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Eun-Ju Kim, Ph.D.Senior Advisor for Asia and Pacific, ITU,Bangkok, Thailand
7th Regional Interagency WGOn ICT
28 October 2004, Bangkok
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WSIS: – Main Principles & Actions Adopted at
the 1st WSIS
ITU ACTIVITIES:– Follow-ups & Preparations for the 2nd
WSIS, as a mandate
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Declaration of Principles 11 key principles:
1. Cooperation and partnership among all stakeholders
2. Infrastructure = essential foundation of the IS3. Access to information and knowledge4. Capacity building 5. Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs6. Enabling environment7. ICT applications8. Cultural, linguistic diversity and identity9. Media10. Ethical dimension of the Information Society11. International and regional cooperation
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Broad objectives, goals and targets to be achieved by 2015: Connect & Access– Connect villages and establish community access
points– Connect universities, colleges, primary and
secondary schools – Connect scientific and research centers– Connect libraries, cultural centers, museums, post
offices– Connect health centers and hospitals– Ensure global access to television and radio services– Ensure that half of world’s inhabitants have access to
ICTs within their reach
Plan of Action (1)
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Examples of actions to be carried out: – Assist countries in developing national e-strategies– Assist countries in establishing multi-stakeholder
and public/private partnerships– Develop strategies on the use of ICTs for
sustainable development by 2005– Publication of information submitted on success
stories in mainstreaming ICTs – Development of performance evaluation and
benchmarking to monitor implementation of Action Plan: e.g., ICT Development Digital Opportunity Index and World ICT Development Report
Plan of Action (2)
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• Assist governments in establishing multi-purpose community public access points
• Develop and provide capacity building programs to develop skills in the use of ICTs, to create critical mass of skilled ICT professionals
• Assist governments in preventing, detecting and responding to cyber-crime and misuse of ICTs, including spam
• Assist governments in establishing legal, regulatory and policy environment conducive to ICT development
• Assist governments in developing ICT applications
Plan of Action (3)
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How to participate in the process ?
• Contributions can be made at any time, in writing, to the WSIS Executive Secretariat and will be posted on the website (www.itu.int/wsis)
• Stakeholders (private sector, civil society and multilateral organizations etc.) can speak during the meetings at the equally allocated time/slot*
*The speaking slots can be allocated internally (e.g., five multilateral organizations can speak on a certain day),
which requires some advance thought and coordination by similar-types of stakeholders
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Considerable synergies between WSIS Digital Solidarity Agenda, and ITU mandate and programs
Next steps: Detailed assessment of results from ITU
perspective Establishment of ITU strategy and
implementation plan: • Stocktaking of current and ongoing activities• Development of new activities and partnerships• Involvement of General Secretariat and 3 Sectors,
particularly ITU-D Sector, including Regional Presence Report to the ITU Council in June 2004
WSIS and the ITU
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ITU’s follow-ups, as mandate
• Facilitate ICT infrastructure and access through various development projects and programs
• Develop common interoperable international standards to ensure access and security.
• Provide assistance for various ICT applications including electronic transactions, e-commerce inter alia
• Set up Working Group on WSIS, whose activities are at http://www.itu.int/council/wsis/wsis_WG.html
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ITU’s follow-up: Legal Issues
• Establish ‘an enabling environment’, which is one of the 11 key principles
• Organize a series of seminars and meetings: e.g.,– Internet Governance held in February 2004 at
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/intgov/index.phtml– Countering spam to be held in July 2004 at
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/spam/index.phtml– Intellectual Property Right planned– Security & Confidence as a theme at ITU
Telecom Asia 2004
• Assist countries in legislations and laws for ICTs
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ITU ActivitiesAs follow-ups &
preparationsFor the 2nd WSIS
On ICTIn Asia & Pacific Region
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1. regulatory reform2. technologies and telecom network
development3. e-strategies and e-services/applications4. economics & finance incl. costs and
tariffs5. human resource development6. special program for least developed
countries7. special initiatives
private sector initiatives gender issues youth initiatives assistance to indigenous peoples
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Subregional Telecommunication Meeting - Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam
ABU/ITU/UNESCO ICT Forum for Broadcasters AIBD/ITU/UNESCO Media Summit Establishment of a regulatory authority –
Myanmar & Lao Monitoring station in Afghanistan Establishing an e-post service in DPR Korea Management support and training for Kiribati Business planning workshop for the ASP Wireless Broadband/IMT-2000 regional seminar
in ASP
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Implementation of the universal service support - India
Creating a regulatory environment and tools for a new telecom regulator – Nepal
Studying numbering and ENUM issues – Mongolia & China
Regulatory Seminar on Next Generation Network - China
Telecommunication development policy for Western China
Setting up of an NGN (VoIP) test-bed – India Enabling an ICT policy, legal, regulatory and
operational environment – Bangladesh ICT opportunities for young people and women
in ASP region
Any more …. !
