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Digital Impact Unlocked: BDT4Impact<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Learn how the work of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau transforms lives by meeting the needs of the people it supports\u2014from communities overcoming challenges to individuals chasing their dreams.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Building sustainable Smart Villages and Smart Islands across Asia and the Pacific<\/p>\n Across the Asia and the Pacific region, rural villages and remote islands often face the same persistent challenges: limited connectivity, restricted access to services, and fewer economic opportunities. The Smart Villages and Smart Islands (SVSI) initiative is transforming how these communities live, learn, and work by connecting them to a range of digitally enabled services. \n Discover more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Strengthening digital skills worldwide: Academy Training Centres and Digital Transformation Centres meet in Geneva to enhance collaboration<\/p>\n From 21 to 24 April 2026, the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau brought together representatives from 27 countries for the Global Digital Transformation Centres (DTCs) Workshop and the ITU Academy Training Centres (ATCs) Annual Meeting in Geneva for a joint annual event, reinforcing collaboration across two global capacity development networks working to strengthen digital skills worldwide. \n Discover more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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BDT4Impact: inspiring young women to use tech to make a difference \u2013 the story of Giovana<\/p>\n For Giovana, technology was never a priority growing up until her teacher introduced her to the Americas Girls Can Code (AGCC) initiative, run by the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau. \n Discover more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Actively charting the digital frontier: Thoughts on GSR-26<\/p>\n The Global Symposium for Regulators concluding on 15 May in Ankara, T\u00fcrkiye, brought together over 1,000 participants from all over the world to discuss \u201cNavigating the digital frontier: Regulatory pathways towards a resilient and inclusive future\u201d. \n Discover more <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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Explore more BDT4Impact stories<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>
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Connectivity for sustainable development <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Stories from the ground: A Virtual Exhibit<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Keep up to date with the latest highlights on BDT\u2019s work around the world \u2014 compiled weekly by the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT).<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Archive of Digital Impact in Action stories<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Learn how the work of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau transforms lives by meeting the needs of the people it supports\u2014from communities overcoming challenges to individuals chasing their dreams. \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bDr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava\u200b\u200b, Director of ITU’s Telecommunication \u200bDevelopment Bureau\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDigital Impact Unlocked<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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