In this episode, host Imogen Foulkes explores the most important UN agency most of us have never heard of.
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Malcolm Johnson, deputy secretary general, ITU: \u2018Telephony, radio and tv broadcasting , satellite communications, the internet, they wouldn\u2019t have developed.\u2019
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So what has the International Telecommunications Union ever done for us?
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Fiona Alexander, IT expert: \u2018If you\u2019re a beneficiary of any modern day communications network, you have benefitted from something that the ITU has done.\u2019
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And why are Russia and the United States competing to lead it?
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Simon Manley, UK ambassador to the UN in Geneva: \u2018We want to see an internet that is open, that is peaceful, that is secure, that enables the sharing of knowledge, the sharing of ideas.\u2019
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Can different countries really unite around best standards for the internet? And can they work together to bridge the digital divide?
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Fiona Alexander, IT expert: \u2018Every member state has a different perspective on what\u2019s appropriate and what\u2019s not appropriate online.\u2019
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