Kickstart Your Dream Tech Company with EIT Digital Venture 2023

EIT Digital is a Knowledge and Innovation Community of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). Co-funded by the European Union (EU), EIT Digital builds the next generation of digital ventures, products, and services. In less than a year, the EIT Digital Venture Program takes you from idea to investment. Starting with a brilliant […]

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UN stresses ‘full commitment’ to Ukraine grain deal as Russia offers 60-day extension

Russia announced earlier that it would agree to a 60-day extension, which is half the number of days agreed when it first expired in November. The UN-brokered deal also endorsed by Türkiye in Istanbul – which includes a Memorandum of Understanding between Russia and the UN to facilitate fertiliser exports – has allowed the exports of 24 […]

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First Person: Vulnerable Ukrainian farmers plough a self-sufficient furrow

Pierre Vauthier is the chief of office for the FAO in Ukraine. He told UN News how the FAO team in the country – around 100 staff members, mostly Ukrainian specialists in agriculture-related areas – was dispersed throughout the country, in often difficult working conditions. “One of the difficulties we faced, once the war began, […]

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Jobs and pay for women, barely improved in 20 years: UN labour agency

The jobs gap for women is a “stubborn and damaging reality of the global labour market” but it is particularly worrying in developing countries, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said, with almost one in four women unable to find a job, compared with 16.6 per cent of men. ‘Bleaker picture’ That assessment is based on new data gathered from […]

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LDC5: UN conference calls for more inclusive and fair digital transformation in world’s least developed countries

On Monday at the Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), a series of roundtable discussions saw global leaders, ci confront two of the most fundamental hurdles facing LDCs: how to make better use of science, technology and innovation (STI), and how to promote structural transformations that can help overcome the real impediments […]

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‘The time has come to do justice for the least developed countries,’ says UN chief Guterres

“Countries with the least need support the most. And you need it now. You represent one in eight people on earth. But your countries are trapped in vicious cycles that make development difficult, if not impossible,” Mr. Guterres told the Summit of Least Developed Countries (LDCs), in Doha, Qatar Today’s Summit of Heads of State […]

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5 things you need to know the world’s least developed countries

The conference of Least Developed Countries or LDCs takes place every 10 years and this year’s meeting from 5 to 9 March 2023, known as LDC5, will focus on returning the needs of the 46 designated countries to the top of the global agenda and supporting them as they strive to get back on track […]

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How to Increase Your Brand Visibility Online in 2023

What is the first strategy in a marketer’s mind when they need to increase their brand visibility online? Most brands use the same toolkit: PPC ad campaigns for landing pages, SEO for higher rankings from search engines, and targeted ads on social media. They have one goal: more sales right here and now. But such […]

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Building material start-ups push into construction business – Tech

Aditya Hadi (The Jakarta Post) PREMIUM Jakarta   ●   Mon, February 27, 2023 Building material prices have been on an upward trajectory since 2020, when COVID-19 hit the construction industry hard, data from Statistics Indonesia show. This has moderated growth in the property sector, as Finance Minister Sri Mulyani explained on Feb. 7 when […]

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