BDT Director's Corner (2019-2022) : Doreen Bogdan-Martin Speeches

Welcome Remarks, Global Celebration of International Girls in ICT Day 2026, Tirana, Albania, 23 April 2026

National Celebration of the 2026 Girls in ICT Day – Albania , Tirana, Albania, 23 April 2026

National Celebration of the 2026 Girls in ICT Day – Brazil, Online, 23 April 2026

Opening Remarks, Global DTC Workshop & ATC Annual Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, 21 April 2026

Opening Remarks, ITU-D Study Group 2 meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, 20 April 2026

Opening Remarks for ITU-D Study Group 1, Geneva, Switzerland, 13 April 2026

Opening Remarks, Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG‑26), Geneva, Switzerland, 07 April 2026

Address to Radiocommunication Advisory Group (RAG‑26), Geneva, Switzerland, 30 March 2026

Regional Development Forum for Europe, Opening Remarks, Czech Republic, Prague, 24 March 2026

Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group, Opening Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 23 January 2026

World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 (WTDC-25), Opening Remarks, Baku, Azerbaijan, 17 November 2025

3rd Meeting of the Digital Innovation Board, Opening Remarks, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 01 October 2025

Opening Remarks, Second Inter Regional Meeting (IRM-2), Online, 29 September 2025

WTIS 2025, Opening remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 22 September 2025

Opening Remarks, Network of Women in ITU-D Interactive Session, GSR 2025, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 02 September 2025

Regional Regulatory Associations (RA) / Digital Regulation Network (DRN) meeting, GSR 2025, Opening Remarks, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 01 September 2025

Industry Advisory Group on Development Issues and the Private Sector Chief Regulatory Officers (IAGDI-CRO) meeting, GSR 2025, Opening Remarks, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 01 September 2025

Opening Ceremony, GSR 2025, Keynote Address, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 01 September 2025

ITU Statement - General Debate, LLDC3, Awaza, Turkmenistan, 07 August 2025

Statement at the Ministerial Meeting on South-South Cooperation , Awasa, Turkmenistan, 06 August 2025

Opening Remarks at the Connectivity Track: Digital Potential Beyond Boundaries , Awaza, Turkmenistan, 06 August 2025

Opening Remarks at the ITU-led Session on Emerging Technologies: Bridging the Gaps in LLDCs, Awasa, Turkmenistan, 06 August 2025

Statement at High Level Round Table 3: Enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and addressing vulnerability to climate change and disasters in landlocked developing countries , Awaza, Turkmenistan, 06 August 2025

Statement at the High-Level Round Table 1: Structural transformation, diversification, and science technology and innovation as drivers of prosperity in Landlocked developing countries, Awaza, Turkmenistan, 05 August 2025

Opening Remarks at the Intergenerational dialogue Thematic session 2: Driving Growth - Youth-Led Innovation in Digital Development for Sustainable Economies in LLDCs, Awasa, Turkmenistan, 05 August 2025

BDT Director’s remarks at the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity Ministerial Meeting (APT-MM) on behalf of ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Tokyo, Japan, 30 May 2025

Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG), Opening Remarks , Geneva, Switzerland, 26 May 2025

32nd Meeting of TDAG, Opening Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 12 May 2025

Global CyberDrill 2025, Opening Remarks, Dubai, UAE, 06 May 2025

ITU-D Study Group 2, Opening Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 05 May 2025

ITU-D Study Group 1, Opening Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 28 April 2025

ITU Regional Preparatory Meeting, CIS, Opening Remarks, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 24 April 2025

International Girls in ICT Day 2025, Welcome Remarks, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 24 April 2025

ITU Regional Development Forum, CIS, Opening Remarks, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 23 April 2025

ITU Regional Preparatory Meeting, Africa Region, Opening Remarks, Nairobi, Kenya, 08 April 2025

ITU Regional Development Forum, Africa Region, Opening Remarks, Nairobi, Kenya, 07 April 2025

ITU Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-25 for the Americas Region (RPM-AMS), Opening Remarks , Asunción, Paraguay, 01 April 2025

ITU Regional Development Forum, Americas Region, Opening Remarks, Asunción, Paraguay, 31 March 2025

ITU Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-25 for Asia and the Pacific Region (RPM-ASP), Opening Remarks, Bangkok, Thailand, 20 March 2025

ITU Regional Development Forum, Asia and Pacific Region, Opening Remarks, Bangkok, Thailand, 19 March 2025

Official launch of 'Measuring National ICT Sector Environmental Impact - ARCEP, France Case Study', Welcome Remarks, Online, 15 March 2025

ITU Global Youth Summit 2025 Closing Remarks , Varadero, Cuba, 13 March 2025

ITU Global Youth Summit 2025 Opening Remarks , Varadero, Cuba, 11 March 2025

ITU Regional Preparatory Meeting, Europe, Opening Remarks, Budapest, Hungary, 25 February 2025

ITU Regional Development Forum, Europe Region, Opening Remarks, Budapest, Hungary, 24 February 2025

ITU Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-25 for Arab States Region (RPM-ARB), Opening Remarks, Amman, Jordan, 04 February 2025

ITU Regional Development Forum for the Arab States Region (RDF-ARB) 2025, Opening Remarks, Amman, Jordan, 03 February 2025

ITU Regional Development Forum for the Arab States Region (RDF-ARB) 2025, Closing Remarks , Amman, Jordan, 03 February 2025

