Egypt, represented by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), is participating, online, in the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) First Preparatory Meeting for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Telecommunication Development Conference 2021 (WTDC-21). The meeting takes place on October 5-9, in Khartoum, Sudan.

The ITU, through its Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), organizes a World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) every four years in the period between two Plenipotentiary Conferences to consider topics, projects and programs relevant to telecommunication development.

WTDCs set the strategies and objectives for the development of ICT, providing future direction and guidance to the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D).

The WTDC-21 will be organized in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on November 8-19, 2021.