Ida Jallow is a Muslim-hijabi woman trained as a lawyer, having been called to the Bar in Sierra Leone in 1994. She is now a member of The Gambia and New York Bar Associations with 31 years of post-call experience. Ida Jallow first joined ITU on a short-term contract to coordinate the telecommunications regulatory HIPSSA project for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021. She is currently a full-time staff member at ITU, serving as the Focal Point of the Telecommunication Development Bureau for Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), and Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

"I joined ITU for a short-term contract and became dedicated to the mission of addressing connectivity disparities. Now, I am a full-time staff member at BDT."