​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Background

The International Telecommunication Union is organising the 6th Meeting of the ITU Centres of Excellence (CoE) Steering Committee for the Asia-Pacific Region, held virtually on 29 November 2021 (14:00-17:00, Bangkok time). The meeting will be chaired by the Department of Telecommunication, India​​.

According to the Governance structure outlined in the document “Operational Processes and Procedures for the CoE Network 2018” (available on the ITU Academy website​), Steering Committees are composed of the Centres of Excellence, Member States hosting a CoE and the ITU Secretariat, who are expected to attend the meetings. Other participants from the broader ITU membership are welcome to attend as observers. 

Objective

The main objective of the Steering Committee is to govern and provide oversight to the CoE network functioning and operations. The Steering Committee meeting provides CoEs the opportunity to present and discuss their activities, exchange experience, learn from each other and strengthen collaboration. A key outcome of the meeting is the agreed training catalogue for the CoE network in the region for 2022