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The Organization is made up of a membership of 194 Member States and more than 1000 companies, universities and international and regional organizations. Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and with regional offices on every continent, ITU is the oldest agency in the UN family – connecting the world since the dawn of the telegraph in 1865.<br></div> </div> <div class="content-webpart"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-11 invisibleIfEmpty" style=" width:300px; margin:0px!important;"> <div class="module module-caps module-thumbnail clearfix _invisibleIfEmpty"> <div id="ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_DisplayModeContentBox3"> <h2>What we do</h2> <div id="ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_DisplayModeContentBox3_ctl01_label" style='display:none'>Page Content 3</div><div id="ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_DisplayModeContentBox3_ctl01__ControlWrapper_RichHtmlField" class="ms-rtestate-field" style="display:inline" aria-labelledby="ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_DisplayModeContentBox3_ctl01_label"> <br>We facilitate international connectivity in communication networks. We allocate global radio spectrum and satellite orbits, develop the technical standards that ensure networks and technologies connect seamlessly, and work to improve access to digital technologies in underserved communities worldwide. ITU works to bring digital connectivity to everyone, providing a trusted, multilateral platform to broker international agreements and standards, share knowledge, build capacity, and work with members and partners to spread access to technology around the world.<br> <br></div> </div> <div class="content-webpart"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-11 col-last _invisibleIfEmpty" style="width:300px; margin-left :20px!important;"> <div class="module module-caps module-thumbnail clearfix _invisibleIfEmpty"> <div id="ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_DisplayModeContentBox4"> <h2>Why we matter</h2> <div id="ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_DisplayModeContentBox4_ctl01_label" style='display:none'>Page Content 4</div><div id="ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_DisplayModeContentBox4_ctl01__ControlWrapper_RichHtmlField" class="ms-rtestate-field" style="display:inline" aria-labelledby="ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_DisplayModeContentBox4_ctl01_label"> <br>Technology has become the backbone of modern life. Networks and devices everywhere rely on ITU's work. Every time we use a mobile phone, send an e-mail, access the Internet, watch TV or streaming services, take a plane, consult the weather forecast, or use satellite images to navigate or explore, we are relying on ITU's work. 2.6 billion people, largely in developing countries, remain unconnected. ITU works to close this digital divide through universal connectivity and sustainable digital transformation. <br> <br></div> </div> <div class="content-webpart"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <div class="row "> <div class="col-32"> <div class="contentNew _invisibleIfEmpty"> <div class="ms-webpart-zone ms-fullWidth"> <div id="MSOZoneCell_WebPartWPQ1" class="s4-wpcell-plain ms-webpartzone-cell ms-webpart-cell-vertical-inline-table ms-webpart-cell-vertical ms-fullWidth "> <div class="ms-webpart-chrome ms-webpart-chrome-vertical ms-webpart-chrome-fullWidth "> <div WebPartID="64ca7202-8113-40d0-8d15-58364e143685" HasPers="false" id="WebPartWPQ1" width="100%" class="ms-WPBody " allowDelete="false" style="" ><div class="ms-rtestate-field"><div class="itu-icons-box-div-whitespace">  <br/></div> <div class="itu-horizontal-div-Gray-right"> <div> <a href="https://www.itu.int/en/osg/Pages/itu-management-team.aspx"> <img src="/en/about/PublishingImages/GS-aboutITU-768x512.jpg" alt="ITU Management team " class="itu-horizontal-div-Gray-right-img"/></a> <h1> <br/> </h1> <h1>ITU Management team</h1> <p> ITU Member States from around the world elected the Organization's top five officials during the 21st Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-22) in September and October 2022.</p> <div style="text-align: left;"> </div> <p style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://www.itu.int/en/osg/Pages/itu-management-team.aspx">Meet the team</a><br/></p> </div> </div> <div style="clear: both;"> <div class="itu-icons-box-div-whitespace">  </div> <div class="itu-horizontal-div-Gray-left"> <div> <a href="https://www.itu.int/osg/year-in-review-2024"> <img src="/en/about/PublishingImages/YIR-2024.jpg" alt="Year in review 2024" class="itu-horizontal-div-Gray-left-img"/></a> <br/> <h1>2024 year in review<br/></h1> <p>ITU has kept stepping up landmark initiatives in pursuit of universal connectivity and sustainable digital transformation.