New Delhi's Bharat Mandapam today kicked off the ITU Kaleidoscope 2024 academic conference. WTSA-24 coincides with the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2024. This year the theme is "Innovation and Digital Transformation for a Sustainable World." Broadly, the theme of the three-day conference will be how tech are shaping our online ecosystem.
Summary of ITU Kaleidoscope conference
Participation and Submissions
- Highest number of submissions—142 in total
- Encourages the active participation of academics, practitioners and policymakers around the contribution of ICTs to attaining United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Key Objectives
- Promote dialogues on emerging technologies and their effects on the policy, regulatory, and ethical landscape.
- Promote collaborative discussions on trends shaping towards sustainable digital transformation.
Opening Plenary Session
- Greeted high-ranking officials underlining the importance of international cooperation in standardization and a policy framework for new technologies.
Publication Release
- Released a Coffee-Table Book–“155—India and ITU” featuring India in the global telecommunication landscape.
Industry & Academia Collaboration
- Collaboration between academia and industry is important for R&D.
Emphasis on World Wide Standardization
- This is another sign that effective dialogue has to be done — Deb Kumar Chakrabarti | National Communications Academy
Key Sessions of Day 1
- Deep dives into nextgen network architectures
- Poster tracks: 6G networks and disaster management resilient telecommunications infrastructure
- Technologies supporting 6G technologies.Quantum resistant encryption
Day 2
- AI solutions in health and the contribution of 5G to digitisation of learning.
- Panel sessions showcasing global standards on innovation opportunities.
Month: Current Affairs - November 15, 2024
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