World Telecommunication Development Conference 2022 (WTDC-22)
Table of contents
Conference overview and highlights
Part I – Kigali Declaration
Part II – Kigali Action Plan
     1 Glossary of terms
     2 Introduction
     3 Structure of the Kigali Action Plan
          3.1 ITU-D priorities
          3.2 Products and services
          3.3 Enablers
          3.4 Linkages
     4 Implementation of ITU-D priorities and their outcomes
          4.1 Affordable connectivity
          4.2 Digital transformation
          4.3 Enabling policy and regulatory environment
          4.4 Resource mobilization and international cooperation
          4.5 Inclusive and secure telecommunications/ICTs for sustainable development
          4.6 Desired outcomes related to enablers
Part III – Regional initiatives
     AFRICA REGIONAL INITIATIVES
     AMERICAS REGIONAL INITIATIVES
     ARAB STATES REGIONAL INITIATIVES
     ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL INITIATIVES
     CIS REGIONAL INITIATIVES
     EUROPE REGIONAL INITIATIVES
Part IV – Resolutions and Recommendations
     RESOLUTION 1 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Rules of procedure of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector
     RESOLUTION 2 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Establishment of study groups
     RESOLUTION 5 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Enhanced participation by developing countries in the activities of the Union
     RESOLUTION 8 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Collection and dissemination of information and statistics
     RESOLUTION 9 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Participation of countries, particularly developing countries, in spectrum management
     RESOLUTION 10 (Rev. Hyderabad, 2010) – Financial support for national spectrum-management programmes
     RESOLUTION 11 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Telecommunication/information and communication technology services in rural, isolated and poorly served areas
     RESOLUTION 15 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Applied research and transfer of technology
     RESOLUTION 16 (Rev. Buenos Aires, 2017) – Special actions and measures for the least developed countries, small island developing states, landlocked developing countries andcountries with economies in transition
     RESOLUTION 17 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Implementation of and cooperation on approved regional initiatives at the national, regional, interregional and global levels
     RESOLUTION 18 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Special technical assistance to Palestine
     RESOLUTION 20 (Rev. Buenos Aires, 2017) – Non‑discriminatory access to modern telecommunication/information and communication technology facilities, services and related applications
     RESOLUTION 21 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Strengthening coordination and collaboration with regional and subregional organizations
     RESOLUTION 22 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Alternative calling procedures on international telecommunicationnetworks and identification of origin in providing international telecommunication services
     RESOLUTION 23 (Rev. Buenos Aires, 2017) – Internet access and availability for developing countries and charging principles for international Internet connection
     RESOLUTION 24 (Rev. Dubai 2014) – Authorization for the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group to act between world telecommunication development conferences
     RESOLUTION 25 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Assistance to countries in special need: Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea‑Bissau, Haiti, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia,South Sudan and Timor-Leste
     RESOLUTION 26 (Rev. Doha, 2006) – Assistance to countries in special need: Afghanistan
     RESOLUTION 27 (Rev. Hyderabad, 2010) – Admission of entities or organizations to participate as Associates in the work of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector
     RESOLUTION 30 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Role of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector in implementing the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society andthe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
     RESOLUTION 31 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Regional preparations for world telecommunication development conferences
     RESOLUTION 33 (Rev. Dubai, 2014) – Assistance and support to Serbia for rebuilding its destroyed public broadcasting system
     RESOLUTION 34 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – The role of telecommunications/information and communication technology in disaster preparedness, early warning, rescue, mitigation, relief and response
     RESOLUTION 36 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Support for the African Telecommunications Union
     RESOLUTION 37 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Bridging the digital divide
     RESOLUTION 40 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Group on capacity-building initiatives
     RESOLUTION 43 (Rev. Buenos Aires, 2017) – Assistance in implementing International Mobile Telecommunications and future networks
     RESOLUTION 45 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Mechanisms for enhancing cooperation on cybersecurity, including countering and combating spam
     RESOLUTION 46 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Assistance to indigenous peoples and communities through information and communication technologies
     RESOLUTION 47 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Enhancement of knowledge and effective application of ITU Recommendations in developing countries, including conformance and interoperability testing of systems manufactured on the basis of ITU Recommendations
     RESOLUTION 48 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Strengthening cooperation among telecommunication regulators
     RESOLUTION 51 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Provision of assistance and support to Iraqto continue rebuilding and re‑equipping its telecommunication/ICT systems
     RESOLUTION 52 (Rev. Dubai, 2014) – Strengthening the executing agency role of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector
     RESOLUTION 53 (Rev. Dubai, 2014) – Strategic and financial framework for the elaboration and implementation of the Dubai Action Plan
     RESOLUTION 55 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Mainstreaming a gender perspective in ITU to enhance women's empowerment through telecommunications/ICTs
     RESOLUTION 57 (Rev. Hyderabad, 2010) – Assistance to Somalia
     RESOLUTION 58 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Telecommunication/information and communication technology accessibility for persons with disabilities and persons with specific needs
     RESOLUTION 59 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Strengthening coordination and cooperation among the three ITU Sectors on matters of mutual interest
     RESOLUTION 60 (Hyderabad, 2010) – Assistance to countries in special situations: Haiti
     RESOLUTION 61 (Rev. Dubai, 2014) – Appointment and maximum term of office of chairmen and vice‑chairmen of study groups in the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector and of the TelecommunicationDevelopment Advisory Group
     RESOLUTION 62 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Assessment and measurement of human exposure to electromagnetic fields
