{"id":677,"date":"2025-06-24T13:17:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T13:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/meetings\/wtdc25\/?page_id=677"},"modified":"2026-04-02T08:41:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T08:41:37","slug":"all","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/meetings\/wtdc25\/newsroom\/all\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Press Releases<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/Pages\/PR-2025-10-06-wtdc-announcement.aspx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/Pages\/PR-2025-10-06-wtdc-announcement.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 to set path for global connectivity and digital progress &#8211; Geneva, Switzerland, 06 October 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/Pages\/PR-2025-11-17-WTDC-opening.aspx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/Pages\/PR-2025-11-17-WTDC-opening.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 opens discussions to shape the global digital future &#8211; Baku, Azerbaijan, 17 November, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/Pages\/PR-2025-11-28-WTDC-closing.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/mediacentre\/Pages\/PR-2025-11-28-WTDC-closing.aspx\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ITU Member States set path for bringing digital benefits to all &#8211;  Baku, Azerbaijan, 28 November, 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speeches<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/meetings\/wtdc25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/11\/WTDC-25-Opening-speech-HE.Rashad-Nabiyev-Azerbaijan.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/meetings\/wtdc25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/11\/WTDC-25-Opening-speech-HE.Rashad-Nabiyev-Azerbaijan.pdf\">Opening Remarks by H.E. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, delivered by H.E. Rashad Nabiyev, Minister of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/osg\/Pages\/Speeches.aspx?ItemID=76\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/osg\/Pages\/Speeches.aspx?ItemID=76\">Opening Remarks by ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/ITU-D\/bdt-director\/Pages\/Speeches.aspx?ItemID=596\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/ITU-D\/bdt-director\/Pages\/Speeches.aspx?ItemID=596\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Opening Remarks by Dr. Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, BDT Director, ITU<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Media<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trello.com\/b\/RLJEaaPK\/itu-wtdc-25\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/trello.com\/b\/RLJEaaPK\/itu-wtdc-25\" rel=\"noopener\">Trello board<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/pub\/D-TDC-WTDC-2025\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/pub\/D-TDC-WTDC-2025\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WTDC-25 Final Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/meetings\/wtdc25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/12\/BAKU-Declaration.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/meetings\/wtdc25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/12\/BAKU-Declaration.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baku Declaration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/ITU-D\/Pages\/regional-initiatives-2026-2029.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Regional Initiatives 2026-2029\u200b<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/meetings\/wtdc25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/12\/Study-Group-Questions-2026-2029.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/meetings\/wtdc25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/12\/Study-Group-Questions-2026-2029.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Study Group Questions 2026-2029<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See more<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/itupictures\/albums\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/itupictures\/albums\" 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rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WTDC 25 Opening Ceremony (Archived Webcast)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/kap-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/kap-report\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Report: BDT4Impact: Delivering the Kigali Action Plan&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/reports\/statistics\/facts-figures-2025\/\">Report: ITU Facts and Figures&nbsp;2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/reports\/statistics\/global-connectivity-report-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/reports\/statistics\/facts-figures-2025\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Report: Global Connectivity Report 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/meetings\/wtdc25\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/02\/WTDC-25-Implementation-of-the-Kigali-Action-Plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Presentation: Digital Development for a better life: Implementation of Kigali Action Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/hub\/2025\/11\/from-kigali-to-baku-digital-development-for-a-better-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/hub\/2025\/11\/from-kigali-to-baku-digital-development-for-a-better-life\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blog: From Kigali to Baku: Digital development for a better life<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/hub\/2025\/11\/youth-at-the-heart-of-digital-transformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/hub\/2025\/11\/youth-at-the-heart-of-digital-transformation\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blog: Youth at the heart of digital transformation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/hub\/2025\/12\/wtdc-25-reflection-connecting-people-for-meaningful-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/hub\/2025\/12\/wtdc-25-reflection-connecting-people-for-meaningful-development\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blog: WTDC-25 reflection: Connecting people for meaningful development<\/a><\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n    <section>\n    <div class=\"text-section\">\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-left\" data-span=\"8\">\n            <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"text-section-right data-span-override\" data-span=\"4\">\n            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 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allow=\"accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><div style=\"padding:4px;vertical-align: middle !important;text-align:center;max-width:390px;height:80px;background-color:white\">Global Connectivity Report 2025<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content\"><div class=\"main\" style=\"background-color:white;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"390\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c2gF_kq6R9A\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><div style=\"padding:4px;vertical-align: middle !important;text-align:center;max-width:390px;height:80px;background-color:white\">ITU INTERVIEWS @ WTDC-25: Dr. Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director, BDT, ITU<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content\"><div class=\"main\" style=\"background-color:white;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" 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