World Telecommunication and Information Society Day at MUET

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) was celebrated at Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro.
The event was approved by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and it was aimed at raising awareness regarding the use of the Internet and other communication technologies to bring ties between the societies and economy.
This event was celebrated in collaboration with IEEE Communications Society – Karachi Chapter; having the theme ‘Bridging the Standardization Gap (BSG)’- ITU’s initiative with an objective of enhancing the technical capacity of developing countries and encouraging them to play an active role in the development of ITU’s international Standards and to participate in the making of the standards for ITU.
Prof. Emeritus Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry, the Chairperson of IEEE Communications Society – Karachi Chapter (IEEE ComSoc-Khi) discussed the efforts taken by IEEE ComSoc-Khi to spread knowledge about innovations in telecommunication further informed that IEEE ComSoc-Khi has been Organizing Workshops on the Internet of thing IoT, Artificial Intelligence AI with regards to telecommunication.
The discussion involved opportunities for researchers to take part in the development of telecommunication standards from the platform of IEEE.
The event included two technical lectures, First by Engr. Mehran Memon Assistant Professor at Telecommunication Department Whose focus was to discuss the benefits of Standardization In Telecommunication based on the Internet of Things IoT, maintaining compatibility with legacy communication technologies also showered light on BGS mission of ITU to convey cognizance in developing countries. Second Technical lecture was delivered by Mr. Imad Memon Director General (Licensing) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) who shared the vision of PTA ensuring high-quality ICT services, creating Environment to promote competition, encouraging investment in Telecommunication Sector, efforts to enable 5G Wireless Communication and discussed the participation of PTA in Development Sector.
Prof. Dr. Faisal Shaikh, the Chairman of the Department of Telecommunication Engineering, informed that Mehran University had organized events to celebrate WTISD for the past 9 years by arranging technical lectur