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Workshop on emerging technologies for innovative universal connectivity solutions: policy, economic, and technical aspects

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​​​ ​​​​​​​​​8th October 2025, Montevideo, Uruguay 

 The ITU MSIT Workshop on innovative technologies, hosted during IPEC-25, had focus on the following aspects:  transformative technologies regulatory aspects and emerging technologies including AI technology aspects and their societal impact, promotes the sharing of information on practical innovative technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, to address connectivity challenges. Training material can be acessed through the ITU Academy page ​under registration

9:00- 9:15 Session 1. Emerging Technologies and its impact to Digital Transformation   

Tutor: Vladimir Daigele (ITU/BDT/DNE/FNS)

  • Summary: Introd​uction ITU/BDT AI-driven tools: ITU’s Connectivity Planning Platform (CPP); Retrieval augmented generation RAG/chatbot talking to ITU data on infrastructure; AI-models for ICT infrastructure detection based on satellite imagery. Review of key Emerging Technologies for the context of universal connectivity: 5G, LEO orbits; Cloud; Blockchain; Quantum computing. Opportunities and challenges associated with Emerging Technologies.


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9:15 – 10: 30 Session 2. Transformative technologies and Evolving Regulation 

Tutor: Julián Gómez Pineda  (ITU expert)

  • Summary: Policy and Regulation measures as enablers for a sustainable approach to new technologies. Innovative policy, regulatory and economic measures as enablers for a sustainable approach of new technologies.


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10:30-10:40. Q&A #1 

10:40 – 11:00 Coffee Break (20 min) 

11h00-12h00 – Session 3. Technological development trends, social impaction and legal initiatives in the LAC region 

Tutor: Julián Gómez Pineda (ITU Expert)

  • Summary: Benchmarking strategies and regulatory measures adopted or planned on emerging technologies in the Latin American and Caribbean Region. 

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12:00-12:20: Q&A #2 

12:20-12:30: Closure  

  • Closure: Rodrigo Robles​ (ITU AMS Regional Office)

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- NEW: Report AI Trends in LAC region

            - English​

            - Spanish​

             - French​

- Link to this training on the ITU Academy page​

- This event took place back-to-back with IPEC and RED​, 8th ​October 2025, Montevideo, Uruguay


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