Government Leadership Award

Brazil key achievements:
-    Striving to set the right conditions for our sector, the economy and society, so that all people benefit from digital technologies
-    Having a strong engagement with the private sector in policymaking processes, showcasing the importance of diverse voices to achieve effective policies
-    Its decision to stop supporting 2G and 3G devices — an essential step towards phasing out legacy technologies and refarming spectrum for 4G, 5G and beyond
-    For championing meaningful connectivity at the 2024 G20 meeting, which was written into the Leaders' Declaration as a key principle for digital inclusion and related policy decision making and
-    For its release of 3.5 GHz spectrum for mobile services more than a year earlier than planned, accelerating 5G deployment and adoption across the country.

Thank you to our panel of judges:
•    Sulyna Abdullah, Chief of Strategic Planning and Membership, ITU
•    Audrey Plonk, Deputy Director for Science, Technology and Innovation, OECD
•    Hande Asik, Chief of Staff and Group Director of Strategic Communications and Performance Analytics, VEON
•    John Giusti, Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA