ITU Development

Listen to key findings from the @ITU Facts and Figures 2026 report, presented by my team at the @UNGeneva press briefing. An estimated 6.3 billion people, or 76%, are now online, marking progress towards universal connectivity. Explore the report: itu.int/ff2026 #ITUdata

NEW: Facts and Figures 2026! An estimated 6.3 billion people, or 76%, are now online, marking progress towards universal connectivity. Yet 2 billion people remain offline. Know more about the latest global connectivity trends. itu.int/ff2026 #ITUdata

Glad to share our new article on the @ITU-D and @WorldBankGroup digital regulation platform, "Implementing data governance frameworks: From principles to practice". Effective data governance is essential to building a digital future that works for everyone. It helps governments deliver better public services, enables secure data sharing, and lays the foundation for responsible #AI. Examine the six implementation approaches to data governance and explore how governments and regional organizations are moving from data governance ambition to implementation and impact. digitalregulation.org/implem…

Our partnership with @FCDODigital is supporting countries to strengthen digital regulation, promote investment, and expand school connectivity. Explore the research and training resources from our work in Brazil, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa: itu.int/en/ITU-D/Pages/FCDO/…

Throwback to a memorable Development Week with the brilliant young minds of our third cohort of #GenerationConnect Young Leadership Programme Fellows at @ITU HQ in Geneva in September. Many thanks to our long-standing partner @Huawei for their continued support. #GCYLP 🎥 Watch the highlights

#BDT4Impact in seconds 🎥 As disasters become more frequent and severe, here’s how we help countries strengthen resilience and save lives. ⬇️

Glad to present our Foresight Series at the 4th meeting of the Digital Innovation Board in Oman. Covering education, smart cities, healthcare, start-ups and #SMEs, and Africa's venture capital landscape, these five foresight briefs explore emerging trends, opportunities and challenges across key sectors. They offer insights to help policymakers and innovators anticipate change, make informed decisions, and develop forward-looking strategies for a rapidly evolving digital world. #Innovation4Digital Explore the series: itu.int/go/strategic-foresig…

It was wonderful to see our stakeholders and partners come together for #ITURDF CIS in Dushanbe to strengthen cooperation and advance our shared commitment to inclusive and sustainable digital development across the region. My thanks again to the Government of Tajikistan for the warm hospitality and for hosting us. Watch the video highlights from our two days together. 🎥👇 @ITUCISRegion

Pleased to open #ITURDF for the CIS region in Dushanbe 🇹🇯, bringing together Member States and stakeholders to advance the region’s digital development priorities. The outcomes of #ITUWTDC-25 set an ambitious agenda for digital development for the years ahead. Over the next two days, we will work to translate that agenda into regional action - aligning national priorities with investments, partnerships, and concrete solutions that accelerate meaningful connectivity and inclusive digital development across the CIS. My thanks to the Government of Tajikistan for hosting us and to the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications for its continued partnership. @ITUCISRegion @UNinTajikistan

#ITURDF CIS is live from Dushanbe 🇹🇯. Join the webcast to follow discussions on the CIS Region’s digital development priorities, Regional Initiatives, and #Partner2Connect matchmaking. 📹 itu.int/webcast/live/d2026rd…

It was great to reconnect with my team after the summer break. We welcomed new colleagues and thanked them for their hardwork, exchanged on the progress and milestones achieved so far in implementing #ITUWTDC-25 outcomes, and discussed future plans for the impactful implementation of the Development Sector's projects and the next Operational Plan during the fourth quarter of 2026 and the year ahead. @ITUDevelopment #BDT4lmpact

A week in Geneva, a year of impact ahead. As the #GCYLP Development Week wrapped, our Fellows' journey is just beginning — ready to bring their community-driven initiatives to life for a more inclusive and empowered digital future. @Huawei #GenerationConnect #BDT4Impact

Recognizing the growing need for resilient emergency communications, @ITUDevelopment has so far supported 44 countries in developing National Emergency Telecommunication Plans (NETPs). These NETPs help governments move from reactive crisis response to proactive resilience, protecting lives and livelihoods when disasters strike. Read more: itu.int/itu-d/sites/digital-… #BDT4Impact

It is a pleasure to welcome experts to the 2026 annual meetings of EGTI and EGH. Our measurement frameworks must keep pace with the digital transformation they are designed to measure, while remaining realistic about what countries can implement. Thank you to Linah Ngumba and Panos Kyriakides for their leadership, and to all members for the expertise you bring to keeping our statistical standards relevant as technology and policy needs evolve. @KNBStats #ITUdata

Today’s discussions at #ITUWTIS focused on:   🔹 Trust, transparency, and dialogue in official statistics  🔹 Progress on ICT indicators, methodologies, and emerging measurement priorities  🔹 Practical applications of #AI in official statistics  🔹 Mobile phone data for policy and official statistics  🔹 Presentations from the ITU Data Hackathon winners Thank you to Chair Rabia Awan, all our speakers and participants for two days of practical insights and shared perspectives on the future of ICT statistics. #ITUdata

Today’s discussions at #ITUWTIS focused on: 🔹 Evidence for data-driven digital policy and regulation 🔹 The next frontier of ICT statistics from the private sector perspective 🔹 The art and science of data visualization 🔹 The future of Core ICT Indicators and emerging measurement needs 🔹 New data and analytics tools, including #AI-powered solutions in the @ITU DataHub Thank you to all our speakers and participants for a rich first day! #ITUdata

Delighted to launch the 5th edition of our Greening Digital Companies report with @SDGBenchmarks at #ITUWTPF. Across 200 digital companies worldwide, there is encouraging progress on climate commitments and reporting. But implementation and actual emissions reductions are not keeping pace. For the first time, the report examines climate transition planning, reinforcing that commitments require credible plans, accountability and measurable results. Read the report 👉🏽 itu.int/en/ITU-D/Environment…

Gearing up for #ITUWTIS! In just one week, I look forward to welcoming policymakers, statisticians, regulatory authorities, and industry experts to @ITU HQ in Geneva, Switzerland, for the 21st World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium. Under the theme “Guiding digital policy through statistics”, we will explore how better data can inform decision-making in a fast-evolving digital landscape and examine emerging areas of measurement including digital inclusion, integration of new data sources, the use of #AI and indicators to measure the sustainability of digital transformation. Join us on 7–8 September. Register here: itu.int/itu-d/meetings/wtis2…

Interested in finding out how 200 leading tech companies globally are performing on greenhouse gas emissions, energy use and renewables, and climate commitments and targets? Join our webinar on 3 September at 13:00 CEST to explore the upcoming Greening Digital Companies 2026 report, to be launched on 2 September at WTPF. We look forward to your participation. Register 👉🏽itu.int/go/webinar-GDC26 @SDGBenchmarks

As countries work to close connectivity gaps, the challenge is not only knowing where coverage is missing, but understanding what solutions make sense, where investment should go, and how to translate that evidence into actionable planning and investment decisions. That is where our Connectivity Planning Platform (CPP), developed with @ericsson, can make a real difference by bringing data, analytics and modelling together to support more informed, practical connectivity planning. ▶️ Watch to learn more ⬇️