 | "The Connect Arab Summit builds on the success of two such preceding
events: Connect Africa 2007 and Connect CIS 2009. The Summit which
is organized by the International Telecommunication Union in
partnership with the League of Arab States (LAS), and is hosted by
Qatar's Supreme Council of Information and Communication
Technology, ICTQatar, comes at an opportune time. First, the fifth
World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-10) of the
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) which was held from 24
May to 4 June 2010 in Hyderabad, India adopted the Hyderabad Action
Plan. The Action Plan adopted five Arab States Regional Initiatives
which are intended to address specific telecommunication/ information
and communication technology (ICT) priority areas, through
partnerships and resource mobilization to implement small, medium
and large scale projects. These prioirity areas are Broadband Access Networks, Digital Broadcasting, Open-Source Software, Arab Digital Content and Cybersecurity.
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