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Seminar on Standardization and ICT Development
for the Information SocietyTashkent, Uzbekistan
6-8 October 2003
Membership Benefits ITU-D Overview

• Jean-Yves Besnier
• Head, Partnership, Promotion Membership
  Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT)

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Overview

• General Benefits of ITU Membership
• Membership Categories
• Benefits of Being an ITU Sector Member
• Membership Information
• Membership Fees
• Application Procedure

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General Benefits of ITU Membership

• ITU is the UN Specialized Agency responsible for
  the regulation, standardization and development
  of telecommunications worldwide.
  
• 189 Member States (as of October 2003).
• 650 Sector Members (Operators, Regulators,
  Equipment Suppliers, Service Providers, Software
  Developers, Network Designers, Consultants,
  Funding Institutions, Local/Regional/International
  Telecom Associations).

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General Benefits of ITU Membership (contd)

• A unique capacity to bring together
  representatives from competing companies and
  governments of all ideological persuasions.
  
• Share wealth of experience and creative ideas.
• Establish partnerships between private and
  public sectors.
  
• Access to ITU vast range of publications, as well
  as restricted documentation/information and
  statistics.

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Membership Categories

• ITU Member States
• ITU Sector Members
• ITU Associates

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ITU Member States

• If the State is a Member of the United Nations
• It becomes a Member State of the ITU by
  acceding to its Constitution and Convention.
  Such accession shall be made simultaneously in
  the form of a single document covering both the
  Constitution and Convention.
• This instrument of accession is then
  deposited with the Secretary-General.
  
• If the State is not a Member of the United
  Nations
  
• The application for membership requires the
  approval of two-thirds of the Member States of
  the Union.
  
• After approval, the procedure is the same as
  described above in the form of one single
  document.
  

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ITU Sector Members

• An interested entity or organization may joint
  ITU as a Sector Member. There are 3 sectors
  
• Development (ITU-D)
• Radiocommunications (ITU-R)
• Standardization (ITU-T)
• An ITU Sector Member fully participates in the
  work of corresponding ITU Sector Study Groups or
  Working Groups thereof and in the Sectors
  Regional and World Telecommunication
  Conferences.

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ITU Associates

• An interested entity or organization may join an
  ITU Sector as an Associate and be entitled to
  take part in the work of a selected single Study
  Group or Working Group thereof.
• Associates may have access to documentation
  required for their work and may serve as
  rapporteur or editor.
  

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Benefits of Being an ITU Sector Member

• Influence the Evolution of the Global
  Telecommunications Networks
  
• Do you have a message to convey?
• Do you need to influence the direction of
  global/regional development or standardization
  projects?
  
• Do you have existing projects and/or
  products that could benefit from globalization?

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Benefits of Being an ITU Sector Member (contd)
2. Increase Awareness of your Business Priorities
amongst Operators, Service Providers, Suppliers,
Regulators Membership of ITU Sectors is a mea
ns to actively take part in the Sectors
specific work and thus secure and influence of
a Companys goals and policies on the
development of projects, standards within its
business sphere. Your address details and the
name of your Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
will be published in the ITU Global Directory.
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Benefits of Being an ITU Sector Member (contd)

• 3. Network/Develop Contacts
• ITU sectors provide a platform for meeting
  experts from all over the world, learning of
  their entities plans and objectives, sharing
  experience and information.
• Participation to the work of the ITU Study
  Groups/Working Groups provide access to a
  wealth of information not likely to be found
  elsewhere in this concentrated form.

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Benefits of Being an ITU Sector Member (contd)
4. Participate in Sector Member Work
ITU Sector Members can participate in all
Study Groups Meetings and electronic
discussion groups present their views by subm
itting written contributions
participate in approval of technical or
development projects and recommendations.
ITU Associates can participate in the meetings
and electronic discussion groups of only one
Study Group and present their views by
submitting written contributions
Sector Members fully participate in the
Sectors Advisory Group to the Elected official.
Associates do not.
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Benefits of Being an ITU Sector Member (contd)

• Hold positions within Study/Working Groups
• Sector Members may hold the positions of
  Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Rapporteur and Editor
  within a Study Group or Working Group.
  
• An Associate may only hold the position of
  Rapporteur or Editor.

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Benefits of Being an ITU Sector Member (contd)
6. Access to ITU Working Documents
Sector Members can have electronic access (via
TIES) to ITU documents of general interest,
databases, Study/Working Groups documents
(reports, contributions, temporary documents)
and Study/Working Groups information exchange
areas. Telecom Information Exchange Services
(TIES) - E-mail account (username_at_ties.itu.int
) - Username/password allowing access to ITU
working documents and e-mail reflectors.
TIES registration - Tel. [phone],
Fax [phone] - E-mail
ties.registration_at_itu.int
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Benefits of Being an ITU Sector Member (contd)

• Get free and discounted ITU Publications
• Discounts of 15 and one free online
  subscription are granted to Member States and
  Sector Members participating in the work of ITU.
  
