Hello, this is Zelda bringing you the latest tech news from Stockholm this week, just around the corner from Parliament House where Greta Thunberg has resumed her Friday strikes.
Today, we are looking into the future and our local innovative potential with Open Geneva. And it will be your chance to discover our new podcast series.
We also invite you to reflect on the the impact of disinformation on our democracy a month from US elections and prioritize digital issues with the UNGA and the Geneva Internet Platform. |
Thomas Maillart, Open Geneva, at the SDG Solution Space - UNIGE, Campus Biotech.
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Here's what else is happening
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The United States is partnering with a UN agency to close the digital gender divide.
ITU (EN)
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One in 10 people may have been infected, according to WHO’s latest Covid-19 estimates.
Reuters (EN)
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Covid-19 has stranded 400,000 seafarers. OHCHR calls for nations to come to their aid.
OHCHR (EN)
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The physics world is celebrating research on black holes after a Nobel Prize win.
The Guardian (EN)
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America is entering its most dangerous month, as trouble mounts ahead of the election.
WIRED (EN)
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Armenian has accused Azerbaijan of war crimes. Its UN representative in Geneva said.
Tribune de Genève (FR)
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Ozone hole increases in size. Scientists warn that it’s the biggest and deepest in years.
The Ecologist (EN)
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The number of robot workers is growing fast. These are the countries dominating the market.
WEF (EN)
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Hubble's journey can be discovered at Fotografiska in Stockholm.
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Hubble – a journey through time and space.
Hubble’s impact can be likened to when Galileo, during the 16th century, lifted that first veil. When he managed to study the night-sky with a telescope, and could observe things never before seen, like the moons of Jupiter, says Göran Östlin, Professor of Astronomy at Stockholm University.
Fotografiska (EN)
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