ITU pushes ICTs to be recognized in Copenhagen Agreement

ITU has declared its intention to press for the importance of information and communications technologies (ICTs) as a cross-sectoral tool to combat climate change to be recognized in the upcoming Copenhagen Agreement.

The announcement was made during the first ever Virtual International Symposium on ICTs and Climate Change. ITU, together with the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), successfully hosted the symposium which heralds a new and green era of international events, offering many of the benefits of physical participation without the environmental costs. Over 500 people participated from around fifty countries, with speakers and moderators from China, India, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, the US, and Vietnam.