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Seminar on Telecom/ICT Policy & Regulation (China)
Telecom Policy & Law for Competition (Thailand) Support for Survey on Needs & Quality of
Telecom/ ICT Services (Sri Lanka) Reshaping Telecom Policy & Regulations
(Indonesia) Sub-regional Meeting (CMB, LAO, MYN, VIE) Development of National Numbering Plan
(Bangladesh) E-applications for Governance (Mongolia) Many more !
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Sub-regional Seminar on Tariffs (SAARC/ Nepal & Maldives): ITU, APT and other interested agencies/ parties.
Training for Rural Communication (ASP): ITU, BSNL/India & APT
Training for Radio Monitoring, Spectrum Management, & Type Approval for Radio Equipments (ASP) : ITU, MII/China
Access to ICTs (Bhutan) : ITU, Bhutanese Government, & KADO/South Korea
Regional Seminar on Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) for Rural and Remote Areas for ASP: ITU & APT
And more !
With Partnership
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1. Enabling Policy, Legal, Regulatory and Operational Environments in ASP Region
2. Providing Access to Telecom and ICT Services in Underserved Areas of the Pacific Island Countries through Telecenters
3. ICT Strategies in the ASP Region4. ICT Opportunities for Youth and Gender in
ASP Region5. Radio Frequency Planning, Spectrum
Management Systems and Monitoring6. ASP Center of Excellence – Human Resource
Development
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Partnerships: ITU and various national administrations, regulators, and operators in ASP
Objective: Assist ASP countries in the development and management of telecom and ICT policy, legal, regulatory and operational tools for the betterment of telecom and ICTs.
Main activities:1. Creating and utilizing a ‘pool of resource
expert’2. R&D of policy, legal, and regulatory models
and modules3. Building competence of staff through various
forms of training-HRDs4. Direct assistance for specific needs, sub-
regions and LDCs inter alia.
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Partnerships: ITU and Australian Government Potential extended partners: UNESCAP, APT
etc. Objective: Assist APT countries in extending
telecom and ICT services to areas where such services may not be widely accessible to the general public, through the establishment of self-sustaining community telecentres.
Main activities:1. Promote rural access point that are sustainable and
community-based2. Make use of carriers in each of countries to provide
connectivity3. Negotiate resale of services with carriers so that
telecentres can generate incomes
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Partnerships: ITU and Finnish Government Potential extended partners: UNESCAP,
APT etc. Objective: Provide ASP countries with
harmonized ICT strategies through carrying out a feasibility study.
Main activities:1. Conduct a survey in the ASP region to
determine current status, activities and structures related to ICT strategies;
2. Access the feasibility for a regional project to assist the individual countries in consolidation of their ICT structures
3. Define a feasible regional approach and resources required to provide the support
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Partnerships: ITU, ESCAP, UNESCO, ADB, APT, APWIN, National Administrations, NGOs, Academia, GKP, World Bank etc.
Objective: Synergize opportunities from various partners to allow young graduates and staff to be better equipped with ICT skills and knowledge in ASP.
Main activities:1. Create networks and partnerships2. Identify ICT-related projects, activities, researches
and courses3. Provide job opportunities to young graduates/staff
based on gender equality4. Input the lessons/outcomes to the 2nd WSIS in
2005.
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Partnerships: ITU and interested countries in ASP
Objective: Upgrading the current spectrum management software and assist the developing countries in establishing their own national frequency management system.
Main activities: 1. Upgrading the WinBASMS, as per instruction
given in WTDC-2002, WTDC-98 Res. No. 9,. to resolve the Winbasms limitations.
2. Present the upgraded Winbasms to interested countries.
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Partnerships:1. Hosting ASP/COE Web between
ITU-OFTA/Hong Kong & ITU-MCMC/Malaysia 2. Regulatory Training for Lao, Vietnam and
Cambodia between ITU-ADB Objective: Provide ASP countries with regulatory
tool-kits and hands-on experiences Main activities:
1. Develop regulatory frameworks (e.g., licensing, competition safeguard, interconnection, spectrum etc.) and
2. Post them in the ASP/COE websites3. Organize face-to-face and on-line training
programs.
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contact: [email protected]
For more informationAbout ITU activities & WSIS
At http://www.itu.intwww.itu.int/wsis