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Ideas sought for international telecom union’s conference

The second Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunication (APT) Preparatory Group for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 (APT PP18-2) kicked off in Hanoi on January 30.​
Ideas sought for international telecom union’s conference ảnh 1The second Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunication (APT) Preparatory Group for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 (APT PP18-2) kicked off in Hanoi on January 30 (www.mic.gov.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – The second Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunication(APT) Preparatory Group for the InternationalTelecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference 2018(APT PP18-2)kicked off in Hanoi on January 30.

Jointly held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Information andCommunications and the APT Union, the three-day event is attended byrepresentatives from 18 members of the ITU, regional and international organisations,and telecom enterprises.

Participants are discussing issues such as public policies on the internet, cybersecurity, objectives for sustainable social development to 2030.

In his opening remarks, Deputy Minister of Information andCommunications Phan Tam thanked the APT for its support in training and humanresources development, policy-making, exchange of experts, and telecommunicationsand IT projects in Vietnam.

He hoped the efficiency of the APT’s activities will be improvedin the coming time, thus raising its important role as a leading telecomorganisation in the region.  

The APT PP18-2is scheduled to take place from October 29 to November 16, 2018 in Dubai, theUnited Arab Emirates (UAE), focusing on policy-making and future strategicplans of the ITU. It will also discuss orientations related to human resourcesand elect a new executive board of the ITU for the 2019-2022 term.

The outcomes of the conference will bring practical intereststo its members and those in the region.

Vietnam is always an active member in the ITU and the APT, remarkablycontributing to activities of the telecom organisations.
The APT was founded in 1979 inBangkok on the joint initiatives of the United Nations Economic and SocialCommission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the ITU.

Through its various programmes andactivities, the APT has made significant contributions to the development andgrowth in the ICT sector in the region.-VNA

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