unprecedented opportunities to improve lives. ...
Jun
17
2019
How the Young ICT Leaders Forum can Foster Digital Transformation
Innovation
In the past few years, the Young ICT Leaders Forum (YILF), an annual event co-organized by ITU and the city of Busan, Republic of Korea, has attracted a diverse talented pool of young people. The 6th edition of the Young ICT Leader’s forum will take place in Busan in the Republic of Korea from 3 to 6 September 2019. ...
