Broadband Commission

This account is not longer active. After 15 years of advancing broadband connectivity, the Commission's Advocacy Targets reached expiration at the end of 2025

[Broadband Commission @UNBBCom]

After 15 years of global advocacy and multistakeholder collaboration, the Broadband Commission’s Advocacy Targets framework reached its conclusion at the end of 2025.
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[Broadband Commission @UNBBCom]

👏 We thank all Commissioners, experts, partners, and supporters who helped advance inclusive and sustainable connectivity over the past 15 years.

Learn more: https://t.co/PoVFRgj2xz

[Broadband Commission @UNBBCom]

After 15 years of global advocacy and multistakeholder collaboration, the Broadband Commission’s Advocacy Targets framework reached its conclusion at the end of 2025.
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[Broadband Commission @UNBBCom]

With 100+ knowledge products, 35+ Working Groups, over 70 practical policy recommendations published through the annual #StateofBroadband report, the Commission's legacy continues to inform efforts to connect the unconnected 🌐

[Broadband Commission @UNBBCom]

@UNBBCom Commissioners and experts join @ITU’s Technologized podcast to unpack key findings from the #StateofBroadband 2025 reports — from satellite broadband to Africa’s digital transformation and connectivity's role in education and skills.
🎧 Listen: https://t.co/dkGKBoeSYF

[Int’l Telecommunication Union @ITU]

🎙️ Wrapping up the Technologized podcast series on the State of Broadband with @UNESCO’s @tawfikjelassi discussing the role of digital transformation in education, skills, and global development — and what it will take to ensure tech works for everyone https://t.co/roJZgcix3z

[Int’l Telecommunication Union @ITU]

🎙️ New Technologized podcast episode!
Dive into the State of Broadband in Africa 2025 with @CEOSmartAfrica for insights into Africa’s digital transformation journey — from broadband expansion and closing the digital divide to AI innovation https://t.co/QIpIACJkIZ

[Int’l Telecommunication Union @ITU]

🎧 Listen in to the first in this 3-part podcast series on the state of broadband.
From the rise of satellite broadband and the key role it plays, to the challenges of communicating complex space tech, and career advice for future space engineers https://t.co/Urf3TPxIVv

[Int’l Telecommunication Union @ITU]

Unpack the complexity of today’s global broadband and digital ecosystem with this four-part set of @UNBBCom reports on the broadband landscape in 2025 https://t.co/kjNyG7Udki

[Broadband Commission @UNBBCom]

Our societies are undergoing profound digital transformation.

The @UNBBCom final 2025 State of Broadband report examines how connectivity, AI & data are reshaping the way we live, and what this means for policy, privacy & sustainable development.

📘https://t.co/1yxADxx1ZX

[Broadband Commission @UNBBCom]

How can digital trade unlock new opportunities for small businesses in Africa and beyond?
Join @UNBBCom organization @ITCnews for an exciting #DigitalUNGA affiliate session on 22 September
👉https://t.co/TBzG10WhqG

[Broadband Commission @UNBBCom]

Africa is home to one-third of the world’s youth and a thriving digital start-up scene.

The State of Broadband in Africa 2025 shows how this demographic dividend, paired with growing innovation and investment, can power the continent’s digital future.

📘 https://t.co/fKTyWiYygo

[Broadband Commission @UNBBCom]

More countries are launching satellites and investing in space-based connectivity than ever before.

The State of Satellite Broadband 2025 explores what this shift means for access, #innovation, and the urgent need for forward-looking #space policy.

📘 https://t.co/5l8WZaM4Jp

[Broadband Commission @UNBBCom]

An exciting opportunity to have your voice heard during UNGA this year 📣
Submit your question via the link below and share with your networks.

https://t.co/QbxMeNPKmy

[Doreen Bogdan-Martin @ITUSecGen]

Digital will be at the center of conversations during #UNGA.
And I want your #DigitAllVoices to be heard!
What do you want to ask global leaders about our digital future?
Send in your questions for myself + tech leaders to answer that week https://t.co/AcjW9iHuff

[Broadband Commission @UNBBCom]

More countries are launching satellites and investing in space-based connectivity than ever before.

The State of Satellite Broadband 2025 explores what this shift means for access, #innovation, and the urgent need for forward-looking #space policy.

📘 https://t.co/5l8WZaM4Jp

[Broadband Commission @UNBBCom]

Now live! 📡 The State of Satellite Broadband 2025, the second in the flagship @UNBBCom series, explores how space-based technologies are reshaping connectivity.

As #satellite networks expand, policy must evolve to ensure no one is left behind.

📘 https://t.co/5l8WZaLwTR

[UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub @UNDPDigital]

🚀From #AI to interoperability, this new #DataGovernance Toolkit is designed to guide policymakers through the complexities of the digital age.

Launched today at #WSIS+20 w/@UNBBCom, @UNDP @UNESCO, @ITU, @_AfricanUnion, explore it here in all its glory: https://t.co/ciLPGOpAvG

[Broadband Commission @UNBBCom]

As data reshapes our world, multistakeholder dialogue is essential.

At our #WSIS+20 session, we launched the @UNBBCom Data Governance Toolkit and explored inclusive national and institutional approaches to data governance.

Learn more: https://t.co/jqlKJhT28R

[Broadband Commission @UNBBCom]

“We commend the Toolkit for its comprehensive review of key issues in data governance.

We’re confident that together, we can help bridge policy gaps, foster trust, + support interoperability"

🗣️ Sulyna Abdullah, Executive Director, @UNBBCom
📍WSIS+20 session, launch of Toolkit

[Broadband Commission @UNBBCom]

"The stakes are clear:

Datafication: more data than ever before, influencing decisions with real-world impact.

Untapped potential: data that remains under-used, mis-used, or inaccessible.

Missing piece: better data governance to unlock its value."

🗣️ Yuping Chan @UNDP