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Intel joins ITU Telecom to explore education
transformation
Leading multinational to co-host sessions at ITU Telecom World 2013 on
implementation of e-education
Geneva, 7 November 2013 – ITU announced today that Intel
Corporation, the global leader in silicon chip innovation, will join ITU
Telecom World 2013 as a partner, co-hosting sessions on leveraging the power of
information and communication technologies (ICT) to transform education.
The leading networking, knowledge-sharing and innovation showcasing platform
for the global ICT community, ITU Telecom World 2013 will be held in Bangkok,
Thailand, 19-22 November, bringing together an influential audience of private
and public sector leaders from across the world.
Intel Education Solutions, created in recognition of the need for quality
education to prepare tomorrow's workforce in an increasingly global economy,
will host three interactive panel sessions and a ministerial round table at the
event, focused on harnessing investment in ICT to accelerate technology
adoption, transform education and advance economies and societies:
“Education is critical to unlocking the power of grey matter, the human
brain, the only natural resource distributed equally across the globe,” said ITU
Secretary-General Hamadoun I. Touré. “Investing in ICT for education can
transform outcomes for individuals, economies and societies at an unprecedented
pace and scale. I believe that ITU Telecom World 2013 offers the ideal platform
for government leaders and private sector innovators to come together, debate
and share knowledge to ensure we achieve this common aim.”
“As a proud partner of ITU Telecom World 2013, Intel welcomes the opportunity
to meet and learn from other leaders—and to share visions, practical strategies,
and best practices from ICT-enabled education transformation initiatives that
Intel has supported in more than 100 countries,” said John E. Davies, Vice
President and General Manager, World Ahead Group, Intel Corporation.
Intel will also showcase its work on driving broadband adoption and education
transformation on the showfloor at ITU Telecom World 2013, including new
technologies, integrated solutions and real-life case studies supporting
teaching and learning from kindergarten to university and beyond.
Elsewhere on the event programme, Intel executives will contribute to debates
on Spectrum for the Future and The Internet of Everything. For full details of
the ITU Telecom World 2013 programme, please see
http://world2013.itu.int/event/programme/ .
Media Information:
Media accreditation for ITU Telecom World 2013, enabling free access to the
event for registered media and analysts, will run in conjunction with the
Connect Asia-Pacific Summit, which will be held on 18 November 2013.
Accreditation is compulsory. UN Press accreditation is valid. For accreditation
and procedures, please see:
www.itu.int/en/Pages/media-accreditation.aspx
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