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This page includes news releases and media
advisories related to the World Telecommunication Development Conference 2006.
Periodical briefing notes summarizing the work of the Conference will also be
available. Additional information on the issues of the Conference, including
data, feature stories, briefing papers, and more is available in the media kit.
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News releases and Media
advisories
Doha, 15 March 2006
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The Doha Action Plan adopted
by the World Telecommunication Development Conference sets out a
road map to implement the global objectives of harnessing the
power of information and communication technologies (ICT) to
accelerate the pace of development. Work was conducted under the
chairmanship of Dr Hessa Al-Jaber, Chairman of ictQatar whose
deft handling of the debates led to the successful outcome of
the conference on a broad front. "What makes this conference
different from any other is the breadth of the measures adopted
and pertinence of the decisions taken", said Dr Al-Jaber. "The
conference agreed on a comprehensive package that will further
improve access to the benefits of ICT" she said, adding "not
only can we aspire to bridging the digital divide, but with the
Doha Declaration and Action Plan, we now have the commitment and
the tools to do so".
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Doha, 6 March 2006
— The World Telecommunication Development Conference 2006 opens
in Doha, Qatar, tomorrow with a call to connect all communities
by 2015. This follows a key decision of the World Summit on the
Information Society, which concluded last November in Tunis, to
ensure that all villages, schools, libraries and local
governments will be connected to information and communication
technologies (ICT) by 2015. The Doha meeting is the first major
world development conference of the year, and the first
gathering of experts to focus on the implementation of the road
map laid out by world leaders at the World Summit on the
Information Society, which concluded last November in Tunis.
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Doha, 3 March 2006 — The World Telecommunication
Development Conference, which opens in Doha, Qatar, on 7 March
2006, will focus on development priorities aimed at bridging the
digital divide. In achieving the objectives of the recently
concluded World Summit on the Information Society, the Doha
Action Plan will focus on utilizing the full potential of
information and communication technologies (ICT) to connect the
unconnected and accelerate the pace of social and economic
development. Within the framework of WTDC-06, ITU is organizing
a series of information sessions on four key issues that have a
direct bearing on telecommunication development around the
world, with special relevance for developing countries.
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Geneva, 14 February 2006 — A highlight of the World
Telecommunication Development Conference, in Doha, Qatar, 7-15
March 2006, will be a panel discussion among the movers, shakers
and thinkers within governments, civil society, the private
sector and international organizations to achieve the goal of
connecting the world to the benefits of information and
communication technologies (ICT)...
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Geneva, 24 January 2006
— The first world
development conference following the landmark World Summit on
the Information Society (WSIS) is due to open in six weeks in
Doha, Qatar. The purpose of the conference is to focus on
development priorities in telecommunications and agree on the
programmes, projects and initiatives to implement them. It will
take into account the WSIS Geneva Plan of Action and Tunis
Agenda, which aim at bridging the digital divide. A key
objective is to promote international cooperation, regional
initiatives and partnerships that can sustain and strengthen
telecommunication infrastructure and institutions in developing
countries. The Doha Action Plan will set out ways to implement
these goals over the next four years...
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