The third challenge of the ITU Telecom World 2014 Young Innovators Competition has just been launched in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO). It seeks innovative ideas on how information and communication technologies (ICTs) can help smart cities to slow down or mitigate the effects of climate change for the benefit of global health.
This challenge comes as a natural synergy between the work of both ITU and WHO on climate change. WHO has long provided evidence, information and calls to action on the link between health and climate change, the topic of its upcoming Conference on Health and Climate Change, to be held on 27 – 29 August 2014, where some of the ideas submitted for the Young Innovators Challenge will be presented.
ITU has also worked extensively on climate change by raising awareness of the role of ICTs and promoting transformative solutions in areas such as Smart and Sustainable Cities, Smart Water Management, energy efficiency and e-waste, electromagnetic fields as well as the adaptation of the ICT sector to climate change, amongst others. Furthermore, ITU Telecom World 2014 will organize three sessions touching on similar issues as part of its Smart Cities track: Ubiquitous Communicators, Meshing Networks of Networks and Transforming to a Better Environment.
Challenge 3 is looking for innovative ideas on using ICTs in smart cities to mitigate the effects of climate change and improve the health of the world’s citizens everywhere.
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