SMART AFRICA
Communication, Collaboration and Cooperation. The touchstones of ITU Telecom World, and of the ITU itself, are also the driving...
December 7, 20141ICT Contributions to GDP in Nigeria
Nigeria has emerged as Africa’s largest economy, following a recent statistical “rebasing” exercise, with 2013 GDP estimated at US$...
Broadband Nigeria: Enabling Access, Transforming Communities
Nigeria is set to showcase its plethora of investment opportunities at ITU Telecom World 2014 in Doha, Qatar on...
Vanuatu: a rising ICT star
Like most Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Vanuatu presents very specific logistical challenges for government, regulators and operators alike...
Broadband Internet for the Last Mile: Grassroots or Community Based Entrepreneurs are the Key to Closing the Digital Divide
The telecom world has grappled with the digital divide since the publication of the Maitland Commission Missing Link Report...
Will video over LTE reshape the broadcast and mobile industries?
Mobile broadband is booming worldwide, underpinned by a global footprint of 3G/HSPA and 4G/LTE networks. LTE is mainstream and...
Serendipity, or why cell phone masts have more rights than humans
In many parts of the world, mobile telephony coverage is quite simply a blessing. Largely by serendipity rather than...
Moving telcos forward in the digital age
The business models on which telcos grew fat and happy over the years are coming to a natural end....
Roboy, the robot lounge and why robots need better marketing
Imagine a relaxing bar or lounge space, rather like the business class lounge in an airport – but staffed...
Internet of Things: a Force for Good or Evil?
I will be chairing the panel on the Internet of Things: a Force for Good or Evil? at ITU...
How can emerging nations respond to disruption: look to the voluntary sector for long-term success
As a society, we’re poised on the edge of radical, deep-rooted technological and scientific advancement unlike anything we have...
Using the Internet of Things for social good
On September 25, the ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition launched a challenge in partnership with the IEEE IoT...
Why exponential change will shake the taxation status quo
The exponential growth in technology we are currently experiencing heralds a radical restructuring of our societies, businesses and economies....
We need a new playbook for strategy
The world has changed, and so should our business theories, strategies and underlying assumptions. Easy to say, perhaps, not...
Stop investing in technology, and we are lost
Technology has an enormous role to play in solving the grand challenges of today, from geopolitical tensions and religious...
Why education is the answer in a perfect storm of change
The challenges of embracing the digital era are bringing us into a perfect storm of change. Old systems...
The power of co-creation: Future Innovators Summit 2014
24 innovative minds are headed to Linz, Austria for the Future Innovators Summit, a project of Ars Electronica, ITU...
The concept of work as we know it is toast
Whether you live to work or work to live, for the vast majority of people throughout the world having...
Young Innovators Competition 2014 Challenge 3: can you contribute to smarter, greener, healthier cities?
The ITU Telecom World Young Innovators Competition in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) is looking for innovative...
Applying technology to empower, emancipate and encourage us all
Affordable prosthetic limbs for Sudanese soldiers manufactured on 3D printers, grandmothers bringing the know-how on running solar electricity generators...
We need collective solutions to over-connectivity – before it’s too late
We live in exciting times. Times full of the promise of progress, where the exponential pace of technological development...
Young Innovators Competition: Challenge 1 winners announced!
More than 200 entries from 48 countries worldwide, hundreds of ideas, comments and unique perspectives on the creation of...
It’s all a question of trust
The current telco crunch is not new. Voice revenues have collapsed in developed and emerging markets alike, whilst data...
Young Innovators Competition Launches Challenge 2 on Open Source Technologies for Disaster Management
Following the success of challenge 1 on Local Digital Content, which attracted 205 ideas from 48 countries, the ITU...
Confronting the future – together
Welcome to the launch of ITU Telecom World 2014 – and welcome to the new event website! World 2014...
It’s time for AEC
ITU Telecom World 2013, which took place between the 19th and the 22nd November in Bangkok/Thailand, was a great...
Will the APT700 band help close the digital divide and boost LTE roaming?
Operators are selling more smartphones than any other device category. Around 55% of all mobile phones sold worldwide in...
