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Report on the Facilitation of WSIS Action Line C2

Document ALC2C4C6/3/03-E

Emamgholi BehdadEmamgholi Behdad

Chief of Projects and Initiatives Department Chief of Projects and Initiatives Department

Telecommunication Development BureauTelecommunication Development Bureau

International Telecommunication Union International Telecommunication Union

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Action Line C2 facilitation process

ITU-UNDP Joint Facilitation MeetingITU-UNDP Joint Facilitation Meeting on WSIS Action Lines C2, C4, C6 16 May 2007, ITU Headquarters Objective: To encourage synergies across three

action lines focusing on the infrastructure, enabling environment and capacity building.

ResultsResults Reaffirmation of the willingness to follow agreed

directions of the facilitation framework in particular facilitation of the implementation of large scale impact making initiatives and development of thematic activities.

Approval of Plan of Action directed towards six components

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Plan of Action

Promotion of national ICT strategiesICT strategies HarmonizationHarmonization of the ICT policies in

different regions Development of regional and

large-scalelarge-scale national initiativesinitiatives Launch of global thematic

ICT infrastructure initiativesICT infrastructure initiatives Development of a Virtual Financing PlatformVirtual Financing Platform Deployment of an online

tool for ICT development assessment

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Three Pillars for Facilitation of the Action Line C2: ICT Infrastructure

WTDC-06WTDC-06

• 6 Programmes• 6 Special Initiatives • 2 Actions • Regional Initiatives

- Africa- Asia-Pacific- Americas- Arab Region- CIS

• Resource mobilization- ITU-D Projects

• Connect the World- Multi-stakeholder partnership platform

Physical Meetings(May 2008)

WSIS Stocktaking

Virtual Working Methods and Space

Large Scale ProjectsFacilitation

ALC2 PLAN OF ACTION ALC2 PLAN OF ACTION

• Promotion of National ICT-Strategies

• Harmonization of the ICT Policies in the different regions

• Development of regional and large-scale national initiatives

• Launch of global thematic ICT Infrastructure initiatives

• Development of a Virtual Financing Platform

• Deployment of an Online Tool for ICT Development Assessment

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ITU Activities Related to Action Line C2 – ICT Infrastructure

ICT Strategies: Update of the information on the national reporting on WSIS implementationnational reporting on WSIS implementation reflecting status of development of the ICT-strategies;

Harmonization of the ICT policies: In collaboration with the European Commission development of large development of large scale project focusing on the harmonization ICT scale project focusing on the harmonization ICT policies in three regionspolicies in three regions, including Sub-Saharan countries, Caribbean countries and Pacific Island States;

Coordination with the regional and international Coordination with the regional and international institutions: institutions: focusing on large scale projects, in collaboration with potential partners.

Activities under OP-07 relevant to Action line C2; Launch of the virtual space dedicated to the virtual space dedicated to the

thematic ICT infrastructure initiativesthematic ICT infrastructure initiatives. Its functionality will be resumed and customized based on stakeholders requests;

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ITU Connect Summit Series: Connect Africa

Connect Africa Summit Kigali, Rwanda, October 2007, Over 1 000 participants

Focus Broadband infrastructure Access networks and rural connectivity Capacity-building Applications and services Enabling environment

55 billion dollars committed Mainly from industry but

also from development banks and other partners

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Plan of Action and 2008 ActivitiesAction Action Activity to be undertaken in 2008Activity to be undertaken in 2008Promotion of National ICT-Strategies

- Update of the database on the National Strategies on WSIS Implementation and ICT Strategies

Harmonization of the ICT Policies in the different regions

-ITU-EU Project -Harmonization of ICT Policies: Sub-Saharan countries -Harmonization of ICT Policies: Caribbean countries

Development of regional and large-scale national initiatives

- ITU-D Regional Initiatives Facilitation - Feasibility Studies for Connecting Africa

Launch of global thematic ICT infrastructure initiatives

- Virtual Working Space: Goals and its Functionalities to be determined

Development of a Virtual Financing Platform (VFP)

- VFP to be launched in 2008

Deployment of an Online Tool for ICT Development Assessment

- ITU Global View as ICT infrastructure watch

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2008 BDT Activities related to the ALC2 Approximately 50 activities relevant to the Approximately 50 activities relevant to the

WSIS ALC2WSIS ALC2 25 activities related to the network development; broadband

connectivity; access in rural areas; 4 activities related to e-strategies and ICT applications; 7 activities related to the economics and finance; 7 activities related to the least developed counties and

emergency telecommunications; 2 activities related to partnership and promotion; 5 activities related to the private sector, gender, youth,

indigenous people and people with disabilities.

Coordination with national, regional and Coordination with national, regional and international organizations focused on large international organizations focused on large scale infrastructure projects, such asscale infrastructure projects, such as AfDP, ADB, Mc Caw Foundation,

European Commission, Microsoft, AMD

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Emamgholi BehdadEmamgholi BehdadChief of Projects and Initiatives Department Chief of Projects and Initiatives Department

Telecommunication Development BureauTelecommunication Development Bureau

International Telecommunication UnionInternational Telecommunication Union