Press release: ITU’s 2nd Global Forum on Emergency Telecommunications adopts ICT strategies to reduce impact of natural disasters
Forum recognizes the key role of information & communication technologies in preventing and mitigating disaster impact Kuwait City, 28 January 2016 – Over 500 participants from 70 countries attending ITU’s 2nd Global Forum on Emergency Telecommunications: Saving Lives (GET2016, Kuwait City, 26-28…
Press Release: Harnessing ICTs to save lives: Emergency telecommunications in disaster management
ITU’s Second Global Forum on Emergency Telecommunications opens in Kuwait City Kuwait City, 26 January 2016 – The Second Global Forum on Emergency Telecommunications: Saving Lives opened today in Kuwait City, welcoming leaders from government, business, academia, non-governmental organizations and…
Press release: ITU Telecom World 2015 in Budapest to prioritize economic development and expanding global connectivity
Forum to focus on accelerating ICT innovation for social impact Geneva, 6 July 2015 – A range of hot topics, including the Internet of Things (IoT); 5G mobile technologies; fostering ICT start-ups, entrepreneurs and innovation; developing cloud infrastructure; attracting investment; and tackling…
Press release: WSIS Forum welcomes largest-ever gathering of ‘ICT for development’ community
Over 1,700 international delegates gather in Geneva ahead of launch of WSIS+10 Overall Review in New York on 1 June Geneva, 25 May 2015 – Ten years after the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), participants from government, civil society,…
Press Release: ITU Telecom World 2014 outlines forward-looking agenda with “Future in Focus”
Event to examine realities of today’s ICT industry and explore different scenarios for securing its future Geneva, 24 June 2014 – Forum discussions at the upcoming ITU Telecom World 2014 event in Doha, Qatar, will delve deep into the driving forces behind…
ITU Telecom World 2013 Forum kicks off Conversations between government, UN agencies and industry
Top players debate sector transformation, broadband revolution and driving connectivity worldwide MEDIA ACCREDITATION OPEN Bangkok, 20 November 2013 – The urgent need for understanding and cooperation between governments and the ICT industry in the form of public private partnerships, renewed regulatory approaches…
