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International Telecommunication Union Launched Fourth Edition of Young Innovators’ Competition

International Telecommunication Union[ ITU] has launched the fourth edition of its popular ‘Young Innovators’ competition,
Talented young thinkers and social technopreneurs across the globe,Are Invited and Are encouraged to showcase their innovative ideas at the upcoming ITU Telecom World 2014 in Doha in December this year.
The annual competition, which was launched in 2010, offers young people the chance to take part in workshops on entrepreneurial skills, opportunities to meet and network with leading ICT players, and to showcase their projects at the InnovationSpace, a dedicated show floor pavilion at ITU Telecom World.
The first challenge of the 2014 edition focuses on ‘Local Digital Content’. Open to 18-30 year-old start-up founders from across ITU’s 193 member states, the competition is looking for the most promising tech start-ups that are inspiring the creation, aggregation or digitization of dynamic local content, particularly in non-Latin scripts.

I T U Meets In Dubai Focuses On Connectivity for Small Island Developing States

Reliable ICTs key to socio-economic development of Small Island Developing States
ITU meeting in Dubai focuses on connectivity for Small Island States
–At a forum held in Dubai today, ITU presented its satellite project to connect Pacific Island States and discussed ways to replicate it in other regions, specifically in Small Island Developing States, known as SIDS, which face many challenges due to their unique characteristics and vulnerabilities in the pursuit of sustainable development.
The objective of the satellite project is to provide Internet connection to communities living on remote islands. The aim is to develop low cost, reliable, and diverse satellite communications capacity for the socio-economic development of the Pacific Islands region.
To get the best return on investment, the same telecommunications/ICT infrastructure/resources will be used for emergency telecommunications to ensure public safety when disasters strike.
The forum on “Connectivity for Small Island Developing States” was held on the eve of ITU’s World Telecommunication Development Conference that opens in Dubai on 30 March and will be in session until 10 April.

Future of Internet Governance Will Be Discussed In Sao Paolo from April 23-24, 2014:I T U

Future of Internet Governance Will Be Discussed In Sao Paolo from April 23-24, 2014.
Secretary-General Touré will represent United Nations on High Level Multi stakeholder Committee
ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun I. Touré will join the High Level Multi stakeholder Committee (HLMC) as one of two representatives of the United Nations, alongside Wu Hongbo, Under Secretary-General of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA).
Chaired by Brazilian Minister of Communications Paulo Bernardo Silva, the HLMC will be responsible for overseeing the overall strategy of the meeting and fostering the involvement of the international community. Comprising 26 members, including the two representatives appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the Committee will be composed of Ministerial-level representation from 12 governments and 12 members of the multi-stakeholder community (three each from civil society, the private sector, academia and the technical community).Dr Touré praised Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff for taking the initiative to further open and inclusive dialogue on efforts towards ensuring trust and confidence in the Internet, which is now recognized by countries worldwide as a critical resource for growth and ongoing socio-economic development.
“I welcome the responsibility of representing the UN system on the HLMC, alongside Under Secretary-General Wu of UNDESA,” said Dr Touré. “Today’s knowledge-driven Information Society has been built on the development and expansion of the Internet. I commend the pioneering vision and dedication of all stakeholders involved in the creation of this extraordinary resource, including the technical and academic communities and civil society.”
“Today’s Internet is a global public good, the value and utility of which can only be further developed and protected through the involvement and goodwill of all stakeholders,” Dr Touré continued. “As our physical and cyber worlds overlap, there is increased need for high-level dialogue that addresses emerging challenges, including the need to ensure that the Internet remains a secure space that supports human rights, economic development, rule of law and good governance.”
In 2003 and 2005, ITU worked alongside the entire UN family, the business community and civil society to organize the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in two phases. Each phase marked the culmination of many months of consultation and negotiations among as many as 20,000 participants from government, civil society, the private sector, academia and international organizations.
The world’s first truly open, inclusive multi-stakeholder global meeting on ICT policy, WSIS led to an internationally-negotiated working definition of ‘Internet governance’. It also succeeded in securing international consensus on a set of broad principles for the transparent and democratic management of this critical global resource. The forthcoming 10-year anniversary of WSIS is a key milestone and offers a unique opportunity for the world to take stock and review the implementation of the WSIS principles.
ITU welcomes Brazil’s timely efforts to facilitate a global dialogue on these important matters and looks forward to transparent, open, constructive and meaningful discussions that are inclusive of all nations and stakeholders, from developing and developed countries alike, with a view to ensuring a better, more secure Internet for all.

