ITU Blog: Broadband: Innovation in ICT Access, Affordability and Application
Broadband is a critical element in ensuring that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) innovation is enabled around the world; it is the platform on which ICTs are developed and built, bringing benefits to governments, businesses and individuals. Thus, a cohesive…
ITU Blog: Ensuring Positive Impacts of Connecting Sustainably
By Houlin Zhao, ITU’s Secretary-General Elect Though there are only 3 billion people connected online, Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-enabled applications have seen unprecedented growth over the past two decades. The Connect 2020 framework aims to expand the number of…
PP-14 Highlights: Conference moves into top gear as it enters final week
The conference began its third and final week on Monday, 3 November by approving a number of revised and new resolutions submitted for its endorsement by its Working Group of the Plenary (WGPL), Committee 5 (Legal and Policy), and Committee…
ITU Secretary-General Elect Houlin Zhao named Honorary Citizen of Busan
Speech by Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General Elect Busan, 4 November 2014 It is a great honour to receive the Honorary Citizenship of Busan immediately after being elected as the next ITU Secretary-General in the wonderful and dynamic city. I would…
Press release: ITU, GSMA and Internet Society Unite in Fight against Ebola
Busan, 3 November 2014 – At the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Busan the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the GSMA and the Internet Society (ISOC), announced that they are joining forces to fight against Ebola. The three organizations will bring together…
ITU Blog: Full Digital Inclusion by 2020: Challenges and Opportunities
By Dr Hamadoun I. Touré, ITU Secretary-General “The internet is for everyone and therefore needs to be available for everyone,” Kathy Brown, President and CEO of the Internet Society, said when speaking at the second Connect 2020 roundtable. Yet there…
