ITU at a glance
Getting to know the United Nations specialized agency
for information and communication technologies
Malcolm Johnson
Deputy Secretary-General, ITU
01 About us
Who are we?
ITU at a glance
01 About us
Who are we?
ITU is the United Nations specialized
agency for information and
communication technologies (ICTs)
Enabling a
connected world
ITU at a glance
01 About us
Who are we?
Our members
193 +700 +90
MEMBER
STATES
PRIVATE SECTOR
ORGANIZATIONS
ACADEMIA
MEMBERS
ITU at a glance
01 About us
Who are we?
02 How we got here?
Timeline
ITU at a glance
02 How we got here
Timeline
1865
1932
1906
We were
founded
First SOS
1880
Invention
of radio
ITU
1925
First TV
broadcast
New name: International
Telecommunication Union
1925
Space age
comms
ITU at a glance
02 How we got here
Timeline
2010
1969
Broadband
Commission
World Wide
Web
1932
First mobile
phone call
2015
2003/5
WSIS/ Bridging
the Digital
Divide
Let’s
celebrate!
2014
ICT innovation
and Digital
Inclusion
03 Meet us
What we do
ITU at a glance
03 Meet us
What we do
ITU Radiocommunication
Coordinating radio-frequency
spectrum and assigning orbital
slots for satellites
3
Sectors
‘Committed to
Connecting the World’
ITU Standardization
Establishing global standards
ITU Development
Bridging the digital divide
04 Meet the sectors
ITU-R
/RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS/
ITU at a glance
04 Meet the sectors
ITU - R
KEY
ROLE
Global management of radio-frequency
spectrum and satellite orbits
Ensures equitable and efficient use of radiofrequency spectrum to accommodate huge
growth in demand for spectrum
ITU-R coordination of orbital slots prevents
radio interference preventing malfunctioning
of satellite services
ITU at a glance
04 Meet the sectors
ITU - R
MAJOR
ACHIEVEMENTS
IMT-2000 and IMT-Advanced technical
frameworks underpin mobile 3G and 4G
networks
Recommendations on 3DTV, Ultra High
Definition TV (UHDTV) standards
Excellent track record in maintaining
harmonious satellite coordination
ITU at a glance
04 Meet the sectors
ITU - R
WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION
CONFERENCE (WRC)
Reviews and revises the Radio Regulations
Excellent track record in maintaining harmonious
satellite coordination and ensures reliable radio
services remain available at all times
Addresses all radiocommunication matters
of a global nature
Reviews and instructs the Radio
Regulations Board (RRB) and the
Radiocommunication Bureau
04 Meet the sectors
ITU-T
/STANDARDIZATION/
ITU at a glance
04 Meet the sectors
ITU - T
KEY
ROLE
Crucial role in defining operation and
interoperability of technologies that underpin
global communications network
200 - 300 new global standards approved every
year, with over 4’000 in use today
Standards enable global communications by
ensuring ICT networks and devices speak the
same language globally.
