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- 19 Sept 2016
GSMA, UN, Project Everyone Collaborate to Drive Sustainable Development Goals
The GSMA has announced collaboration with the United Nations and Project Everyone, a non-profit global campaign, to increase awareness of and engagement with the United Nations Sustainable…
- 27 Sept 2015
UN Broadband Commission Affirms Focus on Sustainable Development Goals
The power of broadband to leapfrog development roadblocks and bring access to education, healthcare and employment opportunities should put high-speed information and communication technology (ICT)…
- 26 Sept 2018
Canon Celebrates Third Anniversary of the UN Sustainability Development Goals
Canon, a provider of imaging technologies and services, will celebrate the anniversary of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals along with thousands of individuals, organisations, and…
- 24 Sept 2019
Mobile Industry Steps Up Commitment to Delivering Sustainable Development Goals
A new GSMA study shows increased contribution by the mobile industry against all 17 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) over the past year. The 2019 edition of the GSMA’s Mobile Industry…
- 21 Sept 2022
GSMA Urges Closing the Mobile ‘Usage Gap’ to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Closing the mobile internet ‘usage gap’ should be a priority for countries seeking to deliver against the ambitious UN Sustainable Development Goals, according to the GSMA’s seventh annual Mobile…
- 21 Sept 2021
GSMA Report Finds Mobile Sector Critical for Sustainable Development Goals
The sixth annual SDG impact report from the GSMA shows the mobile industry increased its contribution to all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2020. Despite the significant challenges posed…
- 1 Feb 2016
Etisalat Urges Government to Prioritize Sustainable Development Goals
Nigeria’s most innovative telecoms operator, Etisalat, has called on Governments across all levels in the country to prioritize meeting the critical development needs of the nation in their renewed…
- 15 Apr 2016
Ericsson SCR Report: ICT Can Accelerate Sustainable Development Goals
Ericsson has published its 23rd annual Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report, which details the company’s performance in 2015 in three areas: responsible business; energy, environment…
- 24 Apr 2025
Sage Grey Finance Joins UN Global Compact, Strengthening Sustainability Goals
Sage Grey Finance Limited, a leading financial institution committed to creating impact through lending, investments, fund management, and strategic advisory services, has reaffirmed its commitment…
- 28 Sept 2015
ITU Launches Award Recognizing Leadership in Sustainable Development through ICTs
ITU emphasized the vital role that information and communication technology (ICT) will play in meeting the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) at a special award ceremony held at UN Headquarters,…
- 14 Mar 2016
Broadband Most Powerful Development Catalyst - UN
The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development’s 13th full meeting, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday, reached consensus on the need for a new set of connectivity targets to help…
- 29 Jun 2016
Achieving UN’s SDGs Relies On ICT Innovations- Report
Innovation in new digital technologies and business models has been identified by CEOs as a critical requirement to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Sustainable…
- 5 Apr 2022
Insurance Sector Holds Potential for Enhancing Sustainable Development - Thomas
Mr. Sunday Olorundare Thomas, the Commissioner for Insurance, has said that the insurance sector holds potential for enhancing sustainable development with the 2030 Agenda. Thomas who stated this…
- 18 Jan 2017
World Data Forum to Advance Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Development
The ongoing United Nations World Data Forum, taking place from January 15-18, 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa, will spur the exchange of innovative ideas and data solutions through a range of keynote…
- 30 Sept 2024
UNGA79: African Business Leaders Champion Sustainable Development Opportunities
Prominent African leaders gathered at the World Trade Center in New York City for Africa Breakfast Convos, a high-profile event held on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly.…
- 24 Sept 2018
GSMA to Showcase Mobile Impact on Sustainable Development @ UNGA
The GSMA will represent the global mobile industry at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) being held in New York this week, advancing the leading role the sector is playing in meeting…
- 24 Jun 2016
Samsung Says Corporate Citizens Should Make Real Impact on Africa’s SDGs
South Africa, prepared to follow on from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the 17 Sustainable Development Goals were unveiled with the aim of taking steps towards building a better world in…
- 27 Aug 2015
‘Tell Everybody’ Due for UN Global Goals Campaign
Africa’s biggest acts record the continent’s first crowdsourced song, ‘Tell Everybody’, for the Global Goals campaign. This week, in studios across the continent, Africa’s first crowdsourced song was…
- 18 Mar 2017
Sidmach Concludes 3-Day UN Influx Hackathon in Lagos
In furtherance of United Nations activities towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a three-day UN Influx Global Hackathon was held in Lagos. The camp for was hosted at Sidmach…
- 4 Oct 2016
Broadband: Ericsson Unveils Solutions to Help Telcos Cut TCO Costs by 40%
As governments recently met at the UN General Assembly to discuss progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, Ericsson on Tuesday announced another set of solutions to help bridge the digital…
- 20 Sept 2016
GSMA Publishes Report Detailing the Mobile Industry’s Impact in Achieving SDGs
At yesterday’s United Nations Private Sector Forum, the GSMA unveiled the ‘2016 Mobile Industry Impact Report: Sustainable Development Goals’, a ground-breaking study that provides a current…
- 22 Jul 2016
#SDGS: Connectivity Is Essential!
2016 High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development was the first major review of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs themselves…
- 7 Apr 2020
Nigerian Startup mDoc Selected for Google Startups Accelerator on SDGs
Google has announced that Nigerian startup mDoc is one of 11 startups selected to participate in the fully digital inaugural Google for Startups Accelerator on the Sustainable Development Goals…
- 22 Jan 2016
Global Partners Estimate cost of Connecting Next 1.5Bn at $450Bn
A new global dialogue focused on getting the next 1.5 billion unconnected people online was forged at a special session of the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development held at the World…
- 2 Mar 2017
Global Internet Access Still Lagging Behind
The global community could miss the 2020 UN Sustainable Development Goals target for affordable, universal Internet access, as high connectivity costs remain one of the biggest obstacles. This is…
- 24 Mar 2014
Broadband Must Be Recognized As a Vital Development Enabler
UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development which met in Dublin this weekend has said that access to broadband could be the universal catalyst that lifts developing countries out of poverty and…
- 15 Jul 2015
IBM Research-Africa, RTI Int’l Partner for Data-Driven Development
RTI International, - a leading nonprofit research institute - and IBM’s Africa research lab, have announced a partnership to deploy big data analytics and cognitive technologies to help transform…
- 27 Dec 2016
UN Sets Up Tech Bank for Least Developed Countries
The United Nations General Assembly in New York has officially established a Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries. The new UN institution is viewed as a significant achievement for the…
- 22 Apr 2013
UN, AfDB, Others Agree to Share Data for Development
Ban Ki-Moon, UN secretary-general along with leaders of six multilateral financial institutions, have announced that they would strengthen inter-agency sharing and collaboration on issues related to…
- 26 Jun 2016
UN Unveils Common Ground Initiative with Advertising’s ‘Big Six’ for SDGs
Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General at the weekend, announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind initiative developed among the six largest communications businesses globally in support of…