Houlin Zhao
Houlin Zhao was re-elected ITU secretary-general at the 20th Plenipotentiary Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in November 2018. An information and communication technology (ICT) engineer born in Jiangsu, China, he served eight years as deputy secretary-general before his first election to secretary-general, in 2014.Under his leadership, ITU has opened up its membership to the academic community,moved to a near-paperless work environment and increased the use of remote participation systems. He has focused on extending ITU’s commitment to accessibility,multilingualism, and broad multi-stakeholder participation.
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