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Report on the Facilitation of WSIS Action Line C2

This report summarizes the facilitation process of WSIS Action Line C2, focusing on infrastructure, enabling environment, and capacity building. It highlights the results, approval of a plan of action, promotion of national ICT strategies, harmonization of ICT policies, development of regional and large-scale initiatives, launch of global thematic ICT infrastructure initiatives, and deployment of online tools for ICT development assessment. The report also discusses the three pillars for facilitating Action Line C2 and the activities and initiatives carried out by ITU in this regard.

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Report on the Facilitation of WSIS Action Line C2

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  1. Report on the Facilitation of WSIS Action Line C2 Document ALC2C4C6/3/03-E Emamgholi Behdad Chief of Projects and Initiatives Department Telecommunication Development Bureau International Telecommunication Union

  2. Action Line C2 facilitation process • ITU-UNDP Joint Facilitation Meetingon WSIS Action Lines C2, C4, C6 • 16 May 2007, ITU Headquarters • Objective: To encourage synergies across three action lines focusing on the infrastructure, enabling environment and capacity building. • Results • Reaffirmation of the willingness to follow agreed directions of the facilitation framework in particular facilitation of the implementation of large scale impact making initiatives and development of thematic activities. • Approval of Plan of Action directed towards six components

  3. Plan of Action • Promotion of national ICT strategies • Harmonization of the ICT policies in different regions • Development of regional and large-scale national initiatives • Launch of global thematic ICT infrastructure initiatives • Development of a Virtual Financing Platform • Deployment of an online tool for ICT development assessment

  4. Three Pillars for Facilitation of the Action Line C2: ICT Infrastructure WTDC-06 • 6 Programmes • 6 Special Initiatives • 2 Actions • Regional Initiatives- Africa- Asia-Pacific- Americas- Arab Region- CIS • Resource mobilization- ITU-D Projects • Connect the World- Multi-stakeholder partnership platform ALC2 PLAN OF ACTION • Promotion of National ICT-Strategies • Harmonization of the ICT Policies in the different regions • Development of regional and large-scale national initiatives • Launch of global thematic ICT Infrastructure initiatives • Development of a Virtual Financing Platform • Deployment of an Online Tool for ICT Development Assessment Physical Meetings (May 2008) Virtual Working Methods and Space Large Scale ProjectsFacilitation WSIS Stocktaking

  5. ITU Activities Related to Action Line C2 – ICT Infrastructure • ICT Strategies: Update of the information on the national reporting on WSIS implementation reflecting status of development of the ICT-strategies; • Harmonization of the ICT policies: In collaboration with the European Commission development of large scale project focusing on the harmonization ICT policies in three regions, including Sub-Saharan countries, Caribbean countries and Pacific Island States; • Coordination with the regional and international institutions: focusing on large scale projects, in collaboration with potential partners. • Activities under OP-07 relevant to Action line C2; • Launch of the virtual space dedicated to the thematic ICT infrastructure initiatives. Its functionality will be resumed and customized based on stakeholders requests;

  6. ITU Connect Summit Series: Connect Africa • Connect Africa Summit • Kigali, Rwanda, • October 2007, • Over 1 000 participants • Focus • Broadband infrastructure • Access networks and rural connectivity • Capacity-building • Applications and services • Enabling environment • 55 billion dollars committed • Mainly from industry but also from development banks and other partners

  7. Plan of Action and 2008 Activities

  8. 2008 BDT Activities related to the ALC2 • Approximately 50 activities relevant to the WSIS ALC2 • 25 activities related to the network development; broadband connectivity; access in rural areas; • 4 activities related to e-strategies and ICT applications; • 7 activities related to the economics and finance; • 7 activities related to the least developed counties and emergency telecommunications; • 2 activities related to partnership and promotion; • 5 activities related to the private sector, gender, youth, indigenous people and people with disabilities. • Coordination with national, regional and international organizations focused on large scale infrastructure projects, such as • AfDP, ADB, Mc Caw Foundation, European Commission, Microsoft, AMD

  9. Thank you very much for your attention! Emamgholi Behdad Chief of Projects and Initiatives Department Telecommunication Development Bureau International Telecommunication Union

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