blogs/op-eds
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Message to the Mobile World Congress: Encouraging 5G investments for all
June 28, 2021
Many people see mobile phone communication as a natural tool and a part of our normal life. But I would like to point out the fact that all this has become possible thanks to the marvelous development of information and communication technologies (ICTs) over the last two decades.
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Accelerating digital rural transformation as FAO turns 75
November 4, 2020
Much has changed since the creation of the FAO 75 years ago. With the advent of information and communication technologies (ICTs), agriculture has become digital. Today, farmers can monitor their crops, detect pests, better forecast demand for their products, or optimize the use of water. All of this with just a mobile phone!
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How we can turn digital technology innovation into climate action
September 23, 2019
Today, we are faced with not one but two deep transformations. The first one, driven by emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, the Internet of Things, 5G and many others, is changing how governments, businesses and individuals will act in this new century. As for the second transformation — climate change — it disrupts ecosystems, jeopardizing biodiversity, food and water security and the future of life on our planet.