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Eleventh Meeting of the Regional Interagency
Working Group on ICT
25 February 2008
UNESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand
Eun-Ju Kim
[email protected]
Regional Representative & Head,
ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
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AGENDA
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ITU Structure & Functions
MDG, WSIS & ITU
ITU Activities in Asia and the Pacific
Pacific Connectivity: Current and Future Initiatives
Proposals for Cooperation
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ITU Structure & Asia-Pacific Region
ITU Headquarter (Geneva)
ITU-R
ITU-T
ITU-D
Radiocommunication
Telecom Network
Satellite/Terrestrial
Standardization
Development
ITU Regional Offices
Africa
Americas
Arab States
Asia Pacific
Europe & CIS
Asia-Pacific Sub-regions (ITU ASP RO)
ASEAN/
CLMV
North-East
Asia
Pacific
South
Asia
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MDG Goals : Role of ICT
Goal
Role of ICTs
MDG 1: Eradicate
extreme poverty and
hunger
 ICTs provide increased access to market information and reduce
MDG 2: Achieve
universal primary
education
 ICTs increase supply of trained teachers though ICT-enhanced
MDG 3: Promote
gender equality and
empower women
 ICTs deliver educational and literacy programmes specifically
MDG 4,5,6: Health
 ICTs increase access of rural care-givers to specialist support and
transaction costs for poor farmers and traders. Tele-work allows
work from home and is the main source of income or additional
source of income.
 ICTs increase skills and productivity resulting in increased incomes
distance training
targeted to poor girls and women using appropriate technologies.
 Studies show females outnumber males in E-learning programmes.
remote diagnosis.
 ICTs enhance delivery of basic and in-service training for health
workers
 ICTs increase monitoring and information-sharing on disease and
famine.
MDG 7: Ensure
environmental
stability
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 Remote sensing technologies and communication networks permit
more effective monitoring, resource management, and mitigation of
environmental risks. Telework reduces pollution by removing the 4
requirement of travelling from home to the workplace.
MDG & WSIS : Role of ITU
UN
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Implementing
Monitoring
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ITU
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C5
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Benchmarking
2015
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MDG Goal 8
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In cooperation with private sector, make available
the benefits of new technologies – especially
information communications technologies
WSIS: Plan of Action
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ICT applications can support sustainable
development, in the field of public administration,
business, education and training, health,
employment, environment, agriculture and
science…”
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ITU Approach in Achieving MDGs
 Development of Indicators:
MDG Target 8F Indicator Status
4.5
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3.5
In Billions
According to Target 8.F ITU
developed ICT indicators for
measuring the impact on
MDGs
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1990
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2006
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Total number of telephone
subscribers (Fixed + Mobile) per
hundred inhabitants
Total number of Personal
Computers per hundred inhabitants
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0
Mobile Subscribers
+Fixed Line Users
Number of PC users
Shrinking Digital Divide
Total number of Internet users
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Ratio of penetration levels
per 100 inhabitants between
developed and developing
countries
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per hundred inhabitants
20
Ratio
 Result of Implementation :
Digital divide is narrowing
Internet Users
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1994
2004
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0
Mobile Phones
Fixed Phones
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WSIS Action Line and Role of ITU
MODERATOR
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Information and communication infrastructure
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Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
FACILITATOR
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The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the
promotion of ICTs for development
ECOSOC / UN REGIONAL COMMISSIONS
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Access to information and knowledge
UNESCO
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Enabling environment
UNDP/UN REGIONAL COMMISSIONS/UNCTAD
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ICT Applications
E-GOVERNMENT [UNDP], E-BUSINESS [WTO/UNCTAD/UPU], E-LEARNING [UNESCO/UNIDO], EHEALTH [WHO], E-EMPLOYMENT [ILO], E-ENVIRONMENT [WHO/WMO/UNEP/UN-HABITAT/ICAO],
E-AGRICULTURE [FAO], E-SCIENCE [UNESCO/UNCTAD] 8
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Action Line C2
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Information and Communication Infrastructure
 Bridging the Digital Divide
Connect the World (2005) : A multi-stakeholder platform to encourage
collaboration and showcase ICT development efforts to achieve the
connectivity goals of WSIS "connect the unconnected by 2015"
 Connect Africa
Connect Africa launched in Kigali, Rwanda, 29−30 October 2007
Aimed at mobilizing human, financial and technical resources required to
bridge major gaps in ICT infrastructure across the continent
To support affordable connectivity and applications and services to stimulate
economic growth, employment and development
To accelerate connectivity goals of WSIS and support achievement of MDGs
for 2015 in Africa
Financial commitments of USD 55 billion made
ITU and Microsoft to launch “ITU Global View” Online platform to showcase
ICT Development projects and tract progress towards WSIS goals
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Action Line C5
C5
Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs
http://www.itu.int/wsis/c5/index.html
Global Cybersecurity Agenda
Five Pillars [Legal Measures, Technical and Procedural
Measures, Organizational Structure, International
Cooperation, Capacity Building]
High Level Expert Group
Regional Workshops
Forthcoming
Handbooks and
knowledge tools
Direct Country Assistance to enhance Cybersecurity
e.g. developing Public Key Infrastructure, Cyberlegislation and related policies etc.
