Ki-moon called for nations to increase their IT training programs to encourage widespread adoption in order to achieve global initiatives.

The Ghana government recently started offering IT training and for information technology and management personnel in the public service sector.

IT professionals looking for a career abroad should focus on mobile computing training as more developing nations are deploying the solutions.

Microsoft's Security Development Conference 2012, held in Washington D.C., brought together IT experts with a wide range of backgrounds to discuss security development lifecycle, a software development practice that ensures programs meet tight security standards.

The United Nations recently awarded organizations and individuals from all over the world who are using information and communications technologies to empower the rights of women and girls.