Bilateral Meeting, 14 November 2024
Meeting with the Government of Maldives
Bilateral Meeting, 14 November 2024
Meeting with Department of Telecommunications
Bilateral Meeting, 12 November 2024
Meeting with Advanced Television Systems Committee
Bilateral Meeting, 11 November 2024
Meeting with Ambassador Floreta Faber
Bilateral Meeting, 11 November 2024
Meeting with ChengDu Cuzing Univers Technology Company
Bilateral Meeting, 11 November 2024
Meeting with Regina Fleur Assoumou-Bessou
Bilateral Meeting, 07 November 2024
Meeting with the Government of Japan
Bilateral Meeting, 07 November 2024
Meeting with Qualcomm, Inc.
Bilateral Meeting, 07 November 2024
Meeting with the Government of Uzbekistan
Bilateral Meeting, 06 November 2024
Meeting with Amazon
Bilateral Meeting, 05 November 2024
Meeting with Conseil National des Télécommunications
Bilateral Meeting, 30 October 2024
Meeting with GOvernment of South Africa
Bilateral Meeting, 30 October 2024
Meeting with the Government of Zimbabwe
Bilateral Meeting, 30 October 2024
Meeting with Hon. Anthony De Bono
Bilateral Meeting, 30 October 2024
Meeting with Edgar Francis Borg
News, 30 October 2024
Global Innovation Forum 2024
The third edition of the ITU Global Innovation Forum took place from 28 to 30 October 2024 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, Malta. The forum identified key strategies to help close the “digital innovation gap."
The three-day event emphasized the importance of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and capacity building to bridge the innovation gap and advance socio-economic development.
The forum was opened by H.E. Myriam Spiteri Debono, President of Malta.
Bilateral Meeting, 29 October 2024
Meeting with Welchman Keen
Bilateral Meeting, 29 October 2024
Meeting with Luis Adrian Salazar
Bilateral Meeting, 29 October 2024
Meeting with the Government of Albania
Bilateral Meeting, 29 October 2024
Meeting with Telecommunication Regulatory Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 23 October 2024
Meeting with National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 23 October 2024
Meeting with Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones
Bilateral Meeting, 23 October 2024
Meeting with the Government of Zimbabwe
Bilateral Meeting, 23 October 2024
Meeting with the Government of Cameroon
Bilateral Meeting, 23 October 2024
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa
Bilateral Meeting, 23 October 2024
Meeting with Generation Connect Visionaries Board Member
Bilateral Meeting, 22 October 2024
Meeting with Qualcomm, Inc.
Bilateral Meeting, 22 October 2024
Meeting with Rashtriya Raksha University
Bilateral Meeting, 22 October 2024
Meeting with China Commission Standards Association
Bilateral Meeting, 22 October 2024
Meeting with Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Bilateral Meeting, 22 October 2024
Meeting with Cyber Security Association of India
Bilateral Meeting, 22 October 2024
Meeting with National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 22 October 2024
Meeting with Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
Bilateral Meeting, 22 October 2024
Meeting with Liberia Telecommunications Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 22 October 2024
Meeting with Communications, Space and Technology Commission
Bilateral Meeting, 21 October 2024
Meeting with the Government of Guinea
Bilateral Meeting, 21 October 2024
Meeting with the Government of Samoa
Bilateral Meeting, 21 October 2024
Meeting with the Government of Japan
Bilateral Meeting, 18 October 2024
Meeting with National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Bilateral Meeting, 18 October 2024
Meeting with Telecommunications Regulatory Commission
Bilateral Meeting, 18 October 2024
Meeting with Federal Telecommunications Institute
Bilateral Meeting, 18 October 2024
Meeting with Federal Telecommunications Institute
Bilateral Meeting, 17 October 2024
Meeting with Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones
Bilateral Meeting, 17 October 2024
Meeting with the Government of Nigeria
Bilateral Meeting, 17 October 2024
Meeting with Inter-American Telecommunication Commission
Bilateral Meeting, 17 October 2024
Meeting with Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações
Bilateral Meeting, 17 October 2024
Meeting with OpenSignal Limited
Bilateral Meeting, 16 October 2024
Meeting with Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications et des Postes
Bilateral Meeting, 16 October 2024
Meeting with the Government of Liberia
Bilateral Meeting, 16 October 2024
Meeting with Autorité Nationale de Régulation des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication
Bilateral Meeting, 16 October 2024
Meeting with National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 16 October 2024
Meeting with Communications Regulatory Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 16 October 2024
Meeting with Department of Telecommunications
Bilateral Meeting, 16 October 2024
Meeting with Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications
Bilateral Meeting, 16 October 2024
Meeting with Ministère de la Transition Digitale, des Postes et des Communications Électroniques
Bilateral Meeting, 16 October 2024
Meeting with ZTE Corporation
Bilateral Meeting, 16 October 2024
Meeting with ZTE Corporation
Bilateral Meeting, 15 October 2024
Meeting with the Government of Armenia
Bilateral Meeting, 14 October 2024
Meeting with the Government of Uzbekistan
Bilateral Meeting, 14 October 2024
Meeting with the Government of Poland
Bilateral Meeting, 14 October 2024
Meeting with the Government of Zimbabwe
Bilateral Meeting, 09 October 2024
Meeting with Ooredoo Group
Bilateral Meeting, 08 October 2024
Meeting with Caribbean Telecommunications Union
Bilateral Meeting, 07 October 2024
Meeting with National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 07 October 2024
Meeting with World Data Lab
Bilateral Meeting, 03 October 2024
Meeting with the Government of Tanzania
Bilateral Meeting, 01 October 2024
Meeting with Swiss Association for Women and Empowerment
Bilateral Meeting, 30 September 2024
Meeting with the Government of Japan
Bilateral Meeting, 26 September 2024
Meeting with Regulatory Authority for Post and Telecommunications
Bilateral Meeting, 26 September 2024
Meeting with Korea Information Society Development Institute
Bilateral Meeting, 26 September 2024
Meeting with Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
Bilateral Meeting, 26 September 2024
Meeting with Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones
Bilateral Meeting, 25 September 2024
Meeting with Communications Commission
Bilateral Meeting, 25 September 2024
Meeting with Communications Service Regulatory Unit
Bilateral Meeting, 25 September 2024
Meeting with the Government of El Salvador
Bilateral Meeting, 25 September 2024
Meeting with Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe
News, 24 September 2024
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS-24)
The 2024 edition of the World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS-24) emphasised the need for quality and timely data for effective decision making to achieve universal and meaningful connectivity (UMC).
The Symposium, organized by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of International Telecommunication Union (ITU), brought together over 250 participants from 83 Member States, international experts, policymakers, business leaders, regulators, statisticians and researchers to discuss emerging trends, challenges, and collaborative solutions to improve the measurement of UMC – the possibility to enjoy a safe, satisfying, enriching, and productive online experience at an affordable cost.
“Unless we measure our progress toward universal and meaningful connectivity, that progress will be hard to track. We must invest in producing high-quality data which generates insights that enable more informed decision-making," said Dr. Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director of ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau. “It is of high priority that we focus on bridging data gaps," he added.
Bilateral Meeting, 19 September 2024
Meeting with the Government of South Sudan
Bilateral Meeting, 19 September 2024
Meeting with Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
Bilateral Meeting, 19 September 2024
Meeting with Tamkeen
Bilateral Meeting, 19 September 2024
Meeting with the Government of Bahrain
News, 19 September 2024
Digital Skills Forum 2024
The BDT Director opened the ITU Digital Skills Forum 2024 in Manama, Bahrain, held from September 17-19. In his opening remarks, he emphasized the critical importance of digital skills and the need to bridge the digital skills gap to empower citizens in the digital age. During the Forum, he launched the ITU Digital Skills Toolkit 2024, a comprehensive guide designed to assist ITU members in developing effective national digital skills strategies and policies.
See press release
Bilateral Meeting, 18 September 2024
Meeting with the Government of Uganda
Bilateral Meeting, 18 September 2024
Meeting with the Communications, Space and Technology Commission of Saudi Arabia
Bilateral Meeting, 18 September 2024
Meeting with Telecommunications Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 18 September 2024
Meeting with the Government of Azerbaijan
Bilateral Meeting, 18 September 2024
Meeting with National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission
Bilateral Meeting, 18 September 2024
Meeting with the Government of Bahrain
Bilateral Meeting, 18 September 2024
Meeting with Ooredoo Group
News, 17 September 2024
Announcement of EUR 4 million capacity development project
The BDT Director, together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the European Union (EU) announced a EUR 4 million 'Capacity Development for Digital Transformation' project during the ITU Digital Skills Forum, held in Manama, Bahrain, from 17-19 September 2024. Funded through the EU Global Gateway, the project aims to train policymakers and government officials to strengthen their abilities to support a human-centric digital transformation.
Bilateral Meeting, 16 September 2024
Meeting with Cisco
Bilateral Meeting, 11 September 2024
Meeting with National Media and Infocommunications Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 11 September 2024
Meeting with the Government of Tanzania
Bilateral Meeting, 10 September 2024
Meeting with Agence Nationale de Développement du Numérique
Bilateral Meeting, 05 September 2024
Meeting with International Labour Organisation
Bilateral Meeting, 02 September 2024
Meeting with European Union
Bilateral Meeting, 26 August 2024
Meeting with GIZ
In the News, 01 August 2024
Assessing Nigeria’s Performance In Digital Transformation
Bilateral Meeting, 01 August 2024
Meeting with General Authority of Communication and Informatics
Bilateral Meeting, 31 July 2024
Meeting with Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones
Bilateral Meeting, 29 July 2024
Meeting with Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
Bilateral Meeting, 22 July 2024
Meeting with the Government of Cambodia
Bilateral Meeting, 22 July 2024
Meeting with the Government of Cambodia
In the News, 20 July 2024
2.6 billion people don’t use the internet. What’s stopping them?
