While Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) offer significant wireless communication benefits, this webinar explores their potential downsides. Improper control can lead to accidental harm, such as interfering with adjacent bands, or malicious hijacking, degrading performance. We will discuss the practical implications of these issues.

Speaker: Emil Björnson (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden). Moderators: Ian F. Akyildiz (Editor-in-Chief, ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies); Alessia Magliarditi (ITU Journal and ITU-T Academia Coordinator, International Telecommunication Union).

This webinar is organized by the ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies (ITU J-FET), a free international journal covering all communications and networking. ITU J-FET welcomes unpublished research and discusses future topics. Find more on the webinar series and Calls for Papers here.

Navigating the complexities of sustainable business in 2025 is challenging for leaders. 3BL's video series, in partnership with TriplePundit, serves as your essential guide. It cuts through the noise of shifting regulations, rising expectations, and rapidly evolving sustainability trends.

Each episode tackles the critical questions keeping leaders up at night, from regulatory mazes to market shifts. We move beyond buzzwords to deliver unfiltered truths and fresh perspectives, clarifying what's truly shaping the future. For leaders seeking clear answers in a complex world, this series is your essential resource.

Experience the #ITU160 Light Show.

It highlights 160 years of technological advancements benefiting humanity.

Discover how ITU connects us across land, sea, and space.

Legal protections have enabled wolves to return to the West Coast, an inspiring conservation success story. By late 2024, 75 wolf families were known across the three-state region, with recovery still in early stages due to ample habitat.

The Center for Biological Diversity, a Tucson-based 501c3 nonprofit, believes human well-being is tied to nature’s diversity. We use science, law, and media to protect species, their habitats, and climate, ensuring a wild world for future generations.

For more information, visit our website, take action, or connect with us on social media. Direct questions to center@biologicaldiversity.org.

Machine learning, a key AI technique, enables systems to learn from data without explicit programming. ITU standards are crucial in applying machine learning to develop smarter, more efficient networks.

To contribute to this vital work, consider joining ITU's Study Group 13. Learn more and get involved here: ITU-T Study Group 13.

A technical webinar on new World Telecommunication/ICT (WTI) Indicators provided insights into their relevance, implementation, and data submission to the ITU. Participants learned about common challenges and practical solutions for enhancing data quality and comparability.

This activity was organized under the ITU's EU-funded project, "Promoting and Measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity." Implemented by the ICT Data and Analytics Division (IDA), the project aims to strengthen statistical capacities in developing countries through various webinars and workshops.

This technical webinar targeted professionals compiling ICT household statistics, aiming to improve data quality on individuals' ICT access and use in ITU member states. Participants learned best practices for gathering data through household surveys.

Organized under the ITU project "Promoting and Measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity," and funded by the European Union, this activity strengthens the statistical capacities of national statistical offices and regulatory authorities, particularly in developing countries. The ICT Data and Analytics Division (IDA) implements these webinars and workshops.

This technical webinar aimed to improve the quality of ICT Price Baskets (IPB) data collected by ITU member states. It provided compilers of ICT service price statistics with detailed methodological explanations and practical exercises using sample datasets.

The activity was part of the EU-funded ITU project, "Promoting and Measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity." Implemented by the ICT Data and Analytics Division (IDA), the project strengthens the statistical capacities of national statistical offices and regulatory authorities, especially in developing countries, through a series of webinars and workshops.

This technical webinar, designed for national statistics offices and government agencies conducting ICT household surveys, covered ITU's data collection and validation processes. Participants learned about new recommendations for ICT skills data and how to reduce response burden by submitting simple CSV files.

Organized under the EU-funded ITU project "Promoting and Measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity," this activity strengthens the statistical capacities of NSOs and regulatory authorities, particularly in developing countries, through webinars and workshops by the ICT Data and Analytics Division (IDA).

