The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference in Busan ended its 19-day journey on November 7, after adopting 71 new resolutions.
"It has been a great honor to hold the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference at this critical time facing the 150th anniversary of the ITU's foundation," said Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning Choi Yang-hee. "With this conference, we will cooperate more with the ITU on the development of information and communications technology (ICT) and take more responsibility."
"Since I started working for the ITU in 1998, this has been the first time for me to enjoy an ITU conference as it is from the beginning to the end," said ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré.
Some 3,000 representatives including ministers and vice ministers from 170 nations took part in the conference, the biggest ITU meeting in history. They adopted 71 resolutions that will guide the future of communications technology across the globe.
At the 2014 ICT Ministerial Meeting on October 19, they adopted the Busan Declaration. The declaration calls for cooperation on global ICT growth and mutual development, with the goals of promoting sustainable development that can embrace all communities by bridging the digital divide.
The resolutions also include the Korea-led agenda concerning the Internet of Things (IoT) and the Connect 2020 plan. Their aim is to raise awareness of the IoT and strengthen the role of the ITU in developing IoT-related industries. The Connect 2020 resolution is designed to achieve full gender equality in terms of Internet penetration, and widen its accessibility for persons with disabilities, children and people living in poverty. It also hopes to expand investment in new infrastructure, including landlines and wireless Internet connections.
Participants also passed a resolution to improve global flight tracking for civil aviation. The resolution follows the disappearance and loss of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 in March, which spurred worldwide discussion about global flight tracking and showed the need for coordinated action by the ITU and other relevant organizations.
The next ITU conference will be held in the United Arab Emirates in 2018.
By Limb Jae-un
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos courtesy of ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
jun2@korea.kr
The closing ceremony of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference is held in Busan on November 7.
"It has been a great honor to hold the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference at this critical time facing the 150th anniversary of the ITU's foundation," said Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning Choi Yang-hee. "With this conference, we will cooperate more with the ITU on the development of information and communications technology (ICT) and take more responsibility."
"Since I started working for the ITU in 1998, this has been the first time for me to enjoy an ITU conference as it is from the beginning to the end," said ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré.
Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning Choi Yang-hee (top) and ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré give speeches during the closing ceremony.
Some 3,000 representatives including ministers and vice ministers from 170 nations took part in the conference, the biggest ITU meeting in history. They adopted 71 resolutions that will guide the future of communications technology across the globe.
At the 2014 ICT Ministerial Meeting on October 19, they adopted the Busan Declaration. The declaration calls for cooperation on global ICT growth and mutual development, with the goals of promoting sustainable development that can embrace all communities by bridging the digital divide.
The resolutions also include the Korea-led agenda concerning the Internet of Things (IoT) and the Connect 2020 plan. Their aim is to raise awareness of the IoT and strengthen the role of the ITU in developing IoT-related industries. The Connect 2020 resolution is designed to achieve full gender equality in terms of Internet penetration, and widen its accessibility for persons with disabilities, children and people living in poverty. It also hopes to expand investment in new infrastructure, including landlines and wireless Internet connections.
Participants in the ITU conference pose for a photograph before the closing ceremony.
Participants also passed a resolution to improve global flight tracking for civil aviation. The resolution follows the disappearance and loss of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 in March, which spurred worldwide discussion about global flight tracking and showed the need for coordinated action by the ITU and other relevant organizations.
The next ITU conference will be held in the United Arab Emirates in 2018.
By Limb Jae-un
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos courtesy of ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
jun2@korea.kr
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