At school or college? Have an idea to change the world?
ITU Telecom World 2011 brings together thousands of influential delegates from the telecommunications and technology industries to discuss what steps need to be taken to get more of the world connected. They’re meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on October 25-27, and they need your help!
We are inviting 10,000 global school children (8-18) to design the innovations that could make a real difference to their world. Sign up your school or class now, and your students can start influencing thousands of decision-makers in information and technology communications.
Once you’ve registered to get involved, you can share your ideas and prototypes with each other. Your ideas will also form a significant part of World 2011′s Manifesto for Change, a blueprint for using technology to make a real difference.
Brought to you by the ITU Development Sector. Read more about this call to action in our introductory blog post.
6/7 Grade PDS NY – Our classroom has no walls….
A group of our 6th and 7th graders from Poughkeepsie Day School in New York experienced some exciting real life learning when they participated in the ITU webcast session from Geneva titled, Visions of a Networked Future. Students sat enthralled listening to the speakers’ predictions about the future of technology, sometimes agreeing and also disagreeing [...]
Opening access to education and services in Sierra Leone
One of the ITU’s funded organisations from the ITU Telecom World 11 event has just launched a programme.
Experts respond [Royston Braganza, Grameen Capital]: How do you make something from nothing?
Royston Braganza, Grameen, on the future (mp3) Featured Pic from Luxembourg for Finance
[Audio] Futurists’ visions for today’s eight year olds: Kate Stone
Kate Stone, futurist, on whether paper can become a computer (mp3)
[Audio] Futurists’ visions for today’s eight year olds: Rachel Armstrong
Rachel Armstrong, futurist, on wearable computing (mp3) Pic from Next Nature
[Audio] Futurists’ visions for today’s eight year olds: Gerd Leonhard
Gerd Leonhard, futurist, on our children”s future (mp3) Featured pic from Karola
Experts respond [Kip Meek]: Should the internet be free for everyone?
As part of the ITU Telecom World 11 Metaconference, #world11kids, some of our 10,000 young participants asked industry experts questions that were raised from the panel discussions.. Kip Meek, from Everything Everywhere, answers the #world11kids question at ITU Telecom World 11: Should the internet be free for everyone?
Experts Respond [Laina Greene]: How will our cities become sustainable enjoyable places and what’s technology’s role in achieving that?
As part of the ITU Telecom World 11 Metaconference, #world11kids, some of our 10,000 young participants asked industry experts questions that were raised from the panel discussions..
Laina Greene, from Get IT Inc, was asked: “How will our cities become sustainable enjoyable places and what’s technology’s role in achieving that?”
Experts respond [Robert Pepper, Cisco]: Should students be able to use mobile phones in class
As part of the ITU Telecom World 11 Metaconference, #world11kids, some of our 10,000 young participants asked industry experts questions that were raised from the panel discussions. We asked Robert Pepper, VP at Cisco, what he thought the potential – and risks – were of using cell phones for learning.
Girls! Ever considered a career in technology?
Are you one of the growing number of girls who enjoy studying science and maths – but are not sure what to choose as a career? ITU has just launched a brand new Girls in ICT portal to help girls and young women take advantage of opportunities in the technology industry – from scholarships, training [...]