African Telecommunications Union (ATU)
Union africaine des télécommunications (UAT)
Search Open Yearbook
This information is part of the Open Yearbook, a free service of UIA's subscription-based Yearbook of International Organizations (YBIO). It includes profiles of non-profit organizations working worldwide in all fields of activity. The information contained in the profiles and search functionality of this free service are limited.
The full-featured Yearbook of International Organizations (YBIO) includes over 72,500 organization profiles, additional information in the profiles, sophisticated search functionality and data export. For more information about YBIO, please click here or contact us.
The UIA is a leading provider of information about international non-profit organizations. The aim of the Open Yearbook is to promote the activities of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs).
Contact Details
URL: https://atuuat.africa/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atu.uat/
Founded
1999-12-07
History
7 Dec 1999, at 4th Extraordinary Session of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries of H-XD6524 - Pan-African Telecommunication Union (PATU), replacing PATU as specialized agency of H-XD3027 - Organization of African Unity (OAU) in the field of telecommunications. OAU was replaced by D-XD8572 - African Union (AU) in 2002.
Aims
Promote rapid development of info-communications in Africa in order to achieve universal service and access, in addition to full inter-country connectivity, so as to make Africa an active participant in the Global Information Society. In particular: promote development and adoption of appropriate African telecommunications policies and regulatory frameworks; promote funding of telecommunications development and of programmes to develop African information society; prepare special programmes for Africa's Least Developed countries and rural telecommunications development; promote human resources development in the field and establishment of info-communications industries; promote regional coordination in value-added services, equipment certification, technical standards and harmonization of tariffs.
Events
2 past events available with paid subscription only.Activities
Available with paid subscription only.Structure
Conference of Plenipotentiaries. Administrative Council. General Secretariat. Regions (5): North Africa; West Africa; Central Africa; East Africa; Southern Africa.
Languages
Available with paid subscription only.Finance
Available with paid subscription only.Relations with Inter-Governmental Organizations
Available with paid subscription only.Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Available with paid subscription only.Publications
Available with paid subscription only.Members
Available with paid subscription only.Type I Classification
Available with paid subscription only.Type II Classification
Available with paid subscription only.Subjects *
Available with paid subscription only.UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XD6386
Last News
2023
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
← return to your search page to find additional profiles.
UIA allows users to access and make use of the information contained in its Databases for the user’s internal use and evaluation purposes only. A user may not re-package, compile, re-distribute or re-use any or all of the UIA Databases or the data* contained therein without prior permission from the UIA.
Data from database resources may not be extracted or downloaded in bulk using automated scripts or other external software tools not provided within the database resources themselves. If your research project or use of a database resource will involve the extraction of large amounts of text or data from a database resource, please contact us for a customized solution.
UIA reserves the right to block access for abusive use of the Database.
* Data shall mean any data and information available in the Database including but not limited to: raw data, numbers, images, names and contact information, logos, text, keywords, and links.