Prime Minister His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa will be the patron of the upcoming "International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR)," a major United Nations conference to be held in Bahrain.

Announcing this, Minister of State for Telecommunications Affairs, Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, said: "Around 700 leaders from the global regulatory community, industry bodies, governmental officials and the private sector will convene at the event, which is being held under the headline theme of ‘Maximising the Potential of the Digital World’.

The annual event GSR14, being organised by the International Telecom Union, will run from June 3 to 5 at Gulf Hotel Bahrain.

Shaikh Fawaz hailed His Royal Highness the Premier for extending his patronage and showing his support and encouragement for this key United Nations Conference.

“This annual gathering is a global event of great renown and influence, so it gives me great pleasure to have the support of His Royal Highness the Premier as we welcome the world to our shores. Bahrain has a state-of-the-art telecommunications and ICT infrastructure and also the facilities to host events such as GSR14 with ease."

"In combination, this affords us the opportunity to attract the world’s most influential TRAs to Bahrain. We can learn from them, and hopefully they can learn from us," he noted.

It speaks volumes for the overall quality of our telecommunications industry that we are able to attract GSR14 to Bahrain. The speed and reliability of telecommunications and data is pivotal in shaping business on a worldwide scale, so to stay at the cutting edge is of vital importance. This symposium will help us do that, and also help other TRAs make positive progress as well, said the minister.

"For these reasons, and many more, we are really looking forward to the event. We’re certain that the three days of GSR14 are going to prove to be exciting, challenging, insightful and productive for all,” added Shaikh Fawaz.

Additionally the website (in both Arabic and English) to support the delegates, press and any other interested parties in the upcoming GSR14 Telecommunications and ICT symposium in Bahrain has gone live at: www.gsr14.bh

The website includes a host of information, features, and delegate registration details. The URL takes you to the homepage from where drop-down menus will guide you to a wealth of information about GSR14, including an overview of the event, registration information, the event’s agenda and access to the newsroom, containing the latest releases about the upcoming symposium, said Shaikh Fawaz.

The ‘Explore Bahrain’ drop-down menu invites overseas visitors attending GSR14 to learn about Bahrain, the local culture, the national telecommunications and ICT infrastructure, the main local attractions, in addition to providing an overview of the five-star venue, he added.-TradeArabia News Service