The cybercrime police unit in Hyderabad, India have arrested two person for allegedly watching child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online on various websites. The tow accused were watching CSAM online...
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For the first time, Facebook deleted a post with false information about COVID-19 from Donald Trump’s page. Facebook had historically been reticent to act upon the President’s claims, however, there...
During Huawei Asia Pacific ICT Talent Forum 2020, Huawei Asia Pacific ICT Certification Program was launched to students and information and communication technology (ICT) practitioners who have...
The GSMA and United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced a three-year collaboration that aims to use mobile money to deliver digital assistance through cash-based transfers to save lives in...
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) released a joint report under the title ‘Women, ICT and Emergency Telecommunications: Opportunities...
In the context of growing tensions between the US and China, Google has deleted more than 2500 YouTube channels linked to Chinese disinformation campaigns. Google did not disclose much information...
The digital solutions company Gibraltar Technologies (GT) kicked off Wai-Eye, an artificial intelligence (AI) powered mobile app designed to help schools meet the new COVID-19 health and safety...
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has launched a call for research proposals which will provide up to US$25 000 in funding to a maximum of 6 proposals, to...
Australia is allocating AU$650 000 to an initiative aimed to enable the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to support post-COVID-19 economic recovery in Vietnam. Run in co-operation with the...
The US National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy have partnered with several actors from the tech industry and the education community to launch a Nationa...
Polytechnique Montréal has launched the Canada-wide ‘Collaborative Research and Training Experience in Sustainable Electronics and Eco-Design’ (CREATE SEED) initiative, which will gather some 20...
The Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Joseph A. Cannataci, is examining the privacy rights of children and how these rights interact with the interests of other actors as the child develops...
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Virginia introduces contact-tracing app
As the first US state of Virginia has launched a contact-tracing app based on Google and Apple API called Covidwise. Based on bluetooth technology, the app does not collect user data and keeps an...
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UNOOAS to develop a space-solutions database
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOAS) has announced that it will develop a space-solutions database in Abu Dhabi in order to advance the global progress on sustainable development...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has released a mobile app ‘Tech Selector’ in order to promote the use of green technologies in finance and commerce. The app contains...
Non-profit initiative Women in AI and the University of North South Wales (UNSW) partnered in order to address gender disparities in the field of technology. The project aims to address four out of 17...
The UN has kicked off an online platform called ‘2030 Connect’ to promote science, technology, and innovation (STI) for sustainable development. The platform, which targets policymakers, practitioners...
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) awards $3.5 million for the Engineering Research Center for the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture (IoT4Ag). The centre involves four universities...
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Microsoft’s operations to be zero waste by 2030
Microsoft announced that it would stop generating trash from its operations by 2030 as part of its zero waste goal. To that end, the company will set so-called circular centres’, which will reuse or...
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Finland launches test use of contact-tracing app
The Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare announced the start of test use of the corona tracing app. The launch to the general public is planned for September. In Finland, the healthcare providers w...
The European Commission (EC) announced an in-depth investigation into the planned €2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit by Google. The EC’s main concern is how the increased data, especially health data...
Tech giant Microsoft has reported that it will invest 40 million South African rands in order to advance the development of the South African agricultural sector. The objective of the investment is to...
A new joint annual research initiative was announced by the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to produce and publish accurate and trusted...
‘Classroom of the Future’ is a new integrated solution launched by HP for education providers which incorporates HP’s PC hardware and a suite of digital pedagogy enabling software. This is designed as...
A Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company named Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology (also known as Xiao-i) has filed a lawsuit against Apple over alleged infringement of a voice...
A consortium of partners led by UN Habitat, Planet Smart City, Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP), and the European Commission have joined efforts in order to develop and deliver smart...
Vodafone has partnered with the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in order to conduct a study on environmental change and its impact on the health of forests in the UK. The...
In line with the G20 Leaders’ policy directives that aim to secure sustainable economic growth, international organisations in the Middle East announced Ten Digital Economy Guidelines to set the...
In response to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dubai-based business set-up advisory Creative Zone revamped its networking portal ‘CZ Connect 2.0’ to the wider small and medium enterprises...
In a statement issued by Google, public health authorities in 16 countries have used the Google and Apple API based apps across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America, with more apps...
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Scotland developing its own contact-tracing app
Scotland announced that it will join Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in developing its own contact-tracing app based on Google and Apple API, instead of the app developed by the British...
As borders in Africa open, the African Union Open Corridor Initiative decided to deploy a digital platform known as PanaBIOS in order to perform bio-screening and cross-border contact tracing in order...
