Event
22 March 2023
Inauguration of ITU Area Office and Innovation Centre, India
The ITU Area Office and Innovation Centre in India was inaugurated on 23 March. Prime Minister of India, H.E. Narendra Modi attended the inauguration, along with External Affairs Minister, H.E. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar; Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, H.E. Ashwini Vaishnaw, and Minister of State for Communications, H.E. Devusinh Chauhan. In her opening statement, Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin noted that ''ITU's presence in the region will help introduce advanced technology, improve capacity development, foster entrepreneurship and partnerships, and respond to needs on the ground. It will get ITU closer to our members in Asia and the Pacific, by driving progress on universal connectivity and sustainable digital transformation.''
