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ITU-D -FLASH • 2015 Initiatives (GCBI) which met in Geneva in October 2014 to deliberate on the selection of the new Centers of Excellence for the 2015-2018 period.Following the selection of the new Centers of Excellence in November 2014, regional Steering Committees were established, in line with the new strategy and the related operational procedures. The Steering Committees will provide recommendations to ITU concerning the CoEs operations and ways of improving of CoEs performance, were established.Regional Steering Committee meetings will be held during the months of February and March 2015.The ITU Centers of Excellence offer more than 150 training opportunities mainly for top and middle level managers and engineers every year. Courses are offered in:Business and Management:Areas covered in this category include marketing management, human resource management, project management and Information Systems management.Policy and Regulation:Training is offered in telecommunication policy and regulation with a focus on privatization issues in telecommunications, competition and price regulation, law and policy for telecommunications, universal access, radio spectrum management, dispute resolutions, and new technologies.Technologies and Services:The training covers newly emerging systems and standards and a variety of services and applications.Contact the ITU-D Human Capacity Building Division at hcbmail@itu.int.To view the courses offered by the Centers of Excellence, interested participants must register here Click here to download the list of selected Centers of Excellence for the 2015/2018 cycle.Click here for more information on the Centers of Excellence.See also:New Centers of Excellence for the 2015-2018 cycle selected GCBI meets to validate selection of CoEs ITU CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE: DEVELOPING HUMAN RESOURCE EXPERTISE FOR THE ICT SECTOR