Document :

ITU-D TDAG  Contribution  14

Title :

ITU-D Special Initiatives

Date :

2023-05-11

Source :

Director, BDT

Meeting :

2023-06-19

Access :

Public Document

Abstract :

The Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D)'s Special Initiatives portfolio consisting of four initiatives/projects namely Giga, FCDO, Connect2Recover and Partner2Connect. They were launched during the period of 2019-2022 and they cut across multiple thematic priorities. Collectively, they fulfil Resolutions 16 (Rev. Buenos Aires, 2017), 18, 25, 37 (Rev. Kigali, 2022), 60 (Hyderabad, 2010), 87 and 88 (Kigali, 2022) of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) and Resolution 215 (Bucharest, 2022) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, as well as align with ITU-D priorities under the Kigali Action Plan.
This document presents an overview of the work undertaken within the framework of the four initiatives/projects and their contribution to the implementation of WTDC 2022 resolutions and other outcomes.