Third Advisory Board Meeting 2015

The Third Advisory Board Meeting of the Smart Sustainable Development Model (SSDM) Initiative was held on 11 October 2015 in Budapest, Hungary on the eve of the ITU Telecom World 2015.

The Advisory Board reviewed the reports prepared by the SSDM Task Forces during the past year. The reports focus on advocacy efforts, global dialogue, innovation and resource mobilization.  

​They also discussed future activities, which will be based on promoting the benefits of mobile technology for sustainable development and strengthening the relation between ICT for development (ICT4D) and ICT for disaster management (ICT4DM).

The meeting also marked the end of the first cycle of the Advisory Board. The composition of the new Board will be announced soon.

The Smart Sustainable Development Model Initiative (SSDM) seeks to ensure that information and communication technologies are used for both development and for disaster management with the aim of improving the lives of millions of people across the globe.