Building Human Capacity in Collaboration with the ITU

1. Building Human Capacity in Collaboration with the ITU Towards Knowledge Economy Jaroslaw K. Ponder i.a. Focal Point for Europe International Telecommunication Union This material do not necessarily reflects the views of the ITU or its membership.

2. Agenda • ITU Mission and Strategy • Building Human Capacity Worldwide • Towards Knowledge Economy • Ways to collaborate international telecommunication union

3. ITU in Facts • International organization where governments and private sector coordinate global telecom networks and services • Founded in 1865, it is oldest specialized agency of the UN system • More than 140 years of experience in the communication sector international telecommunication union

4. ITU in Facts • Headquarters Geneva with 11 Regional Offices • Three Sectors – One Vision • ITU-T – Telecom Standardization • ITU-R – Radio-communications • ITU-D – Development Bureau • More than 750 staff and 80 nationalities • 191 Member States, 780 Sector Members & Sector Associates international telecommunication union

5. The ITU Mission: Bringing the benefits of ICT to all the world’s inhabitants • Maintain and extend international cooperation in telecommunications • Harmonize actions of Member States and promote cooperation between Member States and Sector Members • Provide technical andpolicy assistance to developing countries and economies in transition international telecommunication union

6. Building Human Capacity Globally Projects Delivery Mechanism Programming DAP (Doha action plan) CoEs Networks of Regional and Local Experts T0T Training Sessions EC HRD/M programme 5 Face to Face(Workshops) ITCI Training Agreements ITU eLearning Platform Initiatives e-CLICs Other eLearning Platform Target Population Managers and high level professionals from Telecom Sector: Administrations, Operators, Regulators, etc Students, Technical Staff, Young entrepreneurs (focus on women, youth and disabled populations) international telecommunication union

7. Some HCB Initiatives and Projects • ITU e-Learning Platform • Centre of Excellence (CoEs) • ToT (Tap on Telecom) (TOT) • HR e-Communities • Internet Training Centres Initiative (ITCI) • e-Community Learning & Information Centres international telecommunication union

8. ITU e-Learning Platform • Since 1995 as a tool to deliver distance training in developing countries. • Major goals: Promoting the e-Learning culturein the telecommunication sector and to develop training programs. • Each yearmore than 1000 participantsare trained through more than 50 on-line courses in different domains. • Applied to different projects and initiatives, carried out in collaboration with telecom companies, universities, research institutes and administrations. international telecommunication union

9. The ITU e-Learning Platform • Online training in 8 major areas: • e-Services, Human Resource Development, Rural connectivity, IP awareness, Spectrum Management, Regulatory Issues, Technology awareness, Business Management • Postgraduates programmes: • Strategic Management of Telecommunications online • Telecommunications Technologies online • In partnership with ICU, Korea – scholarships for the Global IT Technology Program international telecommunication union

10. Key Figures for 2006: • Participants: 1200 • Training Providers: 35 • Beneficiary countries: 60 • Beneficiary Org.: 200 The ITU e-Learning Platform Participants by Domains international telecommunication union

11. Centers of Excellence NetworkTowards the Global Excellence Network • Regional mechanisms aimed at strengthening the capacity within each region in order to develop high-level know-how and expertise in • telecommunication policy • regulatory issues • corporate management • advanced telecommunication technology • More than 2500 ICT experts trained • More than 170 trainings planned in 2008 international telecommunication union

12. Human Capacity Building Training 3225 ICT Professionals Trained in 200780% through Centers of Excellence Network Europe Bulgaria, Greece Poland Romania CIS Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine 2007: 410 Americas Argentina (2), Bolivia, Bresil, Chile, Colombia (3), Costa-Rica, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Honduras, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay (2), Venezuela 2007: 1623 Asia-Pacific Damascus, Cairo, Amman, Tunis, Bahrain 2007: 281 Africa Dakar Nairobi 2007: 643 Arab States Damascus, Cairo, Amman, Tunis, Bahrain 2007: 245 international telecommunication union

13. Tap on Telecom Technical Assistance Program for developing countries Objective: Next Generation Telecom Networks Building Economic Prosperity through Knowledge and Innovation A partnership between IIT, the International Telecommunication Union and its Centre of Excellence Network, with the support of the Canadian Government international telecommunication union

14. Tap on Telecom The TAP ON TELECOM hands-on approach… through remote access to IIT platform Remote access to IIT’s Montreal Lab for training on Fiber Optics Network, MPLS, SDH, ATM, IP Cyber Security, as well as Optical Testing, Network Monitoring and Performance Management A VPN Gateway (Hosted in a Virtual Machine on the Teacher’s laptop) will be installed to interconnect the classroom Ethernet network setup to the IIT LAB network. international telecommunication union

