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UN PRESENTS AWARDS FOR PROMOTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE
ROAD SAFETYNew York, May 17 2013 4:00PMThe President of Switzerland,
the chairman of a German engineering company and the President of the
International Automobile Federation today were
<"http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2013/16.aspx">honoured
with a United Nations award recognizing their use of information and
communications technologies (ICTs) to improve road safety.

The recipients of this year's World Telecommunication and Information
Society Award were Swiss President Ueli Maurer, Volkmar Denner, the
chairman of the Board of Management of the company Robert Bosch GmbH,
and Jean Todt, President of the International Automobile Federation
(FIA).

The award was presented at a ceremony in Geneva, tying in with the
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day observed on 17 May
with the theme this year 'ICTs and Improving Road Safety.'

Organized by the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the
chosen theme is aimed at helping make roads and vehicles safer
worldwide.

"Road traffic safety is a global concern for public health and injury
prevention," <"http://www.itu.int/en/wtisd/Pages/2013toure.aspx">said
ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun I. Touré. "Every year, 1.3 million
people die in traffic-related accidents and another 20-50 million
people are injured mainly in developing countries around the world. As
a result, Governments and individuals suffer an estimated $518 billion
in global economic loss."

Mr. Maurer was honoured for his country's recent measures to improve
road safety. Switzerland is among the safest countries for road users
in the world and recorded a significant decrease in road traffic
mortality in the period 2001-2010. The Swiss Council for Accident
Prevention has been actively involved with ITU in developing standards
for Driver Assistance Systems and intelligent systems for accident
prevention in road traffic.

A household name in motorsports, Mr. Todt has led the racing team
Scuderia Ferrari to win 14 Formula 1 World titles. Over the past
years, he has made global road safety a professional and personal
engagement. Since his election as President, he has made it a priority
of the FIA, and has been tirelessly lobbying leaders and
decision-makers all around the world, urging them to commit to
tangible, affordable and verifiable measures aimed at reducing the
annual toll on the world's roads.

As chairman of Bosch, Mr. Denner heads one of the leading suppliers of
automotive components, including fuel-injection systems for internal
combustion engines. Bosch is also responsible for innovations in the
areas of vehicle safety systems, in-car information and communication
systems, as well as driver-assistance and other guidance functions.

In addition, Bosch experts are working with ITU to develop short-range
high-resolution automotive radar systems, with the aim of improving
both transportation efficiency and road safety.May 17 2013 4:00PM
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