CTO targets affordable high-quality broadband connectivity, others in 4-yrs

Promoting affordable universal and high-quality broadband connectivity among other things will be among the chief objectives of the Council of the Commonwealth Telecommunication Organisation (CTO) in the next four years.

This is contained in a new 4-year strategic plan recently announced by the CTO to be implemented between 2016-2020. The strategic plan which contains six goals and 26 strategic objectives also include the promotion of an enabling regulatory environment; promoting the development and use of ICT applications for socio-economic development; promoting a culture of cyber security and effective cyber governance others targeted at deepening ICT culture among member States.

Speaking shortly after the Council’s approval, Shola Taylor, the Secretary-General of the Council said the new plan is a result of wide and thorough consultation with all stakeholders.

“The Plan is designed to assist the global community in achieving the global Sustainable Development Goals adopted last year, and I am confident that our new strategic goals reflect our members and partners’ expectations.”

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The approved four-year Plan, which was first endorsed by the CTO’s Executive Committee in February, is an ambitious drive to make greater use the CTO’s status as an intergovernmental organisation, its strong historical position as a platform for consultation, and its wide member and partner network across five continents to enhance value for all its members.

As a result, the new mission statement of the Organisation is to provide result-focused ICT leadership in the Commonwealth and beyond.

The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) is the oldest and largest Commonwealth intergovernmental organisation in the field of information and communication technologies.

With a diverse membership spanning developed and least developed countries, small island developing states, and more recently also the private sector and civil society, the CTO aims to become a trusted partner for sustainable development for all through ICTs.