Many of you have followed my posts on this blog and commented on how technology can be used for good in the Networked Society. I’ve covered a range of issues that vary from climate change to the refugee cause. Due to the increasing interest in these topics, I’m pleased to announce that the Sustainability and [...]
By: Elaine Weidman
19 April, 2012
Business , People , Society , Technology
Connectivity,
Consumers,
education,
Hans Vestberg,
internet,
mobile broadband,
Networked Society,
sustainability,
Technology for Good
By 2015, almost the whole world will be connected – and that will be a driving force for change.
2011 will be remembered as the year of the Arab Spring. The political unrest and the mass protests started by people in the Middle East shared one common element: the use of mobile communications and social media [...]
I have been working on a report with the Broadband Commission called The Broadband Bridge, Linking ICT with Climate Action for a Low-Carbon Economy, and we published it today.
The purpose of the report is to raise awareness about the important role that broadband can play in shaping the low-carbon economy of the future. The report [...]
Today is International Women’s Day 2012, a day for countries around the world to celebrate and recognize women’s economic, political and social achievements.
This year the UN theme is Empower Women – End Hunger and Poverty. And in the industry and field that I work, which is to explore the use of Technology for Good, this [...]
By: Elaine Weidman
21 February, 2012
People , Society , Technology
50 billion connections,
applications,
broadband,
connected devices,
Connectivity,
ICT,
innovation,
Networked Society,
urban life
In the latest Networked Society film, I discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the 21st century city together with various leading city-thinkers. We also discuss how ICT is helping achieve sustainable solutions.
What better way to start the new year than being reminded about the possibilities that arise when initiatives that address some of the world’s most urgent challenges make the most of technology?
This week, during the Broadband Leadership Summit and ITU Telecom World 2011, it was great to see how far the Broadband Commission for Digital Development has come since its creation in 2010. The Commission is now well-recognized as an important advocate of broadband deployment as a key enabler to development.
We talk a lot about the Networked Society and all of its possibilities. As the world becomes increasingly connected, we have an obligation as a corporation, and as a global citizen, to make sure that technology is a force for good in the world.
Today, June 20, is World Refugee Day. The UN High Commission for Refugees is encouraging everyone to do one thing to support the refugee cause.
