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The ICT Regulatory Tracker

The ICT Regulatory Tracker facilitates benchmarking and the identification of trends in ICT legal and regulatory frameworks. More

Economic impact of broadband

The study finds that both fixed and mobile broadband have a positive economic impact in the most vulnerable countries. More

Digital Skills Insights 2019

This publication examines the impact of digital technologies on education and digital skills development. More. Digital Skills Insights 2020 Call for Papers

International Girls in ICT Day

The International Girls in ICT Day will be celebrated on 23 April 2020. More

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Publications
BDT strategic documents (restricted to TIES)
Buenos Aires Action Plan & Declaration
Key Meetings and Conferences
Calendar of Events (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Online Tools & Databases

Areas of Action

SortOrder	Title	ISOLang	Description	URL	ShowHide
10	Capacity Building	en	Building digital skills through the ITU Academy and ITU Centres of Excellence.	/en/ITU-D/Capacity-Building	Show
30	Cybersecurity	en	Providing tools, assessment and technical assistance to promote online safety.	/en/ITU-D/Cybersecurity	Show
40	Digital inclusion	en	Empowering people with specific needs, including indigenous peoples, rural dwellers, persons with disabilities, women and girls, and youth and children.	/en/ITU-D/Digital-Inclusion	Show
45	Climate change and E-waste	en	Helping countries mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, and to develop policies on e-waste.	/en/ITU-D/Climate-Change	Show
50	Emergency telecommunications	en	Tools for disaster risk reduction, national emergency telecommunication plans, early warning and monitoring systems and emergency telecommunications equipment.	/en/ITU-D/Emergency-Telecommunications	Show
60	ICT applications	en	Harnessing the power of mobiles and apps to deliver health, education, agriculture, digital identity and smart living.	/en/ITU-D/ICT-Applications	Show
70	Innovation	en	Accelerating digital transformation by integrating innovation into countries’ ICT policy.	/en/ITU-D/Innovation	Show
80	Least developed countries and small island developing States	en	Leaving no country behind: assisting LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS to address development challenges.	/en/ITU-D/LDCs	Show
90	Regulatory and market environments	en	Promoting an effective policy, legal and regulatory environment and convening global and regional forums around key regulatory trends.	/en/ITU-D/Regulatory-Market	Show
100	Spectrum management and digital broadcasting	en	Strengthening national regulatory bodies in frequency planning, assignment and management. Enabling developing countries to achieve smooth migration from analogue to digital broadcasting.	/en/ITU-D/Spectrum-Broadcasting	Show
110	Statistics and indicators	en	Data collection and analysis to measure the information society and promote informed-decision making.	/en/ITU-D/Statistics	Show
120	Technology and network development	en	New technologies for ICT infrastructure and services through partnerships, digital standardization, conformance and interoperability and spectrum management programmes.	/en/ITU-D/Technology	Show

Events

Ultra-Microwave Broadband Internet Access
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - Thursday, October 24, 2019 Sudan [Khartoum]
Internet of Things (IoT) Security
Sunday, October 27, 2019 - Thursday, October 31, 2019 Saudi Arabia [Riyadh]
Regional Cybersecurity Week
Sunday, October 27, 2019 - Thursday, October 31, 2019 Oman [Muscat]
ICT Indicators Workshop for Latin America
Monday, October 28, 2019 - Tuesday, October 29, 2019 Mexico [Mexico City]
Digital Forensics
Tuesday, November 19, 2019 - Thursday, November 21, 2019 Saudi Arabia [Riyadh]

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