World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

  The WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION/ICT POLICY FORUM (WTPF) is a high-level international forum to exchange views on the key policy issues arising from today’s fast changing telecommunication / ICT environment . At the last meeting, held in Dec2021, the Forum approved a set of five non-binding policy guidance documents, known as ‘Opinions’, such as on emerging telecommunication / ICT services and technologies , affordable and security connectivity , Digital literacy and skills , and more, helping shape future technology policy . ITU, together with UNESCO, UNDP and UNCTAD, in collaboration with all WSIS Action Lines (co-) facilitators and partners, is also convening the annual WSIS Forum as a global multistakeholder platform facilitating the implementation of the WSIS Action Lines. With the theme of WSIS Action Lines for ‘ Building Back Better and Accelerating the achievement of the SDGs ’, the WSIS Forum 2023 was held from 13 – 17 March at the ITU HQs in Geneva, followed by virtua...

   Instilling the Necessary skills has become a key part of national digital transformation strategies . With a wide range of projects that target digital skills , ITU contributes actively to the strengthening of Digital capacities among its member states, e.g., via  Training for ICT professionals ; basic and intermediate skills training for citizens and marginalized groups ; a commitment to invest in skills development for young people ; tools and guidelines to implement digital skills strategies; and International cooperation to help governments increase their digital capacity . Among others, the ITU Digital Transformation Centres (DTC) Initiative , launched with Cisco in 2019, aims to strengthen people’s digital capacities, particularly in underserved communities. Over 150 000 people (of which over 60% were female) have been trained in basic and intermediate digital skills through 13 DTCs located in Africa, the Americas, and the Arab and Asia-Pacific regions