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Joint ITU-ATU Workshop on "Economic impact of OTTs & implementation of a common emergency number in Africa"

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in joint collaboaration with the African Telecommunication Union, is organising a workshop on "Economic Impact of OTTs & Implementation of a Common Emergency Number in Africa", on the 14 (afternoon) to 15 (morning) April 2026 in Accra, Ghana. The workshop is kindly hosted by the Government of Ghana, and it is scheduled to take place at the Palms Airport City Hotel in Accra.

The workshop will open at 1400 hours on 14 April 2026, with registration commencing at 1300 hours on the same day, at the venue. It will be conducted in English with French interpretation. Remote participation will be provided.

The workshop will be collocated with the 1st African Preparatory Meeting for WTSA-28 (APM-1) taking place from 13 to 14 April 2026, the ITU-T Study Group 2 Regional Group for Africa (SG2RG-AFR) on taking place on 15 April 2026, and the ITU-T Study Group 3 Regional Group for Africa (SG3RG-AFR) taking place from 16 to 17 April 2026.

The workshop aims to address WTSA Resolution 29, Alternative calling procedures on international telecommunication networks, WTSA Resolution 100, A common emergency number for Africa, as well as WTSA-24 Action 4, requesting that the TSB convene workshops bringing together stakeholders in the OTT ecosystem. The topics discussed at the workshop align with related ongoing work in ITU-T Study Group 2 and ITU-T Study Group 3. 

Target Audience
The workshop targets representatives from national regulatory authorities, ministries, service and solution providers and vendors, academia, R&D institutions, consumer rights groups, and other organizations working on matters relating to telecommunications. Participation is free of charge and open to all interested stakeholders, including ITU Member States, Sector Members, Associates and Academic Institutions and to any individual from a country that is a member of ITU.

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Remote Participation: Connect to the MyWorkspace platform using the same ITU user account with which you registered for the meeting. You can launch the remote session by clicking the JOIN button from 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting.