Uganda was again on Monday, October re-elected as a member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council for the period of three years, between 2023-2026.
The re-election took place at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, which is going on in Bucharest Romania from September 26, to October 14.
ITU is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies – ICTs, founded in 1865 to facilitate international connectivity in communications networks.
It allocates global radio spectrum and satellite orbits, develop the technical standards that ensure networks and technologies seamlessly interconnect, and strive to improve access to ICTs to underserved communities worldwide.
ITU Council: The ITU is governed by the Plenipotentiary Conference and the Administrative Council, the supreme organ of the Union and the decision-making body which determines the direction of the Union and its activities.
Uganda has been a member of the ITU Council for the previous 2 terms (2014-2018 and 2018-2022).
Other African member states that were elected along side Uganda are; Tanzania, Rwanda Ghana, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Senegal, Nigeria, Tunisia, Mauritius, and South Africa.
Uganda’s delegation to the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference was led by Hon. Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, Minister of ICT and National Guidance.
He was accompanied by Dr. Aminah Zawedde, Permanent Secretary, MoICT and National Guidance, Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo, Ag. ED, Uganda Communications Commisssion (UCC), Amb. Godfrey Kwoba, Head International Political Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Officials from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UCC, and Uganda Permanent Mission Geneva.
