2016

19September, 2016

Lero Director Mike Hinchey Takes Over as President of IFIP

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Lero Director Mike Hinchey Takes Over as President of IFIP
Monday 19 September 2016 – Professor Mike Hinchey has taken over as President of IFIP, the global professional association for the ICT industry. Professor Hinchey is a Director of Lero, the Irish software research centre, Professor of Software Engineering at the University of Limerick, Ireland […]

16September, 2016

IFIP World IT Forum Wraps Up with Call for Governments of Developing Nations to Manage the Impacts of Digital Disruption

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IFIP World IT Forum Wraps Up with Call for Governments of Developing Nations
to Manage the Impacts of Digital Disruption
 

Friday 16 September 2016 – The IFIP World IT Forum (WITFOR) 2016 concluded in San Jose, Costa Rica this week with calls for developing nations to take decisive action to prevent mass job losses as a […]

14September, 2016

Policy Leader Says Technology is the Solution for the Developing World

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Policy Leader Says Technology is the Solution for the Developing World
 

Wednesday 14 September 2016 – The IFIP World IT Forum (WITFOR) 2016 has been told that adopting technology is the key to solving the development challenges of productivity and innovation. In his keynote address at WITFOR 2016 in Costa Rica, Dr Robert Atkinson, founder and […]

12September, 2016

World IT Forum (WITFOR) 2016 Kicks Off Today in Costa Rica

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World IT Forum (WITFOR) 2016 Kicks Off Today in Costa Rica
Monday 12 September 2016 – The leading ICT conference for developing countries – the World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) 2016 – begins today in San Jose, Costa Rica with the theme of “ICT for Promoting Human Development and Protecting the Environment”.

An initiative of IFIP, […]

5September, 2016

Robots and Sexuality in a World First Conference Program

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Robots and Sexuality in a World First Conference Program
 
ICT Experts Gather in Salford, UK This Week to Explore Issues of  Technology and Intimacy
 

5 September 2016: Robots and sexuality will come under the microscope this week at the 12th IFIP TC9 Human Choice and Computers (HCC12) Conference at MediaCityUK in Salford, Greater Manchester from 7-9 […]

1September, 2016

IFIP Partners with XPRIZE in Support of IBM Watson Artificial Intelligence XPRIZE

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IFIP Partners with XPRIZE in Support of IBM Watson Artificial Intelligence (AI) XPRIZE
 

1 September 2016: The global ICT professional association, International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), has signed a formal Advocate Partnership Agreement with XPRIZE to leverage its extensive membership and relationship base in support of the new $5M IBM Watson Artificial Intelligence (AI) […]

10August, 2016

ITU’s Malcolm Johnson to Discuss Global Broadband Trends at WITFOR 2016

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International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Deputy Secretary-General, Malcolm Johnson, will share the latest research and trends in broadband implementations, when he keynotes at IFIP WITFOR 2016 in Costa Rica in September this year.

Mr Johnson will explore the impacts of national broadband plans, highlighting policy measures that have helped to improve broadband penetration, while also sharing tried […]

4August, 2016

ITU’s Malcolm Johnson to Discuss Global Broadband Trends at WITFOR 2016

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Thursday 4th August 2016 – International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Deputy Secretary-General, Malcolm Johnson, will share the latest research and trends in broadband implementations, when he keynotes at IFIP WITFOR 2016 in Costa Rica in September this year.

Mr Johnson will explore the impacts of national broadband plans, highlighting policy measures that have helped to improve broadband […]

4July, 2016

IFIP InterYIT Partners with National IT Conference of Sri Lanka for the Second Consecutive Year

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IFIP InterYIT, is partnering with the National IT Conference of Sri Lanka again this year to encourage young ICT professionals to attend the conference and take advantage of an excellent opportunity to increase their knowledge while expanding their professional network.

NITC will take place from 8-10 August at the Galadari Hotel in Colombo, bringing together a […]

4July, 2016

IFIP InterYIT Partners with NCS on Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) is collaborating with IFIP InterYIT to present the Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Platform (YIEP) at next month’s NCS 26th National Conference.

To be held from 19-21 July at the NAF Conference Centre in Abuja, Nigeria, the Platform seeks to harness the ideas, passion and energy of young people to make a difference in the world.

YIEP offers a series […]