The circular economy is a powerful climate tool, yet its benefits are often overlooked by carbon accounting frameworks. In this episode, João Murilo Silva Merico from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation explains how current protocols, like the GHG Protocol, fail to recognize emissions reductions from circular practices (reuse, remanufacturing), distorting decision-making.

Learn why circularity's climate impact is hidden and what policy, reporting, and business changes are needed. Download the full paper for more details: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/ghg-emissions-accounting.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes a circular economy that eliminates waste, circulates materials, and regenerates nature. Explore their work: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org, and connect on Instagram, LinkedIn, or YouTube.

Whales, often called gentle giants, play a crucial role in maintaining the health of our oceans and the entire planet. Their significant contributions are essential for marine ecosystems.

To protect these magnificent creatures and all other marine animals, it's vital to support NOAA. This U.S. federal agency is dedicated to ensuring their safety and well-being. Speak up for marine life by defending NOAA: https://oceana.ly/4dyLVUD.

The Center for Biological Diversity is a leading organization of lawyers, scientists, and activists dedicated to protecting endangered species and habitats worldwide.

Learn more about their work: biologicaldiversity.org

The Center for Biological Diversity is a leading organization of lawyers, scientists, and activists dedicated to protecting endangered species and habitats globally.

Learn more about their work: biologicaldiversity.org

The circular economy is rapidly becoming a reality across diverse sectors. In this episode, Seb discusses four key stories: rethinking product design for tech like iPhones, boosting global copper recycling rates, consumers' growing attention to eco-friendly ads, and a major brand implementing digital product passports for clothing.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity promoting a circular economy that eliminates waste and regenerates nature, invites you to explore these topics further and engage with their work. Find more resources and connect with the Foundation:

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To move beyond current oligarchies and restore environmental protections and social safety nets, we must build a more equitable, partnership-based economy. Dr. Riane Eisler, author of *The Chalice and the Blade* and *The Real Wealth of Nations*, guides us to recognize our role in societal evolution and preserving life on Earth.

FacingFuture seeks volunteers to help spread awareness about the ongoing climate crisis. You can assist remotely via email or Zoom. For more information or to volunteer, visit FacingFuture.earth or contact Contact@FacingFuture.earth. Explore additional resources in the FacingFuture Library.

Kellie Berns, EG's International Programs Director, recently joined Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers for a discussion.

Their conversation explored the history of Earth Guardians and strategies for fostering a healthier, more sustainable planet for future generations.

Our linear ‘take, make, waste’ economic system has pushed Earth’s planetary boundaries. This film explores how a circular economy can tackle global challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, demonstrating that solutions are available to turn things around.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, develops and promotes the circular economy – a system designed to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate nature.

Thank you for watching. Subscribe for more insightful videos: Ellen MacArthur Foundation YouTube. Find out more about our work and follow us online: ellenmacarthurfoundation.org | Instagram | LinkedIn.

Our linear "take, make, waste" economic system has pushed Earth's planetary boundaries. This film explores how a circular economy offers immediate solutions to global challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, demonstrating that by doing things differently, we can still turn things around.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, an international charity, champions the circular economy – a system designed to eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials, and regenerate nature.

Thank you for watching. Subscribe for more insights: YouTube. Find more about our work and follow us online: Website, Instagram, LinkedIn.

Premiered March 31, 2020, "The Rights of Nature" explores a legal strategy emerging as conventional laws fail to address environmental degradation. While Western views often treat nature as property, indigenous communities have long seen themselves as part of it.

The film delves into the origins and global application of the Rights of Nature. It showcases constitutional reforms in Ecuador, partnerships between the Māori and New Zealand government granting personhood to natural entities, and its function in urban Santa Monica, California.

It examines the successes and challenges of creating these new legal structures, aiming to restore ecosystems and achieve a vital balance between humanity and nature.

Despite China and the U.S. leading competing space blocs, Northeastern's Professor Mai'a Cross asserts that space must remain a "global commons."

For further insights, visit: https://carnegiecouncil.co/unlocking-cooperation-space-diplomacy