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Events in Africa

Girls in ICT Day Celebration
24 April 2025
AUC Head Quarter, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Enabling Policy and Regulation Frameworks

2024

Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-24)
1-4 July 2024, Kampala, Uganda

2023

PRIDA Project Focal Points Meeting
7 – 9 June 2023, Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe

2022

PRIDA workshop on IMT 700 and 800 MHz and transition from analogue to digital broadcasting - Online
31 January – 03 February 2022
PRIDA Project Focal Points Meeting,
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, 12-14 July 2022
PRIDA Project Focal Points Meeting
13 - 14 December 2022 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ethiopia Digital Transformation Center Kickoff and Stakeholder Workshop
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9-10 May 2022

2021

Validation workshop for PRIDA technical reports and guidelines, ONLINE, 9 -11 March 2021
ITU Global Symposium for Regulators Plus (GSR+) Regional Regulatory Roundtable for Europe and Africa, ONLINE, 14 April 2021
ITU Global Workshop on Digital/OTT Taxation, ONLINE, 19-20 May 2021
Training for Africa on Business Planning for ICT Infrastructure development, ITU Academy, ONLINE, 24 May-9 July 2021
Information Session on Fostering E-waste Management across Africa, 17 June 2021
6th Sub Sahara Spectrum Management Conference, Online, 20 - 22 July 2021

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2018 

ICT Applications and Services, Innovation Ecosystems

2021

2020 

2019

Multi-stakeholder Workshop on Bridging the Digital Innovation Divide - Accelerating Digital Transformation towards 4th industrial revolution, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 14-16 October 2019

2018 

Infrastructure, Connectivity and Emerging Technologies

2023

Spectrum Management System for
Developing Countries (SMS4DC) Training
24 - 26 July 2023, Livingstone,
Workshop on Satellite Broadband and RLANS (Usage and Internet Services)
20 - 23 June 2023,
Brazzaville (Congo)
PRIDA Workshop on Spectrum Monitoring, Aeronautical and Maritime Communication Services
25 - 27 April 2023, Zanzibar, Tanzania
ITU-PRIDA Capacity Building Workshop on the Implementation of the HCM4A
28 February - 04 March 2023, Nairobi, Kenya
National Technical Training Workshop on Universal Service Efficiency and Quality Infrastructure Data2-4 May 2023, Free Town, Sierra Leone
2 - 4 May 2023, Free Town, Sierra Leone
PRIDA Training in Aeronautical & Maritime Communication (FR)
23 - 25 May 2023, Dakar, Senegal
PRIDA SMS4DC Training
16 - 18 May 2023, Praia, Cabo Verde

2022

ITU’s “Best practices and recommendations for digital inclusion through resilient infrastructure”
28 November 2022, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2021

2020 

Conformity and Interoperability Training Workshop for Africa Region, ONLINE, 16 - 27 November 2020

2019

Cybersecurity and Child Online Protection

2023

Eleventh edition of ITU CyberDrills for Africa region
8-12 May 2023, Lilongwe, Malawi

2021

ITU 2021 Regional ECOWAS CyberDrill
23-25 November 2021
Global Women in Cyber Launch, ONLINE, 8 March 2021
World Youth Skills Day 2021: Digital skills and decent employment, Online, 26 July 2021.

2020 

Launch of Child Online Protection Guidelines for Africa, ONLINE, 30 October 2020
Africa Safer Internet Day 2020 celebrations, 11 February 2020
Child Online Protection Training in Africa, ONLINE, 26 - 29 October 2020
Africa Regional Dialogue-CIRTs and lessons learned from COVID-19 crisis, ONLINE, 23 September 2020
Global event on empowering Women in Cybersecurity, ONLINE, 6 October 2020
National CyberDrill in Eswatini, ONLINE, 16 December 2020

2019

2018 

Digital Inclusion, Capacity Development and Training

2023

International Girls in ICT Day 2023: Inter-Generational Dialogue and Open Discussion
27 April 2023, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

2023 Girls in ICT celebration Ethiopia
27 April 2023, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2022

Conformity and Interoperability Virtual/online Training Workshop for Africa Region
21 - 25 November 2022

Africa NoW4WTDC facilitated fireside chat on 'Discussion on the importance of professional networking and gaining outside perspectives – a delegate’s perspective'
3 February 2022 Virtual

2021

2020 

Capacity Building Workshop on Modern Spectrum Management, Zanzibar, Tanzania, 2-6 March 2020
Capacity Building Workshops on Modern Spectrum Management, Tunis, Tunisia, 30 March - 3 April 2020
Capacity Building Workshops on Modern Spectrum Management and-related-software (SMS4DC) ONLINE April 20 - May 1, 2020
Capacity building workshop. Modern Spectrum Management and SMS4DC ONLINE, (French), 11 - 22 May 2020
Capacity Building Workshop, IoT and Digital Services, ONLINE, (French), 24 - 28 August 2020
Capacity Building Workshop. IoT and Digital Services, ONLINE, (English), 7 - 11 September 2020
Tech as a Driver of Women's Economic Opportunity in Burundi, Ethiopia and Haiti-Launch Ceremony, ONLINE, 7 September 2020
ITU-ILO-AU Roundtable on Sustainable Partnerships and Funding Mechanisms, ONLINE, 22 October 2020
Launch of Digital Skills Assessment Guidebook in Africa, ONLINE, 14 October 2020

