President to open ITU 12th Annual Global Symposium for Regulators:

ITU symposium attracts over 500

Rasika Somarathna

Event

* To be held from today to October 4

* Theme 'Why Regulate in a Networked Society?'

* TRCSL will host the event

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will open the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) 12th Annual Global Symposium for Regulators in Colombo today.

Organised by the ITU, the specialised agency of the UN for ICT's, the meeting is the pre- eminent global gathering of the ICT regulatory and policy-making community.

The event to be held from today to October 4 under the theme 'Why Regulate in a Networked Society?' will provide a unique platform to debate a host of topics in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) for more than 500 participants from around 150 countries, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) Director General Anusha Palpita said.

Topics such as net neutrality, innovative spectrum policies to support the booming demand for wireless services, cloud computing and data privacy, and broadband implementation strategies for less developed markets will be discussed at the forum.

TRCSL will host the event. It will be chaired by TRCSL chairman Lalith Weeratunga.

The guests at the forum include leaders from the regulatory community, industry bodies and the private sector, including ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun Touré, ITU Deputy Secretary-General Houlin Zhao, ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau Director Brahima Sanou and ITU’s Radiocommunication Bureau Director François Rancy.