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Fri, 06/03/2011 - 14:44
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Azerbaijan, France to discuss ICT cooperation opportunities
Baku, June 3 (AzerTAC). Azeri Minister of Communications and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov will attend the third meeting of Broadband Commission for Digital Development in a bid to discuss cooperation opportunities in high technologies between Azerbaijan and France.
Paris will also host an Azerbaijan-France ICT Business Forum on June 7. The Azeri Minister is expected to meet with French Minister of Industry, Energy and Digital Economy Eric Besson on the sidelines of the forum. The sides will discuss cooperation opportunities in high-technology sphere between two countries` private sectors.
Abbasov is scheduled to meet with president of “Arianespace” company, Jean-Yves Le Gall as well. The parties will discuss the launch of Azerbaijan's first communication satellite.
The Broadband Commission for Digital Development was established in May, 2010 as a joint initiative by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Its stated purpose is to promote the deployment of high-speed, high-capacity broadband connections to the Internet as an essential part of modern infrastructure, with considerable economic and social benefits in countries at every stage of development.
In particular, the Broadband Commission states that broadband networks are uniquely powerful tools for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which were announced by the United Nations in 2000 and have a target date of 2015. The Broadband Commission believes that progress towards the MDGs can be significantly accelerated by using broadband networks to improve the delivery of services across a huge range of social and business sectors.
Paris will also host an Azerbaijan-France ICT Business Forum on June 7. The Azeri Minister is expected to meet with French Minister of Industry, Energy and Digital Economy Eric Besson on the sidelines of the forum. The sides will discuss cooperation opportunities in high-technology sphere between two countries` private sectors.
Abbasov is scheduled to meet with president of “Arianespace” company, Jean-Yves Le Gall as well. The parties will discuss the launch of Azerbaijan's first communication satellite.
The Broadband Commission for Digital Development was established in May, 2010 as a joint initiative by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Its stated purpose is to promote the deployment of high-speed, high-capacity broadband connections to the Internet as an essential part of modern infrastructure, with considerable economic and social benefits in countries at every stage of development.
In particular, the Broadband Commission states that broadband networks are uniquely powerful tools for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which were announced by the United Nations in 2000 and have a target date of 2015. The Broadband Commission believes that progress towards the MDGs can be significantly accelerated by using broadband networks to improve the delivery of services across a huge range of social and business sectors.