15. Creating HR Communities • Building a network of HR managers to respond to the evolving HR trend; • Creation of an HR virtual community to discuss common-interest topics; • Strengthening of the HR function of regulatory authorities; • Organization of regional meetings on new trends in the HRM/HRD function; • And development of training evaluation models to identify the training impact in the working environment. international telecommunication union

16. The ITCI Project in Partnership with CISCO • ITC Initiative for Developing Countries launched in May 2001 in partnership with Cisco Systems. • To provide students and professionals in developing countries with affordable training in Internet Protocol (IP) networking. • There are now 66 centres, in 56 countries • More then 4,000 graduates • 20 centres have been expanded to include varied curriculum such as cabling, wireless and IT essentials international telecommunication union

17. Legends Local Academy-44 Regional Academy-22 Expanded Academy-20 MoC Academy-19 The ITCI Project EASTERN EUROPE & CIS Academies 12 Graduates: 410 Continuing students: 373 Female percentage: 22.25% Active Instructors: 46 Female Instructors: 8 ARAB REGION Academies 7 Graduates: 441 Continuing students: 513 Female percentage: 24.37% Active Instructors: 26 Female Instructors: 6 ASIA PACIFIC Academies 21 Graduates: 532 Continuing students: 744 Female percentage: 19.2% Active Instructors: 53 Female Instructors: 11 LATIN AMERICA and CARIBBEAN Academies 9 Graduates: 339 Continuing students: 470 Female percentage: 24.5% Active Instructors: 41 Female Instructors: 10 AFRICA Academies 17 Graduates: 1369 Continuing students: 1029 Female percentage: 36.4% Active Instructors: 65 Female Instructors: 12 Data as of Sept 2006 international telecommunication union

18. EU-ITU Internet Training Centers • A project jointly funded by the EC & ITU to provide skills in open source technologies and promote entrepreneurship. • 140-hour course – using a blended learning approach to build skills • Online curriculum developed on “How to build e-Secure Web-Based Services” • Student Module • Instructor Module • Learning Tracking Utility international telecommunication union

19. Be ITU Partner in Building Capacity • Provide Expertise for • any of the listed domains in any/all regions of the world in any language (English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese). To participate, lead, contribute to the workshops and CoE activities. • distance learning, web-based curricula, e-learning courseware and tools. To serve as a tutor for any of the online courses that we conduct in the various domains. • Contribute Reference/Training Material for • Online training course/content for the E-learning Platform. • Content in other forms such as providing relevant reference materials. New Opportunities for Win-Win Partnership • Project expansion • Pilot initiatives • New projects international telecommunication union

20. ACADEMIA R&D INDUSTRY PUBLIC SEC. CIVIL SOC. OTHERS Data  Information  Knowledge international telecommunication union

21. Membership Full membership Selected sector Associate Works within selected Study Group Access to documentation May serve as rapporteur or editor Projects Kaleidoscope ICT Experts Experts Assignments Workshops, Confer. Study Groups, Focus Groups Students (BA, MA, PhD) Internship, YES Youth Forum Researchers Visiting professors or researchers Kaleidoscope Ways to Collaborate with ITU INSTITUTIONAL Cooperation INDIVIDUAL Colaboration international telecommunication union

22. Towards increased collaborationITU-T Consultation Meeting: 18/19 January 2007 • Creation of an ITU-T/Academia Steering Committee (IASC). • Preparation of promotion plan for ITU-T activities (workshops, meetings, etc) in the academic environment • Development of an action plan for educational initiatives. • Identification of opportunities for the organization of workshops and symposia, possibly co-located with ITU-T meetings and harmonized with the ITU-T Workshop/Seminar programme. international telecommunication union

23. Towards increased collaborationITU-T Consultation Meeting: 18/19 January 2007 • Free selective access to working documents and ITU-T Recommendations could be granted on a case-by-case basis to professors, e.g. as support for preparing graduate and undergraduate courses and for supporting research projects. • Definition of a new membership category to allow easier participation of academia in the work of ITU-T. • Promotion of the mechanisms that allow participation of members of academia as experts in ITU-T activities with no or very limited financial engagement. international telecommunication union

24. Kaleidoscope Conferences • Innovations in NGN: Future Network and Services • Geneva 12-13 May 2008 • Three Thematic Tracks • NGN architecture evolution • Application and services over the NGN • Social, economic and policy issues in the • ubiquitous societies • First Results • More than 80 professors as papers reviewers • More than 140 scientific papers received and around 50% will be presented at the Conference • 75% of papers from academic institutions http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/uni/kaleidoscope international telecommunication union

25. Thank you for your attention! International Telecommunication Union Jaroslaw K. Ponder i.a. Focal Point for Europe & Project Manager for ITU Center of Excellence in Europe and CIS International Telecommunication Union <jaroslaw.ponder@itu.int> international telecommunication union