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Telecommunication Development SectorQuarterly Performance Report January – March 2013

Strategic plan Operational plan

Financial plan Implementation

From Strategy to ExecutionThe progressive improvements of the Union’s budgetary and financial structure reached a significant turning point with the introduction of the result-based budgeting and result based management.

In addition, the introduction of the re-structured operational plan of the Telecommunication Development Sector enhanced the integration between strategic planning, operational planning and financial planning.

The primary purpose of this performance report is to provide a quarterly assessment of the implementation of the BDT strategic, financial and operational plans using several facets and dimensions.

This report provides an assessment of the implementation of the strategic, operational and financial plan.

Strategic…

The quarterly assessment of the strategic plan implementation provides a means for monitoring the implementation of the mission, objectives, outputs and priorities of the Telecommunication Development Sector.

Financial…

The financial quarterly reports highlight the financial elements of both the strategic and the operational plan.

It provides an overview of the budgetary performance for the period as well as the annual year end expenditure forecast which in turn may allow management to adjust its plans in order to achieve optimal budget performance and implementation of activities.

Operational

The quarterly review of the operational plan puts emphasis on the outputs of the Sector as well as on the actions and activities undertaken by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) in connection with the implementation of these outputs.

It provides information regarding the implementation level of the outputs and actions as well as other pertinent operational data.

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Objective 1

Objective 2

Objective 3

Objective 4

Objective 5

Objective 6

Status of actions per objectives

Completed

Under implementation

Not yet started

ITU-D Activities CHF 000Budget Consumption Available % Available

Objective 1 WTDC 772 59 713 92.36%RTDC 0 - TDAG 132 132 100.00%STG 412 1 411 99.76%Total 1 1'316 60 1'256 95.44%

Objective 2 ICT Infrastr. Dev. 1'934 176 1'758 90.90% Objective 3 Cybersec. & ICT appl. 856 151 705 82.36% Objective 4 Enabling env. & ITU-D publ. 1'657 198 1'459 88.05% Objective 5 Human Capacity & digital inclusion 960 29 931 96.98% Objective 6 Special assist., emergency tel. &

climate change 312 47 265 84.94%

Total 2 5'719 601 5'118 89.49%

Total 1+2 7'035 661 6'374 90.60%

Our contribution to development is one that counts

Objective 1: To foster international cooperation on

telecommunication/ICT issues23%

Objective 2: To assist in the development on

telecommunication/ICT infrastructure

12%Objective 3: To enhance the

deployment and the safe use of ICT applications and services

14%

Objective 4: To create a policy and regulatory

environment conducive to telecommunication/ICT

development26%

Objective 5: To build human and institutional capacity and foster

digital inclusion13%

Objective 6: To provide concentrated assistance to LDCs,

SIDSs, LLDCs, and assist in disaster management

12%

Implementation level by objective (RBB perspective)

To foster international cooperation and solidarity in the delivery of technical assistance and in the creation, development and improvement of telecommunication/ information and communication technology (ICT) equipment and networks in developing countries. ITU-D is required to discharge the Union's dual responsibility as a United Nations specialized agency and executing agency for implementing projects under the United Nations development system or other funding arrangements, so as to facilitate and enhance telecommunication/ ICT development by offering, organizing and coordinating technical cooperation and assistance activities.

Objective 2: “To assist in the development on telecommunication/ICT infrastructure.”

Objective 3: “To enhance the deployment and the safe use of ICT appli-cations and services.”

Objective 4: “To create a policy and regulatory environment conducive to telecom-munication/ICT devel-opment.”

Objective 5: “To build human and institutional capacity and foster digital inclusion.”

Objective 6: “To provide concen-trated assistance to LDCs, SIDSs, LLDCs, and assist in disaster management.”

ObjectivesObjectives 1:“To foster interna-tional cooperation on telecommunica-tion/ICT issues.”

