
2022 Annual Fall Meeting of the Broadband Commission
About the Meeting The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development meets twice annually with its members to discuss the most pertinent issues affecting broadband access, affordability
About the Meeting The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development meets twice annually with its members to discuss the most pertinent issues affecting broadband access, affordability
Held on June 5, 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda, the 2022 Broadband Commission Annual Spring Meeting, entitled “Driving Inclusive Digital Transformation,” brought together Broadband Commission Chairs, Commissioners and Special Guests to discuss the most pertinent issues of the time affecting broadband connectivity.
About the BriefingPermanent Missions to the United Nations in both New York and Geneva attended the Broadband Commission’s virtual briefing. The meeting was also open
About the Meeting This year’s Broadband Commission Annual Fall Meeting 2021 is entitled, “People-centred Approaches to Universal Broadband.” At the meeting Commissioners will discuss the
About the Meeting This year’s Annual Spring Meeting 2021 entitled, ‘Building an Inclusive Digital Future’ will discuss global digital transformation through resilient connectivity, innovative technologies,
STATE OF BROADBAND: A Decade of Advocacy for Universal Connectivity The Annual Meeting brings together Broadband Commissioners – leaders across ICTs sectors to discuss the
An emergency virtual meeting of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development has adopted an Agenda for Action outlining immediate measures that governments, industry, the international community and
Broadband Commission Special Program As we mark in 2020 the 50th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum and 10th anniversary of the Broadband Commission,
High-Level Political Forum In the midst of global pandemic of Covid-19, the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development has adopted an Agenda for Action advocacy framework
Following the tradition of its annual meetings held in conjunction with the United Nations General Assembly, the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development met on 22
Inclusive Connectivity: The Future of Regulation The 19th Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) organized by ITU, in collaboration with the Government of Vanuatu took place from 9-12 July 2019 in Port
The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development held its annual spring meeting at the Facebook Headquarters on 28-29 April, 2019. This year’s theme, Shaping the Future of
Cooperation in Action to Improve People’s Lives In 2020, the Broadband Commission will be celebrating its ten year anniversary. Founded by ITU and UNESCO in
Trusted Universal Connectivity and Innovative Partnerships to Drive Inclusive Digital Transformation Since its launch by ITU and UNESCO in 2010, the Broadband Commission for Sustainable
Special Session of the Broadband Commission and the World Economic Forum In December 2018, the internet reached it’s ”50-50 moment,” where, for the first time
Following the practice of its annual meetings held in conjunction with the United Nations General Assembly, the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development will meet on
The 2018 Spring Meeting of the Broadband Commission was held in Kigali, Rwanda on 6-7 May at the invitation of H.E. Mr Paul Kagame, President
Enabling Digital Entrepreneurship Through Better Connectivity & Skills The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development launched in May 2010 by ITU and UNESCO, throughout its 8
Targets 2025: Connecting the Other Half Bringing Online the World’s 3.8 Billion Unconnected People Information Session The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development a high-powered and
Special Program of the Broadband Commission and the World Economic Forum The Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development has described broadband internet as “the nervous system
Following the practice of its annual meetings held in conjunction with the United Nations General Assembly, the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development will meet on
The 2017 Spring Meeting of the Broadband Commission was held in Hong Kong on March 15-17 at the invitation of Ms Sun Yafang, Chairwoman of Huawei Technologies. During the
Following the practice of its annual meetings held in conjunction with the United Nations General Assembly, the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development will meet on
The Spring Meeting of the Broadband Commission took place in Dubai on March 12-13 at the invitation of Mr Sunny Varkey, Founder and Executive Chairman of the
In September 2015, the United Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda will adopt the proposed set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
The 11th Meeting of the Broadband Commission for Digital Development takes place in Paris on February 26-27 at the invitation of Irina Bokova, Director-General of
The 10th Meeting of the Broadband Commission was held in New York on 21 September 2014 at the start of the 69th session of the United
The 9th Meeting of the Broadband Commission for Digital Development was held in Dublin on March 22-23 at the kind invitation of Mr Denis O’Brien,
As we mark the start of the countdown to 2015 – the due date for delivery of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – the Broadband Commission
Broadband Commission Co-Chair Mr Carlos Slim Helú hosts the seventh full meeting of the group in his home town of Mexico City, from 16-17 March
The sixth meeting of the Commission comes at a particularly important time in the UN calendar. Hosted at the start of the High-Level segment of
On 2 April 2012, the Broadband Commission for Digital Development met in Ohrid, Macedonia at the invitation of H.E. Ivo Ivanovski, Minister of Information Society,
The Broadband Commission for Digital Development met on 24 October, 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland, prior to the Broadband Leadership Summit held in conjunction with ITU Telecom World 2011. The Broadband
Digital technologies are offering services that are creating big changes. Regulators and governments should be aware of the vital importance for society and development that
Governments around the world need to rapidly formulate and implement national multi-sectoral broadband plans – or risk being seriously disadvantaged in today’s increasingly high-speed digital
At its second meeting in New York in September 2010, the Commission established a number of Working Groups to focus on a range of vital
Commissioners met in private session in Geneva on 11 July to set about defining a vision for accelerating the deployment of broadband networks worldwide, with