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Technology to spur solutions for Least Developed
Countries
ITU hosts consultations to include ICTs in development agenda of LDCs
Geneva, 7 March
2011– ITU
will host high-level consultations to address the developmental role played by
information and communication technologies (ICT) in preparation for the 4th
UN Conference on LDCs to be held in
Istanbul,
Turkey from 9 to
13 May this year.
ICTs play a key role in promoting economic growth and sustainability while
spurring innovation in many Least Developed Countries (LDCs). New technologies,
such as next-generation networks (NGN) and broadband, can act as catalysts in
addressing extreme poverty, structural weaknesses of economies, climate change
impacts, and the general vulnerabilities of LDCs that often expose them to
immense infrastructure damage and loss of human life due to natural disasters.
Media are invited to attend the discussions and meet
with participants.
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What:
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Digital Inclusion for Least Developed Countries
(LDCs):
Innovation, Growth, Sustainability
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When:
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8-9 March 2011
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Where:
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ITU Headquarters (Room K-1), Place des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
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Why:
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Consultations to provide inputs to 4th
United Nations Conference on LDCs (Istanbul,
Turkey, 9-13 May 2011) and address the developmental role of ICTs.
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Who:
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Mr Cheick Sidi Diara,
UN Under-Secretary-General and
High Representative for Least
Developed Countries, Landlocked
Developing Countries and
Small
Island
Developing States
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Dr Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General, ITU
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Ms Suvi Lindén, Minister of Communication, Finland
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Secretaries to the Governments of
Bangladesh
and
Nepal
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Heads of Mission of Turkey, Burkina Faso,
Ethiopia, Finland,
Liberia, Mexico, Nepal and
Zambia, and Permanent
Representative of the African
Union to the UN in Geneva
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Director
General,
Uganda Communications Commission
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Chairman,
Zambia Information Communications Technology
Authority
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Representatives of UNCTAD, UNDP, WIPO, UNESCO and FAO
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International experts
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For more information, please contact:
Sanjay Acharya,
Chief, Media Relations and Public Information
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Cosmas Zavazava
Chief, Projects and Initiatives Department,
ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau
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