Background
The 4th Global Industry Leaders Forum took place on Tuesday,
20 September 2011 at the Cultural Metropolitan Convention Centre in Armenia
City, Colombia. The Forum was held back to back with the
Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR), from 21-23 September 2011, at the
same venue.
The Forum and the GSR were organized by the Telecommunication Development
Bureau of the ITU in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and
Communication Technologies and the Communications Regulatory Commission (CRC) of
Colombia. The Forum was chaired by Mr. Orlando Ayala, Corporate
Vice-President, Chairman Emerging Markets, Chief Advisor to the COO, Microsoft.
Chairman's report
Download the Chairman's Report (pdf)
Objective
The Forum is an annual event which provides a neutral platform for ITU-D
Sector Members to share their views with policy makers and regulators on major
issues facing the ICT sector, with a particular emphasis on reducing barriers to
ICT investment in developing and least developed countries.
Programme
The Programme of the Forum has been designed to complement and reinforce
that of the
11th
Global Symposium for Regulators. The shared overall theme of this year’s events is
“Smart
Regulation for a Broadband World.”
This year’s Forum Programme has been organized around
three main
thematic sessions: 1) Taxation; 2) Innovation and Entrepreneurship - New
Applications and Services Driving Future Growth; and, 3) Impact of Social Media
on the Regulatory Environment. The format will favor interactive debates and panel
discussions rather than formal presentations.
Thanks to Sponsors
The following entities are sponsors
of the host country:
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For more information about GILF-11, please
email us.
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