Background

The ITU Youth Forum is a unique and successful initiative for its focus on information and communication technologies (ICT) as a tool for social and economic development. Created by ITU in 2001, the Youth Forum has built an outstanding reputation for knowledge sharing. It has been a regular component of ITU TELECOM events since its launch at AFRICA 2001.

The Youth Forum offers both a regional and global platform in which all ITU Member States are encouraged to participate. Since its inception, young people have discussed a broad range of topics such as “enabling technologies and their applications”, “policy and regulation” and “finance and business.” The Youth Forum is a place where ideas and perceptions of Youth are developed, analyzed, evaluated and disseminated.