Jun 2, 2017
News, United Nations
Annie Sunbeam, Co-Founder of Comics Uniting Nations, Comics Uniting Nations, Debbie Margolis-Horwitz, Executive Producer, Jill Schneider, Kreative Kontent, Life Below Water, Natabara Rollosson, Ocean Conference, PCI Media Impact, People, planet, PVBLIC Foundation, SDG 14, SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals, The Sustainable Development Goals
by Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, June 1 2017 – Annie Sunbeam, an interplanetary superhero, is the main character of the latest comic book from Comics Uniting Nations, an initiative created to promote the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through comics. “The Annie Sunbeam and Friends Comic takes on the critical issue of preserving the oceans and protecting marine life,“ Debbie Margolis-Horwitz, Executive Producer of Kreative Kontent, told Europa Newswire. The Comics Uniting Nations book Annie Sunbeam and Friends, Protecting Life Below Water promotes SDG #14, which is Life Below Water. The story focuses on damages people do [Read More]
May 26, 2017
News, United Nations
Alipay, Better Than Cash Alliance, Camilo Tellez, cash, China, Chinese companies, Digital Payment, Digital Payments, e-Commerce Platforms, Social Networks, WeChat
by Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, May 27 2017 – ‘Social Networks, e-Commerce Platforms and the Growth of Digital Payment Ecosystems in China: What it means for other countries’ is the name of a case study issued by the Better Than Cash Alliance in April 2017. The Better Than Cash Alliance is a UN-based global partnership of governments, companies and international organizations with over 50 members working on accelerating the transition from cash to digital payments. The case study examines two big Chinese companies, Alipay and WeChat, which successfully implemented digital payment systems through e-commerce platforms and social [Read More]
May 20, 2017
Celebrities, News, United Nations
Astro Teller, Carnegie Mellon University, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Foundation, Google X, Innovation and Connectivity, Innovator Leaders, Justine Cassell, leading innovators, New York, Peter Diamandis, technology companies, UN, united nations, USA, XPRIZE, XPRIZE Foundation Chairman
United Nations, New York, USA, May 17 2017 – Peter Diamandis, XPRIZE Foundation Chairman speaks to journalists during the General Assembly Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Action Event on Innovation and Connectivity today at the UN Headquarters in New York. The General Assembly held a high-level event aiming to provide Member States with an opportunity to engage with leading innovators and technology companies on how new technologies can support the successful implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire The Chairman of XPrize Foundation, Peter Diamandis, today (17 May) said “we are heading towards a time where the education [Read More]
