{"id":230,"date":"2021-04-15T09:03:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T08:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staffcouncild.wpengine.com\/homepage-gil-version\/"},"modified":"2022-02-04T14:33:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T13:33:39","slug":"homepage-gil-version","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wtpf.itu.int\/2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixth World Telecommunication Policy Forum (WTPF-21 )"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <section class=\"ituBanner bg countdown\">\n        <div class=\"bgContainer\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtpf.itu.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/photowtpf.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n                <div class=\"content\">\n                    <div class=\"main\">\n                                                                            <script src=\"https:\/\/unpkg.com\/@lottiefiles\/lottie-player@latest\/dist\/lottie-player.js\"><\/script>\n                            <lottie-player\n                                src=\"https:\/\/assets10.lottiefiles.com\/packages\/lf20_g4mmtv8w.json\"\n                                style=\"display:block;width:clamp(320px,38vw,640px);height:clamp(320px,38vw,640px);margin:0 auto;\"\n                                background=\"transparent\"\n                                autoplay=\"\"\n                            ><\/lottie-player>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid \">\n                                <div class=\"ituCard bg hor alternating parent-side\" data-span=\"12\">\n        <img src=https:\/\/wtpf.itu.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/WTPF-homepage-2.jpg alt=\"Decorative image\" class=\"img-side\" \/>\n        <div class=\"content content-side\">\n            <div class=\"main\">\n                                    <p class=\"title\">WTPF-21 CHARTS COURSE FOR AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE DIGITAL FUTURE <\/p>\n                                                    The sixth World Telecommunication\/ICT Policy Forum (WTPF-21), held virtually from 16-18 December 2021, gathered over 400 top representatives from the public\/private sectors and affirmed the need to align ICTs and rapidly evolving new and emerging technologies with global priorities for sustainable development. The Forum approved a set of 5 non-binding policy guidance documents, known as &#8220;Opinions&#8221;, which will help shape future technology policy and bring the benefits of new and emerging technologies to everyone, everywhere.                                                     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/md\/S21-WTPF21-C\/en\" class=\"ituBtn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                        Explore Opinions and Chairman\u2019s report                    <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                            \n    <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n            <div class=\"ituCard alt\" data-span=\"12\">\n                <div class=\"content\">\n                    <div class=\"main\">\n                        <figure>\n                            <blockquote class=\"large\">The ITU family came together at WTPF-21 to discuss the new and emerging technologies that show so much promise for all humanity. The output of this forum sends a clear, strong and positive message to the world that these technologies and ICTs in general are essential to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and address some of the world\u2019s most pressing opportunities and challenges, from COVID-19 to the digital divide.<\/blockquote>\n                            <figcaption>\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtpf.itu.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/sg.png\" alt=\"Mr. Houlin Zhao\" \/>\n                                                                Mr. Houlin Zhao \n                            <\/figcaption>\n                        <\/figure>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n        <div data-span=\"12\">\n                            <div class=\"ituContainer\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WTPF-21 in numbers<\/h2>\n<\/div>                                <section>\n        <div class=\"ituContainer grid\">\n                                                            <div class=\"ituCard\" data-span=\"3\">\n                        <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtpf.itu.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/IEG.svg\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">170 Experts    <\/p>\n                                                            <p>From across ITU Membership\nformed the Informal Experts Group, \nshaping the WTPF agenda over 2 years, \nand producing the Secretary-General\u2019s report \n<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    \n                                                            <div class=\"ituCard\" data-span=\"3\">\n                        <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtpf.itu.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/publications.svg\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">5 Opinions published                       <\/p>\n                                                            <p>On opportunites, challenges \nand policies to foster tech \nfor sustainable development, \ntools for guiding global policy makers\n<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    \n                                                            <div class=\"ituCard\" data-span=\"3\">\n                        <div class=\"content center\">\n                <div class=\"main\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wtpf.itu.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/hand_earth.svg\" class=\"icon\" alt=\"icon\" \/>\n                                            <p class=\"title\">400 top representatives                    <\/p>\n                                                            <p>From public\/private sectors joined WTPF-21 \naffirming the need to align ICTs \nand new and emerging technologies \nwith global priorities for sustainable development\n<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"class_list":["post-230","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtpf.itu.int\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtpf.itu.int\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtpf.itu.int\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtpf.itu.int\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtpf.itu.int\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wtpf.itu.int\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/230\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtpf.itu.int\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}