The Chairman of the Communications Regulation Commission (CRС) Mr. Veselin Bozhkov, PhD, took participation in the annual World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2015 which was held during the period 25-29 May in Geneva.

The Forum is coordinated by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and was held under the aegis of the United Nations (UN), with the active support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other specialized UN organizations.

 

On the personal invitation by the Secretary-General of ITU Mr. Houlin Zhao the CRC Chairman gave an official statement before the High Level Forum, stressing Bulgaria’s contribution to the implementation of WSIS decisions and for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. He highlighted the CRC commitment towards Bulgaria’s political engagements, in whose execution the National Regulatory Authority participates within its competence.

 

More than 1700 participants including 120 ministers, ambassadors and heads of international agencies, representatives of the business, science and civil society from 140 countries attended the 140 sessions of the event’s agenda.

 

The High Level Segment provided a platform for more than 140 high level policy statements – a milestone in the context of the last 10 years progress review (WSIS+10), giving world leaders the opportunity to confirm their commitment to ensuring ICTs realize their potential and play a key role in fostering innovation and sustainable development at the global level.