Bilateral Meeting, 19 July 2024
Meeting with the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
Bilateral Meeting, 19 July 2024
Meeting with National ICT Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 19 July 2024
Meeting with Telecommunications Radiocommunications and Broadcasting Regulator
Bilateral Meeting, 19 July 2024
Meeting with the Government of Kiribati
Bilateral Meeting, 18 July 2024
Meeting with the Government of Japan
Bilateral Meeting, 16 July 2024
Meeting with BRICS Institute of Future Networks
Bilateral Meeting, 10 July 2024
Meeting with the Government of Lesotho
Bilateral Meeting, 10 July 2024
Meeting with the Government of Zimbabwe
Bilateral Meeting, 10 July 2024
Meeting with Smart Africa Secretariat
Bilateral Meeting, 10 July 2024
Meeting with Huawei
Bilateral Meeting, 10 July 2024
Meeting with Cairo University
Bilateral Meeting, 10 July 2024
Meeting with RubiTron Labs
Bilateral Meeting, 04 July 2024
Meeting with Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações
Bilateral Meeting, 04 July 2024
Meeting with Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd
News, 04 July 2024
Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-24)
The BDT Director opened and concluded the 23rd edition of the Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-24) in Kampala, Uganda, which ran from 1-4 July. Regulators at GSR-24 noted that equal, global access to existing digital services would help countries leverage transformative technologies.The “
GSR-24 Best Practice Guidelines" agreed by ICT regulators include a series of considerations for balancing innovation with regulation to create a positive impact on societies and economies from emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI).
- Read the BDT Director's blog, Regulating for impact: A personal perspective, on ITU News.
- Read the GSR-24 closing press release, Digital regulators embrace strategy to unlock benefits of transformative technologies, here.
- Read the GSR-24 Best Practice Guidelines here.
Bilateral Meeting, 04 July 2024
Meeting with the Communications Commission
Bilateral Meeting, 03 July 2024
Meeting with the Government of Burundi
Bilateral Meeting, 03 July 2024
Meeting with Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications et des Postes
Bilateral Meeting, 03 July 2024
Meeting with Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
Bilateral Meeting, 03 July 2024
Meeting with Independent Communications Authority of South Africa
Bilateral Meeting, 03 July 2024
Meeting with Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Comunicaciones
Bilateral Meeting, 03 July 2024
Meeting with the Government of Uganda
Bilateral Meeting, 03 July 2024
Meeting with Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et de la Poste
Bilateral Meeting, 03 July 2024
Meeting with National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission
Bilateral Meeting, 02 July 2024
Meeting with SBA Communications
News, 02 July 2024
Announcement of Africa’s National Broadband Mapping Systems project
The BDT Director announced the Africa-BB-Maps, the Africa's National Broadband Mapping Systems project, supported by the European Commission, which will help establish broadband mapping systems to foster investment and digital transformation in Africa. With a budget of 15 million Euros over 4 years, the project will initially benefit 11 countries, namely Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Bilateral Meeting, 02 July 2024
Meeting with Autorité de Régulation des Communications électroniques et des Postes
Bilateral Meeting, 01 July 2024
Meeting with Ooredoo Group
Bilateral Meeting, 01 July 2024
Meeting with Communications, Space and Technology Commission
Bilateral Meeting, 01 July 2024
Meeting with World Mobile Group Ltd.
Bilateral Meeting, 01 July 2024
Meeting with Powertel Communications
In the News, 28 June 2024
GSR-24: Regulation for the next stage of digital transformation
News, 28 June 2024
GSR-24: Regulation for the next stage of digital transformation
Global regulators and policy-makers will meet over the coming week to exchange knowledge and experiences on advancing 'regulation for impact'. This year's Global Symposium for Regulators, GSR-24, taking place in Kampala, Uganda, between 1 and 4 July, explores regulating for impact in ground-breaking fields of regulation such as artificial intelligence (AI), the space economy, and climate change. The annual symposium, organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has brought regulators together and continually kept in step with emerging technologies since the year 2000.
Bilateral Meeting, 27 June 2024
Meeting with Microsoft Philanthropies
Bilateral Meeting, 26 June 2024
Meeting with the Government of Azerbaijan
Bilateral Meeting, 26 June 2024
Meeting with the Government of Niger
Bilateral Meeting, 24 June 2024
Meeting with Intelsat
Bilateral Meeting, 19 June 2024
Meeting with Statistics Finland
News, 18 June 2024
Agreement with the Government of Australia
The BDT Director signed an agreement with the Government of Australia to support Member States in Asia and the Pacific region to strengthen their engagement in ITU's global conferences, including WTDC.
Bilateral Meeting, 14 June 2024
Meeting with the Government of the Philippines
Bilateral Meeting, 14 June 2024
Meeting with Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications
Bilateral Meeting, 14 June 2024
Meeting with the Government of Tanzania
Bilateral Meeting, 14 June 2024
Meeting with the Government of Japan
Bilateral Meeting, 14 June 2024
Meeting with Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 13 June 2024
Meeting with ZTE Corporation
Bilateral Meeting, 12 June 2024
Meeting with International Center For Promotion Of Enterprises
Bilateral Meeting, 12 June 2024
Meeting with Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones
Bilateral Meeting, 12 June 2024
Meeting with the Government of Mauritius
Bilateral Meeting, 12 June 2024
Meeting with the Government of Greece
Bilateral Meeting, 12 June 2024
Meeting with the Government of Bahamas
News, 12 June 2024
Acknowledgement of contribution from Czech Republic
The BDT Director acknowledged new contribution of 2,500,000 CZK from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Czech Republic to ITU in support of ITU's work on bolstering efforts in the realm of cybersecurity, protection of critical infrastructure against cyber-attacks, and enhancing capacity building and resilience alongside promoting the use of Artificial Intelligence (Al) for cyber security and disaster risk reduction initiatives.
Bilateral Meeting, 11 June 2024
Meeting with DoT India
Bilateral Meeting, 11 June 2024
Meeting with Communications Authority of Kenya
Bilateral Meeting, 10 June 2024
Meeting with African Telecommunication Union
Bilateral Meeting, 10 June 2024
Meeting with the Government of Rwanda
News, 10 June 2024
Collaboration agreement with Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority of UAE
The BDT Director signed a collaboration agreement with the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority of UAE to jointly accelerate Digital Innovation through the I-CoDI initiative and ITU's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Alliance for Digital Development.
Bilateral Meeting, 07 June 2024
Meeting with Communications Regulatory Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 07 June 2024
Meeting with Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy
Bilateral Meeting, 07 June 2024
Meeting with the Government of China
Bilateral Meeting, 07 June 2024
Meeting with the Government of Morocco
Bilateral Meeting, 06 June 2024
Meeting with the Government of Korea (Republic of)
Bilateral Meeting, 05 June 2024
Meeting with Uganda Communications Commission
Bilateral Meeting, 04 June 2024
Meeting with Rohde & Schwarz
News, 04 June 2024
Acknowledgement of contribution from Australia
The BDT Director acknowledged a contribution of CHF 591,000 from the Government of Australia to support ongoing ITU projects and future collaborations in the Asia-Pacific region.
Bilateral Meeting, 31 May 2024
Meeting with World Meteorological Organization
Bilateral Meeting, 31 May 2024
Meeting with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
Bilateral Meeting, 31 May 2024
Meeting with Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the Kingdom of Bahrain
Bilateral Meeting, 31 May 2024
Meeting with Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 31 May 2024
Meeting with the Government of Burundi
Bilateral Meeting, 31 May 2024
Meeting with UN Development
Bilateral Meeting, 31 May 2024
Meeting with the Government of Australia
In the News, 31 May 2024
Views from the Summit: Dr Cosmas Zavazava, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau
Bilateral Meeting, 31 May 2024
Meeting with the Government of Barbados
Bilateral Meeting, 31 May 2024
Meeting with the Government of Cuba
Bilateral Meeting, 30 May 2024
Meeting with the Government of The Gambia
Bilateral Meeting, 30 May 2024
Meeting with Cybersecurity Council
Bilateral Meeting, 30 May 2024
Meeting with Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 30 May 2024
Meeting with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Bilateral Meeting, 30 May 2024
Meeting with the Government of Namibia
News, 30 May 2024
The 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4), Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda
The BDT Director attended the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) under the theme Charting the Course Toward Resilient Prosperity, in Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda from 27-30 May 2024. At the conference, he also moderated the ITU high-level session titled Accelerating universal meaningful connectivity in SIDS: Partner2Connect Digital Coalition. During the discussions, the BDT Director highlighted the importance of digital technology in carrying out the Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS, as well as the use of technology to promote resilience in the Eastern Caribbean, particularly in disaster management.
In the general debate, he said “We believe that digital plays a crucial role in addressing the unique challenges and vulnerabilities faced by SIDS and has the potential to accelerate the pace of SIDS to achieve the 2030 development agenda. Since the last SIDS conference held in 2014 in Samoa, ITU has implemented a plethora of projects in a number of critical areas."
During the conference, he also engaged in stakeholder conversations focused on collaboration and sustainability in digital activities, including the youth representative from Antigua and Barbuda. He emphasized the critical role of digital solutions in promoting resilience and development in Small Island Developing States.
Read the Statement for General Debate by the International Telecommunication Union at the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4).
