ITU-D -FLASH • 2015 February 2015:•Regional Forum on Economic and Financial aspects of telecommunications/ICTs for Africa São Tomé, São Tomé and Principe, 2-3 February 2015 The forum will examine issues such as broadband costing and pricing. •First Centers of Excellence Steering Committee meetings •Network for Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, 4-6 February 2015 •Network for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark, 11 February 2015 •Network for Asia Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand, 16-17 February 2015 •Network for Americas, Brasilia, Brazil, 25-27 February 2015 The meetings will discuss the implementation of the new strategic plan, administrative procedures, training and budget. •Workshop on “Optimal Solutions to the Provision of Broadband Access in Small and Medium-sized Settlements » Moscow, Russian Federation, 17-19 February 2015 A topical subject for the region, considering that 65% of the population in the CIS countries live in rural and remote areas.•First Sub-Regional Forum on Cyber security and fight against Cybercrime for Central African States Yaoundé, Cameroon, 24-27 February 2015 The forum will promote a common vision of cyber security and strengthen strategies against cybercrime including human resource capacity. March 2015:•Online training on “Universal Service Policy for Broadband and Smart Learning Implementation » 10-11 March 2015 The training provides participants with an understanding of Universal Service Policy and Universal Service Funds.•ITU’s participation in the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Sendai, Japan, 14-18 March 2015 •The Inaugural ICT Regulators’ Leadership Retreat Singapore, Singapore, 18 -20 March 2015 Reserved for heads of ICT regulatory authorities, the retreat will provide heads of ICT regulatory authorities with the opportunity to engage with internationally renowned experts, exchange views and experiences.UPCOMING EVENTS: FEBRUARY – MARCH 2015