Just a year ago, residents of the remote Tongan island of Hunga would gather at a certain spot near a school fence in hopes of connecting to the Internet with their mobile phones. The 3G connection ...

On 17 May, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, ITU marked 160 years of technology for humanity with a light show at the Place des Nations in Geneva — also streamed live on ITU’s ...

As part of The Future of Community and Mobility Week at Expo 2025 Osaka, ITU marked its 160th anniversary with an exhibition in the UN Pavilion. The showcase explored how global connectivity has ...

Just how far the organization has come over the 160 years since then – along with how much remains to be done – was clear on ...

The French Republic played a role in founding what is now ITU - the oldest intergovernmental organization with a global ...

The Kigali Action Plan is the Telecommunication Development Bureau’s mandate to impact and improve lives around the world through digital technology. The Kigali Action Plan set out five priority areas ...

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD-25) is dedicated to gender equality in digital transformation.

As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, the rapid uptake of new technologies presents vast opportunities. But it also creates new challenges. One of those is counterfeit devices, the spread ...

ITU’s Smart Villages and Smart Islands initiative has proved a successful and sustainable way to improve the quality of life, economic opportunity, and services in rural communities. I had the ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) could not have stopped the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar at the end of March — nor the immeasurable destruction it caused to the greater region. AI cannot prevent ...