MEET THE SPEAKERS !

Policy statements at the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-17) focused on the conference theme: “ICT for Sustainable Development Goals” (ICT④SDGs). The contribution of information and communication technologies as a cross-cutting sector is crucial for accelerating efforts to attain these goals through, for example, e-health, e-education, e-agriculture, e-commerce and e-government.

High-ranking officials from ITU Member States, for the most part ministers or deputy ministers, shared their views on emerging trends and on matters of strategic importance to the development of the telecommunication and information and communication technology sector worldwide. Their statements and videos are posted below.