The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth
Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), Professor Tim Unwin, has predicted that
access to the Internet will top agenda for the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), reports DigitalSENSE
Business News.
Professor Unwin, DigitalSENSE Business
News gathered, made his prediction at the just ended inaugural Commonwealth Broadband Forum 2014
held between 18 and 20 November in Nairobi, Kenya.
He told DigitalSENSE Business
News the importance of broadband and stressed how all should work collectively
to ensure that the poorest and most-marginalised groups are not excluded, but
able to grasp the opportunities provided by new technologies.
“Broadband connectivity should not only be used for economic growth but should also be used as a driver for social justice and effective governance,” Prof. Unwin declared to DigitalSENSE Business News in a press statement made available to correspondent by Marcel Belingue.
DigitalSENSE Business News recalls that over 130 delegates from Commonwealth countries took part in the event, hosted by the Communications Authority of Kenya.
“Broadband connectivity should not only be used for economic growth but should also be used as a driver for social justice and effective governance,” Prof. Unwin declared to DigitalSENSE Business News in a press statement made available to correspondent by Marcel Belingue.
DigitalSENSE Business News recalls that over 130 delegates from Commonwealth countries took part in the event, hosted by the Communications Authority of Kenya.
Over three days, DigitalSENSE Business News also gathered, participants examined several aspects of broadband, including the future of broadband and mobile technologies across the Commonwealth and beyond, and the impact that these technologies will have in driving innovation and growth.
Some of the session-focused discussions, DigitalSENSE Business News gathred from 2014 theme "Broadband for Accelerated Growth” comprised the Mobile broadband technologies: 4G and LTE; Broadband access and infrastructure aiding development; Cloud computing for emerging markets; Broadband applications and value-added services; Inclusion and innovation beyond broadband: The rise of tech cities, Financing broadband in Africa; and Strengthening broadband public-private partnerships to accelerate investment projects.
@Chuks Egbuna +Remmy Nweke +Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
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