ITU at a glance
04 Meet the sectors
ITU - T
MAJOR
ACHIEVEMENTS
PKI
Public-key
infrastructure,
central to
e-commerce
G.fast
New broadband
standard
designed to
deliver access
speeds of up to
1Gbit/s over
existing
telephone wires
H.264
The Emmy award
winning video
codec and its
successor, H.265
ITU at a glance
04 Meet the sectors
ITU - T
WORLD
TELECOMMUNICATION
STANDARDIZATION
ASSEMBLY (WTSA)
Sets the overall direction and structure for ITU-T, in
every 4 years
Draws up ITU-T Action Plan
Establishes ITU-T Study Groups and approves top
priorities, questions and work programme
04 Meet the sectors
ITU-D
/DEVELOPMENT/
ITU at a glance
04 Meet the sectors
ITU - D
KEY
ROLE
Spread equitable and affordable access to
telecommunications to help stimulate social and
economic development
Human capacity-building in developing and
least developed countries (LDCs)
Helps to ensure that people everywhere are
empowered to reap the benefits that
connectivity delivers
ITU at a glance
04 Meet the sectors
ITU - D
MAJOR
ACHIEVEMENTS
Measuring the Information Society report
Enhancing cybersecurity in LDCs – CIRT
programme and cyber-drills
Helps bridge the gender divide and has equipped
over 1m women with digital literacy skills
ITU at a glance
04 Meet the sectors
ITU - D
WORLD
TELECOMMUNICATION
DEVELOPMENT
CONFERENCE (WTDC)
Sets the overall direction and structure
for ITU-D, in every 4 years
Draws up ITU-D Action Plan and Mandate
Establishes ITU-D Study Groups and approves top
priorities, questions and work programme
05 Our Strategy
Connect 2020
ITU at a glance
05 Our Strategy
Connect 2020
Agenda for global telecommunication/ICT development
Connect
2020
Vision
“An information society, empowered by the interconnected world, where
telecommunication/ICTs enable and accelerate social, economic and
environmentally sustainable growth and development for everyone”
Connect 2020 sets out the shared
vision, goals and targets that ITU
Member States have committed to
work to achieve by 2020 in
collaboration with all stakeholders
across the ICT ecosystem
Connect 2020 Goals
GROWTH
INCLUSIVENESS
SUSTAINABILITY
INNOVATION &
PARTNERSHIP
ITU at a glance
05 Our Strategy
Connect 2020 Goals & Targets
GROWTH
Enable and foster access to
and increased use of
telecommunications/ICTs
55% of households should
have access to the Internet
60% of individuals should be
using the Internet
40% Telecommunications/ICTs
should be 40% more
affordable
INCLUSIVENESS
SUSTAINABILITY
INNOVATION & PARTNERSHIP
Bridge the digital divide and
provide broadband for all
Manage challenges resulting
from telecommunication/ICT
development
Lead, improve and adapt
to the changing
telecommunication/ICT
environment
50% of households with Internet
access in the developing world;
15% in LDCs
50% of individuals should be using
the Internet in the developing
countries; 20% in the LDCs
Affordability gap between
developing and developing countries
should be reduced by 40%
Broadband services should cost max
5% of average monthly income in the
developing countries
40% improvement
in cybersecurity readiness
50% reduction in volume of
redundant e-waste
30% decrease in Green House
Gas emissions per device
generated by the
telecommunication/ICT sector
Telecommunication/ICT
environment conducive
to innovation
Effective partnerships of
stakeholders in
telecommunication/ICT
environment
ITU at a glance
05 Our Strategy
Connect 2020 Framework
ITU Strategic Plan
2016-2019
Connect 2020
Goals and Targets
International collaboration
ITU
objectives & outcomes
National & regional
plans & commitments
Private sector
commitments
Other stakeholders
Collaboration at regional and national level
ITU outputs
Government agencies
Private sector orgs
Intergov. organizations
R&D and Academia
06 Our areas of action
IoT: Smart cities
ITU at a glance
07 Our areas of action
IoT: Smart cities
Smart Sustainable City Thinking smart, acting sustainable, living fulfilled!
