Digital Minister Manuel Mallia was appointed head of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation following a CTO meeting in London.

Dr Mallia will serve as chairman of the CTO for a two-year term. 

CTO members also unanimously endorsed the organisation's strategic plan for the 2016-2020 period. 

The CTO is an intergovernmental organisation mandated in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Its 2016-2020 strategic plan focuses on ICT regulation, affordable and universal broadband, cyber security, ICT applications and the coordination of the Commonwealth in the Global ICT Agenda.

In comments made at the meeting, Dr Mallia underlined the importance of placing ICT at the centre of the development agenda and highlighted the way ICT is driving transformations across distinct industry verticals including health, education, financial services, transport and utilities.

He invited ministers to use the CTO as a collaborative platform to promote the exchange of experiences in ICT to the benefit of governments, civil society and the private sector.

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