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GSR11

Global Symposium for Regulators (Armenia, 2011)

21 -23 September 2011 - Armenia, Colombia

 

The GSR is an annual event bringing together heads of national regulatory authorities from both developed and developing countries and has earned a reputation as the global venue for regulators to share their views and experiences as part of the worldwide community of regulators.  The meeting fosters an open dialogue between regulators and key ICT stakeholders: the private sector, investors and consumers.

The 11th ITU Global Symposium for Regulators was held from 21 to 23 September 2011 in Armenia City, Colombia. It was the first time a GSR was held in Latin America. Under the theme Smart Regulation for a Broadband World, GSR-11 focused on innovative regulatory measures to promote the roll out of broadband globally. In the run-up to the symposium, regulators and policy-makers shared views with the private sector at the ITU Global Industry Leaders’ Forum held on 20 September.

The regulators participating in the GSR-11 recognized that there is no single, comprehensive blueprint for best practice, but agreed that learning from countries’ experiences is possible. Based on a series of discussion papers commissioned for the symposium, exchanges of views during the symposium, and contributions from Algeria, Belarus, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Malawi, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Rwanda, Switzerland, Thailand and the United States, the regulators discussed and endorsed a set of regulatory best practice guidelines to advance the deployment of broadband, encourage innovation and enable digital inclusion for all.

Global Symposium for Regulators (Armenia, 2011)
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Outcomes

GSR-11: Chairman's Report(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Best Practice Guidelines(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Rapport du President(Français)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Lignes directrices relatives aux bonnes pratiques(Français)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Informe del Presidente(Español)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Directrices sobre prácticas idóneas relativas a planteamientos normativos(Español)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Chairman's Report(عربي)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Best Practice Guidelines(عربي)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Chairman's Report(中文)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Best Practice Guidelines(中文)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Chairman's Report(Pусский)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Best Practice Guidelines(Pусский)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Documents

GSR-11: List of Documents(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Presentations(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Discussion Papers(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Reports (Background Documents)(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Reference Documents(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Programme

GSR-11: Provisional Programme(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Final Programme(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Programme provisoire(Français)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Programa provisional(Español)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Provisional Programme(عربي)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Provisional Programme(中文)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
GSR-11: Provisional Programme(Pусский)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

List of participants

GSR-11: List of Participants(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)

Chair

Mr. Cristhian Lizcano Ortíz (Colombia)

Articles

"Special Edition: What Should Be in a National Broadband Plan?" ITU News, no. 7 (2011)(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
"Global Symposium for Regulators: Special Report" ITU News, no.10 (2011): 35-41(English)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
"Édition spéciale: Quels éléments devraient figurer dans un plan national pour le large bande?" Nouvelles de l'UIT, no. 7 (2011)(Français)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
"Colloque mondial des régulateurs: Rapport spécial" ITU News, no.10 (2011): 35-41(Français)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
"Edición especial GSR-11: En qué debe consistir un plan nacional de banda ancha?" Actualidades de la UIT, no. 7 (2011)(Español)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
“Simposio Mundial para Organismos Reguladores: Informe especial” ITU News, no.10 (2011): 35-41(Español)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
"Special Edition: What Should Be in a National Broadband Plan?" ITU News, no. 7 (2011)(عربي)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
"Global Symposium for Regulators: Special Report" ITU News, no.10 (2011): 35-41(عربي)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
"Special Edition: What Should Be in a National Broadband Plan?" ITU News, no. 7 (2011)(中文)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
"Global Symposium for Regulators: Special Report" ITU News, no.10 (2011): 35-41(中文)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
"Special Edition: What Should Be in a National Broadband Plan?" ITU News, no. 7 (2011)(Pусский)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
"Global Symposium for Regulators: Special Report" ITU News, no.10 (2011): 35-41(Pусский)download PDF PDF (acrobat)
YearConference NameAcronymConference TypePlace

2000

Development Symposium for Regulators (Geneva, 2000)

Global Symposium for RegulatorsGeneva

2001

Global Symposium for Regulators (Geneva, 2001)

Global Symposium for RegulatorsGeneva

2002

Global Symposium for Regulators (Hong Kong, 2002)

Global Symposium for RegulatorsHong Kong

2003

Global Symposium for Regulators (Geneva, 2003)

Global Symposium for RegulatorsGeneva

2004

Global Symposium for Regulators (Geneva, 2004)

Global Symposium for RegulatorsGeneva

2005

Global Symposium for Regulators (Yasmine Hammament, 2005)

Global Symposium for RegulatorsYasmine Hammamet

2007

Global Symposium for Regulators (Dubai, 2007)

Global Symposium for RegulatorsDubai

2008

Global Symposium for Regulators (Pattaya, 2008)

Global Symposium for RegulatorsPattaya

2009

Global Symposium for Regulators (Beirut, 2009)

GSR09Global Symposium for RegulatorsBeirut

2010

Global Symposium for Regulators (Dakar, 2010)

GSR10Global Symposium for RegulatorsDakar

2011

Global Symposium for Regulators (Armenia, 2011)

GSR11Global Symposium for RegulatorsArmenia

2012

Global Symposium for Regulators (Colombo, 2012)

GSR-12 / GSR12Global Symposium for RegulatorsColombo

2013

Global Symposium for Regulators (Warsaw, 2013)

GSR-13 / GSR13Global Symposium for RegulatorsWarsaw

2014

Global Symposium for Regulators (Manama, 2014)

GSR-14 / GSR14Global Symposium for RegulatorsManama

2015

Global Symposium for Regulators (Libreville, 2015)

GSR-15 / GSR15Global Symposium for RegulatorsLibreville

2016

Global Symposium for Regulators (Sharm el-Sheikh, 2016)

GSR-16 / GSR16Global Symposium for RegulatorsSharm el-Sheikh

2017

Global Symposium for Regulators (Nassau, 2017)

GSR-17Global Symposium for RegulatorsNassau

2018

Global Symposium for Regulators (Geneva, 2018)

GSR-18Global Symposium for RegulatorsGeneva

2019

Global Symposium for Regulators (Port Vila, 2019)

GSR-19Global Symposium for RegulatorsPort Vila

2020

Global Symposium for Regulators (Virtual Event, 2020)

GSR-20Global Symposium for RegulatorsVirtual Event

2021

Global Symposium for Regulators (Virtual Event, 2021)

GSR-21Global Symposium for RegulatorsVirtual Event

2023

Global Symposium for Regulators (Sharm el-Sheikh, 2023)

GSR-23Global Symposium for RegulatorsSharm el-Sheikh

2024

Global Symposium for Regulators (Kampala, 2024)

GSR-24Global Symposium for RegulatorsKampala