Joint Task Force (JTF) on Science Monitoring And Reliable Telecommunications (SMART) Subsea Cables between the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), and the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO/IOC). (External organisation)

Description

The Joint Task Force on SMART Cables is a United Nations effort uniting science with the telecom industry to provide the necessary strategic direction and leadership leading to the development of a sustained SMART subsea cable network.

It was established in 2012 by three United Nations agencies: The International Telecommunications Union, World Meteorological Organization, and UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (ITU/WMO/UNESCO-IOC).

For further information: https://www.smartcables.org/jtf

Period	2025 → …
Held at	Joint Task Force (JTF) on Science Monitoring And Reliable Telecommunications (SMART) Subsea Cables between the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), and the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO/IOC).
Degree of Recognition	International