Event
ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
Venue
Dubai, UAE
Audience
150 CITEL delegates from the Americas.
Languages
Spanish, English
CITEL – the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission, needed to hold daily, hour-long meetings during the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference taking place in Dubai, UAE, over a period of two weeks in October – November, 2018.
KUDO provided interpretation remotely from Washington, D.C. straight to delegate’s cell phones, saving CITEL considerable travel money and much headache in logistics.
CITEL was represented at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. To take the most out of the conference, straddling a total of two weeks in October – November, 2018, the Organization held daily briefing sessions for its members. These meetings required interpretation into English and Spanish, but flying interpreters across the world for just one hour of meetings a day made no business sense.
ITU’s Regional Office in Brasilia had tried KUDO during a multilingual event in 2017 and suggested the use of the platform. After successful tests during a preparatory meeting in Washington, DC, and with funding from NASA, KUDO was hired to provide remote simultaneous interpretation services during 10 days of meetings.
Delegates gathered in Dubai had their audio and video feed uploaded to the cloud by one notebook computer in the room. And professional linguists interpreted every word of the meeting without ever leaving Washington, DC.
Through a free KUDO app downloaded on their smartphones, delegates could follow the meetings in a language of their choosing. The solution also worked for delegates not present in the room, who could enjoy full HD video, along with multilingual audio, and participate fully in the debates.
Interpreters referred by KUDO worked out of a standard KUDO Studio in Washington DC, saving the Organization thousands of dollars in travel and logistics. Delegates enjoyed professional interpretation services rendered remotely for a fraction of the cost.
The CITEL administrations that wish to develop projects or initiatives for the expansion of Telecommunications/ICTs in rural, unserved or underserved areas, observing the regulatory provisions applicable in each country.
“By using KUDO, we were able to ensure a more inclusive and truly global event that brought together a range of speakers and participants and facilitated a diverse level of engagement and representation.”
“For large events like this, the turnaround time for getting answers to technical questions is crucial. The support we received from the KUDO team in this regard was excellent.”
“Accessing live interpretation from KUDO in Microsoft Teams made it possible for our company to navigate the new hybrid work environment seamlessly. But most importantly, it helped us ensure we could maintain inclusive and seamless communication internally given the bilingual context we operate under in Belgium”
“Thanks to Hopin’s integration with KUDO, language wasn’t a barrier. KUDO supported live interpretation, ensuring attendees from around the world could enjoy the conference’s content live and in their local languages.”
“We chose KUDO for the seamless live interpretation feature and the training and support provided by their amazing staff.”
“KUDO enabled us to significantly increase the number of participants in our meetings and made it possible for faraway countries to actively participate in decision-making.”
“KUDO delivered good quality multilingual translation cost-effectively. Our participants had an excellent experience as the service was intuitive and seamless.”
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