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13th Meeting of the Regional Interagency Working Group (IWG)

on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

UNCC, Bangkok, Thailand

ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

20 November 2009Bangkok, Thailand

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ITU Vision and InitiativesITU Vision and Initiatives

ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Actions & Initiatives ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Actions & Initiatives

(2007-2010)(2007-2010)

Outcomes of ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Outcomes of ITU Asia-Pacific Regional

Preparatory Meeting for WTDC 2010Preparatory Meeting for WTDC 2010

ITU Planned Actions in 2009-2010ITU Planned Actions in 2009-2010

Proposals for PartnershipProposals for Partnership

Agenda

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ITU Overview

Founded in 1865

Leading UN Special Agency for ICTs

HQ in Switzerland; 5 Regional Offices & 7 Area Offices

191 Member States; and 700 Sector Members

ITU has three sectors

ITU-R (Radiocommunication)

ITU-T (Standardization)

ITU-D (Development)

ITU TELECOM Events

ITU presence in the Asia-Pacific

Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok & Area Office for South East Asia in Jakarta.

38 Member States 63 Sector Members

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ITU Vision & Strategic Focus 2007 -2010

Accessibility Confronting the financial crisis Climate Change and the ITU/ICT Cybersecurity, Spam and

Cybercrime Connecting the unconnected by

2015 Saving lives The networks of the future: NGN

and Global Standards Initiative 

ITU Initiatives

Connect the WorldConnect the World

Global Global Cybersecurity Cybersecurity

AgendaAgenda

Capacity BuildingCapacity Building

Enabling Enabling EnvironmentEnvironment

Vision: By connecting the world and fulfilling everyone’s fundamental right to communicate, we strive to make the world a better and safer place.

Climate ChangeClimate Change

Emergency Emergency CommunicationCommunication

ITUITU

InitiativesInitiatives

Strategic Focus

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ITU Global Development Agenda (2007-2010)

Seminars & Seminars & WorkshopsWorkshops

Direct Country Direct Country Assistances Assistances

Human Capacity Human Capacity BuildingBuilding

Trainings / Trainings / FellowshipsFellowships

Deployment of Deployment of InfrastructureInfrastructure

Delivery Delivery MechanismsMechanisms

Through Through

PPPPPP

Six Operational ProgrammesSix Operational Programmes

Programme 1:Programme 1: Regulatory reformRegulatory reform

Programme 2:Programme 2: Information and communication Information and communication infrastructure and technology developmentinfrastructure and technology development

Programme 3:Programme 3: E-strategies and ICT applicationsE-strategies and ICT applications

Programme 4:Programme 4: Economics & financing, including Economics & financing, including costs and tariffscosts and tariffs

Programme 5:Programme 5: Human Capacity BuildingHuman Capacity Building

Programme 6:Programme 6: Least developed countries (LDC) and Least developed countries (LDC) and Small Islands Developing States (SIDS), and Small Islands Developing States (SIDS), and emergency telecommunicationsemergency telecommunications

Special InitiativesSpecial Initiatives

Asia-Pacific Regional InitiativesAsia-Pacific Regional Initiatives

Gender, Children and Youth, Indigenous people and Gender, Children and Youth, Indigenous people and communities, Persons with disabilities, Communities communities, Persons with disabilities, Communities living inliving in Remote/Underserved areas

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ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Initiatives(2007-2010)

Through Through

PPPPPP

ASP Regional Initiative 1

Telecommunication/ICT policy and regulatory

cooperation in the Asia‑Pacific region

ASP Regional Initiative 2Rural Communications –

Infrastructure development

ASP Regional Initiative 3

Next Generation Networks (NGN) planning

ASP Regional Initiative 4

The unique telecommunication/ICT

needs of Pacific islands and small island developing

states (SIDS) in the Asia-Pacific region

ASP Regional Initiative 5 Strengthening the

collaboration between ITU‑T and ITU‑D

Seminars & Seminars & WorkshopsWorkshops

Direct Country Direct Country Assistances Assistances

Human Human Capacity Capacity BuildingBuilding

Trainings / Trainings / FellowshipsFellowships

Deployment of Deployment of InfrastructureInfrastructure

Study Study QuestionsQuestions

Doha Action Doha Action Plan (DAP) Plan (DAP)

