Eun-Ju Kim, Ph.D. Senior Advisor for Asia and Pacific, ITU, Bangkok, Thailand

InternationalTelecommunicationUnion


Eun-Ju Kim, Ph.D.Senior Advisor for Asia and Pacific, ITU,Bangkok, Thailand

7th Regional Interagency WGOn ICT

28 October 2004, Bangkok

Eun-Ju Kim - ITUInternationalTelecommunicationUnion


WSIS: – Main Principles & Actions Adopted at

the 1st WSIS

ITU ACTIVITIES:– Follow-ups & Preparations for the 2nd

WSIS, as a mandate





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



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)



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)



• 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)



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





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



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



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



ITU ActivitiesAs follow-ups &

preparationsFor the 2nd WSIS

On ICTIn Asia & Pacific Region



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



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



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 …. !



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 !



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



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



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.



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



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



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.



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.



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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Eun-Ju Kim, Ph.D. Senior Advisor for Asia and Pacific, ITU, Bangkok, Thailand