ITU-D -FLASH • 2015 UPCOMING EVENTS • CIS Regional Development Forum on Broadband for Sustainable Development Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, 31 March-1 April 2015 The Forum will discuss the five regional initiatives approved by WTDC-14 and will provide Members with an opportunity to exchange experiences and best practices. It will also focus on the ITU Strategic Plan for 2016-2019, the activities of the ITU-D Study Groups, and the Centers of Excellence. • Arab regional workshop on ICTs for youth employment and entrepreneurship Cairo, Egypt, 7-9 April 2015 The workshop, hosted by ITU and the Arab ICT Incubators and Technoparks Association (ARTECNET) will explore the challenges and strategies for developing tech-startup ecosystems among ARTECENET members. It will also identify promising strategies and practices that could be introduced or scaled-up in the Arab Region to address youth unemployment. • Caribbean Regional Training Workshop on ICT Indicators Bridgetown, Barbados, 8-9 April 2015 The objective of the training is to strengthen the capacity of Member States, Regulators and ITU-D Sector Members in the Caribbean region to produce national statistics and indicators on telecommunications and ICTs.• Training on Conformity and Interoperability for the Arab Region Tunis, Tunisia, 20-24 April 2015 The training course will focus on the approved mechanisms to test the compliance of mobile terminals, homologation procedures and market surveillance with the aim of conducting practical testing on Conformity and Interoperability. • Regional Development Forum for Europe on “Broadband for Sustainable Development” Bucharest, Romania, 20-22 April 2015 The forum is organized by ITU in collaboration with the Ministry for Information Society of Romania and National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM). The forum will discuss the five regional initiatives approved by WTDC-14 and provide Members with an opportunity to exchange experiences and best practices. It will also focus on the ITU Strategic Plan for 2016-2019, the activities of the ITU-D Study Groups, and the Centers of Excellence. • Regional Economic and Financial Forum of Telecommunications/ICTs for Latin America and the Caribbean Nassau, Bahamas, 21-22 April 2015 This forum is organized by the Development Bureau in collaboration with the Utilities April 2015