Arab Telecom & Internet Forum 2012 : Opening Speech
02 February 2012, Beirut, Lebanon : It is a tremendously important conference, not just for ITU, but for the global ICT sector, and I am looking forward to the debates there which will shape the next 20 years of the most exciting business in the world – the business of ICTs...
World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) : Opening Ceremony
23 January 2012, Geneva, Switzerland : The honour of opening ITU’s busy calendar of major events in 2012 falls to the Radiocommunication Sector, and this year’s WRC promises to be the most important and well-attended edition ever – with over 3,000 registered participants, and more than 2,000 individual proposals...
Radiocommunication Assembly (RA-12) : Closing Remarks
20 January 2012, Geneva, Switzerland : It is a testament to ITU’s important place in the world that the discussion surrounding UTC and the leap second has been taking place, here, at RA-12, and it will be very interesting to see how this issue is eventually resolved at RA-15 and WRC-15 – because I am convinced, with the power of ITU’s membership, that this is indeed an issue we can indeed resolve, together...
Radiocommunication Assembly (RA-12) : Opening Ceremony
16 January 2012, Geneva, Switzerland : This is the first Radiocommunication Assembly under the new Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau, Mr François Rancy, and I would like to commend him and his staff for their excellent preparatory work and organization of this event...
Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG) : Welcome Remarks
10 January 2012, Geneva, Switzerland : TSAG has an important role in steering the work of the Standardization Sector towards this honourable goal.Under the sound guidance of our excellent chairman Bruce Gracie – and chairmen past – TSAG has helped to keep ITU-T well on-course with regard to the key objectives established for the Union...
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