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Now in its third year, the IIC Future Leaders Competition is widening its call for entries. The competition run by the International Institute of Communications seeks to encourage and promote original thought in the areas of communications and policy. The competition is open to individuals aged 35 and under, working within the TMT communications sector…. [Read More]

The United Nations Department of Global Communications (DGC), which promotes global awareness and understanding of the work of the United Nations, has stepped up its fight against “a proliferation of false information” about the COVID-19 virus. The advice from cyber security expert Neil Walsh is to obtain information from trusted sources, such as the United… [Read More]

Contract tracing has become an effective tool in the battle to contain the global COVID-19 epidemic, but extensive tracking involves privacy issues, not just technological capability. A sciencemag.org article poses the quandary: Cellphone tracking could help stem the spread of coronavirus. Is privacy the price? It reports that Oxford researchers are now advocating tapping into… [Read More]

With a range of platforms including TV, radio, catch-up, subscription and video sharing services now competing for our attention, do audiences still expect differing standards? A study conducted across the UK in late 2019, commissioned by Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, indicates that audiences make distinctions between platforms. “There was a strong desire to maintain… [Read More]