Extraordinary meeting of the TDAG plenary Online, Opening Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 23 January 2025

Global Innovation Forum (GIF-24),Young Women in AI session, Opening Remarks , Valletta, Malta, 29 November 2024

ITU-D Study Group 2 meeting, Opening Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 11 November 2024

ITU-D Study Group 1, Opening Remarks , Geneva, Switzerland, 04 November 2024

Global Innovation Forum (GIF-24), Unlocking the Youth Dividend Through Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Opening Remarks, Valletta, Malta, 29 October 2024

Global Innovation Forum (GIF-24), Opening Remarks , Valletta, Malta, 28 October 2024

WTSA 2024, Innovation Xchange 2024 , Opening Remarks, New Delhi, India, 23 October 2024

Council Working Group on Child Online Protection (CWG COP), Welcome Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 30 September 2024

Annual meetings of the Expert Groups on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators (EGTI) and on Household Telecommunication/ICT Indicators (EGH) 2024, Opening remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 25 September 2024

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium 2024, Opening remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 23 September 2024

ITU Digital Skills Forum, Opening Remarks, Manama, Bahrain, 17 September 2024

ITU Academy Training Centres Global Annual Meeting, Opening Remarks, Manama, Bahrain, 16 September 2024

Early Warning for All Initiative (Pillar 3) Webinar for Africa Region, Opening Remarks, Virtual, 12 September 2024

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Meeting, ‘Artificial Intelligence and Child Rights’, Opening Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 06 September 2024

Meeting of the Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG), Geneva, Switzerland, 29 July 2024

First APT Meeting for the World Telecommunications Development Conference (WTDC-25), Opening Remarks, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 19 July 2024

Giga Connectivity Forum, Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 09 July 2024

Global Symposium for Regulators, 2024, Opening Remarks, Kampala, Uganda, 02 July 2024

The Industry Advisory Group on Development Issues and the Private Sector Chief Regulatory Officers (IAGDI-CRO) meeting at GSR-24, Opening Remarks, Kampala, Uganda, 02 July 2024

Regional Regulatory Associations (RA)/Digital Regulation Network (DRN) Meeting, Opening Remarks , Kampala, Uganda, 01 July 2024

AI for Good Global Summit 2024, “Forecasting the Future: AI in Early Warning Systems”, Introductory Remarks , Geneva, Switzerland, 31 May 2024

AI for Good Global Summit 2024, “Unleashing the Power of Open-Source AI: Transforming Digital Public Services for a Better Tomorrow”, Opening Remarks , Geneva, Switzerland, 31 May 2024

“Launch of the GovStack Knowledge & e-Learning Hub” at the World Summit on the Information Society 2024 (WSIS+20), Opening Remarks. , Geneva, Switzerland, 30 May 2024

Statement for General Debate by the International Telecommunication Union, Fourth United Nations Conference on Small Island Developing States, St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, 29 May 2024

31st Meeting of the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG), Closing Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland , 23 May 2024

31st Meeting of the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG), Opening Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 20 May 2024

International Girls in ICTs Day 2024, Opening Remarks, Manilla, Philippines, 25 April 2024

Global CyberDrill 2024, Opening Address, Dubai World Trade Centre, 23 April 2024

ITU-D Study Group 1 Rapporteur Group Meetings and Workshops, Opening Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 15 April 2024

ITU Regional Forum on Digital Government 2024, Opening Remarks, Astana, Kazakhstan, 28 March 2024

ITU Regional Development Forum 2024 for the CIS Region, Closing Remarks, Astana, Kazakhstan, 27 March 2024

ITU Regional Development Forum 2024 for the CIS Region, Opening Remarks, Astana, Kazakhstan, 26 March 2024

Inaugural Meeting of the Digital Innovation Board of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Alliance for Digital Development, Opening Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 19 March 2024

I-CoDI Global Training: Catalyzing Processes for the ITU Acceleration Centres and First Meeting of the Centres, Opening Remarks, UAE, Dubai, 04 March 2024

Euro-Asian IT-Forum: Digital Sovereignty as the Basis for Long-Term International Cooperation, Moscow, Russia, 20 February 2024

ATU Africa Innovation Challenge Award Ceremony, Partner Address, Nairobi, Kenya, 09 February 2024

1st African Preparatory Meeting for ITU WTDC-25, Opening Remarks, Nairobi, Kenya, 08 February 2024

Third meeting of the Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG), Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 22 January 2024

Council Working Group on Child Online Protection (CWG COP), Welcoming Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 22 January 2024

“Open-Source Software for Sustainable Development Goals (OSS4SDG)” Innovation Challenge SDG5, Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 15 December 2023

EQUALS in Tech Partners Meeting, Opening Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 13 December 2023

Her Cybertracks Closing Session, Opening remarks, Online, 11 December 2023

UNCTAD eWeek: Bridging the Digital Divide: Advancing Inclusion in Africa with Affordable Devices, Opening and panel remarks , Online, 06 December 2023

UNCTAD e-week: Bridging the Digital Divide: Achieving Universal and Meaningful Connectivity, Opening remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 05 December 2023

GovStack Advisory Board, Opening remarks, Online, 05 December 2023

Group on Capacity Building Initiatives (GCBI) Meeting, Opening remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 29 November 2023

