ITU Forum "Smart sustainable cities: from concept to implementation" (Minsk, Belarus, 3-5 March 2020)

This Forum is addressed to representatives of ministries, regulators, municipalities, telecom operators, universities and general education institutions, telecommunication equipment manufacturers, research and development institutes, software developers and other interested stakeholders.

The strategy of 5G cellular mobile networks will be elaborated in Belarus

By order of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus dated November 20, 2019 No. 585r, it is envisaged to create a working group in order to develop a strategy for creating the fifth generation (5G) cellular mobile telecommunication networks in the Republic of Belarus.

According to the document the working group is entrusted with the duties of:

Belarus is preparing to host the 2nd European Games, which will be held in Minsk from 21 to 30 June 2019.

Belarus Post has also contributed to this unique sporting event.

The Publishing Centre “Marka” of RUEP “Belpochta”, with the assistance of the Directorate of the 2nd European Games, has produced commemorative pre-stamped and non-stamped postcards, pre-stamped envelopes and souvenirs.
4 postage stamps featuring popular and spectacular sports have been issued too. A special scenario with augmented reality technology was developed for these stamps.

You can see it when using the free AR MARKA BELARUS mobile application.

The Ministry of Communications has simplified the use of radio-electronic devices during the preparation and holding of the II European Games of 2019

Under the preparation to the 2nd European Games 2019 and other significant sports competitions, the cultural and entertainment events, as well as to ensure the presence of the official foreign delegations, the demonstration of radio electronic devices at the exhibitions of the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, there were made changes to the list of radio electronic devices and high-frequency devices that are operated without the appropriate permissions to use the radio frequency spectrum, issued as a result of the assignment of the radio frequencies

The Ministry of Communications will issue postage stamps dedicated to the 2nd European Games

On February 1, 2019 the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus will issue 4 postage stamps of the series “The 2nd European Games 2018”.

Shown on the stamps, coupons, sheetlet and FDC is the official logo and slogan of the 2nd European Games 2019. Design: Marina Vitkovskaya. Print quantity: 120.000 stamps each.

MEASURING THE INFORMATION SOCIETY REPORT 2018

The 2018 edition of the Measuring the Information Society Report was launched during the 16th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS), 10 to 12 December 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland.

The 10th edition of the Measuring the Information Society Report, an annual report published by ITU since 2009, features key ICT data to measure the information society. The report presents a quantitative analysis of the information society and highlights new and emerging trends and measurement issues.

ITU Plenipotentiary Conference brings more than 2500 ICT decision-makers together from around the world to ‘work as one’ to advance power of ‘Tech for Good’

Dubai, 29 October 2018

The International Telecommunication Union's (ITU's) 20th Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) opened today with a global call for the world to “act as one" to connect the world's nearly four billion people who remain unconnected to the Internet.

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are already empowering billions of individuals around the world – by providing access to education, health care, e-government and mobile banking, among many other key services.

2018 Message from the Director General of the UPU

The Post: Delivering good to the world

Every day around the globe, postal services make a difference in the lives of people and communities. By providing affordable, trusted and reliable communication services to all, the Post is delivering good to the world.

The more than 600,000 postal outlets globally are used by private citizens and businesses to send letters, parcels and remittances, and also to conduct financial transactions and philatelic activities, even in some of the world's remotest places.