India To Contest For Re-Election To International Telecommunications Union Council

Indian will contest for re-election to ITU Council, governing body of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), which is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies (ICTs).

India was elected as a member of the ITU Council in 2018 for the term (2019-2022). India has been a regular member of the 48-member ITU Council since 1952.

By securing 165 votes in 2018, India ranked third among the 13 countries elected to the Council from the Asia-Australasia region, and eighth among the 48 countries elected to the Council globally.

India is now seeking re-election to the Council for the term 2023-2026.

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Proposing name of M Revathi as India’s candidate for RRB Member, the minister said that Revathi has a proven track record of professional expertise, leadership capabilities, commitment to deliver time bound tasks, systematic problem-solving capability, and framing regulations, for inclusive ICT development.

It should be noted that the ITU is governed by the Plenipotentiary Conference and the Administrative Council. The Plenipotentiary Conference is the supreme organ of the Union. It is the decision making body which determines the direction of the Union and its activities, according to the ministry.

The ITU Council, on the other hand, acts as the Union’s governing body in the interval between Plenipotentiary Conferences. Its role is to consider broad telecommunication policy issues to ensure that the Union’s activities, policies and strategies fully respond to contmporary dynamic, rapidly changing telecommunications environment.