Challenging the resource-intensive "bigger is better" trend of Large Language Models (LLMs), this webinar introduced the Expressive Neural Network (ENN). This novel architecture rethinks activation functions using classical signal processing (Discrete Cosine Transform), resulting in enhanced flexibility, faster convergence, and significantly smaller, more energy-efficient AI models.

ENNs demonstrate how traditional signal processing can inspire next-generation AI, enabling efficient edge computing in resource-constrained environments. This approach prioritizes expressiveness over sheer size for future neural networks. The webinar featured speaker Ana Pérez-Neira, moderated by Ian F. Akyildiz and Alessia Magliarditi. It was organized by the ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies (ITU-J FET).

As the climate crisis intensifies—driving deadly heat, rising seas, and deepening inequality—WECAN invites you to the virtual Global Women’s Assembly for Climate Justice. This critical global gathering, from June 23–28, is a vital step towards COP30 and beyond, uniting us in powerful, transformative action.

The Assembly will bring together diverse grassroots and frontline women leaders, global advocates, and policymakers. We will showcase visions, projects, and strategies to accelerate a bold path to a healthy and just world, confronting the growing polycrisis with collective power and leadership.

Register and join us here: https://tinyurl.com/CJ-2025. Learn more about the Assembly: https://www.wecaninternational.org/womens-assembly.

Emmanuel Manasseh, ITU Regional Director for Africa, reflects on the remarkable 160-year journey of telecommunications.

He highlights how connectivity has profoundly transformed every aspect of life.

Stay updated on the latest highlights from BDT's global work.

Our initiatives in global connectivity are actively bridging the digital divide, transforming worldwide interconnectivity.

This episode of the Circular Economy Show, recorded live from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Network event in Amsterdam, features Kenny Arnold, Dr Yuly Fuentes-Medel, and Lewis Campbell from The Footwear Collective. They discuss the critical need for footwear innovation and collaboration, highlighting shoes' central role in systemic innovation.

Learn how The Footwear Collective addresses industry challenges, measures success through unprecedented collaboration and robust data, and guides companies in their circular economy journey using their new Circular Pathways tool. Explore it here: The Footwear Collective’s Circular Pathways tool.

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review or comment on Spotify or YouTube to support our mission to spread the word about the circular economy.

Business leaders face constant challenges navigating responsible business in 2025. The 3BL video series, in collaboration with TriplePundit, cuts through the noise of shifting regulations and rising expectations. It offers unfiltered truth and fresh perspectives to guide you through sustainable business complexities. Learn more: https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2025/daniel-blackman-renaissance94-climate-optimism/818251

This episode features Daniel Blackman, Founder of Renaissance94. We explore why sustainability strategies often fall short and how to fix them, the importance of authentic community engagement, and how leaders can move beyond performative commitments to create lasting change. Connect with us: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3bl-official/

In a special ITU Technologized podcast, host Gretchen Bueermann and Muath AlRumayh, Vice Chair of the WTPF Informal Expert Group, discuss critical themes for WTPF 2026. The episode explores bridging digital divides, space connectivity, green digital transformation, and resilient ICT infrastructure. It highlights global collaboration for an inclusive, sustainable, and innovative digital future, covering AI access, environmental tech, and cyber resilience.

WTPF 2026 is pivotal for global digital policy, preparing to meet the challenges of our rapidly evolving tech landscape.

Listen to the episode here. Read the new draft report here and contribute to the open consultation here.

In a special Technologized episode, host Gretchen Biermann and Muath Alrumayh, Vice Chair of the WTPF Informal Expert Group, discuss critical themes for WTPF 2026. The conversation explores bridging digital and intelligent divides, advancing space connectivity, green digital transformation, and resilient ICT infrastructure.

These pivotal discussions aim to foster global collaboration for an inclusive, sustainable, and innovative digital future, addressing challenges from AI access gaps to cyber resilience. WTPF 2026 is crucial for shaping global digital policy in our rapidly evolving tech landscape.

Read the new draft report here and make your voice heard through the open consultation here.

Transforming the food system requires retailers to embrace practices that enable nature to thrive. This episode explores how leading retailers worldwide are adopting circular design for food, navigating challenges along the way. Guests Helly McAlister (Fortnum & Mason) and Susy Yoshimura (Grupo Carrefour Brazil), from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Big Food Redesign Challenge, share insights on strategic investment, cultivating customer demand, cross-team collaboration, and scaling initiatives.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is an international charity promoting a circular economy that eliminates waste, circulates materials, and regenerates nature. Discover more about their work and the Big Food Redesign Challenge products below.

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Bioneers Senior Producer J.P. Harpignies interviews David Rothenberg, an eco-musician, author, philosopher, and poet. Rothenberg shares insights from his remarkable, multi-faceted life and unique career.

A professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rothenberg specializes in animal sounds as music. This composer and jazz musician explores other species by making music with them, earning him the title "interspecies musician."

His 2011 book, *Survival of the Beautiful: Art, Science and Evolution*, examines beauty's intrinsic role in life and evolution. It was praised by *Nature* for covering topics from camouflage to art's profound impact on science.

Recent technological advances, notably Project CETI, are enabling us to begin understanding animal communication, starting with sperm whales. This interdisciplinary initiative employs machine learning, robotics, and natural language processing to decipher nonhuman animal communication.

While these technologies offer significant promise for enhancing animal well-being and rights, they also present serious risks of manipulation and exploitation.

To address this, the NYU More-Than-Human Life (MOTH) Program and Project CETI are collaborating to establish ethical and legal guardrails. This conversation features David Gruber and César Rodríguez-Garavito, moderated by Teo Grossman of Bioneers.

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.