Monday, 21 June 2021
13:00 - 14:30 GMT+2 | Heads of Regulators Executive Roundtable Adoption of the GSR best practice guidelines Panel discussion: Collaborative regulation for digital transformation
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14:40 - 16:00 GMT+2 | ITU-USTTI Emerging Technologies Accelerating the Digital Transformation Process This joint ITU-USTTI event provided regulatory officials with information and insights on how emerging technologies can accelerate the digital transformation process, and how such smart technologies and innovation have strengthened digital resilience. This training session saw subject matter experts further discuss how these emerging technologies interact with key policy and regulatory trends. This webinar came at a time when COVID-19 has highlighted the strategic importance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) networks and services for society and economies around the globe. Moderator
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Tuesday, 22 June 2021
13:00 - 14:30 GMT+2 | The Road2Addis series - Lead2Connect event This session of the Road to Addis series focused on Leadership as a driving force to achieve digital transformation and universal connectivity. The session was part of the Global Symposium of Regulators (GSR) 2021 core sessions programme. It featured leaders from different disciplines who can share valuable lessons about their own experience accomplishing the unimaginable, providing insight and inspiration to Symposium delegates around the world. The session aimed to answer the following questions:
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14:45 - 16:00 GMT+2 | Regulatory Associations’ (RA) Meeting The Regional Regulatory Association Meeting (RA) focused on the role of regional and international organizations in promoting Broadband mapping tools to foster investment and competition for inclusive and sustainable connectivity. The Regional Regulatory Associations Meeting provides a unique platform for Regulatory Associations to share experiences and knowledge, to discuss how they can collaborate, and to identify means to bring affordable, safe, secure and trusted connectivity and online access and use to people in their respective regions. Opening Remarks
Interactive Discussion: Broadband Mapping tools to foster investment and Competition for Inclusive and Sustainable Connectivity
Closing, Recommendations and Ways Forward
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14:45 - 16:30 GMT+2 | Industry Advisory Group on Development Issues and Private Sector Chief Regulatory Officers (IAGDI-CRO) meeting![]() The pandemic has showed how important it is for governments to proactively and timely shape the development and deployment of ICT policies and regulatory approaches in times of crisis. COVID-19 has inevitably affected individuals, families, and organizations across industries, geographies, and demographics. As we prepare for the post- pandemic era, it will require enormous investments and efforts and a shared vision amongst stakeholders to forge the right kind of partnerships that may lead to resilient sustainable development. Within this perspective, the voice of industry and private sector in sharing challenges and lessons learned brings an important perspective to policy and regulatory debate. IAGDI-CRO met, debated and shared views and lessons learned from the prevailing COVID-19 situation and how this has impacted business. Thought leaders used this opportunity to propose policy and regulatory adjustments that could help business to recover and thrive under new collaborative and partnership approaches. Opening Remarks
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Wednesday, 23 June 2021
14:15 - 14:30 GMT+2 | GSR sessions opening
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14:30 - 16:00 GMT+2 | Session 1: Connectivity4digital transformation: regulatory enablers
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16:15 - 17:00 GMT+2 | GenerationConnect@GSR: building a digital future A Conversation between youth and regulators/industry Moderator
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Thursday, 24 June 2021
13:00 - 13:05 GMT+2 | Spotlight Session on ITU's Financing universal access to digital technologies and services paper and ITU-World Bank Digital Regulation Platform Financing Universal Access to Digital Technologies and Services The ITU World Bank Digital Regulation Platform | |||||||||||||||
13:05 - 14:20 GMT+2 | Session 2: Financing to achieve affordable connectivity, and meaningful access and use
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14:30 - 14:35 GMT+2 | Spotlight on ITU's REG4COVID tools and Econometric Modelling ReportFor more information please visit the following websites:
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14:35 - 16:00 GMT+2 | Session 3: Regulation4Innovation
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16:00 - 17:00 GMT+2 | Network of Women for WTDC (NoW4WTDC):
‘Promoting women leadership in the ICT regulatory and policy space’ The Network of Women for WTDC (NoW4WTDC) is a platform for collaboration and exchange of information to increase the number of women participating in ITU-D meetings . It is also a platform to encourage more women to take up leadership roles, such as committee chairs, working group chairs in the conference structures, and other management roles in the preparatory processes for the WTDC itself, and beyond. It provides the opportunity to share important lessons in a supportive community including mentorship. The objective of the side event was to spark conversations that infuse diverse perspectives from experiences to help build capacity of potential women leaders in National Regulatory Agencies, ICT policy agencies and in the industry in general. The topic of discussion at the side event during GSR 2021 were: “Promoting women leadership in the ICT regulatory and policy space.” The session featured three female leaders in a fireside chat. It allowed these leaders to share their perspectives and journey in leadership in the ICT industry, and also share experiences helpful in encouraging appropriate measures that will enable more women to ascend into executive roles. In addition to the launch of the mentorship programme and the call for mentors in May 2021, the call for mentees was made at this 24 June side event. The ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) also released the results of the survey on the call for mentors, as well the survey carried out to seek views of members on preferred communication platforms. Learn more about the Network of Women for WTDC (Now4WTDC) Welcome and Opening Fireside Chat Moderator Fire Side chat Panelists |
Friday, 25 June 2021
13:00 - 14:20 GMT+2 | Session 4: Safe digital inclusion - Child online protection
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14:30 - 14:35 GMT+2 | Spotlight on ITU's Collaborative Regulation and G5 Benchmark Tools Some of the highlighted tools will be:
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14:35 - 15:50 GMT+2 | Session 5: Partnerships4digital transformation How can collaborative regulation help?
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15:50 - 16:00 GMT+2 | Way forward and closing Speaker
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