Economy will dominate discussions at ITU Telecom World 2009

The state of the economy around the world promises to be the focus of the ITU Telecom World 2009, held October 5 – 9, at Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland.The vendor-neutral, not-for-profit event is held every few years, and is aimed at the global telecommunication and information communication technology (ICT) sector.This year’s agenda promises to focus on the impact of the worldwide economic slowdown, and how the ICT industry could be “the catalyst to stimulate growth in the other sectors”.UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who will be attending the event, called for “governments and industry not to lose sight of the global challenges of our times...