ITU Regional Development Forum 2023 for the ARAB Region, Opening Remarks, Bahrain, 06 November 2023

ITU-D Study Group 2, Opening remarks , Geneva, Switzerland, 30 October 2023

ITU-D Study Group 1, Opening remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 23 October 2023

Opening Remarks at the ITU Academy Training Centres (ATCs) Annual Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, 17 October 2023

Opening Remarks at the CWG on COP, Geneva, Switzerland, 09 October 2023

ITU Regional Development Forum for Africa, Opening remarks, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 03 October 2023

First EMERG-EaPeReg-ITU Joint Workshop on Strengthening Broadband Infrastructure and Services across the Europe Region, Budva, Montenegro, 28 September 2023

Remarks at the ITU-EKIP Regional Regulatory Forum 2023 , Budva, Montenegro, 28 September 2023

Remarks at the Launch of the IPv6 laboratory, Montenegro, 27 September 2023

Opening of Expert Group on Telecommunications/ICT Indicators (EGTI) and the Expert Group on ICT Household Indicators (EGH), Geneva, Switzerland, 18 September 2023

ITU Regional Development Forum for Asia and the Pacific, Opening remarks, Bangkok, Thailand, 13 September 2023

ITU Regional Development Forum for the Americas (RDF-AMS) 2023, Closing remarks, San Salvador, El Salvador, 18 August 2023

ITU Regional Development Forum for the Americas (RDF-AMS) 2023, Opening remarks, San Salvador, El Salvador, 16 August 2023

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium 2023, Closing remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 04 July 2023

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium 2023, Opening remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 03 July 2023

30th Meeting of the Telecommunication Advisory Group (TDAG), Opening Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 19 June 2023

Regional Regulatory Association (RA) Meeting, , Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 05 June 2023

Industry Advisory Group on Development Issues and the Private Sector Chief Regulatory Officers (IAGDI-CRO) meeting, Opening Remarks, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 05 June 2023

Global Symposium for Regulators 2023 (GSR-23), Opening remarks, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 05 June 2023

CEPT, Opening Ceremony, Opening remarks, Timisoara, Romania, 24 May 2023

ITU Regional Development Forum (RDF-Europe) , panel three: Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Digital Development, Opening remarks, Timisoara, Romania, 23 May 2023

ITU Regional Development Forum for Europe (RDF-EUR), Opening Ceremony Segment, Opening Remarks, Timisoara, Romania, 22 May 2023

8th Steering Committee Meeting Opening Remarks, Connect2Recover - Online, 10 May 2023

UNCTDA Intergovernmental Group of Experts on E-Commerce and the Digital Economy Sixth Session, Panel Remarks and Talking Points, Palais des Nations, Geneva, 10 May 2023

Accelerating Digital Skills Development, Remarks, Global DTC workshop, Cebu, Philippines, 09 May 2023

Catalytic Private Sector Innovation Solutions in Africa: Animating Our Common Agenda Proposals towards the SDG Summit, Keynote address, STI Forum 2023 and Science, Technology, and Innovation in Africa Day , New York, 02 May 2023

Information Session on Resilient Digital Infrastructure for Meaningful Connectivity: Connect2Recover Initiative, Opening Remarks, Online, 02 May 2023

Peer Learning Roundtable SDG 9 and 17, Opening Remarks, Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region, Geneva, 29 March 2023

Regional Innovation Forum for Asia and the Pacific, Opening Remarks, Opening of ITU Area Office and Innovation Center, New Delhi, 23 March 2023

Session #216: ICT Indicators for monitoring international goals and targets, Closing Remarks, World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023, Geneva, 16 March 2023

Rwanda Country Workshop: The Role of Telecommunication Technologies in Promoting Inclusive and Sustainable Development, Keynote Address, World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023, Geneva, 16 March 2023

The Next Frontier: Let's talk Digital Resilience - Cyber and Space, Opening Remarks , World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2023, Geneva, 13 March 2023

Youth enabling digital development in LDCs, Opening Address, The Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), Doha, 07 March 2023

Partner2Connect: Accelerating the DOHA Program of Action through partnerships for meaningful connectivity and digital transformation, Closing Remarks, The Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), Doha, 06 March 2023

Putting Youth at the forefront: Paving the way for an enabling environment for youth to thrive and prosper, Closing Remarks, The Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5), Doha, 05 March 2023

Keynote Address, Connectivity for Humanitarian Impact, Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023, Barcelona, 01 March 2023

Closing Remarks, ITU-Cisco event on the Digital Transformation Centres (DTC) Initiative Executive Roundtable with CEOs of selected Telecommunication Companies, Barcelona, Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023, 28 February 2023

BMZ [digital.global] launch, Berlin, Germany, 01 December 2022

Internet Governance Forum 2022- Opening Ceremony, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 29 November 2022

Discussion on the Global Digital Compact- Geneva Internet Platform, Geneva, Switzerland, 25 October 2022

NetHope Global Summit 2022, Virtual Message, 19 October 2022

14th South School for Internet Governance, Virtual Message, 17 October 2022

Youth at PP-22- Intergenerational Dialogue 1 , Bucharest, Romania, 04 October 2022

NTIA Spectrum Policy Symposium 2022, Virtual Message, 19 September 2022

Partner2Connect Digital Coalition Event hosted by Twitter, New York City, USA, 18 September 2022

