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FEATURED SAMENA TRENDS
“I fully believe in the power and potential of has emphasized the need for digital transformation
connectivity to drive economic growth and to achieve economic prosperity, job creation, skills
development, gender equality, and socio-economic
transform healthcare, education, employment, inclusion, as well as to build circular economies, reduce
gender equality and youth empowerment. We are climate impact, and save lives. Her current term as
riding a powerful wave of innovation, and we need Director of ITU's Telecommunication Development
Bureau ends on 31 December 2022.
to seize this opportunity to improve peoples’ lives
– especially those who are excluded. What we do Mario Maniewicz (Uruguay) was reelected for his second
term as Director of ITU's Radiocommunication Bureau,
now will affect generations to come. which is responsible for maintaining and implementing
Digital technologies will be crucial to efforts to the Radio Regulations treaty that harmonizes
international spectrum use and satellite orbits, and for
meet the 17 SDGs and build a strong and stable developing the related technical standards.
foundation for global development. Today’s world
is facing significant challenges – escalating Seizo Onoe (Japan) was elected as Director of ITU's
Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, which
conflicts, a climate crisis, food security, gender is responsible for developing international technical
inequality, and 2.7 billion people who have still standards for telecommunication and ICT (information
and communication technology) through a membership
never connected to the internet. I believe ITU of governments, private companies, and technical
and its members can make a transformational experts from around the world.
contribution to forging a better world. Our sector Cosmas Zavazava (Zimbabwe) was elected Director of
is one of continuous innovation, and it can, and ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau, which
will, be a key enabler in helping mankind address is responsible for mobilizing global efforts to connect
the unconnected through promoting equitable and
many of these critical issues. inclusive digital development, upgrading infrastructure
As Secretary General, I will continue to push this and capacity for developing countries, and initiatives to
extend the benefits of technologies to all.
institution to be even more agile, innovative and
relevant, to help everyone, everywhere, embrace They form the ITU leadership team together with
tomorrow’s digital environment and the huge Secretary-General-elect Doreen Bogdan-Martin (U.S.)
and ITU Deputy Secretary-General-elect Tomas
opportunities it brings. “ Lamanauskas (Lithuania).
-- Doreen Bogdan-Martin
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