ITU VNR: WTISD 2013
Channel: ITU
Date: 18/05/2013

Geneva, 17 May 2013 -- The 2013 World Telecommunication and Information Society Award was presented to three eminent personalities: Mr Ueli Maurer, President of the Swiss Confederation; Mr Volkmar Denner, Chairman of the Board of Management of Robert Bosch GmbH; and Mr Jean Todt, President of the International Automobile Federation (FIA). The three laureates were honoured in recognition of their leadership and dedication towards promoting ICTs as a means of improving road safety.
 
The theme for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2013, "ICTs and Improving Road Safety" is in line with the United Nations "Decade of Action for Road Safety" which dedicates the period 2011-2020 towards improving global road safety.
 
Formula-1 advocates safety: Ferrari's Felipe Massa revs power for safe driving
Formula-1 champion driver, Felipe Massa, who drove his 125th Grand Prix for Ferrari last weekend in Barcelona for a strong podium finish, put his foot down in a simulator during the ceremony indicating how on board distractions can affect even the most talented professional driver. Off the track, Massa works with Brazilian children focusing their energy towards sports. He is also a strong advocate of FIA's Action for Road Safety.
Reiterating the tone of all speakers at the ceremony, Monisha Kaltenborn, team principal of the Switzerland-based Sauber F-1 team said in a pre-taped video message: "Safety is paramount for Formula-1. Formula-1 is very safety conscious. It is a trend that has developed over two decades and has led to higher levels of safety even as speeds have increased." Emphasizing that "motorsports is like a high-speed laboratory for car manufacturers that allows us to use sophisticated materials, technologies and processes which finally result in components that are lighter, more compact or more efficient", Ms Kaltenborn said: "My message on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is drive safely. And please don't text while driving."

Also present at ITU on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day was Lori Hunt from the Parkview Trauma Centre in Fort Wayne, USA, where she has been a protagonist of the "Don't Text and Drive" campaign.
 
 
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Video Duration: 06:04
Video Format: Mp4 HD 1920x1080
Languages: French, English, Portuguese                                         

Video Contents:
 
SHOTLIST
 
00.00 Start video
00.15 Dignitaries arrive
00.45 Event gv's of audience
01.06 Felipe Massa tests driving simulator
02.22 Felipe Massa joins the dignitaries on stage
02.52 PAY ATTENTION signs held up on stage
03.13 Awards 
03.34 Statements
05.20 Felipe Massa statement (English and Portuguese)
06.04 ENDS
 
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