WTDC RTDC

TDAGStudy Group

Meetings

ICT infrastructure development

Cyber security and ICT applications

deployment

Enabling environment

enhancement

ITU-D Publications

Human capacity building and digital

inclusion

Special assistance, emergency telecom-

munications and climate change

Creation of tools and guidelines

Project management and coordination

Database and web site management

Assisting members and related tasks

Sharing information and related tasks

Handling of special needs

Financial, operational and strategic planning, control and reporting

Documentation (preparation, writing

and editing)

Research and analysis

Preparation and delivery of training

The strategic goal of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) is threefold, and includes: • To promote the availability of infrastructure and foster an enabling environment for telecommuni-

cation/ICT infrastructure development and its use in a safe and secure manner• To provide assistance to developing countries in bridging the digital divide by achieving broader

telecommunication/ICT-enabled socio-economic development• To expand the benefits of the information society to the membership in cooperation with public

and private stakeholders, and to promote the integration of the use of telecommunications/ICTs into the broader economy and society as drivers of development, innovation, well-being, growth and productivity globally.

Outputs

Activities

Resources

ITU-D Mission Goal

In thousands of Swiss francs ITU-D Actual Budget Estimates Variance Expenses 2010-2011 2012-2013 2014-2015

a b c d = c - b e = d / b WTDC 1,000 0 1,367 1,367 - RTDC 114 772 0 -772 -100.0% TDAG 224 264 264 0 0.0% Study group meetings 800 824 824 0 0.0% Activities and programmes 10,738 11,436 11,436 0 0.0% Bureau 43,180 43,316 44,061 745 1.7% Total 56,056 56,612 57,952 1,340 2.4%

In thousands of Swiss francs "Strategic Plan for 2012-2015"

Strategic objectives of ITU-D Budget

2014 Budget

2015 Budget

2014-2015 % of total

D-1 To foster international cooperation on telecommunication /ICT issues

8,096 4,760 12,856 3.9%

D-2 To assist in the development of telecommunication/ICT infrastructure

4,222 4,539 8,761 2.7%

D-3 To enhance the deployment and the safe use of ICT applications and services

3,491 3,859 7,350 2.2%

D-4 To create a policy and regulatory environment conducive to telecommunication/ICT development

6,745 7,246 13,991 4.3%

D-5

4,150 4,607 8,757 2.7%

D-6 To provide concentrated assistance to LDCs, SIDS, LLDCs, and assist in disaster management

2,990 3,247 6,237 1.9%

Costs of ITU-D Strategic Goal 29,694 28,258 57,952 17.7%

Objective 122.4%

Objective 212.8%

Objective 313.4%

Objective 424.6%

Objective 515.4%

Objective 611.4%

ICT Infrastructuredevelopment

12.8%

Cyber security & ICT applications deployment

13.4%

Enabling environment enhancement

18.9%

ITU-D Publications 5.7%

Human Capacity Building & Digital inclusion

15.4%Special assistance

Emergency telecom.Climate change

11.4%

WTDC; 5.6%

RTDC; 4.1%

TDAG; 5.6%

STG; 7.1%

Fostering International

Cooperation 22.4%

To build human and institutional capacity and foster digital inclusion

Overview of the strategic plan implementationQuarterly report January - March 2013

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ITU’s duties and

responsibilities

in the

Telecommunication

development

sphere are

consolidated in the

Telecommunication

Development

Sector (ITU-D)

The following is a summary of results achieved as part of the overall implementation by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of ITU-D approved strategic objectives of the Strategic Plan from January 2013 to the end of March 2013.

Strategic objectivesThe 6 strategic objectives of the Telecommunication Development Sector are the following:

Objective 1

“To foster international cooperation, among ITU-D members and other stakeholders, on telecommunication/ICT development issues, by providing the pre-eminent forum for discussion, information sharing and consensus building on telecommunication/ICT technical and policy issues.”

Information shared and platform for discussion provided on telecommunications/ICTs through Regional Development Forums, Regional Preparatory Meetings, Regional and National events that brought together stakeholders. ITU-D E-Flash developed and website modernized for easy navigation by the Membership and the public.

