ICT events
WRC-23
ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23) was held from 20 November to 15 December 2023. WRC-23 was hosted by the UAE, represented by Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA), and took place at the Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
WRC-23 brought national government authorities and telecommunication regulatory entities, together with representatives of key radiocommunications users and providers, for crucial policy and technical regulatory discussions at the global level.
World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) is usually held every three to four years to review, and, if necessary, revise the Radio Regulations, the international treaty governing the use of the radio-frequency spectrum and the geostationary-satellite and non-geostationary-satellite orbits.
Gitex
Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (Gitex) is an annual event held in Dubai. The event brings participation of companies presenting the latest in ICT technology. The event is complemented with a conference that provides a platform for discussing ICT related topics. Gitex is hugely popular amongst exhibitors and visitors in the region. Regional governments too participate in it.ITU PP-18
International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) 20th Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) was held in Dubai from 29 October to 16 November 2018 and was attended by more than 2,300 participants from 180 countries.
The Plenipotentiary Conference is the highest policy-making body of the ITU. Held every four years, it is the key event at which ITU Member States decide on the future role of the organisation; thereby, determining the organisation’s ability to influence and affect the development of information and communication technologies (ICTs) worldwide. The conference:
- sets the Union’s general policies
- adopts four-year strategic and financial plans
- elects the senior management team of the organisation, the Member States of the Council, and the members of the Radio Regulations Board.
