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Backgrounders

In-depth briefings on critical issues and technologies

Thematic backgrounders

Explore the challenges and opportunities of building global connectivity:

5G networks

Affordable connectivity

Artificial intelligence

Building smart and sustainable cities

Consensus-based technical standards

Cybersecurity and digital trust

Digital accessibility

Digital development statistics

Digital health and telemedicine

Digital opportunities for youth

Digital policy and regulation

Digital technologies and climate change

Digital technologies for global development

Earth stations in motion (ESIM)

Electronic waste and the circular economy

Emergency telecommunications

Geospatial data and mapping

Global digital inclusion

High-altitude platform systems (HAPS)

Maritime communications and safety

Non-geostationary satellite systems

Preventing harmful radio interference

Satellite regulation and coordination

Skills for the digital economy

Submarine cable resilience

The digital gender divide

Virtual worlds, digital twins and the citiverse

ITU governance backgrounders

Find the essential facts on ITU governance and decision-making:

Connect 2030 – An agenda to connect all to a better world

How is ITU funded?

ITU study groups

ITU-D: Driving ICT-led development worldwide

ITU-R: Managing the radio-frequency spectrum for the world

ITU’s evolving membership

ITU-T: Setting the standard

Why ITU matters to you

 PP-26 backgrounders

ITU’s election process explained

What you need to know about PP-26