May 21, 2018
Semtech and Comcast are co-sponsoring City Innovate's Startup in Residence or STIR program aimed at guiding city government agencies in developing and deploying IoT user-centered products and services such as parking congestion reduction, waste management monitoring, and remote street lights management.
May 19, 2018
Aira has made AT&T its global data provider in expanding its service to Australia, Canada and the U.K for customers who are blind or partially sighted who want to use the Aira smart glasses.
May 18, 2018
The Kenya ICT ministry is launching a centralized platform for the procurement of ICT goods and services by all government ministries and state corporations to standardize ICT equipment, avoid duplication, and foster cost-effectiveness.
May 17, 2018
The City of Melbourne, through its Open Innovation Competition, has selected five finalists which have developed innovative solutions such as an accessible map, a navigation system, and a business accessibility rating tool aimed at making the city accessible to one in every five persons in the city experiencing some forms of disability.
May 17, 2018
As part of its $22.3-million Accessible Technology Program, the Government of Canada is investing more than $3 million to help more Canadians with disabilities fully participate in the digital economy with the use of assistive technologies.
May 17, 2018
A report indicates that the UK’s digital tech sector is accelerating faster with a 4.5% growth than the rest of the economy with only 1.7% increase in its GDP.
May 16, 2018
An IDC report indicates digital transformation growth in businesses as key in the IT services market revenue of about $1 trillion in 2017.
May 15, 2018
The NSW Government has announced its new buy.nsw procurement platform that will serve as marketplace for buying and selling cloud software, cloud hosting and infrastructure, and cloud support.
May 14, 2018
The Bank of America Corp. is partnering with the Metrolina Association for the Blind to fund the installation of hundreds of iBeacons that provides spoken descriptions of the surrounding environment and will help bank clients who are non or partially sighted find their way around the city.
May 09, 2018
The leaders of Japan, People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea expressed their commitment towards increasing the level and quality of economic and social participation of persons with disabilities through the exchange and sharing of assistive devices, and enhancing physical and ICT accessibility during the seventh Japan-China-RoK Trilateral Summit held in Japan.
May 09, 2018
Pakistan National Health Services Minister Tarar highlighted their prime minister’s commitment to promote inclusion of persons with disabilities through assistive technologies as part of the country’s national program.
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May 08, 2018
Microsoft is launching a $25 million five-year program, the “AI for Accessibility”, to use artificial intelligence aimed at building better technology for people with disabilities.
#MSBuild #AIforAccessibility #G3ict #BuyICT4All #Procurement #DigitalInclusion @Microsoft #DigitalTransformation #ProcurementWithPurpose #Accessibility #A11y
