Election of the Kingdom's representative to chair the Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group at the International Telecommunication Union

The member states of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly elected the Kingdom's representative, Eng. Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al-Hasan, to chair the Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group at the United Nations specialized agency for communications and information technology (International Telecommunication Union), during the Assembly's proceedings in Geneva during the period March 1-9, 2022.

Eng. Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al-Hasan, Deputy Governor of the National Cybersecurity Authority for Strategy and International Cooperation, said following his election, that the election of the Kingdom's candidate by member states represents recognition by the international community of the Kingdom's pivotal role in formulating international standards related to technology, enabling it safely, and driving economic growth and achieving sustainable development at the international level.

The Kingdom's election reflects its active role in international organizations, and its accumulated expertise in dealing with international issues in this field, especially since it is the first time since the establishment of the Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group in 1993 that an Arab candidate has been elected to chair this group.

It is noted that the telecommunication standardization sector at the International Telecommunication Union was established more than 60 years ago, and the Communications and Information Technology Commission represents the Kingdom and is its point of contact with the Union, keen to protect and develop the Kingdom's interests through active participation in various teams and committees of the Union, especially in the standardization sector, in order to establish technical and technological standards that would provide a common basis for development in this field, and drive innovation and the adoption of emerging technologies and industry, as the scope of work of the Union's study groups also includes setting standards for future networks, artificial intelligence, smart cities and the Internet of Things, as well as enhancing trust and security in the use of communications, information technology, and quantum computing, while 193 countries participate in the membership of the standardization sector's work, along with more than 260 members from the private sector, and more than 160 research and academic entities.