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Today we are announcing a new Smart Cities for All project to target one of the primary drivers of the urban digital divide for persons with disabilities — the innovation process. With support of AT&T and in partnership with the cities of Chicago and New York, we are launching the Inclusive Innovation for Smarter Cities […]

James ThurstonBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Vice President for Global Strategy & Development at G3ict — The Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs Apr 29 Launching our Inclusive Smart City Tools in Hebrew! We live in an increasingly digital and urban world. Unfortunately, it is not yet an increasingly inclusive world for persons with disabilities and older persons. We want to fix that. […]

The theme of today’s United Nations International Day of Disability is “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient society for all”. At the Smart Cities for All global initiative, we see “Transformation” and “For All” as critically important. In June of 2016, Dr. Victor Pineda and I brought together our two organizations, G3ict and World Enabled, to launch a joint effort to ensure that increasing global […]

Dr. Victor PinedaBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Global Access Expert. Creating @WorldEnabled through transformative research, policy. Fostering innovation & inclusion. Directing @12Bends. Nov 11, 2017 Now is the Time to Build Smarter and More Accessible Cities    High-Level Side Event organized by World Enabled, G3ict, and the UAE and Indian Missions to the United Nations during the United Nations […]

James Thurston ICT Accessibility Subscribe to Newsletter Tell a Friend Print this Page 04/24/2017 Laura Ruby, Director of Worldwide Accessibility Policy & Standards at the Microsoft Corporation, believes that one of the smartest things cities can do to ensure the digital inclusion of persons with disabilities and older persons is to make sure they are buying […]