Objective 2

“To assist the membership in maximizing the utilization of appropriate new technologies, including broadband, in developing their telecommunication/ICT infrastructures and services and in designing and deploying resilient telecommunication/ICT network infrastructures.”

This objective has the following priority areas: Spectrum management and radio monitoring, Next-generation networks, Mobile communications (2G, 3 G, 4G, etc), Broadband networks, Rural Communications and Outside Plant.

The following are the results achieved during the first quarter of 2013 (January – March):

• Improved capacity of developing countries in transition from analogue to digital broadcasting through implementation of training activities, direct assistance, regional initiatives, master plans as well as development of guidelines and tools.

• Improved capacity of developing countries for frequency planning and assignment, spectrum management and radio monitoring through implementation of training, assistance, regional initiatives as well as developing guidelines and tools.

• Increased awareness of developing countries on establishing national plan for broadband through the provision of guidelines and master plan as well as regional initiatives and seminars. Publication of first version of ITU Interactive Terrestrial Transmission Maps through the ITU Web under TIES will also help countries for preparing their National Plan for Broadband infrastructure

• Improved capacity of developing countries for establishing sustainable and appropriate conformance and interoperability programmes at national and regional level through implementation of training activities, direct assistance, and regional forums, as well as providing guidelines and tools.

Objective 3

“To foster the development of strategies to enhance the deployment, security and safe and affordable use of ICT applications and services to-wards mainstreaming telecommunications/ICTs in the broader economy and society.”

This objective has the following priority areas: ICT applications and services, Cybersecurity, and Critical Internet resources.

The following are the results achieved during the first quarter of 2013 (January – March):

• Improved response to by countries to cyber-attacks through the established Cybersecurity capability, such as Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) to adequately respond to cyber-attacks (CIRT agreement with Jamaica, forensic lab capabilities in Sudan, launch of the Regional Centre in Oman)

• Enhanced legal measures on cyber-security in countries through technical assistance and execution of specialized training

• Fostered a global culture of Cybersecurity, through the establishment of a Global Cybersecurity Index, aimed to effectively measure current Cybersecurity landscape and capabilities of Member States (Agreement with ABI Research)

• More engagement from the international community and the ITU Membership on cybersecurity (First Lady of Nigeria as appointed as Champion of Child Online protection, ITU-Symantec joint report disseminated to all Member States,

• Enhanced Child Online Protection (COP) in countries (projects initiated in 6 countries in Africa and launched during the CTO meeting in Cameroon)

• Better Knowledge sharing and dissemination of ICT Applications for development best practices to facilitate mainstreaming ICT for socio-economic development through the organization of a regional workshop entitled “e-Health service in low-resource setting”, Tokyo, Japan, 4 - 8 February 2013 in collaboration with the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and NTT and through the development of an online eHealth projects database to collect information about operational eHealth projects around the world. A report on the use of ICT for improving information and accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health is also under development.

• Improved country’s capacity to deploy ICT applications for health especially on mobile platform through the provision of technical assistance in collaboration with WHO to Costa Rica to launch an mHealth for Smoking Cessation intervention at the national level as a model to be replicated by other countries.

• Enhanced country’s capability to develop national e-Health strategies through the translation of the joint ITU-WHO “National e-Health Strategy toolkit” to different UN languages. At least two countries have already adopted the toolkit to develop their own national strategies (Brazil and Philippines).

Additional extra-budgetary resources are available to support ICT use for Maternal and Child health and to combat non-communicable diseases through partnerships development with international organizations (WHO) and industry associations e.g. the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA).

Objective 4

“To assist the membership in creating and maintaining an enabling policy and regulatory environment, including the establishment and implementation of sustainable national policies, strategies and plans, through sharing best practices and collecting and disseminating statistical information on telecommunication/ICT developments.”

This objective has the following priority areas: National strategies, policies, plans, regulation and economic and financial mechanisms, and measuring the information society.