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ITU Activities in Asia-Pacific Region
2008
International
Telecommunication
Union
ITU: Development Programs
Delivery Mechanisms
Six Major Development Programs
Program 1: Regulatory reform
Seminars &
Workshops
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: Special program for least
developed countries (LDC) + SIDCs
Direct Country
Assistances
Through
PPP
Human Capacity
Building
Trainings /
Fellowships
Deployment of
Infrastructure
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ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Initiatives
Partners & Donors
RI 1: Telecommunication/ICT policy
and regulatory cooperation in the
Asia-Pacific region
RI 2: Rural Communications –
Infrastructure development
RI 3: Next Generation Networks
(NGN) planning
CHINA,
AUSTRALIA,
SINGAPORE, EUROPEAN
COMMISSION, THAILAND,
MALAYSIA ETC.
ADB, UPU, JAPAN ETC.
Through
APT, PITA, PIFS, ESCAP,
INDUSTRY ETC.
PPP
RI 4: The unique
telecommunication/ICT needs of
Pacific islands and small island
developing states (SIDS) in the AsiaPacific region
RI 5: Strengthening the
collaboration between ITU-T and
ITU-D
AUSTRALIA,
EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
PITA, APT, ESCAP, WORLD
BANK ETC.
APT,
ETC.
ESCAP,
INDUSTRY
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ITU’s Funding Mechanism
 Regular Operational Funds through ITU State Members (191) and
Sector Members (over 700 industry +)
 ITU ICT Development Funds (revenues generated from TELECOM
Exhibitions and Forum)
 Funds-in-Trust: External Contributions (e.g., Australia, EC, Thailand,
China, etc.)
 Partnership on operating Asia-Pacific Centre of Excellence (5 Nodes)
 Partnership on mutual cooperation (e.g., APT, ESCAP, PITA, UNDP,
ADB, NGOs etc.)
 Donations/Contributions from Industry (e.g., PCs, equipments,
terminals etc.)
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Events in Asia-Pacific (2008)
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Title
Dates
Potential
Venues
1.
Global ICT Industry Leaders Forum &
Global Symposium for Regulators
Mar 10-13
Thailand
2.
ITU-MII Seminar on Telecom/ICT Policy and
Regulation
May 29-30
China
3.
ITU-IDA Executive Training Program
June (TBC)
Singapore
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Gender Balance in Digital Economy of Asia-Pacific
July (TBC)
R.O. Korea
5.
ITU/ABU Workshop on Digital TV
July (TBC)
Malaysia
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Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Cyber-security
August (TBC)
Australia
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Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting on TAS
August (TBC)
Australia
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TELECOM Asia
Sep 2-5
Thailand
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ITU Regional Development Forum: Bridging the
ICT Standardization Gap
Sep. 15-17
Vietnam
10.
WTSA-08 Preparation (APT)
Sep. 18-19
Vietnam
11.
Sub-regional Telecommunication Meeting for CLMV
[October]
Cambodia
12.
Connecting the Pacific and SIDS
(TBC)
Pacific
13.
Regional Workshop on HRM Tools and Practices in
the Asia-Pacific Region
(TBC)
[India]
14.
ITU-MCMC Asia-Pacific Seminar on Regulation in a
Converged Environment
December
(TBC)
Malaysia
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Regional Workshop on Strategic HRM for the Pacific
16.
Virtual Forum on Competencies for Competitiveness
for the Asia-Pacific Region
(TBC)
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17.
Connect Asia-Pacific Summit
(TBC)
(TBC)
(TBC)
* Additional Asia-Pacific Events are expected through external contributions from
Australia and EC.
