#DidYouKnow optical networks have grown in capacity by an average of 40% a year, for the past 40 years? Such rapid growth, at viable costs, was enabled by Int’l Telecommunication Union standards.
Learn more about Int’l Telecommunication Unionstandards Study Group 15 itu.int/en/ITU-T/about…

Happy to engage w/ young diplomats from #India 🇮🇳& #Bhutan 🇧🇹

Discussed Int’l Telecommunication Union history, mandate & place in United Nations system

Chatted about #AI , #cybersecurity & #climate

Always a pleasure to listen to #YoungProfessionals

🙏India at UN, Geneva for making this interesting conversation happen

Honored to discuss #AI landscape,potential to boost #SDGs &preparation for AI for Good 🇺🇳 #AIforGood w/ #UK 🇬🇧AI&IP Minister Jonathan Camrose & Mark Thomson

Int’l Telecommunication Union works on AI standards (>200), collaborates w/ other United Nations agencies,inc on #health , #climate , #agriculture ,&helps develop AI capacity

⏳Less than a month to #AI forGood Global Summit and we are gearing up our preparations. Join ITU at the United Nations’s flagship event on #AI + take in the over 80 demos and more than 300 speakers aiforgood.itu.int/summit24/
🗓️ Mark your calendars for 30-31 May 2024

1 May 2004 marked the beginning of a new era for Europe & the 10 countries joining the EU.
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20 years on, we confirm the commitment to freedom, peace, stability & prosperity that came to life.
We are stronger today & so is the European project.
#20YearsTogether

Happy indeed to celebrate 20y of #Lithuania 🇱🇹 in the European🇪🇺 family

Incredible success story that I am proud to have played a small part in as well

And clear demonstration of the power of inspiring vision, determined team effort &collaborative peer support

#FurtherTogether

🎥 Share a moment of future life with #AI in the #AI futures short film contest!
Enter your storyboards by 20 May aiforgood.itu.int/AI-futures/ #AI forGood

Listen in to the second instalment of the #GreenDigitalAction webinar series and learn how digital tech companies are creating transition plans to achieve net-zero emissions itu.int/initiatives/gr…

Can #AI models be transparent about their powers of prediction while also protecting privacy? Gain expert insight on how AI-driven networks could balance performance, transparency + privacy itu.int/en/journal/j-f…

#eWaste by the numbers:
US$ 78 billion = estimated externalized costs to the population and the environment, stemming from lead and mercury emissions, plastic leakages and contributions to global warming
itu.int/en/ITU-D/Envir…
#EarthDay #GreenDigitalAction #ActNow

“Repairing relations with Mother Earth is the mother of all of humanity’s challenges.

We must act – and act now – to create a better future for us all.”

– António Guterres on #EarthDay . un.org/en/observances…

#ClimateAction can't wait.
#ActNow .
Take #GreenDigitalAction now itu.int/initiatives/gr….
Protecting our planet and #OurCommonFuture is everyone's responsibility.

#EarthDayEveryDay

The #ParisAgreement set a goal to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
An Int’l Telecommunication Union standard sets the pathway towards #NetZero emissions for the ICT industry to meet that goal itu.int/ITU-T/recommen…

#EarthDay #GreenDigitalAction #ActNow

🌍Take #GreenDigitalAction this #EarthDay and sign up for free, self-paced #ITUacademy trainings to help address the challenge of #eWaste academy.itu.int/training-cours…… #ActNow to #beatWastePollution #ForPeopleForPlanet !

Help chart the course toward resilient prosperity for small island developing states through #Partner2Connect pledges + transformative digital investments itu.int/hub/2024/04/sm…

This is how we can create a future where #technology serves as a tool for global prosperity, not a source of fear and division

Thank you 🙏 #G20Brazil 🇧🇷 G20 Brasil for working to chart the path in this regard

#AIforGood

Internet use in LLDCs has doubled, with opportunities to expand further itu.int/itu-d/reports/…
New #ITUdata on landlocked developing countries ahead of #LLDC3

📢Just Released📢
Check out the Int’l Telecommunication Union's latest Facts and Figures report focused on Landlocked Developing Countries #LLDC #LLDC 3 #ITUData #DigitalDevelopment

itu.int/itu-d/reports/…

🎉Congratulations to the 90 Champions of the #WSIS Prizes 2024! Want to know more about them? Check itu.int/go/KUWA The 18 winners will be announced during #WSIS +20 Forum High-Level Event.
Register now at: itu.int/go/KI6V