{"id":48,"date":"2023-11-20T15:52:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T15:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/year-in-review-2023\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2023-12-15T17:02:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T17:02:13","slug":"regional-development-forums-rdfs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/year-in-review-2023\/home\/index\/around-the-world\/regional-development-forums-rdfs\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional Development Forums (RDFs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns about_tp_section is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/en\/ITU-D\/Pages\/regional-development-forums.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit the website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Insights<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Regional Development Forums (RDFs) <\/strong>were held in five of the six ITU Regions. The RDF for the CIS Region will be held in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Forums enabled the exchange of views among ITU Member States and Sector Members, including telecommunication\/ICT policymakers, regulators, industry, academia, as well as regional and international development agencies, representatives of the UN system and other regional stakeholders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Forums featured Partner2Connect matchmaking roundtables to ensure that the needs and priorities of individual countries and regions are matched with partner pledges as a way of operationalizing the many pledges that have been 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