Transforming Education Summit- Giga: Transforming Through Digital Connectivity , New York City, USA, 17 September 2022

EQUALS Annual Meeting, New York City, USA, 17 September 2022

Signing of HCM4A agreement , Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 07 September 2022

World Telecommunication Development Conference Closing Ceremony, Kigali, Rwanda, 16 June 2022

Partner2Connect Digital Development Roundtable- Closing, Kigali, Rwanda, 09 June 2022

Partner2Connect Digital Development Roundtable- Opening, Kigali, Rwanda, 07 June 2022

World Telecommunication Development Conference Opening Ceremony, Kigali, Rwanda, 06 June 2022

Generation Connect Global Youth Summit 2022 Opening, Kigali, Rwanda, 02 June 2022

Wireless World Research Foundation (WWRF) Huddle 2022 - Video Keynote Message, Ottawa, Canada, 10 May 2022

Girls in ICT Day 2022- BDT Director's Message, Video Message, 28 April 2022

Partner2Connect Web Dialogue on Focus Area 3- ADOPTION: Building digital ecosystems, New York, 20 April 2022

Digital Transformation Centres (DTC) Initiative Phase 2 Kick-Off Workship, Virtual Meeting, 16 March 2022

Partner2Connect Web Dialogue on Focus Area 2- ADOPTION: Empowering communities, Virtual Meeting, 16 March 2022

3rd Inter-Regional Meeting for WTDC, Virtual Meeting, 10 March 2022

Launch event: Women in Cyber Mentorship Programme, Second Edition, Virtual Meeting, 08 March 2022

14th TIME Economic Forum Opening Keynote: Green Digital Transformation, Virtual Meeting, 07 March 2022

IAGDI-CRO Meeting- Industry and Private Sector: Contributing to the Partner2Connect Digital Coalition, Virtual Meeting, 24 February 2022

Information Session: Report on Strategic Review of Centres of Excellence programme, Virtual Meeting, 23 February 2022

EU-AU Summit Side Event: The Open Internet for Inclusive and Resilient Human-Centered Digital Partnerships, Virtual Meeting, 17 February 2022

CITEL High-Level Forum, Virtual Meeting, 16 February 2022

Network of Women for WTDC Fireside Discussion: ''On the importance of professional networking and gaining outside perspectives - a delegate's view'', Virtual Meeting, 03 February 2022

Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG) 2022, Virtual Meeting, 10 January 2022

World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum 2021 (WTPF-21), Virtual Meeting, 16 December 2021

2nd Inter-Regional Coordination Meeting for WTDC, Virtual Meeting, 13 December 2021

IGF 2021- EQUALS in Tech Awards, Virtual Meeting, 09 December 2021

IGF 2021- Open Forum: Strengthening Global Digital Capacity Development, Virtual Meeting, 08 December 2021

IGF 2021- Main Session: How Can We Achieve a Multilingual Internet?, Virtual Meeting, 08 December 2021

IGF 2021- Opening Ceremony, Virtual Meeting, 06 December 2021

IGF 2021- Partner2Connect Global Dialogue: Connecting People Everywhere, Virtual Meeting, 06 December 2021

U.S.-India Business Council West Coast Digital Summit, Virtual Meeting, 06 December 2021

2nd Giga Africa Ministerial Roundtable, Virtual Meeting, 02 December 2021

Network of Women for WTDC Fireside Discussion: “How can ITU serve our membership?" , Virtual Meeting, 01 December 2021

Launch of ITU Facts & Figures 2021, Virtual Meeting, 30 November 2021

Accessible Americas 2021, Virtual Meeting, 29 November 2021

5G Techritory 2021, Virtual Meeting, 24 November 2021

Launch of the 2nd edition of the Guide to Developing a National Cybersecurity Strategy, Virtual Meeting, 24 November 2021

TDAG Side event – Building a Network of Women: Partnerships and progress in our work to close the gender digital divide, Virtual Meeting, 12 November 2021

TDAG Meeting Closing, Virtual Meeting, 12 November 2021

TDAG Side Event – Partner2Connect, Virtual Meeting, 11 November 2021

ITU-USTTI Training, Empowering Women Leaders to Bridge Digital Divides and Promote Inclusive Connectivity, Virtual Meeting, 01 November 2021

Seminario COMTELCA-INAES, Virtual Meeting, 26 October 2021

Global Innovation Forum 2021, Virtual Meeting, 25 October 2021

8th Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG) Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 25 October 2021

The Marconi Society: The Decade of Digital Inclusion 2021, Virtual Meeting, 22 October 2021

Network of Women for WTDC Fireside Discussion: ''What you need to know about ITU-D'', Virtual Meeting, 19 October 2021

7th Huawei Ultra-Broadband Forum, Virtual Meeting, 19 October 2021

ITU-D Study Group 2 Plenary, Virtual Meeting, 18 October 2021

ITU-D Study Group 1 Plenary, Virtual Meeting, 15 October 2021

Know Your Members: Recognized Operating Agencies (ROAs), Virtual Meeting, 14 October 2021

Third Meeting of Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) Preparatory Group for WTDC, Virtual Meeting, 05 October 2021

TDAG Working Group on Strategic and Operational Plans (SOP), Virtual Meeting, 04 October 2021

World Benchmark Alliance: Government and Investor Roundtable on Digital Inclusion at the UN GA, Virtual Meeting, 30 September 2021