The following are the results achieved during the first quarter of 2013 (January – March):• Increased availability of French, Arabic, and Russian speaking trainers on ICT Household statistics.• Enhanced availability of ICT Statistics from the collection of the 2012 data• Increased visibility of ITU statistics from the release of the 2013 ICT Facts and Figures• Increased capacity, knowledge and skills of memberships in formulating policies and regulations

on ICT legislation and regulations through dissemination of publications, providing trainings, workshops, forums and development of guidelines

• Enhanced availability of accurate regulatory and financial information of the telecommunication/ICT sector

Objective 5

“To build human and institutional capacity in order to improve skills in the development and use of telecommunication/ICT networks and applications, and to foster digital inclusion for people with special needs, such as persons with disabilities, through awareness-raising, training activities, sharing information and know-how and the production and distribution of relevant publications.”

This objective has the following priority areas: provision and delivery of high quality ICT information sharing, Education and training, and Assistance in the development of national strategies, policies, plans, practices and awareness-raising on the importance of digital inclusion for people with special needs.

The following are the results achieved during the first quarter of 2013 (January – March):• Improved human capacity through delivery of 25 training programmes across the different

regions of which 11 was delivered through distance learning.• Enhanced partnerships through collaboration with CISCO and Government of South Korea to

establish 3 new Internet Training Centers.• Increased awareness of the importance of ICT for girls through ongoing partnership with various

stakeholders and organizing the girls in ICT day.







14%



development26%





12%


Objective 6

“To provide concentrated and special assistance to least developed countries (LDCs) and countries in special need, and to assist ITU Member States in responding to climate change and integrating telecommunications/ICTs in disaster management.“

This objective has the following priority areas: Assistance to LDCs and countries in special need, Universal access, Emergency Telecommunications, and Climate-change and adaptation.

The following are the results achieved during the first quarter of 2013 (January – March):• Countries are better informed on actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change e.g. emergency

telecommunication workshop in Uganda (March 2013) • Vulnerable people are supported through the provision of on-the –ground assistance in cases of

emergency to WHO for health services and to UNHCR for refugee relief efforts (Feb 2013)• Enhanced country level climate change and disaster management through mapping of areas

vulnerable to natural disaster. • Improved understanding of satellite use in the small island developing states of the Pacific

through dissemination of feasibility study

Implementation level by Objectives (RBM perspective)

Chart 1 below provides distribution of the actual use of the resources among the six objectives of the sector for Q1.

Chart 1

Operational plan implementationQuarterly report January - March 2013

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“

The operational

plan framework

provides a

thorough view of

the implementation

level of the different

objectives, outputs

and actions

This report highlights the results achieved as regards the implementation of the Operational Plan for the period January 1st to March 31st 2013 (Q1) for the Telecommunication Development Bureau. It also provides information by objectives and regions.

Overall implementation level

As at March 31st 2013, out of a total of 276 actions initially planned for 2013, 51 have been completed, 119 are under implementation and the remaining 106 have not yet started.

Implementation level by objective

Chart 1 below highlights, in terms of number, the status of actions (completed, under implementation, not yet started) by objective for Q1.

Chart 1

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Objective 1

Objective 2

Objective 3

Objective 4

Objective 5

Objective 6

Objective 1 Objective 2 Objective 3 Objective 4 Objective 5 Objective 6Completed 22 14 4 7 2 2Under implementation 7 35 16 30 20 11Not yet started 1 32 26 23 21 3

Status of Actions by Objectives

Actions

Implementation level by objectives and regions (in number of actions)Chart 2 below shows, in terms of number, the implementation level of actions by objectives and regions for Q1.

Chart 2

Implementation level by objectives and regions (in Swiss francs)Chart 3 below highlights the budget implementation level by regions for Q1.

