Telecommunications in Burkina Faso include radio,television,fixed and mobile telephones,and the Internet.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies. It was established on 17 May 1865 as the International Telegraph Union,significantly predating the UN and making it the oldest UN agency. Doreen Bogdan-Martin is the Secretary-General of ITU,the first woman to serve as its head.
Telecommunications in Tunisia includes telephones,radio,television,and the Internet. The Ministry of Communication Technologies,a cabinet-level governmental agency,is in charge of organizing the sector.
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was a two-phase United Nations-sponsored summit on information,communication and,in broad terms,the information society that took place in 2003 in Geneva and in 2005 in Tunis. WSIS Forums have taken place periodically since then. One of the Summit's chief aims is to bridge the global digital divide separating rich countries from poor countries by increasing internet accessibility in the developing world. The conferences established 17 May as World Information Society Day.
The global digital divide describes global disparities,primarily between developed and developing countries,in regards to access to computing and information resources such as the Internet and the opportunities derived from such access.
The United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force was a multi-stakeholder initiative associated with the United Nations which is "intended to lend a truly global dimension to the multitude of efforts to bridge the global digital divide,foster digital opportunity and thus firmly put ICT at the service of development for all".
Technology governance means the governance,i.e.,the steering between the different sectors—state,business,and NGOs—of the development of technology. It is the idea of governance within technology and its use,as well as the practices behind them. The concept is based on the notion of innovation and of techno-economic paradigm shifts according to the theories by scholars such as Joseph A. Schumpeter,Christopher Freeman,and Carlota Perez.
Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of telecommunications and computers,as well as necessary enterprise software,middleware,storage and audiovisual,that enable users to access,store,transmit,understand and manipulate information.
The World Summit Awards (WSA) rewards Information and Communications Technologies projects that have a positive impact on society at the local level. The award was initiated in 2003,within the framework of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society. After the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 56/183. The awards are open to companies,organizations,or individuals from any of the UN and the UNESCO Member States. They are divided into 8 different categories. The world summit awards are managed by the International Center for New Media (ICNM),a non-profit organization based in Salzburg,Austria. ICNM was founded by Peter A. Bruck,in 2002.
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a multistakeholder governance group for policy dialogue on issues of Internet governance. It brings together all stakeholders in the Internet governance debate,whether they represent governments,the private sector or civil society,including the technical and academic community,on an equal basis and through an open and inclusive process. The establishment of the IGF was formally announced by the United Nations Secretary-General in July 2006. It was first convened in October–November 2006 and has held an annual meeting since then.
Spectrum management is the process of regulating the use of radio frequencies to promote efficient use and gain a net social benefit. The term radio spectrum typically refers to the full frequency range from 1 Hz to 3000 GHz that may be used for wireless communication. Increasing demand for services such as mobile telephones and many others has required changes in the philosophy of spectrum management. Demand for wireless broadband has soared due to technological innovation,such as 3G and 4G mobile services,and the rapid expansion of wireless internet services.
Mobile broadband is the marketing term for wireless Internet access via mobile networks. Access to the network can be made through a portable modem,wireless modem,or a tablet/smartphone or other mobile device. The first wireless Internet access became available in 1991 as part of the second generation (2G) of mobile phone technology. Higher speeds became available in 2001 and 2006 as part of the third (3G) and fourth (4G) generations. In 2011,90% of the world's population lived in areas with 2G coverage,while 45% lived in areas with 2G and 3G coverage. Mobile broadband uses the spectrum of 225 MHz to 3700 MHz.
Diego Molano Vega is former Minister of Information Technologies and Communications of Colombia. He was appointed as minister by President Juan Manuel Santos since 2010.
ITU Telecom is part of the ITU,the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies –ICTs. ITU Telecom organizes the global ITU Telecom World event,the platform for innovation showcasing,high-level debate,knowledge sharing and networking for the governments,industry leaders,small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and regulators that form part of the world's ICT community. The first ITU Telecom event was held in 1971. Since its fortieth anniversary in 2011,ITU Telecom World has been held on an annual basis in a different location worldwide. 2020's event will be ITU Digital World,taking place online from 20–22 October. ITU Digital World 2021 will be back in its usual form in Ha Noi Viet Nam in October 2021.
The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development was established in May 2010 as a joint initiative by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote Internet access,in particular,broadband networks in order to help achieve United Nations development goals,such as the Millennium Development Goals. The Commission was renamed the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development,following the adoption of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals in September 2015.
Infocommunications is the natural expansion of telecommunications with information processing and content handling functions including all types of electronic communications on a common digital technology base,mainly through Internet technology.
Anusha Rahman Ahmad Khan is a Pakistani politician who served as Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication,in Abbasi cabinet from April 2018 to May 2018. Previously she served as the Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication of Pakistan from June 2013 to July 2017 in the third Sharif ministry and again from August 2017 to April 2018 in the Abbasi ministry. She had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to May 2018 representing the Pakistan Muslim League (N). In the 2024 Pakistani Senate election,Anusha emerged victorious in the senate seats reserved for women.
The Smart Africa Alliance is a partnership among African countries adhering to the Smart Africa Manifesto. Its goal is to accelerate sustainable socioeconomic development on the African continent through usage of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) and through better access to broadband services. Other Partners of the Smart Africa Alliance include the African Union,the ITU,World Bank,the African Development Bank,the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa,the GSMA,ICANN and companies. The Smart Africa Alliance board is chaired by President Paul Kagame and the secretariat is led by director general Lacina Konésince March 2019.
Anja Kaspersen is a director for Global Markets Development,New Frontiers and Emerging Spaces at IEEE,the world's largest technical professional organisation. Kaspersen is also a senior fellow at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs where she co-directs the Artificial Intelligence Equality Initiative with Wendell Wallach. With scholars and thinkers in the field of technology governance,supported by Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs and IEEE,Kaspersen and Wallach provided a Proposal for International governance of AI.
The Global Standards Symposium (GSS) is a statutory meeting that precedes the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly. GSS provides a high-level forum for discussion and coordination open to all. The GSS was created by the ITU's treaty-making conference,the Plenipotentiary Conference 2006 in Antalya,Turkey with Resolution 122.
