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Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development

Inaugural meeting  Read more >>

Boosting “SMEs” for ICT growth

What can governments do better?  Read more >>

A guide for city leaders

By Silvia Guzmán, Chairman, ITU Focus Group for Smart Sustainable Cities
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ITU academia membership
A success story

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Official Visits

During October 2015, courtesy visits were made to ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao by the following ambassadors to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, and other important guests. Read more >>

From Conference Preparatory Meeting to WRC‑15

Aboubakar Zourmba, Chairman, Conference Preparatory Meeting for WRC‑15  Read more >>

The radio spectrum

The radio spectrum is part of the electromagnetic spectrum Read more >>

Three regions for spectrum

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Innovating Together: Enabling ICTs for Sustainable Development

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ITU Patron for Youth and ICT

H.E. President Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera of Costa Rica was inaugurated as ITU Patron for Youth and ICT at a special ceremony in Geneva on 8 June 2015.  Read more >>

Leader Interview with Chang-Gyu Hwang

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), KT Corp. Read more >>

Radiocommunication Assembly (RA-15)

26-30 October 2015
ITU Headquarters, Geneva Read more >>

World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15)

2-27 November 2015
ITU Headquarters, Geneva Read more >>

ITU Telecom World 2015

12-15 October 2015
Budapest, Hungary  Read more >>

Private Sector Involvement in ITU

An overview of private sector participation  Read more >>

Transforming Telecoms: From the Past into the Future

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Statements on the occasion of the ITU’s 150th Anniversary

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Conference Preparatory Meeting for WRC‑15

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World Radiocommunication Conference 2015

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World Radio Day at ITU headquarters

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Radio — The soundtrack of our lives

Dr David Wood
Chair, ITU Radiocommunication Sector WP 6C  Read more >>

Digital switchover in the United States and subsequent plans for a 600 MHz incentive auction

The transition to digital television in the United States took place in 2009. Rather than adopting an area-by-area approach to digital switchover, all analogue television stations ceased transmission simultaneously. This was facilitated by a pilot test in North Carolina, which took place a year before the full switchover date.  Read more >>

ITU Telecom World 2014
Viewpoints from Doha

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Founder and Chairman of Digicel Group

Interviewed by Reza Jafari, Chairman and CEO of e‑Development International  Read more >>

Contributed by Chris Lewis of Lewis Insight Consulting

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Indicators symposium recognizes progress in ICT development

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GEM-TECH Award winner: Spotlight on UNESCO

ITU celebrated the Gender Equality and Mainstreaming Technology (GEM-TECH) Awards 2014 in Busan, Republic of Korea, on 28 October at a Plenary Session of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference Read more >>

ITU’s 150th Anniversary

17 May 2015 (main event), and throughout the year
Geneva, Switzerland, and around the world Read more >>

Celebrating ITU’s 150 Years

In this issue
No.6 November | December 2015

Editorial:

Leading tomorrow’s technology

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Celebrating ITU’s 150 Years:

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Youth and Innovation

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Intelligent transport systems

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Girls and women and innovation

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ICTs: drivers of innovation

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Innovation and the digital dividend

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Accessibility and innovation

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Bridging the digital divide

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Navigation and innovation

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Big data and innovation

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ITU as a platform for innovation

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ITU 150th Anniversary quotes

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ITU 150th Anniversary stamps

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Broadband:

The State of Broadband 2015

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Broadband:

Policy options for promoting high-speed broadband

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Broadband:

Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development

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ITU Telecom World 2015 :

New focus on young innovators

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Boosting “SMEs” for ICT growth

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Regulatory changes to accelerate connectivity

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Ensuring trust in the “Internet of Things” era

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Digital health technologies:

Planning beyond the delivery of innovation

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Smart sustainable cities:

Infrastructure for new smart sustainable cities

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Pathway for smart sustainable cities:

A guide for city leaders

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Academia:

ITU academia membership
A success story

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Academia:

Feedback from members

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History of the ITU News:

Milestones in the history of ITU News

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Meeting with the Secretary-General:

Official Visits

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