     RESOLUTION 63 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Internet Protocol address allocation and facilitating the transition to and deployment of Internet Protocol version 6 in the developing countries
     RESOLUTION 64 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Protecting and supporting users/consumers of telecommunication/ information and communication technology services
     RESOLUTION 66 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Information and communication technology, environment, climate change and circular economy
     RESOLUTION 67 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – The role of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector in child online protection
     RESOLUTION 69 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Facilitating the creation of national computer incident response teams, particularly for developing countries, and cooperation among them
     RESOLUTION 71 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Strengthening cooperation between Member States, Sector Members, Associates and Academia of the ITU TelecommunicationDevelopment Sector and the evolving role of the private sector in the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector
     RESOLUTION 73 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – ITU Academy training centres
     RESOLUTION 75 (Rev. Buenos Aires, 2017) – Implementation of the Smart Africa Manifesto and support for the development of information and communication technologies sector in Africa
     RESOLUTION 76 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Promoting information and communication technologiesamong young women and men for socialand economic empowerment
     RESOLUTION 77 (Rev. Buenos Aires, 2017) – Broadband technology and applications for greater growthand development of telecommunication/information andcommunication services and broadband connectivity
     RESOLUTION 78 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Capacity building for countering and combating misappropriation and misuse of ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector numbering resources
     RESOLUTION 79 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – The role of telecommunications/information and communication technologies in combating and dealing with counterfeit and tampered telecommunication/information and communication devices
     RESOLUTION 80 (Rev. Buenos Aires, 2017) – Establishing and promoting trusted information frameworks in developing countries to facilitate and encourage electronic exchanges of economic information between economic partners
     RESOLUTION 81 (Rev. Buenos Aires, 2017) – Further development of electronic working methods for the work of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector
     RESOLUTION 82 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Preserving and promoting multilingualism on the Internetfor an inclusive information society
     RESOLUTION 83 (Buenos Aires, 2017) – Special assistance and support to the Government of Libyafor rebuilding its telecommunication networks
     RESOLUTION 84 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Combating mobile telecommunication device theft
     RESOLUTION 85 (Rev. Kigali, 2022) – Facilitating the Internet of Things and smart sustainable cities and communities for global development
     RESOLUTION 86 (Buenos Aires, 2017) – Use in the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector of the languages of the Union on an equal footing
     RESOLUTION 87 (Kigali, 2022) – Connecting every school to the Internet and every young person to information and communication technology services
     RESOLUTION 88 (Kigali, 2022) – The ITU Partner2Connect Digital Coalition
     RESOLUTION 89 (Kigali, 2022) – Digital transformation for sustainable development
     RESOLUTION 90 (Kigali, 2022) – Fostering telecommunication/ICT-centric entrepreneurship and digital innovation ecosystems for sustainable digital development
     RECOMMENDATION ITU-D 15 – Models and methods to determine the cost of national telecommunication services
     RECOMMENDATION ITU-D 16 – Tariff rebalancing and cost-oriented tariffs
     RECOMMENDATION ITU-D 17 – Sharing of facilities in rural and remote areas
     RECOMMENDATION ITU-D 19 – Telecommunications for rural and remote areas
     RECOMMENDATION ITU-D 20 – Policy and regulatory initiatives for developing telecommunications/ICTs/broadband in rural and remote areas
     RECOMMENDATION ITU-D 21 – ICT and climate change
     RECOMMENDATION ITU-D 22 – Bridging the standardization gap in association with regional groups of the study groups
Part V – ITU-D Study Questions and their terms of reference
     QUESTION 1/1 – Strategies and policies for the deployment of broadband in developing countries
     QUESTION 2/1 – Strategies, policies, regulations and methods of migration to and adoption of digital technologies for broadcasting, including to provide new services for various environments
     QUESTION 3/1 – The use of telecommunications/ICTs for disaster risk reduction and management
     QUESTION 4/1 – Economic aspects of national telecommunications/ICTs
     QUESTION 5/1 – Telecommunications/ICTs for rural and remote areas
     QUESTION 6/1 – Consumer information, protection and rights
     QUESTION 7/1 – Telecommunication/ICT accessibility to enable inclusive communication, especially for persons with disabilities
     QUESTION 1/2 – Smart sustainable cities and communities
     QUESTION 2/2 – Enabling technologies for e-services and applications, including e-health and e‑education
     QUESTION 3/2 – Securing information and communication networks: Best practices for developing a culture of cybersecurity
     QUESTION 4/2 – Telecommunication/ICT equipment: Conformance and interoperability, combating counterfeiting and theft of mobile devices
     QUESTION 5/2 – Adoption of telecommunications/ICTs and improving digital skills
     QUESTION 6/2 – ICTs for the environment
     QUESTION 7/2 – Strategies and policies concerning human exposure to electromagnetic fields
Part VI – Annexes
     Annex A: Address by Honourable Paula Ingabire, Minister of Information Communication Technology and Innovation of the Republic of Rwanda, at the Opening Ceremony of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-22), 6 June 2022 – Kigali, Rwanda
     Annex B: Address by Ms Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau, at the Opening Ceremony of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-22), 6 June 2022 – Kigali, Rwanda
     Annex C: Remarks by Ms Ellen Taylor (Canada), representing the ITU Generation Connect Global Youth Summit, at the Opening Ceremony of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-22), 6 June 2022 – Kigali, Rwanda
     Annex D: Video message from United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, at the Opening Ceremony of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-22), 6 June 2022 – Kigali, Rwanda
     Annex E: Remarks by ITU Secretary-General Mr Houlin Zhao, at the Opening Ceremony of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-22), 6 June 2022 – Kigali, Rwanda
     Annex F: Opening address of H.E. Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, at the Opening Ceremony of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-22), 6 June 2022 – Kigali, Rwanda
     Annex G: Statements by delegations
     Annex H: List of resolutions abrogated by WTDC-22
     Annex I: New numbering and allocation of ITU-D study Questions
     Annex J: Status of all resolutions, Recommendations and decisions adopted, revised or abrogated by WTDCs to date