Title: Bishkek Conference on Information Society and Regional Cooperation in Information and Communication
1Bishkek Conference on Information Society and
Regional Cooperation in Information and
Communication Technology for Development16-18
November 2004Bishkek Review of Major and
Related Activities and Future Focuses
Mr Guennadi FedorovChief, ICT Policy
SectionUNESCAP
2CONTENTS
- Introduction
- I. Regional follow-up to the First Phase of
WSIS and the Preparation to the Second Phase - II. Regional Programme on ICT Applications
- III. The Regional Space Applications
Programme for Sustainable Development (RESAP)
- IV. Future Focus Areas of Work
3Introduction
- 1. Commission Resolution 58/1 on Restructuring
the Conference Structure, May 2002 - 2. Establishment the Subprogramme on Information,
Communication and Space Technology (ICST) -
- Objective to strengthen the capacity of ESCAP
members especially LDCs, PICs and countries with
economies in transition to create an enabling
environment for development, transfer and
application of ICST - 3. Establishment of the Subcommittee on ICST
- 4. Establishment of ICST Division, Mid 2002
4Introduction (continued)
- 5. Before restructuring
-
- 1. ICST activities scattered in the
Secretariat -
- - S T programme
- - Environment and natural resources
- - Trade programme, People with
Disability Programme, Rural development
programme, - Population information programme
-
- 2. Lack of coordination to address ICST for
development - in an integrated manner
-
5Information, Communication and Space Technology
Division
6Regional Follow-up to the Geneva Phase of WSIS
and Preparation to Tunis Phase
- A. Regional preparation to the Geneva
-
- - Several high level conferences,
E-commerce, Cybercrime and security, ICT and
Ministerial Conference on disabilities,
Ministerial Conference on Information and
Broadcasting - - Tokyo Preparatory Conference,
January 2003. Tokyo Declaration the
Asia-Pacific perspective on the World Summit - - Regional road map towards Information
Society - - Parallel events during WSIS
7I. Regional Follow-up to the Geneva Phase of WSIS
and Preparation to Tunis Phase (continued)
- - Commission at its 60th session praised the
leading and coordinating role of UNESCAP in the
regional preparation to WSIS, and recommended
the formulation of the Regional Plan of Action - - Expert Group Meeting on Internet Governance
- - First Regional Conference
- - Four Subregional Conferences (Kyrgyzstan,
Fiji, Nepal, Indonesia) - - High-level Regional Conference
8I. Regional Follow-up to the Geneva Phase of WSIS
and Preparation to Tunis Phase (continued)
- B. Measuring the creation of an Information
Society -
- - Recommendation of the WSIS Plan of Action
- - Recommendations of the Committee on
Globalization - - Objectives development of
internationally comparable indicators - - A global partnership on measuring ICT
(Regional Commissions, ITU, OECD, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNDP)
9I. Regional Follow-up to the Geneva Phase of
WSIS and Preparation to Tunis Phase (continued)
- C. Regional Interagency Working Group on ICT
- - Objective Strengthen cooperation and
synergy of effort in achieving MDGs through
ICT - - Subregional, regional and global
organizations - - Coordinates regional preparation and
follow- up to WSIS - - Next meeting of Regional Working Group on
28 October 2004
10I. Regional Follow-up to the Geneva Phase of
WSIS and Preparation to Tunis Phase (continued)
- D. Creation of enabling policy and
regulatory framework of ICT -
- - Number of seminars and training on
enabling policy and
regulatory framework, ICT and IP, security and
quality management of software -
- - Training manual on promoting enabling ICT
policies and regulatory framework -
- - Service of the Regional Adviser
11Regional Programme on ICT Applications
- In cooperation with private sector, make
available the benefits of new technologies
especially information, communications
technologies - (MDG, goal 8)
- ICT applications can support sustainable
development, in the field of public
administration, business, education and training,
health, employment, environment, agriculture and
science - (Plan of Action, WSIS)
12 Regional Programme on ICT Applications
(continued)
- New programme started in January 2003
- Objective to promote ICT applications for
sustainable socio-economic development - Focus areas
- Capacity building in the use of ICT
- Knowledge management and networking
- Promotion of ICT applications
- ESCAP Website management
13 Regional Programme on ICT Applications
(continued)
- Programme strategy
