- For the first time, the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) was held in Africa.
- Technical support to develop a model for Smart Villages for Liberia was provided.
- The International Centre of Digital Innovation (I-CoDI) Regional Hub for Africa was established at the ITU Regional Office for Africa in Addis Ababa.
- A joint initiative on ‘Digital strategy and financing’ was established to optimize development cooperation and resource mobilization in Cabo Verde.
- The ITU and the United Kingdom’s FCDO partnership to support digital inclusion in Digital Access Partnership countries in Africa saw stakeholders’ engagement from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.
- The Harmonized Calculation Method for Africa (HCM4A) agreement was signed.
- The second phase of the African Girls Can Code Initiative (AGCCI) was launched in collaboration with the AU Commission, UN Women, UNECA, UNICEF, UNESCO and other partners with financial support from the Government of Belgium.
- Support was extended to eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa to develop policies, regulations and strategies to set the basis for a future implementation of the sound management and measurement of electronic waste.
- A project to provide technical assistance and training to Uganda on national ICT development was launched in cooperation with the Government of Uganda and the financial support of China’s South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund (SSCAF).
- ITU and UNFPA teamed up to assist, nurture and support the local digital innovation ecosystem in Benin and develop use cases that can be applied for other countries in the region for the development of sustainable and inclusive initiatives to accelerate inclusive digital transformation.
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