{"id":23219,"date":"2026-09-29T11:39:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T11:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pp.itu.int\/2026\/?page_id=23219"},"modified":"2026-11-11T10:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T10:53:35","slug":"candidate-interviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pp.itu.int\/2026\/en\/elections\/election-procedures\/candidate-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidate interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n After the deadline for candidatures (12 October 2026 at 23:59 hours CET), the ITU editorial team asked all candidates for ITU\u2019s five elected management posts to answer a standard set of interview questions.

The questions for each position were sent on Tuesday, 13 October, to each candidate\u2019s personal email address, and those candidates choosing to take part submitted their answers by the deadline of 23:59 hours CET on Friday, 23 October.

Here are the questions to all candidates for each post: <\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Secretary-General<\/p>\n

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Deputy Secretary-General<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n \n

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Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau<\/p>\n

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Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n \n

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Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau<\/p>\n

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\n Editorial guidelines for the responses of all candidates<\/strong> <\/p>\n

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  • Responses should be written in plain, concise words and in a style that is accessible to a general readership.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Responses must not exceed 1000 words in total, excluding the questions.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Abbreviations and acronyms should be kept to a minimum and should be defined the first time they are used in the text.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Footnotes and hyperlinks should not be used.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • Candidates may answer in any of ITU’s six official languages and are encouraged to submit their answers in the language they are most comfortable writing in.<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n
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