The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is responsible for issues concerning information and communication technologies. It was founded in 1865 as the International Telegraph Union and took its current name in 1934. The ITU has 193 member states and oversees legal frameworks and standards to facilitate global interoperability and interconnection in telecommunications networks. It also organizes conferences, workshops and other capacity building events on topics related to ICT development.

1. International Telecommunication Union
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Assignment On:
“ International
Telecommunication
Union”
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LLM(Final) Program

2. International Telecommunication Union
 ITU is the leading United Nations agency
for information and communication
technologies:
 Founded on 17 May 1865 as the
International Telegraph Union
 It took its present name in 1934, and in
1947 became a specialized agency of the
United Nations.
 193 Member States, 700 Sector Members
& Associates
 750 staff / 70 nationalities
 Annual budget = $140,000,000

3. International Telecommunication Union
Legal framework of ITU
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In addition to the Constitution and Convention,
the consolidated basic texts include the Optional
Protocol on the settlement of disputes,
the Decisions,
Resolutions and Recommendations in force,
as well as the General Rules of Conferences,
Follow by The Assemblies and Meetings of the
Union.

4. International Telecommunication Union
ITU Functions:

5. International Telecommunication Union
ITU Council:
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The ITU Council acts as the Union’s
governing body in the interval
between Plenipotentiary
Conferences. The 2014 session of
the Council will take place at ITU
Headquarters in Geneva from 6 to 15
May 2014.

6. International Telecommunication Union
Meetings to be organized in 2013
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The 11th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium
(WTIS) will be held in the fourth quarter of 2013. This global
event brings together representatives from telecommunication
authorities and National Statistical Offices responsible for
collecting ICT statistics.
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum
2013 will take place in Geneva from 13-17 May. As a member of
the Partnership on Measuring ICT for Development, ITU will co
organize an event on ICT measurement
The fall meeting of the Inter-Agency Expert Group (IAEG)
on MDG indicators will be hosted by ITU at the end of
October 2013.
A number of national and regional capacity building
events will be organized throughout the year.

7. International Telecommunication Union
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