Conference primer - Innovation and Technology: 2022

The ITU organizes World Radiocommunication Seminars (WRS) on a biennial basis, in complement to the cycle of Regional Radiocommunication Seminars (RRS). WRS deal with the use of the radio-frequency spectrum and the satellite orbits, and, in particular, with the application of the provisions of the ITU Radio Regulations.

“Connecting the unconnected to achieve sustainable development”

WSIS Forum 2022 final week (30 May to 3 June 2022): High-Level Interactive Policy Sessions

Continuous digital events all year through

The 17th IGF, under the overarching theme Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common Future, will be held at the UN-ECA Conference Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 28 November to 2 December 2022. The meeting programme is guided by five themes drawn from the IGF'S PUBLIC CALL FOR INPUTS and aligned with the Global Digital Compact in the UN Secretary-General's Our Common Agenda Report.

The United Nations Secretary-General has appointed 10 high-level and eminent persons to serve on his inaugural Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel.
In line with the mandate of the IGF and as recommended in the Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation, the Secretary-General has established the Panel as a strategic, empowered, and multistakeholder body to support and strengthen the IGF. The Panel will thus address strategic and urgent issues and highlight Forum discussions and possible follow-up actions, in order to promote greater impact and dissemination of IGF discussions according to its Terms of Reference.
Secretary-General Statement, 16 August 2022

The 17th edition of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held under the overarching theme 'Resilient Internet for a Shared Sustainable and Common

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