UN priorities for tech and gender equality
A new kind of poverty now confronts the world, one that excludes women and girls in devastating ways—that of digital poverty, Sima Bahous, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN
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More top universities headed by women but social media abuse a barrier
Women are underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) at universities with UN Women stressing that this remains a major barrier to women’s participation in tech design and governance. The
Women and technology a focus on International Women’s Day
Women in tech is one focus for the 2023 International Women’s Day on March 8. A persistent gender gap in digital access keeps women from unlocking technology’s full potential, UN
European ICT spend increasing despite recession fears
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Information and communication technology (ICT) spending in Europe will reach $1.2 trillion in 2023 despite economic downturn and worries about recession. By 2026, it will surpass $1.4 trillion, posting a
Forbidding or loving Chinese phenomenon TikTok
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There are mixed opinions about Chinese-owned social media TikTok with EU Commission and others forbidding the app on staffers’ phones while book publisher’s are paying more and more attention to
Majority of experts worry about human control of artificial intelligence
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Experts agree that companies and government authorities will expand the role of AI in peoples’ daily lives in useful ways. But they are split about how much control humans will
Study shows more tweets from right leaning journalists after Musk’s takeover
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Despite a perceived Twitter exodus only a small handful of journalists have deactivated their accounts since Elon Musk bought the company late last year and the number of daily journalist
Majority without trust in AI for health care
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A skeptical attitude towards artificial intelligence is shown in a new study of future health care. 60% say they would feel uncomfortable if their health care provider relied on artificial
No TikTok on EU Commission phones
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There should be no TikTok on business phones used by people working at the EU Commission. “To increase its cybersecurity, the Commission’s Corporate Management Board has decided to suspend the
Publishing media’s advertising forecasted to decline 7.7%
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Global ad spend in publishing media will decline 7.7% in 2023. It is becoming harder for content-creating publishers to remain competitive against data-rich performance channels like retail media, and sustain