From stadiums to screens around the world @ITU video #standards help deliver high-quality #broadcasts & #streaming for major sporting events. Developed by experts in @ITU-Study Group 12, these standards power every stream, replay & shared celebration Enjoy the game ⚽

ITU hosted the annual UN Communications Principals meeting this week in Geneva. I had the honour of addressing UN communications leaders on behalf of ITU, on a topic that is increasingly central to our work: shaping the global conversation on #AI. As the UN Tech Agency, @ITU is proud to work closely with partners across the @UN system, to ensure that AI serves humanity and delivers real-world impact. Our collaboration will be on full display at the upcoming @AIforGood Global Summit: aiforgood.itu.int/ One common priority emerged: advancing trusted and inclusive communication, while strengthening information integrity in an increasingly AI-driven world. As AI-generated content becomes more sophisticated, trust, transparency, and multimedia authenticity are becoming ever more critical. ITU and its partners are bringing together stakeholders across sectors to help build trust in digital media: aiforgood.itu.int/multimedia… Key updates will shared at the AI for Good Global Summit in July. Join us. @MelissaFleming @ITUstandards @FredericWerner #AIforGood #ITU #UN #ArtificialIntelligence

Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay! 🌱 @ITUstandards is pleased to launch the AI & Sustainability webinar on the new ITU-T international standard for assessing the environmental footprint of #AI systems: 👉 lnkd.in/eBfXN8mT Building on momentum of the recent ITU-T Study Group 5 (#Environment and #CircularEconomy) meeting & related Symposium held in Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶 which concluded on the Malabo Declaration adoption. A strong reaffirmation of our commitment to #sustainability, #youthempowerment and #standards. Read the declaration: 🔗 lnkd.in/evmdZNn3 #Youth engagement was a highlight, with 300 young people participating. The future of environmental sustainability and standardization depends on the next generation—empowered with digital and #AI skills to drive innovation and contribute to #ITUYouth. Next week, ITU-T Study Group 5 meets @ETSI_STANDARDS in Sophia Antipolis (9–18 June). @ITUTSBDirector & I look forward to the outcomes and wish all experts success in advancing #internationalstandards for a sustainable digital future. @tlamanauskas @ReynaUbeda @AIforGood #AIforGood #ClimateAction #CircularEconomy #YouthEmpowerment @UNDP

Such great energy with Ambassadors today at ITU HQ as we debriefed #ITUCouncil and planned for an exciting July. With the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, #WSISForum, and #AIforGood, it’s going to be a month of action, collaboration, and innovation. See you all at Palexpo!

Back from Vilnius, Lithuania 🇱🇹 for #ITU Plenipotentiary Conference preparatory meeting hosted by @CEPT_ECC Pleased to brief COM‑ITU on ITU’s strategic work on #AI, highlighting key initiatives under the @AIforGood for Good umbrella Excellent exchanges with European administrations reflected strong engagement & growing momentum towards #PP26. ITU Deputy Secretary-General @tlamanauskas and I also held inspiring discussions with Lithuania’s #tech communities. A highlight was learning how the AI for Good Robotics for Good Youth Challenge 🤖 supports child online protection and healthier digital habits amongst #youth through hands-on #robotics and innovation, encouraging learning beyond screens. Learn more: lnkd.in/eTsTzknb #RoboticsForGood #AIforGood @ITUstandards @lithuania_ai

Hard hats on — preparations are entering the final stretch at @genevapalexpo Great to be back with TSB colleagues at Geneva’s largest conference venue as preparations accelerate for the @AIforGood , alongside the @WSIS Forum (#WSIS and the @UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance — just over one month to go! Being on a site shows just how much coordination and #teamwork go into delivering a #UN 🇺🇳 summit. We look forward to welcoming the global AI community back to Geneva, with several new features and experiences in store. 🎫 Join us: aiforgood.itu.int/summit26/p… @ITUTSBDirector @FredericWerner @ITUstandards #AIforGood #ITU #WSISProcess