Podcast, 30 May 2024
Agreement between ITU and INDOTEL
The BDT Director signed an agreement with the Instituto Dominicano de las Telecommicaciones (INDOTEL), Dominican Republic to renew the collaboration between ITU and INDOTEL. This renewal will focus on enhancing regulatory standards and implementing best practices in telecom regulation in the Dominican Republic's telecommunications industry. The agreement underscores a shared commitment to implementing regulatory reforms that promote efficiency, transparency, and effectiveness.
News, 30 May 2024
Agreement with the Ministry of Digital Economy of Gabon
The BDT Director announced a cooperation agreement with the Ministère de l'Economie Numérique of Gabon to create an ITU Acceleration Centre, one of the vehicles of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Alliance for Digital Development. This cooperation aims to strengthen national innovation, encourage entrepreneurship, and promote digital transformation in Gabon.
Bilateral Meeting, 28 May 2024
Meeting with UN Environment Programme New York
Bilateral Meeting, 28 May 2024
Meeting with the Government of Barbados
Bilateral Meeting, 28 May 2024
Meeting with the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Bilateral Meeting, 28 May 2024
Meeting with United Nations Development Programme
Bilateral Meeting, 28 May 2024
Meeting with UN World Food Programme
In the News, 28 May 2024
SIDS4 seeks to accelerate Universal Meaningful Connectivity in Small Island Developing States
Bilateral Meeting, 27 May 2024
Meeting with Pacific Islands Forum
Bilateral Meeting, 27 May 2024
Meeting with Caribbean Community
Bilateral Meeting, 27 May 2024
Meeting with Office for South-South Coorporation
Bilateral Meeting, 27 May 2024
Meeting with the Government of Guyana
Bilateral Meeting, 27 May 2024
Meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator in Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and Tokelau
Bilateral Meeting, 27 May 2024
Meeting with UN Trade and Development
Bilateral Meeting, 23 May 2024
Meeting with the Office of the Regulator
News, 23 May 2024
The 31st meeting of the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG)
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."
Watch the video on Connecting people and the planet for prosperity – realizing the Kigali Action Plan
Read the Communiqué
Bilateral Meeting, 22 May 2024
Meeting with the Government of Indonesia
Bilateral Meeting, 21 May 2024
Meeting with the Government of China
Bilateral Meeting, 17 May 2024
Meeting with the Government of Ukraine
News, 17 May 2024
World Telecommunication & Information Society Day (WTISD) 2024
During ITU's celebrations to mark World Telecommunication & Information Society Day (WTISD) 2024, the BDT Director presented ITU-D's work in scaling up global digital innovation and highlighted key initiatives including the Innovation4Digital Alliance, the Digital Innovation Board, 17 ITU Acceleration Centers, the ITU Global Innovation Centre in India, and a series of national Digital Innovation Profiles. He also emphasized the importance of ITU's efforts to foster innovation for an inclusive and sustainable digital future for all.
Bilateral Meeting, 16 May 2024
Meeting with Huawei
Bilateral Meeting, 16 May 2024
Meeting with Government of the United States of America
Bilateral Meeting, 13 May 2024
Meeting with Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority
News, 13 May 2024
SAMENA Council Leaders' Summit 2024
The BDT Director attended the SAMENA Telecommunications Council Leaders' Summit in Dubai. In his opening remarks, the BDT Director highlighted the critical importance of digital transformation, AI, the digital economy, and cybersecurity, emphasizing the need for collaboration, sustainability, and investment in these areas. The Director also moderated a session on 'Digital Innovation & Choice,' at the summit which examined the role of regulation in promoting innovation, the development of policy and legal frameworks, financing to support innovation and scaling, and ensuring consumer choice and affordability.
News, 09 May 2024
AI Summit and Mauritius Emerging Technologies Exhibition (METX) 2024
The BDT Director attended the 1st Edition of the AI Summit and Mauritius Emerging Technologies Exhibition (METX) and participated in the Expert Panel Discussion regarding how international organizations are shaping AI's future. The Director underscored the importance of international collaboration, including with organizations like UNHCR, in advancing AI and digital technologies for an inclusive and sustainable digital future. During the event, he toured the exhibition with the Vice-President of Mauritius and met with the President at the State House to discuss the impact of AI on worldwide digital transformation.
Bilateral Meeting, 30 April 2024
Meeting with Expresso Senegal
In the News, 26 April 2024
Boosting connectivity and closing the digital divide - Discussion with Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director of ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau
News, 25 April 2024
Girls in ICT Day 2024
The BDT Director opened the global ITU celebrations for Girls in ICT Day 2024, hosted by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) of the Philippines. He inaugurated the official celebrations and co-moderated an Inter-generational Dialogue, a key highlight of the event.
During the occasion, he convened with the UN Resident-Humanitarian Coordinator and heads of other UN agencies in the Philippines, engaging in discussions on the significance of connectivity for digital development and the need to bridge the gender digital divide. Additionally, he held discussions with the Secretary of Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) of the Philippines.
As part of the visit, the Director inaugurated a Digital transformation Centre in Pampanga contributing to the ITU-CISCO Digital Transformation Centres (DTC) Initiative aimed at boosting Digital Skills in the region.
Read BDT Director's blog: Amplifying progress on International Girls in ICT Day
Bilateral Meeting, 23 April 2024
Meeting with Cyber Security Agency
In the News, 08 April 2024
The world generated 62 million tonnes of electronic waste in just one year and recycled way too little, UN agencies warn
Bilateral Meeting, 27 March 2024
Meeting with the Government of Kazakhstan
Bilateral Meeting, 27 March 2024
Meeting with the Government of Belarus
News, 27 March 2024
Regional Development Forum for CIS
The ITU Regional Development Forum for CIS (RDF-CIS) took place from 26 to 27 March in Astana, Kazakhstan. Hosted by the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, RDF-CIS provided an opportunity for ITU and stakeholders in the region to exchange views on how to achieve universal, affordable, and meaningful connectivity and sustainable digital transformation in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Over 100 participants from 10 countries and partner organizations from across the region came together to identify ways to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the region through digital transformation.
News, 27 March 2024
Announcement of new cooperation with the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) and the National Information Technology JSC (NITEC), Republic of Kazakhstan
The BDT Director announced a new cooperation with the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) and the National Information Technology JSC (NITEC) of Kazakhstan to implement a GovStack regional project for the Central Asia and Caucasus countries.
News, 27 March 2024
Joint declaration with the Kostanay Engineering and Economics University
The BDT Director signed a Joint Declaration with the Kostanay Engineering and Economics University named after M.Dulatov (KenEU) regarding the “Creation of smart education ecosystem in Kostanay” (the “Project”) to cooperate and collaborate in areas of common interest, including, inter alia: Telecom networks and infrastructure; cybersecurity and digital skills.
Bilateral Meeting, 26 March 2024
Meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator in Kazakhstan
Bilateral Meeting, 26 March 2024
Meeting with UNICEF Kazakhstan
News, 26 March 2024
Agreement signed between the Regional Commonwealth in the field of Communications (RCC) and ITU 26 March 2024, Astana, Kazakhstan
The BDT Director signed a Framework Cooperation Agreement with the Regional Commonwealth in the field of Communications (RCC) for the implementation of projects within the framework of the Regional Initiatives for the CIS region.
News, 22 March 2024
Better data needed to green the digital transformation
Artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies have piqued global excitement with their promise to drive economic growth and opportunity, unlock scientific breakthroughs, and build better services.
But as we race to close the global digital divide, we must also ask ourselves some tough questions.
What does all this digital progress mean for the planet? Can we have digital transformation that is also sustainable?
The rapid expansion of digital technology has already resulted in a major rise in energy consumption. This underscores the urgent necessity to address the environmental consequences associated with this sector.
Furthermore, approximately 2.6 billion individuals, primarily in lower and middle-income nations, still do not have access to digital technology and need to be connected. This will add to the environmental strain.
In the News, 21 March 2024
E-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn’t keeping pace, UN says
Bilateral Meeting, 20 March 2024
Meeting with the Government of Gabon
Bilateral Meeting, 20 March 2024
Meeting with the Government of the Philippines
Bilateral Meeting, 20 March 2024
Meeting with the Government of Bahrain
In the News, 20 March 2024
Less than half of the 17.6 kg of e-waste generated by each European is recycled, according to the UN
In the News, 20 March 2024
Flooded with electronic waste: waste is growing five times faster than its recycling
In the News, 20 March 2024
Electronic Waste Accumulating Worldwide, UN Report Warns
In the News, 20 March 2024
World 'losing the battle' against electronic waste, UN finds
Bilateral Meeting, 19 March 2024
Meeting with the Government of India
Bilateral Meeting, 19 March 2024
Meeting with the Government of El Salvador
Bilateral Meeting, 18 March 2024
Meeting with the Government of The Gambia
Bilateral Meeting, 18 March 2024
Meeting with the Government of Japan
Bilateral Meeting, 14 March 2024
Meeting with UN Development Coordination Office
News, 14 March 2024
Agreement signed between the Government of Montenegro and ITU
The BDT Director signed an agreement with the Government of Montenegro to deliver a ‘National plan for development of networks for broadband internet access in Montenegro’ which will help support universal and meaningful connectivity
News, 06 March 2024
Second Rising for Industry Sustainability & Efficiencies (RISE) Roundtable
The BDT Director visited Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to attend the second Rising for Industry Sustainability & Efficiencies (RISE) Roundtable organized by the SAMENA Council as part of the LEAP24 Tech Conference. During the roundtable, he spoke about the importance of industry, innovation, and consumer choice for inclusive digital transformation.
