Telecoms: Djibouti’s minister attends ITU conference
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on ADI
Communication Minister Mohamed Abdoulkader Moussa Helem attended the opening of the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union in Doha on Monday. Participants elected the bureau and will discuss the organisation’s strategic direction over several days, according to ADI.
Communication Minister, in charge of Posts and Telecommunications, Mohamed Abdoulkader Moussa Helem attended the opening of the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Doha, Qatar, on Monday, the highest body of this UN specialised agency, reports ADI.
He arrived on Sunday accompanied by the chairman of the board of the Multisector Regulatory Authority of Djibouti (ARMD), Kassim Issak Ousman, and Djibouti’s ambassador to Qatar, Dayib Doubad Robleh. At the opening ministerial meeting of heads of delegation, participants elected the bureau tasked with conducting the work. Discussions focused on digital transformation, broadband and reducing the digital divide.
Held every four years, the conference sets the broad direction of the ITU, adopts its strategic and financial plan and elects officials for the next cycle. In a message posted on Facebook, Minister Helem described the meeting as revealing of the importance of multilateralism in “guaranteeing everyone equitable access” to technology, and reaffirmed Djibouti’s commitment to a digital environment that is “innovative, inclusive, secure and sustainable”.
