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ITU re-elects Doreen Bogdan-Martin for second term as secretary-general

ITU re-elects Doreen Bogdan-Martin for second term as secretary-general

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has re-elected Doreen Bogdan-Martin (pictured) as secretary-general for a second four-year term, giving her 164 of the 173 votes cast by member states at its Plenipotentiary Conference in Doha, Qatar.

Bogdan-Martin, who became the first woman to hold the post when she took office in 2023, will continue to lead the UN agency as it focuses on expanding global connectivity, strengthening digital resilience and ensuring emerging technologies such as AI create wider opportunities.

Her priorities for the new term include connecting the estimated 2 billion people who remain offline, expanding digital skills and strengthening cybersecurity. She also pledged to make the ITU more agile, transparent and responsive to its members.

During her first term, the ITU's Partner2Connect Digital Coalition secured more than US$120 billion in connectivity commitments. The organisation also expanded its engagement with industry, academia and civil society, bringing its total number of non-governmental participants to more than 1,000 alongside its 194 member states.

Bogdan-Martin previously served as director of the ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau from 2018 to 2022 and has more than 30 years of experience in international telecoms policy.

The Plenipotentiary Conference, the ITU's highest decision-making body, will also elect its deputy secretary-general and the directors of its radiocommunication, standardisation and development bureaux. Member states will additionally vote for the Radio Regulations Board and the ITU Council, which oversees the organisation between conferences.



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