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Outlook for 2013 A busy year ahead Dr Hamadoun I. Touré, ITU Secretary‑Generale

ITU got off to a dynamic start in 2013, which promises to be just as busy and exciting as last year. Looking ahead, we will build on the extensive work done in 2012, which culminated in the World Conference on International Telecommunications, WCIT‑12, held in Dubai from 3 to 14 December. At WCIT‑12 we saw a new divide opening up between members. This is not a divide about issues within ITU, however, and we are therefore confident that in…

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ITU releases latest global technology development figures

27 February, 2013 – New figures released today by ITU confirm strong sustained demand for information and communication technology (ICT) services, with uptake spurred by a steady fall in the price of broadband Internet. ITU’s The World in 2013: ICT Facts and Figures report predicts that there will soon be as many mobile-cellular subscriptions as people inhabiting the planet, with the figure set to nudge past the seven billion mark early in 2014. More than half of all mobile…

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