Rwanda has long been at the forefront of government-led digital transformation – and not just in Africa. Following its dream of transforming the country into a knowledge-based economy by 2020, Rwanda has worked hard to create an enabling policy and regulatory environment, develop infrastructure and smart services, support a flourishing digital entrepreneurship ecosystem, and build human capacity. Rwanda’s National Pavilion …
A diverse panel from financial institutions, venture capitalists, academia and start-ups considered key questions around AI and financial services, in a session moderated by IBM’s Neil Sahota. For Stephen Ibaraki, Founding Chair, Global Industry Council & Vice-chair, IP3 Board, International Federation for Information Processing, Canada, AI offers great potential for the streamlining of labour- intensive procedures, such as regulatory compliance …
Infrastructure, investment, innovation and inclusiveness are the four factors fundamental to ensuring universal access and advancing smart digital transformation, ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao reminded speakers at the first Ministerial Roundtable session at ITU Telecom World 2017. Unless we can provide connectivity for all, leaving no one behind, smart digital ecosystems will simply generate more exclusion. No one should be excluded …
Discussing 5G as the driving force of the digital ecosystem worldwide with representatives of all key stakeholders raised a number of fascinating issues as hard to pin down as 5G itself. Sébastien Soriano, BEREC Chair and President, ARCEP, France, shared a uniquely European perspective as the chair of the body of regulators charged by the EU institution with harmonizing regulation …
To a backdrop of high-speed luge, real-life ski jumps and figure-skating- and the background soundtrack from “Frozen”- the Korea Pavilion highlighted the state of the art technologies which will power the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics, delivering a truly immersive experience for visitors. Technologies on show and to experience included 5G, AI, IoT, VR, UHD and UWV. A VR ski jump …
Entrepreneurs from countries around the world continued pitching their creative ideas and innovative solutions in the SME space at ITU Telecom World 2017. In the presence of H.E Rudiantara, Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Indonesia, the SMEs shortlisted for the prestigious ITU Telecom World Global SME Award pitched to a jury, comprising social entrepreneurship and tech experts. Pitches spanned …
Smart homes, smart metering, quantum cryptography and 5G powered autonomous vehicles were among the innovations showcased by SK telecom at ITU Telecom World 2017. Delegates were invited to discover a Do IoT Yourself kit, an educational kit to help explore SK telecom’s IoT smart homes solutions, with controls for fans, lights and doors. Smart metering applications showcased included digital water …
Representatives from KT, Nokia, Huawei joined together to discuss the huge potential for socio-economic development in terms of building and delivering personalized products and services, in the session sponsored by the host country, Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT. The 4th industrial revolution offers huge potential for socio-economic development in terms of building and delivering personalized products and …
Mr. Veni Shone, Vice President of Wireless Solution from Huawei addressed the media at a press conference that outlined Huawei’s commitment to work with ITU to connect the unconnected. Over 50 million families are using 4G and it is expected that 1 billion will connect through wireless broadband by 2030. Huawei’s White Paper “4G Wireless Broadband Industry” gave insight into the …
ITU Telecom World is renowned as a place to collaborate and commit to future goals. Today saw the landmark signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the ITU and the CRMS of the Ministry of Science & ICT of the Republic of Korea on Space Radio Frequency Monitoring. Mr. Francois Rancy signed on behalf of ITU and Mr. Moon, Director General …
