Smart Cities Buy Accessible Technology
James Thurston ICT Accessibility Subscribe to Newsletter Tell a Friend Print this Page 04/24/2017 Laura Ruby, Director of Worldwide Accessibility Policy & Standards at the Microsoft Corporation, believes that one of the smartest things cities can do to ensure the digital inclusion of persons with disabilities and older persons is to make sure they are buying […]
Smart Cities For All Paves The Way To Digital Accessibility In Cities
James Thurston, Vice President of G3ict and Dr. Victor Pineda, President of World Enabled lead a discussion at the NextCity World Stage in Quito, Ecuador. City leaders, IT managers, and entrepreneurs that embrace Smart City solutions care about ICT, not for its own sake, but instead for the ways these solutions can help governments, communities, and […]
NOW is the Time to Create Smart Cities for All
James Thurston ICT Accessibility Subscribe to Newsletter Tell a Friend Print this Page 04/18/2017 The global trend toward smart cities is exciting. Smart Cities programs, technologies, and solutions are creating innovative approaches to providing municipal services and engaging with citizens. But G3ict and World Enabled launched our joint Smart Cities for All initiative because when it comes to the digital inclusion […]
“Smart city không được bỏ rơi người khuyết tật”
Đình Chính (Thực hiện)07/04/2017 05:53 “Khi tính đến việc lập smart city (thành phố thông minh) bằng cách xây mới hay hoán chuyển một thành phố cũ, cần nhận thức rằng mọi người dân – bao gồm người khuyết tật – đều phải được hưởng lợi từ việc tiếp cận công nghệ”. Đó là chia […]
Digital push must be disability-inclusive
Javed Abidi April 03, 2017 00:02 IST Updated: April 03, 2017 07:50 IST As India catapults towards a digital economy, making ICT accessible to the disabled is a must Around 8-10% of India’s population lives with disabilities, with an equal number constituting the aged. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have the potential to significantly impact […]