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Programme

Symposium on ICT, Environment and Climate Change
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 21 April 2016​

Contact: cristina.bueti@itu.int​

​08:30 - 10:00Registration
10:30 - 11:00​Opening Remarks
​11:00 - 11:15Opening Speech
​11:15 - 11:45Photo session and Coffee break
11:45 - 13:00​​Session 1: Issues related to EMF and the role of standards and policies in EMF management

The proliferation of radiocommunication stations in urban environments has raised a need to address public concern regarding human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) and possible health effects. This session will act as a platform of discussion on issues related to EMF management. ​

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Questions and Answers
​13:00 - 14:30 ​Lunch 
​14:30 - 15:15 Session 2: Damage prevention and safety

This session will provide a platform to discuss issues related to the protection of telecommunication equipment and installations against damage and malfunction due to electromagnetic disturbances, such as those from lightning. It will also present an overview of the activities carried out by ITU-T Study Group 5.

Moderator: Ahmed Zeddam, Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 5 [Biography]
 
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Questions and Answers
15:15 - 15:30 ​Coffee Break
​15:30 - 16:30Session 3: ​ITU activities in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This session will provide a platform to present ITU's activities in the context of the SDGs.

Moderator: Nasser Al Marzouqui,  Vice-chairman, ITU-T Study Group 5 "Environment and Climate Change" [Biography]

Speaker:Questions and Answers​
16:30 - 17:20
Session 4: Achieving Environmental Sustainability Goals

This session will provide a platform to discuss how to achieve the Goal 12 and Goal 13 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how to achieve the environmental sustainability goals set in the ITU’s Connect 2020 Agenda. 

Moderator: Paolo Gemma, Chairman, Working Party 3, ITU-T Study Group 5 "Environment & Climate Change" [Biography]

Speakers:
Questions and Answers 
17:20​ - 17:30​Closing Remarks 

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