International Telecommunication Union

specialized agency of the United Nations for information and communication technologies
Organization specialized_agency_of_the_united_nations Q376150
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The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations [1][2]. Its headquarters are located in Geneva [3].

Houlin Zhao serves as the CEO of the organization [4].

International Telecommunication Union

Summary

International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations[1]. It draws 813 Wikipedia views per month (specialized_agency_of_the_united_nations category, ranking #7 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • International Telecommunication Union was a member of Q102440976[3].
  • International Telecommunication Union is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • International Telecommunication Union's image is recorded as ITU Council 2018 (40622286475).jpg[5].
  • International Telecommunication Union's instance of is recorded as specialized agency of the United Nations[6].
  • International Telecommunication Union's instance of is recorded as standards organization[7].
  • International Telecommunication Union's logo image is recorded as International Telecommunication Union logo.svg[8].
  • International Telecommunication Union's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva[9].
  • International Telecommunication Union's chief executive officer is recorded as Houlin Zhao[10].
  • International Telecommunication Union's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121871858[11].
  • International Telecommunication Union's ISNI is recorded as 0000000111031177[12].
  • International Telecommunication Union's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 152495097[13].
  • International Telecommunication Union's GND ID is recorded as 2014969-4[14].
  • International Telecommunication Union's locator map image is recorded as International Telecommunication Union Member States.svg[15].
  • International Telecommunication Union's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80089972[16].
  • International Telecommunication Union's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12746185d[17].
  • International Telecommunication Union's IdRef ID is recorded as 050632426[18].
  • International Telecommunication Union's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00884379[19].
  • International Telecommunication Union's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00360283[20].
  • International Telecommunication Union's Commons category is recorded as International Telecommunication Union[21].
  • International Telecommunication Union's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35234323[22].
  • International Telecommunication Union's has part is recorded as ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector[23].
  • International Telecommunication Union's has part is recorded as ITU Radiocommunication Sector[24].
  • International Telecommunication Union's has part is recorded as ITU Telecommunication Development Sector[25].
  • +1865-05-17T00:00:00Z marks the founding of International Telecommunication Union[26].
  • +1865-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of International Telecommunication Union[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include +1865-05-17T00:00:00Z[26] and +1865-00-00T00:00:00Z[27].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ITU'}[28], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'UIT'}[29], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '国际电联'}[30].

Leadership

International Telecommunication Union's chief executive officer is recorded as Houlin Zhao[10].

Operations

International Telecommunication Union's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva[9].

Why It Matters

International Telecommunication Union draws 813 Wikipedia views per month (specialized_agency_of_the_united_nations category, ranking #7 of 16).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . un.org. Retrieved . un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . facebook.com. Retrieved . facebook.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . itu.int. itu.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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