Not only does the technology we use create mountains of e-waste that can be difficult to dispose of safely, but much of it also contains valuable, rare and finite minerals and metals that are essential for the continuing production of new models of technology. Very few countries regulate this waste stream. E-waste is not just a topic for environmentalists, but for all technology producers and policymakers. Hear about this and the efforts to improve e-waste management, from our expert speakers on this episode of Technology for Good which is being launched for International E-waste Day, an annual UN day to highlight the growing e-waste issue.This podcast is the fourteenth episode of “Technology for Good”- an ITU podcast series that focuses on how technology is helping to shape the world around us. Listen now...and don't forget to like and subscribe to be the first to hear the next episode! Available on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.Presented and directed by: Maximillian Jacobson - GonzalezProduced and written by: Philippa YoungEdited by: Jo BarrattFor more information visit:http://www..itu.int

"Young people will inherit a world that’s been dramatically reshaped by today’s technological advances, and some of them are already playing their own active role in defining the evolution of digital platforms and services that are reshaping the world of their elders" Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Director of ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau.Youth around the world are taking an unprecedented role in conversations around politics and the environment. Despite many being below voting age these young people are finding new ways to get their voices heard. This is in no small part to their aptitude and engagement with information communication technologies.This podcast is the thirteenth episode of “Technology for Good”- an ITU podcast series that focuses on how technology is helping to shape the world around us. Listen now...and don't forget to like and subscribe to be the first to hear the next episode! Available on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.Presented and directed by: Maximillian Jacobson - GonzalezProduced and written by: Philippa YoungEdited by: Jo BarrattFor more information visit:http://www..itu.intandhttps://www.itu.int/generationconnect

Ageing is becoming a megatrend. Around the world birth rates are declining, while people are living longer, healthier lives. For the first time in human history, people over the age of 60 outnumber those under the age of five. A population predicted to reach 2 billion by the year 2050. To help us prepare for this new reality, the World Health Organization and the United Nations have launched the Decade of Healthy Ageing. From 2021 to 2030, this decade will contain milestones related to the Sustainable Development Goals. In this episode we are focusing on how technology can have a major part to play in ensuring that this population does not go underserved, but that will only happen if both technology creators and policy makers are aware of and act on this dramatic shift in the global demographic. Featuring plenty of great content including extracts from speakers at major ITU events this year such as WSIS FORUM 2021 and facts and figures from ITU's brand new report: "Ageing in a digital world - from vulnerable to valuable".This podcast is the twelfth episode of “Technology for Good”- an ITU podcast series that focuses on how technology is helping to shape the world around us. Listen now...and don't forget to like and subscribe to be the first to hear the next episode! Available on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.Presented and directed by: Maximillian Jacobson - GonzalezProduced and written by: Philippa YoungEdited by: Jo BarrattFor more information visit:http://www..itu.intandhttps://www.itu.int/en/myitu/Publications/2021/05/17/12/55/Ageing-in-a-digital-world--from-vulnerable-to-valuable

In this episode we are focusing on ICT accessibility - specifically for persons with disabilities. People who identify as living with disability represent 15% of the world’s population, which is currently around 1 billion people. Within this population there exists a very wide array of disabilities encompassing physical mobility, autism and speech delays, persons who are deaf and hard of hearing, and persons with visual disability . Up to 70% of disabilities are invisible but they can still present a barrier to access and use the growing range of information technologies available. This episode explores innovations in the accessibility space from established companies like Google and Microsoft to the new softwares and entrepreneurial ventures developed by people living with disability who experienced and realised a need that was not being met, and did something about it. This podcast is the eleventh episode of “Technology for Good”- an ITU podcast series that focuses on how technology is helping to shape the world around us. Listen now...and don't forget to like and subscribe to be the first to hear the next episode! Available on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.Presented and directed by: Maximillian Jacobson - GonzalezProduced and written by: Philippa YoungEdited by: Jo Barratt

Highlighting women’s lack of participation online and in the digital spheres of technology and business, tackling online harassment and violence. We hear personal testimonies from female leading lights working and participating in the technological field to address the gender balance and we are also celebrating International Girls in ICT day.This podcast is the tenth episode of “Technology for Good”- an ITU podcast series that focuses on how technology is helping to shape the world around us. Listen now...and don't forget to like and subscribe to be the first to hear the next episode! Available on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.Presented and directed by: Maximillian Jacobson - GonzalezProduced and written by: Philippa YoungEdited by: Jo Barratt

What is Digital Transformation? What does it mean for industry, government, and citizens? And what can we expect from a digitally transformed world? World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, has been celebrated all around the world every year on the 17th of May, since 1969, it marks the founding of ITU and the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention in 1865. This year its focus is on “Accelerating Digital Transformation in challenging times”. Tune in to hear from digital transformation experts at ITU, and in Niger, Trinidad and Tobago, Kenya, South Africa and Estonia.This podcast is the ninth episode of “Technology for Good”- an ITU podcast series that focuses on how technology is helping to shape the world around us. Listen now...and don't forget to like and subscribe to be the first to hear the next episode! Available on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.Presented and directed by: Maximillian Jacobson - GonzalezProduced and written by: Philippa YoungEdited by: Jo Barratt

How can technology help us face dramatic shifts in how we live our lives? Next to the latest technological advances radio could seem an antiquated medium. But as a growing US$40billion dollar industry, and when over 90% of North Americans listen to the radio every week, radio is far from being left behind. Commemorating World Radio Day we look into how radio continues to innovate, connect and evolve in our rapidly changing world. Listen to our exclusive technological expert interviewees share their stories and their views, in this latest episode of our podcast series.This podcast is the eighth episode of “Technology for Good”- an ITU podcast series that focuses on how technology is helping to shape the world around us. Listen now...and don't forget to like and subscribe to be the first to hear the next episode! Available on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.Presented and directed by: Maximillian Jacobson - GonzalezProduced and written by: Philippa YoungEdited by: Jo Barratt

How can technological innovation help us to stay healthy in times of a pandemic? Can we ensure that technology designed to keep us safe doesn't put humans right at risk? If older people are not connected what implications does that really have? Listen to our exclusive technological expert interviewees share their stories and their views, in this latest episode of our podcast series.This podcast is the seventh episode of “Technology for Good”- an ITU podcast series that focuses on how technology is helping to shape the world around us. Listen now...and don't forget to like and subscribe to be the first to hear the next episode! Available on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.Presented by: Maximillian Jacobson - GonzalezProduced and written by: Philippa Young Any views and opinions expressed by interviewees in this series are expressed independently and are not linked to ITU.

Telecommunications and ICT infrastructure and connectivity is vital now more than ever for the sake of not only all our health but also the health of our economies and our future. Listen to our exclusive technological expert interviewees share their opinions and their perspectives, in this latest episode of our new podcast series.This podcast is the sixth episode of “Technology for Good”- an ITU podcast series that focuses on how technology is helping to shape the world around us. Listen now...and don't forget to like and subscribe to be the first to hear the next episode! Available on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.Any views and opinions expressed by interviewees in this series are expressed independently and are not linked to ITU.

COVID-19 has made the world a more challenging place than ever for many of us, but have all the physical precautions we are taking made us forget about keeping connected online in a safe manner? Listen to our exclusive technological expert interviewees share their stories and their views, in this latest episode of our new podcast series.This podcast is the fourth episode of “Technology for Good”- an ITU podcast series that focuses on how technology is helping to shape the world around us. Listen now...and don't forget to like and subscribe to be the first to hear the next episode! Available on Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more.Any views and opinions expressed by interviewees in this series are expressed independently and are not linked to ITU.