The 27th Assembly of Parties (AP-27) on 2002, established an Advisory Committee (IAC), comprised of representatives of ITSO Parties to advise the Director General on any and all matters on which he requests advice. The Assembly also decided that “the Director General shall regularly report to the Parties on the work of the IAC and to the Assembly of Parties”.
The ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) launched the m-Powering Development Initiative, in Dubai on the occasion of the ITU Telecom World 2012. The objective of the initiative is to harness the capabilities of mobile devices to empower users and power development and economic activity.
Spearheaded by the ITU BDT, the Advisory Board seeks to leverage the ubiquity of mobile technologies beyond basic communications by facilitating the delivery of business, education, health, banking and other services leading to socio-economic development in urban, semi-urban, and remote rural areas. In doing so, the Board contributes to the successful implementation of the United Nations adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. The Director General of ITSO was invited in July 2017 to become a member of the Advisory Board of the m-Powering Development Initiative.
ITSO has partnership agreements with 13 organizations: The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO), the African Telecommunications Union (ATU), the East African Communications Organization (EACO), the Comisión Técnica Regional de Telecomunicaciones (COMTELCA), the South African Development Community (SADC), the African Union Commission (AUC), the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL), Associação de Reguladores de Comunicações e Telecomunicações (ARCTEL), the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA), and the Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications.
A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding was signed in December 2009 by EUTELSAT IGO (EUTELSAT IGO), the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) and the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO). The heads of the three intergovernmental satellite organizations meet on an annual basis to exchange views on their activities, to explore potential cooperation areas and discuss their participation in international forums and the preparatory process related to agenda items requiring mutual consideration.
