Connecting the world and beyond

PP 26

Connecting the world and beyond

6.3 billion people now online

​​Global connectivity continues growing. Yet as ITU's new Facts and Figures report shows, an estimated 2 billion people remain offline.

Read the press release​​​

Facts and Figures

AI is transforming our future – but who benefits?

​​​As technologies transform the world, ITU Deputy Secretary-General Tomas Lamanauskas considers how to prevent today's digital divide from becoming tomorrow's AI divide.

Read the blog​

Tomas Lamanauskas at WIF26

Cities at the digital table

​​ITU and UN-Habitat take centre stage on urban transformation at the UN Pavilion in Barcelona from 3 to 5 November.

Read the blog​​

Smart cities

Together for a connected digital future

​​The upcoming ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-26) is about connecting the unconnected and ensuring the whole world benefits from digital technologies.

Learn more​​​

PP-26 montage photos
  • Facts and Figures
  • Tomas Lamanauskas at WIF26
  • Smart cities
  • PP-26 montage photos

GREEN DIGITAL ACTION

COP 31
Green Digital Action at COP31, Antalya, Türkiye, 16-17 November 2026​​​​​​​​

PLENIPOTENTIARY CONFERENCE

PP-26
ITU’s highest policy-making body gathers for PP-26
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SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT

WRS-26
ITU World Radiocommunication Seminar – WRS-26, Geneva, Switzerland, 7-11 December 2026​​

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