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ITU: From the Past to the Future

ITU: From the Past to the Future. Jaroslaw K. Ponder Strategy and Policy Unit International Telecommunication Union. SPU Briefing for the IMF University 29 May 2006, ITU Headquarters, Geneva, Swit zerland.

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ITU: From the Past to the Future

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  1. ITU: From the Past to the Future Jaroslaw K. Ponder Strategy and Policy Unit International Telecommunication Union SPU Briefing for the IMF University 29 May 2006, ITU Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland Note: The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ITU. Jaroslaw K. Ponder can be contacted at Jaroslaw.Ponder@itu.int

  2. ITU: 141 Years of Efficient and Effective Acting Paris, 1965

  3. ITU: 141 Years of Efficient and Effective Acting • 1840’s: telegraph • 1870’s: telephone • 1890’s: radio telegraphy or “wireless” • 1920’s: radio broadcasting • 1950’s: television broadcasting • 1960’s: geostationary satellite communications • 1970’s: computer communications • 1980’s: optical communications • 1990’s: internet and mobile • 2000’s: IP-enabled NGNs

  4. ITU - International Telecommunication Union • The oldest specialized UN agency with more than 140 years of experience in communication sector • Headquarters in Geneva plus regional offices • ITU staff: more than 750 from more than 80 countries • 189 member states, more than 640 sector members • ITU Agenda for Change • Structure of the ITU • ITU-T – Telecom Standardization • ITU-R – Radio-communications • ITU-D – Development Bureau

  5. ITU - InternationalTelecommunication Union

  6. ITU Radiocommunication Sector • Director: Valery Timofeev • Study Groups • World Radiocommunication Conference • Geneva, October 2007 • ITU-R Recommendations • Stewardship of radio frequency & satellite orbits • Radio Regulations • Master International Frequency Register • Safety of life services (Maritime, Aeronautical, etc.)

  7. ITU Standardization Sector • Director: Houlin Zhao • World Telecom Standardization Assembly • Brazil, October 2004 • Study Groups • ITU-T Recommendations • Stewardship of international numbering plan • Country codes • Universal International Freephone • ENUM • Collaboration with the Internet community (e.g.IETF, ICANN)

  8. ITU Development Sector • Director: Hammadoun Touré • World Telecom Development Conference • Doha, March 2006 • Study Groups • Telecommunication indicators reports and databases • Regulatory assistance • Technical cooperation • Regional offices (11)

  9. ITU General Secretariat • Plenipotentiary Conferences • Antalya, Turkey, Nov 2006 • Marrakesh, Sept-Oct 2002 • World Telecom Policy Forum • March 2001, IP Telephony • ITU Council • ITU TELECOM (WORLD 2003) • ITU News: www.itu.int/itunews/ • Support services (e.g. IS, languages) • Policy, research and workshops:Strategy and Policy Unit

  10. Selected Telecom Policy Research • ITU New Initiatives Programme • Begun in 1999 • Around 16 workshops held to date • Building Digital Bridges • Begun in 2004 • Development of “Digital Opportunity Index” • WSIS Thematic Meetings • Seven meetings organised/co-organised by ITU • Main research/data publications • ITU Internet Reports: 7 editions since 1997 • World Telecom Development Report: 7 since 1994 • Trends in Telecom Reform: Annual since 1998 • World Information Society Report 2006 • WSIS Stocktaking Database / ICT Success Stories

  11. Measuring Opportunities Opportunity Utilization 1/3 1/3 DOI Infrastructure 1/3 Digital Opportunity Index WISR 2006New ITU’s Series

  12. Digital Opportunity Index percentage of population covered by mobilecellular telephony internet usersper 100 inhabitants Utilization Opportunity ratio of broadband internet subscribers to internet subscribers mobile cellular tariffsas a percentage of per capita income DOI ratio of broadband mobile subscribers to mobile internet subscribers internet access tariffs as a percentage of per capita income proportion of households with a computer Proportion of households with fixed line telephone mobile cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants mobile internet subscribers per 100 inhabitants proportion of households with Internet accessat home Infrastructure Infrastructure

  13. Digital OpportunityIndex New ITU’s Series

  14. New Initiatives Programme • Recent and up-coming workshops • Regulatory Environment for Future Mobile Multimedia Services (June 2006) • Digital Transformation in the Information Society (June 2006) • What rules for IP-enabled NGN? (March 2006) • Tomorrow’s Network Today (October 2005) • Ubiquitous Network Societies (April 2005) • Shaping the future mobile information society (March 2004) • Radio spectrum management for a converging world (February 2004) • Country case studies • More than 50 studies completed • See www.itu.int/casestudies

