HAKOM at ITU Regional Development Forum for Europe

ZAGREB, April, 22, 2015. - The Regional Development Forum was held in Bucharest, Romania from 20 - 22 April. The Forum was hosted by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on "Broadband for Sustainable Development" and  HAKOM participated following the invitation by ITU, the Romanian Minister for Information Society of Romania, Mr. Sorin Mihai Grindeanua and the President of ANCOM, Mr. Marius-Catalin Marinescua. HAKOM was represented by the executive director Mr. Mario Weber who participated in a panel discussion on regional initiatives for faster development of ICT. Mr. Weber had the opportunity to present some of HAKOM's activities for incentive and faster developing of broadband infrastructure in the Republic of Croatia.

This conference also provided insight into the implementation status of five Regional Initiatives for Europe agreed on at the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) in Hyderabad, India in 2010.

ABOUT HAKOM: HAKOM (www.hakom.hr) - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary competencies in market regulation.