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InternationalTelecommunicationUnion
Pacific ---Connecting the Unconnected---
ITU initiatives
“ENHANCING PACIFIC CONNECTIVITY”
November 5, 2008
Ashish Narayan, Advisor, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
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ITU “Vision and Strategy”
ITU Development Programs and Pacific
ITU Pacific Activities and Projects
Proposals and Partnership
AgendaAgenda
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ITU Vision & Strategic Plan ITU Vision & Strategic Plan 2008 -20112008 -2011
Maintain and extend international, regional, sub-regional cooperation
Assist in bridging the digital divide and promote global connectivity through implementation of WSIS goals and objectives
Widen the Union's membership – especially from the industry
Develop tools to safeguard networks
Continue to improve efficiency and effectiveness
Disseminate information and know-how of ICT
Promote the development of an enabling environment
ITU Initiatives
Connect the World
Global Cybersecurity
Agenda
Capacity Building
Enabling Environment
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 Change
Emergency Communication
ITUITU
InitiativesInitiatives
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Six Major Development ProgramsSix Major Development Programs
Program 1: Regulatory reform
Program 2:Technologies and telecom/ICT network development - Infrastructure
Program 3: E-strategies and ICT applications
Program 4: Economics & finance
Program 5: Human Resource Development
Program 6: Least Developed Countries, Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and Emergency Telecommunications
ITU Development Programs and PacificITU Development Programs and Pacific
Seminars & Seminars & WorkshopsWorkshops
Direct Country Direct Country Assistances Assistances
Human Capacity Human Capacity BuildingBuildingTrainings / Trainings / FellowshipsFellowships
Deployment of Deployment of InfrastructureInfrastructure
Through Through
PPPPPP
Delivery Mechanisms
One of the five Asia Pacific Regional Initiatives focuses on the Pacific
Special InitiativesSpecial Initiatives
Gender;Children and Youth; Indigenous peoples and communities; Persons with disabilities; Communities living in Remote/Underserved areas
Regional InitiativesRegional Initiatives
World Telecommunication Development Conference 2006 - Doha
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International Connectivity
Regulation
Legislation Capacity Building
Cybersecurity
Pacific ConnectivityPacific Connectivity
National Connectivity
Affordability
Content
Policy
Emergency Communication
Delivery of secure, reliable and affordable ICT Services to all
requires
together with the following enablers
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National and International ConnectivityNational and International Connectivity
International Connectivity Submarine Cable vis-à-vis Satellite Creating the right enablers to finance affordable connectivity
International connectivity needs to be aligned with national connectivity Most of the recent telecommunications growth in the Pacific Island
countries has been experienced on narrowband networks
For Broadband services, existing networks (fixed and mobile) would need to be upgraded for smooth migration to the Next Generation Networks (NGN)
On fixed side, most of the broadband is provided using DSL, Cable TV or Fibre To The Home (FTTH)
Appropriate policies and regulation are necessary to drive the demand (which would reduce the cost) through promoting ICT
content and services to encourage network penetration in remote areas through network roll out.
A number of regulatory enablers including licensing, spectrum, Universal Service policies are necessary for the purpose
to enable community access to ICT services using various means including Multipurpose Community Telecentres
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Mobile Technology Trend
Present Status in Pacific
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ITU Pacific Activities [2007]ITU Pacific Activities [2007]
• APT/ITU/PITA Joint Regulatory Forum, Fiji (2006)
• APT/ITU/PITA workshop on “Principles of Cyber Legislation”, NZ
• Kiribati (Licensing, Internet Exchange)• Papua New Guinea (Numbering, Interconnection) • Marshall Islands (e-Governance)
Spectrum, Regulation, Human Resources, Disaster Communication etc.
Workshops
Policy-Regulation
Capacity Building
Concentrated Assistance to SIDS
• Rural/outer island Communication Development in Tonga, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Nauru• Multi-purpose Community Telecentres establishment in Solomon Islands, Samoa
Direct Assistances
ITU works closely with partners such as PITA, PIFS, APT, SPC, The World Bank, UNESCAP for effective delivery
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ITU Pacific Activities [2008]ITU Pacific Activities [2008]
• Regional Workshop on Cybersecurity • ITU/APT/PITA Regional Forum on Next Generation Telecommunications in the Pacific
• Kiribati (Cost Modeling) • Papua New Guinea (Numbering, Interconnection)• Samoa (Spectrum Management)• Vanuatu (Spectrum Management)
• NGN, Human Resources, CoE Courses
Workshops
Policy-Regulation
Capacity Building
Direct Assistances
ITU works closely with partners such as PITA, PIFS, APT, SPC, The World Bank, UNESCAP for effective delivery
Concentrated Assistance to SIDS
• Rural/outer island Communication Development in Tonga, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Nauru
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A number of Pacific Island Countries use the Asia Pacific CoE network for their training needs.
The trainings are now being further extended to the Pacific in partnership with PITA.
ITU EC Project on capacity building to start soon.
Spectrum Management
(Iran)
Policy&
Regulation(Pakistan)
Business Management
(Thailand)
Rural ICT
Development (Malaysia)
Technology Awareness
(Rep. of Korea)
ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Capacity Building
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ITU Key Partnership Projects in the PacificITU Key Partnership Projects in the Pacific
Government of AustraliaGovernment of Australia
Policy & Regulatory Assistance in Asia and the Pacific (2008/09)
ICT Policy & Regulatory Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region and addressing the unique ICT needs of the Pacific Island Countries (2007/08)
Telecommunication/ICT Governance in the Asia-Pacific Region (2006/08)
Effective Use of Telecommunications/ICT in Disaster Management
Assistance for the Establishment of Sector Governance in Telecommunications in East Timor
European Commission Capacity Building and ICT Policy, Regulatory and Legislative Frameworks Support for
Pacific Island States
Andorra Rural/outer island communication development in Tonga, Marshall Islands, Papua
New Guinea and Nauru
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ITU “PACIFIC ICT MINISTER’S FORUM on Connecting the Unconnected” from 17 -20 Feb 2009 will be hosted by the Kingdom of Tonga and in joint organization with partners.
The Forum aims to lay down the action plans that would “connect the unconnected and all the Islands in the Pacific with affordable, ubiquitous, reliable and secure access by 2015” through:
Pacific ICT Minister’s FORUMPacific ICT Minister’s FORUM
Technology enabler: including optical fibre networks, satellite communications, wireless broadband technologies, adaptive mobile communications, and NGN;
Policy & regulation enabler: facilitating international and domestic connectivity and enabling market environment;
Human capacity building: ensuring human capacity to maintain, operate, and develop networks, services and content.
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ITU invites partners to work together towards this common goal for “Connecting the Unconnected in the Pacific” on collaborative and constructive manners in the following areas.
Proposals for PartnershipsProposals for Partnerships
Project investments for Pacific Connectivity i.e. domestic and international connectivity through various technology options
Human capacity building for policy makers, telecom regulators, operators, and users
ICT service, application, and content development
Safeguarding networks and people through effective Cybersecurity and emergency communications initiatives including climate change adaptation
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Thank You