The best ways to achieve accessible and affordable broadband in the Asia-Pacific region were the key areas debated today by an influential lineup of panelists spanning governments, industry and international organizations at the Asia -Pacific regional exchange, jointly organized with Huawei. Faced with common challenges, including decelerating economic expansion, stimulating sustainable growth in the most populous region of the world, …

Opening the first session of the Ministerial Roundtable at ITU Telecom World as chair of the meeting, Thai DPM welcomed ministers from around the world to debate the role of government in growing the digital economy. Calling it a timely and important debate, he outlined some of the key priorities for Thailand’s governments, including improving the transparency, credibility, speed and …

Collaboration, healthy competition, together with the technologies, spectrum and ecosystem that will deliver 5G to the world were some of the key issues explored by the panel in today’s Delivering 5G: Competition or collaboration session. Defining the technologies According to session moderator ITU’s François Rancy, Director of the Radiocommunication Sector, 5G is matter for whole world, not just a few …

Opening the second session of the Ministerial Roundtable, H.E. Dr Mohd Salleh Tun Said Keruak, Minister of Communications and Multimedia, Malaysia, highlighted three key areas of government activity in growing the digital economy: network infrastructure, interoperable platforms for services, and relevant regulation. Increasing digital bandwidth and connecting communities in remote and rural areas is paramount for Malaysia, which is working …

A potentially exciting future lies ahead, stemming from AI developments. But first we must define our position in a number of areas including how it should be used in the workplace or to what extent AI can or should be used to predict the future. These and other key questioned were debated by an expert panel line up at the …

Inviting ICT leaders from across the ecosystem to work together, to engage world leaders in dialogue and act as spokespeople for the industry, ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao opened proceedings at the Industry Leaders Roundtable on “Creating value, accelerating growth, opening new markets: the power of collaboration”. “It is seen as a profitable, stable industry, but sometimes there is a risk …

Pitches continued today from the SMEs shortlisted for the prestigious ITU Telecom World Global SME Award. Pitches spanning areas from rehabilitating movement in stroke and other patients, cloud based school administration and IoT for monitoring productivity were among the innovations and creative ideas pitched to the jury, comprising social entrepreneurship and tech experts. Pitches included: Neofect, Republic of Korea: exoskeleton …

ITU Telecom World delegates are invited to experience THAILAND in 360° Virtual Reality as a Business Event Destination, with Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) A Virtual Reality videography will transport you right to Thailand. Created by Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), THAILAND 360° lets you experience the Business Events Destinations in 3 different versions. A City Full of …