BUSAN, KOREA - ITU’s 19th ITU Plenipotentiary Conference opened its doors to over 3,000 delegates and almost 600 local and international media today in one of the world’s most wired cities, with Host Country the Republic of Korea promising the most high-tech conference facilities ever offered at a UN treaty-making event.
Hosted by Korea’s Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP), the event takes place at Busan’s BEXCO exhibition and conference centre from 20 October - 7 November. The Republic of Korea is widely recognized as the world’s most connected country,topping ITU’s ICT Development Index for the past four consecutive years.
ITU’s Plenipotentiary – so-called because of the full international treaty-making power accorded the heads of participating government delegations – is the world’s largest meeting of international policy makers from the information and communication (ICT) sector.
Known informally as PP-14, this year’s conference welcomes participants from some 175 ITU Member States, Sector Members and observer organizations, including over 104 Ministers, 35 Deputy Ministers, and 67 ambassadors.
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By Kim Yu-na(yuna@koreaittimes.com)