</p> <p> <a href="https://www.itu.int/osg/year-in-review-2024">Check out the highlights</a><br/></p> </div> </div> <div style="clear: both;"> <div class="itu-icons-box-div-whitespace">  </div> <div class="itu-horizontal-div-Gray-right"> <div> <a href="https://www.itu.int/en/council/planning/Pages/default.aspx"> <img src="/en/about/PublishingImages/itu-strategic-plan-2024-2027-768x457.jpg" alt="ITU Strategic plan 2024-2027" class="itu-horizontal-div-Gray-right-img"/></a> <h1> <br/> </h1> <h1>ITU Strategic Plan 2024-27<br/></h1> <p>ITU Member States have set two clear strategic goals for the Union for 2024 to 2027: universal connectivity and sustainable digital transformation.<br/></p> <p> <a href="https://www.itu.int/en/council/planning/Pages/default.aspx">Learn more</a><br/></p> </div> </div> <div style="clear: both;"><br/></div> <div class="itu-icons-box-div-whitespace">  </div> <div class="itu-horizontal-div-Gray-left"> <div> <a href="https://www.itu.int/en/council/planning/Pages/default.aspx"> 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Join ITU as a member to have a direct voice in the decisions impacting your business, organization, or economy. <p> <br/> <a href="https://www.itu.int/hub/membership/our-members">Learn more</a><br/></p> </div> </div> <div style="clear: both;"> <div class="itu-icons-box-div-whitespace">  </div> <div class="itu-horizontal-div-Gray-right"> <div> <a href="https://www.itu.int/en/history/Pages/Home.aspx"> <img src="/en/about/PublishingImages/itu-history-768x483.jpg" alt="ITU history" class="itu-horizontal-div-Gray-right-img"/></a> <h1> <br/>ITU history</h1> <br/> <br/>ITU's story is one of innovation. Established in 1865 to manage the first international telegraph networks, ITU has worked ceaselessly since then to connect the world. Over the years, the Union's mandate has expanded to cover the invention of voice telephony, the development of radiocommunications, the launch of the first communications satellites, and most recently, artificial intelligence and metaverse.<br/>  <p> <a href="https://www.itu.int/en/history/Pages/Home.aspx">Visit the History of ITU Portal</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear: both;"> <div class="itu-icons-box-div-whitespace">  </div> <h1>Data protection<br/></h1> <div> <p>The protection of personal data has become increasingly crucial for intergovernmental organizations in general, the organizations of the United Nations system, and ITU in particular. <a href="https://www.itu.int/en/about/Pages/data-protection.aspx">Read more</a>. ITU is committed to protecting the personal data it processes and respecting the right to privacy of individuals. 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} .btn-container:hover .language-options { right: 15px; } </style> <script> let originalTextNodes = null; function toggleLanguageOptions(event) { event.preventDefault(); const languageOptions = document.querySelector('.language-options'); const currentRight = parseInt(getComputedStyle(languageOptions).right); if (currentRight === 15) { languageOptions.style.right = '-150px'; } else { languageOptions.style.right = '15px'; } } document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() { function initAutoTranslation() { const savePreferredLanguageCheckbox = document.getElementById("savePreferredLanguage"); const savePreferredLanguage = localStorage.getItem("savePreferredLanguage"); if (savePreferredLanguage === "true") { savePreferredLanguageCheckbox.checked = true; } else { savePreferredLanguageCheckbox.checked = false; } const detectedLanguage = detectLanguageFromHash(); if (detectedLanguage) { onTranslateButtonClick(detectedLanguage); } else { loadPreferredLanguageAndTranslate(); } } // Call the initAutoTranslation function at the end of the script initAutoTranslation(); function detectLanguageFromHash() { const hash = window.location.hash; if (hash.startsWith('#/')) { const langCode = hash.substring(2); // Remove the "#/" prefix return langCode; } return null; } function getTextNodes() { let nodes = []; const treeWalker = document.createTreeWalker( document.body, NodeFilter.SHOW_TEXT, { acceptNode: function (node) { if ( !isVisible(node) || isAttributeNode(node) || isDescendantOfScriptOrStyleOrComment(node) || node.parentNode.classList.contains("do_not_translate") ) { return NodeFilter.FILTER_REJECT; } return NodeFilter.FILTER_ACCEPT; }, }, false ); while (treeWalker.nextNode()) { const node = treeWalker.currentNode; const trimmedText = node.textContent.trim(); if (trimmedText) { nodes.push({ node, text: trimmedText + " " }); } } return nodes; } function isVisible(node) { const style = getComputedStyle(node.parentNode); const rect = node.parentNode.getBoundingClientRect(); const isZeroSize = rect.height === 0 || rect.width === 0; // Check if the parent element has the class "modal-dialog" const isModalDialog = isDescendantOfModalDialog(node); return ( (style.display !