Cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus and ITU

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A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today between the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus and ITU  to assist ITU in performing measurements related to cases of harmful interference for which an administration is seeking the assistance of ITU. Speaking of this key government-ITU agreement, one of a number of key agreements signed during ITU Telecom …

Signing of Host Country Agreement with the Bahamas for the hosting of GSR-17

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The next ITU Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) will take place in the Bahamas at the Atlantic Paradise Island Resort between the 11th and 14th July 2017.  The decision, which was announced today at the signing of the Host Country Agreement at ITU Telecom World 2016 in Bangkok, will result in regulators, policymakers, industry leaders and other key ICT stakeholders gathering in …

Republic of Korea’s DSPOne & Thailand’s CAT BUZZ TV sign contract

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Underlining how ITU Telecom World 2016 is the place to make great partnerships happen, a contract was signed today between Korean Smart Cities innovator DSPONE and Thailand’s CAT BUZZ TV. The agreement covers providing Smart city related equipment and solutions for infrastructure construction including M2M device and related network for IoT-based mutual control in the field of infrastructure construction in …

B2B Dialogue

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ITU’s Brahima Sanou, Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, welcomed delegates and a diverse panel line up, spanning cutting edge start-ups to key industry players including Intel and Mastercard as well as GSMA, to the B2B dialogue. This was ably moderated by Stephen Ibaraki, Founding Chair Global Industry Council & Vice-chair, IP3 Board, International Federation for Information Processing. Commending the nature of …

Balancing financial incentives to promote investment in ICTs

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How can we balance the needs of the ICT industry against the needs of the wider society? How should governments and industry work together so that the wealth created by ICTs is split between tax revenue and industry investment to the mutual satisfaction of both parties? This was the key question at the heart of the plenary session “Balancing Financial …

B2G Dialogue

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Enabling tech SMEs to share their most important issues, questions and requests for support directly with government representatives, the B2G Dialogue Top-down vs Bottom-up Innovation: Fostering Future Tech Entrepreneurship brought a range of SMEs and innovation initiatives face-to-face with their greatest potential enabler – and greatest potential barrier – the government. What is the biggest barrier to SME growth and …