Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2012-04-18

Hosting of Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-12) & Global Industry Leaders Forum (GILF) of the International Telecommunication Union - from 03rd to 05th October 2012

- the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the UN Specialized Agency responsible for telecommunication / information and communication technology and its membership comprises of 193 governments and over 700 private companies. Sri Lanka has been elected unanimously to the chairmanship of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization at the 50th Council Meeting in 2010 and has been re-elected until 2012. The Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) is a high level global event to share and exchange information among National Regulatory Authorities from both developed and developing countries. About 500 participants from 192 Member States including Telecom Ministers are expected to attend this event. The Global Industry Leaders Forum which runs parallel to GSR, is an event of the Telecommunication Development Sector bringing together Chief Executives from the ICT Industry. The proposal made by H.E. the President to host the above events and to proceed with matters connected thereto, was approved by the Cabinet.