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Assistances in Asia-Pacific (2008)
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Beneficiary
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Universal Service Program for Afghanistan
Afghanistan
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Policy and Regulatory Assistance
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Emergency Communication Backup through Radio Broadcasting
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Access to ICT in Remote Area
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Remote ICT Access in Nauru
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Implementation of MCTs in Papua New Guinea
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Formulation of National Disaster Communication plan
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Rural Broadband Communication Development
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Frequency Band Plan Allocation and Spectrum Pricing
Kiribati
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Rural Communication Master Plan
Vanuatu
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Telecommunication Institutional Strengthening for Lao PDR
Lao PDR
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Feasibility on Wireless Technology to Deliver Broadband Services
to Lifeline Organizations
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Development and Deployment of e-Health
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ICT Master Plan
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ITU-UPU-India project to assist Afghanistan in establishing eservices
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Cost Modeling for Tariffs and Interconnection
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Different Schemes for Rural Communication Development in ASP
ASP
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Youth Incentive Scheme in ASP Region
ASP
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Establishment of ICT Training Facility
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Capacity Building for the Independent Regulator
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Partnership on Access to ICT through donated PCs/Laptops for
Asia-Pacific countries
Myanmar
Tonga
Marshall Islands
Nauru
Papua New Guinea
Bhutan
Nepal
Philippines
Nepal
Thailand
Afghanistan
Kiribati
Mongolia
Fiji
ASP
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Trainings at Asia-Pacific Centre of Excellence
[2008]
No
Course Title
Dates
Delivery
Mode
Host
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Porting Process Guidelines and Regulations for Mobile
Number Portability
January
Online
PTA, Pakistan
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Spectrum Management and Advanced Spectrum
Management
January
Online
MICT, Iran
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Efficient utilization of Spectrum for mobile networks
March
Face to face
MICT, Iran
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IPv6
March
Online
PNU, Rep of Korea
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Distance Learning on Rural Broadband Technologies and
USO
April
Online
UUM, Malaysia
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Ubiquitous Technology: Concepts and Applications
May
Face to Face
PNU, Rep of Korea
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Interconnection
June
Face to Face
PTA / MICT
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ICT for Disaster Management
June
Face to Face
UUM, Malaysia
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Spectrum Management for Managers
July
Face to face
MICT, Iran
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Cybersecurity
August
Face to Face
MICT, Thailand
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4G CDMA Technologies
August
Online
PNU, Rep of Korea
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Mobile Quality of Service
October
Face to Face
PTA, Pakistan
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To be announced
October
Online
MICT, Iran
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NGN Planning and Applications
November
Face to Face
PNU, Rep of Korea
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CIO Capacity Building and Development
November
Face to Face
MICT, Thailand
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Designing Rural Broadband Plan
December
Face to Face
UUM, Malaysia
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CIO Capacity Building and Development
December
Online
MICT, Thailand 17
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Spectrum
Management
(Iran)
Policy
&
Regulation
(Pakistan)
Business
Management
(Thailand)
Technology
Awareness
(Rep. of
Korea)
Rural
ICT
Development
(Malaysia)
ITU Asia
Pacific
Centres of
Excellence
Network
ASP CoE
International
Telecommunication
Union
Funds-in-Trust Projects on PPP
in the Asia-Pacific Region (2007-2009)
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ICT Policy & Regulatory Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region and
addressing the unique ICT needs of the Pacific Island Countries
(Australia)
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Telecommunication/ICT Governance in the Asia-Pacific Region
(Australia)
 Capacity Building & ICT Policy, Regulatory & Legislative Frameworks
Support for Pacific Island States (EC)
 ITU/IDA Executive Training Programme (Singapore)
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Partnership between ITU Asia-Pacific Centre of Excellence (CoE) and
India CoE (India)
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Access to ICT in the Asia-Pacific Region (Japan +)
 Special Project in Timor-Leste (Australia)
 Emergency/Disaster Communication: Post-Tsunami Assistance
(Australia)
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Emergency/Disaster Communications
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Development of National Emergency Telecommunication Plan for countries in
the Asia-Pacific region
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ITU has provided assistance to Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bangladesh in
developing National Emergency Telecommunication Plan through expert
assistance and national workshops. The assistance will be provided to more
countries in the year 2008.
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Assessment and Study on national telecommunication network for emergencies
and/or disaster management
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The assessment and study were done for Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Maldives,
Bangladesh. ITU will do similar assessment for more countries in the AsiaPacific region in 2008.