Bilateral Meeting, 05 March 2024
Meeting with Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority
News, 05 March 2024
Joint Declaration between the Cyber Security Council of United Arab Emirates and ITU
During a visit to the United Arab Emirates the BDT Director signed a Joint Declaration with the Cyber Security Council (CSC) to reaffirm the common vision between the organisations to bridge the cybersecurity gap through innovative solutions, developing capacity, and supporting policy formulation.
Bilateral Meeting, 04 March 2024
Meeting with Cybersecurity Council
News, 04 March 2024
United Arab Emirates
The BDT Director went to the United Arab Emirates from 4 - 5 March 2024 to participate in the I-CoDI Global Workshop and the First Meeting of ITU Acceleration Centres.
A highlight of the visit was a presentation of five Guinness World Records to ITU Development and CSC for record-breaking achievements during the 11th Regional Cybersecurity Week, held from 9-12 October 2023 in Abu Dhabi.
While in the UAE, he also took the opportunity to visit the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) warehouse where ITU’s equipment for rapid deployments is stored.
Bilateral Meeting, 01 March 2024
Meeting with the Government of Indonesia
Bilateral Meeting, 29 February 2024
Meeting with the Government of Ethiopia
Bilateral Meeting, 28 February 2024
Meeting with the Government of Burundi
Bilateral Meeting, 26 February 2024
Meeting with Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones
In the News, 22 February 2024
Moscow's Digital Sovereignty Summit: A Step Towards Global Cooperation or Isolation? Explore the conversation with BDT Director
In the News, 22 February 2024
Creation in AI has to stay human-revolved. BDT DIrector on the significance of safeguarding privacy and effective data management in the era of AI development
Bilateral Meeting, 21 February 2024
Meeting with the Government of Russia
Bilateral Meeting, 20 February 2024
Meeting with Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications
Bilateral Meeting, 15 February 2024
Meeting with the Government of Pakistan
Bilateral Meeting, 15 February 2024
Meeting with the Government of Ghana
Bilateral Meeting, 09 February 2024
Meeting with Communications Authority of Kenya
Bilateral Meeting, 08 February 2024
Meeting with African Telecommunication Union
Bilateral Meeting, 08 February 2024
Meeting with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
News, 08 February 2024
1st African Preparatory Meeting for World Telecommunications Development Conference (WTDC-25) 2025
The BDT Director took part in the 1st African Preparatory Meeting for the upcoming World Telecommunications Development Conference (WTDC-25) 2025, which took place from 8 - 9 February in Nairobi, Kenya. The BDT Director reported on the main outcomes of WTDC-22 and presented the highlights of accomplishments of the ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), with a specific focus on the African Region. Furthermore, insights were shared regarding the strategic direction leading towards WTDC-25.
During the preparatory meeting, the BDT Director engaged in bilateral discussions with key stakeholders, including the Government of Kenya, the African Telecommunications Union (ATU), the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), and the office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya, represented by the Country Director of UNAIDS in Kenya.
While in Kenya, the BDT Director paid a visit to the i-Lab Africa at Strathmore University, Nairobi, a pioneering center propelling Research and Innovation in ICT that immensely contributes to the attainment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Kenya's Vision 20230.
The BDT Director also participated in the prestigious award ceremony for the 3rd Edition of the ATU Africa Innovation Challenge, underscoring ITU's dedication to recognizing and promoting innovative solutions in the telecommunications sector across the African continent.
Bilateral Meeting, 07 February 2024
Meeting with the Government of Kenya
Bilateral Meeting, 02 February 2024
Meeting with European Commission
Bilateral Meeting, 02 February 2024
Meeting with European Commission
Bilateral Meeting, 02 February 2024
Meeting with European Commission
Bilateral Meeting, 02 February 2024
Meeting with UNDP
Bilateral Meeting, 02 February 2024
Meeting with Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications
Bilateral Meeting, 31 January 2024
Meeting with the Government of Mauritius
Bilateral Meeting, 31 January 2024
Meeting with the Government of South Africa
News, 31 January 2024
ITU Signed Two Agreements with the Government of Australia
The BDT Director signed two new projects with the Government of Australia, under the Framework of the MoU between ITU and the Government of Australia.
Bilateral Meeting, 30 January 2024
Meeting with Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority of UAE
Bilateral Meeting, 29 January 2024
Meeting with the Chair of ITU-D TDAG
Bilateral Meeting, 29 January 2024
Meeting with the Government of Canada
Bilateral Meeting, 25 January 2024
Meeting with National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications
Bilateral Meeting, 24 January 2024
Meeting with the Government of India
Bilateral Meeting, 24 January 2024
Meeting with the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bilateral Meeting, 23 January 2024
Meeting with the Government of Australia
Bilateral Meeting, 18 January 2024
Meeting with the Government of Egypt
News, 18 January 2024
Promoting the Development of Smart Sustainable Cities & Communities Telecom Infrastructure in Egypt
The BDT Director signed a new project with the National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) of Egypt under the Framework of the Cooperative Agreement between ITU and NTRA in the areas of Telecommunications and ICTs. The project titled “Promoting the Development of Smart Sustainable Cities & Communities Telecom Infrastructure in Egypt", aims to promote standard innovation of Smart Sustainable Cities & Communities (SSC&C) in Egypt. Specifically, this project will aim at supporting SSC&C in standardizing the ICTs infrastructure requirements. In addition, the project will also collect, analyze, and measure SSC&C sustainability and smartness of project indices/KPIs progress through the implementation of ITU-T recommendations that will enable smart sustainable cities and communities in Egypt to become more greener and smarter.
The overall objective is to accelerate the urban transformation towards SSC&C, while considering the aspects of smartness and sustainability based on ITU technical standards or Recommendations for SSC&C in order to ultimately contribute to the achievement of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Egypt 2030 vision, Egypt Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS) as well as the New Urban Agenda (NUA) in the Arab Region.
News, 21 December 2023
Agreement signed between ITU and CST
The BDT Director signed a new project with the Communication, Space and Technology Commission (CST) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the Framework of the Cooperative Agreement between ITU and CST.
The project titled 'Building a network of women leaders', aims to build a community where female delegates support each other, expand their network, advocate and share experience and knowledge. The objectives include promoting the active participation of women in the participation of women in the telecommunication development sector, giving visibility to women and empowering them for larger responsibilities in their respective delegations, at WTDC and in other similar platforms, and encouraging experienced female delegates to mentor ICT professionals in order to create a stronger base for women in the digital space.
News, 18 December 2023
BDT Year in Review 2023
The 2023 BDT Year in Review unveils some of the key highlights of BDT's work to advance Universal and Meaningful Connectivity and shows impactful digital transformation it is bringing to the world.
Bilateral Meeting, 13 December 2023
Meeting with Powertel Communications
Bilateral Meeting, 12 December 2023
Meeting with Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York
Bilateral Meeting, 06 December 2023
Meeting with Mozilla Corporation
Bilateral Meeting, 04 December 2023
Meeting with European Commission
Bilateral Meeting, 24 November 2023
Meeting with Société Européenne des Satellites
Bilateral Meeting, 24 November 2023
Meeting with the Government of China
Bilateral Meeting, 24 November 2023
Meeting with the Government of Japan
Bilateral Meeting, 24 November 2023
Meeting with Verizon Communication Corporation
Bilateral Meeting, 24 November 2023
Meeting with Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the UN and other International Organisations
Bilateral Meeting, 24 November 2023
Meeting with Agence de Régulation des Postes et des Communications Électroniques
Bilateral Meeting, 23 November 2023
Meeting with the Government of Burkina Faso
Bilateral Meeting, 23 November 2023
Meeting with Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
Bilateral Meeting, 23 November 2023
Meeting with Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 22 November 2023
Meeting with ZTE Corporation
Bilateral Meeting, 22 November 2023
Meeting with Satcom Industry Association
Bilateral Meeting, 22 November 2023
Meetng with Autorité de Régulation de la Poste et des Communications Electroniques
Bilateral Meeting, 22 November 2023
Meeting with Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 21 November 2023
Meeting with the Government of Samoa
Bilateral Meeting, 21 November 2023
Meeting with Federal Telecommunications Institute
Bilateral Meeting, 21 November 2023
Meeting with the Government of India
Bilateral Meeting, 21 November 2023
Meeting with the Government of Ghana
Bilateral Meeting, 21 November 2023
Meeting with Global Satellite Operator's Association
Bilateral Meeting, 20 November 2023
Meeting with National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 20 November 2023
Meeting with Communications Regulatory Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 20 November 2023
Meeting with the Government of The Gambia
Bilateral Meeting, 20 November 2023
Meeting with National Regulation Authority of Information and Communications Technology
Bilateral Meeting, 19 November 2023
Meeting with the Government of Nigeria
Bilateral Meeting, 19 November 2023
Meeting with the Government of Gabon
Bilateral Meeting, 19 November 2023
Meeting with International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
Bilateral Meeting, 15 November 2023
Meeting with Internet Society
Bilateral Meeting, 14 November 2023
Meeting with the Government of Dominican Republic
Bilateral Meeting, 13 November 2023
Meetng with Avataa
News, 13 November 2023
BDT Director's briefing on ITU-D's work supporting Digital Transformation of SIDS
The BDT Director provided a briefing to Geneva-based Permanent Missions on ITU-D's work in supporting the digital transformation of Small Island Developing States. The meeting was held in preparation for the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) taking place from 27-30 May 2024 in Antigua and Barbuda.
