Internet

Broadband Internet access critical catalyst to Asia-Pacific development – UN forum

29 July 2009
The importance of speedy Internet access to stimulate economic growth across Asia and the Pacific was underlined by participants of a regional United Nations information and communications technology (ICT) gathering that wrapped up in Indonesia today.

UN University Internet blogging site wins industry acclaim with best design award

16 January 2009
A United Nations University (UNU) website has been honoured by the world’s largest Internet blog competition with the prize for the best designed site.

UN forum wraps up with call for collaboration to achieve 'Internet for All'

6 December 2008
A United Nations-sponsored gathering on Internet governance issues wrapped up in Hyderabad, India, today, with the more than 1,200 participants recognizing the need for greater cooperation to allow access to the greatest number of people worldwide to a safe, secure and diverse Internet.

UN forum advocating an ‘Internet for All’ is under way in India

4 December 2008
A United Nations-backed international forum focusing on Internet governance issues, particularly the potential expansion of access to greater numbers of people, is under way in India.

UN agency announces global standards for Internet television services

18 December 2007
The lead United Nations agency for information and communication technology (ICT) today announced the first set of global standards for providing television services over the Internet, a move that is expected to fuel innovation and competition in an emerging field.

New UNESCO-Library of Congress pact puts rare materials on Internet for public

17 October 2007
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United States Library of Congress today signed a pact paving the way for the creation of a World Digital Library which will digitize rare materials from libraries and other cultural institutions globally and make them available free on the Internet.

Internet Governance Forum in November to address access, security issues, UN official says

23 May 2007
The next meeting of the Internet Governance Forum in November will focus on access, openness, security and diversity, a top United Nations official said today at a press conference in Geneva.

UN expands access to agricultural information for researchers in poor countries

27 September 2006
Over 100 of the world’s poorest countries will now be able to access leading food and agriculture journals for little or no cost with the launch today of the second phase of a joint United Nations-private sector initiative to provide yet one more tool in the fight against poverty and under-development.

Secretary-General calls for global security in cyberspace

17 May 2006
From on-line banking to the benefits of telemedicine, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the world community to enhance global security in cyberspace so as to realize the full potential of information and communication technologies (ICT) and accelerate the pace of development.

Annan to establish international forum on internet governance

2 March 2006
Following up on an agreement reached on the contentious topic of internet governance at the November World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to start creating a forum for a more inclusive dialogue on internet policy.