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Key Stakeholders Gather In Dubai To Discuss ICT Transformation
From Sharifah Nur Shahrizad Syed Mohamed Sharer
DUBAI, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- Radical transformation of the Information
Communication Technology (ICT) sector will be further explored when key ICT
stakeholders gather for the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU)
Telecom World 2012 Conference, which begins here Monday.
At the five-day conference, a debate will be held, which among others,
focuses on innovation and trust, challenges of deploying broadband, issues of
cybersecurity, privacy and spectrum allocation and the social, human aspect of
future communication.
Information Communication and Culture Minister Dr Rais Yatim, who is
representing the prime minister as head of the Malaysian delegates to the
conference, will arrive here this evening.
In his forward message, ITU Secretary-General Hamadon Toure said the ITU
Telecom World 2012 would provide a platform for the global ICT community to come
together at the highest level to debate, network and share knowledge.
He said, the ICT sector was currently experiencing a time of unprecedented
disruption, transforming not only the industry but the world at large, too.
generation's network, applications and solutions to drive socio-economic
development across all sectors from transport, government and energy to
education, health, finance and agriculture," said Toure.
ITU is the United Nations specialised agency for ICT, which currently has
193 member states and over 700 sector members and associates, including ICT
regulators, leading academic institutions and private companies.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Cyberview Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian
Government-owned company and landowner of Cyberjaya will be leading a delegation
of three small and medium enterprises at GITEX Technology Week 2012, which will
be held concurrently, with the summit.
The focus of the mission is to explore commercial technology partnerships
and offer potential business investment possibilities available at Cyberjaya,
Malaysia's Silicon Valley, and premier ICT hub and gateway to Asean's ICT,
multimedia and services offerings.
-- BERNAMA