Bilateral Meeting, 09 November 2023
Meeting with Smart Africa Secretariat
News, 06 November 2023
Regional Development Forum for the Arab States
The Regional Development Forum for the Arab States (RDF-ARB) was held from 6-7 November 2023 in Bahrain to discuss priority development issues for the region, and identify avenues to scale-up implementation of country and regional priorities to advance meaningful connectivity and sustainable digital transformation. The Forum was organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) and hosted by the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The event welcomed over 100 participants from 19 countries and the State of Palestine.
Bilateral Meeting, 05 November 2023
Meeting with the Government of Bahrain
Bilateral Meeting, 05 November 2023
Meeting with Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
News, 01 November 2023
BDT Director's briefing on ITU Development Projects
The BDT Director provided a briefing to Geneva-based Permanent Missions on ITU-D's work with a focus on ITU Development projects, showcasing the impact of BDT's efforts to transform lives and communities with ICTs.
Bilateral Meeting, 31 October 2023
Meeting with Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport
Bilateral Meeting, 31 October 2023
Metting with the Government of Rwanda
Bilateral Meeting, 27 October 2023
Meeting with National Telecommunications Agency of Brazil
Bilateral Meeting, 26 October 2023
Meeting with United States Agency for International Development
Bilateral Meeting, 25 October 2023
Meeting with Chair of ITU-D Study Group 1
Bilateral Meeting, 17 October 2023
Meeting with Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Bilateral Meeting, 17 October 2023
Meeting with National Telecommunications Agency of Brazil
Bilateral Meeting, 12 October 2023
Meeting with Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority of UAE
Bilateral Meeting, 11 October 2023
Meeting with Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 10 October 2023
Meeting with Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society
News, 10 October 2023
Joint Declaration between the International Telecommunication Union and Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society (MFWS)
A Joint Declaration regarding Strengthening Child Online Protection in Malta between ITU and Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society (MFWS) was signed on 10 October 2023 by Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau, and H.E. Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, Chair of the Foundation.
Bilateral Meeting, 05 October 2023
Meeting with the Government of Ethiopia
Bilateral Meeting, 05 October 2023
Meeting with Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Bilateral Meeting, 04 October 2023
Meeting with Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 04 October 2023
Meeting with the African Telecommunication Union
Bilateral Meeting, 04 October 2023
Meeting with the Government of Burundi
Bilateral Meeting, 04 October 2023
Meeting with Nigerian Communications Commission
Bilateral Meeting, 04 October 2023
Meeting with Information Network Security Administration
Bilateral Meeting, 04 October 2023
Meeting with International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
Bilateral Meeting, 04 October 2023
Meeting with National Communications Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 04 October 2023
Meeting with United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Bilateral Meeting, 03 October 2023
Meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator in Ethiopia
Bilateral Meeting, 03 October 2023
Meeting with Organization Internationale de la Francophonie
Bilateral Meeting, 03 October 2023
Meeting with the Government of Ethiopia
News, 03 October 2023
Regional Development Forum for Africa
The annual ITU Regional Development Forum for Africa (RDF-AFR) was held from 3 to 5 October 2023 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia under the theme “Digital transformation for a sustainable and equitable digital future: Accelerating the implementation of the SDGs in Africa through digital transformation". Organized by the International Telecommunication Union and hosted by the Government of Ethiopia, the event outlined the priorities, challenges, and opportunities to advance digital transformation in Africa. The event welcomed around 300 participants from 41 countries.
Bilateral Meeting, 28 September 2023
Meeting with Malta Communications Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 28 September 2023
Meeting with Agency for Electronic Communications
Bilateral Meeting, 28 September 2023
Meeting with Office of Electronic Communications
Bilateral Meeting, 28 September 2023
Meeting with National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology
Bilateral Meeting, 28 September 2023
Meeting with Agency for Electronic Communications and Post
Bilateral Meeting, 28 September 2023
Meeting with the Office of the Commissioner of Communications
Bilateral Meeting, 28 September 2023
Meeting with Information and Communication Technologies Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 28 September 2023
Meeting with Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services
Bilateral Meeting, 27 September 2023
Meeting with Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services
Bilateral Meeting, 27 September 2023
Meeting with Crnogorski Telekom
Bilateral Meeting, 27 September 2023
Meeting with the Government of Montenegro
Bilateral Meeting, 25 September 2023
Meeting with Regulatory Authority for Posts and Telecommunications
Bilateral Meeting, 25 September 2023
Meeting with Permanent Mission of Morocco to UNOG
Bilateral Meeting, 25 September 2023
Meeting with Beijing Institute of Technology
Bilateral Meeting, 22 September 2023
Meeting with the Government of Peru
Bilateral Meeting, 19 September 2023
Meeting with Republican Telecommunications Management Centre
In the News, 19 September 2023
BDT Director shared the latest ITU Data as well as his thoughts on the urgency to make universal and meaningful connectivity a reality.
Bilateral Meeting, 18 September 2023
Meeting with the chairs of EGTI and EGH
Bilateral Meeting, 18 September 2023
Meeting with DoT India
Bilateral Meeting, 15 September 2023
Meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand
Bilateral Meeting, 15 September 2023
Meeting with SAP
Bilateral Meeting, 15 September 2023
Meeting with Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association
Bilateral Meeting, 15 September 2023
Meeting with SENKO
Bilateral Meeting, 15 September 2023
Meeting with Kacific
Bilateral Meeting, 15 September 2023
Meeting with the Government of Kiribati
Bilateral Meeting, 14 September 2023
Meeting with UN Development Coordination Office
Bilateral Meeting, 14 September 2023
Meeting with NBTC
Bilateral Meeting, 14 September 2023
Meeting with the Government of Japan
Bilateral Meeting, 14 September 2023
Meeting with the Government of India
Bilateral Meeting, 14 September 2023
Meeting with Welchman Keen
Bilateral Meeting, 14 September 2023
Meeting with the Digital Government Center
Bilateral Meeting, 14 September 2023
Meeting with Amazon Web Services
Bilateral Meeting, 14 September 2023
Meeting with Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development
Bilateral Meeting, 13 September 2023
Meeting with the Government of Papua New Guinea
Bilateral Meeting, 13 September 2023
Meeting with the Government of the Philippines
Bilateral Meeting, 13 September 2023
Meeting with Indosat
Bilateral Meeting, 13 September 2023
Meeting with Intelsat
Bilateral Meeting, 13 September 2023
Meeting with the Government of Cambodia
News, 13 September 2023
Regional Development Forum for Asia and the Pacific
News, 13 September 2023
Joint Declaration between PT Indosat Tbk (“Indosat”) and ITU regarding Collaboration on Capacity and Digital Skills Development
The BDT Director signed a Joint Declaration regarding
Collaboration on Capacity and Digital Skills Development between the PT Indosat
Tbk (“Indosat”) and ITU. Indosat and ITU will strengthen digital literacy and
skills of citizens in underserved communities, and promote digital inclusion in
Indonesia, primarily through the Digital Transformation Centres Initiative
(DTCI)
News, 13 September 2023
Joint Declaration between Indonesia-ITU Concern Forum (IICF) and ITU regarding Strengthening Digital Transformation
The BDT Director signed a Joint Declaration regarding
Strengthening Digital Transformation between Indonesia-ITU Concern Forum (IICF)
and ITU to cooperate on digital transformation and inclusion.
News, 13 September 2023
Joint Declaration between Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and ITU regarding Digital Development Collaboration
The BDT Director signed a Joint Declaration regarding
Digital Development Collaboration between Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co.,
Ltd., and ITU. Huawei and ITU will strengthen their partnership on digital
development in the Asia and the Pacific region, and, in particular, they will
collaborate in the area of digital inclusion, conduct ICT research, and
organize events that foster the digital ecosystem.
Bilateral Meeting, 05 September 2023
Meeting with the Government of Mauritius
Bilateral Meeting, 04 September 2023
Meeting with the Government of China
Bilateral Meeting, 04 September 2023
Meeting with China Academy of Information Communications Technology
Bilateral Meeting, 04 September 2023
Meeting with Shenzhen Municipal People's Government
Bilateral Meeting, 04 September 2023
Meeting with Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
Bilateral Meeting, 04 September 2023
Meeting with the Government of Papua New Guinea
News, 01 September 2023
Launch of the Network of Acceleration Centers to unlock innovation for sustainable digital transformation.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has selected 17 centers from around the world to join its new flagship Network of Acceleration Centers – one of the primary vehicles of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Alliance for Digital Development.
The Acceleration Centers will drive digital transformation through a unique ecosystem-thinking approach, and enhance capabilities to boost innovation, entrepreneurship, and the digitalization of economies.
Bilateral Meeting, 30 August 2023
Meeting with the Government of Slovenia
Bilateral Meeting, 30 August 2023
Meeting with the Agency for Communication Networks and Services
Bilateral Meeting, 29 August 2023
Meeting with the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bilateral Meeting, 29 August 2023
Meeting with the Government of Estonia
Bilateral Meeting, 29 August 2023
Meeting with the Government of Slovakia
Bilateral Meeting, 29 August 2023
Meeting with UNESCO
Bilateral Meeting, 29 August 2023
Meeting with the Government of Türkiye
Bilateral Meeting, 29 August 2023
Meeting with the Government of Poland
Bilateral Meeting, 29 August 2023
Meeting with the Government of Georgia
Bilateral Meeting, 28 August 2023
Meeting with the Government of Albania
Bilateral Meeting, 28 August 2023
Meeting with the Government of Serbia
Bilateral Meeting, 28 August 2023
Meeting with the Government of Czech Republic
Bilateral Meeting, 28 August 2023
Meeting with the Government of North Macedonia
Bilateral Meeting, 28 August 2023
Meeting with the Government of Portugal
News, 22 August 2023
Regional Development Forum for the Americas
The ITU
Regional Development Forum for the Americas (RDF-AMS), held from 16-18 August 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador, welcomed over 250 participants from 22 countries, to discuss priority development issues for the region and identify avenues to scale-up implementation of country and regional priorities including the ITU Regional initiatives for the Americas.
