WSIS+10

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

15December, 2015

Global ICT community meets at the UN General Assembly

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Global ICT community meets at the UN General Assembly in support of sustainable development
IFIP IP3 Chair Global Industry Council calls for recognition
of Professionalism in ICT
 

Tuesday 15 December 2015: Chair Global Industry Council and Vice-Chair of IFIP’s International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3), Stephen Ibaraki, was represented at the WSIS+10 High Level meeting, convened by UN General Assembly […]

22October, 2015

United Nations References Importance of ICT Professionalism in Driving Sustainability Outcomes

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MEDIA RELEASE
 
United Nations References Importance of ICT Professionalism
in Driving Sustainability Outcomes
 
Global ICT Professionalism Body – IFIP IP3 – Strengthens Ties with UN General Assembly
 
Thursday 22 October 2015 – New York, USA: Key figures at the United Nations this week heard about the critical role information and communications technology (ICT) professionalism will play in helping to […]