Author: Chris Brantley

  The United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) is an intergovernmental organization within the U.N.’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) responsible for exploring emerging issues related to science, technology and global development. Founded as an outcome of the 1979 U.N. Conference on Science and Technology for Development, the CSTD was created to… Read more →

  The IEEE Board of Directors has formed an ad hoc committee chaired by 2022 President-Elect Saifur Rahman to outline a coordinated plan for an IEEE response to the global challenges posed by climate change.   The plan will seek to leverage IEEE’s technology focus and standards efforts in the areas of energy efficiency, battery energy… Read more →

  A Dec. 14 article authored by the IEEE Standards Association’s Connectivity and Telecom Practice Community and published in the IEEE Institute highlights efforts underway to address the global challenge of rural Internet access.   The community is looking at synergistic approaches involving technology, regulations and standards.  The article provides links to video interviews with several… Read more →

  The annual Athens Roundtable on AI and the Rule of Law, scheduled for 6-7 Dec. 2021, will bring together stakeholders from the EU, nation-states, the United Nations, and interested NGOs to discuss artificial intelligence, legal systems and functions, regulatory compliance and the rule of law.  The event is co-organized by IEEE and will feature… Read more →

On 1 December (16:00 CET), the IEEE European Public Policy Committee (EPPC) is hosting a policy webinar exploring how recent EU energy and climate proposals may affect the stability of the electric power grid and what the policy and technology challenges and solutions to address this issue can be. Speakers include representatives from the European… Read more →

  IEEE is participating with observer status at the upcoming United Nation’s Framework Convention on Climate Change, also known as COP26, which is scheduled for 31 Oct.-12 Nov. in Glasgow.  IEEE Delegation representatives Bruno Meyer and Tariq Durrani will be part of an expert panel on 8 Nov. focused on “Actions for Clean Energy, Clean… Read more →

  The IEEE European Public Policy Committee is hosting a panel session by experts in the field of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to look at energy consumption, efficiency and sustainability issues related to the large-scale deployment of IoT technologies in various contexts, including environmental monitoring, agriculture, smart mobility, smart cities, and Industry 4.0. The… Read more →

  IEEE’s Future Directions program continues its focus on digital privacy with a virtual workshop scheduled for 7-8 Oct. 2021.  The program is designed to bring together representatives from IEEE’s technical societies and councils to facilitate discussion on common interests in the area of Digital Privacy and encourage future society collaborations.  Among the topics that… Read more →

  The IEEE Computer Society is hosting a virtual Tech Form on 21-22 September 2021 that will explore ways that public policy, technology (including AI and machine learning), technology standards and other cutting-edge solutions can be employed to mitigate social harms originating in the misuse of social media.  The session will look at social media… Read more →