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Asia Pacific leaders to focus on building smart economies
Connect Asia-Pacific Summit meets in Bangkok, 18 November 2013
Geneva, 4 September 2013 – The
ITU Connect Asia Pacific Summit will take place in Bangkok on 18 November 2013.
The Summit will be held prior to ITU Telecom World 2013 that will be held 19-22
November at the IMPACT Centre, Bangkok, Thailand.
The Connect Asia Pacific Summit presents a timely opportunity to share views on
the digital challenges and opportunities facing the region and pave the way
forward for investments in telecommunications/ICT infrastructure, innovative and
creative ICT applications and services, and the transition towards the Vision of
a Smartly Digital Asia-Pacific Region by 2020.
The Summit will feature high-level interactive discussions to address the
challenges faced by the Asian and Pacific region and efforts to harness the full
potential of ICTs to seek possible outcomes and strategies along with
significant investments for the roll out of ICT infrastructure and applications.
Previous Connect Summits took place in Africa (Kigali, Rwanda 2007); CIS (Minsk,
Belarus 2009); Arab States (Doha, Qatar 2012); and Connect Americas (Panama
City, 2012).
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What:
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ITU Connect Asia Pacific Summit
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When:
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18 November, 2013. Opening ceremony - 09:00;
Press conference - 13:30
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Where:
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IMPACT Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
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Why:
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The Connect Asia-Pacific Summit, organized by
ITU in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific
Telecommunity (APT), aims to define policies and
encourage significant financial investment that
will harness the potential of ICTs to stimulate
economic growth and prosperity in the region.
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Who:
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Heads of State/Government, Ministers, top-level
policy-makers, regulators, industry leaders,
international development agencies and financial
institutions
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Media
Information:
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Media accreditation for the Connect Asia-Pacific
Summit will run in conjunction with ITU Telecom
World 2013. Accreditation is compulsory.
UN Press accreditation is valid.
For accreditation and procedures, please see:
http://www.itu.int/en/Pages/media-accreditation.aspx
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For more
information, please contact:
Sanjay Acharya
Chief, Media Relations &
Public Information, ITU
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Media Accreditation enquiries:
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| Soraya Abino Quintana
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