Press release: Global partners join forces at Davos to connect the unconnected by 2020
Estimated cost of connecting next 1.5 billion is USD 450 billion Davos, 21 January 2016 – A new global dialogue focused on getting the next 1.5 billion unconnected people online was forged at a special session of the UN Broadband Commission for…
ITU CWG-Internet launches Open Consultation on the “Access to the Internet for persons with disabilities and specific needs”
ITU’s Council Working Group on international Internet-related public policy issues (CWG-Internet) agreed on 2 October 2015 to conduct online and physical open consultations on the following topic: Access to the Internet for persons with disabilities and specific needs • What…
ITU Talks: Emerging Trends towards Connect2020 – Internet of Things
Monday, 18 May 2015, from 12.30 to 14.30, Geneva’s time (live webcast will be available) The world where “everything is connected“ could become a reality sooner than expected as the rapid advancement and ubiquity penetration of Internet technology is becoming…
Press release: 19th ITU Plenipotentiary Conference closes with celebration of new spirit of cooperation
Delegates elect new management team, approve four-year Strategic and Financial plans, establish the Connect 2020 Agenda and extend Union’s mandate in new areas including gender & youth Busan, 07 November 2014 — ITU’s 19th Plenipotentiary Conference closed its doors today…
PP-14 Highlights: Connect 2020: A global ICT agenda from Busan
The ITU 19th Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14) ended on 7 November, with 150 countries having signed its Final Acts. More than 51 resolutions, including 21 new resolutions were approved by PP-14 and address the current and future ICT agenda of the…
Press release: International community commits to Global ICT Agenda for 2020
Connect 2020 Agenda sets out vision, goals and specific targets for future development of ICT sector Busan, 6 November 2014 – A global agenda to shape the future of the ICT sector has been unanimously adopted at the ITU 2014 Plenipotentiary Conference…