Event, 01 October 2024
Caribbean Telecommunications Union’s ICT Week 2024
In a
keynote at the opening of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union's ICT Week 2024 hosted by St. Kitts and Nevis, the ITU Secretary-General told participants that ITU is taking action in key areas to support implementation of the Global Digital Compact in the Caribbean and beyond. They include guiding on how to use tech for good safely and meaningfully, developing resilient digital infrastructure, and collaborating on investment within and across regions.
Event, 22 September 2024
Summit of the Future
ITU stands ready to support the implementation of the Global Digital Compact, said ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin at the Summit of the Future in New York. In her plenary statement she deemed it a momentous day for digital and congratulated Member States for delivering the Pact for the Future, the Declaration on Future Generations, and the Global Digital Compact.
Event, 21 September 2024
SDG Digital
At SDG Digital in New York, ITU and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) put a spotlight on global pledges and innovative solutions to accelerate progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The ITU Secretary-General said in her
opening speech: "The commitments and solutions on display during the digital track of the UN Summit of the Future Action Days send a powerful message to the world that we will do what's necessary to rescue the SDGs and build a better digital future for all, now and for generations to come."
Event, 10 September 2024
Space Sustainability Forum
At the Space Sustainability Forum the
ITU Secretary-General outlined how ITU has over the decades become an essential part of the space endeavour. Virtually everything we do in space relies on radiocommunication. “Even the dark side of the Moon is protected from radio-frequency interference thanks to a visionary ITU decision taken in 1971," said the Secretary-General. Looking to the future, work is underway for the World Radiocommunication Conference 2027, whose agenda is largely space related.
Event, 03 September 2024
Human Rights Council: High-Level Informal Presidential Discussion
At the Human Rights Council: High-Level Informal Presidential Discussion at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, the ITU Secretary-General said in her
keynote that ITU is a strong proponent of a human-centric and rights-based approach to emerging technologies — one that reflects the core UN principles of peace, justice, respect, human rights, tolerance, and solidarity.