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Regional Forum for CIS and Europe on Shared Use of Infrastructure as a Tool to Promote Development of Broadband Networks, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, 20-22 May 2014

overview

ITU Regional Forum for CIS and Europe on Shared Use of Infrastructure as a Tool to Promote Development of Broadband Networks, which is organized by the Telecommunication Development Bureau in cooperation with the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of the Republic of Moldova and will be held in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, from 20 to22 May 2014.

This Forum is addressed to representatives of ministries, regulators, research and development organizations, telecommunication operators, universities and other interested stakeholders of the ITU Member States, Sector Members and Associates from the CIS and Europe.

This Forum is aimed at sharing practical experience in in the field of shared use of infrastructure to promote development of broadband networks. In particular, the Forum will cover the issues, such as:

· best practices in creation of enabling environment;
· shared use of infrastructure by different market players;
· broadband access development enabling framework;
· regulatory measures enabling shared use of infrastructure;
· conditions of shared use of infrastructure;
· creation of universal mechanism of shared use of infrastructure

organizers

International Telecommunication Union

Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of the Republic of Moldova

documents and registration

The Forum will be paperless. All the Form materials, including presentations, will be available on the ITU website (link will be communicated to registered participants additionally). The Forum will be conducted in Russian and English with simultaneous interpretation.

Please note that there is no participation fee for this event. However, all expenses related to the travel, accommodation and insurance of participants should be covered by your Administration/Organization.

If you wish to participate in the Forum, you are kindly requested to fill out the Registration Form and send it as indicated in the form by 5 May 2014.

contacts

Should you require any further information or need clarifications please do not hesitate to contact:

Mr. Andrei Untila, Programme Officer, ITU Area Office for the CIS, tel.: +7(495)926-60-70, fax: +7(495)926-60-73, e-mail: andrei.untila@itu.int;

Mr. Jaroslaw Ponder, Coordinator for Europe Region, tel.: +41 22 730 54 67, e-mail eurregion@itu.int and

Mr. Sergiu Voitovschii, Head, Division on International Relations and European Integration, Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of the Republic of Moldova, Tel.:+(37322)25-11-75, email: sergiu.voitovschii@mtic.gov.md