​​​At the ATU/GSMA Ministerial Roundtable in Abuja, Nigeria, the ITU Secretary-General said to participants: "We're here to recommit –​ to speed up our progress towards universal meaningful connectivity in Africa and beyond – through enabling policy frameworks, greater affordability and empowering every African with digital skills."​​

​​​"This year's WSIS marks a new chapter. With a renewed mandate through 2035, we enter the decade ahead with fresh momentum and a clear vision," said the ITU Secretary-General on the opening day of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum. "In a world where digital is everywhere, WSIS must rise to the challenges of a rapidly changing technological and geopolitical landscape."​

​"We can all start somewhere, whether it's upskilling ourselves or others, working on an AI security standard, or enacting a policy solution that safeguards people and our planet," said the ITU Secretary-General, in her keynote at the AI for Good Global Summit 2026. " If we get this right, AI will not replace human agency. It will amplify it," she added.​

​"Together with UNESCO, ITU has proudly coordinated the Joint Secretariat for this Dialogue and continues to mobilize UN-wide expertise through the Inter-Agency Working Group on AI," said the ITU Secretary-General, at the opening of the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, at Geneva's Palexpo. "What gives the AI Dialogue its strength is the diversity of voices it brings together."​

In a keynote address at Mozambique's 5th National Communications Conference, the ITU Secretary-General cited the country's connectivity efforts, which she said " are helping President Chapo's vision of a Mozambique that is both meaningfully connected and future ready."​​