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).
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The ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) took place in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan from 17 to 28 November 2025.
In preparation for WTDC-25, a series of Regional Preparatory Meetings (RPMs) took place in all regions in 2025. Each RPM was preceded by a Regional Development Forum (RDF) .
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