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WTPF-21: Report by the Secretary-General of ITU

Report by the Secretary-General

As set out in Resolution 2 (Rev. Dubai, 2018), discussions at WTPF-21 shall be based solely on a single report by the 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, and WTPF shall not consider drafts of any new Opinions that were not presented during the preparatory period foreseen for drawing up the Secretary-General's report prior to the forum.

First Draft Outline of the Report by the Secretary-General

In accordance with Council Decision 611, the first draft outline of the report by the Secretary-General was posted on 1 August 2019 and was open for comments till 21 August 2019.

The following comments were received by the deadline:

1     Japan
2   United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3   Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI)
4   China (People's Rep. of)
5   Australia
6   Russian Federation
7   Facebook
8   Egypt (Arab Republic of)
9   United States of America
10   United States of America
11   Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
12   People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

Second Draft of the Report by the Secretary-General

In accordance with Council Decision 611, the second draft of the report by the Secretary-General was posted on 1 November 2019 and was open for comments till 23 December 2019.

For more information on the Online Open Public Consultation on the second draft of the report by the Secretary-General launched on 1 November 2019, please visit this page.

Third Draft of the Report by the Secretary-General

In accordance with Council Decision 611, the third draft of the report by the Secretary-General was posted on 1 April 2020 and is open for comments till 15 June 2020.

For more information on the Online Open Public Consultation on the third draft of the report by the Secretary-General launched on 1 April 2020, please visit this page.

Fourth Draft of the Report by the Secretary-General

In accordance with Council Decision 611, the fourth draft of the report by the Secretary-General was posted on 2 November 2020 and is open for comments till 23 December 2020.

Fifth Draft of the Report by the Secretary-General

In accordance with Council Decision 611, the fifth draft of the report by the Secretary-General was posted on 15 March 2021 and was open for comments till 1 May 2021.

For more information on the Online Open Public Consultation on the fifth draft of the report by the Secretary-General launched on 15 March 2021, please visit this page.

Sixth Draft of the Report by the Secretary-General

In accordance with Council Decision 611, the sixth draft of the report by the Secretary-General was posted on 1 July 2021 and is open for comments till 15 August 2021.

Preparatory Process
References
Contact

Preparation of the WTPF-21 report by the Secretary-General shall be in accordance with Annex 2 to Decision 611:

Procedure and Schedule for Preparation of the WTPF-21 Report by the Secretary-General

Circular letter CL-19/34 - Planning schedule for the sixth World Telecommunication/Information and Communication Technology Policy Forum (WTPF-21) and call for nomination of experts

Second Online Open Public Consultation on the third draft of the report by the Secretary-General (1 April - 15 June 2020)

First Online Open Public Consultation on the second draft of the report by the Secretary-General (1 November - 23 December 2019)

Decision 611 on the Sixth World Telecommunication/Information and Communication Technology Policy Forum was adopted at sixth Plenary Meeting of the 2019 session of the Council.

Resolution 2 (Rev. Dubai, 2018)

Comments on draft reports can be sent to wtpf2021 @ itu.int