ITU-D Sector Members in the Arab Region

1. 55th Regional Annual Meeting for Telecommunication Development in the Arab Region Beirut - Lebanon, 28-31 May 2003 ITU-D Sector Members in the Arab Region Presented by: Mr. Mohamed Abdalla Focal Point, Private Sector & Partnership - ARO

2. ITU Members (2003) • 189 Member States • 653 Sector Members

3. ITU Sector Members in the Arab Region • ITU-D Arab Sector Members are 39. • ITU-R Arab Sector Members are 13. • ITU-T Arab Sector Members are 7.

4. Subscription fees • The contributory unit for a Sector Member is 63,000 CHF for the period 2002 – 2003. • The scale of contributions ranges from the 1/16 to the 40 unit class. • The class of contribution may be freely chosen. However, the 1/16, 1/8 and 1/4 unit classes apply solely to participation in ITU-D and the 1/16 unit is reserved for Sector Members from developing countries participating in ITU-D. • The minimum unit class in ITU-R and ITU-T is 1/2 (10.500 CHF).

5. The increasing Number of ITU-D Sector Members in the Arab Region (2003)

6. Number of ITU-D Arab Sector Members(distributed by categories) Total numbers (see attached tables) • Bahrain 1 • Egypt: 15 • Jordan: 5 • Lebanon: 5 • Mauritania: 1 • Morocco: 3 • Oman: 1 • Saudi Arabia: 3 • Sudan: 1 • Tunisia: 4

7. Benefits Gained from ITU-D Sector Membership • Participation in the activities of the sector by attending meetings, conferences, workshops, exhibitions, etc. • Access to ITU publications, documents, information and statistics, freely or with reduced prices. • Ability to convene joint activities supported by the Union. • Ability to carry out missions for ITU, studies, pilot projects, statistics, training, etc. • Ability to benefit from technical assistance programs that Union can offers to its members including specialized experts. • Ability to meet and react with other private sectors from different parts of the world.

8. Examples of Interaction with Sector Members • By co-sponsoring some of ITU Meetings: • Mobinil: co-sponsored the IMT-2000 Regional Seminar, Hurghada – Egypt, 27-31/3/2000. • Telecom Egypt: co-sponsored the Annual Meeting and Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC, Alexandria – Egypt, 15-19/10/2000. • BTC: co-sponsored the Telemedicine Regional Workshop, Cairo – Egypt, 18-20/12/2001. • Vodafone: is co-sponsoring our Private Sector Cooperation Meeting, Cairo – Egypt, 22-23/5/2002. • NTI: is co-sponsoring two Telecom Policies Forums, Cairo – Egypt, 7-9/11/2001 and 19-21/5/2002. • AAST: co-sponsored the Annual Meeting and Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC, Alexandria – Egypt, 15-19/10/2000.

9. Examples of Interaction with Sector Members (Cont.) By interacting with ITU in the following activities: • Al-Iktissad Wal Aamal : Participation of ITU in the last three conferences in 2000, 2001 and 2002. • Arabcom: Participation of ITU in the last four conferences in 1999, 2000 and 2002. • Nilesat: Supporting the Arab Center of Excellence by providing a one hour for free broadcasting. • Telecon Consultants: Carrying out a mission to Yemen, 22-28/12/2001 in New services and audio text. • Telecom Egypt: Co-sponsoring most of the events held in Egypt. • TradeFairs: Providing a free booth to ITU during the Cairo Telecomp 2000 and 2001. With the participation of ITU Secretary General in 2000.

10. Regional Partners: • League of Arab States (LAS) / Council of Arab Telecom Ministers • Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) • Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization (AIDMO) • UN Specialized Agencies

11. Goals • Increasing the number of ITU-D Sector Members per year. • Database for the Arab Private Sector • Web Page for Arab ITU-D Sector Members on the website of the ITU Arab Regional Office • Establishment of cooperation network with one volunteer as focal point (coordinator) • Strengthening the role played by Arab ITU-D Sector Members in the activities of ITU and in the development process of telecommunications.

12. How to get ITU-D Sector Members together ? • Special annual meeting for Arab ITU-D Sector Members and private sector • Special sessions for the private sector problems • Database for Arab ITU-D Sector Members • Networking the ITU-D Sector Members in the Arab Region • Side meetings through ITU events.

13. ITU Meetings for the ITU-D Sector Members • 1st ITU-D Sector Members Meeting was held in January 2000 (with the presence of Mr. Y. Utsumi, ITU Secretary General) • 2nd ITU-D Sector Members Meeting was held in November 2001 (with the presence of Mr. H. Toure, Director BDT) • 1st ITU-D Sector Members / Private Sector Meeting in the Arab Region was held in Casablanca, April 2001 • 2nd ITU-D Sector Members / Private Sector Meeting in the Arab Region, Cairo, May 2002

14. ITU-D ARAB STATESSECTOR MEMBERS

18. Companies undergoing ITU-D membership process 2003 • Orascom Telecom Algeria Algeria - Arab Business Forum Egypt • TRC Jordan - Arab Advisors Group Jordan • STE-Samsung (Syrian Korean) Syria - SPACETEL Syria Syria

19. Meeting of Sector Members and Director of BDTCairo, Nov. 2001

20. Private Sector Cooperation Meeting in the Arab RegionCairo, 22-23 may 2002

21. Thank You