== "none" && style.visibility !== "hidden" && !isZeroSize) || isModalDialog ); } function isDescendantOfModalDialog(node) { let currentNode = node; while (currentNode.parentNode) { currentNode = currentNode.parentNode; if ( currentNode.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE && currentNode.classList.contains("modal-dialog") ) { return true; } } return false; } function acceptNode(node) { if ( !isVisible(node) || isAttributeNode(node) || isDescendantOfIgnoredElement(node) ) { return NodeFilter.FILTER_REJECT; } return NodeFilter.FILTER_ACCEPT; } function isDescendantOfIgnoredElement(node) { const ignoredTags = [ "script", "style", "iframe", "noscript", "template", "svg", ]; let currentNode = node; while (currentNode.parentNode) { currentNode = currentNode.parentNode; if ( currentNode.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE && ignoredTags.includes(currentNode.tagName.toLowerCase()) ) { return true; } } return false; } function isDescendantOfScriptOrStyleOrComment(node) { let currentNode = node; while (currentNode.parentNode) { currentNode = currentNode.parentNode; if ( currentNode.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE && (currentNode.tagName.toLowerCase() === "script" || currentNode.tagName.toLowerCase() === "style") || currentNode.nodeType === Node.COMMENT_NODE ) { return true; } } return false; } function isAttributeNode(node) { // Check if the node is an attribute node by seeing if its parent is an ATTRIBUTE_NODE return node.parentNode && node.parentNode.nodeType === Node.ATTRIBUTE_NODE; } function saveLanguagePreference(lang) { const savePreferredLanguageCheckbox = document.getElementById("savePreferredLanguage"); if (savePreferredLanguageCheckbox.checked) { localStorage.setItem("savePreferredLanguage", "true"); } else { localStorage.removeItem("savePreferredLanguage"); } if (lang === 'en') { localStorage.removeItem('preferredLanguage'); } else { localStorage.setItem('preferredLanguage', lang); } } function handleSavePreferredLanguageCheckboxChange() { const savePreferredLanguageCheckbox = document.getElementById("savePreferredLanguage"); if (savePreferredLanguageCheckbox.checked) { localStorage.setItem("savePreferredLanguage", "true"); } else { localStorage.removeItem("savePreferredLanguage"); } } async function translateTexts(texts, targetLanguage) { // const azureFunctionUrl = 'http://localhost:7071/api/translate_text_array'; const azureFunctionUrl = 'https://translate.itu.int/api/translate_text_array'; try { const response = await fetch(azureFunctionUrl, { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, body: JSON.stringify({ texts: texts, target_language: targetLanguage, url: window.location.href }) }); if (!response.ok) { throw new Error(`HTTP error: ${response.status}`); } const translatedTexts = await response.json(); return translatedTexts; } catch (error) { console.error('Error calling Azure Function:', error); handleError(); return null; } } function getAllTextNodesFromWebPage() { const body = document.body; const allTextNodes = getTextNodes(body.childNodes); return allTextNodes; } function setPageDirection(direction) { document.documentElement.setAttribute('dir', direction); } function replaceTextsWithTranslations(textNodes, translatedTexts) { for (let i = 0; i < textNodes.length; i++) { const { node } = textNodes[i]; const translatedText = translatedTexts[i]; // Add a leading space if the node is not the first child of its parent const leadingSpace = node.previousSibling ? ' ' : ''; node.textContent = leadingSpace + translatedText; } } function showToastMessage(targetLanguage) { const toaster = document.querySelector('.ituCardNotification'); switch (targetLanguage) { case 'fr': document.querySelector("#toastMessage").innerHTML = "Ce texte est une traduction automatique basée sur la version anglaise originale."; document.querySelector("#toastMessageDisclaimer").innerHTML = "Voir la clause de non-responsabilité"; document.querySelector("#itu_translate_disclaimer_link").setAttribute("href", "https://www.itu.int/" + targetLanguage + "/general-secretariat/Pages/itu-translate-disclaimer.aspx"); document.querySelector("#toastMessageDisclaimer").setAttribute("href", "https://www.itu.int/" + targetLanguage + "/general-secretariat/Pages/itu-translate-disclaimer.aspx"); break; case 'zh': document.querySelector("#toastMessage").innerHTML = "这是基于英文原版的机器翻译译文。"; document.querySelector("#toastMessageDisclaimer").innerHTML = "请参阅完整的免责声明。"