Mongolia’s ICT delegates attend international conference

Head of the Communications and Information Technology Authority B.Chinbat and CEO of the Communication Regulatory Commission G.Chinzorig are participating in the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s) 20th Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18), which is being held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from October 29 to November 16.

The conference is the highest policy-making body of the ITU, which is held every four years, and it is also the key event at which ITU member states decide on the future role of the organization, thereby determining the organization’s ability to influence and affect the development of information and communication technologies (ICTs) worldwide.

The international conference is taking place under a global call for the world to “act as one” to connect the world’s nearly four billion people who remain unconnected to the internet.

During the conference, delegates set the union’s general policies; adopts four-year strategic and financial plans; and elects the senior management team of the organization, the member states of the council, and the members of the radio regulations board.

ITU is unique in the United Nations family in bringing together 193 member states, over 700 private sector companies and more than 150 academic institutions. It plays an integral role in enabling the development and implementation of ICTs worldwide by coordinating the shared global use of the radiofrequency spectrum; promoting international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits; working to improve communication infrastructure and digital skills everywhere; and establishing worldwide standards that foster seamless interconnection of a vast range of communication systems.

“Holding the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in the UAE is a testament from the ITU and the international telecommunications community to the UAE’s achievements in the field of rational use of telecommunications technology for the benefit of humanity, state building, as well as the economy and civilization,” said Chairman of the Board of Directors of the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Talal Humaid Belhoul, on behalf of the Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

More than 2,500 participants are expected to attend PP-18, including heads of government, ministers and other delegates from most of ITU’s 193 member states including Mongolia, as well as representatives from private companies, academic institutions and national, regional and international bodies.