CMS is delighted to support The Mobile Century, a publication written by women in the digital space, published by the Global Telecom Women’s Network (GTWN).
The GTWN 30th Anniversary Publication is a special edition. The theme “Reflections” brings together the perspectives of the older generation of women who have lived experience of the evolution of ICT over the past three decades and beyond, with women of the younger generation, while looking ahead to what work remains to be done.
This seminal work includes essays by global experts in: Tech evolution from the early days of the internet and the mobile phone to today; Tech ESG and how digital technology can drive sustainability into the future; Tech safety, protecting yourself and others online; Tech equity, bridging the digital divide; and Future tech, with a focus on the impact of artificial intelligence.
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The Mobile Century
Life and work in the digital era
On the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the GTWN, in 1992, we are taking the opportunity to reflect on where we started, how far we have come, and the journey ahead. We could not have imagined the scope of the truly amazing transformation that telecommunications and digital technologies in general would unleash on the world over the coming decades.…
Check out the articles written by CMS experts in The Mobile Century
The changing face of cybersecurity
As a member of Generation X, I moved fairly seamlessly from analog to online, perhaps not noticing how quickly and completely day-to-day tasks were transformed. The next generations, as we all know, have emerged as digital natives and know almost nothing of the rotary phones, payphones, fax machines and dial-up connections that were so central to our lives...
The Age of Data: Vision and Reality
Jules Verne’s Paris in the 20th century, written in 1863, was not published until 1994 because Verne considered its tone to be excessively pessimistic. It is the story of a man who lives in a city with glass skyscrapers, high-speed trains, and gas- powered cars, where there is an international communications network, which he describes as a kind of global telegraph that connects different regions to share information, something akin to today’s internet...
Platinum Sponsor of The Mobile Century – CMS
ESG now has the full attention of many boards and shareholders sparked by the financial markets which have been driving progress. It is more common to see companies entirely re-evaluating their ESG agendas, improving their internal governance as regards to ESG oversight and building on their external engagement to ensure that ESG is considered throughout their supply chains. However, this is no small undertaking. It is a seismic shift in approach...
