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UN
agency to confer global telecom award on Sam Pitroda
Wednesday May 11, 2011 06:28:03 PM, IANS
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Geneva:
A United Nations agency for information and communication
technology Wednesday said it would confer an award on Sam Pitroda
to recognise his dedication in promoting use of technology for
social and economic empowerment.
The award conferred by International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
will be given to an Indian for the first time.
Sam Pitroda, who is an advisor to the Prime Minister of India and
the chairman of India's National Knowledge Commission, is widely
considered to have been responsible for heralding the telecom
revolution in India in the mid 1980s and has been a leading
campaigner to help bridge the global digital divide.
The ITU World Telecommunication and Information Society Award will
be presented on May 17, 2011 at the International
Telecommunication Union in Geneva as part of the World
Telecommunication and Information Society Day celebrations.
In his current role Pitroda is involved in shaping the India's
policy on rural broadband connectivity to enable a move to the
next generation of information and communications technology (ICT)
infrastructure with a focus on improved governance and
transparency.
Making the announcement of the award, ITU secretary-general
Hamadoun Toure lauded Pitroda's work towards promoting ICT as a
means of providing a better life through global sustainability and
bridging the digital divide.
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