How to Participate in the Consultation
This consultation on the second draft of the Secretary-General's report to WTPF-26 is open to everyone - including the IEG-WTPF-26 experts, individuals, organizations, academia, industry representatives, the technical community, and civil society. You can contribute your views and feedback on the report in three simple steps:
- Read the Second Draft Report
- Submit your comments through our online consultation form [Submit Comments]
When submitting your comments, you can:
- Provide general feedback on the report
- Comment on specific sections
- Attach supporting documents (optional)
Deadline: All submissions must be received by January 13, 2025
Background
Pursuant to Resolution 2 (Rev. Bucharest, 2022), the 2024 session of ITU Council decided through Decision 641 that the seventh WTPF will be convened in 2026 (WTPF-26) on the following theme:
“Accelerating an inclusive, sustainable, resilient, and innovative digital future: In this regard, the WTPF-26 will discuss opportunities, challenges, and policies to address the following:
- bridging digital divides, particularly on gender and age as well as skills and connectivity
- green digital transformation: climate change and environmental sustainability
- resilience of telecommunication/ICTs
- space connectivity
- strengthening ICT-centric innovation ecosystems and entrepreneurship"
Preparatory Process
In accordance with Resolution 2 (Rev. Bucharest, 2022), discussions at WTPF-26 shall be based solely on a single report by the ITU Secretary-General, and contributions from participants based on that report, prepared in accordance with a procedure adopted by the Council and based on the proposals of Member States and Sector Members, and on the views of Associates, Academia and stakeholders.
The procedure for preparation of the report by the Secretary-General is set out in Decision 641, and requires the Secretary-General to convene a balanced, informal group of experts to assist in the process of preparation of the report (IEG-WTPF-26). The IEG-WTPF-26 was convened in October 2024 and had its first meeting on 7-8 October 2024 where the first draft outline of the report was discussed.
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