17 May is World Telecommunication & Information Society Day Building a sustainable future demands innovative thinking and action, especially in the digital world. WTISD 2024 is a chance to explore

17 May is World Telecommunication & Information Society Day Building a sustainable future demands innovative thinking and action, especially in the digital world. WTISD 2024 is a chance to explore how digital innovation can help connect everyone and unlock sustainable prosperity for all. Innovative tech can help tackle the world’s most pressing challenges, from fighting climate change to eliminating hunger and poverty. In fact, digital technologies can help achieve 70% of targets under the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Yet glaring digital gaps hinder innovation in many parts of the world. The lack of policies, investment, and digital skills leaves many countries struggling to keep up in the fast-changing digital landscape. The whole world needs digital innovation. Together, we can make it happen. Celebrated every year on 17 May, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) marks the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the United Nations agency for digital technologies. For more information: itu.int/wtisd

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17 May is World Telecommunication & Information Society Day Building a sustainable future demands innovative thinking and action, especially in the digital world. WTISD 2024 is a chance to explore

17 May is World Telecommunication & Information Society Day Building a sustainable future demands innovative thinking and action, especially in the digital world. WTISD 2024 is a chance to explore how digital innovation can help connect everyone and unlock sustainable prosperity for all. Innovative tech can help tackle the world’s most pressing challenges, from fighting climate change to eliminating hunger and poverty. In fact, digital technologies can help achieve 70% of targets under the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Yet glaring digital gaps hinder innovation in many parts of the world. The lack of policies, investment, and digital skills leaves many countries struggling to keep up in the fast-changing digital landscape. The whole world needs digital innovation. Together, we can make it happen. Celebrated every year on 17 May, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) marks the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the United Nations agency for digital technologies. For more information: itu.int/wtisd

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17 May is World Telecommunication & Information Society Day Building a sustainable future demands innovative thinking and action, especially in the digital world. WTISD 2024 is a chance to explore

17 May is World Telecommunication & Information Society Day Building a sustainable future demands innovative thinking and action, especially in the digital world. WTISD 2024 is a chance to explore how digital innovation can help connect everyone and unlock sustainable prosperity for all. Innovative tech can help tackle the world’s most pressing challenges, from fighting climate change to eliminating hunger and poverty. In fact, digital technologies can help achieve 70% of targets under the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Yet glaring digital gaps hinder innovation in many parts of the world. The lack of policies, investment, and digital skills leaves many countries struggling to keep up in the fast-changing digital landscape. The whole world needs digital innovation. Together, we can make it happen. Celebrated every year on 17 May, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) marks the founding of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) – the United Nations agency for digital technologies. For more information: itu.int/wtisd

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The Tar Sands Resistance March on Saturday, June 6th, 2015 drew more than 5,000 people to St. Paul, MN for the largest anti-tar sands march ever in the region. The march sent a clear message: keep toxic tar sands out of America's Heartland to protect our water, climate and communities.

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Formal joint closing of the digital track with Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, ITU, Amandeep Singh Gill, UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Technology and Achim Steiner, Administrator,

Formal joint closing of the digital track with Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, ITU, Amandeep Singh Gill, UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Technology and Achim Steiner, Administrator, UNDP. SDG Digital is a cornerstone of ongoing efforts to leverage digital innovation for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), set within the broader context of this year’s UN General Assembly, the Summit of the Future and its Action Days. SDG Digital exemplified how digital technologies can lay the groundwork for a more sustainable, inclusive, and responsible future. By convening leaders from government, civil society, the private sector, youth, and academia, SDG Digital propelled participants forward into the future, encouraging exploration of the trends, risks, and opportunities presented by digital and emerging technologies. For more information: https://www.itu.int/initiatives/sdgdigital2024/ #sdgdigital #globalgoals #ourcommonfuture

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Mary Vincent shares use cases on how Space Technologies benefit life on Earth including protecting people and trees from fires and deforestation during our changing climate. Mary is an

Mary Vincent shares use cases on how Space Technologies benefit life on Earth including protecting people and trees from fires and deforestation during our changing climate. Mary is an entrepreneurial leader at the forefront of innovation building high performance teams, to make a significant difference in the world in Technology, Innovation, Investment and Sustainability. Currently Mary is a Manager of data scientists and software engineers leading a Space Data Analytics and AI Portfolio at Lockheed Martin Space. She is also a Tech and Climate Tech Scout. She enjoys mentoring, developing and coaching her team to personally and professionally excel. Her Teams have won an annual Space Award and Systems Thinking Award and she is the Bay Area Lead for the Space Sustainability Employee Network. Mary previously advised companies and spoke globally at a variety of tech and clean tech conferences including being the Stakeholder Judge at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. http://www.twitter.com/maryvincent Mary is an entrepreneurial leader at the forefront of innovation building high performance teams, to make a significant difference in the world in Technology, Innovation, Investment and Sustainability. Currently Mary is a Manager of data scientists and software engineers leading a Space Data Analytics and AI Portfolio at Lockheed Martin Space. She is also a Tech and Climate Tech Scout. She enjoys mentoring, developing and coaching her team to personally and professionally excel. Her Teams have won an annual Space Award and Systems Thinking Award and she is the Bay Area Lead for the Space Sustainability Employee Network. Mary previously advised companies and spoke globally at a variety of tech and clean tech conferences including being the Stakeholder Judge at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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Much of the world’s infrastructure is made of concrete, whose production accounts for 8% of global CO2 emissions. With a lifespan of 50-100 years, it deteriorates and has to be replaced.

Much of the world’s infrastructure is made of concrete, whose production accounts for 8% of global CO2 emissions. With a lifespan of 50-100 years, it deteriorates and has to be replaced. Increasing its structural durability, to 200 years or more, has a significant impact on the environment by reducing the 4 billion tons of CO2 produced annually by its manufacture. #MartinHalliwell, our guest today, has over 10 patents designed to lower CO2 emissions in the making of structures, in what he calls Earth honoring systems, including more durable concrete and geothermal installations integrated with windmills. Hosted by Dale Walkonen and #PaulBeckwith Edited by Glenn Goodwin Thumbnail by Eric DeHais For more about Martin Halliwell’s work https://footprintengineering.ca/ For more information about #ClimateChange, visit the FacingFuture Library at https://facingfuture.earth/library.

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Video message from Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, ITU, for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2023. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) focuses

Video message from Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, ITU, for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2023. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) focuses this year on “Empowering the least developed countries through information and communication technologies.” Taking place on 17 May 2023, on the Day ITU calls on the public and private sectors to make pledges for universal connectivity and digital transformation in these countries through its Partner2Connect Digital Coalition. For more information please visit: http://www.itu.int/wtisd

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Video message from Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, ITU, for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2023. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) focuses

Video message from Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, ITU, for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2023. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) focuses this year on “Empowering the least developed countries through information and communication technologies.” Taking place on 17 May 2023, on the Day ITU calls on the public and private sectors to make pledges for universal connectivity and digital transformation in these countries through its Partner2Connect Digital Coalition. For more information please visit: http://www.itu.int/wtisd

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Video message from Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, ITU, for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2023. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) focuses

Video message from Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General, ITU, for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2023. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) focuses this year on “Empowering the least developed countries through information and communication technologies.” Taking place on 17 May 2023, on the Day ITU calls on the public and private sectors to make pledges for universal connectivity and digital transformation in these countries through its Partner2Connect Digital Coalition. For more information please visit: http://www.itu.int/wtisd

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