Saudi Arabia Participates in the ITU’s PP26 in Qatar

Saudi Arabia participated in the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference (PP26) held from Monday November 9th to November 27th 2026 in Doha, Qatar. During the conference, the Kingdom was unanimously appointed as Vice-Chair, represented by Eng. Mansour Alqurashi, the Deputy Minister for International Cooperation and Partnerships at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

The Kingdom is strengthening its international presence at the conference by taking a leading role in several priority areas, including artificial intelligence (AI), space communications, Internet governance, cybersecurity, ICT sector indicators, ITU’s financial resources, the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

During the conference, the Kingdom is seeking re-election to the ITU Council for the 2027–2030 term, building on over 60 years of membership in the Council. The Kingdom has also nominated Eng. Majed Alkahtani for re-election to the Radio Regulations Board (RRB), a body comprising 12 elected members responsible for reviewing cases of radio-frequency interference between countries, and to consider appeals against decisions made by the Radiocommunication Bureau.

Held every four years, the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference is the Union’s highest decision-making body, bringing together Member States to shape the ICT future direction and elect its management team and the 48 Member States that serve on the ITU Council.