The BDT Director was in Hungary to participate in World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) 2023 celebrations at the University of Győr (Széchenyi István University) and explore opportunities to advance cooperation for digital development. He was joined at the event by Ferenc Friedler & Gábor Borbély from the University of Győr (Széchenyi István University), András Lapsánszky and Péter Vári from National Media and Infocommunications Authority Hungary (NMHH) and Kornélia Radics from WHO Europe.
He visited the Space Communication Laboratory, Telecom Laboratory, and the University of Gyor to see the work and research done to advance innovative digital transformation. He also had the opportunity to plant a memory tree on the campus of University of Győr (Széchenyi István University) as a symbol of growth, knowledge sharing and impactful memories that resonates with ITU's work to engage meaningfully with Academia around the globe.
He congratulated the Government of Hungary for the great work done to advance connectivity in the country and in the region.
During his visit, the BDT Director signed a new Joint Declaration with the National Media and Infocommunications Authority Hungary (NMHH) on 'The development of frequency management information system'.
ITU and NMHH will work together to:
- Facilitate knowledge transfer in the area of spectrum management, in particular on how to create a software ensuring the transformation of the national frequency management information stipulated in the national legislation into a relational database;
- Provide capacity building on how the database can be used for different analyses, data editing and selection;
- Share best practices / legislation with regards to the frequency management in a given country.
During the visit, he also met Péter Sztáray, Hungary's State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, to exchange views on digital cooperation to advance sustainable development, including through space as a new frontier.