Last week, ITU-T Study Group 20 meeting concluded in Geneva, following the 3rd #UNVirtualWorldsDay, and the 2nd Citiverse Assembly, bringing together experts advancing standards for #AI, #IoT, #DigitalTwins and smart sustainable cities. During #UNVirtualWorldsDay, I had the privilege of moderating the Ambassadors’ Roundtable on delivering the Global Digital Compact. Key outputs of the events included the UN Executive Briefing on AI in Cities, a Call to Action, and new guidance supporting future-ready cities under the Global Initiative on AI and Virtual Worlds. More information: itu.int/metaverse/virtual-wo… SG20 also saw strong engagement from the global standards community, with growing contributions from ITU membership. A key outcome was the establishment of the new Focus Group on AI for Smart Sustainable Cities & Communities.  Explore More: itu.int/go/fgai4ssc On behalf of ITU/TSB, with @ITUTSBDirector, I thank to SG20 Chair, the management team, and all experts for their continued commitment to ITU’s standardization work. @ITUstandards

As @WHO convenes its annual World Health Assembly in Geneva (#WHA79), #DigitalHealth #AI and trusted health information are at the forefront of global discussions. This week, I shared ITU’s perspective across several events, focused on three priorities : 🔹Cyber‑resilient health systems As healthcare adopts connected care and #AgenticAI, standards must embed trust, resilience and human oversight by design. Join our upcoming #AIforGood workshop on trust management for Agentic AI. 👉 aiforgood.itu.int/event/desi… 🔹Trusted digital health transformation Addressing AI-generated #healthmisinformation requires #standards, policy and digital literacy to evolve together. ITU and partners are advancing multimedia authenticity standards to strengthen #trust in digital content: 👉 aiforgood.itu.int/multimedia… 🔹 AI for health Through the Global Initiative on #AIforHealth led by ITU, WHO and @WIPO , we are advancing collaboration on benchmarking frameworks, data quality and auditing of AI systems — helping ensure AI benefits all countries Read the recent report: 👉 aiforgood.itu.int/newsroom/p… Looking forward to continuing these conversations at the upcoming @AIforGood Global Summit this July. I hope to see many of you there. #CyberResilience #ITU @ITU @ITUstandards

Welcomed Health Minister #Tunisia HE Mustapha Ferjani @ITU #DigitalInfrastructure & int #standards are key enablers of resilient,future-ready health systems,supporting telemedicine,teleradiology&faster coordination in health emergencies Great to see🇹🇳leadership on #DigitalHealth

Two intensive weeks of #ITUCouncil 2026 🇺🇳 concluded in Geneva, marking an important milestone on the road to @ITU #Plenipot this November, where Member States will shape ITU’s strategic direction for the next 4 years. For TSB, Council 2026 reaffirmed strong support for advancing #AI mandates from #ITUWTSA, scaling #AIforGood, and supporting countries in implementing international #AIStandards. Progress was also made on international numbering frameworks📞 collaboration on AI skills, women in AI, and digital innovation. @ITUTSBDirector and I sincerely thanks @DoT_India for announcing the transfer of the WTSA-24 hosting surplus to support implementation of key WTSA Resolutions, and warmly welcome Uzbekistan’s invitation to host WTSA-28 in Samarkand. Momentum now builds toward the @AIforGood Summit and #WSIS Forum 2026 in Geneva this July, including the first UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance. Thank you to all Councillors and Member States for their continued engagement and collaboration. @ITUstandards #AIforGood @WSISprocess

The first meeting of @ITUstandards newest focus group will set the agenda for pre-standards work on embodied AI and multimedia as AI takes physical shape in areas like robotics and self-driving vehicles. Our focus groups are open to all experts itu.int/en/ITU-T/focusgroups…

Today we celebrate the power of young women and girls to drive digital innovation and shape our digital future. Through initiatives like @ITU’s Network of Women, we promote women’s leadership in tech & standards: itu.int/en/ITU-T/NoW/Pages/d… More girls and women in #STEM and #standards are essential. Happy #GirlsInICTDay! @ITUstandards