• A discount of 80 on the catalogue price of
  all ITU publications is granted to
  Administrations of the Least Developed
  Countries (LDC), as well as to libraries of
  educational institutions (for online
  subscriptions and CD-ROM publications only).

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Membership Approval Procedure

• Submit your application, for approval, to the
  Administration of the Member State in which your
  company HQ is based or of the territory in which
  it operates.
• The Administration of the Member State will then
  transmit the application form to the ITU
  Secretary-General.
  
• Your admission will become effective upon receipt
  by the ITU Secretary-General.
  
• If you are a Regional or International
  Organization, you should send your application
  directly to the ITU Secretary-General.

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Membership Fees Background

• Expenses of the Union are primarily met by
  contributions from its Member States and Sector
  Members, each of which may, upon taking up its
  membership, freely decide on its class of
  contribution within a scale.
• The effective amount of the contributory unit is
  determined every two years when the biennial
  budget is established by the Council. For the
  2003-2003 biennium, the annual amount of one
  contributory unit for a Sector Member is CHF
  63,000 (Swiss Francs).

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ITU Sector Member Fees

• ITU Sector Members may choose their annual
  contribution with the range of 1/16 to 40 units
  (1/16 for ITU-D developing countries only).
  
• This fixes the minimum contribution for an ITU
  Sector Member as follows
  
• ITU-D 7,900 CHF (1/8 unit)
• 3,950 CHF (1/16 unit for DCs)
• ITU-R 31,500 CHF (1/2 unit)
• ITU-T 31,500 CHF (1/2 unit)

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ITU Associate Fees
The annual contribution for an ITU Associate has
been fixed for the 2002-2003 biennium as
follows ITU-D 3,937 CHF 1,968 CHF
(for DCs only) ITU-R 10,500 CHF ITU-T
10,500 CHF
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ITU Membership(as of 1st October 2003)

• Member States 189
• ITU Sector Members 648
• - ITU-D 269
• - ITU-R 295
• - ITU-T 395 Some are multiple ITU
  Sector Members
  
• Associates 94
• - ITU-D 0
• - ITU-R 14
• - ITU-T 80

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ITU Sector Members (Supported by the Europe CIS
Regional Office in Geneva) As of 1st October
2003

• 231 ITU Sector Members of the EUR CIS
  Regionare active in 34 Countries
  
• Armenia 1 Kazakhstan 1
• Austria 4 Luxembourg 2
• Azerbaijan 1 Malta 1
• Belgium 13 Moldova 1
• Bosnia Herzegovina 2 Norway 4
• Bulgaria 2 Netherlands 10
• Czech Republic 2 Poland 2
• Denmark 3 Portugal 2
• Finland 6 Romania 5
• France 28 Russian Federation 3
• Germany 29 Serbia Montenegro 2
• Greece 4 Slovakia 1
• Hungary 2 Spain 9
• Ireland 1 Sweden 7
• Italy 22 Switzerland 12

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ITU Sector Members (Supported by the Europe CIS
Regional Office in Geneva) As of 1st October
2003

• 231 ITU Sector Members of the EUR CIS
  Regionare active in 34 Countries (Contd)
  
• Turkey 3
• Ukraine 1
• United Kingdom 43
• The Former YugoslavRep. of Macedonia 1
• Total of ITU-D Sector Members in the Region
• ITU-D 76
• ITU-R 38
• ITU-T 40
• Some are multiple ITU Sector Members

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Membership Information Application

• For application and general information
• http//www.itu.int/members
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail membership_at_itu.int
• ITU-D (Development Sector)
• Contact Mrs. Andrea Mozer-Corral
• E-mail andrea.mozer_at_itu.int
• ITU-R (Radiocommunication Sector)
• Contact Mrs. Pamela Type
• E-mail pamela.type_at_itu.int
• ITU-T (Standardization Sector)
• Contact Mrs. Saba Imru-Caminiti
• E-mail saba.imru-caminiti_at_itu.int

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Conclusion

• ITU Membership is global and diversified.
• Sector Members play a key role in ITU dynamics.
• Regional participation is an ITU priority.
• ITU Sector membership fees are competitive.
• Invaluable opportunities exist to share
  experiences, creative ideas, knowledge of
  business, opportunities and seek partnerships.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

• jean-yves.besnier_at_itu.int
• Head, PPM Unit, BDT
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• http//www.itu.int/ITU-D/