Bilateral Meeting, 18 August 2023
Meeting with COMTELCA
Bilateral Meeting, 17 August 2023
Meeting with Fortinet
Bilateral Meeting, 17 August 2023
Meeting with the Communications Regulation Commission of Colombia
Bilateral Meeting, 17 August 2023
Meeting with the Government of Bahamas
Bilateral Meeting, 17 August 2023
Meeting with the Government of El Salvador
News, 17 August 2023
Agreement with Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
The BDT Director signed an agreement with Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd Latin America and the Caribbean to welcome a voluntary contribution of 150,000 USD from Huawei to the ITU in support of the implementation of Regional Initiatives for the Americas Region. BDT Director recognized the contribution as the operationalisation of Huawei’s Partner2Connect pledge to address ICT priorities through partnerships & resource mobilization.
Bilateral Meeting, 16 August 2023
Meeting with Caribbean Telecommunications Union
Bilateral Meeting, 16 August 2023
Meeting with the Government of Argentina
Bilateral Meeting, 16 August 2023
Meeting with INDOTEL
Bilateral Meeting, 28 July 2023
Meeting with the Joint SDG Fund
Bilateral Meeting, 28 July 2023
Meeting with the Universal Postal Union
Bilateral Meeting, 24 July 2023
Meeting with the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 21 July 2023
Meeting with the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
Bilateral Meeting, 19 July 2023
Meeting with INDOTEL
Bilateral Meeting, 17 July 2023
Meeting with Coursera
Bilateral Meeting, 17 July 2023
Meeting with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Sudan to the United Nations
Bilateral Meeting, 14 July 2023
Meeting with the Government of Cuba
Bilateral Meeting, 14 July 2023
Meeting with the Government of Indonesia
News, 13 July 2023
ITU News blog: Disseminating early warnings through connectivity for all
After Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines in 2013, I was on the ground, providing emergency telecommunications support from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to aid recovery.
Sadly, extreme weather events and natural hazards are becoming more frequent. With the onset of climate change, communities are at ever increased risk.
Digital technologies play a critical role in disaster risk reduction and management. They are key for environmental monitoring and analysis, delivering early warnings, and ensuring timely flow of vital information in the aftermath of disasters. All these digital services can minimize the impact of climate-related hazards for people and communities.
Learn more about ITU-D’s disaster response, supporting countries before, during and after disaster strikes,
here.
Bilateral Meeting, 13 July 2023
Meeting with the Türkiye-Information and Communication Technologies
Bilateral Meeting, 13 July 2023
Meeting with the Office of the Commissioner of Communications
Bilateral Meeting, 13 July 2023
Meeting with the Government of China
Bilateral Meeting, 13 July 2023
Meeting with the Government of Panamá
Bilateral Meeting, 12 July 2023
Meeting with the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy
Bilateral Meeting, 12 July 2023
Meeting with the Government of Korea (Republic of)
Bilateral Meeting, 12 July 2023
National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications
Bilateral Meeting, 11 July 2023
Meeting with the Government of Kenya
Bilateral Meeting, 11 July 2023
Meeting with the Government of Azerbaijan
Bilateral Meeting, 10 July 2023
Meeting with the Government of Tanzania
Bilateral Meeting, 07 July 2023
Meeting with Ernst & Young
Bilateral Meeting, 07 July 2023
Meeting with Enhanced Integrated Framework
Bilateral Meeting, 07 July 2023
Meeting with the Government of Venezuela
Bilateral Meeting, 04 July 2023
Meeting with the Office of UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology
Bilateral Meeting, 04 July 2023
Meeting with the Government of Uzbekistan
News, 03 July 2023
Dashboard for Universal and Meaningful Connectivity
The BDT Director launched the Dashboard for Universal and Meaningful Connectivity at the 2023 World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS-23). Through simple visualizations and tables, the Dashboard allows to track progress of countries towards the Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC) Targets and to benchmark performance across countries. Launched as a 'beta' version, the Dashboard for Universal and Meaningful Connectivity will be further developed in the coming years.
The Dashboard is part of the recent ITU-EU project on promoting and measuring universal and meaningful connectivity which is funded by the European Union.
Bilateral Meeting, 03 July 2023
Meeting with World Bank
Bilateral Meeting, 27 June 2023
Meeting with the Government of Pakistan
Bilateral Meeting, 26 June 2023
Meeting with AST SpaceMobile
Bilateral Meeting, 23 June 2023
Meeting with the Government of The Gambia
News, 23 June 2023
Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG)
The 30th meeting of the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG) was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 to 23 June 2023. The annual meeting helps to guide the work of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D). The 2023 meeting reviewed the outcomes of the 2022 World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-22), which took place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 6 to 16 June 2022 and provided advice to guide the work of ITU-D.
In his opening address to the meeting of the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG), the BDT Director said that: “The lively and positive discussions at this TDAG is a pointer to the collective progress in the implementation of the ITU-D priorities set out at WTDC-22. Building a BDT4Impact is the pivot and the driving motivator for our work in implementing the aspiration of members expressed as ITU-D priorities. We remain steadfast and continue to count on TDAG guidance to achieve the set goals and BDT’s pathway to unmask technology and show a human face so that we may impact the lives of people.”
Read the Communiqué:
Recommendations and contributions shared to strengthen the work and growth of ITU-D’s activities
Bilateral Meeting, 22 June 2023
Meeting with the Government of Australia
Bilateral Meeting, 22 June 2023
Meeting with Reseaux IP Europeens Network Coordination Centre
Bilateral Meeting, 21 June 2023
Meeting with Wireless World Research Forum
Bilateral Meeting, 21 June 2023
Meeting with the Government of Côte d'Ivoire
Bilateral Meeting, 20 June 2023
Meeting with the Government of Argentina
Bilateral Meeting, 15 June 2023
Meeting with the Government of Portugal
News, 08 June 2023
Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR 23)
The BDT Director closed the 22nd edition of the Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR 23) with the highest number of participants in the event's history: 757 participants – heads of regulatory authorities, ministers and captains of industry gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
GSR 23 concluded with a strong message to regulate and connect for people, for the planet and for prosperity.
Read the BDT Director's blog,
Regulation matters: for the people, the planet and prosperity, on
ITU News.
Read the GSR-23 closing press release,
Regulatory leaders agree on new approaches for trustworthy and resilient digital infrastructure,
here.
Read the
GSR-23 Best Practice Guidelines here.
News, 07 June 2023
New Collaborative Digital Regulation Country Reviews
During the Heads of Regulators' Executive Roundtable at the Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-23), the BDT Director launched the Collaborative Digital Regulation Country Review for Egypt.
The Collaborative Digital Regulation Country Reviews for Brazil, Colombia and Kenya were also launched at GSR-23.
The reports provide an authoritative analysis of the national regulatory landscape and outline a clear and practical direction for achieving G5 regulation and digital transformation.
News, 05 June 2023
ITU-EMERG-EaPeReg Joint Declaration on mapping broadband infrastructure and services
The BDT Director signed a Joint Declaration between ITU, the European Mediterranean Regulators Group (EMERG) and the Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators Network (EaPeReg) to build national and regional capacities in the field of mapping broadband infrastructure and services, fostering the rollout of meaningful and universal connectivity at the Global Symposium for Regulators 2023.
News, 05 June 2023
Memorandum of Understanding with EMERG
The BDT Director signed a Memorandum of Understanding between ITU and the European Mediterranean Regulators Group (EMERG) to establish a high-level framework of digital cooperation in the area of electronic communications, including regulation for a sustainable digital future at the Global Symposium for Regulators 2023.
News, 05 June 2023
Digital Regulation Network (DRN)
The BDT Director launched the Digital Regulation Network (DRN) at GSR-23 during the Regional Regulatory Associations Meeting. The Network will benefit Regional Regulatory Associations through twinning capacity building programmes and information sharing on good practices. It aims to accelerate sustainable digital transformation by strengthening cooperation at the global and regional level to identify common approaches to collaborative digital policy, regulation and governance across economic sectors and across borders.
The work of the DRN will focus on three main building blocks: thought leadership, capacity development, and regulatory experimentation and innovation.
News, 05 June 2023
Project on Developing and Implementing E-waste Policy and Regulation for a Circular Economy
At GSR-23, the BDT Director signed a new project on developing and implementing E-waste policy and regulation with Saudi Arabia's Communications, Space and Technology Commission to advance a green and sustainable future.
Bilateral Meeting, 04 June 2023
Meeting with the African Telecommunication Union
Bilateral Meeting, 04 June 2023
Meeting with the National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt
Bilateral Meeting, 25 May 2023
Meeting with ZTE Corporation
Bilateral Meeting, 23 May 2023
Meeting with the Government of Romania
Bilateral Meeting, 22 May 2023
Meeting with the Electronic Communications Office of Latvia
Bilateral Meeting, 22 May 2023
Meeting with the Government of Ukraine
Bilateral Meeting, 22 May 2023
Meeting with the Government of Slovenia
Bilateral Meeting, 22 May 2023
Meeting with the Government of Serbia
News, 22 May 2023
Regional Development Forum for Europe
From 22-23 May, the BDT Director attended the Regional Development Forum for Europe in Timisoara, Romania, which provided an opportunity and platform for focused multi-stakeholder discussions on digital development and Partner2Connect matchmaking, forging meaningful partnerships to propel regional digital transformation. During the event, he signed a Joint Declaration between ITU and the Western Balkans Cyber Capacity Centre (WB3C) to tackle cybersecurity challenges collectively and reinforce cooperation in the Western Balkans and beyond, including through the Her Cyber Track initiative. He announced a new partnership with 5GTechritory to strengthen joint work on 5G technologies and further advancement of 5G implementation in Europe. He also held several bilateral meetings during the event.
