India Elected as Member of the ITU Council
The Minister of State for Communications (I/C) and Railways, Shri Manoj Sinha addressing at the launch of the “DARPAN” – Digital Advancement of Rural Post Office for a New India, in New Delhi on December 21, 2017. (file photo)
India has been elected as a Member of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council for another 4-year term (2019-2022). The elections to the Council were held during the ongoing ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 at Dubai, UAE.
By securing 165 votes, 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. The ITU has 193 member states which elect representatives to the Council.
Commenting on this development, Manoj Sinha, India’s Minister of State for Communications, said, “We are delighted to see India as a member of the ITU Council once again. This is a recognition of the role our country plays in the area of Telecom and ICT on the global stage”.
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India has been an active member of the ITU since 1869, supporting the development and propagation of telecom in the global community of nations. The country has been a regular member of the ITU Council since 1952, and has played an important role in harmonizing the contributions of member States from the region.
“India shares the dream and vision of ITU to realize the world as one nation and knowledge society,” the Minister added.
“Our strong partnership with the ITU is also demonstrated in the recent ITU decision to set up the ITU South Asia Area Office and Technology Innovation Centre in New Delhi. We are on target to have this Centre operational by January, 2019,” Sinha said.
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