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CHALLENGING POLICY STEPS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING COMMON ALERTING PLATFORMS. Orhan Osmani Emergency Telecommunications Division Telecommunications Development Bureau INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION. Contents. About ITU Challenges Current Practices An Implementation Roadmap
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CHALLENGING POLICY STEPS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING COMMON ALERTING PLATFORMS Orhan Osmani Emergency Telecommunications Division Telecommunications Development Bureau INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
Contents • About ITU • Challenges • Current Practices • An Implementation Roadmap • Why an Implementation Roadmap? • Benefits • The Role of ITU • Conclusion
ITU is the oldest UN specialized agency • Founded in 1865 (147 years old) • Committed to connecting the World • ITU-HQ is in Geneva, Switzerland • 193 Member States and 700 Sector Members and Associates. • Over 750 employees, from more than 80 nationalities. • Organized in three Sectors: • Radiocommunication (ITU-R) • Standardization (ITU-T) • Development (ITU-D)
Telecommunications Development Bureau • Neutral broker for multi-stakeholder partnerships, resource mobilization • Executing arm for project implementation • Building capacity among members: technical assistance, advice and guide on policy-regulatory frameworks • Statistics and policy/regulatory trends • Telecommunications Technology and Network Development • ICT Applications (e-Applications) • Cybersecurity and Child Online Protection • Climate Change and e-Waste Management • Emergency Telecommunications
Emergency Telecommunications Division • Provide technical assistance to member states through different phases of disaster management (providing satellite telecommunications equipment and technical support on site) • Assist Member States on project design and implementations such as: Early Warning Systems, Remote Sensing, etc. • Conduct Capacity Building Workshops • Assist Member States on development of Emergency Telecommunications Plans and Review the existing
Challenges • Lack of Awareness • Institutional and Human Capacity Building • Policy Development and Implementation • Defining who is the Authority (Leading Organization) • Information Sharing, Collaboration and Cooperation • Unclear Definition of Jurisdiction and Responsibility • Governance and Funding
Current Practices When implementing a CAP these are some of the practices: • Setting policies to adopt CAP within a country • Establishing a Registry of Alerting Authorities • National CAP Profile Development • Capacity Building on CAP and Alerting Procedures • Ensure CAP Implementation for Interoperability
An Implementation Roadmap A proposed roadmap to be considered as a model • Drafting and Passing Legislation/Policy • Establish an Organizational Entity – Registry Authority • Adopt Technical Standards and Solutions, Implement Sound Processes and Standard Operating Procedures • Design and Implement Human and Institutional Capacity Building Programme • Nurture International Cooperation and Information Sharing
Why an Implementation Roadmap? • Streamlines implementation processes • Provides clarity and structured approach • Builds a strong foundation for implementation of CAP • Promotes collaboration on national, regional and international levels • Strengthens political support for implementation
Benefits • Implementation of CAP Standard to Ensure Interoperability • Affirms the Scope and Jurisdiction through Legislation and Implemented Processes • Establishes foundation for Governance • Provides a platform for Collaboration and Cooperation • Presents New Funding Opportunities
The Role of ITU • Establish Partnerships for Implementation • Awareness Creation • Capacity Building on HOW and WHAT • Establish Clarity of Terminology • Together with Partners, Member States and Sector Members to amend and update X.1303 Recommendation to reflect new developments in the area of alerting • To promote X.1303 : CAP Recommendation for adoption and implementation
Conclusion • A continued Awareness Creation is key to Promote CAP Implementations • An agreed Implementation Roadmap • Commitment and Partnerships • Funding and Capacity Building • Continued Improvements to CAP processes
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