- Identify, document and share good practices
through regional forum - Analytical study on the status and impact of ICT
and its applications - Plan and implement demonstration projects
- Partnership with other stakeholders
14Regional Programme on ICT Applications
(continued)
- Capacity building in the use of ICT ( to be
discussed in the agenda item 6) - Knowledge management and networking
collaborative tools among stakeholders - Expert Group Meeting on Open-Source Software on
Knowledge Management - Promotion of ICT applications (to be discussed in
the agenda item 6) - ESCAP homepage
- Improvement made to transfer the site from static
page to a dynamic information-sharing platform - Number of visit to the site grew from 5.2 to 7.6
million (40 increase) between 2003 and 2004 - Many web-based collaborative tools introduced
(e.g. ACPR e-mail alerts, online meeting
registration, etc) - Future plan includes multilingual pages,
implementation of content management system
15III. The Regional Space Applications Programme
for Sustainable Developments (RESAP)
- A. Background
- - Initiated by the Ministerial Conference
in 1994 Extended into its second phase by Second
Ministerial Conference in 1999 - - Objective
- Promote operational applications of space based
information and communication technology in
priority areas for sustainable development and
bridging the digital divide through regional
cooperation
16III. The Regional Space Applications Programme
for Sustainable Developments (RESAP) (contd)
- B. Implementation of RESAP under ICST
subprogramme - - More emphasis on satellite
communication applications contributing to
bridging the digital divide - - Keeping momentum on Earth observation
applications for disaster management and
sustainable development - - Studies on policy and institutional
issues related to operational applications of
space based ICT for poverty alleviation, and for
disaster management - - Implementation of technical assistance
projects -
17III. The Regional Space Applications Programme
for Sustainable Developments (RESAP) (contd)
- C. Focusing RESAP within the framework of
MDGs, WSIS and WSSD - Specific tools helping achieving
Millennium Development Goals of poverty
alleviation, education, health, environmental
sustainability and global partnership for
development - - Connecting under-served communities with
priority ICT applications and services,
particularly through community e-centers - - Informed disaster management
- - Sustainable development planning and natural
resources management
18III. The Regional Space Applications Programme
for Sustainable Developments (RESAP) (contd)
- D. Integration of ICST in promoting access to
information - - Awareness raising on accessibility and
affordability of satellite broadband services,
and relevant policy and institutional issues - - Fostering public-private partnership
towards sustainable community e-centers in rural
and under-services areas - E. Regional cooperative mechanism supporting
knowledge- base disaster management - - Technical potential demonstrated and good
wills expressed by evermore capable countries - - To facilitate equitable accessing and
sharing space information products and services
19The Regional Space Applications Programme for
Sustainable Developments (RESAP) (contd)
- F. Preparations for the Third Ministerial
Conference on Space Application for Sustainable
Development in Asia and the Pacific -
- - Agreed by the Commission at its 60th
session for 2007 - - Promoting operationalization of space
technology, integrated with other information
technologies - - Issues to be addressed (identified by ICC
on RESAP) - - capacity building
- - strengthening of institutional frameworks
- - improvement of national coordination
mechanisms - - involvement of private sector
- - towards operational regional cooperative
mechanisms
20 IV. Future Focus Areas of Work
21Objectives of the ICST Subprogramme
- 1. Facilitation, particularly for marginalized
countries, of enabling environments for access
to, and development, transfer and application of,
ICST to maximize benefits of globalisation. This
objective is based on the Medium-Term Plan for
ESCAP 2006-2009 - 2. In collaboration with other sub-programmes,
help members to effectively apply ICST to achieve
MDG benchmarks including poverty reduction,
e-learning, e-health
22Expected Accomplishments (EAs)
- 1. Demonstrated increased national capacity to
develop and implement policies and programmes - 2. Demonstrated enhanced national capacity in
the application of ICSTs - 3. Demonstrated enhanced institutional capacity
in human resources development in ICST and
