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ITU Policy and Economic Colloquium for the Americas IPEC-24 - Lima, Peru 2-6 September, 2024

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ABOUT

ITU Policy and Economics Colloquium (IPEC-24) for the Americas took place physically in Lima, Peru, from 2 to 6 September 2024. The event was organized by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in partnership with the Organismo Supervisor de Inversión Privada en Telecomunicaciones (OSIPTEL), Peru. This year, the ITU IPEC-24 for the Americas included the:

ITU-D Regional Economic Dialogue (RED) Agenda (including a session on ITU-D Study Group 1 Question 4/1: Economic aspects of national telecommunications/ICT) 2-3 September;
ITU-R Economic aspects of spectrum management workshop 4 September;
Meeting of ITU-T Study Group 5 Regional Group for Latin America (SG5RG-LATAM) and event related to Environment, Climate Change and Circular Economy 5 September (morning);
Meeting of ITU-T Study Group 3 Regional Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (SG3RG-LAC) 5 (afternoon) and 6 September;
ITU-D Colloquium on New Technologies and the Internet ITEC-24 6 September.

PURPOSE

The Regional Economic Dialogue (RED-AMS) focused this year on, among other issues, the role of governments and regulators in providing a coherent approach to maximize the digital opportunities in the Americas Region; policy, regulatory, business and financing measures to foster inclusive affordable access to smart devices; the regulatory tools that provide a safe space for digital innovation; and the practices in the Americas region on regulatory costing and pricing strategies. The RED-AMS agenda with all the material and presentations is available here.

The ITU Colloquium on New Technologies and the Internet ITEC-24 focused on the contribution of new technologies to economic and financial development. The event offered scenarios to analyse new technological tendencies in the financial sector, digitalization of markets, new online services, amongst others.

More information of the ITU-T meetings can be found on the Regional Group webpages: SG5RG-LATAM webpage and SG3RG-LAC webpage respectively.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Telecommunication/ICT National Regulatory Authorities (NRA) of ITU Member States; ITU Sector Members, Associates and Academia; Regional Regulatory Associations in the Americas region; International Organizations and ICT stakeholders,

and other relevant regulatory agencies, ICT policymakers and staff from sector members dealing with regulatory and economic matters.

DOCUMENTS & REGISTRATION

Invitation Letter [English] [Español]
Registration
Practical information [English] [Español]
Hotel information and tariffs
The IPEC-24 will take place at Hotel Costa del Sol Wyndham Lima
Address: Av. Gral. Salaverry 3060, San Isidro 15076, Lima, Peru
Registration
RED Agenda with presentation and material
Pictures IPEC-24: [Day 1] [Day 2]

ITU Resources
Contacts

UIT / ITU
Rodrigo Robles
Programme Officer, ITU Americas Office
rodrigo.robles@itu.int

Carmen Prado-Wagner
Senior Programme Officer, ITU Regulatory and Market environment
carmen.prado@itu.int 

OSIPTEL

Vanessa Castillo
Coordinadora relaciones internacionales y cooperación técnica
vcastillo@osiptel.gob.pe

ORGANIZER / HOST

ITU