ITU-T Focus Group on SSC
Raising awareness & building partnerships
Research & development
1
2
Open platform
for smart-city
stakeholders
ICT role and
roadmap
3
Standardization
gaps, KPIs and metrics
4
Policy and
positioning (liaisons)
06 Our areas of action
Climate change
ITU at a glance
07 Our areas of action
Climate change
ICTs & GHG
Emissions
2010
2020
Consumption
Reduction
2-2.5%
Smart
Grids
16.5%
Focus Groups on
Smart Sustainable
Cities and Smart
Water
It’s the current
ICT contribution
to GHG emissions
Yet can cut
projected emissions
in 2020 by 16.5%
Energy
Efficiency
Toolkit on
Environmental
Sustainability for the
ICT Sector
Next
Generation
Networks
(NGN)
06 Our areas of action
Emergency
telecoms
ITU at a glance
07 Our areas of action
Emergency telecoms
Disasters Communication links are essential to humanitarian efforts
1
ITU framework
for Cooperation
in Emergencies
2
Standards for
interconnection
and call
prioritization
3
Effective frequency
use for
emergencies
4
Disaster-resilient
networks
5
Telecommunication
equipment for
relief efforts
6
Rehabilitation of
affected networks
06 Our areas of action
Cybersecurity
ITU at a glance
07 Our areas of action
Cybersecurity
Global Cybersecurity
Agenda
64
9+6*
Cybersecurity
country assessments
conducted
National CIRTs
to strengthen
Computer Incident
Response networks
*Under construction
Disruption to ICTs in national infrastructure can
mean catastrophic interruption of essential services
90+
Cyberdrills conducted
involving more than 90
countries
Global Cybersecurity
Index (GCI)
measures each
nation’s level of
readiness
Enhancing
Cybersecurity in Least
Developed Countries
3
ITU Regional
Cybersecurity Centres
in Oman, Malaysia
& Nigeria
06 Our areas of action
Accessibility
ITU at a glance
07 Our areas of action
Accessibility
Disability &
Inclusiveness
ICT sector can help remove communication
barriers that people with disabilities face
1
Advocating for mainstreaming
the use of ‘universal design
principles’
3
Developing new digital TV and
radio systems and wireless
hearing aids
2
Innovations such as the raised
‘bump’ on #5 key on devices
4
‘Access to telecommunication/ICT
services by persons with disabilities
and with special needs’ report
06 Our areas of action
Youth
ITU at a glance
07 Our areas of action
Youth
Digital Today’s youth are
Users the most
connected &
digitally literate
generation
Initiatives & ITU is actively
opportunities engaged with
young people
through a
range of
initiatives
45%
Under-25 year olds
accounted for 45%
of global Internet
users by early
2012
30%
30% of the
world’s youth
are ‘digital
natives’
Digital
inclusion
Innovation
Research
& analysis
BYND2015
Youth Summit
and Girls in
ICT Day
Young Innovators
Programme and
Crowd-sourcing
Initiatives
‘Digital Opportunities:
Innovative ICT Solutions
for Youth Employment’
2014
06 Our areas of action
Gender
ITU at a glance
07 Our areas of action
Gender
Gender Estimated 200 million fewer
Divide women online than men in 2013
ITU gender
programmes
GemTech Awards
advancing gender
equality and
women’s
empowerment
through ICTs
Training
Girls in ICT
OVER ONE
MILLION Trained
women in digital
literacy skills with
Telecenter.org
Foundation
Girls in ICT Day – over
100,000 girls in 140
countries around the world
encouraged to study STEM
and take up ICT careers
06 Our areas of action
Digital divide
ITU at a glance
07 Our areas of action
Digital divide
World
Connection
“60% of the world’s population still not online”
ICTs improve access to
basic services like
education and healthcare,
create jobs, and empower
communities
Connect the World initiative:
Regional Summits mobilizing
resources and partnerships for
ICT development and roll-out
07 Our key event
Telecom World
ITU at a glance
07 Our key event
Telecom World
An annual event offering a platform for strategic
debate, innovation-showcasing and networking
for the global ICT community
Aim to help ideas go further, faster to make
the world better, sooner.
Accelerating innovation & the growth of ICT SMEs
Telecom World 2015 will be a unique international
platform to accelerate innovation and enable ICT SMEs.
Ideal way to reach and engage with global decision
makers, industries, & other stakeholders
ITU at a glance
07 Our key event
Telecom World
“Accelerating Innovation for Social Impact”
Exhibition
• National Pavilions (including SMEs/innovation)
• Independent Stands (including SME/innovation)
• Pods and Meeting Rooms
Forum
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Expanding Digital Opportunities
Building Trust for a Connected World
Accelerating Digital Transformation
ITU at a glance
07 Our key event
Telecom World
Forum Topics
Expanding access to
digital opportunities
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Meeting new demands:
IMT, the road ahead
Current spectrum issues
Cloud computing in
developing countries
Opening up new
markets
Investment issues
Building trust for
a connected future
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Emerging technical
challenges in trust
Trust and big data
Trust, business and
consumers
Trust and public
policies
Protecting critical
infrastructure
Accelerating digital
transformation
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Government and big data
New government services
New digital and
communications solutions
Innovation and IoT
Business models for big data
National ICT strategies
Start-up experiences
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