Press Release: UN Broadband Commission: Time for a “New Deal” if Broadband is to reach everyone, everywhere
Innovative industry collaboration and new public-private partnership models essential if broadband is to accelerate SDG achievement Geneva, 16 March 2017 – The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development held its 2017 Spring Meeting in Hong Kong, SAR of China, today, and committed to concrete…
New Broadband Commission call to action provides guide to close digital gender gap
Effective and tangible action is urgent, says new report Hong Kong, 15 March 2017- The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development’s Working Group on the Digital Gender Divide, co-chaired by the GSMA and UNESCO, released a new report, Recommendations for action:…
ITU CWG-Internet launches Open Consultation on the “Developmental Aspects of the Internet”
ITU’s Council Working Group on international Internet-related public policy issues (CWG-Internet) has launched an open consultation- both online and physical- on the following topic: Developmental Aspects of the Internet “Considering the importance of Internet to the global digital economy, all…
ITU CWG-Internet launches Open Consultation on “Building an enabling environment for access to the Internet”
ITU’s Council Working Group on international Internet-related public policy issues (CWG-Internet) has launched an open consultation- both online and physical- on the following topic: “Building an enabling environment for access to the Internet What are the elements of an enabling…
Press release: UN Broadband Commission to government leaders: broadband can be your most powerful development catalyst
High-speed networks and services essential to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals Dubai, 14 March 2016 – The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development’s 13th full meeting, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, yesterday, reached consensus on the need for a new…
IMT-2020 makes progress in developing 5G standard
Criteria refined for selection of 5G radio interface technologies Geneva, 26 February 2016 –The ITU group engaged with developing International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) systems – ITU-R Working Party 5D – is meeting in Beijing, Republic of China, to further develop IMT-2020,…
