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Announcing IEEE Humanitarian Technologies (IEEE HTB) as a Copper Sponsor! The IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board (HTB) leverages technology to address pressing global challenges and improve the quality of life for underserved communities. HTB fosters collaboration among engineers, scientists, and innovators to develop sustainable solutions in areas such as health, energy, connectivity, and disaster response. Through programs, partnerships, and funding opportunities, HTB empowers IEEE members to apply their skills in impactful projects that align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This initiative underscores IEEE’s commitment to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

The call for presentations is open until 22 September 2024 for ETSI-ITU Symposium on ICT Sustainability on 11-12 December 2024. #ICTSustainability #Environment #Ecodesign #EnergyEfficiency #LifeCycleAssessement #EnvironmentalReporting

🌱 Attending the 2nd edition of Latitude59xKenya reinforced one undeniable truth: 🌍 Africa isn’t just part of the global tech conversation—it’s shaping it. The energy in the room was palpable, with every conversation brimming with possibilities! ✏️ Key themes from the conference that stood out included "How Tech is Driving the Green Revolution," discussed by Celeste Vogel, Oliver August, and Utari Wanjohi. Another thought-provoking discussion featured insights from Mareme Dieng and Caleb Maru, as they explored the question: "Is African tech overrated or underrated?" ✨ The conference reaffirmed that Africa’s tech story is no longer just about potential—it’s a narrative of action and impact! All in all, witnessing firsthand how a community committed to Africa’s transformation is also shaping the future of global technology was truly inspiring. #Latitude59 #EmpowerThroughTech #TechConference

The UN/Austria Symposium 2024 aims to bridge the gap between space applications and technologies providers, users and wider community. It aims to provide a diverse and inclusive multi-stakeholder platform to raise awareness of the challenges in transiting from a technical project into a sustainable service and facilitate knowledge exchange and sharing of lessons on how to successfully do so. The symposium in Graz will offer a possibility to share lessons learnt and success factors in transforming projects into sustainable services for climate action. The presentations and discussions will address the role of governmental support, financing, capacity building, users empowerment, impact measurement metrics, amongst others. Successful case studies from various countries and organisations will also be discussed. The symposium aims to stimulate cross-fertilization of ideas and experience among policy makers, service providers, the private sector, academia and user communities and foster collaborations among different groups. https://lnkd.in/dn9eWqw7

#secondswisscontribution 🇨🇭🤝🇷🇴 #publictransport #accessibility  🖊️📄The specific Agreement related to the Swiss-Romanian programme aimed at improving access to the Bucharest metro network has been signed on 19th September 2024, at the 🇷🇴 Ministry of Finances. With a 🇨🇭Swiss financial contribution of CHF 9.7 million, this programme, implemented by the 🇷🇴 enterprise Metrorex S.A, will identify & implement solutions to improve the access to the 🚊metro in Bucharest, especially for people with disabilities and reduced mobility 👩🏼🦽➡️🩼👵🏼🧓🏽🧑🏾🦯 This programme is aligned to one of the objectives of the overall second Swiss contribution to selected EU member states 🇪🇺, which is the protection of the environment & climate. © Metrorex 

In our continuous efforts in advocating for sustainable urban environment, our Director of Programs, TPL. Dr. Adeniran Ibrahim, Ph.D, delivered a presentation titled, "Challenges around urban heat island studies," at the 2024 International Training Workshop on Scientific Data Standards and Technology, held in Beijing, China. The workshop was co-organized by the Computer Network Information Centre (CNIS), CAS, and the National Basic Science Data Centre. In his presentation, he shared some of the challenges that are being faced in the acquisition of in-situ data for urban thermal studies, especially in developing countries, and highlighted some method that can be harnessed to counter these challenges by leveraging the power of information technology through the Internet of Things. He also stressed the vital role that indigenous non-governmental organisations like City Visionnaire can play in studies like this and talked about some of the things we do at #CityVisionnaire aside from research work to advocacy in a bid to sure that we continuously approach sustainability.

From #space to #sustainability, what's on the agenda at the next World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum (#WTPF-26)? Held under the theme ‘Accelerating an Inclusive, Sustainable, Resilient, and Innovative Digital Future’, WTPF-26 will cover its widest-ever range of topics to discuss opportunities, challenges, and policies. Learn about the five different policy areas that will be covered by reading Gökhan Tok and Matthew McDermott's Access Alert 👇

Purpose: The purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (#WTISD) is to highlight the positive #impact of technology and the #internet on society and to #bridge the digital divide. The day is recognized on 17 May which is the anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention. The importance of WTISD is to promote the role of information and communication technologies (#ICTs) in improving society and economies, as well as to find ways to address the #digitaldivide: Here is the post for your engagement and knowledge enhancement! #ITU #UNDP #sustainability #environment #climate #smart #netizens #circulareconomy #planet #globalwarming #ozone #life #IBA #GGAF #ETA https://lnkd.in/dP8NRkNM

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The UN/Austria Symposium 2024 aims to bridge the gap between space applications and technologies providers, users and wider community. It aims to provide a diverse and inclusive multi-stakeholder platform to raise awareness of the challenges in transiting from a technical project into a sustainable service and facilitate knowledge exchange and sharing of lessons on how to successfully do so. The symposium in Graz will offer a possibility to share lessons learnt and success factors in transforming projects into sustainable services for climate action. The presentations and discussions will address the role of governmental support, financing, capacity building, users empowerment, impact measurement metrics, amongst others. Successful case studies from various countries and organisations will also be discussed. The symposium aims to stimulate cross-fertilization of ideas and experience among policy makers, service providers, the private sector, academia and user communities and foster collaborations among different groups. https://lnkd.in/dKZHrpXa