30. May 2016
BIOGRAPHY
Roxana Dunnette ,dip .eng M.S.
Executive Director ,R&D MEDIA ,Switzerland
Tel/fax : + 41-22-7382545
E- mail : roxana.dunnette@ties.itu.int
Roxana Dunnette, Executive Director, R&D MEDIA , Switzerland , has had an
extensive career in Broadcasting and media including senior management positions at
Worldspace ,USA , CBS and PBS in New York covering primetime sports and news
events, and international telecommunication activities through work at the United
Nations in New York and the International Telecommunication Union as US
government representative.
Ms. Dunnette also directed multimedia and distant learning projects at the University of
Geneva, designed an automated English-language radio station in Geneva WRG,
worked on a handbook for the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) – “Broadcasting
over the Internet” – has published numerous articles, conference papers and is invited
as speaker to various events.
She obtained key operational licenses for Worldspace Corporation ,including terrestrial
European licenses, secured commercial contracts , and accomplished many projects
on development grounded on sustainability and focused on solving the underlying
problems .They were very innovative and had a great impact in the respective region .
To name some : design and implementation of Mobile and Fixed Telekiosks in rural
areas in Africa, telecenters based on the latest telecom and broadcasting architectures,
projects in distant learning, telemedicine and disaster relief, satellite applications while
working closely with the governments of Mali, Senegal, Ghana, Qatar ,Indonesia and
UN agencies in Sierra Leone ,Tanzania .
Ms. Dunnette represents WorldSpace interests with the ITU-Radio Communication
Bureau and Bureau for Telecommunications Development, WRC , international
organizations, regulatory conferences and international trade fairs. She is actively
involved in the World Summit on Information Society, WGET , Disaster-relief Radio
Communications BSS studies and “ Connect the World initiative “ ,and is a
spokesperson at prestigious events .
Recently she finished projects” Internet for the blind “ in three countries .
She is a member of the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC), SMPTE and the
International Union of Electronic Press. She received an Engineering Degree in
Automation from the Polytechnic Institute in Bucharest and a Masters Degree in
Communications and International Broadcasting from City University of New York.