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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.

Monday, 9 October - Session 1 - 14:30-16:00

H.E. Mr Boris Koprivnikar
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration
Slovenia
H.E. Ms Hadja Fatimata Ouattara/Sanon
Minister of Development of the Digital Economy and Posts
Burkina Faso
Mr Robert Strayer
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber and International Communications and Information Policy at the  U.S. Department of State
United States
H.E. Ms Houda Imane Faraoun
Minister of Post, Telecommunications, Technologies and Digitalization
Algeria
H.E. Mr Mahamat Allahou Taher
Minister of Posts and Information and Communication Technology
Chad
H.E. Mr Ibrahim Elmirghani
State Minister of Communications & Information Technology
Sudan
H.E. Ambassador Mark Kent
British Ambassador to the Argentine Republic
United Kingdom
Mr Majed M. Al-Mazyed
Deputy Governor

Communications and Information Technology Commission

Saudi Arabia

Monday, 9 October - Session 2 - 16:30-17:30

H.E. Mr Dauren Abayev
Minister of Information and Communication
Kazakhstan
H.E. Mr Abdi Hassan
Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Technology
Somalia
H.E. Mr Modibo Arouna Touré
Minister of the Digital Economy and Communication
Mali
H.E. Mr Rashid Ismailov
Deputy Minister of Telecom and Mass Communications
Russian Federation
H.E. Dr Phan Tam
Deputy Minister of Information and Communications
Viet Nam
H.E. Ms Ana Julia Marine López
Deputy Minister of Communication
Cuba
H.E. Mr Masahiko Tominaga
Vice-Minister, Internal Affairs and Communications
Japan
H.E. Mr Karol Okoński
Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Digital Affairs
Poland
Mr Karma Penjor
Secretary for the Ministry of Information and Communications
Bhutan
H.E. Dr Tobias Feakin
Ambassador for Cyber Affairs
Australia

Tuesday, 10 October - Session 3 - 11:30-12:30

H.E. Mr Abdi Youssouf Sougueh
Minister of Communications, Posts and Telecommunications
Djibouti
H.E. Mr Mohan Bahadur Basnet
Minister of Information and Communications
Nepal (Republic of)
H.E. Mr Emery Okundji Ndjovu
Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and New Information and Communication Technologies
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
H.E. Ms Begum Tarana Halim
State Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology
Bangladesh
H.E. Mr Afamasaga Lepuia'i Rico Tupa'i
Minister of Communications and Information Technology
Samoa
Hon. Ms Ursula Owusu-Ekuful
Minister for Communications
Ghana
H.E. Mr Lihua Liu
Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology
China
H.E. Mr Elmir Velizadeh
Deputy Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies
Azerbaijan
H.E. Mr Pansak Siriruchatapong
Vice Minister of the Digital Economy and Society
Thailand
H.E. Ms Tembisa Ndabeni-Abrahams
Deputy Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
South Africa
H.E. Dr Carlos Rafael Valdez Velásquez López
Deputy Minister of Communication
Peru
Ms Gabriela Ceciliano López
Head of Office, Vice-Minister for Telecommunications

Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications

Costa Rica
Mr Mederbek Kurmanbekov
Deputy Chairman

State Committee of Information Technologies and Communications

Kyrgyzstan
Hon. Ms Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe
Parliamentary Secretary with responsibility for Information and Communications

Office of The Prime Minister

Bahamas
Mr Amer Hayat
Assistant Undersecretary and Chief Market Regulations and Competition

Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority

Kuwait

Tuesday, 10 October - Session 4 - 14:30-16:00

Marek Ondrousek
H.E. Mr Marek Ondrousek
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade
Czech Republic
Mr Philipp Metzger
Director General

Federal Office of Communications

Switzerland
Mr Celalettin Dincer
Board Member

Information and Communication Technologies Authority

Turkey
H.E. Ambassador Sérgio Danese
Ambassador of Brazil to the Argentine Republic
Brazil
Mr Luis Fernando Borjón
Director General

Telecommunications Investment Promotion Agency

Mexico
Mr Al-Ansari Almashakbeh
Vice-Chairman

Telecommunications Regulatory Commission

Jordan
Mr Shola Taylor
Secretary General

Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation

Mr Peter Pitsch
Global Executive Director and Associate General Counsel

Intel Corporation

Mr Fabricio Gómez Mazara
Member of the Board of Directors

Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (INDOTEL)

Dominican Republic
Mr Charles Zoë Banga
Chargé de Mission for Telecommunications and New Technologies at the Ministry for Posts and Telecommunications, responsible for the Promotion of New ICTs
Central African Rep.
Mr Patrick Nyirishema
Director General

Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority

Rwanda
Ms Aruna Sundararajan
Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Chairman (Telecom Commission)
India
H.E. Mr Dumisani Ndlangamandla
Minister of Information Communications and Technology
Swaziland
H.E. Mr Dembe Ali Jawo
Minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure
Gambia
H.E. Mr Supa Collins Mandiwanzira
Minister of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services
Zimbabwe
Dr Syed Ismail Shah
Chairman

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority

Pakistan
Mr Ahmed Sako
Deputy Chief of Staff

Ministry of Communications, Digital Economy and the Post

Côte d'Ivoire
Mr Godfrey Mutabazi
Executive Director

Uganda Communications Commission

Uganda
Mr Majed Al Mesmar
Deputy Director General

Telecom Sector Telecommunications Regulatory Authority

United Arab Emirates
Mr Hector Huici
Secretary of Information and Communication Technologies, Ministry of Modernization
Argentina