BEREC-EaPeReg-EMERG-Regulatel Summit, Virtual Meeting, 29 September 2021

8th Economic Experts Roundtable, Virtual Meeting, 28 September 2021

UN Women's Entrepreneurship Accelerator: “Joining Forces To Drive Change", UNGA 76, Virtual Meeting, 28 September 2021

5th Caribbean Regulators Virtual Forum, Virtual Meeting, 23 September 2021

The 49th Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy (TPRC-2021), Virtual Meeting, 22 September 2021

UNIDO LKDF Forum 2021: Digital Skills for an Inclusive Future, Virtual Meeting, 22 September 2021

Road to Addis: Partner2Connect Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 20 September 2021

High-Level meeting on “Reimagining Education in Africa", Virtual Meeting, 20 September 2021

Open consultation of the Council Working Group on international Internet-related public policy issues, Virtual Meeting, 20 September 2021

EQUALS Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 17 September 2021

TDAG Working Group on Resolutions, Declaration and Thematic Priorities, Virtual Meeting, 15 September 2021

12th Meeting of the ITU Expert Group on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators (EGTI) & 9th Meeting of the Expert Group on ICT Household Indicators (EGH), Virtual Meeting, 13 September 2021

'Smart Islands' Project Proposal in the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS), Virtual Meeting, 09 September 2021

Tallinn Digital Summit 2021, Tallinn, Estonia, 07 September 2021

Ministerial Meeting of the LLDCs for UNCTAD-15, Virtual Meeting, 02 September 2021

The Road to Addis: Youth2Connect, Virtual Meeting, 12 August 2021

36th CANTO Conference & Exhibition, Virtual Meeting, 29 July 2021

Briefing for Ambassadors of LLDCs in Geneva, Virtual Meeting, 22 July 2021

The Road to Addis: Innovate2Connect, Virtual Meeting, 21 July 2021

Internet Governance Forum USA, Virtual Meeting, 14 July 2021

Annual LatAm & Caribbean Telecommunications & Media Forum, Virtual Meeting, 06 July 2021

UN High-Level Political Forum: ITU Side Event on Digital Partnerships for a Sustainable and Resilient Recovery from COVID-19, Virtual Meeting, 06 July 2021

ITU's Global event on Emerging Technology for Connectivity: Accelerating Digital Transformation in LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS, Virtual Meeting, 05 July 2021

Mobile World Congress 2021: Making Inclusion the New Normal, Barcelona, Spain, 29 June 2021

GSR 21: Closing Session, Virtual Meeting, 25 June 2021

GSR-21: Network of Women For WTDC, Virtual Meeting, 24 June 2021

GSR-21: Core Sessions Opening, Virtual Meeting, 23 June 2021

GSR-21: The Road to Addis, Lead2Connect, Virtual Meeting, 22 June 2021

GSR-21: Regulatory Associations (RA) Meeting , Virtual Meeting, 22 June 2021

GSR 21: Industry Advisory Group for Development Issues and the Private Sector Chief Regulatory Officers' meeting (IAGRO-CRO), Virtual Meeting, 22 June 2021

GSR-21: Heads of Regulators Executive Roundtable, Virtual Meeting, 21 June 2021

GSR-21: ITU-USTTI Emerging Technologies Accelerating The Digital Transformation Process, Virtual Meeting, 21 June 2021

Africa-Europe Science and Innovation Summit, Virtual Meeting, 15 June 2021

ITU GSR Regional Regulatory Roundtable and Regional Economic Dialogue for the CIS region, Virtual Meeting, 15 June 2021

ITU GSR Regional Regulatory Roundtable and Regional Economic Dialogue for Asia and the Pacific, Virtual Meeting, 08 June 2021

20th Session of the UN High-Level Committee on South-South Cooperation, Virtual Meeting, 02 June 2021

TDAG-21 Network of Women for WTDC side event, Virtual Meeting, 28 May 2021

TDAG-21 Closing, Virtual Meeting, 28 May 2021

Conference on International Connectivity and the EU Atlantic Data Gateway Platform , Virtual Meeting, 27 May 2021

Republic of Serbia national launch event: ITU Study on the Assessment of Digital Accessibility Policies, Virtual Meeting, 27 May 2021

Connect2Recover Webinar: ''Building back better with broadband'', Virtual Meeting, 26 May 2021

TDAG-21 Generation Connect side event, Virtual Meeting, 25 May 2021

Financial Inclusion Global Initiative Symposium 2021, Virtual Meeting, 18 May 2021

4th ARIN/CTU Public Policy Group Forum, Virtual Meeting, 18 May 2021

ITU-D TECH TALKS: Scientific and Industrial Organizations (SIO), Virtual Meeting, 27 April 2021

Closing of Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC in Americas (RPM-AMS), Virtual Meeting, 27 April 2021

Network of Women for WTDC Americas, Virtual Meeting, 27 April 2021

Opening of Regional Preparatory Meeting for Americas for WTDC (RPM-AMS), Virtual Meeting, 26 April 2021

RPM-CIS Side Event: Girls in ICT Day and Network of Women, Virtual Meeting, 22 April 2021

Closing of Regional Preparatory Meeting for CIS Region for WTDC, Virtual Meeting, 22 April 2021

