Action Items for CG5 By : Plenary of APT 2nd Preparatory

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• Action Items for CG-5 (By Plenary of APT 2nd
  Preparatory)
• to develop a background position paper on
  promoting e-health solutions particularly in the
  rural areas
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• To develop a revised version of PP-02 Resolution
  no. 129 (bridging the digital divide) to with a
  focus on promoting NGN for the rural areas

• Australia to present draft revision of the
  resolutions 25 (Strengthening the regional
  presence) and 36 (Telecommunications in the
  humanitarian assistance) as PACP proposals.

• To develop further Iranian proposal relating to
  the ITU Telecom and Telecom Board for discussions
   

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Status of the Action Item1 Promoting e-health
solutions

• WTDC-06 adopted
• Res. 54 encompassing most of the e-services
  including e-health
• Study Question 14-2/2 relating to
  Telecommunication for e-health
• Includes Raising awareness, dissemination of
  experiences and best
• practices, encourage collaboration and
  commitment between telecom
• and health sector
• In view of the above it is felt no useful purpose
  will be served by
• Developing a fresh proposal

Members may like to support the Res. 54 and SQ
14-2/2 while WTDC-06 report being presented in
PP-06
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Status of the Action item 2 NGN for rural
communications
-A draft resolution on NGN for Rural
Communications as a Solution for the Digital
Divide submitted by Indonesia -The paper
captures most of the essential concerns of the
APT Regions for promoting NGN especially in the
rural areas. It is a potential candidate for PACP
Proposed action by APT members Members may like
to adopt the draft resolution as it is or with
modifications
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Status of the Action Item 3 Two potential PACP
submitted

• Revised version of PP-02-Res.25 on strengthening
  the regional presence submitted by Australia

Proposed action by APT members The revised paper
focuses on strengthening the regional presence Of
ITU. Members may like to discuss the issue of
strengthening of the ITU Regional offices in the
backdrop of the fact that in some regions
the existing regional bodies are very active,
resources can be better utilized in the regions
where the regional organizations are not very
active

• Revised version of PP-02 Res.36
  on(Telecommunications in the service of
  Humanitarian Assistance) submitted by Pakistan

Members may like to consider it
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Status of the Action Item 4 ITU Telecom Board
and ITU Telecom

• Report of the ITU Council for the period 2003-05
• Draft Revised Res. 11 of PP-02 relating to Global
  Telecommunication Exhibition and Forum presented
  as a European Common Proposal
• -Reflects two concerns
• - Distinction between Global and
  Regional TELECOM to go
• one/year (Global) alternate
  between the different regions
• - Composition and functioning of the
  Board
• Initial proposal from Iran
• Proposes ITU to outsource the exhibition and
  forum task

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Other miscellaneous inputs

• Vietnam has proposed to submit two fresh
  proposals
• One relating to NGN
• the other one
• Revised version of PP-02- Res.123 on Bridging
  the Standardization Gap