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2016 Americas Regional Development Forum (RDF)

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The 2016 ITU week in the Americas, organized by the ITU in collaboration with the National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) of Brazil, will be held in the Centro de Eventos e Convenções Brasil 21, in Brasilia, from 13-17 June. Besides the ITU Regional Development Forum for the Americas Region, it will comprise the following events:

The ITU Regional Economic and Financial Forum of Telecommunications/ICTs for Latin America and the Caribbean - 13 to 14 June 2016;
The Regional Meeting of the Study Group 2 for Americas (SG2RG-AMR) - 14 June 2016 (afternoon); and,
The Regional Meeting of the Study Group 3 Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (SG3RG-LAC) - 16 to 17 June, 2016.

ABOUT

The ITU Regional Development Forum for the Americas Region (RDF)–, will be held in Centro de Eventos e Convenções Brasil 21 in Brasilia, Brazil, on 15 June 2016.

This activity is organized by the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), in collaboration with the National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) of Brazil.

In the same week, will be held the ITU Regional Economic and Financial Forum of Telecommunications/ICTs, and the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau will organize the Regional Meeting of the Study Group 2 for Americas (SG2RG-AMR) and the Regional Meeting of the Study Group 3 Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (SG3RG-LAC),

PURPOSE

The Regional Development Forums (RDF) provide an opportunity for high‐dialogue between ITU/BDT and decisionmakers of ITU Member States and Sector Members. They serve as a platform for assessing strategic orientations that may have an impact on BDTs regional work plan in between World Telecommunication Development Conferences (WTDCs). In this context, these Forums will report on the activities of the Dubai Action Plan, with particular emphasis on regional initiatives in order to get feedback from Membership to adjust BDTs work in each region of the world. The Regional Development Forum for the Americas will discuss in detail the five regional initiatives approved by WTDC14, providing Members with an opportunity to exchange experiences and best practices in the implementation of these initiatives in the framework of the ITU Strategic Plan for 2016‐2019.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

ITU Member States; ITU-D Sector Members, Associates and Academia; Regional organizations in the Americas region; National Regulatory Authorities of ITU Member States.