Press release: PP-14 strengthens commitment to youth leadership
Youth Programme designed to engage the next generation of ICT leaders underway at PP-14 Busan, 30 October 2014 – ITU is strengthening its commitment to including young people in its policy-setting processes with a special Youth Programme underway at its Plenipotentiary Conference…
Press release: President Kagame presents Open Letter from Broadband Commission to PP-14 Delegates
Calls for enhanced broadband planning processes Busan, 29 October 2014 – Governments must enhance their National Broadband planning process to enable ICTs and broadband to catalyse socio-economic development, according to an Open Letter from the Broadband Commission for Digital Development to delegates…
Press release: ITU, UN Women celebrate the power of technology to transform women’s lives everywhere
Inaugural GEM-TECH Awards bring winners from around the world to Busan, Korea to highlight the transformative power of ICTs Busan, 28 October, 2014 – Seven outstanding individuals and organizations leading pioneering projects and advocacy linked to harnessing the power of information and…
Press release: Full election results from 19th ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
‘Continuity’ the theme as delegates choose familiar faces to lead organization through next four years Busan, 27 October 2014 — Member States of the International Telecommunication Union have completed the election process that confirms candidates in the organization’s five elected…
Press release: ITU and Busan City unveil Busan Initiative
Partnership will use ICTs to tackle challenges faced by young people Busan, 27 October 2014 – A high-level commitment between ITU and the Busan Metropolitan City addressing issues related to greater participation of youth in the digital economy, including tackling youth unemployment…
Communiqué: ITU and South Africa to test new approaches for sustainable rural connectivity
Busan, 26 October 2014 – Arising from a meeting held during the ITU’s Plenipotentiary Conference in Busan, Republic of Korea, H.E. Dr Siyabonga Cwele, Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) of the Republic of South Africa, and Mr Brahima Sanou, Director…
