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Antalya, Turkey, 24 November 2006
ITU Conference signals enhanced international cooperation in ICT
- Plenipotentiary Conference endorses expanded mandate for ITU
The 17th ITU Plenipotentiary
Conference wound up Friday evening by setting out a road map for
the Union to chart its future course as the pre-eminent world
body for telecommunications and state-of-the-art information and
communication technologies (ICT). It endorsed ITU’s essential
role in Bridging the Digital Divide and ensuring the continued
expansion of global communication networks. The Conference
renewed focus on implementing the outcomes of the World Summit
on the Information Society (WSIS), which was organized by ITU... [read
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Antalya, Turkey, 14 November 2006
Plenipotentiary Conference Elects ITU Bureau Directors
Mr Sami Al-Basheer of Saudi Arabia and Mr Malcolm Johnson of the
United Kingdom were elected today as Directors of the
Telecommunication Development Bureau and Telecommunication
Standardization Bureau respectively in a third round of voting.
Mr Valery Timofeev of Russia was re-elected for a second term
yesterday...
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Antalya, Turkey, 10 November 2006
ITU Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General elected today by
Plenipotentiary Conference - Landslide majority obtained
Member States of the International Telecommunication Union
elected Mr Hamadoun I. Touré of Mali as Secretary-General of ITU
for a four-year term. The election took place in Antalya, Turkey
during the 17th ITU Plenipotentiary Conference. Mr Touré won the
position with 95 votes with 155 countries present and voting,
and thus the required majority for election was 78 votes... [read
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Antalya, Turkey, 4 November 2006
Turkish Prime Minister opens ITU Plenipotentiary Conference -
Antalya meeting to provide future direction and new leadership
to Union
The 17th ITU Plenipotentiary Conference opens Monday at the Vega
Convention Centre in Antalya, Turkey. The event, which will run
until 24 November, is expected to attract some 2 000
participants, including 80 ministers, from over 150 countries
representing both government and the private sector as well as
regional and international organizations... [read
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Geneva, 28 September 2006
Setting the course for the future of telecommunications and ICT - ITU
prepares for 17th Plenipotentiary Conference
ITU’s
17th Plenipotentiary Conference opens in Antalya, Turkey, 6–24 November
2006. The event is expected to attract 2’000 participants from over 150
countries representing both government and private sector as well as
regional and international organizations. The Conference seeks to provide
new vision and direction to ITU to facilitate the worldwide growth and
development of telecommunications and information and communication
technologies (ICT) everywhere and for the benefit of all... [read
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