In the coming years the world will witness a huge evolution of technologies that will drastically change the way humans live. New technologies such as 5G, Cloud Computing, Big Data and Internet of Things will be the anchors of true knowledge societies in the future. They will impact not just the commercial aspects but also the economic and societal aspects. This forum will shed light on the opportunities, benefits and challenges of the application of these technologies in the development of the countries in the Arab region.
More specifically, the following topics will be discussed:
- Paving the Way to IMT-2020 in the Arab Region
- Cloud Computing applications in the development sector
- Situational analysis in Arab countries including report on the Use of
- Cloud Computing Technology to improve Education in Arab countries
- Big Data and Development
- Impact of Big Data in the Arab Region
- Adopting the Internet of Things (IoT) Paradigm: Challenges and Opportunities
- Impact of IoT on Development in the Arab region
- Outcomes of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly
- Ideas for New Arab Regional Initiatives for the upcoming World
- Telecommunication Development Conference.
This forum is open to all relevant stakeholders particularly Academic institutions. In addition, an information session will be dedicated to elaborate on Academia membership in the ITU.
