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INDIA ELECTED AS CO-CHAIR OF DIGITAL INNOVATION BOARD AT INTERNATIONAL
TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION

The board comprises Ministers and Vice Ministers of Telecom/ICT of 23 member
countries of ITU, spanning Asia, Europe, Africa, and North and South America.
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DoT Secretary Dr Neeraj Mittal was unanimously elected as co-chair of the
Digital Innovation Board of ITU.The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
has elected India as co-chair of its Digital Innovation Board, the Department of
Telecommunications (DoT) said on Thursday.

DoT Secretary, Dr Neeraj Mittal, was unanimously elected as co-chair of the
Digital Innovation Board of ITU, formed under the aegis of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship Alliance for Digital Development. It comprises Ministers and
Vice Ministers of Telecom/ICT of 23 member countries of ITU, spanning Asia,
Europe, Africa, and North and South America.


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The Telecom Secretary had led a high-level delegation to Geneva for a series of
crucial meetings at the ITU headquarters from March 18-20. The visit focused on
fostering collaboration and exploring innovative initiatives in the
telecommunications and information and communication technology (ICT) sectors.

The alliance established the Digital Innovation Board to provide strategic
guidance, expertise and advocacy regarding its mission of building critical
local enablers and fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in digital
development, to create a more inclusive and equitable digital future for all.



Dr Mittal also held several meetings at ITU headquarters, along with chairing a
review meeting at the Permanent Mission of India in Geneva.

Permanent Representative, Arindam Bagchi, and other senior officers joined the
meeting. The meeting reviewed progress on critical milestones and efforts to
increase participation of India in ITU activities with greater engagement of
academia and Industry members from India.

A bilateral meeting between India and Japan took place on the sidelines of the
Digital Innovation Board Meeting at the ITU headquarters and Dr Mittal invited
the Japanese government and industry delegates to visit and participate in ‘WTSA
2024’ and India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2024.


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The Telecom Secretary also co-chaired a bilateral meeting between India and
Bahrain with Mohammed Bin Thamir, Minister of Transport and Telecom of the Gulf
kingdom at the ITU HQ on the sidelines of the Digital Innovation Board meeting.

Both countries decided to collaborate actively in the ICT sector in areas such
as Artificial Intelligence, 5G use cases, cybersecurity, and the development of
a data embassy. Both agreed to revisit the MOU on ICT between the two countries
that lapsed in 2015.

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