CITEL’s XIV meeting of the Permanent Consultative Committee

A representative of the CICTE Secretariat participated in the XIV meeting of the Permanent Consultative Committee I: Telecommunications of the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission (CITEL) of the OAS, held in Cusco, Peru, from May 5 to 8, 2009.  The meeting was organized by the CITEL Secretariat in conjunction with the Organismo Supervisor de la Inversión Privada en Telecomunicaciones (OSIPTEL) of the Government of Peru, and attended by representatives of government and the private sector from throughout the Americas. 

During a session on cyber and critical infrastructure security, the CICTE representative delivered a presentation on CICTE efforts to promote cyber security and the development of Computer Security Immediate Response Teams (CSIRTs) in the OAS Member States, as well as on the on-going collaboration between CICTE, REMJA and CITEL.  Particular mention was made of the upcoming OAS-wide Hemispheric Conference and Workshop on Developing a National Strategy for Cyber Security, tentatively planned for September 2009.

Other key themes addressed during the meeting included convergence, network infrastructures, network inter-connection and inter-operability, fraud in telecommunications services, and internet resources, among others.

For more information:  Brian Sullivan (bsullivan@oas.org)