At the CEPT Committee for ITU Policies meeting on 24 May, the BDT Director presented ITU-D's achievements and results since January 2023 and reaffirmed his commitment to provide timely support and response to membership needs.
Bilateral Meeting, 19 May 2023
Meeting with the Government of Hungary
News, 18 May 2023
Visit to Hungary as part of WTISD celebrations
The BDT Director was in Hungary to participate in World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) 2023 celebrations at the University of Győr (Széchenyi István University) and explore opportunities to advance cooperation for digital development. He was joined at the event by Ferenc Friedler & Gábor Borbély from the University of Győr (Széchenyi István University), András Lapsánszky and Péter Vári from National Media and Infocommunications Authority Hungary (NMHH) and Kornélia Radics from WHO Europe.
He visited the Space Communication Laboratory, Telecom Laboratory, and the University of Gyor to see the work and research done to advance innovative digital transformation. He also had the opportunity to plant a memory tree on the campus of University of Győr (Széchenyi István University) as a symbol of growth, knowledge sharing and impactful memories that resonates with ITU's work to engage meaningfully with Academia around the globe.
He congratulated the Government of Hungary for the great work done to advance connectivity in the country and in the region.
During his visit, the BDT Director signed a new Joint Declaration with the National Media and Infocommunications Authority Hungary (NMHH) on 'The development of frequency management information system'.
ITU and NMHH will work together to:
- Facilitate knowledge transfer in the area of spectrum management, in particular on how to create a software ensuring the transformation of the national frequency management information stipulated in the national legislation into a relational database;
- Provide capacity building on how the database can be used for different analyses, data editing and selection;
- Share best practices / legislation with regards to the frequency management in a given country.
During the visit, he also met Péter Sztáray, Hungary's State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, to exchange views on digital cooperation to advance sustainable development, including through space as a new frontier.
Bilateral Meeting, 17 May 2023
Meeting with the Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
News, 17 May 2023
World Telecommunication & Information Society Day (WTISD) 2023
During ITU's celebrations to mark World Telecommunication & Information Society Day (WTISD) 2023, the BDT Director presented some of ITU's work to empower least developed countries (LDCs) through ICTs and digital transformation.
Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIj0X84ehgs&ab_channel=ITU
Bilateral Meeting, 09 May 2023
Meeting with the Federal Communications Commission
Bilateral Meeting, 05 May 2023
Meeting with the Government of Ethiopia
News, 05 May 2023
Mission to Burundi and Ethiopia
The BDT Director went to Burundi to promote ITU-D's partnership with the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) to advance the economic empowerment of women with tech and digital skills. During the visit, he visited the Technical Girl's Agritech Boarding School, Muzinda, and participated in Girls in ICT Day celebrations. He also handed over the ITU-EIF research on Gender Equality in Digital Policy in Burundi for the consideration of the Ministère de la Communication, des Technologies de l'Information et des Médias, highlighting progress and providing recommendations to address gender issues in Burundi's digital policies, strategies and regulation.
The BDT Director was in Ethiopia to launch the ITU-EIF country report on Gender equality in digital policy. During the launch event, he heard inspiring testimonies from beneficiaries and local partners of the impactful ITU-EIF partnership, empowering female entrepreneurs in Ethiopia's textile and apparel sector with digital skills and opportunities. He met with country officials, stakeholders, and colleagues in the ITU Regional Office.
Bilateral Meeting, 27 April 2023
Meeting with the European Commission
Bilateral Meeting, 27 April 2023
Meeting with Ministers of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea and Rwanda
News, 27 April 2023
ITU-EC project on ‘Promoting and measuring universal and meaningful digital connectivity’
The BDT Director and Myriam Ferran, Deputy Director-General for International Partnerships, European Commission, announced a new project from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the European Commission (EC) to promote Internet services and skills for everyone worldwide over the next three years.
The ITU-EC project, 'Promoting and measuring universal and meaningful digital connectivity', will leverage EUR 3 million (about USD 3.3 million) over three years to advance holistic policy approaches and provide recommendations on boosting good-quality Internet and mobile access.
“The potential of the Internet for social and economic good remains largely untapped today: one-third of humanity remains offline, and many users only enjoy basic connectivity," said Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director of ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau. “This new ITU-EC project will mainstream universal and meaningful connectivity and encourage countries to adopt a holistic approach, which is a necessary condition for a prosperous and inclusive society."
The project aims to make universal and meaningful connectivity (UMC) a top policy priority; generate more and better UMC data; and improve evidence-based policymaking, fund sourcing and project implementation.
News, 26 April 2023
Transform Africa Summit
The BDT Director took part in the Transform Africa Summit (TAS2023) between 26 and 28 April in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
He spoke at various Ministerial-level events over the three-day event, including:
During the event, the BDT also made several major announcements.
Following the event, he launched and toured a
new E-Learning Project at the Ndlovu Secondary School. He witnessed the power of digital transformation in education and its potential to create more equitable access to learning opportunities.
Bilateral Meeting, 25 April 2023
Meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator in Zimbabwe
In the News, 20 April 2023
African School Of Economics Launches 5G Mobile Technology Spaces For Distributed Learning And Remote Work
The satellite model of the ASE’s tech spaces can help prevent various African regions and remote areas from falling behind in.
Bilateral Meeting, 17 April 2023
Meeting with the Government of Mauritius
Bilateral Meeting, 13 April 2023
Meeting with Rohde & Schwarz
Bilateral Meeting, 05 April 2023
Meeting with the Government of Russian Federation
Bilateral Meeting, 05 April 2023
Meeting with Welchman Keen
Bilateral Meeting, 05 April 2023
Meeting with the Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et de la Poste
Bilateral Meeting, 04 April 2023
Meeting with Intelsat
Bilateral Meeting, 04 April 2023
Meeting with the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office
Bilateral Meeting, 04 April 2023
Meeting with Holistic Innovations
News, 03 April 2023
WSIS Forum 2023, Geneva
The BDT Director attended the WSIS Forum 2023, held from 13 – 17 March in Geneva, Switzerland.
He gave remarks and interventions at various sessions and also moderated others
Bilateral Meeting, 03 April 2023
Meeting with the General Authority for Communications and Informatics
Bilateral Meeting, 03 April 2023
Meeting with OneWeb
Bilateral Meeting, 03 April 2023
Meeting with the Government of India
Bilateral Meeting, 03 April 2023
Meeting with the Expresso Telecom
News, 03 April 2023
Joint Declaration of Intent on Digital Transformation and Technology Innovation
The BDT Director and Mr Bernardo Mariano Jr., Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Information Technology Officer of the Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) signed a Declaration of Intent on Digital Transformation and Technology Innovation.
“The Declaration of Intent on Digital Transformation and Technology Innovation will go a long way towards unlocking digital potential for countries building capabilities in innovation and positively transform individuals, communities and economies throughout the world," said Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director of ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau. “Our cooperation with the UN Office of Information and Communications Technology will play a pivotal role in bringing innovation to the forefront of digital development and ensuring that the benefits of technology are leveraged to create a more inclusive and equitable future."
The Declaration will ensure close cooperation and collaboration in several areas of interest, including:
- the development of global digital innovation ecosystems in support of digital inclusion;
- the scale-up of innovative homegrown solutions to address the challenges of developing countries;
- knowledge-sharing and best practices;
- the development of innovation platforms that brings innovation and entrepreneurship capacity at the national level;
- development and implementation of emerging technology tools;
- joint private/public partnerships; and
- the work of the ITU's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Alliance for Digital Development
Bilateral Meeting, 30 March 2023
Meeting with the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission
News, 29 March 2023
5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), Doha
The BDT Director attended the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) in Doha, Qatar, from 5-9 March, where he reiterated that one of his priorities is to address the challenges of LDCs through digital technology in support of the Doha Programme of Action.
Bilateral Meeting, 29 March 2023
Meeting with the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations
Bilateral Meeting, 29 March 2023
Meeting with the Permanent Mission of Kenya to the United Nations
Bilateral Meeting, 29 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Azerbaijan
Bilateral Meeting, 28 March 2023
Meeting with the UN Resident Coordinators from Europe and Central Asia
Bilateral Meeting, 28 March 2023
Meeting with the Global Satellite Operator's Association
Bilateral Meeting, 28 March 2023
Meeting with the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations
Bilateral Meeting, 28 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of China
Bilateral Meeting, 27 March 2023
Meeting with the Permanent Misson of Sweden to the United Nations
Bilateral Meeting, 23 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Maldives
Bilateral Meeting, 23 March 2023
Meeting with the Telecommunications Standards Development Society of India
News, 22 March 2023
Opening of ITU Area Office and Innovation Centre in New Delhi, India
The ITU Secretary-General and the BDT Director opened the ITU Area Office and Innovation Centre in New Delhi, India, to help ITU to promote technology and sustainable development in South Asia.
The ITU Area Office and Innovation Centre brings together government, industry, academia and others in an entrepreneurial environment so that digital technology advancements in sectors such as agriculture, health, and education can reach the communities that need them most.
