TECHNOLOGY TO SPUR SOLUTIONS FOR LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

Geneva, March 10- ITU will host high-level consultations to address the developmental role played by information and communication technologies (ICT) in preparation for the 4th UN Conference on LDCs to be held in Istanbul, Turkey from 9 to 13 May this year.

ICTs play a key role in promoting economic growth and sustainability while spurring innovation in many Least Developed Countries (LDCs). New technologies, such as next-generation networks (NGN) and broadband, can act as catalysts in addressing extreme poverty, structural weaknesses of economies, climate change impacts, and the general vulnerabilities of LDCs that often expose them to immense infrastructure damage and loss of human life due to natural disasters.

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