About the Meeting
This year’s Broadband Commission Annual Spring Meeting 2022 is entitled, “Driving Inclusive Digital Transformation.” With 2.9 billion unconnected people worldwide and billions struggling with the connectivity they do have, high-capacity networks based on reliable broadband is a social and economic imperative, a must. The pandemic has amplified the importance of cooperation and partnerships to address the many divides and drive an inclusive whole of society approach to digital transformation.
Held alongside the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC), the Annual Spring Meeting brought together Broadband Commission Chairs, Commissioners and Special Guests to discuss the most pertinent issues affecting broadband connectivity today.
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