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13 th Meeting of the Regional Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) UNCC, Bangkok, Thailand ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific 20 November 2009 Bangkok, Thailand. Agenda. ITU Vision and Initiatives - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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13th Meeting of the Regional Interagency Working Group (IWG)
on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
UNCC, Bangkok, Thailand
ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
20 November 2009Bangkok, Thailand
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ITU Vision and InitiativesITU Vision and Initiatives
ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Actions & Initiatives ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Actions & Initiatives
(2007-2010)(2007-2010)
Outcomes of ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Outcomes of ITU Asia-Pacific Regional
Preparatory Meeting for WTDC 2010Preparatory Meeting for WTDC 2010
ITU Planned Actions in 2009-2010ITU Planned Actions in 2009-2010
Proposals for PartnershipProposals for Partnership
Agenda
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ITU Overview
Founded in 1865
Leading UN Special Agency for ICTs
HQ in Switzerland; 5 Regional Offices & 7 Area Offices
191 Member States; and 700 Sector Members
ITU has three sectors
ITU-R (Radiocommunication)
ITU-T (Standardization)
ITU-D (Development)
ITU TELECOM Events
ITU presence in the Asia-Pacific
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok & Area Office for South East Asia in Jakarta.
38 Member States 63 Sector Members
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ITU Vision & Strategic Focus 2007 -2010
Accessibility Confronting the financial crisis Climate Change and the ITU/ICT Cybersecurity, Spam and
Cybercrime Connecting the unconnected by
2015 Saving lives The networks of the future: NGN
and Global Standards Initiative
ITU Initiatives
Connect the WorldConnect the World
Global Global Cybersecurity Cybersecurity
AgendaAgenda
Capacity BuildingCapacity Building
Enabling Enabling EnvironmentEnvironment
Vision: By connecting the world and fulfilling everyone’s fundamental right to communicate, we strive to make the world a better and safer place.
Climate ChangeClimate Change
Emergency Emergency CommunicationCommunication
ITUITU
InitiativesInitiatives
Strategic Focus
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ITU Global Development Agenda (2007-2010)
Seminars & Seminars & WorkshopsWorkshops
Direct Country Direct Country Assistances Assistances
Human Capacity Human Capacity BuildingBuilding
Trainings / Trainings / FellowshipsFellowships
Deployment of Deployment of InfrastructureInfrastructure
Delivery Delivery MechanismsMechanisms
Through Through
PPPPPP
Six Operational ProgrammesSix Operational Programmes
Programme 1:Programme 1: Regulatory reformRegulatory reform
Programme 2:Programme 2: Information and communication Information and communication infrastructure and technology developmentinfrastructure and technology development
Programme 3:Programme 3: E-strategies and ICT applicationsE-strategies and ICT applications
Programme 4:Programme 4: Economics & financing, including Economics & financing, including costs and tariffscosts and tariffs
Programme 5:Programme 5: Human Capacity BuildingHuman Capacity Building
Programme 6:Programme 6: Least developed countries (LDC) and Least developed countries (LDC) and Small Islands Developing States (SIDS), and Small Islands Developing States (SIDS), and emergency telecommunicationsemergency telecommunications
Special InitiativesSpecial Initiatives
Asia-Pacific Regional InitiativesAsia-Pacific Regional Initiatives
Gender, Children and Youth, Indigenous people and Gender, Children and Youth, Indigenous people and communities, Persons with disabilities, Communities communities, Persons with disabilities, Communities living inliving in Remote/Underserved areas
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ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Initiatives(2007-2010)
Through Through
PPPPPP
ASP Regional Initiative 1
Telecommunication/ICT policy and regulatory
cooperation in the Asia‑Pacific region
ASP Regional Initiative 2Rural Communications –
Infrastructure development
ASP Regional Initiative 3
Next Generation Networks (NGN) planning
ASP Regional Initiative 4
The unique telecommunication/ICT
needs of Pacific islands and small island developing
states (SIDS) in the Asia-Pacific region
ASP Regional Initiative 5 Strengthening the
collaboration between ITU‑T and ITU‑D
Seminars & Seminars & WorkshopsWorkshops
Direct Country Direct Country Assistances Assistances
