Digital Inclusion Toolkit for smart cities now in Arabic
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Smart Cities for All Toolkit is now Available in 8 Languages
on November 13, 2017 International nonprofits, G3ict and World Enabled joined by Microsoft, announced today at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2017 in Barcelona that they will make the Smart Cities for All Digital Inclusion Toolkit available in five additional languages – Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, and Marathi – in addition to English, Portuguese, […]
Empowering Connected Societies – Smart City Expo World Congress
Trudy Norris-Grey, Managing Director of Global Business Development, Microsoft Corporation From cities as large as Mumbai to the smaller community of Tucson, Arizona and everywhere in between, citizens around the world are flocking to city centers at historic rates. More than 50 percent of the world’s population can now be found living in urban areas, […]
Empowering smart, inclusive cities—today and everyday
By Kathryn Willson, Director, Microsoft CityNext, Worldwide Industry, Microsoft Corporation on October 31, 2017 Filed under Microsoft CityNext Today is World Cities Day, a day designated by the United Nations General Assembly. The theme this year is: innovative governance, open cities—highlighting the role of urbanization as a source of global development and social inclusion. It’s […]
Are smart cities failing the disabled and elderly?
24th October 2017 Jonathan Andrews Dr Victor Pineda, President of World Enabled, and James Thurston, G3ict’s Vice President for Global Strategy and Development During Smart Cities NYC 2017, a new toolkit, Smart cities for all, was released to help cities reduce the digital divide and make them accessible for all. Jonathan Andrews spoke to Dr […]
Smart Cities for All brings focus on Digital Inclusion to Bioneers movement
Victor Pineda and James Thurston receive award for global activism on behalf of persons with disabilities around the world San Rafael, CA – October 20th: Smart Cities for All, a joint initiative by G3ict and World Enabled, will be participating in Bioneers 2017 – Uprising, calling attention to the need for greater digital […]
Mayor de Blasio and Barcelona Mayor Colau Announce Joint Competition to Make Streets Safer and More Accessible for Pedestrians Who are Blind or Have Low Vision
October 5, 2017 Latest cross-Atlantic cooperation builds on Vision Zero commitments, as well as those made in AccessibleNYC, the City’s comprehensive plan to enhance quality of life for New Yorkers with disabilities NEW YORK–Mayor Bill de Blasio and Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau today announced a new joint call for innovative solutions to enhance safety at intersections for […]
Mobilidade mais inclusiva no Rio
Aplicativo de celular vai ajudar pessoas com deficiência a se locomover da melhor forma pela cidade Por O Dia 26/09/2017 01h24 Atualizado às 26/09/2017 01h24 Rio – O Rio vai ganhar um aplicativo de celular para ajudar as pessoas com necessidades especiais a se locomover pela cidade da melhor forma possível. Esta é uma das iniciativas […]
G3ict and World Enabled partner with government of Brazil to promote digital inclusion of all citizens
September 20, 2017 Brasilia: The government of Brazil has invited G3ict and World Enabled – two nonprofits with extensive global leadership in inclusive cities and accessible technology – to assist it with its efforts to guarantee the rights of persons with disabilities in the country. The two international nonprofit organizations will participate in an international […]
Why Cities Should Build Smart, Urban and Inclusive Solutions for All
Dr. Victor PinedaBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Global Access Expert. Creating @WorldEnabled through transformative research, policy. Fostering innovation & inclusion. Directing @12Bends. Oct 17, 2017 <img class=”progressiveMedia-noscript js-progressiveMedia-inner” src=”https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*fKUTE7fSdjQhbIRAbkFAAg.jpeg”> Smart Cities for All meets with Disability Activists in Brasilia Almost two years ago, I had a phone call with James Thurston, G3ict’s Vice President for Global Strategy and Development, that […]