People at the heart of digital development: BDT4Impact

Driven by the ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), the BDT4Impact vision harnesses digital development to transform people’s lives by meeting the needs of the people it supports—from communities overcoming challenges to individuals chasing their dreams. Discover more

Honduras advances toward modern telecommunications regulation

Honduras has taken a major step toward modernizing its telecommunications framework with the development of a new telecommunications law, prepared through an ITU-implemented project. Presented in September to the National Telecommunications Commission of Honduras (CONATEL), the draft law aims to align national regulation with international policy best practices and support inclusive, future-ready meaningful connectivity. Discover more

Empowering female digital leaders in the Arab States

When Noha Gaafar, Executive Director for International Policies at Egypt’s National Telecom Regulatory Authority, first started working on ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) matters, she relied on the help of more experienced female colleagues to share their advice to help her navigate the Sector’s structure and priorities, understand the various policy processes, events, and ways of working. Discover more

Driving progress on universal and meaningful connectivity across Portuguese-speaking African countries

The regional capacity-building workshop on Promoting and Measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity for Portuguese-speaking African countries was held in São Tomé and Príncipe in November 2025. Over three days, the workshop brought together policymakers responsible for national digital strategies and statisticians from ministries, national statistics offices, regulators, and telecom operators from Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe. Discover more