Regional Development Forum for the Americas Region (RDF)

The Regional Development Forum will take place in Cancun, Mexico on 14 July, 2015. This event will be held back to back with the ITU Forum on Optimization and Efficient Use of Spectrum, that will be held on 13^th July and altogether with the III Latin-American Telecommunications Congress (CLT 2015) (http://www.congresotelecomunicaciones.org/en/ ).

Regional Development Forums provide an opportunity for high-level dialogue between the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) and decision-makers of ITU Member States and Sector Members. They serve as a platform for assessing strategic orientations that may have an impact on BDT’s regional work plan in between world telecommunication development conferences (WTDCs). In this context, these forums will report on the activities of the Dubai Action Plan, with particular emphasis on regional initiatives in order to get feedback from membership to adjust BDT’s work in each region of the world.

The Regional Development Forum for the Americas will discuss in detail the five regional initiatives approved by WTDC-14, providing members with an opportunity to exchange experiences and best practices in the implementation of these initiatives in the framework of the ITU Strategic Plan for 2016-2019. The draft agenda of the Forum is attached