Urgent S.O.S. : #ConnectRefugees
It’s 2016, and in the age of interconnectivity and mobile phones, refugees should not be relying on sending out an S.O.S. via – “Message in a Bottle” as in the…
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#University & UN Look to Future Together
The new global citizen is being educated at the globe’s university. From activism to careers, much of what occurs at the grassroots comes from new organizations and groups taking shape…
Does Globe Need More #Radiocommunication Regulations?
From driverless cars to Internet on passenger jets to communication satellites, all depend on a broad spectrum of radio waves to meet their designed purpose effectively. The demands for allocation…
No #Internet for Majority of #GlobalCitizens
They could most benefit from being connected but are the least likely, around 4 billion people around the globe in the least developed states or simply trapped in poverty among…
More Fertile E-Commerce Environment Urged by UN
The new economy is perhaps even more critical for emerging and developing markets, but the infrastructure and regulatory environment may be lagging. More needs to be done to move e-commerce…
Can New UN Initiative Boost Technology, Science & Innovation in Least Developed Countries?
It has one of those bureaucratic sounding names, “Technology Bank and Science, Technology and Innovation Supporting Mechanism dedicated to the least developed countries (LDCs),” and consistent with such terminology, a…
Safer Internet for Children w/out Suffocating Freedom?
On “Safer Internet Day”, the UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is offering a message of greater safety for children on the Internet, but could this translate into controls that undermine…
Is Radio Dying or Thriving? – World Radio Day
The radio is not a relic but is still the lifeline for information for billions, both in the developed and developing countries. Radio may be in the shadow of emerging…
“The Interview” – Digital Diplomacy, a Battlefield or Marketplace of Ideas?
In defending our right to consume film, music, art and culture as free citizens, the danger is converting the internet from a thriving marketplace of ideas to a barricaded…
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Opt in Without Tripping Out
Take the journey without the trip if you see knowledge as preserver from drowning in a sea of ignorance, if you think that a click can be more powerful than the…