{"id":198,"date":"2024-03-12T09:59:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T09:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/projectumc\/?p=198"},"modified":"2024-12-19T15:25:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T15:25:48","slug":"umc_ws_arb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/projectumc\/2024\/03\/12\/umc_ws_arb\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional Workshop for the Arab States on promoting and measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Regional Workshop for the Arab States on promoting and measuring UMC<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Regional Workshop for the Arab States on promoting and measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC)<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Dates:<\/strong> 1- 3 October 2024
Venue:<\/strong> JW Marriott Marquis City Center<\/a>, Doha, Qatar
Working languages:<\/strong> English, with simultaneous interpretation in Arabic and French for both on-site and remote participants<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The Regional workshop for the Arab States was held from 1 to 3 October 2024<\/strong> in Doha, Qatar and provided an occasion to examine the concept of Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC) and how to streamline it in national digital policies, how to improve the statistical capacity of countries in the region to produce and disseminate relevant statistical data, and how to use the data to identify good practices and policy recommendations. This workshop was organized by the ITU in collaboration with the Communications Regulatory Authority<\/a> of the State of Qatar and with the financial support of the European Commission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Objectives<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The workshop covered the following topics:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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