Honoured to join remotely the Industry Workshop at ASTAP‑38 in Bangkok and exchange with Asia-Pacific Telecommunity members & industry leaders on how to turn emerging technologies into interoperable solutions. The Asia and the Pacific region is a major source of innovation and a key partner in this effort. Emphasized industry engagement: bringing real use cases, testbeds & experience into ITU-T helps scale trusted, safe, inclusive innovation faster. Highlighted initiatives linking industry to standards, incl. the AI for Good platform: aiforgood.itu.int/ Thank you to APT and all participants. Industry engagement is a key priorities of @ITUTSBDirector Let’s keep building #internationalstandards that industry can implement — and people can trust. @apt_secretariat @ITUAsiaPacific @ITUstandards @ITU

A privilege to return to Tunisia 🇹🇳 for a mission marked by strong engagement with national authorities and the diplomatic community. I had the honour of holding bilateral meetings with: ◆ H.E. Mr. Mohamed Ali Nafti, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad ◆ H.E. Dr. Mustafa Al-Furjani, Minister of Health ◆ H.E. Mr. Noureddine Nouri, Minister of Education These exchanges provided some unique insights on Government needs and questions related to AI for Diplomacy, AI for Health, and AI for Education. They reaffirmed our shared commitment to inclusive digital transformation grounded in international standards and highlighted the role of the ITU in supporting this work. At the Tunis Diplomatic Academy, I had the pleasure of addressing Tunis-based diplomats on #DigitalGovernance, #DigitalCooperation and the role of #AI in today’s diplomatic practice. I was equally delighted to contribute to the 11th Forum International de Santé Numérique, where I highlighted the work of the @ITU on AI for #Health, and how standards can enable more inclusive, trusted, and resilient health systems. Grateful for the warm welcome and rich exchanges @ITUstandards @TunisieDiplo @MinsanteTn @educationtn

Seeing ITU standards in space 🚀 The 4K video streams from the Artemis II mission, encoded with H.265/HEVC, highlight what global collaboration and standardization can achieve. Look for standards milestones ahead on the Moon and beyond! youtube.com/playlist?list=PL… 📸Credit: NASA

#AgenticAI is creating a monumental standardization challenge — and security is right at the top of the agenda. Delighted to wrap up Day 1 of the ITU Workshop on “Trustable and Interoperable Digital Identities for Humans and Agentic AI,” held this week at the @ITU and led by ITU‑T Study Group 17 (Security) @ITUstandards We are seeing real momentum toward a coordinated international standards framework for trusted, interoperable #DigitalID — serving both people and emerging agentic AI systems. More on the programme (and still time to join remotely): itu.int/en/ITU-T/Workshops-a… Agentic AI security will also be a key topic at the @AI for Good Global Summit 2026 — make sure to join us. Thank you to all partners and experts — discussions continue tomorrow.

The #AIforGood Global Summit returns this July in Geneva, back-to-back with the inaugural UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance. As AI moves from experimentation to deployment, #internationalstandards become a strategic enabler of adoption and global coordination. The Summit will feature a range of standards-focused workshops, with some key conversations to watch: 🔹AI testing, benchmarking, and certification 🔹Security and risk management for frontier AI 🔹Infrastructure and energy standards 🔹Interoperability and global alignment 🔹Bridging policy and technical standards Join us in Geneva lnkd.in/eH5HcCMs @ITUTSBDirector @ITUstandards @ITU

Tokyo 🇯🇵 offered an excellent opportunity to deepen strategic engagement with our Japanese Members and support the next generation of ITU‑T leaders. I met with senior leadership at @MIC_JAPAN, @NTT, @docomo @official_kddi for strategic conversations on next‑gen ICT standards, #6G deployment, preparations for ITU’s upcoming @AIforGood 2026 key governing conferences #ITUPP26 & #ITUWTSA28. A great privilege to contribute to TTC ITU-T training delivering a session on “Building #Consensus, Building #Leaders: Skills gained from international standardization.” Bridging the Standardization Gap and empowering emerging leaders to navigate and influence international standards remains a strategic priority of ITU-T. Find out more: itu.int/bsg/ Grateful for the warm welcome and strong commitment to continued collaboration. @ITUstandards