Sula Bruce and Sami Al Basheer Al Morshid sign the memorandum
International Aid + Trade and the International Telecommunications Union signed a memorandum of understanding last week in Geneva ensuring a closer relationship to the benefit of emergency communications worldwide.
Representatives from international governments, UN organisations, NGOs and businesses came together at Geneva’s International Conference centre on the 10 -12 December for the ‘Global Forum on Effective Use of Telecommunications/
The event addressed complex issues involved in delivering effective emergency communications and highlighted that communication and coordination are key. The forum brought together stakeholders in disaster management and launched a number of practical initiatives including the ITU Framework for Cooperation in Emergencies (IFCE) which seeks to deploy on-demand ICT applications and services anywhere-anytime in the immediate aftermath of a disaster thanks to the synergy built around its Technology, Finance, and Logistics Clusters.
Sula Bruce, Director of International Aid + Trade signed a memorandum of understanding with Sami Al Basheer Al Morshid, Director, Telecommunications Development Bureau for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
The partnership agreement is intended to establish collaborative linkages between the two organisations in the area of promotion, partnership building and knowledge sharing in the areas of emergency telecommunication systems, and satellite communications.
It comes in advance of the 2008 International Aid + Trade Event - “building partnerships for relief and development”
International Aid + Trade will involve an international exhibition and workshop sessions. Issues addressed will include emergency and satellite telecommunications, early warning systems and GIS as well as wider issues of disaster preparedness, prevention, health and medical aid and logistics.
Notes for editors
International Aid + Trade is an organisation which brings together the key stakeholders in the humanitarian relief, aid and development sectors to enhance coordination and partnership between aid agencies, the United Nations, its funds and programs and the UN Specialized Agencies, business and government, to encourage more effective humanitarian aid response and relief leading towards sustained development on a global scale.
See www.aidandtrade.org for more information and to register free online.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technologies. As the global focal point for governments and the private sector, ITU’s role in helping the world communicate spans three core sectors: radio communications, standardisation and development. ITU also organises telecom events and was the lead organising agency of the World Summit on the Information Society.
See http://www.itu.int/
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