ITU official pays courtesy call on ATU Secretary-General in Nairobi
Date: 2026-02-12
By: Nana Appiah Acquaye
The
Deputy Director of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, Dr. Bilel Jamoussi has paid a
courtesy call on the Secretary-General of the African Telecommunications Union
(ATU), John Omo, in Nairobi.
The
meeting took place on the sidelines of the AI for Sustainable Development
Forum, which Dr. Jamoussi is attending in the Kenyan capital. Discussions
between the two leaders focused on strengthening collaboration between the ITU
and ATU, with particular emphasis on advancing joint standardization
priorities.
Both
parties also aligned on the importance of capacity development to support
African countries in effectively adopting and implementing international
telecommunications standards, especially in emerging areas such as artificial
intelligence.
The
engagement reflects the continued cooperation between the ITU and ATU in
promoting harmonized standards and building technical capacity to support
Africa’s digital transformation agenda.