Human Human Capacity Capacity BuildingBuilding
Trainings / Trainings / FellowshipsFellowships
Deployment of Deployment of InfrastructureInfrastructure
Study Study QuestionsQuestions
Doha Action Doha Action Plan (DAP) Plan (DAP)
ITU-D Annual ITU-D Annual Operational Operational
Plan Plan
RI Linked RI Linked Projects (RI & Projects (RI &
External Funds)External Funds)
ICT ICT Development Development
FundFund
Funding Delivery Method
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Proposed ITU Development Agenda (2011-2014)
Asia-Pacific Regional Initiatives
1. Unique ICT Needs of LDCs, SIDSs, & Landlocked Countries
2. Emergency Communication
3. Digital Broadcasting
4. Broadband Access & Adoption in Urban & Rural Areas
5. Telecom/ICT Policy & Regulation in Asia-Pacific Region
Global Development Programmes
1. Programme 1: Information & Communication Infrastructure
2. Programme 2: Cybersecurity & ICT Applications
3. Programme 3: Enabling Environment
4. Programme 4: Capacity Building & Other Initiatives
Proposals made at the ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-2010
At Kuala Lumpur, May 5-7 2009
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▪ Satellite operators and Land Earth station operators
▪ Telecom Operators
▪ GIS/Remote sensing service providers
▪ Radiocommunications Equipment Providers
▪ Governments
▪ Private Sector
▪ Development Banks
▪ Regional Economic Groups
▪ Air Transport operators
▪ International Couriers
ITU Framework for Cooperation in Emergencies (IFCE)
Technology Cluster Finance Cluster Logistics Cluster
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• Handheld satellite phones• INMARSAT Global Area Network, • Regional BGAN• Nera World PRO (Explorer100/110)• Thuraya DSL
Broadband mobile satellite terminals. Mobile Communication tools for Global Internet and data access
at broadband speeds and simultaneous voice
Satellite terminal: (Voice and data communication)Satellite terminal: (Voice and data communication)
ITU Emergency Resources
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Recent ITU Response to Disasters
Dispatch of 25 satellite phones and solar panels with free airtime to Tonga and Samoa in the aftermath of Pacific tsunami (Sep 2009)
Dispatch of 40 satellite phones with free airtime to Indonesia in response to the West Sumatra earthquake (Sep 2009)
Deployment of 10 satellite phones and free airtime following the ferry disaster – sinking of Princess Ashika (Aug 2009)
ITU Response Effort
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Sufficient resources to be deployed when needed
More rapid deployment of the resources to a site
Greater awareness of the initiative within governments, UN agencies, international organisations, NGOs, and humanitarian actors
Coordination for requests and resource provisions among providers, requesters, and facilitators; and
Enhanced cooperation and partnerships including funding
CHALLENGES
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ASP Regional Platform for Disaster Communication Management
Provide a single point of contact for countries requesting for ICT assistance in response to disasters
Provide technical assistance through deployment of ICT resources (human, ICT equipment and services) for rescues
Facilitate contacts and coordination between assistance providers and requesters
Guide and assist countries in development of a national emergency telecommunications plan and standard operating procedure
Build a network of volunteers for rescue activities
Provide technical training in the use of ICT equipment and services for emergency communications
OBJECTIVES
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National Emergency Telecommunications Plan (NETP) aims at:
Identification of telecommunications needs in time of emergencies;
Identification of vulnerabilities, and assessment of threats; Forging of partnerships; Forward-planning as part of preparedness
“The NETP should be part of a national disaster management framework or plan”
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“Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations”
TAMPERE CONVENTION
• Provides the legal framework for the use of telecommunications in international humanitarian assistance
• Reduces regulatory barriers
• Protects providers of telecommunication assistance while safeguarding the interests of the host country
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ITU : http://www.itu.intITU : http://www.itu.intITU Asia Pacific : http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/asp/CMS/index.aspITU Asia Pacific : http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/asp/CMS/index.asp
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