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UN agency for digital tech, connecting the world through #spectrum management, brokering #standards + bridging the #DigitalDivide . Secretary-General: @ITUSecGen

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ITU advances work on latest @UN calls for global AI standards and capacity development Actions to address priorities of the Global Digital Compact are in focus at key @ITU standards conference #ITUWTSA #AIforGood
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AI for Good 🇺🇳 #AIforGood
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📢Thrilled to announce the launch of the #YoungAILeaders Community, an initiative under the Impact Initiative led by Chair @Dr_Almazrouei ! This #community empowers #youth to harness the transformative power of #AI to make a real difference in the world
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What policies + governance frameworks need to be in place to keep AI technologies on the right path to help humanity? And how can countries work together to ensure the benefits of AI #LeaveNoOneBehind ? Find out in the new #AIForGood Impact report
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Explore how AI can be used for good in the new #AIforGood Impact report with insights into current AI trends + challenges and recommendations to guide the adoption + scaling of safe, responsible + #ethicalAI initiatives
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Join the #AIforGood #YoungAILeaders Community! Open a Hub in your region, play a pivotal role in mobilizing young innovators, and create opportunities for local impact to help ensure #AI benefits everyone. Apply now to lead the change in your community
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From open standards for #DPI interoperability and digital wallets, to DPI education, and a new African DPI Blueprint Initiative, discover the work of @ITU to ensure secure and sustainable access to public + private services for everyone
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🔴 Tune in for #AIforGood Impact India, first in a regional series to foster diversity and inclusivity within the AI for Good landscape #IMC2024 #ITUWTSA
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United Nations Envoy on Technology
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UN Tech Envoy @gioasempre  joined GSS-24, highlighting the adoption of the Global Digital Compact, which calls for interoperable AI standards that prioritize sustainability and human rights. 👏 Congrats to @ITU & India for hosting this key event!
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#DidYouKnow sound-induced hearing loss is the leading cause of preventable hearing loss? An ITU- @WHO standard provides practical guidance on #SafeListening with music players. New standard for safe listening in video gaming + esports on the way #ITUWTSA
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🔴 Tune in to the role of standardization and innovative technologies to reimagine disaster risk reduction #DRR #ITUWTSA
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160 years of innovation! This is the soft launch at #ITUWTSA of the visual identity of ITU's 160th Anniversary commemorations throughout 2025. From the telegraph to virtual worlds, we've evolved in step with tech - connecting the world and beyond.
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We are committed to ensuring that standards support responsible #AI governance and are proud to launch the International AI Standards Summit this week with @ITUstandards @isostandards and @IECStandards
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#ITUGSS reaffirms importance of investing in tech standards development to propel innovations in key areas like #AI , #SmartCities , and #VirtualWorlds to accelerate sustainable development The Conclusions have been submitted to #ITUWTSA for consideration
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"Our objective should be that no country, no region and no community should be left behind in this digital era ~Prime Minister @NarendraModi #ITUWTSA
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World conference on the future of technology standards begins @ITU ’s standardization governing conference #ITUWTSA -24 opens with calls for consensus, ethical AI, and universal connectivity
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In the next 10 days, we can strengthen the role of international standards as the bedrock of digital governance. One of our most urgent tasks is ensuring AI is developed responsibly and as a force for good ~ @ITUSecGen #AIforGood #ITUWTSA
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We need a place — a marketplace, if you will — for AI standards ... And I'm glad that ITU, joined by sister agencies, ISO, IEC, IEEE and others, is taking the lead to shape this global exchange on standards ~ @UNTechEnvoy at the International AI Standards Summit #ITUGSS
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AI needs to be governed responsibly, in the best interests of everyone, everywhere. Standards + capacity building must help make this happen. This #WorldStandardsDay , @ITU , @ISOstandards + @IECstandards call for global investment in our work on AI #ITUGSS
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From the sustainable management of batteries to an assessment method for circular scoring, download @ITUstandards to support a #CircularEconomy and tackle #eWaste here #eWasteDay #WorldStandardsDay #GreenDigitalAction
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