ITU holds Strategic Dialogue ahead of World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum 2026

The ITU reports that it held a Strategic Dialogue on 1 September 2026 in Nassau, The Bahamas, directly before the World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum 2026. According to the ITU, the Forum itself ran from 2 to 4 September 2026 at the same venue, and it took place following a decision by ITU Council 2026.

The ITU presents the Forum, abbreviated WTPF-26, as a global space where participants can swap views, examine new issues and build agreement on where telecommunication and ICT policy should head. It states that fast technological progress is generating difficult policy questions in all countries and sectors. The organisation says the Forum is the seventh edition of the event and that the Government of The Bahamas offered to host it.

On the Forum's design, the ITU says WTPF differs from conventional conferences because it is built as a dialogue platform. In this format, varied stakeholders can join the policy process at an early point and help shape international approaches. The ITU adds that WTPF-26 concentrated on five key technology policy themes affecting the future of telecommunications and ICTs, although the page text does not list them.

The ITU describes the aim of the meeting as bringing leaders together to set out policies that can deliver opportunity and prosperity for everyone, everywhere, in a rapidly changing digital landscape. It frames the world's major digital challenges as connected and says the solutions need to be connected too. Details for attendees, including travel, visas and accommodation, are given on the host country website.