
Huawei’s Digital Trust Standards
Blog article by Huawei’s Deputy Chairman Ken Hu
GeSI’s Enabling Rights report calls for the ICT industry, in collaboration with all interested stakeholders, to take action to develop and apply what could be called “technology for human rights.” The report highlights examples of how ICT solutions are being applied constructively to help address and arrest human rights abuses. Yet, the human rights benefits of digital solutions such as blockchain for responsible supply chain practices; GPS and data analytics to protect land rights; or civic tech allowing greater citizen scrutiny of public spending, remains untapped.
Keywords: How to use Enabling Technology for Human Rights, GeSI, Enabling Rights, ICT Industry, Information and Communication Technology; Digital Solutions, Technology Tools, Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative
Blog article by Huawei’s Deputy Chairman Ken Hu
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a guidance note identifying six principles for a human rights-based approach to data collection, to support monitoring of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Huawei’s Digital Enablement plan sets out a strategy to bridge the digital divide to connect people and society, by mapping the opportunities posed by digital literacy as well as analysing the challenges ahead.