Communication, Collaboration and Cooperation. The touchstones of ITU Telecom World, and of the ITU itself, are also the driving...

Nigeria has emerged as Africa’s largest economy, following a recent statistical “rebasing” exercise, with 2013 GDP estimated at US$...

Nigeria is set to showcase its plethora of investment opportunities at ITU Telecom World 2014 in Doha, Qatar on...

Like most Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Vanuatu presents very specific logistical challenges for government, regulators and operators alike...

The telecom world has grappled with the digital divide since the publication of the Maitland Commission Missing Link Report...

Mobile broadband is booming worldwide, underpinned by a global footprint of 3G/HSPA and 4G/LTE networks. LTE is mainstream and...

In many parts of the world, mobile telephony coverage is quite simply a blessing. Largely by serendipity rather than...

The business models on which telcos grew fat and happy over the years are coming to a natural end....

Imagine a relaxing bar or lounge space, rather like the business class lounge in an airport – but staffed...

I will be chairing the panel on the Internet of Things: a Force for Good or Evil? at ITU...

As a society, we’re poised on the edge of radical, deep-rooted technological and scientific advancement unlike anything we have...

On September 25, the ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition launched a challenge in partnership with the IEEE IoT...

The exponential growth in technology we are currently experiencing heralds a radical restructuring of our societies, businesses and economies....

The world has changed, and so should our business theories, strategies and underlying assumptions. Easy to say, perhaps, not...

Technology has an enormous role to play in solving the grand challenges of today, from geopolitical tensions and religious...

  The challenges of embracing the digital era are bringing us into a perfect storm of change. Old systems...

24 innovative minds are headed to Linz, Austria for the Future Innovators Summit, a project of Ars Electronica, ITU...

Whether you live to work or work to live, for the vast majority of people throughout the world having...

The ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) is looking for innovative...

Affordable prosthetic limbs for Sudanese soldiers manufactured on 3D printers, grandmothers bringing the know-how on running solar electricity generators...

We live in exciting times. Times full of the promise of progress, where the exponential pace of technological development...

More than 200 entries from 48 countries worldwide, hundreds of ideas, comments and unique perspectives on the creation of...

The current telco crunch is not new. Voice revenues have collapsed in developed and emerging markets alike, whilst data...

Following the success of challenge 1 on Local Digital Content, which attracted 205 ideas from 48 countries, the ITU...

Welcome to the launch of ITU Telecom World 2014 – and welcome to the new event website! World 2014...

ITU Telecom World 2013, which took place between the 19th and the 22nd November in Bangkok/Thailand, was a great...

Operators are selling more smartphones than any other device category. Around 55% of all mobile phones sold worldwide in...

Nigeria is all set to bring a top delegation to ITU Telecom World, held in Bangkok from November 19...

As I’m gearing up for ITU Telecom World 2013 in Bangkok, I’m reminded of what a difference a few...

The history of technology is one of efficiency and control. Technologies are the art and skill of making tools,...

HAIYAN (YOLANDA) became an Extremely Catastrophic Super Typhoon and is considered to be the most powerful of all Super...

It is not a secret that website security is essential for all types of organizations. Member states and organizations...

We are under a growing wave of cybersecurity attacks. This is putting the private sector, public sector and government...

Cybersecurity is a theme that requires immediate attention. Societies and nation states are moving towards a level of digital...

“Stupidity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” –Albert Einstein Einstein’s often-quoted...

My panel session at ITU Telecom World 2013 is about privacy and security. I would define privacy as the...

From an innovation perspective, I have always been convinced that “the language we use defines the horizons of our...

Zimbabwe is a land rich in diversity ranging from low-lying semi-desert regions to lush highlands strewn with forests and...

Last week, I had the pleasure of presenting the Rural Networks Award in the UK’s 2014 Next Generation Digital...

Tsunami is a nasty word in Asia; a word that carries the idea of impending disaster. However, it is...

Investing in the burgeoning ICT sector in Uganda is vital to drive the growth of the industry, and of...

Many aspects of life as we know it are being revolutionized by new technologies – and new ways of...

Ahead of my Futurist Keynote speech at ITU Telecom World 2013 in November, I’d like to share a few...

The world of voice communications is changing. A new technology called WebRTC will further accelerate the pace of change.

August is fast approaching, the month of European high summer  where you are best advised, so conventional wisdom has...

The deadline is now up and the entries for the ITU Telecom World 2013 Young Innovators Competition are all...

We’ve completely redesigned the web pages for this year’s event – as you’ll notice immediately if you’ve visited us...

One of the most striking themes running throughout ITU Telecom World 2012 in Dubai this October was the importance...

Albert Einstein sometimes used to torment his students at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. During a period...

Are young people in India simply uninterested in what is going on around them? Apathetic, un-opinionated, disengaged? Anshul Tewari,...