Your organization or company is welcome to join the ITU-D as an Associate and be entitled to take part in the work of a selected single study group study group roles described below and are excluded from all others:

• Associates may take part in the process of preparing recommendations within a single study group, including the roles of participating in meetings, submitting contributions and providing comments before the adoption of a recommendation;

• Associates shall have access to documentation required for their work;

• An Associate may serve as a vice-rapporteur responsible for directing the studies for the relevant study Question within the selected study group, except for liaison activities, which are to be handled separately.

The same admission procedure as prevailing for Sector Members will be applied for Associates, taking into account each Associate's specific profile.