GSMA-Central Asian Cellular Forum Sign Agreement 2017
Islamabad, 3rd July,
2017: The GSMA Capacity Building
Programme and the Central Asian Cellular Forum (CACF) based in
Islamabad-Pakistan, signed a strategic agreement to deliver GSMA course content
in several countries across Central Asia including Pakistan, Afghanistan,
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
The objective of the agreement signed between the two organizations is to help policymakers, regulators and other mobile eco-system stakeholders keep pace with the latest industry developments through training courses that highlight examples of policy and regulatory best practice from around the world.
The GSMA is the global association of mobile network
operators. In this role, it closely analyses policy and regulation related to
mobile telecommunications and ICT, as well as the effects they have worldwide.
The Capacity Building programme’s in-house experts have used this knowledge to
create
high-quality training courses that highlight real-world
examples of policy and regulatory best practice.
Central Asian Cellular Forum (www.3gca.org) is an
industry forum that works with telecom regulators, operators, manufacturers,
academia and the developer’s community in the region to create awareness and
facilitate promotion and development of mobile broadband technologies. The major focus area of the forum is to
support the mobile eco-system in building technological and human resource
capacity through mobile broadband technology trainings and support
services.
GSMA Capacity Building offer courses both face-to-face
and online to allow students maximum flexibility in how they learn.
The face-to-face courses are delivered globally through a range of strategic
partnerships. This agreement with CACF aims to expand the training programme in
the region. Both organisations look forward to conducting joint programs and
also a train the trainer programme across the region.
Courses that will be offered by the GSMA Capacity
Building Programme and CACF include:
·
Advance Spectrum Management for
Mobile Telecommunications
·
Children and Mobile and
Technology
·
Women and Mobile
·
Internet of Things
·
Competition Policy in the Digital
Age
·
Disaster Preparedness and
Response
·
Leveraging Mobile to Achieve SDG
·
Mobile Money for Financial
Inclusion
·
Mobile for Socio-Economic
Development
·
Mobile Sector Taxation
·
Principles of Internet Governance
·
Principles of Mobile Privacy
·
Radio Signals and Health
·
Weighing the Benefits of
Universal Service Funds
About GSMA
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programme or to register for an upcoming online course, visit GSMA Capacity Building eLearning portal
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