5-9 October: ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009 IN GENEVA

Only held every few years, ITU TELECOM WORLD is an unrivaled event for the global telecommunication and information communication technology (ICT) sector. Forward-looking, WORLD 2009 attracts all stakeholders from across the sector and around the world for a truly global, world-class event and networking platform.

To address shared global challenges in today’s information society, WORLD 2009 incorporates thematic elements to highlight the reach and role of telecommunications and ICT in areas of societal change such as the digital divide, climate change, and disaster relief. With its focus on development opportunities, the event brings together corporate social responsibility and displays cases of best practices.

Where:  Geneva, Switzerland, at the GENEVA PALEXPO venue

When:  5-9 October 2009

The thematic underpinning of the entire event is Open Networks – Connected Minds setting the aspirational ambitions of WORLD 2009. The theme highlights the importance of WORLD 2009 in developments of the telecommunications and ICT industries. Linking the concepts open and connected convey diversity in approaches to innovation, problem solving, collaboration and co-operation across all stakeholders. These notions of openness and connection also convey common purpose, as well as the ability and willingness of stakeholders to listen, share, experiment and learn from the broader community. This shared vision is more than a reference to technical standards; it is most importantly a focus on modes of dialogue that bring peoples of the world together.

ITU encourages national school-based community broadband plans

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon endorses ITU Connect a School, Connect a Community initiative to bring ICT access to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups

Geneva, 5 October 2009 — ITU is encouraging its Member States to adopt school-based community broadband plans to bring ICT access to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. The ITU effort was endorsed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the ITU TELECOM WORLD Youth Forum, in the presence of ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun Touré and the Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), Sami Al Basheer. The initiative aims to facilitate public-private partnerships that will help Member States establish school-based ICT centres.

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Contact:

http://www.itu.int/WORLD2009/visitor_info/about.html