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30May, 2016

IFIP Offers to Partner with Developing Nations to Achieve UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

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IFIP Tells WSIS Forum 2016 of Plan to Help Countries Advance their Technology Capability

IFIP has invited developing nations to partner with it to build their technology expertise and capability.

IFIP President Leon Strous used his high level address to the WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society) Forum early this month to make the offer to countries […]

28April, 2016

IFIP World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) 2016 Attracts Global Response

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The IFIP World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) 2016 has received a global response to its Call for Papers with presenters from 23 different countries submitting papers for consideration.

With a focus on progressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), WITFOR 2016 brings together hundreds of senior policy-makers, ICT experts, representatives of NGOs and GOs, […]

27April, 2016

IFIP World IT Forum (WITFOR) 2016 Attracts Global Response

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27 April 2016 – The IFIP World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) 2016 has received a global response to its Call for Papers with presenters from 23 different countries submitting papers for consideration.

With a focus on progressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), WITFOR 2016 brings together hundreds of senior policy-makers, ICT experts, representatives […]

26April, 2016

IFIP to Discuss UN Sustainable Development Goals at WSIS Forum 2016

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Tuesday 26 April 2016: The global professional association for the ICT sector, IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing), will detail how its various initiatives are helping to progress the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at WSIS Forum 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland next month.

WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society) Forum is the largest gathering […]

8April, 2016

ITU Recognises IFIP as WSIS Champion for its Global Industry Council Initiative

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Thursday 7 April 2016: IFIP, the global professional association for ICT, has been honoured by the ITU with a WSIS Champion Award for its initiative in establishing the Global Industry Council to help drive standards in ICT professionalism and add social value for communities.

The award, which was announced this week in the lead up to […]

17March, 2016

World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) 2016 Confirms Keynote Speakers

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Tuesday 15 March 2016: WITFOR 2016, the World Information Technology Forum focused on progressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has announced four keynote speakers to headline the event being held in Costa Rica this September.

Organised by the global ICT professional association, IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing), WITFOR 2016 brings together senior policy-makers, […]

25February, 2016

IT in Disaster Risk Reduction – A Proactive Approach to Disaster Response

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In response to the increasing incidence of serious natural disasters around the world, IFIP has proposed the establishment of a Domain Committee on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction (ITinDRR).

The aim of the group is to:

promote disaster risk reduction (DRR) within the IT community;
provide an additional opportunity for IFIP members to work with […]

16February, 2016

Last Days to Submit Papers for World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) 2016

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Tuesday 16 February 2016: ICT professionals and government policy makers wanting to present their strategies for progressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals at the IFIP World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) 2016 have two weeks to submit their papers and demo proposals for review.

March 1st 2016 is the deadline for submissions, with the event scheduled […]

20January, 2016

IFIP Highlights Importance of Professionalism at UN WSIS Review

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IFIP reaffirmed its commitment to taking strong action in support of the Sustainable Development Goals and called for ICT professionalism to be explicitly recognised during the United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting last month to review the implementation of the WSIS Outcomes.

Although Founding Chair of IFIP’s Global Industry Council and IFIP IP3 Vice Chair, […]

30December, 2015

Professionalism in IT on the Agenda at UN’s High Level WSIS+10 Review

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The recent high level review of the WSIS+10 outcomes by the United Nations was told that WSIS should explicitly recognize ICT Professionalism since the implementation of WSIS action lines and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires the services of a skilled, competent, ethical, accountable, trustworthy ICT workforce.

The WSIS+10 High Level Meeting was convened by UN General […]