  15. Selected WSIS Thematic Meetings • Feb 2004, Internet Governance (Geneva) • July 2004, Countering Spam (Geneva) • February 2005, Measuring the Info Society (Geneva) • May 2005, Ubiquitous Network Societies (Tokyo) • June 2005, Multi-stakeholder partnerships for bridging the digital divide (Seoul) • June/July 2005, Cybersecurity (Geneva) • May 2006, Promoting the multilingual Internet (Geneva) • May 2006, Partnerships for Global Cybersecurity (Geneva)

  16. Publications: ITU Internet Reports A series of reports tracking the development and policy implications of the Internet, with latest data • 2005: The Internet of Things • 2004: The Portable Internet • 2003: Birth of Broadband • 2002: Internet for a Mobile Generation • 2001: IP Telephony • 1999: Internet for Development • 1997: Challenges to the Network

  17. The mission of the ITU • To maintain and extend international cooperation for the development of telecommunications • To provide technical and policy assistance to developing countries • To harmonize actions of Member States and promote cooperation between Member States and Sector Members

  18. The mission of the ITU • To promote at international level, the adoption of a broader approach to issues of telecommunications in the global information economy and society • World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS): Originally proposed at ITU in 1998 and later endorsed by United Nations • To extend the benefits to all the world’s inhabitants “Help the world communicate”

  19. Budget • ITU has 189 Member States plus more than 650 Sector Members and Associates • Each chooses to pay a certain number contributory units e.g. US = 30, Malawi 1/16 • For Member States, 1 unit = CHF 315’000 • For Sector Members, 1 unit = CHF 63’000 • For Associates, 1 unit = CHF 10’500 • Main budget = CHF 163m in 2005 • CHF 106m (64.6%) from Member States • CHF 21m (12.8%) from Sector Members & Associates • CHF 13.1m (8.0%) from sale of publications • CHF 28.3m (17.3%) from cost recovery, interest, etc • CHF 1.5m (0.9%) from funds-in-trust (for development)

  20. World Summit on the Information Society Proposed by Tunisia at ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, 1998 Endorsed as UN Summit in 2001 (UNGA Res 56/183) Unique Summit First Summit in two Phases True Multi-Stakeholder Process Numerous Parallel Events Outcome Documents Geneva Declaration of Principles Geneva Plan of Action Tunis Commitment Tunis Agenda for the Information Society Global Initiatives www.wsis.org

  21. Geneva Declaration & Tunis Commitment Shared vision and principles of overcoming the Digital Divide and achieving MDGs Affirmed a unified approach to Cyber-security Reiterated Stakeholders Commitment to freedom of expression online Enabling environment (good governance, transparency and pro-competitive policy) Encouraged development of localized content and multilingualism Geneva Plan of Action & Tunis Agenda Build an inclusive, development oriented Information Society Set 11 Action Lines Target of 2015 Set, benchmarks and evaluation processes Financial Mechanisms Internet Governance Implementation and Follow-up WSIS Outcome www.wsis.org

  22. Thank you very much for your attention! Jaroslaw K. Ponder International Telecommunication Union Strategy and Policy Unit E-mail: Jaroslaw.Ponder@itu.int http://www.itu.int/spu Tel: 00 41 22 730 60 65 We all build the Information Society together!

  23. More information • ITU www.itu.int • ITU Strategy and Policy Unitwww.itu.int/spu • WSISwww.itu.int/wsis • ITU Publications www.itu.int/publications

  24. Internship at the ITU • ITU internship programme • The Union runs a non-remunerated internship programme for students who wish to improve their skills and gain experience working in an international environment. This programme is open to all undergraduate and graduate students from ITU's 189 Member States. Candidates are selected in response to specific needs identified within ITU departments. No specific deadline for applying! For more details see:www.itu.int/employment/stages.html

  25. SPU Competition • Strategy and Policy Unit Competition • SPU launched its first essay-writing competition under the "Young Minds in Telecoms" Programme in November 2004. The competition is open to all graduate students and recent graduates in economics, political science, law, literature, telecommunications, computer science, information systems and related fields. Deadline: March 2007 For more details see:http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/youngminds/ Submit your essay and spend up to three months at the ITU!

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