Radio is Still an Effective Means of Reaching Out to People Everywhere

Radio is Still an Effective Means of Reaching Out to People Everywhere.
While focusing , on gender equality On World Radio Day, ITU Repeated commitment to empowering women over the air waves
World Radio Day 2014 brings attention to women’s empowerment and encourages radio broadcasters to promote access to information, freedom of expression and gender equality over the airwaves.
ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun I. Touré said, “Radio is an effective means of reaching out to people everywhere. By providing information in a timely manner, it empowers people in every corner of the world, in particular women, to meet their goals of sustainable development. Innovations in radio technology, which are under constant development at ITU, will make this medium increasingly relevant

47 Sub-Saharan African countries Will Switch over to digital television in 2015

[Geneva]Africa set to deploy digital television in 2015
47 Sub-Saharan African countries Will Switch over to digital television in 2015
It has been stated by I T U That Frequency coordination negotiations have succeeded in setting up the mechanism ,as a result of which, 47 Sub-Saharan African countries. are agreed to this switch over to digital television
The consolidation of national plans to implement the digital switchover in the African region is in conformity with the deadlines of June 2015 (for UHF) and June 2020 (for VHF in 33 countries) set in 2006 by ITU’s Regional Radiocommunication Conference (RRC-06), which adopted the GE06 TV Plan.

ITU Young Innovators’ Competition has announced top line-up of “Challenge Partners”

[Geneva, ]ITU Telecom World 2013 Young Innovators’ Competition has announced top line-up of “Challenge Partners”–
It has been intimated by I T U that A panel of “Challenge Partners” from industry, international organizations,+NGOs +academia, including major names such as[1] Carrefour Enterprise Foundation,[2] Ooredoo, Dupont Sustainable Solutions,[3] the International Labour Organization, [4]World Health Organization [5] the Food and Agriculture Organization will select and coach the best applicants from some 600 entries for the ITU Telecom World 2013 Young Innovators’ competition.
The competition, which recently closed its deadline for submissions, reached out to social technopreneurs across the globe aged between 18 and 26 with the aim of identifying projects with demonstrable potential for meaningful impact in addressing one of six crucial Global Challenges.
The Challenge Partners will use their expertise, prominence and experience on the ground to work with the best applicants in each challenge to refine their applications and ensure their innovative solutions are well adapted to meeting specific real-world issues.

Crowdsourcing the BYND 2015 Summit outcomes : ITU

An online community of young people mobilized through Crowdsourcing[Online] the BYND 2015 will provide a chance to speak to young people from around the world on what technology means in their day-to-day lives and how it will shape their future, and the opportunity to meet with special guest speakers and prominent ICT- and youth-oriented partner organizations.
It has been intimated by ITU’s that A key attraction to the BYND2015 Summit is the innovative platform it provides for youth to speak to world leaders about their priorities for the ICT sector. A major outcome of the event will be developed around a short policy statement which captures the key issues and recommendations as identified by a worldwide community of young people. To help source these from a representative and diverse group, the summit will make use of several innovative crowd management and analytical tools which go live in beta version today.Global Youth Summit: BYND 2015
Global Youth Summit will mobilize youth to join forces and create solutions for social good, enabled through widespread access to information and communication technologies (ICTs).
Young people are pioneering the use of new technologies, and driving trends in what is a dynamic and major growth industry. The good news is they are using ICTs, the challenge is to inspire use of ICTs in constructive and empowering ways. The BYND2015 Summit will bring young people together – online and offline – who are helping their world through technology, to inspire and challenge one another, and mobilize others to do the same.
ITU is working with Google, Crowdicity and Ripple to provide a seamless user experience for participants engaging with the BYND2015 Summit tools in a process spanning between 10 July and the September event. Overall community platform will happen through a Google+ community serving as the online location for attendees to connect and to create and share content in the run up to BYND2015 in September.
Specific challenges on the themes of the Summit will be explored on a Crowdicity platform, which facilitates advanced feedback which sees users polled on and critiquing others’ ideas through a series of phases until just before the event.
To help measure the online conversation and ensure a truly global perspective across multiple platforms, Ripple will provide unique analytics and metrics on the key issues being discussed and top trending discussions across the entire web.
BYND2015 Summit participants will thus be provided with live updates as well as real time analytics on the nature of the debate in the run-up, and will have the opportunity to drive a truly global discussion around the issues. This will be used as input to frame dialogue and workshops onsite, where additional brainstorming and polling will see a final set of priorities crowd-sourced and decided upon, and ultimately delivered to the United Nations General Assembly by the President of Costa Rica – Laura Chinchilla – in late September.
What:===Crowdsourcing the BYND 2015 Summit outcomes
When:===10 July – 11 September
Where:===Online:
#BYND2015
https://plus.google.com/communities/101860858149749340788
http://itu.crowdicity.com/
www.itu.int/bynd2015
Why:===The chance to speak to young people from around the world on what technology means in their day-to-day lives and how it will shape their future, and the opportunity to meet with special guest speakers and prominent ICT- and youth-oriented partner organizations.
Who:=== An online community of young people mobilized through BYND 2015 Summit partners.

