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Report of WTDC-2006 Outcomes of relevance to PP-06

• By
• R.B.Kumarapathirana
• Director, Project Development
• APT

The Second APT Preparatory Meeting for
PP-06April 4-5, 2006, Bangkok, Thailand
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WTDC-2006, Doha, Qatar

• ITUs 4th WTDC was held from 7 to 15th
  March,2006 at the Sheraton Convention center in
  Doha, Qatar
• Attracted 969 participants
• The Doha Action Plan takes on board several
  action lines set out by the WSIS
• The Doha Action Plan also sets out regional
  initiatives aimed at integrating development
  activities into longer-term projects that have
  the greatest potential to impact the development
  process.

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The Doha Action Plan (WTDC-2006)

• The Doha Action Plan puts forward six programmes
  that are intended to act as catalyst in the
  development process
• Regulatory Reform
• Information and communication infrastructure and
  technology development
• E-Strategies and ICT Applications
• Economics and financing, including cost and
  tariffs
• Human capacity building
• Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Small Island
  Developing States (SIDS) and Emergency
  Telecommunications

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Regional Initiatives

• Arab States Initiatives
• Establishing ICT indicators and capacity
  building Developing Arab Regulatory Framework
  Creating a center for digital documentation
  developing Access Nodes for Arab internet
  networks Arabization of ICT terminology
• Americas region
• Improving connectivityin rural areas
  interconnection of information networks for
  disaster prevention policies and programmes for
  large scale developments of Broadband access to
  achieve universal service objectives improving
  specturm management in caribean establishing
  virtual web-based center of excellence

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Regional Initiatives (Contd)

• Asia Pacific
• Telecommunication /ICT policy and regulatory
  cooperation infrastructure development for rural
  communications next generation network planning
  focussing on the unique needs of Pacific islands
  and SIDS strengthening collaboration between
  ITUs Standardization and development sectors.
• Commonwealth of Independent States
• Effective use of spectrum management to provide
  multimedia digital broadcast networks in
  mountainous terrain creating international
  centres for the implementation and testing of new
  technologies implementing e-applications based
  on broadband access telemedicine to bridge the
  digital divide development of NGN, wireless
  access

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Regional Initiatives (Contd)

• Africa
• Focus on reinforcing human and institutional
  capacity, harmonizing legal and political
  frameworks for the advancement of ICT, developing
  broadband access and broadcasting networks for
  regional interconnectivity and introducing new
  digital technologies for radio and television
  broadcast.

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Emergency Telecommunications Strategy

• WTDC-06 focused a lot of attention on the
  question of emergency communications and adopted
  bold measures to prevent and mitigate disasters
  and to carry out relief operations effectively.
  The focus will be to
• Promote technical cooperation and enhance the
  capacity of LDCs and SIDS to utlilize tools for
  disaster
• Identify activities in relevant organizations
  related to the use of space-based systems for
  disaster prediction, detection and mitigation
• promote regional and international cooperation
  for sharing information for disaster management
• Work with regulators to harmonize regulations
• Engage civil society
• Train people in all aspects of disaster
  management

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Universal Access

• The conference adopted a six-point development
  strategy formulated in a way to maximize impact
  on the ground while integrating the WSIS
  outcomes

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Cross-cutting Activities and Global Initiatives

• Two Cross-cutting activities identified to
  support six programmes
• - Statistics and Information on
• Telecommunications/ICT
• - Partnerships/Promotions
• Five Global initiatives were identified on
• - Women
• - Youth and Children
• - Indigenous people and communities
• - People with disabilities
• - Communities living in underserved areas

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12 ACPs submitted to WTDC-2006

• NGN NETWORK PLANNING
• ACCELERATING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ICT
  DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
• STRENGTHENING REGULATORY COOPERATION AND
  CAPACITY IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION
• STRENGTHENING THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN ITU-T
  AND ITU-D TO BRIDGE THE STANDARDIZATION GAP IN
  DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
• THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING
  STATES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC FOR
  TELECOMMUNICATION/ICTS
• PROVISION OF TELECOM RESOURCES FOR DISASTER
  MITIGATION AND RELIEF OPERATION

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12 ACPs submitted to WTDC-2006 (Contd)

