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Digital Agriculture: A Standards Snapshot
Geneva: ITU (2024), xi, 14 pp.
Measuring the Emissions & Energy Footprint of the ICT Sector: Implications for Climate Action
Washington, DC; Geneva: World Bank; ITU (2024), vi, 45 pp.
"The objective of this report is two-fold. First, the report breaks down the energy and emissions profile of the sector and assesses the 30 highest emitting countries for telecommunications while providing global estimates for other ICT sector segments. The report uses a key framework for categorizi
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AI Ready – Analysis Towards a Standardized Readiness Framework
Geneva: ITU (2024), vi, 55 pp.
AI for Good-Innovate for Impact. Final Report
Geneva: ITU (2024), xiv, 213 pp.
Global Cybersecurity Index 2024
Geneva: ITU, 5th ed. (2024), viii, 139 pp.
"The fifth edition of the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) measures the commitment of countries to cybersecurity in the context of measures across the following five pillars: legal; technical; organizational; capacity development; cooperation. The GCI, launched in 2015 by the International Telecommu
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Digital Skills Toolkit
Geneva: ITU (2024), vi, 49 pp.
"The Digital Skills Toolkit is a guide for governments to develop national digital skills strategies. The aim is to provide governments with step-by-step guidelines and multiple examples that cover a wide range of contexts to draw upon from around the world. The toolkit is for all countries - those
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AI and the Environment: International Standards for AI and the Environment
Geneva: ITU (2024), vi, 43 pp.
"International standards provide the guidelines and benchmarks needed to measure and improve the environmental impact of AI. Codifying established best practices, standards help mitigate risks such as high energy consumption and lifecycle emissions. They also provide measurement methodologies to ass
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Telecommunication networks and infrastructure resilience assessment in Haiti
Geneva: ITU (2024), xii, 96 pp.
[.] the report examines three pivotal areas of assessment. First, there was an evaluation of the damage to Haiti’s networks and infrastructure after the 2021 earthquake, along with the restoration of telecommunication services. Second, the assessment focused on Haiti’s country-level resilience,
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Transformative Connectivity: Trends in Satellite Innovation
Geneva: ITU (2024), 8 pp.
"Satellite technology represents a transformative solution to global connectivity challenges, particularly in developing countries and in rural and remote regions. By expanding connectivity in these historically underserved areas, satellite networks are bridging the digital divide and driving sustai
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The Global E-Waste Monitor 2024
Deep Insights
Bonn; Geneva: United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR); ITU (2024), 148 pp.
In 2022, a record 62 billion kg of e-waste was generated globally (equivalent to an average of 7.8 kg per capita per year); 22.3 per cent of this e-waste mass was documented as formally collected and recycled in an environmentally sound manner. In 2010, the world generated 34 billion kg of e-waste,
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AI for Good: Impact Report
Geneva: ITU (2024), viii, 80 pp.
The State of Broadband 2024: Leveraging AI for Universal Connectivity. Part One
Geneva: ITU; Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development (2024), iv, 57 pp.
"The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development welcomes stakeholders and partners to work on achieving universal and meaningful connectivity by 2030, to ensure not just connectivity, but also that those who are connected have the skills and knowledge to use it. Five considerations for the roa
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Identifying and scaling AI startups for SDGs: ITU AI for Good Innovation Factory 2020-2024 Activities Report
Geneva: ITU (2024), vi, 42 pp.
Azerbaijan digital skills assessment 2023-2024
Geneva: ITU (2024), ix, 83 pp.
"The survey findings reveal that 25 per cent of those aged between 15 and 74 have at least basic digital skills, with 7.8 per cent having above basic digital skills and 17.3 per cent having basic digital skills. The study also found that over a quarter (26.5%) of respondents below the basic level of
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United Nations Activities on Artificial Intelligence (AI) 2023
Geneva: ITU (2024), xviii, 366 pp.
Challenges and opportunities for using universal service funds to bridge the digital divide
Geneva: ITU (2024), 10 pp.
"This document presents the joint interim (annual) deliverable for Question 4/1, “Economic aspects of national telecommunications/ICTs”, and Question 5/1, “Telecommunications/ICTs for rural and remote areas”. It concerns the challenges and opportunities associated with using universal servic
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Measuring Digital Development. Facts and Figures: Focus on Small Island Developing States
Deep Insights
Geneva: ITU (2024), v, 33 pp.
"In this special edition of ITU's Facts and Figures series, we explore the impressive progress and ongoing obstacles Small Island Developing States (SIDS) encounter amid the digital revolution. On the occasion of the fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4), our goal
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Collaborative digital regulation country review: South Africa’s digital transformation and collaborative regulation
Geneva: ITU (2024), vii, 43 pp.
"As South Africa adopts reforms to further strengthen its economy across multiple sectors, this country review presents the policy, legislative, and governance frameworks that are enabling South Africa’s digital transformation. It includes a review of key institutions and collaborative digital reg
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Towards building inclusive digital communities: ITU toolkit and self-assessment for ICT accessibility implementation
Geneva: ITU (2023), viii, 101 pp.
"This newly revised edition of the ITU toolkit and self-assessment for ICT accessibility implementation, "Towards Building Inclusive Digital Communities", incorporates updates aimed to support the efforts of ITU members and all stakeholders in understanding and implementing ICT accessibility at nati
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