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ITU Global Forum on Effective Use of Telecommunications/ICT for Disaster
Management: Saving Lives, Geneva, 10-12 December 2007
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ITU has launched a major telecommunication/ICT initiative – ITU Framework for
Cooperation in Emergencies (IFCE) – as well as other new ITU products i.e.
Compendium of ITU’s Work in Emergency Telecommunications, and ITU
Handbook on Best Practice on Emergency Telecommunications
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Pacific Connectivity:
ITU’s
Current and Future Initiatives
International
Telecommunication
Union
ITU’s Regional Activities in the Pacific
Regional: Connect Asia-Pacific 2008 (Planned)
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For achieving MDG and WSIS connectivity goals in Asia and the Pacific by 2015
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Aimed at mobilizing human, financial and technical resources required
to bridge major gaps in ICT infrastructure across the continent
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To support affordable connectivity and applications and services to
stimulate economic growth, employment and development
Sub - Regional Events (Examples)
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Workshop on Cyber-Legislation for Pacific Island Countries07 [APT, PITA]
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Regional workshop on Knowledge Management, 2007 [PITA]
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Satellite back-up and Emergency Communication
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Connecting the Pacific [UNESCAP, APT, Govt of Australia, PITA]
Country Level Activities (Examples: Recent & Planned 2008)
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Policy & Regulation: Kiribati (Licensing, Internet Exchange, Cost Modeling), Papua
New Guinea (Numbering, Interconnection), Tonga (Spectrum Management), Marshall
Islands (e-Governance), Timor-Leste
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Infrastructure Development, Rural Communications, MCTs: Kiribati, Papua New
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Guinea,
Tonga,
Marshall Islands, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
February
2008
ITU’s On-going Projects in the Pacific
Government of Australia
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ICT Policy & Regulatory Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region and
addressing the unique ICT needs of the Pacific Island Countries
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Telecommunication/ICT Governance in the Asia-Pacific Region
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Assistance for the Establishment
Telecommunications in East Timor
of
Sector
Governance
in
European Commission
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Capacity Building and ICT Policy, Regulatory and Legislative Frameworks
Support for Pacific Island States
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ITU’s
Initiative on Climate Change
&
Proposals on Partnership
International
Telecommunication
Union
ITU Initiatives on Climate Change
Role of ICT
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Role of ITU
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Cause of climate change and also an important element in tackling the challenge
Monitoring data gathering and analysis : arial photography, satellite imaging, grid
technology and GPS for tracking long term movement of glaciers , sensor networks and
computer modeling
ICT sector contributes 2.5 % of annual green housegases, a amount much smaller than
its share of global GDP
ICT as a green technology (telecommuting and intelligent transport)
ITU as one of the very important stakeholders in the area of climate change: UN
Secretary General
ITU work on reducing power requirements of telecom equipment, terminal devices and
networking equipments (NGN 40% less power)
Wider climatic tolerance for telecom/ICT equipment (no need for air condition)
Carbon displacement technologies, (TelePresence: reducing travel)
Mitigating effects of climate change: recycling of telecom waste and telecommunications
for disaster relief
ITU-T Standardization work on energy efficient devices and networks
Active commitment to promoting the use of ICT as a positive force to reduce
greenhouse emissions and to mitigate the effects
ITU to organize a symposium on the topic of ICTs and climate change to be held in Japan
and United Kingdom in 2008
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Proposals for Cooperation & Partnership
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Cooperation and collaborations in the following areas: e.g.,
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ICT Applications e-governance, e-health, e-education
Rural Communications – Infrastructure Development
Connectivity on the Pacific, Small Islands Developing States, and LDCs
ICT Policy & Regulation
Emergency & Disaster Communications
Next Generation Networks: Planning & Migration
Creation of opportunities for partnerships and funds from
potential donors.
Synergy of expertise from each UN Agencies at regional and
national level to optimize resources and outputs.
Partnership on capacity-building in the field of ICT through 5
ITU Asia-Pacific Centre of Excellence Nodes.
Participation of UN Agencies in TELECOM Asia (2-5 Sept
2008) showcasing their achievements and initiatives under
one UN Pavilion, as for the “Delivering as One” UN.
Proposal to participate in International Symposiums on “ICTs
and Climate Change” organized by ITU in Kyoto and London
in 2008
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THANK YOU
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Thailand
Tel: +66 2574 8565
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