Dear Mr. Williams,<div><br></div><div>Thank you for the technical feedback.</div><div><br></div><div>Just to clarify, I'm not trying to sell anything here, neither am I intented on disseminating any bit of propaganda. It was just news.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Abraços,</div><div>Sérgio<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/6/16 Jeffrey A. Williams <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com">jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Sergio and all,<br>
<br>
Nice bit of propaganda here. Anyone that has been around or<br>
involved with the ITU knows full well that the ITU doesn't promote<br>
the "Knowledge society" unless it puts $$ in the ITU's coffers. Nice<br>
try, but no sale here. I am sorry to read that President Lula has<br>
gotten<br>
suckered into the ITU's web. I am sure that the Brazilian people will<br>
either set him straight soon enough, or elect someone more "Clued in"<br>
and self aware in a more appropriate and honest manner.<br>
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Sergio Alves Junior wrote:<br>
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Abraços,<br>
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Sérgio<br>
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Press Release<br>
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International Telecommunication Union<br>
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> President Lula of Brazil receives ITU Award<br>
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> World Telecommunication and Information Society Award for protecting<br>
> children online<br>
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> Geneva, 15 June 2009 — President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva of Brazil<br>
> visited ITU today where he received the World Telecommunication and<br>
> Information Society Award.<br>
><br>
> Accepting the award, President Lula said he was pleased to see<br>
> international recognition for the efforts of the Brazilian government<br>
> to promote digital inclusion and a safe and democratic virtual space,<br>
> especially for children and adolescents. "We are determined to fight<br>
> digital exclusion, which is today one of the major constraints in the<br>
> quest for development," President Lula said. "To reduce inequalities<br>
> we need to increase access to modern communication technologies to a<br>
> larger number of people. Access to technologies should go beyond the<br>
> communications infrastructure dimension. People should be able to use<br>
> these technologies in a critical and interactive way. This is<br>
> important to promote the involvement of all people in the knowledge<br>
> society."<br>
><br>
> President Lula described measures by his government to promote digital<br>
> inclusion, such as connecting urban public schools to broadband<br>
> Internet, distributing portable computers to students and teachers in<br>
> elementary public schools and establishing telecentres where students<br>
> can learn, study and entertain themselves. He said Brazil has reduced<br>
> taxes on IT solutions and promoted open software to reduce cost and to<br>
> build an inclusive people-centred information society linked to<br>
> development.<br>
><br>
> President Lula congratulated ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun Touré<br>
> for launching the Global Cybersecurity Agenda. He noted that the World<br>
> Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) had given ITU a mandate to<br>
> strengthen cybersecurity and said ITU is the right place to coordinate<br>
> this endeavour. He said, "The challenge of cybercrimes demonstrates<br>
> the importance of discussing and debating Internet governance. WSIS<br>
> concluded that Internet governance should be transparent and<br>
> democratic with the participation of governments and civil society.<br>
> ITU should be part of this effort."<br>
><br>
> President Lula added, "In fighting paedophiles, ITU could define<br>
> standards that could be adopted by all countries. We need a<br>
> multilateral instrument that would stimulate effective international<br>
> cooperation."<br>
><br>
> World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) brings<br>
> attention to the potential of information and communication<br>
> technologies (ICT) in meeting the development and economic aspirations<br>
> of societies and on the importance of the Internet as a global<br>
> resource. The theme for 2009 is Protecting Children in Cyberspace.<br>
><br>
> WTISD marks the establishment of ITU in 1865.<br>
><br>
> Welcoming President Lula to ITU, Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré<br>
> noted that Brazil became a Member State of ITU in 1877. "Brazil and<br>
> ITU have enjoyed a long and fruitful partnership, based on shared<br>
> values of multilateralism and respect," Dr Touré said. "In 1906,<br>
> following the invention of radio, Brazil was one of 27 countries which<br>
> signed the first Radiotelegraph Convention.<br>
> We share a long and distinguished history of excellent cooperation,<br>
> and we look forward to continuing this tradition of mutual support and<br>
> respect."<br>
><br>
> Along with the World Telecommunication and Information Society Award,<br>
> Dr Touré gifted President Lula with a copy of the instrument of<br>
> ratification to the International Telecommunication Convention signed<br>
> in Atlantic City<br>
> on 15 August 1949.<br>
><br>
> Citing Brazil’s remarkable progress in ICT development, Dr Touré said<br>
> that it is at the forefront of the wireless revolution: "Brazil has<br>
> 155 million cellular phones of which 5 million are 3G terminals<br>
> already in operation, giving it a mobile teledensity of almost 80 per<br>
> cent. At the beginning of 2009, over a third of the Brazilian<br>
> population was online, and Brazil had over ten million fixed broadband<br>
> subscribers and close to three million mobile broadband<br>
> subscriptions."<br>
><br>
> Dr Touré added that Brazil is one of the world’s great satellite<br>
> powers and has operated both geostationary and non-geostationary<br>
> satellite networks since the early 1970’s. "Given the large dimension<br>
> of your country, space systems play a vital role in helping connect<br>
> remote populations as well as in remote sensing, monitoring climate<br>
> change and resource exploration," Dr Touré said.<br>
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