UMC Data Hackathon: Bridging the Digital Divide by Uncovering Digital Deserts

October 2025 – September 2026
Online phase: January 2026 – March 2026
Main event (in person): April 2026, New Delhi, India

Understanding and using ICT data to inform policies for Universal and Meaningful Connectivity
11-15 May 2026, São Paulo, Brazil

ITU Subregional workshop for Portuguese-speaking African Countries on promoting and measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC)
5-7 November 2025, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe

Summer school on evidence-based digital policies for universal and meaningful connectivity
2-6 June 2025, Maastricht, Netherlands

Technical webinars on ICT statistics 2025

– on ICT Price Statistics
– on Indicators on ICT access and use by households and individuals: Part I and Part II
– on Telecommunication/ICT indicators

ITU Subregional workshop for the Pacific on promoting and measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC)
24-26 June 2025, Koror, Palau

ITU Subregional workshop for Europe on promoting and measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC)
11-13 June 2025, Istanbul, Türkiye

ITU Subregional workshop for Latin America on promoting and measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC)
8-10 April 2025, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

ITU Subregional workshop for Asia on promoting and measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC)
16-18 December 2024, Bangkok, Thailand

ITU Regional Workshop for the Arab States on promoting and measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC)
1-3 October 2024, Doha, Qatar

ITU Regional Seminar for CIS countries on promoting and measuring Universal and Meaningful digital Connectivity (UMC) 
24-27 June 2024, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

ITU Subregional Workshop for the Caribbean on promoting and measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC)
11-13 June 2024, Nassau, Bahamas

ITU workshop on UMC at Internet Governance Forum

Annual meetings of ITU’s expert groups on ICT indicators

ITU side-event on UMC at UN High-Level Panel Forum on Sustainable Development

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium 2023: Advancing the measurement agenda to achieve UMC