#COVID19 has demonstrated the indispensable role of communication technologies & the challenges posed by the digital divide within and between countries.
“3.7 billion people – nearly half the world’s population – remain unconnected to the Internet; and of these, the majority are women,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday’s World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.
“Let us commit to work together to defeat COVID-19 and ensure that digital technologies are a force for good that help us to achieve the global goals and leave no one behind.”

Innovative Strategies for Safe Soil Reuse and Contaminated Site Redevelopment
On July 15, 2025, the SIERA Academy Impact Series spotlighted a critical dimension of sustainable land management: safe soil reuse and the redevelopment of contaminated sites. This timely webinar titled