Chart 3

Completed Under implemen-

tation

Total Planned

Obj. 1 1 1Obj. 2 1 3 9Obj. 3 3 10Obj. 4 1 3 7Obj. 5 2 5Obj. 6 1 2 3

THE AMERICAS


tation

Total Planned

Obj. 1 1 1Obj. 2 2 4Obj. 3 1 3Obj. 4 2Obj. 5 1 2Obj. 6 1

EUROPE


tation

Total Planned

Obj. 1 1 1Obj. 2 2 3 6Obj. 3 2 1 4Obj. 4 2 1 3Obj. 5 2 3Obj. 6 1

CIS Countries


tation

Total Planned

Obj. 1 1 1Obj. 2 3 3 11Obj. 3 3 5Obj. 4 1 3 9Obj. 5 2 5Obj. 6 1 2 4

ASIA & PACIFICCompleted Under

implemen-tation

Total Planned

Obj. 1 1 1Obj. 2 7 5 21Obj. 3 3 10Obj. 4 1 1 8Obj. 5 1 2Obj. 6 0

ARAB STATES


tation

Total Planned

Obj. 1 1 1Obj. 2 13 15Obj. 3 1 4Obj. 4 4 5Obj. 5 4 4Obj. 6 0

AFRICA

Completed Under implementation

Total Planned

Obj. 1 20 3 24Obj. 2 1 6 15Obj. 3 1 5 10Obj. 4 2 18 26Obj. 5 10 22Obj. 6 7 7

World or Multi-Regional

chf

Budgeted 2,405,950Activated 973,488

% of activation

40.5%

World or Multi-Regional

chf

Budgeted 836,321Activated 159,197

% of activation

19.0%

ARAB STATES

chf


% of activation

20.9%

ASIA & PACIFIC

chf


% of activation

9.8%

EUROPE

chf


% of activation

59.2%

CIS Countries

chf


% of activation

18.2%

THE AMERICAS

chf

Budgeted 1,037,523Activated 100,135

% of activation

9.7%

AFRICA

This report highlights the budget implementation as at March 31st 2013 (Q1) for the sector and the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT). It also provides information by objectives and outputs.

Result-based budget statement by objectivesTable 1 below provides the implementation level by objectives in a Result Based Budget perspective for the 1st Quarter of 2013.

Table 1 (in thousands of Swiss francs)

Strategic objectives

Budget 2013

Actual

31st March 2013 Available

% Av.

Objectives of ITU-D

D-1 To foster international cooperation on telecommunication/ICT issues

6’725 1’360 5’365 80%

D-2 To assist in the development on telecommunication/ICT infrastructure

3’158 667 2’491 79%

D-3 To enhance the deployment and the safe use of ICT applications and services

3’777 788 2’989 79%

D-4 To create a policy and regulatory environment conducive to telecommunication/ICT development

6’654 1’499 5’155 77%

D-5 To build human and institutional capacity and foster digital inclusion

4’341 746 3’595 83%

D-6 To provide concentrated assistance to LDCs, SIDs, LLDCs, and assist in disaster management

4’037 720 3’317 82%

Costs of ITU-D Strategic Goal 28’692 5’780 22’912 80%

Financial statement for the Telecommunication Development SectorTable 2 below, shows by section, the ITU-D budget implementation as at March 31st 2013 and the 2013 year end expenditure projections. As at Q1, expenditures amounted to CHF 5.8 million or 20.1% of the ITU-D budget for 2013. At this time, it is projected that the total ITU-D budget of CHF 28.7 million will be fully spent.

Table 2(in thousands of Swiss francs)

Financial plan implementationQuarterly report January - March 2013

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“

The financial

framework within

which ITU-D

operates requires

rigorous forecast

and management

of the resources

available

BudgetActual as at 31/03/2013

Available%

availableProjection as at 31/12/2013

Section 3 World Telecommunication development conferences 772 59 713 92.4% 670

Section 4 Regional telecommunication development conferences - -

Section 5 Telecommunication Development Advisory Group 132 0 132 100.0% 132

Section 6 Study Group 412 1 411 99.8% 412

Section 7 Activities and programmes 5'718 601 5'117 89.5% 5'146

Section 9 Bureau 21'658 5'119 16'539 76.4% 22'332

TOTAL 28'692 5'780 22'912 79.9% 28'692

Financial statement by objectives and outputsTable 3 below shows the budget consumption by ITU-D objectives and outputs as at March 31st 2013. As at Q1, budget consumption amounted to CHF 0.7 million or less than 10% of the budget.


