Organised by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the annual forum is the place where humans meet artificial intelligence. It is popular to the extent of being oversubscribed for attendance, with the queue to enter stretched for hundreds of metres, along one of Geneva’s biggest conference centres, and internet bandwidth barely coping with the flood of…
Over 80 chicken rearers in Anosy Region have so far received the possibly life-altering birds, which originate in India but which are now thriving in Tanzania. FAO brought eggs from the East African country to hatch chicks in Madagascar. Lucette Vognentseva, one of the new owners, spoke to UN News at her home in Ifotaka…
Sitting in a small, windowless room in a government building in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, Mohamed Yusuf Mohamed loops another audio tape onto the dilapidated machine and presses a few buttons. He’s beginning a time-intensive process to digitize some seven decades of unique historical recordings belonging to the government-run Radio Mogadishu. One down, a couple…
In a message marking International Migrants Day, the UN chief emphasized that migration promotes the exchange of knowledge and contributes to economic growth, but at the same time, “poorly governed migration is a cause of great suffering.” “It forces people into the cruel realm of traffickers, where they face exploitation, abuse, and even death. It…
Good news for Pakistani students; Saudi Arabia’s big announcement Saudi Arabia has made a big announcement for Pakistani students. According to the Higher Education Commission, Saudi Arabia has once again announced to give 700 scholarships to Pakistani students for higher education in its 25 universities. These scholarships will be given to Diploma, Degree, Masters and…
The members of the AI Advisory Body – launched on Thursday by Secretary-General António Guterres – will examine the risks, opportunities and international governance of these technologies. Mr. Guterres pointed to the extraordinary advance in the capabilities and use of AI over the past year, including through chatbots, voice cloning, image generators and video apps. …
Speaking on the eve of the G20 summit of advanced economies, which will take place in the Indian capital on 9-10 September, Mr. Guterres said global leadership was especially needed in two priority areas – climate action and sustainable development. ‘No time to lose’ “We have no time to lose. Challenges stretch as far as…
The United Arab Emirates opened a new highway from Ras Al Khaimah to Dubai. The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has opened the Emirates Road ‘E611’ from Ras Al Khaimah to Dubai. This latest increase coincides with the start of the new school year with the aim of facilitating the movement of school buses, and…
Good news for those looking to work abroad is that South Korea will issue a record number of visas for workers. According to international media reports, South Korea has announced a record number of visas for skilled workers. The justice minister on Wednesday announced a 15-fold increase in the annual quota of workers to 30,000…
WhatsApp has given good news to the users, now very soon users of this social media app will be able to run multiple accounts through a single device. WhatsApp already has such an option where users can sign in to their account through four different devices simultaneously keeping them in sync. But now users rejoice!…
