This course provides a concise, non-technical overview of the technologies and infrastructures supporting telecommunications, broadcasting, and audio-visual services. It explores trends driving digital communications markets, emerging technologies, and their applications across sectors like agritech, fintech, and smart environments. Participants will gain a conceptual understanding of the digital technology landscape, market dynamics, and innovation, laying the groundwork for future-focused policy and regulation within a converging and competitive digital ecosystem.

This course focuses on technical, business and regulatory aspects of QoS for Fixed and Mobile Networks. It includes QoS (Quality of Service) and QoE (Quality of Experience) fundamentals by ITU, as well as traffic and QoS management in Internet and IP networks. Further, it includes QoS for fixed ultra-broadband access, including QoS solutions in metallic and optical networks, carrier grade Ethernet QoS, as well as end-to-end QoS. The course also covers QoS for mobile ultra-broadband access, including 4G and 5G mobile technologies and their QoS capabilities and approaches.

This course explains the linkages of ICT with the development of the Digital Economy and the need for appropriate policy and regulatory framework for developing the ICT Sector in any country.

This five-day training course is primarily based on the ITU/World Bank digital regulation platform and the ITU FCDO universal access and service financing efficiency toolkit with a focus on the following aspects: digital transformation strategies, regulatory governance, evidence-based decision-making, regulatory sandboxes, competition and economics (market analysis), infrastructure sharing and universal access and service financing efficiency. 

The course on the Orbit-Spectrum International Regulatory Framework, with a specific focus on ITU's regulatory procedures, is designed to provide an introduction to the key principles of the regulations governing satellite projects. Participants will learn about the international legal and regulatory framework that governs the use and management of radio frequency spectrum and associated orbits. The course will also delve into ITU's specific regulatory processes, clarifying when and how to engage with this entity for requesting or registering radio frequencies for satellite projects.

This online course aims to equip national and local government authorities with the necessary knowledge and skills to foster a techn ical understanding of the telecommunications sector, specifically focusing on wireless infrastructure deployment. Through an exploration of regulatory and fiscal aspects related to permitting approvals and processes, this course provides a holistic overview of the key principles essential for promoting investment in connectivity and bridging the digital divide.

A practical guide for universal access and service implementation, this toolkit offers analytical tools, examples, and templates to assist policy-makers, regulators, and fund administrators in designing, implementing, and financing digital technology and communication infrastructure programs.