“ITU's new office in India will help us address the opportunities and challenges in the South Asia region," said Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director of ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau. “Innovation coupled with digital access, affordability, and skills should equate to transformational impact on communities in all the countries ITU serves."
Bilateral Meeting, 21 March 2023
Meeting with the Delegation of the European Union to India and Bhutan
Bilateral Meeting, 21 March 2023
Meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator and the UN Country Team in India
Bilateral Meeting, 21 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Bhutan
Bilateral Meeting, 17 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Cuba
Bilateral Meeting, 17 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Greece
Bilateral Meeting, 17 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Tanzania
Bilateral Meeting, 17 March 2023
Meeting with the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority of UAE
Bilateral Meeting, 17 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Senegal
Bilateral Meeting, 17 March 2023
Meeting with the Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 17 March 2023
Meeting with the Permanent Mission of Malawi to the United Nations
Bilateral Meeting, 17 March 2023
Meeting with the Postal & Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe
Bilateral Meeting, 16 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Somalia
Bilateral Meeting, 16 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Lithuania
Bilateral Meeting, 16 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Thailand
Bilateral Meeting, 16 March 2023
Meeting with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Bilateral Meeting, 16 March 2023
Meeting with the Information and Communication Technologies Authority of Mauritius
Bilateral Meeting, 16 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Estonia
Bilateral Meeting, 15 March 2023
Meeting with the National Communications Authority of Portugal
Bilateral Meeting, 15 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of South Africa
Bilateral Meeting, 15 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Germany
Bilateral Meeting, 15 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Cyprus
Bilateral Meeting, 14 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Germany
Bilateral Meeting, 14 March 2023
Meeting with UNDP
Bilateral Meeting, 14 March 2023
Meeting with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
Bilateral Meeting, 14 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Japan
Bilateral Meeting, 14 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Poland
Bilateral Meeting, 14 March 2023
Meeting with the Georgian National Communications Commission
Bilateral Meeting, 14 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Mauritania
Bilateral Meeting, 14 March 2023
Meeting with the e-Governance Agency of Moldova
Bilateral Meeting, 14 March 2023
Meeting with the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 14 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Tanzania
Bilateral Meeting, 13 March 2023
Meeting with the Chairperson Designate of the WSIS Forum 2023
Bilateral Meeting, 13 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Nigeria
Bilateral Meeting, 13 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of France
Bilateral Meeting, 13 March 2023
Meeting with the Office of Electronic Communications of Poland
Bilateral Meeting, 13 March 2023
Meeting with the AFRINIC
Bilateral Meeting, 13 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Timor-Leste
Bilateral Meeting, 13 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Gambia
Bilateral Meeting, 13 March 2023
Meeting with the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications
News, 09 March 2023
Mobile World Congress 2023
The BDT Director attended Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, from the 27 February to 1 March, 2023. He had several one-on-one meetings with various stakeholders to discuss BDT’s work, spoke at a GSMA Ministerial Programme session Connectivity for Humanitarian Impact, and at an ITU-Cisco roundtable with Mobile Network Operators on the Digital Transformation Centres (DTC) Initiative.
Together with the other ITU elected officials, he toured the MWC exhibition and held a special session to engage industry and government leaders at MWC.
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Bilateral Meeting, 06 March 2023
Meeting with the Viasat
Bilateral Meeting, 06 March 2023
Meeting with the Accenture
Bilateral Meeting, 05 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Lebanon
Bilateral Meeting, 05 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Bhutan
Bilateral Meeting, 05 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Zambia
Bilateral Meeting, 04 March 2023
Meeting with the UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries
Bilateral Meeting, 01 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of South Africa
Bilateral Meeting, 01 March 2023
Meeting with the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications
Bilateral Meeting, 01 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Ecuador
Bilateral Meeting, 01 March 2023
Meeting with the Government of Malawi
Bilateral Meeting, 01 March 2023
Meeting with the National Telecommunications Agency of Brazil
Bilateral Meeting, 28 February 2023
Meeting with the Government of Somalia
Bilateral Meeting, 28 February 2023
Meeting with the Digital Cooperation Organization
Bilateral Meeting, 28 February 2023
Meeting with the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation
Bilateral Meeting, 27 February 2023
Meeting with Netflix
Bilateral Meeting, 27 February 2023
Meeting with the Autoridad Nacional de los Servicios Públicos
Bilateral Meeting, 27 February 2023
Meeting with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Bilateral Meeting, 27 February 2023
Meeting with the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
Bilateral Meeting, 27 February 2023
Meeting with the Government of Colombia
Bilateral Meeting, 27 February 2023
Meeting with the Office of UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology
Bilateral Meeting, 27 February 2023
Meeting with the SAMENA Telecommunications Council
Bilateral Meeting, 27 February 2023
Meeting with the World Mobile
Bilateral Meeting, 27 February 2023
Meeting with Smart Africa and Autorité de Régulation des Communications Electroniques et de la Poste of Benin
Bilateral Meeting, 24 February 2023
Meeting with the African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institute
Bilateral Meeting, 24 February 2023
Meeting with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Bilateral Meeting, 23 February 2023
Meeting with the Telecommunications and Posts Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Guinea
Bilateral Meeting, 21 February 2023
Meeting with the National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt
Bilateral Meeting, 21 February 2023
Meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator in Egypt
Bilateral Meeting, 20 February 2023
Meeting with the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority of UAE
Bilateral Meeting, 20 February 2023
Meeting with the Cyber Security Council of UAE
Bilateral Meeting, 19 February 2023
Meeting with the Communications, Space and Technology Commission of Saudi Arabia
Bilateral Meeting, 19 February 2023
Meeting with the National Cybersecurity Authority Of Saudi Arabia
Bilateral Meeting, 19 February 2023
Meeting with the Digital Government Authority of Saudi Arabia
Bilateral Meeting, 17 February 2023
Meeting with the Government of Finland
Bilateral Meeting, 17 February 2023
Meeting with the Government of the Republic of Slovenia
News, 09 February 2023
Digital skills development must keep evolving
Before I became the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), I spent some of my career as an educator.
Almost 20 years ago to the day, I began giving lectures to MBA students at Nottingham Trent University in the UK. This included a class on Information Systems, a wide field of study that bridges business and computer science.
Bilateral Meeting, 06 February 2023
Meeting with the German Environment Agency (UBA)
Bilateral Meeting, 31 January 2023
Meeting with the African Telecommunication Union (ATU)
Bilateral Meeting, 31 January 2023
Meeting with Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Bilateral Meeting, 31 January 2023
Meeting with the Executive Office of the Secretary-General
Bilateral Meeting, 30 January 2023
Meeting with Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority
Bilateral Meeting, 27 January 2023
Meeting with the Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations
Bilateral Meeting, 25 January 2023
Meeting with Libya Telecom and Technology
It was a pleasure to meet with Ahmed Eshakruni, Head of Networks & Service Quality Department at Libya Telecom and Technology, to discuss ways to support Libya's rebuilding efforts, including assistance for telecommunication network restoration and emerging opportunities to drive sustainable growth in the region through partnerships for digital development.
Bilateral Meeting, 25 January 2023
Meeting with Permanent Representative of Mauritius to UNOG
I had an insightful meeting with Ambassador Usha Dwarka-Canabady, Permanent Representative of Mauritius to the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), to discuss collaboration in particular on capacity development in cybersecurity. I am excited to explore innovative ways to advance meaningful connectivity in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) together.
Bilateral Meeting, 25 January 2023
Meeting with UNDP
Bilateral Meeting, 25 January 2023
Meeting with Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations
Bilateral Meeting, 23 January 2023
Meeting with Cable Bahamas
I had a great meeting with Franklyn Butler, President and Group CEO of Cable Bahamas to discuss collaboration on capacity development, emergency telecom & innovation. BDT is ready to lend its expertise to foster digital transformation in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Bilateral Meeting, 23 January 2023
Meeting with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
I had exciting discussions with Paul Blaker, Head of Digital Standards Engagement at the Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport (DCMS), United Kingdom, on how to strengthen our cooperation on digital for development, including scaling up digital innovation, capacity building, as well as cybersecurity efforts to accelerate sustainable digital transformation at the global level.
Bilateral Meeting, 20 January 2023
Meeting with MIC and the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
I had the opportunity to meet the delegation from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan, and the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva, to discuss our continued collaboration on capacity building, digital innovation, secure use of ICTs, as well as Japan's contribution to ITU-D Study Groups and Connect2Recover.
Bilateral Meeting, 18 January 2023
Meeting with UNDP
It was great to speak to Robert Opp, Chief Digital Officer at UNDP, to explore opportunities for partnership in digital development and advancing whole of society digital transformation.
Bilateral Meeting, 12 January 2023
Meeting with Immersion4
I had a very nice conversation with Serge Conesa, CEO and Founder and Guardian of Immersion4 on the role and importance of e-waste management and green ICTs. During the meeting, we emphasised that embracing digital transformation will help us shape a more sustainable, equitable and connected world - for us and future generations.
Bilateral Meeting, 11 January 2023
Meeting with ARCROTGIS
I was delighted to meet with Rotimi Omolohunnu, CEO of ARCROTGIS, to identify cooperation pathways on building cybersecurity capacity, developing digital skills in the field of emerging technologies and advancing affordable connectivity in remote & rural areas.
Bilateral Meeting, 10 January 2023
Meeting with the Asian Development Bank
It was a great pleasure to meet Shixin Chen, Vice-President of the Asian Development Bank to discuss innovation, partnerships for sustainable development, affordable meaningful connectivity and digital transformation, particularly in remote areas and developing countries.