Following Circular
SG/BDT/010 of 5 December 2018 and
Circular/BDT/DKH/IDA/026 of 3 October 2019, and as announced in
Circular/BDT/DKH/IDA/027 of 16 October 2019, BDT is committed to work on a robust and reliable methodology with a view to publishing an ITU index in 2020, taking into consideration PP Resolution 131 and WTDC Resolution 8.
A
first Expert Group Meeting for Member States was organised on 10 February 2020 to present and discuss a draft concept and framework of this index. A second Expert Group Meeting for Member States will take place in the afternoon of 17 April 2020.
In view of the growing global concern over the COVID-19 outbreak, the meeting will be conducted via remote participation only. The meeting will start at 13h00 (Geneva time) and will be held in English only.
