Bahrain
on Tuesday welcomed over 650 high-level international delegates to the Global
Symposium for Regulators (GSR) from the world’s information and communication technology
(ICT) regulatory authorities, who will spend the week debating the
opportunities and challenges of tomorrow’s increasingly interconnected digital
environment, reports ITRealms.
The Global
Symposium for Regulators (GSR) is an International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) event aim at stimulating debate, knowledge
sharing and exchange of best practice among regulators, industry leaders,
government policy analysts and other key ICT stakeholders.
ITRealms gathered that GSR is hosted by
the Government of Bahrain under the patronage of Prime Minister HRH Prince
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the event is taking place at the Gulf Hotel
Bahrain from 3-5 June.
Discussions,
ITRealms also notes will focus around
‘Capitalizing on the Potential of the Digital World’, and feature key topics
including Big Data; consumer empowerment; strategies to stimulate ICT market
competition and meet growing demand for network capacity; emerging digital
business models such as OTT and cloud services; and innovative radio spectrum
management trends.
The
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of Bahrain is partnering with ITU
to host the symposium, which is officially chaired by TRA Chairman Dr Mohammed
Ahmed Alamer.
The
event which opening with distinguished guests, including HH Sheikh Ali bin
Khalifa Al Khalifa, Deputy Premier of Bahrain, H.E.
Sheikh Fawaz bin Mohamed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of State for
Telecommunications Affairs, and ITU Secretary-General, Dr
Hamadoun I. Touré in attendance.
In
his address to GSR-14 delegates, Dr Touré said the digital ecosystem has
re-drawn the business boundaries and paved the way for a wealth of fresh and
innovative ideas.
“In this new business landscape, how can we ensure that both
consumers and businesses benefit from the opportunities of living in a digital
society? How can we respond to their need for a secure, reliable and
trustworthy ecosystem, while fostering a positive investment climate that will
ensure we can finance tomorrow’s infrastructure rollout?” he asked.
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