The training seminar of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) "Informed digital development: exchange of experience in the field of collection, analysis and dissemination of statistics in the field of telecommunications/ICT" has started, which takes place from April 22 to 25 in Bishkek.

Natalia Mochu, Regional Director of the ITU Regional Office for the CIS Region, welcomed the participants of the seminar.

In 2024, International Girls in ICT Day will be celebrated on 25 April.

This year's theme for the Girls in ICT day celebrations is "Leadership", to underscore the critical need for strong female role models in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers.

Although women now fill 40% of high-skill occupations globally, their participation in ICT-related fields continues to be low.

The intergovernmental agreement between Belarus and Russia on the procedure for recognizing an electronic signature (electronic digital signature) in an electronic document during cross-border electronic interaction is planned to be signed in April.

The ITU Regional Development Forum for CIS (RDF-CIS) organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and hosted by the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation, and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Forum will take place from 26 to 27 of March 2024 at Astana Hub in Astana, Kazakhstan.

In the Republic of Belarus, a license for public postal services for forwarding of postal items and subscription to printed media and its delivery is provided to 28 postal operators, including 21 of them to forwarding of postal items, and 7 of them to accepting print media subscriptions and delivering it.