Nigeria ready for broadband technology
Nigeria is all set to bring a top delegation to ITU Telecom World, held in Bangkok from November 19...
Memories of a fast-changing mobile world: how different is today
As I’m gearing up for ITU Telecom World 2013 in Bangkok, I’m reminded of what a difference a few...
Dreams of a fast-changing mobile world: how tomorrow will be shaped
The history of technology is one of efficiency and control. Technologies are the art and skill of making tools,...
Tudlo swings into action during Typhoon Yolanda
HAIYAN (YOLANDA) became an Extremely Catastrophic Super Typhoon and is considered to be the most powerful of all Super...
Is your website safe from hackers?
It is not a secret that website security is essential for all types of organizations. Member states and organizations...
New cyber threats necessitate new technologies
We are under a growing wave of cybersecurity attacks. This is putting the private sector, public sector and government...
Building cybersecurity capacity through benchmarking: the Global Cybersecurity Index
Cybersecurity is a theme that requires immediate attention. Societies and nation states are moving towards a level of digital...
Rural Broadband – Time for “Business Unusual”
“Stupidity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” –Albert Einstein Einstein’s often-quoted...
Privacy and Security – is it a right?
My panel session at ITU Telecom World 2013 is about privacy and security. I would define privacy as the...
Innovation in the Telecoms World
From an innovation perspective, I have always been convinced that “the language we use defines the horizons of our...
Zimbabwe @ ITU Telecom World 2013
Zimbabwe is a land rich in diversity ranging from low-lying semi-desert regions to lush highlands strewn with forests and...
Regulating for connectivity – and services
Last week, I had the pleasure of presenting the Rural Networks Award in the UK’s 2014 Next Generation Digital...
Riding the Data Wave
Tsunami is a nasty word in Asia; a word that carries the idea of impending disaster. However, it is...
Uganda – Unleashing opportunities in ICT
Investing in the burgeoning ICT sector in Uganda is vital to drive the growth of the industry, and of...
New technologies shaping the future of society
Many aspects of life as we know it are being revolutionized by new technologies – and new ways of...
From “the new oil” to cyborgs…
Ahead of my Futurist Keynote speech at ITU Telecom World 2013 in November, I’d like to share a few...
WebRTC – accelerating the pace of change
The world of voice communications is changing. A new technology called WebRTC will further accelerate the pace of change.
Preparations heating up!!
August is fast approaching, the month of European high summer where you are best advised, so conventional wisdom has...
600 entries for the Young Innovators Competition…and counting
The deadline is now up and the entries for the ITU Telecom World 2013 Young Innovators Competition are all...
Welcome to the conversation!
We’ve completely redesigned the web pages for this year’s event – as you’ll notice immediately if you’ve visited us...
Our inspirational Young Innovators – and the importance of the digital natives
One of the most striking themes running throughout ITU Telecom World 2012 in Dubai this October was the importance...
Never mind the question – what’s the answer?
Albert Einstein sometimes used to torment his students at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. During a period...
ITU Young Innovator Competition winner gives India’s youth a voice
Are young people in India simply uninterested in what is going on around them? Apathetic, un-opinionated, disengaged? Anshul Tewari,...
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What are the realities of M2M Security?
Machine to Machine (M2M) and the Internet of Things (IoT) systems seem to be the top of the hype....
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SMART AFRICA
Communication, Collaboration and Cooperation. The touchstones of ITU Telecom World, and of the ITU itself, are also the driving...
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Broadband Nigeria: Enabling Access, Transforming Communities
Nigeria is set to showcase its plethora of investment opportunities at ITU Telecom World 2014 in Doha, Qatar on...
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ICT Contributions to GDP in Nigeria
Nigeria has emerged as Africa’s largest economy, following a recent statistical “rebasing” exercise, with 2013 GDP estimated at US$...
0December 5, 2014 Posted by Idu Ameh, MessageWise, Consultants to Nigerian Communications Commission News -
Vanuatu: a rising ICT star
Like most Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Vanuatu presents very specific logistical challenges for government, regulators and operators alike...
0December 2, 2014 Posted by Fred Samuel, Government Chief Information Officer, Government of the Republic of Vanuatu News