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ITUSecGen

  1. The ITU's ICT Discovery (bit.ly/JHo1TJ ) officially opened yesterday evening; open to the public from Friday: bit.ly/JHnNvY
  2. At #WSIS, ITU SG says we need to act fast to ensure cyberpeace at national, regional and international levels: bit.ly/KYgVZx
  3. Proactive approach by all stakeholders makes this year's #WSIS Forum the most exciting and ambitious to date: bit.ly/ITB2Ho
  4. ITU SG #WSIS / UNGIS speech - ICTs are vital in pursuing the UN mission and in helping to deliver peace and security: bit.ly/IQvNcU
  5. The 2012 #WSIS Forum gets underway with SG's remarks at the Opening Ceremony - keeping ICTs at the top of the agenda: bit.ly/KEEKrL
  6. ITU SG Hamadoun Touré addresses Broadband and Universal Service Fund issues in Pakistan today: bit.ly/ILyKKn
  7. Affordability key to success in getting ICTs to all - look at India's example says ITU SG @ India Telecom Awards today: bit.ly/JbjEjQ
  8. See ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré's video message for World Telecommunication & Information Society Day: bit.ly/JeCUvF
  9. To lay groundwork for constructive, substantive debate @ #WCIT12, we have to move beyond rhetoric & fear of unknown: bit.ly/IlsHfs
  10. Massive infrastructure investments will help bring the Internet to billions in the developing world - SG msg in Canada: bit.ly/IlsHfs
  11. Idea that ITU/UN is trying to take over the internet is simply ridiculous! ITUSecGen msg to Canada wireless industry: bit.ly/IlsHfs
  12. Now is the time to build on the global momentum, and go out and be ambassadors for #GirlsinICT - Tech Needs Girls! - bit.ly/K1qeM9
  13. ITU SG at #GirlsinICT day: Are ICT careers ‘too hard for girls’? Of course not! Are ICT careers ‘boring’? No way! - bit.ly/IsfDI3
  14. A huge privilege to meet Joanne O'Riordan today - one of the key panelists in tomorrow's Girls & ICT Day event: bit.ly/JOGFeF -HT
  15. We need the power of ICTs to improve the delivery of health services around the world - see Dr Touré's speech in NY: bit.ly/IIsqVB
  16. See Dr Touré's keynote speech at Global #INET in Geneva - the Internet today: itu.int/en/osg/speeche…
  17. ICTs essential in an inclusive & innovative services sector - see speech delivered on behalf of ITU Sec Gen in Doha: bit.ly/HY3RlC
  18. What’s holding young women back from studying technology? ITU High-Level Debate on Girls in ICTs, NY, 26 April: bit.ly/I6Ixtv
  19. ITU SG Hamadoun Touré keeping ICTs high on the Rio+20 agenda @ South-South News' High-Level Meeting in Hong Kong today: bit.ly/HK6JHN