• DRAFT RESOLUTION ON STRENGTHENING COOPERATION
  AMONG TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATORS
• INCREASED COOPERATION IN THE AREAS OF SPAM AND
  CYBER SECURITY
• HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FOR LEAST DEVELOPED
  COUNTRIES
• QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) FOR WIRELESS/MOBILE
  (VOICE) COMMUNICATION SERVICES
• INTERNET MULTILINGUALIZATION
• GROWTH OF TELECOM INFRASTURCTURE AND SERVICES IN
  RURAL AREAS THROUGH COMPETITION

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Input to PP-06 Preparations from WTDC-06

• Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations
• Strengthening Regulatory Cooperation
• Increased Cooperation in the areas of SPAM and
  Cyber Security
• Focus on NGN Planning
• Focus on Needs of Pacific Island States and
  Small Islands Developing States (SIDS)
• Internet Charging Resolution D-50
• Infrastructure development for rural
  communications
• Strengthening the Collaboration between ITU-D
  and ITU-D to bridge the Standardization gap in
  developing countries

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List of actions expected to be considered by
PP-06 (REORG Informal Meeting, 6th March06,
Doha, Qatar)

• Elections
• Draft Financial Plan Draft Strategic Plan
• WSIS Outcome impact on ITU Council
  Resolution 1243
• Follow up of decision 7 (improvement of
  Management of ITU)
• Satellite cost recovery and corrected measure
  and debts
• ITR
• Staff matters financial regulation

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Establishment of the order of priority of issues
for consideration (REORG Meeting)

• Need of a priority list from every region Need
  a discipline and a method on the most important
  issues
• Revision of decision 6 (financial plan) and
  decision 5 (value of contributory unit) , as well
  as the Startegic Plan
• Possible impact of WSIS on CS/CV
• Languages
• Resolution 106 to be considered (structure)
• Denunciation (Res.110) and role of observers
  (Res.109)
• Resolution on numbering schemes, Resolution 101
  (Networks based on IP protocol), Res. 102
  (management of Internet domain names and
  addresses) Resolution 103

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Suggestions on Limitation of Committees and
Council Working Groups (REORG Meeting)

• Establishing of some sort of grouping of items
• Suggesting limited number of Committes, Working
  Groups and Ad hoc Groups
• Proposing less committees and Working Groups in
  the Council
• Need to agree before on Conference Structure

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Views on Limitation of Committes and Council
Working Groups (REORG Meeting)

• There is a general agreement to support
  limitation of number of Committees in PP.
• Consensus must be found for the choice of
  competent active chairmen more consultation
  between Member States will be needed and
  geographical balance should also be taken into
  account.
• Some Countries expressed the need of 2 WG one
  on WSIS Implementation and other on Strategic
  Plan Other countries expressed the opinion that
  the Strategic Plan is already in the competence
  of the COM6. This item will be subject to further
  discussion at the next meeting.

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Suggestions related to the discipline of speakers
during the PP-06 (REORG Meeting)

• Limitation of the time of intervention if
  possible, having one speaker for a common
  proposal per region
• Discipline in taking the floor

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Views related to the discipline of speakers
during the PP-06 (REORG Meeting)

• Some countries reminded that red light used was
  successful in the earlier meetings but the
  chairman has to remind the speaker that he has to
  conclude.
• Precisions have been made one speaker for a
  common proposal (and not per region)
• Even if small countries have signed a
  contribution, this does not exclude their
  intervention to support or participate to the
  debate, in particular in small committes
  meetings. This allows also the chairman to assess
  the temperature of the room.
• All agreed that non useful interventions have to
  be avoided and the chairmanship of the Conference
  (Turkey) has been kindly asked to take note.

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Additional Consultation Meeting before PP-06
(REORG Meeting)

• Further consultation and discussion on this
  item are needed in particular during an ITU
  Inter-regional organizations meeting in
  conformity with Res.112. It was suggested that
  such a meeting could be organized among
  representatives from the ITU administrative
  regions. Issues concerning the organization of
  the Conference, the chairmanships, the draft
  Strategic Plan and draft Financial Plan could be
  addressed.
• The opinion of the ITU legal adviser, as well
  as his opinion or proposals for future
  Conferences, is also to be reflected.
• Opinion has been also raised to move CS/CV
  related to Conference organization into the
  General Rules in order to have more flexibilty
  for the future. The opinion of the ITU legal
  advisor is also to be asked on this issue and to
  be put on the website.

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Thank You