Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services, Dr. Siyabonga Cwele will on Friday, 31 August 2018 brief media on South Africa’s hosting of the 2018 ITU Telecom World taking place in September 2018.  This is the first time the event is coming to Africa and requires a focus on the appetite for ICT in Africa as a driver of development and innovation.

This annual conference attracts more than 9000 delegates from around the world, government and industry leaders to explore and identify investment opportunities and best practices for socio-economic development through ICT. Some of the key discussion points will be on 5G for smarter digital development.

The details are as follows:

Date:               Friday, 31 August 2018

Time:              11h00

Venue:            Tshedimosetso House, 1035 Francis Baard Street, Hatfield, Pretoria,  with a video link to GCIS Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street Parliament, Cape Town.

Kindly RSVP by sending your details to Mpho Sekgaphola by 30 August 2018 as follows:

Email:                         mphop@gcis.gov.za  

Contact:                     +27 796523471

 

Enquiries on the event:

Thulani Ngubane         email:  tngubane@dtps.gov.za