Innovation is the key to Smarter Cities
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 […]
Leaders Across Latin America Commit to Forge an Inclusive Digital Future for All
G3ict and World Enabled, in collaboration with UN-Habitat ROLAC (Regional Office of Latin America and Caribbean), push for greater regional commitment to inclusion and new Smart City programs Puebla, September 13th, 2018 – Dr. Victor Santiago Pineda — a globally recognized disability rights expert, President of World Enabled, and Director of the Inclusive Cities Lab […]
Groundbreaking Meeting at the UN tackles AI and Transformative Inclusion for All
United Nations, New York, June 12, 2018 – Despite significant advances in assistive devices, persons with disabilities and older persons continue to face economic, physical, and political discrimination and exclusion. According to the co-founders of the Smart Cities for All global initiative – Dr. Victor Pineda and James Thurston – social, physical, and institutional barriers […]
Launching our Inclusive Smart City Tools in Hebrew!
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. […]
Smart Cities for All Toolkit is now Available in Hebrew
G3ict and World Enabled in partnership with Access Israel make their Smart Cities for All Digital Inclusion Toolkit available in Hebrew Tel Aviv (Israel), April 29, 2018 – International nonprofits, G3ict and World Enabled, in partnership with Access Israel announced today that they will make the Smart Cities for All Digital Inclusion Toolkit available in […]
Building a global movement for Inclusive Smart Cities…
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 […]
Smart Cities for All Toolkit is now Available in 8 Languages
PRESS RELEASE FOR RELEASE: November 14, 2017 Contact: Yulia Sarviro at [email protected] Smart Cities for All Toolkit is now Available in 8 Languages G3ict and World Enabled, with support of the Microsoft corporation, make their Smart Cities for All Digital Inclusion Toolkit available in 8 languages to city leaders around the world. Barcelona, November 14, […]
Now is the Time to Build Smarter and More Accessible Cities
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 […]
Smart Cities for All Digital Inclusion Maturity Model launch
PRESS RELEASE FOR RELEASE: October 31st, 2017 Contact: Luis Artieda, [email protected], +1-571-426-1360 Smart Cities for All Digital Inclusion Maturity Model launch This tool will become the first maturity model targeted specifically at accessibility and inclusion in Smart City programs worldwide San Francisco and Atlanta – Oct. 31, 2017 – On Tuesday the Global Initiative […]
Smart Cities want to be more inclusive. Let’s help them!
Today, on World Cities Day 2017, I am pleased to announce that the Smart Cities for All (SC4A) global initiative will begin to develop a new tool, a maturity model, designed specifically to help cities worldwide assess and benchmark their level of digital inclusion and ICT accessibility. We know that today Smart Cities are not […]