Press release: ITU releases annual global ICT data and ICT Development Index country rankings
Korea ranks in first place in global ICT Development Index (IDI) Geneva, 30 November 2015 – ITU’s flagship annual Measuring the Information Society Report, released today, reveals that 3.2 billion people are now online, representing 43.4% of the global population, while mobile-cellular…
Communiqué: ITU Council looks ahead to implementation of strategic plan as Membership marks 150 years of excellence
Wonki Min of Republic of Korea steers ITU Council 2015 as Chairman Geneva, 12 May 2015 – ITU’s governing Council opened its annual session this morning under the Chairmanship of Mr Wonki Min of the Republic of Korea. Among other matters, ITU…
PP-14 Highlights: Gender equality and mainstreaming – Winners of the GEM-TECH Awards 2014
Seven winners received the Gender Equality and Mainstreaming Technology (GEM-TECH) Awards 2014 here in Busan on 28 October at a plenary session of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference. ITU and UN Women launched this new global annual technology award in June…
N°1 of PP-14 Highlights: Building digital bridges in Busan
President Park Guen-hye of the Republic of Korea graced the opening of ITU’s 19th Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14) with her presence. The three-week conference (20 October-7 November) got off to a dynamic start at BEXCO Center in the coastal city of…
PP-14 opens doors to leaders from ‘world’s most dynamic industry’
ITU Plenipotentiary Conference opens doors to leaders from ‘world’s most dynamic industry’ Korean President Geun-hye Park joins ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun I. Touré in welcoming 3,000 international delegates for three weeks of intensive talks on future of global ICT sector….
Welcome Message from the Minister, H.E. Mr Yanghee CHOI
H.E. Mr Yanghee CHOI, Korean Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning of the Republic of Korea sends a welcome message to PP-14 participants: “It is a great honour and privilege for Korea to serve as the host country for…
