{"id":46,"date":"2025-10-07T05:34:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T05:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2025\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2025-12-18T11:29:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T11:29:05","slug":"april","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2025\/april\/","title":{"rendered":"April"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Previous month<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Return to home<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Empowering girls for the digital future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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Our latest Smart Village<\/strong>, which we opened in Swabi together with representatives from the Government of Pakistan, Huawei and other partners, provides another valuable showcase for digital life in rural communities, with enhanced connectivity strengthening access to healthcare and education and fostering new economic opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Like every April, our community around the world celebrated International Girls in ICT Day<\/strong>, aiming to encourage more girls and women to pursue careers in the digital sphere.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The International Amateur Radio Union \u2013 a longstanding ITU member and partner \u2013 marked its centenary, noting the critical role of ham radio operators<\/strong> in emergency response and community preparedness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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A century after the discovery of quantum mechanics, we stepped up discussions about how to leverage quantum information technologies<\/strong> for everyone\u2019s benefit. We joined United Nations and industry partners in celebrating 2025 as the Year of Quantum\u00a0Science and Technology and\u00a0showed the way forward with a new initiative to unlock Quantum for\u00a0Good.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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New ITU studies examined digital services taxation and the economic impact of digital transformation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Less than 72%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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of women & girls<\/strong> use the Internet <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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vs. 77% of men & boys,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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according to ITU’s Facts & Figures<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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We followed up on progress in Pakistan\u2019s Smart Villages.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Girls in ICT Day featured a live link between Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and Nouakchott, Mauritania.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Previous month<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Return to home<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Events<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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