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ITU Generation Connect – Africa Youth Group (GC-AFR) 2022 for Young Africans Application Deadline: 6 March 2022​​

WEST LEBANON — I didn’t expect to be writing another of these columns. Like many people, I held out hope at the end of last year that 2021 would be better.I imagined gathering with friends and family without second thought; packed concert venues and...

Around the world, in every region, more young people are online than adults. And yet they are often left out of the conversation when it comes to

ITU The last of six regional preparatory meetings for the ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) brought policy makers and experts together to take stock of digital challenges and opportunities in the Americas region. The region has recorded sustained growth in information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, access, and use, with an impressive 90 per cent of youth online. Yet it still grapples with a significant urban/rural digital divide. Across the Americas, only about half of households in rural areas have a home Internet connection, compared to nearly t...

ITU The second in the series of six preparatory meetings for the ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-21) took place on 9 and 10 March 2021. Held virtually, the Regional Preparatory Meeting (RPM) for Asia and the Pacific gathered 158 delegates from 33 countries to ensure regional coordination ahead of WTDC-21, set to be hosted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 8-19 November 2021. WTDC-21 is expected to develop innovative approaches and new models of collaboration for connectivity and digital solutions in this final Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals...