3rd CTOs meeting with ITU-T

Twenty ICT industry leaders and the senior management of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) met for the third annual CTO meeting on 25 October 2011 in Geneva and agreed on a set of recommendations to clarify the current ICT standardization landscape, strengthen the role of ICTs in disaster relief and prevention as well as e-health and telemedicine, and address critical new issues in standards work, including mobile access and mobile broadband in developing countries.

The CTOs reaffirmed the key role that standards play as a key driver for innovation and competitiveness and their critical role in promoting economic and social growth. Standards ensure that the ever-growing world of ICT devices, applications and services is seamless, global and affordable.