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THE FORUM AT
TELECOM 99 + INTERACTIVE 99
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most important and exciting Forum ever held at a TELECOM event. The most influential leaders from the industry and key
figures from government will meet to discuss the issues that will shape the next
millennium. The Forum will comprise four Summits and eight combined Sessions (covering
issues of interest for all Summits).
- The Policy
and Regulatory Summit (Monday 11 to Friday 15 October) has been built around seven
main themes: Global Convergence, Competition, Mobility, Electronic Commerce, Global Access
to Scarce Resources, Infrastructure Investment and Trade. It will also include a
Regulatory Roundtable.
- The Infrastructure
Summit (Networks and Systems) (Monday 11 to Friday 15 October) includes 18
Sessions, built around seven themes: the Information Infrastructure, New Technologies,
Core & Access Networks, Management Issues, Investments and Mobile Communications.
ELECOM
99 + INTERACTIVE 99,
will provide a novel, human centred approach to the information society. It addresses
themes such as Electronic Commerce, Multimedia, Business over the Internet, Interactive
Broadcasting, Learning Communities, and Mobile Interactivity.
The Telecom
Development Summit (Monday 11 to Friday 15 October) is a new presentation within the Forum
structure designed to provide opportunities for discussion of a broad range of development
issues at all levels of participation. It will encompass the Development Symposium, which
as in the past is presented on a stand alone basis. The upgrading of the overall
development track to that of a Summit is in recognition of its importance and expanding
interest. The Summit will open on Monday, 11 October 1999 with the T ELECOM Development Symposium considering «New
Opportunities in Developing Countries» covering specialized topics as the Centre of
Excellence Concept: Settlement and Accounting Rate Reform: Community Access :
Tele-Education and Telemedicine.
From Tuesday, 12 October 1999 to Friday 15 October 1999, the Summit will continue with
discussions on development issues such as : Universal Access: how to make it
happen : Wireless Access : a viable option for developing countries, Internet in
Developing Countries, Internet Governance: Technical and Policy perspective, Development
Models ; Regional Organization’s
Roundtable: The future of Private Companies in the telecommunication markets of Developing
Countries. On Friday, 15 October 1999, the Symposium Working Group Sessions will take
place to develop and issue viable recommendations.
The TELECOM 99 + INTERACTIVE 99 Forum Combined
Sessions will address a variety of themes such as Telecommunications for People
with Disabilities, Emergency Communications, Knowledge Networks, Investing in
Info-communication Companies, and Human Resources. Two roundtables will be also organized
as combined sessions: the Connected Society Roundtable and the Information Age Company
Roundtable.
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