Topics
«Worldwide and Regional IT&T Trends»
Session 1.   Morning of Thursday 28: The Future of Broadband

Future transport and access technologies: mobile and satellite; National and international backbones interconnections (terrestrial and submarine networks); Sharing infrastructure, passive and active; Quality of service, investment incentives and competition.

Session 2.   Afternoon of Thursday 28: Convergence: New Services and Applications

New consumption patterns and traffic trends; Network service providers vs. content providers and information services; “Over The Top” (OTT) services and operators and mobile virtual network operators (VNOs); Social networking and "crowdsourcing".

Session 3.   Morning of Friday 29: Universal Access and Service, Smart Cities, Digital and Financial Inclusion

Public policies for access and universal service; Rural telecommunications; Digital and smart cities; Role of local and regional governments on digital inclusion and public access to the Internet; E-government, telemedicine, tele-education; e-money, mobile payments and financial inclusion.

Session 4.   Afternoon of Friday 29: The Internet and Computing of the Future: New Platforms, Cloud Services, Web and Mobile 3.0

The new IP network; Cloud services and computing (hosting/housing, equipment, data centers, applications); New devices: smart TV, smartphones, tablets, and other smarts individual devices (Google Glass); Mobile and Web 3.0, augmented reality and cyber security.

Special Session.   Saturday 30: Developers of Mobile Apps

Presentations and awards to developers of best mobile applications.