International Telecommunication Union

ITU is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues, and the global focal point for governments and the private sector in developing networks and services.

For nearly 145 years, ITU has:

• coordinated the shared global use of the radio spectrum
• promoted international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits
• worked to improve telecommunication infrastructure in the developing world
• established the worldwide standards that foster seamless interconnection of a vast range of communications systems
• addressed the global challenges of our times, such as mitigating climate change and strengthening cybersecurity

 As a United Nations agency, the ITU has an obligation to identify, define, and produce statistics covering its sector - the telecommunication/ICT sector. This is in line with other specialized agencies that publish statistics covering their respective field of operations and forms part of the global statistical system of the UN.