promotion of ICST applications including disaster
management - (Rely on the resources available)
23Implementation strategy to achieve EA 1
- FOCUS AREAS
- Regional follow-up of WSIS Phase I and
preparations for WSIS Phase II - Capacity-building in formulation of ICST policies
and strategies - Inter-agency coordination on ICST and development
- STRATEGIC THRUSTS
- Development of indicators to measure the
information society - Regional arm for the Asia Broadband Programme
- Provision of regional perspective and inputs on
issues related to financial arrangements and
Internet governance (WSIS Phases I II)
24Implementation strategy to achieve EA1
(continued)
- IMPLEMENTATION MODALITIES
- Collaboration with other international
organizations for the development of indicators
at the global level - Regional inter-agency network
- Collaboration with regional initiatives
- PROPOSED ACTIVITIES
- Development of regional policy and advocacy
framework - Research and analysis on the status, trends and
impacts - Capacity building and technical assistance in the
integrated policy framework for ICST - Regional cooperation and promotion of broadband
initiatives
25ITU and ESCAP joint project to follow-up of the
Outcomes of the Geneva Phase
- Strategic cooperation between UNESCAP and ITU
- Financial support from the Government of Finland
- Initial survey on the status of ICT development
- Strategy of joint activities
26Scope of the Survey
- Coverage
- ICT development structures
- Existing ICT Strategies/action plans
- Ongoing activities related to ICT
- ICT development priorities
- Needs for external assistance related to
development and/or implementation of National ICT
strategies
27Proposed Strategy
- Linking policy makers especially at the
implementation level - - Within groups
- - Between groups
- Information sharing
- Best practices using international experts
- Various forms of interaction
- - Web based library, chat, forums, research,
i.e.
28Implementation strategy to achieve EA2
- FOCUS AREAS
- Promoting priority ICST applications for
sustainable socio-economic development - Capacity building in the use of ICT
- STRATEGIC THRUSTS
- ICT applications for rural poverty alleviation
- ICT applications for sustainable development
including disaster management
29Implementation strategy to achieve EA2(continued)
- IMPLEMENTATION MODALITIES
- Group negotiation for demonstration projects
- Strengthening public-private partnership and
partnership with other organizations working in
the field of ICST for development such as APDIP,
ADB, UNDP, ADBI, APT, ITU - Knowledge management network
- PROPOSED ACTIVITIES
- Research and analysis on the status of ICT
applications, trends and impacts in ESCAP region - Development of sustainable models through
demonstration projects, including ICST
applications for rural communities - Strengthening the regional network and
cooperative mechanisms to promote ICST
applications - Promoting public-private partnership
- Promotion and capacity-building in selected areas
of ICST applications
30Implementation strategy to achieve EA3
- FOCUS AREAS
- Human resources capacity-building in ICST
- National institutional capacity-building for
informed disaster management - STRATEGIC THRUSTS
- Promotion of institutional support for regional
ICST training activities - Promotion of regional cooperative mechanisms on
space information and communication products and
services for disaster management - IMPLEMENTATION MODELITIES
- Promotion of public-private partnerships
- Creation of an endowment fund to sustain
institutions - PROPOSED ACTIVITIES
- Institutional capacity building through public-
private partnership - Developing/strengthening regional institutions in
ICST applications
31E. Mechanism to achieve EAs
- Umbrella Regional Cooperation Mechanism (RCM)
- Regional/subregional forums, EGMs
- Networking of stakeholders and initiatives
- Public-private partnership (PPP) mechanisms
- Development of knowledge management tools
- Capacity-building through training, sharing best
- practices, policy advocacy
- Pilot/demonstration projects on ICST applications
- Think tanks, research and studies, and
information - dissemination
32Support strategy to maximize the sub-programmes
impact and efficiency
- A. Visibility of the implementing agency/division
- B. Improving efficiency of the implementing
- agency/division
- C. Ensuring focus and specificity
- D. Building partnerships
- E. Ensuring client-orientation
- F. Establishing clear modalities for project
formulation and implementation
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