Preparations for Telecomworld 2009 on course

PREPARATIONS for the International Telecommunications Union TELECOMWORLD 2009, the leading global ICT showcase that will bring together heads of State, Ministers, industry leaders and Regulators for the high-level summit, cutting-edge Forum and a dynamic exhibition will take place in Geneva, Switzerland, have begun.

The event is scheduled for 5-9 October.

The gathering will create a public-private networking platform on a global scale to brainstorm strategies aimed at paving the way to economic recovery and development.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will be in attendance.

ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré commented, “ITU TELECOMWORLD2009 this October will be the right time to bring together all the key players in government and the ICT industry. We will be in a better position to assess the effects on industry and establish both how to resuscitate those sectors that need it as well as to focus on how ICTs can be a catalyst for recovery.’

The ITU TELECOM Board of Directors includes chairmen and CEOs from entities such as the South African Development Bank, Swisscom, and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA).