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UN agency reports phenomenal mobile telephone expansion in developing world

23 June 2010
Nearly two billion additional mobile telephone connections were recorded across the world between 2006 and last year, the vast majority of them in developing countries, the United Nations Telecommunications Union (ITU) said in figures released today, which also show that fixed telephone lines in decline.

UN rolls out action plan to expand global broadband access

4 June 2010
The United Nations telecommunications agency’s quadrennial development conference wrapped up today with participants adopting a plan of action to promote the global development of information and communication technology (ICT) networks and services.

Member States and companies step up to spread broadband to schools – UN

26 May 2010
Member States and private sector giants, including Microsoft, have pledged to help expand broadband’s reach to schools worldwide, with the United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) urging others to join the cause.

UN urges improved access to information technology in hospitals, schools

25 May 2010
Health institutions and schools in developing countries continue to have limited access to information and communications technology (ICT), the United Nations telecommunication said in a report issued today, calling for greater efforts to improve access to high-speed Internet services.

Ban urges greater use of digital technology to improve living conditions

17 May 2010
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the world to harness the power of telecommunications and information technologies to improve life-saving services, promote sustainable development and foster international peace.

Most countries now have national information technology strategies – UN

11 May 2010
The lead United Nations agency on information and communication technology (ICT) issues today reported that more than 80 per cent of countries have met the global target of creating national e-strategies by this year.

Communications prices falling worldwide, UN reports

23 February 2010
Prices for information and communication technology (ICT) services are falling worldwide, and services continue to grow, propelled by mobile cellular use, but broadband Internet remains outside the reach of many in poor countries, the United Nations telecoms agency said today.

Robust demand for mobile phone services will continue, UN agency predicts

15 February 2010
Global demand for mobile telephones remains strong, despite the economic crisis, with the number of individual mobile cellular subscriptions likely to top 5 billion this year, the head of the United Nations telecoms agency said today.
ITU Director of Telecommunication Development Bureau Sami Al Basheer Al Morshid

Information and communication technology experts gather at UN event in Beirut

9 November 2009
More than 750 policymakers from the world of information and communication technology (ICT) are meeting in Beirut at an event co-hosted by the United Nations telecom agency where they can share experiences and forge common approaches to navigating today’s complex ICT markets.
ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré

UN agency to set up museum of information and communication technology

8 November 2009
The United Nations telecommunications agency announced today that it has signed an agreement with the United Arab Emirates to build a new museum that will focus on the impact of information communications technology (ICT) on people's lives.