EMERGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRENDS AND INNOVATION TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT UN FORUM

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Wealth of Networks

EMERGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRENDS AND INNOVATION TAKE CENTRE STAGE AT UN FORUM New York, May 13 2013  7:00PM More than 1,500 participants from Government, private sector, civil society and international organizations are meeting at a United Nations <“http://www.itu.int/wsis/implementation/2013/forum/“>forum in Geneva this week to review and measure progress towards targets set …

Un Kicks Off Information Technology Hackathon Promoting Global

kristyWealth of Networks

Un Kicks Off Information Technology Hackathon Promoting Global Sustainability New York, Feb 28 2012 6:05PM A United Nations-backed competition with the goal of uncovering sustainable approaches to information and communication technology (ICT) kicked off today, bringing developers from around the world together in a frenetic race of programming. Organized by …

Un Reports Agreement On Ways To Assess Green Impact Of Information Technologies

kristySRI/ESG News, Wealth of Networks

Un Reports Agreement On Ways To Assess Green Impact Of Information Technologies New York, Sep 28 2011 7:05PM The United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) today said that agreement has been reached on a globally-recognized set of methodologies to assess the environmental impact of information and communications technologies (ICTs), and …

Ban Underlines The Role Of Information Technologies In Accelerating Development

kristyWealth of Networks

BAN UNDERLINES THE ROLE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN ACCELERATING DEVELOPMENT New York, May 16 2011 1:05PM Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today underlined the role of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in accelerating socio-economic development, highlighting their potential to enable the delivery of basic social services to even the remotest areas of …