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How ITU is building trust in digital currency

Read the opening remarks of ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau Director Chaesub Lee at the first meeting of the new Digital Currency Global Initiative, a partnership of ITU and Stanford University.

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New 'Versatile Video Coding' standard

The new ITU standard will enable emerging applications such as 360-degree omnidirectional immersive multimedia, remote screen sharing, cloud-based collaboration, cloud gaming, and region-based extraction and merging.

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UAE launches 'Hope' probe to Mars

A H2A202 rocket blasted off into space on 20 July 2020 as part of Emirates Mars Mission to explore the Martian atmosphere. H.E. Hamad Al Mansoori, Director General of the UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority explains the significance.

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Building a stronger digital economy, together

ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao addresses the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting, held virtually on 22 July 2020. ITU is a proud knowledge partner of Saudi Arabia's G20 Presidency.

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Ham radio and emergency comms: Filling the USGS 'donut hole'

Papua New Guinea rolls out 2020 Digital Transformation Centre training plan

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ITU's Mario Maniewicz speaks at the recent European Spectrum Management Conference

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MyITU is a new mobile-friendly site combining ITU News, a selection of free publications and events plus ITU membership info, organized by themes of interest. More