Opening of the World Information and Communications Summit 2010
On May 25, 2010, The Korean Communications Commission (KCC) opened the 'World Information and Communications Summit 2010' and the 'World IT Show.' The two events were opened as a means of strengthening global cooperation in the broadcast communications industry. This year, the World Information and Communications Summit was held under the theme of 'Expanding Digital Economy and Culture,' as a means to discuss the role of the broadcast communications industry in a global economic crisis. This year, nine countries attended the summit, including Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Ecuador, Iran, Ghana and Rwanda.
The World Information and Communications Summit is an effective way of sharing the visions and promises for cooperation for each attending country, in an effort to come to an agreement on a bright future society in the field of ICT. The summit was held under the name of 'World ICT Summit' in 2005, 2006, 'IT Ministerial Conference' in 2007 and the 'World Information and Communications Summit' since 2008.
History: World Information and Communications Summit 2009
When the summit was held on June 17, 2009, there were discussions concerning the future of the broadcast communications industry in an era of broadcast communications fusion. This was the first opportunity for local broadcast communications industries to make a debut into the global market. In addition, the summit benefited from its synergy effect with the World IT Show being opened jointly. The summit held last year was attended by the ministers of 15 nations including Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Poland, Paraguay and Saudi Arabia. The summit was able to be used as a means of economic diplomacy through the exhibition of IT instruments and thus advertise green growth. By hosting eight bilateral talks, Korea was able to introduce the excellence of its ITC technology and service to other countries, thus preparing a firm base for international cooperation. And finally, the summit was able to prepare a firm and wide base for the international debut of Wibro, DMB, IPTV and other broadcast communications fusion industries.
Year 2010
This year, the summit opened with the introduction of current issues, addressed by Chairman Choi Si-joong of the KCC. An important issue addressed by the Chairman was the privacy protection policies to be issued in response to an era of no boundaries through the ICT medium.
The World Information and Communications Summit was held jointly with the World IT Show 2010. The event, that is to be held until the 28, presented approximately 500 exhibits of the newest technology and services as a means to show the promising future advancements of the broadcast communications industry. The exhibitions of the new Korean Digital Culture and broadcast communications technology and service helped provide the opportunity for economic diplomacy.
The KCC announced that it has hopes to strengthen the cooperation between the participating nations in the broadcast communications industry through the sharing of future visions. In addition, the KCC also announced that it expects to expand the international debut of the five main broadcast communications items which include broadband, WiBro, T-DMB, IPTV and broadcasting contents through raising awareness and understanding of the Korean digital economy and culture.
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