{"id":885,"date":"2025-08-26T10:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T10:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/projectumc\/?p=885"},"modified":"2025-11-18T10:02:44","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:02:44","slug":"umc_ws_pt_africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/projectumc\/2025\/08\/26\/umc_ws_pt_africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional workshop for Portuguese-speaking Africa on promoting and measuring UMC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Subregional workshop for Portuguese-speaking African Countries on promoting and measuring universal and meaningful connectivity (UMC)<\/h1>\n \"Event\n
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5-7 November 2025, S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9, S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe <\/p>\n

Working language: Portuguese<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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The Subregional workshop for Portuguese-speaking Africa will be held from 5 to7 November 2025 in S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and will provide an occasion to examine the concept of universal and meaningful connectivity (UMC) and how to streamline it in national digital policies, how to improve the statistical capacity of countries in the region to produce and disseminate relevant statistical data, and how to use the data to identify good practices and policy recommendations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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It is organized in collaboration with the General Regulatory Authority of S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe (AGER), with financial support from the European Union<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Target audience<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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This workshop is addressed to policymakers in charge of national policies and strategies for digital connectivity, and statisticians responsible for the measurement of telecom\/ICT development from ministries, national statistics offices (NSOs), regulators, telecom operators, research institutions, and other relevant organizations from the following countries: Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Participants from national statistical offices and other institutions that collect data on ICT are requested to complete the two following free, self-paced courses available through the ITU Academy, prior to the workshop:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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