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    ITU highlights programmes for 2020 Virtual Digital World

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    The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies has highlighted some programmes for its 2020 Virtual Digital World, with special focus on ‘Building the digital world. Together.’

    The 2020 Digital World  is going to be a three-day programme of virtual exhibitions and debates at the very highest level, taking place from 20 to 22 October 2020. This influential global event will bring together government and industry leaders, including the Prime Minister of Viet Nam, H.E Nguyen Xuan Phuc, to explore the critical role of digital technologies and public-private sector collaboration in the COVID-19 era.

    The programmes for the event as highlighted by ITU include:

    Ministerial Roundtables:

    The Prime Minister of Viet Nam along with ministers from around the world, regulators and top-level representatives from key industry players will debate on the ‘Role of digital technologies during and after the COVID-19 pandemic’. The debate will explore the importance of digital connectivity in national strategies for economic recovery. Key discussion areas include the policy changes that have or are being pursued as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; if and how national digital strategies need to be adapted going forward as a result of the pandemic; how the pandemic has transformed regulatory priorities or business opportunities; and company priorities to help accelerate economic recovery.

    Forum sessions:

    Convening industry experts from across the digital ecosystem, forum webinars will focus on the policies, technologies and trends driving the digital economy in sessions on Bridging the broadband gap: stimulating public and private sectors to connect the unconnected; Entering the 5G era: demand, deployment, and disquiet; and Cybersecurity and privacy solutions: safeguarding our digital world.

    Expert insights:

    Ministerial Roundtable and Forum webinar sessions will feature top name speakers from across governments and industries including: H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister, Viet Nam; Iyad Al Khatib, Minister, Ministry of communication and technology, Syria; Isa Ali Ibrahim, Minister, Ministry of Communications & Digital Economy, Nigeria; Mercedes Aramendia, President, Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Comunicaciones (URSEC), Uruguay; Jay Carney, Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs, Amazon Web Services; Patricia Cooper, Vice President, Satellite Government Affairs SpaceX; Julie Garcia Welch, Vice President, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Asia Pacific, Qualcomm; Eugene Kaspersky, CEO, Kaspersky Lab; Nguyen Manh Hung, Minister, Ministry of Information and Communications, Viet Nam; Paola Vega Castillo, Minister, Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones, Costa Rica; Chris Wellise, Chief Sustainability Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Wojciech Wiewiórowski, European Data Protection Supervisor and more…

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