Investing in the education, empowerment and health of women and girls will yield social and economic benefits, especially in developing countries, a conference in Malaysia has heard. The 3rd Women Deliver conference, which took place in Kuala Lumpur last month (28-30 May), brought together leaders and gender experts from more than 150 countries. “Today’s...
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ISTD’s Technical Advisor, Matti Sinko presented the call for the 2013 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) during the ICT/Business Process Outsourcing International Conference (ICT/BPO) in a session on Technological Innovations – Towards a Regional Perspective. Read more: Participants at the ICT/BPO International Conference welcome the 2013 IPA as a major initiative...
African countries have been urged to invest in their ICT sectors and take a share of the growing Business Process Outsourcing, currently generating over US$500 billion annually. The call was made by Ms Aida Opoku-Mensah, Director, ICT, Science and Technology Division of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) today at the ICT/BPO2012 international conference,...
Organised by ISPIM, and hosted by Aalto University School of Economics in partnership with Lappeenranta University of Technology, this conference will bring together around 500 innovation experts from 50 countries. The 3-day programme will include: The Knut Holt Memorial Address; Industry-Leading Keynote Speakers; Innovation Thought Leaders from companies such as Nokia,...
On July 22nd, President Kim addressed the International AIDS Conference for the first time as President of the World Bank Group. One of the main themes of the conference this year was the launch of “Towards an HIV Cure”, which made me reflect on the break through achievement made in 2011 by “online gamers” that revealed the structure of an enzyme that could...
After a whirlwind four days, the 4th ICTD conference, held in Atlanta, Georgia, was concluded. The event, which brought together the most passionate thinkers, researchers, and some practitioners, was a learning event for all. The event was well run and kept to the schedule (uncommon in most conferences!) thanks in large part to the planning of the conference organizers,...
