The
ITU TELECOM AMERICAS 2000, is the fourth regional telecommunications
exhibition and forum for The Americas region. The TELECOM 2000
Infrastructure Forum took place on the 9th-13th
April 2000 in Brazil. BDT presented a low cost, component-based and
multi-platform technology strategy for implementing secure
e-commerce in developing and least developed countries.
A
panel discussion on the role of ITU, and especially on the role of
the BDT in development of e-commerce took place after the
presentation. Around 17000 trade visitors came to see the latest
technology and services on display from 303 exhibitors from the
telecommunications, information technology and audio-visual
entertainment fields.