International Girls in ICT Day 2021, Virtual Meeting, 22 April 2021

Regional Preparatory Meeting for CIS Region for WTDC (RPM-CIS), Virtual Meeting, 21 April 2021

Know Your Members Series- Session 1, Virtual Meeting, 15 April 2021

ITU GSR+ Regional Regulatory Roundtable for Europe and Africa , Virtual Meeting, 14 April 2021

G20 DEFT Meeting, Connectivity and Social Inclusion, Virtual Meeting, 12 April 2021

TDAG Working Group on Resolutions, Declaration, and Thematic Priorities- 5th Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 09 April 2021

Regional Preparatory Meeting for Arab States (RPM-ARB), Virtual Meeting, 07 April 2021

Network of Women for WTDC-21 Arab States, Virtual Meeting, 07 April 2021

Russian Internet Governance Forum, Virtual Meeting, 07 April 2021

Joint ITU-D Study Group 1 and Study Group 2 Plenary, Virtual Meeting, 31 March 2021

Network of Women for WTDC-21 Africa, Virtual Meeting, 30 March 2021

Opening of Africa Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-21 (RPM-AFR), Virtual Meeting, 29 March 2021

Radiocommunication Advisory Group (RAG) Opening Ceremony, Virtual Meeting, 29 March 2021

ITU-D Study Group 1 Plenary, Closing, Virtual Meeting, 26 March 2021

Signing Ceremony of MoU between ITU and Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization (ARCO), Virtual Meeting, 25 March 2021

IANYD Annual Meeting , Virtual Meeting, 23 March 2021

Accessible Europe: ICT 4 ALL, Virtual Meeting, 23 March 2021

WSIS High-Level Policy Session 3: Bridging the Digital Divide, Virtual Meeting, 23 March 2021

ITU-D Study Group 1 Plenary, Opening, Virtual Meeting, 22 March 2021

ITU-D Study Group 2 Plenary, Closing, Virtual Meeting, 19 March 2021

Connect2Recover Webinar, Virtual Meeting, 15 March 2021

ITU-D Study Group 2 Plenary, Opening, Virtual Meeting, 15 March 2021

1st Inter-Regional Coordination Meeting for WTDC-21, Virtual Meeting, 11 March 2021

Closing of Asia and the Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-21 (RPM-ASP), Virtual Meeting, 10 March 2021

Opening of Asia and the Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-21 (RPM-ASP), Virtual Meeting, 09 March 2021

Network of Women for WTDC-21 Asia and the Pacific, Virtual Meeting, 09 March 2021

Promoting Gender Equality for the use of ICTs in Disaster Management, Virtual Meeting, 08 March 2021

Launch of WSIS Gender Track, Virtual Meeting, 08 March 2021

Women in Cyber Mentorship Programme Launch, Virtual Meeting, 08 March 2021

CSocD59 Online Global Dialogue on Digital Inclusion for All, Virtual Meeting, 16 February 2021

National Launch of The Bahamas CIRT , Virtual Meeting, 10 February 2021

The Seventh ITU Economic Experts Roundtable, Virtual Meeting, 04 February 2021

TDAG Working Group on Resolutions, Declaration, and Thematic Priorities, Virtual Meeting, 21 January 2021

Europe Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-21 (RPM-EUR), Closing Remarks, Virtual Meeting, 19 January 2021

Unveiling the Network of Women (NoW) in ITU-D, Virtual Meeting, 19 January 2021

Wireless World Research Forum- Hyperconnectivity: Beyond 5G, Opportunities and Challenges, Virtual Meeting, 18 January 2021

Europe Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-21, Opening Remarks, Virtual Meeting, 18 January 2021

Generation Connect – Europe Youth Group Meeting, Virtual Meeting, 13 January 2021

7th Meeting of the Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group, Virtual Meeting, 11 January 2021

ITU All-Staff Meeting, Virtual meeting, 14 December 2020

ITU Regional Event, Towards Digitally Accessible Europe, Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting, 03 December 2020

17th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS-20), Closing Remarks , Virtual meeting, 03 December 2020

17th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS-20), Opening remarks , Virtual meeting, 01 December 2020

Regulation Supporting Digital Transformation, Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting, 30 November 2020

TDAG Web Dialogue: Update on the ITU Center of Digital Innovation (I-CoDI),Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting, 30 November 2020

Regional Development Forum for the Arab States (RDF-ARB), Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting, 25 November 2020

27th Meeting of the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group Meeting, Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting, 23 November 2020

The Road to Addis: shaping the 2021 digital development agenda, Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting, 09 November 2020

Regional Launch of ITU's 2020 Child Online Protection Guidelines for the CIS Region, Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting, 27 October 2020

Western Balkans Digital Summit, Virtual meeting, 26 October 2020

ITU Regional Forum for Europe: 5G strategies, policies and implementation, Opening Remarks , Virtual meeting, 22 October 2020

University of Geneva “Parlons numérique” series, Digital Sustainability, Keynote, Virtual meeting, 21 October 2020

Opening of the TDAG Working Group on WTDC Preparations, Virtual meeting, 20 October 2020

Regional Launch of ITU's 2020 Child Online Protection Guidelines for the Americas, Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting, 19 October 2020

Webinar on National Cybersecurity Strategy, Implementation and Monitoring, Virtual meeting, 19 October 2020

‘Digital platforms and value creation in developing countries: Implications for national and international policies’ Session 2: Implications for countries at varying levels of readiness, Remarks, Virtual meeting, 14 October 2020

