The countdown is on towards #ITUWTDC-25: from 17-28 Nov, Azerbaijan🇦🇿will be the 1st in the region to host it. Hope to see all membership & partners in Baku to set the path for global #DigitalDevelopment while discovering the host's culture & hospitality:

Meaningful connectivity means both affordability and quality. Yet, when it comes to the fixed Internet connection, some still pay more for less. Digital should not amplify inequalities; it should help solve them: #ITUdata

Honoured to welcome the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization @ICESCO_En to the @ITUDevelopment community as a new Sector Member. I look forward to working together to advance inclusive, culturally sensitive and human-centric digital transformation.

1,000+ girls and young women from underserved communities have become #WorkLifeReady, learning to apply AI to tackle real challenges in their communities through our AI Skills Accelerator for Girls project with @EYnews: #YouthSkillsDay #BDT4Impact

Pleased to welcome the Cyber Institute as a new @ITUDevelopment Sector Member. Their expertise & commitment to bridging policy & innovation for a safer digital world will be a strong addition to our work on cybersecurity & efforts to foster more resilient digital development.

Digital skills are the new form of literacy - the wings that propel young people towards opportunity & dreams. This #YouthSkillsDay, we reaffirm our commitment to equipping youth everywhere with the skills they need to be #WorkLifeReady & to help #YouthLead in the digital world.

I was glad to host our first Inter-Regional Meeting on the road to #ITUWTDC-25 - a golden opportunity to align our preparatory work & ensure coherence & synergy across all regions. Thank you all for your contributions. I look forward to an inclusive & impactful WTDC in Baku.

Pleasure to welcome students from @BIT1940 – our Academia Member – to ITU today & introduce them to our digital development work. The drive & enthusiasm of these future tech leaders are a true inspiration & a reminder of the key role of skilled youth in our shared digital future.

Every month we move closer, together, on our road towards universal and meaningful connectivity and sustainable digital transformation. In our June highlights, learn more about our #BDT4Impact journey, where every step is a life transformed.

Excellent close to the #WSIS/#AIforGood week, meeting with the Zimbabwe delegation🇿🇼. We explored how digital skills, innovation and entrepreneurship can fuel digital development. I look forward to continuing this important conversation at #ITUGSR-25 and #ITUWTDC-25.

#ITUWTDC-25 in Baku🇦🇿 will spark innovation & revitalize cooperation, paving the way for an inclusive, sustainable digital future for everyone, everywhere. Join us to reignite momentum towards the #GlobalGoals through digital. Let us make history together:

An inspiring edition of #AIforGood, where innovation met vision. We focused on harnessing AI for public services, open-source solutions, #EW4All, protecting children online & more, bringing AI closer to meaningful development impact & a future that is safer & more human-centered.

What a week at #WSIS+20! Together, we explored the future of digital skills, innovation, regulation, data, cybersecurity & more. This legacy of dialogue & action continues. Here is to the next decades of advancing digital development & an information society that benefits all.

Multilateralism is essential to advancing digital development & transformation. For 30+ years, ITU-D has been working with members to ensure this development is equitable, inclusive & impactful. It was a pleasure to brief ambassadors in Geneva on our work this morning. #AIforGood

Always a pleasure to meet with Mr. John Omo, Secretary-General of ATU, & exchange updates on our efforts to promote inclusive & sustainable digital development in Africa. Setting priorities & preparing the region for the upcoming #ITUWTDC is an important step in this direction.

Glad to exchange with Dr. Njogou L. Bah, Director General of The Gambia’s @PURAGM🇬🇲, on ways to boost digital capacity, advance tech policy and regulation, and protect more children online by translating our guidelines into local languages, ensuring safe digital progress for all.

Good meeting with H.E. Mr. Oumouri Mmadi Hassani, Minister of Posts, Telecommunications, Digital Economy & Transparency of Comoros🇰🇲. We discussed our collaboration on capacity building, emergency telecom & advancing digital infrastructure for universal & meaningful connectivity.

Grateful to Eng. Bassam F. Alsarhan, Chair of the Board of Commissioners & CEO of @TRCJO🇯🇴, for a fruitful discussion on connectivity for refugees, efforts to strengthen national cybersecurity readiness & preparations for #ITUWTDC-25. Appreciate Jordan’s continued leadership.

Pleased to meet with Mr. Abdraman Tom Hamit, Deputy Director General of @adetic_td🇹🇩, to discuss their upcoming ITU-D membership & opportunities to work together on building digital capacities in Chad and beyond. Looking forward to engaging further at #ITUGSR-25 & #ITUWTDC-25.

Valuable exchange with @LeocadieNdacay2, Minister of Telecoms, ICT, Communication, Media & Posts of Burundi🇧🇮, focused on innovative approaches to rural connectivity, cross-sector collaboration & building capacities for forward-looking policy & regulation on AI & emerging tech.

Glad to meet @EkaImedadze, Commissioner at the Georgian National Communications Commission🇬🇪, to discuss expanding collaboration with ITU-D, focusing on rural Internet access and knowledge exchange to strengthen digital capacities in Georgia and beyond.