Working Group on Development
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XXI Meeting of COM/CITEL will be held in Washington, DC, USA from December 7 to 9, 2009
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Mandate:
This Working
Group on Development (WGD) will identify specific actions oriented
towards the solution of the digital gap and the universalization of the use
of information and communication technologies (ICTs), that facilitate the
development of a network infrastructure, the access to new services, the
transference of technology and knowledge, especially for developing
countries and taking into consideration primarily the needs of vulnerable
groups and indigenous communities
Terms of Reference:
- Together with the COM/CITEL General
Coordination for the Development of Human Resources, conduct studies that
contribute to the development of human capabilities regarding subjects
assigned to the Working Groups of the PCC.I
- Promote topics related to the
transference of technology, especially for developing countries and foster
the cooperation in telecommunication scientific and technological research,
in order to improve the competitiveness of national economies in the global
market of the telecommunications industry
- To conduct studies to foster the
development of the network infrastructure and access to new services in the
Member States
- To conduct studies on the access to
services by vulnerable groups
- To conduct studies to facilitate the
access to broadband by rural and remote populations
Authorities:
| Chair: |
Mrs. Adriana Riccardi (Uruguay) |
| Vice Chair: |
Mr. Pablo Lopez (Ecuador) |
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Vice Chair: |
Mrs. Joelle Exarhakos Casasnovas (Dominican Republic) |
