World Desk, AnyTV, Washington
Published by: Harendra Chaudhary
Updated Fri, 04 Mar 2022 07:05 PM IST
Summary
The United States has named Doreen Bogdam-Martin as its candidate for the post of head of the ITU. If victorious, she would be the first female head of ITU. He is up against Rashid Ismailov of Russia. Ismailov has worked for several major communication companies. Among them are Nokia, Ericsson and Huawei…
Another front has opened between America and Russia. Both the countries have intensified the campaign to put their candidate for the post of the head of the United Nations agency- International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The election for this post will decide which of the two countries will have more interference in the operation of the Internet.
According to experts, the election for the post of ITU chief has never caught the attention of the world like it is happening this time. US commentators have warned that many countries are not yet well understood what it will mean for the world if the Russian candidate wins. Alan Davidson, head of the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration, has said – ‘You do not need to shake your head to understand this. In today’s era and this age of geopolitics, it is extremely important how openly proper communication networks operate.’ He told the American website Axios.com – ‘What has happened in Ukraine, if we are able to see it, is also one of the reasons for the openness of communication.’
made them candidates
The United States has named Doreen Bogdam-Martin as its candidate for the post of head of the ITU. If victorious, she would be the first female head of ITU. He is up against Rashid Ismailov of Russia. Ismailov has worked for several major communication companies. Among them are Nokia, Ericsson and Huawei.
Jessica Roseversell, the chair of the US Federal Communications Commission, is engaged in a vigorous campaign in favor of Bodgum-Martin. In this regard, he visited Europe this week. Apart from this, she is also meeting representatives of Asia and Latin America regularly. Analysts have said that there is a certain kind of conflict going on in the world over what role the ITU should play. China and Russia argue that governments should have the authority to set Internet standards and protocols. Whereas Western countries want these rights to remain with the private sector.
193 countries will vote
The election of the head of the ITU will be held by secret ballot. In this, all the 193 member countries of the United Nations will have the right to vote. These elections will be held during the ITO’s conference in Bucharest this winter. The US is arguing in favor of Budgum-Martin that she has been working at ITU for almost 30 years. So he is the most suitable candidate to play the role of its chief.
Susan Ness, a fellow at the non-governmental organization German Marshall Fund, told the website Axios – ‘Decisions in the ITU are usually made by consensus. But controlling the Internet is an important question, the importance of which should not be overlooked. Davidson said – If someone with an authoritarian mindset comes to this position, then what will be the result of that, we are worried about it.
Expansion
Another front has opened between America and Russia. Both the countries have intensified the campaign to put their candidate for the post of the head of the United Nations agency- International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The election for this post will decide which of the two countries will have more interference in the operation of the Internet.
According to experts, the election for the post of ITU chief has never caught the attention of the world like it is happening this time. US commentators have warned that many countries are not yet well understood what it will mean for the world if the Russian candidate wins. Alan Davidson, head of the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration, has said – ‘You do not need to shake your head to understand this. In today’s era and this age of geopolitics, it is extremely important how openly proper communication networks operate.’ He told the American website Axios.com – ‘What has happened in Ukraine, if we are able to see it, is also one of the reasons for the openness of communication.’
made them candidates
The United States has named Doreen Bogdam-Martin as its candidate for the post of head of the ITU. If victorious, she would be the first female head of ITU. He is up against Rashid Ismailov of Russia. Ismailov has worked for several major communication companies. Among them are Nokia, Ericsson and Huawei.
Jessica Roseversell, the chair of the US Federal Communications Commission, is engaged in a vigorous campaign in favor of Bodgum-Martin. In this regard, he visited Europe this week. Apart from this, she is also meeting representatives of Asia and Latin America regularly. Analysts have said that there is a certain kind of conflict going on in the world over what role the ITU should play. China and Russia argue that governments should have the authority to set Internet standards and protocols. Whereas Western countries want these rights to remain with the private sector.
193 countries will vote
The election of the head of the ITU will be held by secret ballot. In this, all the 193 member countries of the United Nations will have the right to vote. These elections will be held during the ITO’s conference in Bucharest this winter. The US is arguing in favor of Budgum-Martin that she has been working at ITU for almost 30 years. So he is the most suitable candidate to play the role of its chief.
Susan Ness, a fellow at the non-governmental organization German Marshall Fund, told the website Axios – ‘Decisions in the ITU are usually made by consensus. But controlling the Internet is an important question, the importance of which should not be overlooked. Davidson said – If someone with an authoritarian mindset comes to this position, then what will be the result of that, we are worried about it.