The GSR is an annual event bringing together heads of national regulatory authorities from both developed and developing countries and has earned a reputation as the global venue for regulators to share their views and experiences as part of the worldwide community of regulators.  The meeting fosters an open dialogue between regulators and key ICT stakeholders: the private sector, investors and consumers.

The 20th edition of the GSR took place in 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event took place entirely online. Leading up to the event, a number of online meetings were held within the frame of the Symposium including three regional regulatory roundtables. GSR-20 took place online from 1-3 September and provided ITU Members with the opportunity to share experiences and knowledge, collaborate and identify evolving regulatory tools and approaches to bring affordable, safe, secure and trusted connectivity and online access and use to people everywhere. GSR-20 attracted 609 participants from 120 countries in the core sessions. The outcomes and documents from all GSR-20 related events are available via the "Outcomes" and "Documents" tabs in the box below.