The International Telecommunication Union, through its Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), organizes a World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) in the period between two Plenipotentiary Conferences to consider topics, projects and programmes relevant to telecommunication development.
WTDCs set the strategies and objectives for the development of telecommunication/ICT, providing future direction and guidance to the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D).
Telecommunication Development Conferences - ITU History Portal
The next ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) will take place in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan from 17 to 28 November 2025.
In preparation for WTDC-25, a series of Regional Preparatory Meetings (RPMs) will take place in all regions in 2025. Each RPM will be preceded by a Regional Development Forum (RDF).
WTDC 2021
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The ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference WTDC took place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 6 to 16 June 2022.
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WTDC 2014
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 In 2010 the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-10) took place in Hyderabad, India, from 24 May to 4 June.
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WTDC 2006
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 In 2006 the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-06), took place in Doha, Qatar, from 7 to 15 March.
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 In 2002 the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-02) was in Istanbul, Turkey, from 18 to 27 March.
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WTDC 1998 | WTDC 1994
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| In 1994 the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-94) took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 21 to 29 March.
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