2019

2018 

Other Events

2023

ITU Regional Development Forum for Africa 2023
3 - 5 October 2023, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Workshop on Co-Creating Sustainable Operating Models for Connected Schools in Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya, 23 March 2023

2022

ITU/PRIDA Workshop on spectrum monitoring
Cape Town, South Africa 1 - 2 November 2022
Harmonized Calculation Method Agreement for Africa (HCM4A) Signature Ceremony
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7-8 September 2022
ITU-FCDO Roundtable and Technical Workshop: Building capabilities for sustainable and inclusive digital transformation in Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria, 23-24 August 2022
ITU-UK Kenya Digital Access Programme Partners’ Open Day,
Nairobi, Kenya, 4 May 2022
Creating decent jobs for youth through digital transformation
16 February 2022 Virtual
Africa Girls in ICT Celebration
28 April 2022 (virtual and in-person event)

2021

Regional Innovation Forum for Africa
27-28 October 2021
Africa and Europe Interregional Meeting, Online, 16 September 2021
Africa Law Tech Festival, 5 - 9 July 2021
Workshop on Data Revolution, Health Status Transformation & Role of Artificial Intelligence for Health and Pandemic Preparedness in the African Context, ONLINE 21-24 June 2021
Workshop on the preparation of the National Table of Frequency Allocation (NTFA), ONLINE, 24 - 27 May 2021
Workshop for development Contribution to the Regional Assessment Report of Member States on ICT Accessibility in Africa Region, ONLINE 12 - 15 April 2021
ITU-ATU Joint Regional Preparatory Meeting for Africa for the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-21), ONLINE, 29-30 March 2021
Online Toolkit Validation Workshop on E-waste Policy in Africa, ONLINE, 4 March 2021

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Highlights
News

ITU WTSA
15-24 October 2024, New Delhi, India
Global Symposium for Regulators 2024 (GSR-24), Kampala, Uganda
International Girls in ICT Day Celebrations in African Countries 2024
TSB Events in Africa Region

Upcoming Events in Africa

Regional Development Forum (RDF-AFR) 7 April 2025, Nairobi, Kenya
Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Africa region (RPM-AFR)
8 - 9 April 2025, Nairobi, Kenya
PRIDA Project Closure Event, FR and EN - Online
16 April 2025
Africa’s National Broadband Mapping Systems (Africa-BB-Maps)
26 - 27 March 2025, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Validation Workshop for Regulations on Electrical and Electronic Products and Producer Compliance
25 March 2025, Kigali, Rwanda
PRIDA HCM4A Software Training, FR and EN - Hybrid
3 - 7 March 2025, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
PRIDA - HCM4A Administrative and Technical aspects training, FR and EN – Online
3 - 7 February 2025
Atelier multiparties prenantes pour l’élaboration du NETP
10-11 December 2024, Bissau, Guinée-Bissau

Recent events

Developing and Implementing Circular Economy on Electronics for the ICT Sector in Seychelle
21-22 October 2024, Victoria, Seychelles
ITU-SADC Workshop on the SADC NETP Model Implementation and EW4All Awareness
9 - 11 October 2024, Lilongwe, Malawi
ATU-ITU Joint Workshop on Early Warning for All (EW4ALL)
12 September 2024, webinar
Regional Cyberdrill for Africa Region
02-06 September 2024 Accra, Ghana
National Digital Skills Workshop - Accelerating the Digital Uganda Vision through Skills Assessment and Development
20 August 2024
National Launch of the Collaborative Regulation Report: Accelerating Nigeria’s Digital Transformation
22 July 2024 Abuja, Nigeria

Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-24)
1-4 July 2024, Kampala, Uganda
Stakeholder workshop on review of the findings from a national assessment of the enabling policy and regulatory environment for broadband and 5G in Uganda
27 June 2024
PRIDA Focal Points Meeting
6-8 May 2024, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Stakeholder Consultation Forum
21 February 2024, Pretoria, South Africa
Consultation with panel of experts for ICT skills assessment in Uganda
19 June 2024
6th project steering committee meeting
26 June 2024 [Virtual]
Stakeholder Workshop:Assessment of Uganda’s big data landscape
7 June 2024
Capacity Building for the Judicial Sector in Ethiopia
20 - 22 May 2024, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ITU Workshop on National Tables of Frequency Allocation (NTFA)
20 - 23 May 2024, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Stakeholder Workshop: From Policy to Action - Transitioning to a Circular Economy for Electronics in Uganda.
28-29 May 2024 [Kampala, Uganda]
National Girls in ICT Day
25 April 2024, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
PRIDA Focal Points Meeting
6-8 May 2024, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Stakeholder Consultation Forum
21 February 2024, Pretoria, South Africa
Conformity and Interoperability Online and Face-to-Face Training Workshop for Africa Region
20 - 24 November 2023, Ghana
Rwanda EPR Blueprint for Electronics Event
7 - 8 November 2023, Kigali, Rwanda
Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on the Regulation of E-waste Management and Electronics Producers’ Extended Producer Responsibility
Kampala, Uganda, 6-7 November 2023
Government Consultation Workshop
31 October - 1 November 2023, Lusaka, Zambia
Webinar to explore data and infrastructure mapping and validation of telecommunication/ICT infrastructure data, costs and analysis in Nigeria
24 October 2023 (online)
Validation and Consultation Workshop on the Assessment of Last Mile Connectivity Projects in Kenya
11 October 2023 (online)