ITU Telecom World 2016 took place from 14 to 17 November in Bangkok, Thailand. It combined an exhibition for digital solutions, a forum for sharing knowledge, and an international Awards programme, and was a networking hub between nations, organizations, and individuals.
In 2016, the
WSIS Forum attracted more than 1,800 WSIS stakeholders from more than 150 countries. Several high-level representatives of the wider WSIS stakeholder community graced the Forum with more than 85 ministers and deputies, several ambassadors, CEOs and civil society leaders contributing passionately towards the programme of the Forum.
Concerning
ITU and the United Nations, ITU continued to play a key advocacy role for increased visibility of ITU's mandate within the UN system and of ICTs in the internationally agreed development agenda, and strengthening relationships with different stakeholders and partnerships.
In 2016, ITU continued its work in the areas of
ICT Accessibility, technology-oriented small and medium enterprises (tech SMEs),
empowering of youth through telecommunication/ICTs, and
ICTs, environment, and climate change.
Linkage of inter-sectoral-activities to the ITU results framework
