The Coalition Against Stalkerware was created to facilitate communication between those organizations working to combat domestic violence and the IT security community. The founding organizations have committed to fighting domestic violence, stalking, and harassment by addressing the use of stalkerware and raising public awareness about this issue. The Coalition intends to: – Define best practices … Continued
The initiative responds to Covid-19’s huge health, social, and economic impact on young leaders, particularly those living in countries in conflict, where young people are exposed to high levels of anxiety, depression, and stress. With the belief that a strong correlation exists between mental health and the construction of stable and lasting peace, young activists … Continued
Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa (SITA) is a South-South trade and investment cooperation program. It is the United Kingdom’s (FCDO) first Aid-for-Trade initiative in Triangular Cooperation. Implemented by the International Trade Centre (ITC), SITA has facilitated USD 60 million of additional trade and USD 111 million of investment between SMEs in India and … Continued
The Covid-19 pandemic has widened poverty, inequality, and gender gaps. This free IMF online course on Inclusive Growth discusses measures to help close such inclusion gaps, highlighting lessons learned from policies deployed throughout the world. Offered to both government officials and the general public, the course discusses labor markets, governance, and climate change with the … Continued
While governments require either verified testing or vaccination proof as a condition of international travel due to the pandemic, the IATA Travel Pass is a mobile app that helps travelers store and manage their verified certifications for Covid-19 tests and vaccines. Travel Pass enables passengers to (1) create a ‘digital passport’, (2) receive test and … Continued
IWAI was launched to create financial accounts reflecting a company’s financial, social, and environmental performance. Monetary impact measurement in financial statements is a necessary condition for the acceleration of impact economies that optimize risk, return and impact, and produces new insights for investors and corporate decision-makers. The ultimate aim is to change the economy from … Continued
Digital technologies are changing almost every aspect of our lives, bringing about critical global challenges. To address them, the GSMA launched the Digital Declaration, a platform of companies across industries committed to advance a trusted, inclusive, innovative, and sustainable digital future for all. Counting 82 companies, the global platform fosters cross-industry and public-private dialogue; conducts … Continued
GSMC’s Informed Society Initiative is designed to: 1. Help educate youth to become informed information consumers, able to separate fact from fiction and determine the credibility of news sources; 2. Give journalists the skills to avoid repeating mis/disinformation to the adult public. Through a far-reaching “media literacy” effort in primary and secondary schools and at … Continued
The AU-GFCE collaboration project aims to support the AU member countries in identifying and addressing their national cyber capacity needs to ultimately strengthen their national cyber resilience. The project will use the global multi-stakeholder GFCE community to leverage expertise to form knowledge modules, part of a program for African policymakers and key stakeholders. Based on … Continued
The pandemic has created a space for collective action, allowing communities to co-create solutions. The crisis served as an important reminder that south-south cooperation is needed for carving out policy space for the recovery of the South. The Global Development Centre promotes alternative, indigenous development narrative based on experiences from the global South and encourages … Continued
