November 24-26, 2014, at the hotel "Radisson Blu Iveria" will be held the 12th World Telecommunication / ICT indicators Symposium - WTIS 2014. The event is held annually in the different countries of the world and is organized by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU.) It is the main global forum to discuss international ICT statistics and information society measurement. The Symposium is hosted by the Government of Georgia and Georgian National Communications Commission.

 The 12th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium will be officially opened by Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili on October 24, 2014 at 9:00 am. In the scope of three – day symposium, the following issues will be discussed:

·       Report by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - Measuring the Information Society 2014

·       Discussion on 2015 development agenda and future priorities for ICT for development (ICT4D)

·       Discussion on the use of Big Data

·       Discussion on data quality in ICT statistics, approaches towards open data policies, and progress of the work for ICT for development (ICT4D)

·       Discussion on results of the work of the Expert Group on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators (EGTI) and the Expert Group on Household indicators (EGH)

In Tbilisi, WTIS 2014-the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) members have already registered to attend the Symposium. Mainly, ICT ministers, heads of national telecom/ICT regulatory authorities and national statistical offices, heads of international organizations, chief executive officers of private sector companies, and statistical experts from around the world.

In the scope of Symposium, a limited number of side events will be organized for countries to present their data collection and dissemination platforms.

In Tbilisi, on November 23, at 10:30 am, in the hotel “Radisson Blu Iveria,” before official opening of the 12th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium – WTIS 2014, the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, National Statistics Office of Georgia and Georgian National Communications Commission will hold presentations on the current situation and development in the ICT sector in Georgia.