UNESCO/ITU Mobile Learning Week, Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting, 12 October 2020

African Telecommunication Union, Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting, 11 October 2020

Webinar on ITU Smart Incubator Programme, Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting, 08 October 2020

2020 Regional Development Forum for Africa (RDF-AFR), Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting, 06 October 2020

Empowering Women in Cybersecurity, Webinar, Virtual meeing, 06 October 2020

The gender gap in Internet and ICT: present situation and future perspectives, Keynote, Virtual meeting, 05 October 2020

COVID-19: Challenges and opportunities for ICT in the Americas, Remarks, Virtual meeting, 05 October 2020

Universal connectivity and access to digital technology for children in conflict and post conflict contexts, Statement, Virtual meeting, 02 October 2020

Digital Cooperation: Education Connectivity in the Wake of COVID-19, Keynote, Virtual meeting , 24 September 2020

CTU 4th Caribbean Regulators Forum, Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting , 23 September 2020

EQUALS Annual Meeting, Remarks, Virtual meeting , 14 September 2020

GSR-20, Session 5: Sustainable & Inclusive Societies – Accessible ICTs to Leave No-one Behind, Introductory Remarks, Virtual meeting , 03 September 2020

GSR-20, Closing Remarks , Virtual meeting , 03 September 2020

GSR-20, Core Sessions, Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting , 01 September 2020

GSR-20, Heads of Regulators Executive Roundtable, Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting , 01 September 2020

GSR-20, Industry Advisory Group for Development Issues and the Private Sector Chief Regulatory Officers' (IAGDI-CRO) meeting, Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting , 31 August 2020

GSR-20, Meeting of Regional Regulatory Associations, Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting , 31 August 2020

Asia Pacific Regulatory Roundtable, Digital Transformation for Digital Economies @COVID-19 South-Asia, Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting , 30 July 2020

WSIS Action Line C6 (Enabling Environment) Acting now: new and innovative policy and regulatory approaches for digital market development during and after the pandemic, Virtual meeting , 30 July 2020

ITU-D Study Group 1 / Webinar for Question 4/1: Economic policies and methods of determining the costs of services related to national telecommunication/ICT networks, Virtual meeting , 29 July 2020

MASHAV International Women Leaders e-Conference 2020, Panel Session 4: Building Resilience Through Cooperation & Partnerships, Virtual meeting , 28 July 2020

UN High-level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development 2019, Opening Remarks , Virtual meeting , 08 July 2020

Enabling environment in Europe & CIS - Towards GSR 2020, Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting , 07 July 2020

Ministerial Conference on the Digital Response to COVID-19, Virtual meeting , 01 July 2020

Launch of the Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-20) Celebrations, Virtual meeting, 30 June 2020

Web Dialogue on the ITU International Center of Digital Innovation (I-CoDI), Virtual meeting, 29 June 2020

ITU-D Study Group 1 (Q7) Web Dialogue on Accessibility, Welcome remarks, Virtual meeting , 24 June 2020

Launch of ITU's New Child Online Protection Guidelines, Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting , 24 June 2020

Arab Regional WTDC-21 Preparatory Web Dialogue, Virtual meeting , 23 June 2020

UN Dialogue on the Implementation of the UN Secretary-General's Roadmap for Digital Cooperation, Virtual meeting , 12 June 2020

Generation Equality Action Coalitions Townhall Meeting, Opening Remarks, Virtual meeting , 11 June 2020

25th meeting of the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG), Closing remarks , Virtual meeting , 05 June 2020

25th meeting of the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG), Opening remarks, Virtual meeting , 02 June 2020

25th meeting of the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG), Remarks on Youth Strategy, Virtual meeting , 02 June 2020

Eighth Meeting of the Group on Capacity Building Initiatives (GCBI), Virtual meeting , 01 June 2020

ITU-RCC Webinar Towards the Development of National Digital Skills Strategies: Digital Skills Assessment Guidebook, Virtual meeting , 01 June 2020

APT Web Dialogue on WTDC Preparation, Virtual meeting , 27 May 2020

Regional Development Forum for Europe , Virtual meeting , 26 May 2020

World Telecommunication & Information Society Day, ICTs for the Sustainable Development Goals, Virtual meeting , 18 May 2020

Digital Cooperation during COVID-19 and beyond, Webinar #5: Public Health, Digital Technologies and Human Rights, Virtual meeting , 13 May 2020

Digital Cooperation during COVID-19 and beyond, Webinar #4: Online Safety & Security, Virtual meeting , 06 May 2020

2nd Web Dialogue on WTDC Reform, Virtual meeting , 30 April 2020

Digital Cooperation during COVID-19 and beyond, Webinar #3: The 'Infodemic' - misinformation and disinformation during Covid-19, Virtual meeting , 29 April 2020

Statement on Girls in ICT Day, Geneva, Switzerland, 23 April 2020

Digital Cooperation during COVID-19 and beyond, Webinar #2: Connectivity: Best Practices: What Works, What Doesn't, Virtual meeting , 22 April 2020

ATU Regional Web consultation on WTDC reform process, Virtual meeting , 22 April 2020

High-Level Dialogue: Leveraging the Power of Digital Technologies to Tackle COVID-19, Virtual meeting , 21 April 2020

