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

ITU ACTIVITIES WSIS & ICT. 7 th Regional Interagency WG On ICT 28 October 2004, Bangkok. Eun-Ju Kim, Ph.D. Senior Advisor for Asia and Pacific, ITU, Bangkok, Thailand. Agenda. WSIS: Main Principles & Actions Adopted at the 1 st WSIS ITU ACTIVITIES:

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

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  1. ITU ACTIVITIES WSIS & ICT 7th Regional Interagency WG On ICT 28 October 2004, Bangkok Eun-Ju Kim, Ph.D. Senior Advisor for Asia and Pacific, ITU, Bangkok, Thailand

  2. Agenda • WSIS: • Main Principles & Actions Adopted at the 1st WSIS • ITU ACTIVITIES: • Follow-ups & Preparations for the 2nd WSIS, as a mandate Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  3. WSIS Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  4. Declaration of Principles 11 key principles: • Cooperation and partnership among all stakeholders • Infrastructure = essential foundation of the IS • Access to information and knowledge • Capacity building • Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs • Enabling environment • ICT applications • Cultural, linguistic diversity and identity • Media • Ethical dimension of the Information Society • International and regional cooperation Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  5. Plan of Action (1) 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 Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  6. Plan of Action (2) 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 Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  7. Plan of Action (3) • 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 Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  8. 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 Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  9. ITU Activities Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  10. WSIS and the ITU • 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 Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  11. 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 Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  12. 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 Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  13. ITU ActivitiesAs follow-ups & preparationsFor the 2nd WSISOn ICTIn Asia & Pacific Region Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  14. Main Programs for ITU Actions • regulatory reform • technologies and telecom network development • e-strategies and e-services/applications • economics & finance incl. costs and tariffs • human resource development • special program for least developed countries • special initiatives • private sector initiatives • gender issues • youth initiatives • assistance to indigenous peoples Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  15. Main Actions for ASP in 2004 (1) • 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 Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  16. Main Actions for ASP in 2004 (2) • 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 …. ! Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  17. Planed Actions ASP in 2005 • 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 ! Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  18. Planed Actions ASP in 2005 With Partnership • 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 ! Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  19. Regional Projects in ASP: 2004-7 • Enabling Policy, Legal, Regulatory and Operational Environments in ASP Region • Providing Access to Telecom and ICT Services in Underserved Areas of the Pacific Island Countries through Telecenters • ICT Strategies in the ASP Region • ICT Opportunities for Youth and Gender in ASP Region • Radio Frequency Planning, Spectrum Management Systems and Monitoring • ASP Center of Excellence – Human Resource Development Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  20. 1. Enabling policy, legal, regulatory & operational environments in ASP • 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: • Creating and utilizing a ‘pool of resource expert’ • R&D of policy, legal, and regulatory models and modules • Building competence of staff through various forms of training-HRDs • Direct assistance for specific needs, sub-regions and LDCs inter alia. Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  21. 2. Access to Telecom & ICT services in Pacific Islands through Telecenters • 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: • Promote rural access point that are sustainable and community-based • Make use of carriers in each of countries to provide connectivity • Negotiate resale of services with carriers so that telecentres can generate incomes Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  22. 3. ICT Strategies in ASP • 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: • Conduct a survey in the ASP region to determine current status, activities and structures related to ICT strategies; • Access the feasibility for a regional project to assist the individual countries in consolidation of their ICT structures • Define a feasible regional approach and resources required to provide the support Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  23. 4. ICT Opportunities for Youth & Gender in ASP • 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: • Create networks and partnerships • Identify ICT-related projects, activities, researches and courses • Provide job opportunities to young graduates/staff based on gender equality • Input the lessons/outcomes to the 2nd WSIS in 2005. Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  24. 5. Frequency Planing & Spectrum Management • 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: • Upgrading the WinBASMS, as per instruction given in WTDC-2002, WTDC-98 Res. No. 9,. to resolve the Winbasms limitations. • Present the upgraded Winbasms to interested countries. Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  25. 6. ASP Center of Excellence - HRD • Partnerships: • Hosting ASP/COE Web between ITU-OFTA/Hong Kong & ITU-MCMC/Malaysia • Regulatory Training for Lao, Vietnam and Cambodia between ITU-ADB • Objective: Provide ASP countries with regulatory tool-kits and hands-on experiences • Main activities: • Develop regulatory frameworks (e.g., licensing, competition safeguard, interconnection, spectrum etc.) and • Post them in the ASP/COE websites • Organize face-to-face and on-line training programs. Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

  26. Thank you very much ! contact: wsis@itu.int For more information About ITU activities & WSIS At http://www.itu.int www.itu.int/wsis Eun-Ju Kim - ITU

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