الخطوات والاجراءات المنفذه من قبل وزاره الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات والجهات التابعه لها ضمن الحملة الوطنية للوقاية من وباء فيروس كورونا - 26/03/2020
وزارة الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Arab States | Yemen
إن وزارة الاتصالات في بلادنا قامت بالعديد من الاجراءات والخطوات ضمن الحملة الوطنية للوقاية من وباء فيروس كورونا منها 1- تقديم الدعم الفني والتقني لوزارة الصحة لتسهيل التواصل معها. 2- الاسهام في نشر الرسائل التوعوية عبر شبكات الهاتف سواء كانت رسائل ( نصية , صوت , فيديو , نغمات )3- تقديم الدعم المادي المباشر لمصنع الغزل والنسيج لانتاج الكمامات للمواطنين .4- عملت كافة الإحترازات لوقاية العاملين في قط (...)

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CTO and MIT: Lower video resolution in the stream will help reduce data network congestion - 26/03/2020
Czech Telecommunication Office
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Europe | Czech Rep.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Czech Telecommunications Office have approached providers of domestic streaming services. Likewise the European Commission and the Body of European Regulators, they are asking them to temporarily reduce the resolution of the stream in the Czech Republic and broadcast in SD quality, in particular, where it is not necessary to transmit in HD or UHD / 4K / 8 (...)

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Emergency Call for Proposals: Digital solutions for Governments to tackle the COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa - 25/03/2020
Smart Africa
International and Regional Organizations | International
The Smart Africa Secretariat wishes to support digital health services projects that aim at improving and accelerating the African governments response to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.It is calling for digital solutions projects addressing the following issues: • Assess individual risk and guide decision making;• Assist African populations in finding nearby testing sites; • Provide reli (...)

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Recommendations on strategy for adapting streaming quality during times of crisis - 25/03/2020
European Broadcasting Union
International and Regional Organizations | International
EBU released the Recommendation on “strategy for adapting streaming quality during times of crisis” due to the worldwide COVID-19 crisis. It is designed to provide guidelines to EBU Members and other broadcasters, including on how to adapt their services to avoid network congestion during office hours.
ICASA ​engages with licensees to open their services to all South Africans as the country fights the sco​urge of the COVID-19 pandemic. - 25/03/2020
ICASA
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | South Africa
Telecommunications: ICASA is requesting all network service providers to heed the call to enable the country to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, by facilitating easy and affordable (and/or free) access to data. In this regard, the Authority is engaging the sector on possible ways of radio frequency spectrum relief for the duration of the declared state of disaster to ease congestion, ensure good q (...)

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CRC continúa implementando medidas para garantizar el acceso a servicios de comunicaciones por parte de los ciudadanos en medio de la contingencia por COVID-19 - 25/03/2020
Comisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones (CRC)
TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | The Americas | Colombia
CRC Colombia ​implements measures to guarantee access to communications services by citizens in the midst of the COVID-19 contingency.