; document.querySelector("#itu_translate_disclaimer_link").setAttribute("href", "https://www.itu.int/" + targetLanguage + "/general-secretariat/Pages/itu-translate-disclaimer.aspx"); document.querySelector("#toastMessageDisclaimer").setAttribute("href", "https://www.itu.int/" + targetLanguage + "/general-secretariat/Pages/itu-translate-disclaimer.aspx"); break; case 'ru': document.querySelector("#toastMessage").innerHTML = "Это машинный перевод, основанный на оригинальной английской версии."; document.querySelector("#toastMessageDisclaimer").innerHTML = "Ознакомьтесь с правовой оговоркой."; document.querySelector("#itu_translate_disclaimer_link").setAttribute("href", "https://www.itu.int/" + targetLanguage + "/general-secretariat/Pages/itu-translate-disclaimer.aspx"); document.querySelector("#toastMessageDisclaimer").setAttribute("href", "https://www.itu.int/" + targetLanguage + "/general-secretariat/Pages/itu-translate-disclaimer.aspx"); break; case 'es': document.querySelector("#toastMessage").innerHTML = "Esta es una traducción automática basada en la versión original en inglés."; document.querySelector("#toastMessageDisclaimer").innerHTML = "Véase la cláusula de descargo de responsabilidad."; document.querySelector("#itu_translate_disclaimer_link").setAttribute("href", "https://www.itu.int/" + targetLanguage + "/general-secretariat/Pages/itu-translate-disclaimer.aspx"); document.querySelector("#toastMessageDisclaimer").setAttribute("href", "https://www.itu.int/" + targetLanguage + "/general-secretariat/Pages/itu-translate-disclaimer.aspx"); break; case 'ar': document.querySelector("#toastMessage").innerHTML = ".هذه ترجمة آلية تستند إلى الصيغة الإنكليزية الأصلية"; document.querySelector("#toastMessageDisclaimer").innerHTML = ".انظر بيان إخلاء المسؤولية"; document.querySelector("#itu_translate_disclaimer_link").setAttribute("href", "https://www.itu.int/" + targetLanguage + "/general-secretariat/Pages/itu-translate-disclaimer.aspx"); document.querySelector("#toastMessageDisclaimer").setAttribute("href", "https://www.itu.int/" + targetLanguage + "/general-secretariat/Pages/itu-translate-disclaimer.aspx"); break; default: document.querySelector("#toastMessage").innerHTML = ""; document.querySelector("#toastMessageDisclaimer").innerHTML = ""; toaster.classList.remove('visible'); return; } toaster.classList.add('active'); } function showTranslatingMessage() { document.querySelector("#toastMessage").innerHTML = "Translating..."; document.querySelector("#toastMessageDisclaimer").innerHTML = ""; document.querySelector(".ituCardNotification").classList.add("active"); resetToasterStyling(); } async function performTranslation(textNodes, targetLanguage) { const translatedNodes = await translateTexts(textNodes.map((n) => n.text), targetLanguage); if (translatedNodes === null) { // Stop the translation process if an error occurred during the API call return; } replaceTextsWithTranslations(textNodes, translatedNodes); // Update the bullet points' styles const style = document.createElement('style'); style.innerHTML = ` ul.ms-rteStyle-ITUXCommuQuickLinks li { padding: 5px 0 5px 15px !important; background: url(/PublishingImages/masterpage/icons/quicklinks-arrow.gif) no-repeat 0 10px; line-height: 1.3; list-style: none !important; } ul.ms-rteStyle-ITUXCommuQuickLinks li.arabic { padding: 5px 10px 5px 15px !important; background-image: url('/PublishingImages/masterpage/icons/quicklinks-arrow-ar.gif') !important; background-position: 100% 10px !important; text-align: right !important; } `; document.head.appendChild(style); const bulletPoints = document.querySelectorAll('ul.ms-rteStyle-ITUXCommuQuickLinks li'); bulletPoints.forEach((li) => { if (targetLanguage === 'ar') { li.classList.add('arabic'); } else { li.classList.remove('arabic'); } }); // Change the page direction to RTL if the target language is Arabic if (targetLanguage === 'ar') { setPageDirection('rtl'); } else { setPageDirection('ltr'); } // Show the toaster message showToastMessage(targetLanguage); } function onTranslateButtonClick(targetLanguage) { if (targetLanguage === "en" && !originalTextNodes) { // No need to translate if the language is English and there's no original text saved return; } resetToasterStyling(); // Reset the toaster styling // Show the "Translating..." message showTranslatingMessage(); if (!originalTextNodes) { originalTextNodes = getAllTextNodesFromWebPage(); } console.log(originalTextNodes); if (targetLanguage !== "en") { performTranslation(originalTextNodes, targetLanguage); } else { replaceTextsWithTranslations(originalTextNodes, originalTextNodes.map((n) => n.text)); setPageDirection("ltr"); document.querySelector(".ituCardNotification").classList.remove("active"); } if (targetLanguage === 'en') { const bulletPoints = document.querySelectorAll('ul.ms-rteStyle-ITUXCommuQuickLinks li'); bulletPoints.forEach((li) => { if(li.classList.contains('arabic')) { li.classList.remove('arabic'); } }); } // Update the URL's hash with the language code window.location.hash = targetLanguage === "en" ? 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