ITU Secretary-General

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The ITU Secretary-General is the chief executive officer of the International Telecommunication Union, responsible for providing strategic leadership and overseeing the organization’s global telecommunications and ICT activities.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf executive position
leadership role
position in an international organization
appliesToJurisdiction global
appointedBy ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
country Switzerland
electedBy Member States of the International Telecommunication Union
employer International Telecommunication Union
hasAuthorityOver ITU General Secretariat
ITU staff
headOf International Telecommunication Union
headquartersLocation Geneva
inception 1869
legalBasis Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union
Convention of the International Telecommunication Union
maximumNumberOfTerms 2
officeCreatedBy Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union
officeHolderMustBeCitizenOf an ITU Member State
officeLocation Geneva
organizationType United Nations specialized agency
parentOrganization United Nations system
partOf International Telecommunication Union
positionHeldInOrganization United Nations specialized agency
precededBy Director of the International Telegraph Union
reportsTo ITU Council
ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
responsibleFor coordination of the work of ITU Sectors
implementation of decisions of the ITU Council
implementation of decisions of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference
overall management of the International Telecommunication Union
preparation of draft budget of the ITU
preparation of draft strategic and financial plans of the ITU
promotion of global connectivity
promotion of inclusive and sustainable digital transformation
representation of the ITU in external relations
strategic leadership of the International Telecommunication Union
scope global telecommunications
information and communication technologies
radio-frequency spectrum management
satellite orbit resources
telecommunication development
telecommunication standardization
selectionMethod election by secret ballot
termLength 4 years
votingSystem one-country-one-vote
website https://www.itu.int/en/osg/Pages/default.aspx
worksWith Director of the ITU Radiocommunication Bureau
Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau
Director of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau
ITU Deputy Secretary-General

Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Conference and Publications Department ("Secretary-General of ITU")
Human Resources Management Department ("Secretary-General of the ITU")
Internal Audit Unit (ITU)
Office of the Secretary-General ("Secretary-General of the ITU")
Strategic Planning and Membership Department ("Secretary-General of ITU")
reportsTo
ITU Member States
elect
ITU Plenipotentiary Conference ("Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union")
elects
ITU Constitution ("Secretary-General of the ITU")
establishes
Office of the Secretary-General ("Secretary-General of the ITU")
hasHead
ITU General Secretariat
headedBy

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