Luanda - The minister of Telecommunications, Information Technology and Media, Mário Oliveira, is taking part this Monday and Tuesday in the World Summit on the Information Society Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) +20, taking place in Geneva, Switzerland.
ANGOP has learnt that the Angolan minister, who is taking part online, will take advantage of the event to explain the vision and strategy adopted by Angola to develop the national space programme underway, with the acquisition of the telecommunications satellite, AngoSat - 2.
On the occasion, the minister will present the main difficulties experienced in implementing this project, the positive transformation brought about by the acquisition of AngoSat - 2, as well as the future steps of the Angolan space programme, its contributions to the development of the country and the southern region of the continent.
The WSIS+20 2024 edition forum is considered a significant milestone of twenty years of progress made in implementing the results of the World Summit on the Information Society, which took place in two phases - Geneva in 2003 and Tunis (2005).
It serves as a platform for multilateral discussions aimed at taking stock of achievements and the main trends, challenges and opportunities since the Geneva Action Plan in 2003.
The summit will bring together high-level participants from more than 160 countries, in an initiative of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Swiss Confederation.
The International Telecommunication Union is a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN) for information and communication technologies, driving innovation together with the 193 member states and with the membership of more than 1,000 companies, universities and international and regional organisations.
Established in 1865, it is the intergovernmental body responsible for coordinating the shared global use of the radio spectrum, promoting international cooperation in the allocation of satellite orbits, improving the communications infrastructure in the developing world and establishing the global standards that promote the seamless interconnection of a wide range of communications systems.
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