As we all know, the United Nations are an international organisation whose stated aims are 'organising cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights and the achievement of world peace'.
And it seems that they now have their eyes set on the ICT and telecommunications sector, with the intent of introducing much more stringent guidelines in order to keep pace with the ever changing face of internet and computer based technology and communications.
The ITU has a wide array of responsibilities and performs all manner of tasks, from working to improve the conditions for telecoms accessibility in under-privileged communities through to allocating global satellite orbits and radio spectrum.
Although ITU regulations do not carry the weight of the law, per se, they set out detailed regulation suggestions and requirements for all national level regulatory authorities, and address a wide range of topics including standardisation and economic and technical issues.
At the forthcoming conference - which will take place in Dubai later this year - a significant treaty made in 1988 known as the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) will be renegotiated.
As well as the ITRs playing a pivotal part in arranging and setting in place the necessary framework detailing international telecommunication transport and services, it also established the guidelines which have provided the foundation for mutual and private agreements between both countries and no-governmental organisations.
An overhaul of the ITRs has long been on the cards, and although any alterations made will not become law, it is widely acknowledged that any decisions made at the conference will play a big part in the way internet and telecommunications are regulated internationally over the coming years.
So as to whether or not the changes (which seem inevitable) will have any long lasting or far reaching implications it remains to be seen. But one thing that is for sure is that a review of the regulations is long overdue, and whatever changes are made, it is certain that the ICT and telecommunications industries will continue to grow at an alarming rate for many years to come, guaranteeing that another review will never be far away.
And it seems that they now have their eyes set on the ICT and telecommunications sector, with the intent of introducing much more stringent guidelines in order to keep pace with the ever changing face of internet and computer based technology and communications.
The ITU has a wide array of responsibilities and performs all manner of tasks, from working to improve the conditions for telecoms accessibility in under-privileged communities through to allocating global satellite orbits and radio spectrum.
Although ITU regulations do not carry the weight of the law, per se, they set out detailed regulation suggestions and requirements for all national level regulatory authorities, and address a wide range of topics including standardisation and economic and technical issues.
At the forthcoming conference - which will take place in Dubai later this year - a significant treaty made in 1988 known as the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) will be renegotiated.
As well as the ITRs playing a pivotal part in arranging and setting in place the necessary framework detailing international telecommunication transport and services, it also established the guidelines which have provided the foundation for mutual and private agreements between both countries and no-governmental organisations.
An overhaul of the ITRs has long been on the cards, and although any alterations made will not become law, it is widely acknowledged that any decisions made at the conference will play a big part in the way internet and telecommunications are regulated internationally over the coming years.
So as to whether or not the changes (which seem inevitable) will have any long lasting or far reaching implications it remains to be seen. But one thing that is for sure is that a review of the regulations is long overdue, and whatever changes are made, it is certain that the ICT and telecommunications industries will continue to grow at an alarming rate for many years to come, guaranteeing that another review will never be far away.
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