Regional Development Forum is a platform for regional dialogue between ITU and its Member States, Sector Members, Academia and other interested stakeholders aimed at strengthening cooperation and partnerships to promote the activities carried out at the regional level.
RDF-CIS was intended to assist ITU Member States in preparing contributions to the World Telecommunication Development Conference 2021 (WTDC-21), Operational Plan of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau and contributed to the ITU WTDC-21 Regional Preparatory Meeting for CIS Region (RPM-CIS) scheduled for April 2021.
To achieve this objective RDF-CIS included presentation and assessment of progress on the World Telecommunication Development Conference 2017 (WTDC-17) Regional Initiatives implementation and considered implementation and funding mechanisms available for the ITU projects. Forum also featured presentations of studies on five major areas of ITU activities in the region: ICT Infrastructure; Cybersecurity; Digital Transformation, Digital Skills; Smart Sustainable Cities.
During the RDF-CIS, ITU membership presented ongoing projects being implemented within WTDC-17 Regional Initiatives framework. ITU Member States also shared their national priorities on telecommunications/ICT development, as well we to made proposals on ITU activities in the CIS Region.
