The International Telecommunication Union, through its Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), organizes a World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) in the period between two Plenipotentiary Conferences to consider topics, projects and programmes relevant to telecommunication development.
WTDCs set the strategies and objectives for the development of telecommunication/ICT, providing future direction and guidance to the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D).
Following the kind invitation of the Government of Argentina and the approval by the Council with the concurrence of a majority of the Member States of ITU, WTDC-17 convened in
Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 9 to 20 October 2017. Details on WTDC-17 are available
here.
To coordinate the preparations for WTDC-17 at regional level, BDT organized one Regional Preparatory Meeting (RPM) per region, two in the last quarter of 2016 and four in the first quarter of 2017. More information on these meetings is available
here.
Telecommunication Development Conferences - ITU History Portal
WTDC 2017 | WTDC 2014 |
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WTDC 2010 | WTDC 2006 |
 In 2010 the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-10) took place in Hyderabad, India, from 24 May to 4 June.
Final Report:
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 In 2006 the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-06), took place in Doha, Qatar, from 7 to 15 March.
Final Report:
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WTDC 2002 | WTDC 1998 |
 In 2002 the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-02) was in Istanbul, Turkey, from 18 to 27 March.
Final Report:
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WTDC 1994 | WTDC 1985 |
In 1994 the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-94) took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 21 to 29 March.
Final Report: PDF |
In 1985 the World Telecommunication Development Conference, took place in Arusha, Tanzania, from 27-30 May.
Final Report:
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