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ITU’s Cooperation with Relevant Organizations

ITU’s Cooperation with Relevant Organizations. Ebrahim Al-Haddad ITU’s Regional Representative to the Arab States. ICT Toolkit A Joint Project between ITU and info Dev.

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ITU’s Cooperation with Relevant Organizations

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  1. ITU’s Cooperation with Relevant Organizations Ebrahim Al-Haddad ITU’s Regional Representative to the Arab States

  2. ICT ToolkitA Joint Project between ITU and infoDev

  3. The ITU and infoDev launched a new online Regulation Toolkit designed to address the complex regulatory challenges emerging from a rapidly evolving ICT industry

  4. This is an update and expansion of infoDev’s influential print publicationTelecom Regulators’ Handbook(issued in 2000), the new web-based toolkit is aimed at national and regional regulatory agencies, ICT policy-makers, and other stakeholders with an active interest in ICT regulation

  5. The toolkit is conceived as a permanently evolving resource. It consists of a series of modules on key regulatory issues in the rapidly converging ICT sector.

  6. The first module, which is available on line, deals with the authorization of telecommunication services. It addresses: • - Overview Of Authorization- General Authorization- Individual Licenses- Competitive Licensing Process- Fees- Authorization Practice and Procedures- Special Authorization Procedures

  7. By Feb. 2006, there should be 4 more Modules added to the site. These will deal with: 1. Regulating Spectrum Management2. Legal and Institutional Aspects of Regulation3. New Technologies and Their Impact on Regulations4. Regulating Competition, Prices and Interconnection

  8. By the End of 2006, there is a plan for 2 more other Modules. These will deal with: 1. Universal Access- Extending Services Beyond the Market 2. Overview and Introduction to the ICT Toolkit

  9. Spectrum Management 1. Overview2. Policy and Planning3. Authorization4. Pricing5. Monitoring and Compliance6. International Affairs7. Developing Management Capacity

  10. Legal and Institutional 1. Introduction2. Why Regulate?3. Legal Context of Regulatory Reform4. Indicators of Effective regulation5. Organizational and Institutional Approaches to regulation6. Functional Aspects of regulation7. Regulatory Processes

  11. New Technologies 1. Technological Trends2. Market and Regulation3. A New Regulatory Paradigm

  12. Competition Module 1. Overview: Putting ICT regulation in Context2. Competition Policy and the ICT Sector3. Regulating for Interconnection4. New Paradigms: VoIP and IXPs5. Regulating Prices

  13. Experience Sharing Amongst Regulators

  14. Thank you very much

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