Mr. Abdurahman M. AL HASSAN, Chairman of TSAG …
ITU Secretary-General Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin …
Mr. Seizo Onoe, Director of TSB …
Mr. Mario Maniewicz, Director of BR …
Vice-Chairs …
… esteemed colleagues …
… ladies and gentlemen …
… it is my pleasure to address you today.
I am grateful for this opportunity to address once again on the many synergies between the work of our respective sectors.
Later this week, we will present to you a document on Regional Presence as contained in TSAG-TD313.
I invite you to comment on its contents. You may recall that we held an information session at the World Telecommunication Development Conference 2025 (WTDC-25) in Baku and most recently, had discussions on this matter during the Council Working Group on Financial and Human Resources.
Ladies and gentlemen,
BDT and TSB and our respective Advisory Groups share a commitment to global connectivity and digital development …
… and to making sure strong technical standards and policy frameworks are in place. I do not have to repeat the obvious, that telecommunications standards are the invisible, yet fundamental, glue that holds our modem connected world together.
There is much for us to do together …
… especially following a very successful WTDC-25 hosted by the Government of Azerbaijan in Baku from 17 to 28 November 2025.
No fewer than 19 of the Resolutions emerging from Baku call for the collaboration with TSB.
I won’t list all 19 …
… but allow me to touch on a few key themes where our priorities are closely aligned.
One is cybersecurity.
We both have a close interest in building confidence and trust in the use of ICTs with the T-Sector developing standards for cybersecurity primarily through Study Group 17 and ITU-D helping countries through capacity building efforts and institutional building and strengthening.
Second, in climate change …
We have mandates to study and to implement projects in mitigation and adaptation.
Third, we have joint work in Early Warnings for All where
ITU-T contributes with related standards and ITU-D implements projects in supporting countries through timely and reliable alerting and developing Standard Operating Procedures for the dissemination of those alerts.
Fourth, we both have mandates to help bridge the standardization gaps especially in LDCs, LLDCs, SIDS and the rest of the developing countries.
Fifth, ITU-D has the mandate to provide support and assistance to countries through a newly adopted resolution on Artificial Intelligence and other emerging technologies for development. ITU-T Standards are already instrumental in this effort.
These are some of the common themes that make collaboration between our respective sectors so natural …
… and so necessary.
Ladies and gentlemen …
In April, we will be holding the first Telecommunication Development Advisory Group meeting following WTDC-25. Our two Advisory Groups are urged to cooperate and exchange liaison statements on topics of interest.
I wish you a successful TSAG!
Thank you!
