| Statement: CITEL joins OAS actions to stop the spread of COVID-19 - 14/04/2020 |
| Secretariat of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) |
| International and Regional Organizations | International |
| CITEL has joined the actions that the Organization of American States (OAS) has undertaken to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Its members' actions include: the agile granting of permits for the temporary use of spectrum and for the deployment of infrastructure in order to expand network coverage; Prioritize the connectivity of strategic points in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic; Promo (...) |
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| EC coordinating a common European response to the outbreak of COVID-19 - 14/04/2020 |
| European Commission |
| International and Regional Organizations | International |
| The European Commission is coordinating a common European response. Including for example guidance on how to develop tracing mobile apps that fully respect EU data protection rules, cooperation with social media platforms to combat disinformation. |
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| Ensuring data privacy as we battle COVID-19 - 14/04/2020 |
| OECD |
| International and Regional Organizations | International |
| OECD's key messages on how to ensure data privacy as we battle COVID-19. - Many governments are taking unprecedented measures to track, trace and contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), by turning to digital technologies and advanced analytics to collect, process and share data for effective front-line responses. - While the exceptional measures implemented or envisaged in some cou (...) |
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| COVID-19: ARME provides guidance to consumers - 14/04/2020 |
| Agência Reguladora Multissectorial da Economia (ARME) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | Cabo Verde (Republic of) |
| At the time of COVID-19, the Agência Reguladora Multissectorial da Economia-ARME makes available a set of informative and pedagogical orientations for consumers of Electricity, Water and Electronic Communications. These guidelines consist of two flyers that are published on the ARME page and social networks. / Em tempo do COVID-19, a Agência Reguladora Multissectorial da Economia-ARME disponibi (...) |
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| COVID-19: ARME issued recommendations and sets exceptional measures for regulated sectors - 14/04/2020 |
| Agência Reguladora Multissetorial da Economía (ARME) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | Cabo Verde (Republic of) |
| In relation to the Electronic Communications sector, ARME decided to allocate additional spectrum to mobile communications operators, at no additional cost, as long as this COVID-19 situation continues, in order to strengthen its 3G and 4G networks, to meet the exceptional demand for traffic of voice and data and also ensure the quality of service parameters. ARME also decided to authorize, during (...) |
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| The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT) highlights interventions rolled out by its members to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 - 14/04/2020 |
| Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | Ghana |
| GOVERNMENT: • Free access to critical websites and Government portals that provide COVID-19 awareness and safety protocols to enable citizens access information for free. • On-going Collaboration with National Information Technology Authority (NITA) to zero-rate Government of Ghana Smart Workplace Portal to enable government workers work from home. • Provision of network related data through our r (...) |
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