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International Telecommunication Union Union internationale des tlcommunications Unin Internacional de Telecomunicaciones
Flag of the ITU Org type Acronyms Head Status Established Headquarters Website UN agency ITU UIT Hamadoun Tour Active 17 May 1865 Geneva, Switzerland
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The International Telecommunication Union (Union internationale des tlcommunications, in French) is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies. ITU coordinates the shared global use of the radio spectrum, promotes international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, works to improve telecommunication infrastructure in the developing world and establishes worldwide standards. ITU also organizes worldwide and regional exhibitions and forums, such as ITU TELECOM WORLD, bringing together representatives of government and the telecommunications and ICT industry to exchange ideas, knowledge and technology. The ITU is active in areas including broadband Internet, latest-generation wireless technologies, aeronautical and maritime navigation, radio astronomy, satellite-based meteorology, convergence in fixed-mobile phone, Internet access, data, voice, TV broadcasting, and next-generation networks.
Monument in Bern, Switzerland. The text reads: "Union Tlgraphique Internationale fonde Paris en 1865 sur l'initiative du gouvernement franais. rig par dcision de l'Union Tlgraphique prise la confrence internationale de Lisbonne en 1908." (In English: "International Telegraph Union founded at Paris in 1865 on the initiative of the French government. [This monument] erected by a decision of the Telegraph Union made at the international conference at Lisbon in 1908.")
ITU is based in Geneva, Switzerland, is a member of the United Nations Development Group[1] and its membership includes 192 Member States and around 700 Sector Members and Associates.
ITU sectors
The ITU comprises three sectors, each managing a different aspect of the matters handled by the Union, as well as ITU Telecom: Radiocommunication (ITU-R) Managing the international radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbit resources is at the heart of the work of the ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R). Standardization (ITU-T) ITU's standards-making efforts are its best-known and oldest activity; known prior to 1992 as the International Telephone and Telegraph Consultative Committee or CCITT (from its French name "Comit consultatif international tlphonique et tlgraphique") Development (ITU-D) Established to help spread equitable, sustainable and affordable access to information and communication technologies (ICT). ITU TELECOM ITU Telecom organizes major events for the world's ICT community. ITU Telecom World 2011 Telecom's 40th Anniversary with the first event in 1971.
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A permanent General Secretariat, headed by the Secretary General, manages the day-to-day work of the Union and its sectors.
Leadership
The ITU is headed by a Secretary-General, who is elected to a four-year term by the member states at the plenipotentiary conference. At the 17th Plenipotentiary Conference (2006) in Antalya, Turkey, the ITU's member states elected Dr Hamadoun Tour of Mali as Secretary-General of the Union.[3] He was re-elected for a second four-year term at the 18th Plenipotentiary Conference (2010) in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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1 January 1953 18 June 1958 29 October 1965 19 February 1967 31 December 1982 31 October 1989 31 January 1999 31 December 2006 present
Manohar Balaji Sarwate 30 October 1965 Mohamed Ezzedine Mili 20 October 1967 Richard E. Butler Pekka Tarjanne Yoshio Utsumi Hamadoun Tour 1 January 1983 1 November 1989 1 February 1999 1 January 2007
Membership
Members states of the ITU are 192 of the 193 UN members states and the Vatican City. Observers are: Palestinian territories[4] Non-members are: Palau (the only UN member state not to be a member), Cook Islands, Niue, and the states with limited recognition. The most recent member to join is South Sudan, which became a member on 14 July 2011.[5]
International Telecommunication Union member states
Membership of ITU is open to governments, which may join the Union as Member States, as well as to private organizations like carriers, equipment manufacturers, funding bodies, research and development organizations and international and regional telecommunication organizations, which can join ITU as Sector Members. Private companies and other organizations may elect to join one or more of the Unions three Sectors, according to their particular sphere of interest. ITU Sector Members also develop the technical standards which will underpin future telecommunication systems and shape tomorrows networks and services. Finally, Sector Members gain privileged access to restricted first-hand information which can prove highly valuable in their business planning.
International Telecommunication Union WSIS Stocktaking Process [7] was initiated in 2004. The WSIS Stocktaking Process is a follow-up to WSIS. Its purpose is to provide a register of activities carried out by governments, international organizations, the business sector, civil society and other entities, in order to highlight the progress made since that landmark event. Following 120 of TAIS, ITU has been maintaining the WSIS Stocktaking database as a publicly accessible system providing information on ICT-related initiatives and projects with reference to the 11 WSIS Action Lines.
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[1] http:/ / www. undg. org/ index. cfm?P=13 [2] http:/ / www. itu. int/ world2011 [3] Report on election of Toure (http:/ / www. cellular-news. com/ story/ 20373. php) [4] Palestine ITU status (http:/ / www. itu. int/ osg/ blog/ 2010/ 10/ 20/ UpdatedResolutionsStatusOfPalestineAndAssistanceSupportForRebuildingItsTelecomsNetworks. aspx) [5] New Country, New Number - Country code 211 officially assigned to South Sudan (http:/ / www. itu. int/ net/ pressoffice/ press_releases/ 2011/ 25. aspx) ITU Pressroom, 14 July 2011 [6] World Summit on the Information Society: Redirect (http:/ / www. itu. int/ wsis) [7] http:/ / groups. itu. int/ Default. aspx?tabid=740
External links
ITU official site (http://www.itu.int) History of ITU Portal (official site) (http://www.itu.int/en/ history/) ITU Telecom World 2011 (http://world2011.itu.int/) ITU defines the future of mobile communications (http://www.itu. int/newsroom/press_releases/2007/30.html)
U.N. Summit to Focus on Internet (http://www.washingtonpost. com/ac2/wp-dyn/A36852-2003Dec4?language=printer) Washington Post article about ICANN and the United Nations' ITU relationship
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