{"id":47,"date":"2025-10-07T05:34:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T05:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2025\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2025-12-18T11:30:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T11:30:54","slug":"may","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/osg\/year-in-review-2025\/may\/","title":{"rendered":"May"},"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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Evolving with technology for 160 years<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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We marked our 160th<\/sup> anniversary <\/strong>with a look back at ITU\u2019s long-standing role in fostering international cooperation and expanding global connectivity. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day <\/strong>on\u00a017\u00a0May \u2013 commemorating ITU\u2019s founding in 1865 \u2013 featured a compelling lightshow projected onto our iconic ITU Tower. We also heard insightful guest remarks by astronaut Claude\u00a0Nicollier, round-the-world solo sailor Alan\u00a0Roura, United Nations Office at Geneva Director-General Tatiana\u00a0Valovaya, and the International Representation Director at Saudi Arabia\u2019s Communications Space and Technology Commission Shahad\u00a0AlBalawi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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A newly formed steering committee outlined the next steps for our AI Skills Coalition to expand accessible AI training worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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126 nationalities<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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in a single cyber drill competition<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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during ITU Global CyberDrill 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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held in Dubai, UAE<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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\"#ConnectedByITU\"
ITU has been connecting the world since the time of the telegraph.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Our 160th<\/sup> Anniversary light show told a story of evolving with technology.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>
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Return to home<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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