DAKAR, Senegal, February 1, 2018 – In an effort to help developing countries strengthen their collection, management and utilization of education data, high-level representatives from the private sector, international organizations, developing country governments and other partners are coming together at the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Financing Conference to launch a major new initiative called the…
Countries are using trade remedies slightly more than in previous years while fewer trade restrictive measures are being implemented, according to an annual report on the international trading environment published by the World Trade Organization on Monday. According to a letter by WTO Director General Azevedo, "International trade flows have rebounded strongly during the last 12 months…
October 18, 2017 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A year-old pact underpinning billions of dollars of transatlantic data transfers won a green light from the European Union on Wednesday after a first review to ensure Washington protects Europeans’ data stored on U.S. servers. The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield was agreed last year after everyday cross-border data transfers were…
The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation’s inaugural Commonwealth ICT investment forum will take place on 10 – 12 April 2017 at the Dubai International Finance Centre, UAE. Commonwealth ICT Invest ’17 will bring together stakeholders from emerging markets to showcase a wide range of projects to potential investors, learn from the experiences of others and network with…
The Future of work is the biggest challenge ahead of us. It will transform the whole economy in the next few years. What is the future of Paid Work? Employment? Education? Benefits? How will workplaces be organized? How will innovation create or destroy jobs? The i4j (innovation for jobs) Leadership Forum has been discussing how…
September 16, 2016: Sunday will mark one year since Nizar was kidnapped and unlawfully detained by the Iranian government. Additional information, and suggested action items, will be forthcoming. The trial of Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese national and permanent US resident held in detention in Tehran’s Evin Prison since September 2015, has concluded after two brief sessions…
[Reuters] China will cut import tariffs for over 200 information technology products for the World Trade Organization's (WTO) most favored nations from September 15, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday. This is the first time China has cut tariffs for these products, the online statement said, adding that Beijing aims to reduce most import…
Geneva, August 15, 2016 PR/2016/793 Released jointly by WIPO, Cornell University, INSEAD and the 2016 GII Knowledge Partners, the Confederation of Indian Industry, du and A.T. Kearney China joins the ranks of the world’s 25 most-innovative economies, while Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Finland and Singapore lead the 2016 rankings…
[CNN Aug. 4, 2016] Apple says that it has achieved its goal of establishing equal pay for women and men, and it's also becoming more diverse by ramping up its hiring of non-whites and women. See the article on CNN.com.
UNCTAD Press Release: Nairobi, Kenya, 18 July 2016 – Developing countries should grasp the rapidly growing opportunity of electronic commerce – e-commerce – worth around $22.1 trillion in 2015, up 38 per cent from 2013, or risk falling quickly behind, UNCTAD said on Monday at the launch of a new e-commerce initiative. The new…
[The Guardian] Report says getting 4.1 billion more people online would lift 500 million out of poverty over five years. Bringing internet access to the 4.1 billion people in the world who do not have it would increase global economic output by $6.7 trillion (£4.6tr), raising 500 million people out of poverty, according to a study…
OECD, 05/26/2016 - Productivity growth – the central driver of rising economic output and material living standards – has been slowing in many advanced and emerging economies in the wake of the crisis, according to new data released today in the OECD Compendium of Productivity Indicators. In most OECD countries the slowdown has cut across…
Amnesty International USA: Iran: Allow Nizar Zakka Contact with an Independent Lawyer (UA 123/16) URGENT ACTION MAY 23, 2016 Lebanese national and permanent US resident Nizar Zakka has been held in solitary confinement in Tehran’s Evin Prison since his arrest on 18 September 2015. He is due to go on trial on 6 June in…
Half of the European Union's member states on Monday, May 23, 2016 called for the removal of barriers to the free flow of data both within and outside the 28-nation bloc to ensure the continent can benefit from new data-driven technologies. In a letter to the European Commission and the Netherlands - which holds the…
GCIG Paper No. 30 SERIES: GLOBAL COMMISSION ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE PAPER SERIES BY: MATTHIAS BAUER, MARTINA F. FERRACANE, AND ERIK VAN DER MAREL PUBLISHED: MAY 10, 2016 This paper explains how the economic costs of data localization and associated regulations on the free flow of data affect downstream economies in a group of emerging economies…
Digital technologies have spread rapidly in much of the world. Digital dividends—that is, the broader development benefits from using these technologies—have lagged behind. In many instances, digital technologies have boosted growth, expanded opportunities, and improved service delivery. Yet their aggregate impact has fallen short and is unevenly distributed. For digital technologies to benefit everyone everywhere…
As decided at the IGF Open Consultation and MAG meeting in Geneva April 4-6, the 11th IGF meeting will be held on 6-9 December 2016, in Guadalajara, Mexico. The local host website has been launched. The event will take place at Cultural Institute Cabañas, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. A decision was also made on the overarching theme of…
A thriving and open Internet provides the foundation for the fourth industrial revolution. There has been growing concern that the Internet may be in danger of splintering into a series of bordered cyberspace segments endangering its very nature. World Economic Forum’s Global Challenge on the Future of the Internet supported research highlights a number of…
Göran Marby, currently Director-General of the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) to start at ICANN May 2016 Los Angeles, California… Göran Marby, an experienced business executive and government leader has been named the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). “I’m delighted to announce Göran as…
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