Regulators Global Symposium to debate wireless, broadband, data sharing

ITU’s Annual Global Symposium for Regulators, will provide a unique forum to debate a host of topics in the field of information and communication technology (ICT), including net neutrality, innovative spectrum policies to support the booming demand for wireless services, cloud computing and data privacy, and broadband implementation strategies for less developed markets.

Organized by the International Telecommunication Union, the specialized agency of the United Nations for ICTs, the meeting is the pre-eminent global gathering of the ICT regulatory and policy-making community. Its purpose is to foster productive cross-stakeholder dialogue between regulators, policy makers and industry leaders.

The event is being hosted by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL), under the patronage of Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa. The meeting will be chaired by TRCSL Chairman Lalith Weeratunga and will take place in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 2-4 October, 2012.

The theme for the global symposium is ‘Why Regulate in a Networked Society?’ The event will be officially inaugurated by Sri Lankan president Rajapaksa on 2nd October. High-level guests include leaders from the regulatory community, industry bodies and the private sector, including ITU secretary-general Dr Hamadoun Touré, ITU deputy secretary-general Houlin Zhao, director of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau Brahima Sanou, and director of ITU’s Radiocommunication Bureau, François Rancy.