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The cybercrime police unit in Hyderabad, India have arrested two person for allegedly watching child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online on various websites. The tow accused were watching CSAM online...
For the first time, Facebook deleted a post with false information about COVID-19 from Donald Trump’s page. Facebook had historically been reticent to act upon the President’s claims, however, there...
During Huawei Asia Pacific ICT Talent Forum 2020, Huawei Asia Pacific ICT Certification Program was launched to students and information and communication technology (ICT) practitioners who have...
The GSMA and United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced a three-year collaboration that aims to use mobile money to deliver digital assistance through cash-based transfers to save lives in...
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) released a joint report under the title ‘Women, ICT and Emergency Telecommunications: Opportunities...
In the context of growing tensions between the US and China, Google has deleted more than 2500 YouTube channels linked to Chinese disinformation campaigns. Google did not disclose much information...
The digital solutions company Gibraltar Technologies (GT) kicked off Wai-Eye, an artificial intelligence (AI) powered mobile app designed to help schools meet the new COVID-19 health and safety...
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has launched a call for research proposals which will provide up to US$25 000 in funding to a maximum of 6 proposals, to...
Australia is allocating AU$650 000 to an initiative aimed to enable the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to support post-COVID-19 economic recovery in Vietnam. Run in co-operation with the...
The US National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy have partnered with several actors from the tech industry and the education community to launch a Nationa...
Polytechnique Montréal has launched the Canada-wide ‘Collaborative Research and Training Experience in Sustainable Electronics and Eco-Design’ (CREATE SEED) initiative, which will gather some 20...
The Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, Joseph A. Cannataci, is examining the privacy rights of children and how these rights interact with the interests of other actors as the child develops...
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Virginia introduces contact-tracing app
As the first US state of Virginia has launched a contact-tracing app based on Google and Apple API called Covidwise. Based on bluetooth technology, the app does not collect user data and keeps an...
Update date
UNOOAS to develop a space-solutions database
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOAS) has announced that it will develop a space-solutions database in Abu Dhabi in order to advance the global progress on sustainable development...
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has released a mobile app ‘Tech Selector’ in order to promote the use of green technologies in finance and commerce. The app contains...
Non-profit initiative Women in AI and the University of North South Wales (UNSW) partnered in order to address gender disparities in the field of technology. The project aims to address four out of 17...
The UN has kicked off an online platform called ‘2030 Connect’ to promote science, technology, and innovation (STI) for sustainable development. The platform, which targets policymakers, practitioners...
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) awards $3.5 million for the Engineering Research Center for the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture (IoT4Ag). The centre involves four universities...
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Microsoft’s operations to be zero waste by 2030
Microsoft announced that it would stop generating trash from its operations by 2030 as part of its zero waste goal. To that end, the company will set so-called circular centres’, which will reuse or...
Update date
Finland launches test use of contact-tracing app
The Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare announced the start of test use of the corona tracing app. The launch to the general public is planned for September. In Finland, the healthcare providers w...
The European Commission (EC) announced an in-depth investigation into the planned €2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit by Google. The EC’s main concern is how the increased data, especially health data...
Tech giant Microsoft has reported that it will invest 40 million South African rands in order to advance the development of the South African agricultural sector. The objective of the investment is to...
A new joint annual research initiative was announced by the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to produce and publish accurate and trusted...
‘Classroom of the Future’ is a new integrated solution launched by HP for education providers which incorporates HP’s PC hardware and a suite of digital pedagogy enabling software. This is designed as...
A Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company named Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligent Network Technology (also known as Xiao-i) has filed a lawsuit against Apple over alleged infringement of a voice...
A consortium of partners led by UN Habitat, Planet Smart City, Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP), and the European Commission have joined efforts in order to develop and deliver smart...
Vodafone has partnered with the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in order to conduct a study on environmental change and its impact on the health of forests in the UK. The...
In line with the G20 Leaders’ policy directives that aim to secure sustainable economic growth, international organisations in the Middle East announced Ten Digital Economy Guidelines to set the...
In response to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dubai-based business set-up advisory Creative Zone revamped its networking portal ‘CZ Connect 2.0’ to the wider small and medium enterprises...
In a statement issued by Google, public health authorities in 16 countries have used the Google and Apple API based apps across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America, with more apps...
Update date
Scotland developing its own contact-tracing app
Scotland announced that it will join Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in developing its own contact-tracing app based on Google and Apple API, instead of the app developed by the British...
As borders in Africa open, the African Union Open Corridor Initiative decided to deploy a digital platform known as PanaBIOS in order to perform bio-screening and cross-border contact tracing in order...