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ITU 2020 Global Innovation Forum highlights the importance of entrepreneurship-driven innovation in the context of a global pandemic |
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Honours winners of the 2020 ITU Innovation Challenges |
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Geneva, 2 November 2020 – The 2020 edition of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Global Innovation Forum, held from 26 to 30 October, highlighted the critical role of entrepreneurship-driven innovation in the context of a global pandemic and it honoured the winners of the 2020 ITU Innovation Challenges.
"Supporting entrepreneurship-driven innovation has never been more important," noted ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao. "Simply put, innovation pushes the boundaries of what is possible. It creates jobs, economic growth, and new ways to tackle the world's most pressing challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic. ICT innovators need access to the resources to take their ideas to market and access to a well-developed broadband infrastructure."
While digital technologies have the potential to change lives and significantly accelerate sustainable development, many communities lack access to an enabling environment as key stakeholders often fail to understand, develop and renew the competitive practices that fuel digital transformation. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has created additional challenges for countries' transition to a digital economy by negatively affecting socio-economic conditions worldwide...
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Monica Albertini
Head, Communication & Promotion Service, ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT). Mobile: +41 79 808 6065. E-mail: monica.albertini@itu.int
Monika Gehner
Head, Strategic Communication Division (SCD), International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Tel.: +41 22 730 5459. Press lines: +41 22 730 6039 & +41 79 337 4615. E-mail: pressinfo@itu.int
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Discover the winning ideas |
Twelve women and eight men from Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Moldova, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, Tanzania, United States of America and Zimbabwe are amongst this year's winners. View winners
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About the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the specialized United Nations agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs), driving innovation in ICTs together with 193 Member States and a membership of over 900 companies, universities, and international and regional organizations. Established over 150 years ago in 1865, ITU is the intergovernmental body responsible for coordinating the shared global use of the radio spectrum, promoting international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, improving communication infrastructure in the developing world, and establishing the worldwide standards that foster seamless interconnection of a vast range of communications systems. From broadband networks to cutting-edge wireless technologies, aeronautical and maritime navigation, radio astronomy, oceanographic and satellite-based earth monitoring as well as converging fixed-mobile phone, Internet and broadcasting technologies, ITU is committed to connecting the world. For more information, visit www.itu.int.
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