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ITU REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA

ITU REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA. OVERVIEW AND ACTIVITIES. TOPICS. Presentation of the Regional office for Africa Main activities ITU Projects in Africa Activities related to ITU-T Actions undertaken with ITU-T. PRESENTATION OF AFRICA REGION.

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ITU REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA

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  1. ITU REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA OVERVIEW AND ACTIVITIES

  2. TOPICS • Presentation of the Regional office for Africa • Main activities • ITU Projects in Africa • Activities related to ITU-T • Actions undertaken with ITU-T

  3. PRESENTATION OF AFRICA REGION

  4. MAIN ACTIVITIES - ISAP (Istanbul Action Plan) A four-year (2003-2006) strategic and working Plan • Section II : Actions • A. - ISAP Programmes • Prog-1: Regulatory Reform • Prog-2: Technologies and Telecommunication / ICT network development • Prog-3: e-strategies and e-services/applications • Prog-4: Economics and Finance, including costs and tariffs, • Prog-5: Human capacity building • Prog-6: Special Programme for LDCs

  5. ISAP (Istanbul Action Plan) A four-year (2003-2006) strategic and working Plan • B. - Activities • Activity 1: Statistics and information on telecommunication/ICTs • Activity 2: Partnership and promotion • C. – Special initiatives

  6. ITU Projects in Africa • AFRITEL Project : Infrastructure • SRII (Southern Region Information Infrastructure). ITU/SADC-SATCC • INTELCOM-II . ITU/ECOWAS • CMTL S.A. • Seminar and workshop on technical matters

  7. ITU Projects in Africa (Cntd) • INDAFTEL Project : Industrialization • Centre of Excellence Project (CoE) Capacity building. ESMT and AFRALTI • Regulation Project • UEMOA/ ECOWAS • CEMAC • Eastern Africa

  8. ITU Projects in Africa (Cntd) • PILOT Projects • MCT (Mali, Uganda, Tanzania, Benin, Cap Vert) • Telemedicine (Senegal, Mozambique Guinea, Kenya, Cameroon, Ethiopia) • E-Commerce (Burkina, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, South Africa, Senegal) • MCT for Refugees (Tanzania)

  9. NEW Project • ITU SUPPORT TO NEPAD • Background : Res 35 of WTDC-02 and Res PLEN/5 PP- 02 • Project phase 1 : establish a Project Document detailing the investment needed to achieve the short and medium terms objectives relative to telecom and ICTs • Project phase 2 : Assist the African countries in Mobilizing resources and implementing concrete projects leading to the achievement of the objectives

  10. Activities related to ITU-T • Promotion of more widespread use of new technical specifications and standards aiming at the development and expansion of Telecom/ICT Network and related services • Provision of information on ITU standards, recommendations, procedures and guidelines for the introduction of new technologies and new services in the telecommunication/ICTs networks

  11. Actions undertaken within the Region • Study Group 12 meeting, October 2001, Dakar, Senegal. • workshop on the Quality of Service and Transmission from the user’s point of view, in the utilization of the new network system, October 2001, Dakar, Senegal.

  12. Actions undertaken with ITU-T cont’d • ITU-T seminar on trends in the telecommunication industry, July 2002, Kasane, Botswana • Seminar on the impact of Electromagnetic Field emissions on humans and the environment, September 2003, Kampala, Uganda

  13. Participation to ITU-T Activites • Through the delegation of a Member State • As a ITU-T sector member • The participation of Africa region nedd to be enhanced • The Regional and area offices are at your disposal

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