ITS is an independent non-profit organization constituted to provide a communicative forum to telecommunication academies, companies, researchers, policymakers and the representatives of international organizations. In such a forum, representatives from around the world in any field can conduct discussions, seek solutions, and exchange ideas on major issues in telecommunication, communications and information areas. At present, ITS consists of more than 400 members, with key figures ranging from business, government, academy and research.

Chairman Bohlin is a reputable scholar in the international telecommunications and information society and has had a wide range of articles released on policies, strategies and management amid the information society in the form of major periodicals. He is also a chief editor of the well-known SSCI periodical Telecommunication Policy.

This visit covered not only a discussion on the ITS regional conference and the research issues during recent years, but also provided an opportunity to exchange views on national broadband projects, universal service, digital TV conversion, license issuance and spectrum management.