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Poverty, education, health, equality… Advances and challenges of the...
The United Nations has been fighting for the eradication of poverty and for equality in the world for decades. In 2000, the member countries of the UN agreed on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),...
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History, advances and myths on e-health
In the first stage of adoption of Information Technology (IT) in health systems, back in the 50s, very standardized and repetitive tasks, such as accounting or payroll, as well as statistical data...
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McKinsey Report: Sustainability gains importance for executives. What has it...
Sustainability is becoming a more strategic and integral part of their businesses for company executives, according to a survey by McKinsey. The 3,344 executives who took part give three reasons for...
View ArticleThe EU takes the pulse to eGovernment and asks the states better services
The Electronic Government (eGovernment) is the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the public sector in order to increase efficiency, transparency and citizen...
View ArticleDignity, integrity and the elimination of the violence against women
At the beginning of September the European Parliament organized a workshop on “A new strategy for gender equality post 2015“. First of all we should all know that the information we have is limited and...
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What are the challenges for the Internet and Digital Economy? Presentation of...
The Digital revolution is changing all our lives and societies. But, what are today´s challenges for the Internet and Digital World? What needs to be done to provide every user of Digital services with...
View ArticleTelefónica presents the M-Inclusion platform at the Business Call to Action...
Telefónica is the only Spanish company which participated at the Business Call to Action Fifth Annual Forum in the framework of the General Assembly of the United Nations held in New York last week....
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Telefonica wins My World Communications award by the United Nations
Telefónica has been the winner of the My World Communications Award by the United Nations. The selection committee has highlighted the company’s efforts to promote the initiative My World in Spain....
View Article“More Data, Less Energy”, the challenge of saving energy on standby
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published the report “More Data, Less Energy: Making Network Standby More Efficient in Billions of Connected Devices”, revealing for the first time the impact...
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Efficient mobility, the smartest transport option
According to the World Bank, the transport sector accounts for 20% of worldwide CO2 emissions, due to its dependency on fossil fuels and its high growth rates around the world, and above all in cities....
View ArticleWhite paper on business sustainability: people, planet and profits
Sustainability has multiple dimensions, as Brundtland Commission’s report “Our Common Future” established. The foundation for the current understanding of sustainability is a three-legged stool...
View ArticleTelefónica included in the Carbon Disclosure Project’s “A-List”. What does...
We are the only Spanish company in the telecommunications sector with operations in Latin America and Europe to be included in the “A-List” of the Climate CDP Performance Leadership 2014 for our...
View ArticleMillennials are optimistic, focused on their careers, and ready to take...
A survey by Telefónica of more than 6,700 Millennials across Latin America, the United States and Western Europe found that today’s 18-30 year-olds – the Millennial generation – are largely satisfied...
View ArticleTake part! II European Award for Social Entrepreneurship and Disability:...
Fundación ONCE, in line with the Social Business Initiative and with the support of a group of companies and member organizations and the European Commission, is launching the 2nd European Award for...
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Telefónica is recognized in the CDP Iberia as one of the leading companies...
Telefónica is, in the fifth consecutive year, one of leaders in the Climate Disclosure Leadership Index Iberia 125 (CDLI) for CDP, led to 767 investors representing $ 92 billion in assets companies....
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Using Big Data to fight pandemics
Last year, I gave a talk at WIRED 2013 on how anonymous and aggregated mobile phone data can be used to understand and combat the spread of infectious diseases. I described a study that we carried out...
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Europe and Corporate Social Responsibility: a positive partnership
Post published at Diario El País, Planeta Futuro, 3rd of July, 2014 Europe’s contribution to CSR over the last 14 years has decisively helped to consolidate this movement Now that that there is a lot...
View ArticleTelefónica supports the digitalisation of cities in the “Smart City Expo...
From today, and at the greatest showcase in the world dedicated to Smart Cities, Telefónica presents its support for developing the digitalisation of cities and helping in their transformation. The aim...
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Telefónica: greener and greener! The 5th Global Workshop on Energy and...
Just days before the Climate Change Conference in Peru (COP), it is a pleasure to share with the world that Telefónica is doing its bit to combat climate change. We are working in areas related to...
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Meet the winners of the Energy Efficiency Challenge!
Meet the winners of the Energy Efficiency Challenge! Once again, Telefónica is this year doing its bit to contribute to protecting the environment. Over the past week Telefónica’s V Workshop for Energy...
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