International Telecommunication Union Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) receives sponsorship

The 2015 International Telecommunication Union Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR), currently taking place in Libreville Gabon, has received sponsorship from Bharti Airtel Africa, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa.

The GSR conference's central theme is 'Mind the Digital Gap - Regulatory incentives to achieve digital opportunities' and it brings together the leaders of international telecommunications companies and regulatory authorities to explore ways to benefits consumers with the emerging digital economy.

In addition to the partnership, Airtel Africa CEO Christian de Faria participated in a leadership panel discussion titled 'Funding an inclusive digital society from infrastructure to data'. The session examined the various opportunities in deploying ICT networks, providing access and supporting the development of new services to bolster knowledge generation to reduce the digital gap.

To support conference programming, Airtel Africa provided internet connectivity.