The 31st meeting of the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG) was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 20 to 23 May 2024. The annual meeting helps to guide the work of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D). The 2024 meeting reviewed the outcomes of the 2022 World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-22) and provided advice to guide the work of ITU-D.
TDAG welcomed 172 participants – virtual and physical – representing 134 Member States + Resolution 99. The number of participants showed almost equal participation of women and men, 84 and 88 people, respectively.
“I would like to thank the membership for such rich contributions, active engagement and guidance to help us achieve impactful results as we implement the outcomes of the World Telecommunication Development Conference of 2022 (WTDC-22), and for providing us with forward-looking ideas and strategies for successful preparations towards the next WTDC in 2025," said Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau. “It is inspiring to see our diverse membership rallying around a shared vision to make our work relevant and results-oriented leading to affordable universal connectivity and sustainable digital transformation aimed at accelerating the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for the benefit of the people we serve. We also celebrate that we reached gender parity at this TDAG in terms of the participants."
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