Pakistan is on an extensive shuttle diplomacy. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attended the Commonwealth moot in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo on November 15-17. Later, on the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, he paid an official visit to Thailand on November 17-19. The other purpose of the visit was to attend the Connect Asia-Pacific Summit (CAPS) in Bangkok on November 18 where he made the key-note address.
The conference was being jointly organized by the Thai Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in close partnership with the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT), Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD), World Health Organization (WHO), the UN system, and other stakeholders. This was the fifth in a series of regional Summits.
By bringing together the key global and regional players in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector, the Connect Asia-Pacific Summit, inter alia, sought to provide a platform for mobilizing human, financial, and technical resources needed to support sustainable ICT growth, which is widely recognized as the key engine and enabler for future economic prosperity and sustainable development.
The ICT will in return contribute to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and beyond. The Summit addressed the need for robust infrastructure to improve access to ICTs and discuss the critical role of digitization and broadband in socio-economic development.
The ICT tends to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary education, and promote gender equality and empowerment of women. It also aims to reduce child mortality, combat malaria, HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Ensuring environmental sustainability, public safety, and development of global partnerships for sustainable development are other goals of the ICT.
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The conference was being jointly organized by the Thai Ministry of Information and Communication Technology and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in close partnership with the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT), Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD), World Health Organization (WHO), the UN system, and other stakeholders. This was the fifth in a series of regional Summits.
By bringing together the key global and regional players in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector, the Connect Asia-Pacific Summit, inter alia, sought to provide a platform for mobilizing human, financial, and technical resources needed to support sustainable ICT growth, which is widely recognized as the key engine and enabler for future economic prosperity and sustainable development.
The ICT will in return contribute to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and beyond. The Summit addressed the need for robust infrastructure to improve access to ICTs and discuss the critical role of digitization and broadband in socio-economic development.
The ICT tends to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary education, and promote gender equality and empowerment of women. It also aims to reduce child mortality, combat malaria, HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Ensuring environmental sustainability, public safety, and development of global partnerships for sustainable development are other goals of the ICT.
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