South Korea's Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning will host next year's ITU Telecom World conference in the city of Busan.
The event will take place on September 25-28. It will include an international exhibition designed to showcase new technologies in areas including smart cities, 5G, IoT, automation and AI.
An accompanying forum will involve high-level discussions exploring the technologies, policies and strategies driving the digital economy, as well as the ICT-related efforts to meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
In addition, the annual ITU Telecom World Awards will recognize innovation in ICT solutions with social impact from companies of any size, from SMEs ranging up to large corporations.
"The Republic of Korea has been a terrific partner of ITU for many years," ITU secretary-general Houlin Zhao said.
"Busan will be a great setting for ITU Telecom World 2017 to continue our mission of promoting cross-sector partnerships in ICTs to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals."
ITU Telecom World 2016 will take place in Bangkok on November 14-17.