ITU-D Annual ITU-D Annual Operational Operational

Plan Plan

RI Linked RI Linked Projects (RI & Projects (RI &

External Funds)External Funds)

ICT ICT Development Development

FundFund

Funding Delivery Method

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Proposed ITU Development Agenda (2011-2014)

Asia-Pacific Regional Initiatives

1. Unique ICT Needs of LDCs, SIDSs, & Landlocked Countries

2. Emergency Communication

3. Digital Broadcasting

4. Broadband Access & Adoption in Urban & Rural Areas

5. Telecom/ICT Policy & Regulation in Asia-Pacific Region

Global Development Programmes

1. Programme 1: Information & Communication Infrastructure

2. Programme 2: Cybersecurity & ICT Applications

3. Programme 3: Enabling Environment

4. Programme 4: Capacity Building & Other Initiatives

Proposals made at the ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-2010

At Kuala Lumpur, May 5-7 2009

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▪ Satellite operators and Land Earth station operators

▪ Telecom Operators

▪ GIS/Remote sensing service providers

▪ Radiocommunications Equipment Providers

▪ Governments

▪ Private Sector

▪ Development Banks

▪ Regional Economic Groups

▪ Air Transport operators

▪ International Couriers

ITU Framework for Cooperation in Emergencies (IFCE)

Technology Cluster Finance Cluster Logistics Cluster

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• Handheld satellite phones• INMARSAT Global Area Network, • Regional BGAN• Nera World PRO (Explorer100/110)• Thuraya DSL

Broadband mobile satellite terminals. Mobile Communication tools for Global Internet and data access

at broadband speeds and simultaneous voice

Satellite terminal: (Voice and data communication)Satellite terminal: (Voice and data communication)

ITU Emergency Resources

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Recent ITU Response to Disasters

Dispatch of 25 satellite phones and solar panels with free airtime to Tonga and Samoa in the aftermath of Pacific tsunami (Sep 2009)

Dispatch of 40 satellite phones with free airtime to Indonesia in response to the West Sumatra earthquake (Sep 2009)

Deployment of 10 satellite phones and free airtime following the ferry disaster – sinking of Princess Ashika (Aug 2009)

ITU Response Effort

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Sufficient resources to be deployed when needed

More rapid deployment of the resources to a site

Greater awareness of the initiative within governments, UN agencies, international organisations, NGOs, and humanitarian actors

Coordination for requests and resource provisions among providers, requesters, and facilitators; and

Enhanced cooperation and partnerships including funding

CHALLENGES

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ASP Regional Platform for Disaster Communication Management

Provide a single point of contact for countries requesting for ICT assistance in response to disasters

Provide technical assistance through deployment of ICT resources (human, ICT equipment and services) for rescues

Facilitate contacts and coordination between assistance providers and requesters

Guide and assist countries in development of a national emergency telecommunications plan and standard operating procedure

Build a network of volunteers for rescue activities

Provide technical training in the use of ICT equipment and services for emergency communications

OBJECTIVES

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National Emergency Telecommunications Plan (NETP) aims at:

Identification of telecommunications needs in time of emergencies;

Identification of vulnerabilities, and assessment of threats; Forging of partnerships; Forward-planning as part of preparedness

“The NETP should be part of a national disaster management framework or plan”

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“Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations”

TAMPERE CONVENTION

• Provides the legal framework for the use of telecommunications in international humanitarian assistance

• Reduces regulatory barriers

• Protects providers of telecommunication assistance while safeguarding the interests of the host country

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