ITU Technology for Good

Acceptance speech by Doreen Bogdan - Martin, ITU Secretary-General Elect at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (PP-22), Burcharest, Romania, 29 September 2022.

"I think we have seen that technology has its pros and cons. As the world is becoming a global village, we also have to deal with waste from technological products that are becoming a growing concern, especially for the sustainability of our planet. I think there is an opportunity to innovate, and technology has proven itself as a catalyst for innovation... using technology as an opportunity to preserve the planet.

Hon. Emma Inamutila Theofelus, Deputy Minister of the ICT Ministry, Namibia

For 5 episodes of Technology for Good, we are focusing on technological challenges and opportunities through the eyes of some incredible and inspirational women in tech, in the run up to and during the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, or PP-22. This major event will gather policymakers from ITU’s 193 member states to take decisions that will shape the future of technology, making it greener, more gender and youth inclusive and more accessible to everyone on our planet.

This podcast is the eighteenth episode of Technology for Good- an ITU podcast series that focuses on how technology is helping to shape the world around us.

Listen now...and don't forget to like and subscribe to be among the first to hear the next episode!

Available on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.

Presented and Directed by: Maximillian Jacobson-Gonzalez
Co-presented by: Sophiyat Sadiq

Produced and Edited by: Gianluca Allaria

Production Assistants: Tiziana Balleste, Martina Camellini, Adeleh Mojtahed

“We always think about the socio-demographic factors of how technologies are built, intersect with socio-demographic factors such as race, gender and sexual orientation. And it is really important that those who are building these technologies are aware, are reflective of our diverse backgrounds, ideas, our beliefs, all of that. That is how we get our future technology right.” Sinead Bovell, Founder, WAYE and Youth Tech Leader

For 5 episodes of Technology for Good, we are focusing on technological challenges and opportunities through the eyes of some incredible and inspirational women in tech, in the run up to and during the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, or PP-22. This major event will gather policymakers from ITU’s 193 member states to take decisions that will shape the future of technology, making it greener, more gender and youth inclusive and more accessible to everyone on our planet.

This podcast is the seventeenth episode of Technology for Good- an ITU podcast series that focuses on how technology is helping to shape the world around us.

Listen now...and don't forget to like and subscribe to be among the first to hear the next episode!

Available on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.

Presented and Directed by: Maximillian Jacobson-Gonzalez
Co-presented by: Adeleh Mojtahed

Produced and Edited by: Gianluca Allaria

Production Assistants: Tiziana Balleste, Martina Camellini

"We need to be inspired by the young population…It's our goal is to make sure that every student will find the place and do the jobs… that they are the best at. Looking for talent is a key thing” Justyna Orlowska, Prime Minister’s High Representative for Government Technology and Game Development and the Minister of Education and Science’s High Representative for Digital Transformation in Poland, shares some valuable insights in our Technology for Good podcast series.

For the next 5 episodes of Technology for Good, we are focusing on technological challenges and opportunities through the eyes of some incredible and inspirational women in tech, in the run up to and during the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, or PP-22. This major event will gather policymakers from ITU’s 193 member states to take decisions that will shape the future of technology, making it greener, more gender and youth inclusive and more accessible to everyone on our planet.

This podcast is the sixteenth episode of Technology for Good- an ITU podcast series that focuses on how technology is helping to shape the world around us.

Listen now...and don't forget to like and subscribe to be among the first to hear the next episode!

Available on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.

Presented and Directed by: Maximillian Jacobson-Gonzalez
Co-presented by: Martina Camellini

Produced and Edited by: Gianluca Allaria

Production Assistants: Adeleh Mojtahed, Tiziana Ballester

Around half of the world’s primary schools still lack computers and internet access. ITU and UNICEF’s Giga school connectivity aims to turn this around by connecting all schools to the internet. What further opportunities do digital technologies offer to transform education?
H.E. David Moinina Sengeh, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education and Chief Innovation Officer, speaks with BDT Director Doreen Bogdan-Martin on his country’s approach towards using technology in education. He shares that more girls are now enrolled in school, than before the COVID-19 pandemic, in Sierra Leone. Listen to his views and advice to the global community ahead of the UN Transforming Education Summit.

Twitter Spaces live recording with Reyna Ubeda, ITU; Leandro Navarro, Technical University of Catalonia, Spain; Nevine Tewfik, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Egypt, on the topic of Standards for #eWaste and #CircularEconomy

Interviewer and host: Monika Gehner, ITU

Theme music: Audio Network

For more information please visit: www.itu.int/PP-22

"I am bursting with feeling about urgency and opportunity, to ensure that tech can accelerate gender equality. When women and girls have an equal chance to thrive and lead everyone benefits”

Jamie M. Zimmerman from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, talks to us in our Technology for Good podcast series.

For the next 5 episodes of Technology for Good, we are focusing on technological challenges and opportunities through the eyes of some incredible and inspirational women in tech, in the run up to and during the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, or PP-22. This major event will gather policymakers from ITU’s 193 member states to take decisions that will shape the future of technology, making it greener, more gender and youth inclusive and more accessible to everyone on our planet.

This podcast is the thirteenth episode of Technology for Good- an ITU podcast series that focuses on how technology is helping to shape the world around us.

Listen now...and don't forget to like and subscribe to be the first to hear the next episode!

Available on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.



Presented and Directed by: Maximillian Jacobson-Gonzalez
Co-presented by: Tiziana Ballester

Produced and Edited by: Gianluca Allaria

Production Assistants: Martina Camellini, Adeleh Mojtahed


#WomeninTech

Transcript:

“I am bursting with feeling about urgency and opportunity, to ensure that tech can accelerate gender equality. When women and girls have an equal chance to thrive and lead everyone benefits”

That was Jamie Zimmerman from the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation talking to us in our Technology for Good podcast series. For the next 5 episodes, the ITU Technology for Good podcast series, is focusing on technological challenges and opportunities through the eyes of some incredible and inspirational women in tech, in the run up to the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, or PP-22. This major event will gather policy-makers from ITU’s 193 member states to take decisions that will shape the future of technology, making it greener, more gender and youth inclusive and more accessible to everyone on our planet.

“More people, especially women who have haven't historically had a seat at the table, need to have one. And if we can't make the table bigger and bring in more chairs, then I think we need to start intentionally seeding some space for them in order to just show up and be part of the conversations and helping with design and and decision making”

Check out ITU’s Technology for Good on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more, now.

Speech from H.E. President Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda at the opening ceremony of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) 2022, Kigali, Rwanda.

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Speech from H.E. President Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda at the opening ceremony of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) 2022, Kigali, Rwanda.

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