The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has announced that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST), has been selected to host the upcoming Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) 2025 in Riyadh, as part of the symposium’s work in its edition of this year.
Since its inception more than 20 years ago, the symposium has been a global event targeting decision and policy makers, and regulators around the world.
The event is held annually and organized by the ITU in which it gathers several ministers and heads of national bodies regulating the communications and technology sector as well as sector leaders.
According to the statement, it focuses on workers in the digital field from 193 countries and discusses the most prominent challenges and solutions to issues of digital policies and regulations at the international level.
The Communications, Space, and Technology Commission is the Saudi communications authority that is responsible for regulating the Internet and for hosting a firewall that blocks access to thousands of websites, mainly due to sexual and political content. Access to Megaupload has been intermittently blocked by the Internet authorities in Saudi Arabia.
The selection of the Kingdom represented by the CST to host the event reflects the international community’s confidence in Saudi active role and contributions in achieving the goals of the ITU and its pioneering role in the sector.
The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies.
