Touré re-elected as ITU Secretary-General

Member states of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) elected Dr. Hamadoun Touré, HB9EHT of Mali as secretary-general of ITU for a second four-year term.
Touré won the position with 151 votes, with 157 countries present and voting. He contested the position unopposed.

Addressing the conference after the vote, Touré told close to 1,500 conference participants from around the world that he will "put a special emphasis on broadband access, as well as continuing to ensure that cybersecurity is high on everyone's agenda."

Touré has also pledged to ensure that small island developing states and land-locked countries get special attention. He will encourage more private sector involvement through public-private partnerships, both within ITU and in the field.

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