[3] Current and future practices in the implementation of multilingualism at ITU with staff guidelines

[3] Current and future practices in the implementation of multilingualism at ITU with staff guidelines

Document :	ITU-SG RCLCWGLANG14 Contribution 3
Title :	Current and future practices in the implementation of multilingualism at ITU with staff guidelines
Date :	2023-12-15
Source :	SG
Meeting :	2024-01-23
Access :	Public Document
Abstract :	This document has been produced following the 2020 JIU report on Multilingualism in the UN system, which recommended that UN system organizations prepare a strategic policy framework on multilingualism, accompanied by administrative and operational guidelines for its implementation. The Policy Framework on Multilingualism at ITU was developed and endorsed by ITU Council in its March 2022 session, which requested the ITU secretariat to develop the accompanying guidelines. This guide aims to provide a clear overview of governance, activities, and practices in implementing multilingualism throughout ITU through the use of the six official languages on an equal footing within available resources. In response to the Policy Framework objectives, the request of Council 22 and the rapidly changing technological environment, it also includes future strategies and steps to increase the availability of ITU content in all six languages. It is accompanied by staff guidelines on the use of machine translation at ITU.