ITU-D Objectives CHF 000Budget Consumption Available % Available


Objective 2 ICT Infrastr. Dev. 1'934 176 1'758 90.90%

Objective 3 Cybersec. & ICT appl. 856 151 705 82.36%

Objective 4Enabling env. & ITU-D publ. 1'657 198 1'459 88.05%

Objective 5

Human Capacity & digital inclusion 960 29 931 96.98%

Objective 6

Special ass., emergency tel. & climate change 312 47 265 84.94%Total 2 5'719 601 5'118 89.49%

Total 1+2 7'035 661 6'374 90.60%

Financial statement for the Telecommunication Development BureauTable 4 below highlights, by category of expenditure, the budget consumption (i.e. actual expenditures) for the Telecommunications Development Bureau as at March 31st 2013. As at Q1, budget consumption amounted to CHF 5.1 million or 23.54% of the Bureau budget.


ITU-D Bureau CHF 000Budget consumption Available % Available

Staff costs 15'768 3'838 11'930 75.66%Other-staff costs 4'128 1'055 3'073 74.44%Travel expenses 782 77 705 90.15%Contractual serv. 185 50 135 72.97%Rental & mainten. 95 7 88 92.63%Purchase of equipmnt 80 18 62 77.50%Acquisition, furnit. 265 34 231 87.17%Utilities & services 235 32 203 86.38%Auditing, inter-agenc. 120 8 112 93.33%Total 21'658 5'119 16'539 76.36%

Telecommunication Development SectorQuarterly Performance Report January – March 2013

Strategic plan Operational plan

Financial plan Implementation

From Strategy to ExecutionThe progressive improvements of the Union’s budgetary and financial structure reached a significant turning point with the introduction of the result-based budgeting and result based management.

In addition, the introduction of the re-structured operational plan of the Telecommunication Development Sector enhanced the integration between strategic planning, operational planning and financial planning.

The primary purpose of this performance report is to provide a quarterly assessment of the implementation of the BDT strategic, financial and operational plans using several facets and dimensions.

This report provides an assessment of the implementation of the strategic, operational and financial plan.

Strategic…

The quarterly assessment of the strategic plan implementation provides a means for monitoring the implementation of the mission, objectives, outputs and priorities of the Telecommunication Development Sector.

Financial…

The financial quarterly reports highlight the financial elements of both the strategic and the operational plan.

It provides an overview of the budgetary performance for the period as well as the annual year end expenditure forecast which in turn may allow management to adjust its plans in order to achieve optimal budget performance and implementation of activities.

Operational

The quarterly review of the operational plan puts emphasis on the outputs of the Sector as well as on the actions and activities undertaken by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) in connection with the implementation of these outputs.

It provides information regarding the implementation level of the outputs and actions as well as other pertinent operational data.

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Objective 1

Objective 2

Objective 3

Objective 4

Objective 5

Objective 6

Status of actions per objectives

Completed

Under implementation

Not yet started

ITU-D Activities CHF 000Budget Consumption Available % Available


Objective 2 ICT Infrastr. Dev. 1'934 176 1'758 90.90% Objective 3 Cybersec. & ICT appl. 856 151 705 82.36% Objective 4 Enabling env. & ITU-D publ. 1'657 198 1'459 88.05% Objective 5 Human Capacity & digital inclusion 960 29 931 96.98% Objective 6 Special assist., emergency tel. &

climate change 312 47 265 84.94%

Total 2 5'719 601 5'118 89.49%

Total 1+2 7'035 661 6'374 90.60%

Our contribution to development is one that counts







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development26%





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