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CTO Secretary General participates in Beyond ’21

- - CTO Secretary General participates in Beyond ’21

CTO Secretary General Attends Virtual Uganda-UK Trade and Investment Convention 2021

- - 11^th annual Uganda-UK Trade and Investment Convention 2021

Secretary-General Lewis joins the Fijian Servicewomen UK to celebrate International Women’s Day and Commonwealth Day

- - International Women’s Day and Commonwealth Day

The CTO appointed a new Secretary-General, Ms Bernadette Lewis, in August 2020

- - This is a historic appointment as Ms Lewis is the first female Secretary-general in the 120-year history of the CTO

Mrs Gisa Fuatai Purcell, Acting CTO Secretary-General

- - Mrs. Gisa Fuatai Purcell took office as Acting Secretary-General on July 2018 and departed September 2020.

WTISD 2018 – Secretary-General Taylor’s statement

- - Secretary-General Taylor: AI a long-lasting legacy but risks of misuse real

SG thanks the government of Gibraltar for a successful Data forum 2018

- - CTO urges members to consider shared model data protection framework.

CTO ICT Forum ’17 agrees that the digital future offers enormous prospects for greater social inclusion and economic growth

- - Shola Taylor calls for member countries to invest in broadband and ICT services urgently or miss out on IoT and AI evolution

UK Foreign Office and CTO working together on the cybersecurity challenge

- - Secretary-general Shola Taylor thanked UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson for the support the uK has given to Commonwealth countries in strengthening their cybersecurity

SG goes on mission to Australia, to to re-engage the nation in the CTO

- - SG goes on mission to Australia, to to re-engage the nation in the CTO

Shola Taylor signs the host agreement for the commonwealth Data Forum 2018.

- - Shola Taylor meets Honourable Minister Bossano of Gibraltar and signs the host agreement for the Commonwealth Data Forum 2018. – July 2017

Shola Taylor leads CTO delegation at ICANN59

- - Shola Taylor leads CTO delegation at ICANN59 in Johannesburg June 2017

Secretary-General congratulates Huawei and Tonga

- - SG congratulates Huawei for joining as ICT sector member and Tonga for joining as full member country in May 2017

CTO Secretary-General presents at Uganda Annual Law Conference April 2017

- - Shola Taylor presents keynote on the future of the legal profession delivered at Uganda’s April 2017 Annual Law Conference

CTO Secretary-General moderates panel at GSMA’s Ministerial Programme

- - Shola Taylor, Secretary-General of the CTO moderated a discussion on the role of mobile in expanding growth, inclusion and innovation in Africa at the GSMA Ministerial Programme in Barcelona on 27 February 2017.

Secretary-General Shola Taylor calls on African countries to meet their obligations for digital switchover

- - Press release on Mr Taylor calling for better spectrum valuation in the West Africa region and announcing spectrum programme in support of the region.

Malawi Minister welcomes CTO’s Member Action Plan for Malawi

- - Press release on The Honourable Patricia Kaliati, Minister of Information and Civic Education, Malawi visit with Shola Taylor at the CTO’s Headquarters

Shola Taylor calls on Minister for Communications, Dr Edward Omane Boamah during meeting of ITU Council in Geneva

- - Dr Edward Omane Boamah and Shola Taylor

The role of the Commonwealth in facilitating cooperation in Cyberspace

- - Shola Taylor’s, Secretary-General, Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation opening speech at the Commonwealth Cybersecurity forum 2016, London UK

Sri Lanka minister Honourable Harin Fernando welcomes CTO’s strategic plan

- - Press release on Sri Lankan minister Honourable Harin Fernando visit with Shola Taylor at the CTO’s Headquarters

WSIS Forum 2016 – CTO outlines new plans to promote ICTs for development

- - Press release on CTO outline plans to promote ICTs for development in the Commonwealth and beyond

“Digital broadcasting to boost Nigeria’s global presence in broadcasting,” says CTO’s Secretary-General, Shola Taylor

- - Press release on the pilot launch of Nigeria’s digital terrestrial broadcasting switchover in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
  - Digital Switchover Nigeria in the news

Malawi High Commissioner to the UK welcomes new CTO MAP programme

- - Press release on the visit of His Excellency Kena Mphonda to the CTO headquarters in London
  - CTO Membership

UK Digital Economy Minister Ed Vaizey commends CTO on new strategic goals

- - Press release on the visit of Ed Vaizey MP to the CTO headquarters in London
  - UK Government plans for superfast broadband

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