I T U has encouraged journalists to accredit to attend annual global Symposium in Warsaw on 3rd july

It has been Informed by the I .T .U form Geneva . that world’s pre-eminent global ICT regulatory and policy-making community.will gather at the Warsaw Hilton . The opening debate will be on Wednesday 3 July.journalists are encouraged to accredit now to attend this historic Symposium
,Accreditation closes on Friday 28 June.
The copy Of Original Letter Is Produced Below
European Commission VP Neelie Kroes, top speakers from government and industry to open ITU’s Global Symposium for Regulators in Warsaw
ACCREDIT NOW
Geneva, 12 June, 2013 – With only one month to go, journalists are encouraged accredit now to attend ITU’s annual Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-13), the world’s pre-eminent gathering of the global ICT regulatory and policy-making community.
To be held at the Warsaw Hilton at the invitation of Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications (UKE), the opening debate on Wednesday 3 July, Building the Future Digital Society, features top-name speakers including Poland’s Minister of Administration and Digitization, Michal Boni; European Commission Vice-President, Neelie Kroes; Acting Chairwoman of the FCC, Mignon Clyburn; Director-General of the GSMA, Anne Bouverot; Deputy CEO of Orange, Pierre Louette; and other key industry and government leaders.
The debate will be preceded by a message from Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski and keynote speeches from ITU Secretary-General, Dr Hamadoun Touré, and UKE President and GSR-13 Chair, Magdalena Gaj.
This important international event is open to the media on Wednesday, 3 July from 09:00 – 12 noon, followed by a press conference with leading participants at 12:45. The remainder of the event is open to registered delegates only.
With only three weeks to go until the close of accreditation, journalists are urged to confirm their attendance online as soon as possible. Formal accreditation prior to the event is essential to gain access to the venue. Please note that accreditation will close on

Accreditation is essential for media

and industry analysts to participate onsite. Accreditation closes on Friday 28 June. Accredit here.

सड़क दुर्घटना सुरक्षा के छेत्र में उल्लेखनीय कार्य करने के लिए तीन विभूतियाँ सम्मानित: विश्व दूरसंचार एवं सूचना दिवस२०१३

विश्व दूरसंचार एवं सूचना दिवस२०१३ पर सड़क दुर्घटना सुरक्षा के छेत्र में उल्लेखनीय कार्य करने के लिए जेनेवा में विश्व की तीन विभूतियों को सम्मानित किया गया इस विषय में भारत में किसी आयोजन के लिए जानकारी प्राप्त करने के लिए केन्द्रीय मंत्री कपिल सिब्बल से संपर्क नही हो पाया| वर्ल्ड टेलीकम्यूनिकेशन एंड इनफार्मेशन सोसाईटी एवार्ड[World Telecommunication and Information Society Award] को प्राप्त करने वालों में[१] स्विस कन्फेडरेशन के अध्यक्ष उएलि मौरेर[ Mr UeliMaurer ][२]रोबर्ट बोस्च हमभ [ Chairman of the Board of Management of Robert Bosch GmbH;]के चेयर मैन वोल्क्मर देन्नेर[ Mr Volkmar Denner, ][३]इंटरनेशनल ऑटोमोबाइल फेडरेशन [ FIA ]के प्रेजिडेंट जीन तोडत[ MrJeanTodt ] हैं|आई टी यू द्वारा जारी विज्ञप्ति के अनुसार आई टी यूं के ये आई सी टी के एवार्ड्स सड़क दुर्घटना में सुरक्षा के छेत्र में समर्पित भाव से किये गए कार्यों और न्रेतत्व के लिए हैं| संयुक्त राष्ट्र केमहासचिव बान की मून ने अपने सन्देश में बताया है कि प्रतिवर्ष सड़क दुर्घटनाओं में मरने वालों की संख्या १.३ मिलियन है घायलों कि संख्या इससे कई गुना अधिक है| इसीलिए सड़क और वाहनों को सुरक्षित करने के लिए यूनाईटेड नेशंस द्वारा विश्व भर में २०११ से २०२० तक सड़क सुरक्षा दशक मनाया जा रहा है|ट्रांसपोर्ट सिस्टम की सुरक्षा के लिए दिशा ज्ञान वाले उपकरण[navigation devices]+रडार्स [Radars ]उपयोगी होते हैं|
आई टी यू के महासचिव डा.हमदोउन तौरे [ DrHamadounToure ]ने रोड सेफ्टी को विश्व की समस्या बताया कि विकासशील देशों में यह स्थिति गंभीर है| मरने वालों के अतिरिक्त सड़क दुर्घटनाओं में २० -५० मिलियन लोग घायल होते हैं जिसके फलस्वरूप ५१८ $ का आर्थिक नुक्सान होता है|
भारत के उत्तर प्रदेश[ मेरठ] के राधा गोबिंद इंजीनियरिग कालेज में विश्व संचार दिवस मनाया गया |प्रो कालेज के निदेशक एच आर सिंह . ने सड़क दुर्घटनाओं से बचने के लिए सूचना प्रोद्योगिकी[ InformationTechnology ]के इस्तेमाल पर बल दिया| राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर किसी आयोजनके लिए केन्द्रीय मंत्री कपिल सिब्बल से प्रयास करने के सभी प्रयास असफल रहे |