Digital Cooperation during COVID-19 and beyond, Webinar #1: Connectivity - Situation Assessment, Virtual meeting , 15 April 2020

Introduction to HLP Roundtable on Digital Helpdesk, Virtual meeting , 25 March 2020

Introduction to TDAG Web Dialogue on the new Index , Virtual meeting , 25 March 2020

Introduction to TDAG Web Dialogue on WTDC, Virtual meeting , 24 March 2020

WITIN International Tech4D Women's Summit 2020, Virtual meeting , 20 March 2020

Emergency Telecommunications Guidelines Launch Event, Virtual meeting , 19 March 2020

UNECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, Virtual meeting , 19 March 2020

2th TIME Economic Forum, Warsaw, Poland, 09 March 2020

Stand up for Human Rights 2020, Geneva, Switzerland, 04 March 2020

ITU-D Study Group 2 Plenary, Geneva, Switzerland, 28 February 2020

Launch of Facebook/EIU Inclusive Internet Index, Geneva, Switzerland, 25 February 2020

Third meeting of ITU-D Study Group 2, Geneva, Switzerland, 24 February 2020

ITU-D Study Groups, Joint Management Team meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, 23 February 2020

Study Group 1, Plenary - Closing remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 21 February 2020

Third meeting of ITU-D Study Group 1, Geneva, Switzerland, 17 February 2020

Digital Transformation Centres Initiative Onboarding Workshop, Geneva, Switzerland, 11 February 2020

Expert Group Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland, 10 February 2020

CyberTech Global Tel Aviv, Plenary session, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 29 January 2020

CyberTech Global Tel Aviv, Special session, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 29 January 2020

Broadband Commission side-event, Geneva, Switzerland, 21 January 2020

Futurecasters: Global Young Visionaries Summit: Closing speech, Geneva, Switerland, 10 January 2020

Futurecasters: Global Young Visionaries Summit: Opening speech, Geneva, Switzerland, 08 January 2020

Global Refugee Forum, Geneva, Switzerland, 16 December 2019

EQUALS in Tech Awards 2019, Berlin, Germany, 27 November 2019

IGF 2019: Achieving the SDGs in the Digital Age, Berlin, Germany, 27 November 2019

Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2019, Berlin, Germany, 26 November 2019

EQUALS Government Roundtable, Berlin, Germany, 26 November 2019

AI and Child Online Roundtable, Stockholm, Sweden,, 20 November 2019

Digital Freedom Festival, Riga, Latvia, 15 November 2019

The International Institute of Communications Annual Conference 2019, London, United Kingdom, 09 October 2019

Broadband Commission-Launch of Child Online Safety report, New York, United States of America, 01 October 2019

35th CITEL PCC I Meeting, Asuncíon, Paraguay, 01 October 2019

CITEL Dialogue on Closing the Gender Gap, Asuncíon, Paraguay, 01 October 2019

ITU Regional Development Forum for the Americas, Asunción, Paraguay, 30 September 2019

ITU Regional Development Forum for the Americas Closing Speech, Asunción, Paraguay, 30 September 2019

Information session on emergency telecommunications, Geneva, Swizerland, 16 September 2019

Digital Transformation Centres Initiative, Budapest, Hungary, 12 September 2019

Crisis Connectivity Charter , Budapest, Hungary, 11 September 2019

ITU Telecom World 2019: Innovating Together: Connectivity That Matters, Budapest, Hungary, 09 September 2019

ITU Telecom World 2019: Accelerating Digital Transformation Through an ICT-Centric, Budapest, Hungary, 09 September 2019

CANTO 2019, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 23 July 2019

Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-19), Port Vila, Vanuatu, 10 July 2019

ITU Talks: AI for Everyone, Geneva, Switzerland, 27 May 2019

Com-ITU CEPT Meeting, Rome, Italy, 07 May 2019

ITU Regional Development Forum for Europe, Rome, Italy, 06 May 2019

Girls in ICT day 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25 April 2019

24th Meeting of the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group: Closing Remarks, Geneva, Switzerland, 05 April 2019

24th Meeting of the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group, Geneva, Switzerland, 03 April 2019

ITU-D Study Group 2, 2019 Plenary, Geneva, Switzerland, 25 March 2019

UNESCWA Arab High Level Forum and ITU Arab Regional Development Forum for Arab States, Beirut, Lebanon, 19 March 2019

ITU-D Study Group 1, 2019 Plenary, Geneva, Switzerland, 18 March 2019

GET-19 - International Women's Day, Balaclava, Mauritius, 08 March 2019

Global Forum on Emergency Telecommunications (GET-19) Closing Speech, Balaclava, Mauritius, 08 March 2019

Global Forum on Emergency Telecommunications (GET-19) Opening Speech, Balaclava, Mauritius, 06 March 2019

Forum mondial sur les télécommunications d'urgence (GET-19), Balaclava, Maurice, 06 March 2019

Mobile World Congress – Women4tech Summit, Barcelona, Spain, 28 February 2019

Mobile World Congress – #Betterfuture Seminar, Barcelona, Spain, 26 February 2019

Mobile World Congress Ministerial Programme, Barcelona, Spain, 25 February 2019

Inauguration speech, Geneva, Switzerland, 16 January 2019

Connecting the world and beyond

BDT Director's Corner (2019-2022) : Doreen Bogdan-Martin Speeches

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