Report on the Facilitation of WSIS
Action Line C2
Document ALC2C4C6/3/03-E
Emamgholi Behdad
Chief of Projects and Initiatives Department
Telecommunication Development Bureau
International Telecommunication Union
International
Telecommunication
Union
Action Line C2 facilitation process
 ITU-UNDP Joint Facilitation Meeting on
WSIS Action Lines C2, C4, C6
 16 May 2007, ITU Headquarters
 Objective: To encourage synergies across three
action lines focusing on the infrastructure, enabling
environment and capacity building.
 Results
 Reaffirmation of the willingness to follow agreed
directions of the facilitation framework in particular
facilitation of the implementation of large scale
impact making initiatives and development of
thematic activities.
 Approval of Plan of Action directed towards six
components
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Plan of Action
 Promotion of national ICT strategies
 Harmonization of the ICT policies in
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different regions
Development of regional and
large-scale national initiatives
Launch of global thematic
ICT infrastructure initiatives
Development of a Virtual Financing Platform
Deployment of an online
tool for ICT development
assessment
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Three Pillars for Facilitation of the
Action Line C2: ICT Infrastructure
WTDC-06
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6 Programmes
6 Special Initiatives
2 Actions
Regional Initiatives
- Africa
- Asia-Pacific
- Americas
- Arab Region
- CIS
• Resource mobilization
- ITU-D Projects
• Connect the World
- Multi-stakeholder
partnership platform
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Physical Meetings
(May 2008)
Virtual Working
Methods and Space
Large Scale Projects
Facilitation
WSIS Stocktaking
ALC2 PLAN OF ACTION
• Promotion of National ICTStrategies
• Harmonization of the ICT
Policies in the different
regions
• Development of regional and
large-scale national initiatives
• Launch of global thematic ICT
Infrastructure initiatives
• Development of a Virtual
Financing Platform
• Deployment of an Online Tool
for ICT Development
Assessment
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ITU Activities Related to Action Line C2 –
ICT Infrastructure
 ICT Strategies: Update of the information on the
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national reporting on WSIS implementation
reflecting status of development of the ICT-strategies;
Harmonization of the ICT policies: In collaboration
with the European Commission development of large
scale project focusing on the harmonization ICT
policies in three regions, including Sub-Saharan
countries, Caribbean countries and Pacific Island States;
Coordination with the regional and international
institutions: focusing on large scale projects, in
collaboration with potential partners.
Activities under OP-07 relevant to Action line C2;
Launch of the virtual space dedicated to the
thematic ICT infrastructure initiatives. Its
functionality will be resumed and customized based on
stakeholders requests;
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ITU Connect Summit Series: Connect Africa
 Connect Africa Summit
 Kigali, Rwanda,
 October 2007,
 Over 1 000 participants
 Focus
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Broadband infrastructure
Access networks and rural connectivity
Capacity-building
Applications and services
Enabling environment
 55 billion dollars committed
 Mainly from industry but
also from development banks
and other partners
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Plan of Action and 2008 Activities
Action
Activity to be undertaken in 2008
Promotion of National ICTStrategies
- Update of the database on the National Strategies on
WSIS Implementation and ICT Strategies
Harmonization of the ICT Policies
in the different regions
-ITU-EU Project
-Harmonization of ICT Policies: Sub-Saharan countries
-Harmonization of ICT Policies: Caribbean countries
Development of regional and
large-scale national initiatives
- ITU-D Regional Initiatives Facilitation
- Feasibility Studies for Connecting Africa
Launch of global thematic ICT
infrastructure initiatives
- Virtual Working Space:
Goals and its Functionalities to be determined
Development of a Virtual
Financing Platform (VFP)
- VFP to be launched in 2008
Deployment of an Online Tool for
ICT Development Assessment
- ITU Global View as
ICT infrastructure watch
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2008 BDT Activities related to the ALC2
 Approximately 50 activities relevant to the
WSIS ALC2
 25 activities related to the network development; broadband
connectivity; access in rural areas;
 4 activities related to e-strategies and ICT applications;
 7 activities related to the economics and finance;
 7 activities related to the least developed counties and
emergency telecommunications;
 2 activities related to partnership and promotion;
 5 activities related to the private sector, gender, youth,
indigenous people and people with disabilities.
 Coordination with national, regional and
international organizations focused on large
scale infrastructure projects, such as
 AfDP, ADB, Mc Caw Foundation,
European Commission, Microsoft, AMD
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Thank you very much for your
attention!
Emamgholi Behdad
Chief of Projects and Initiatives Department
Telecommunication Development Bureau
International Telecommunication Union
International
Telecommunication
Union