INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
WORKING GROUP ON
ITU REFORM
GENEVA
—
THIRD MEETING
—
Document WGR/DT/1(Rev.2)-E
6 November 2000
Original: English
(6-10 NOVEMBER 2000)
Note by the Chairman
DRAFT TIME MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR WGR-3 (6-10 NOVEMBER 2000)
The attached draft time management plan for the third meeting of the Working Group on ITU
Reform is submitted for your approval.
L. SHOPE-MAFOLE
Chairman
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Draft time management plan for WGR-3 (6-10 November 2000
09:30
11:00
Monday 6/11
Opening session
Tuesday 7/11
Structure of the Union
Wednesday 8/11
Discussion (continued)
Presentation of reports
and introduction of:
- Plenipotentiary
Conference (frequency,
duration, working method)
- How to encourage greater
private sector participation
- WTDCs
- the structure (reviewing
Study Groups)
- SG and DIR report to
Council 00
- Oral reports AHG 1,2
- New contributions
11:30
12:30
Presentation and
introduction (continued)
- Council (role and
composition)
Discussion (continued)
- Rapporteurs’ Reports
14:30
16:00
New entity or mechanism
and standards related
issues:
- Decision making
- Financing
- Scope of activities
- Leadership
Development issues Discussion
- Mission of ITU-D
- ITU-D products and
services
- Best mechanism for
meeting needs of
developing countries
Process for developing
priority actions
16:30
17:30
Discussion (continued)
Discussion (continued)
17:30
Meeting of the WGR Bureau
Coffee break
Policy and Regulatory
matters: What should be
the role of the ITU?
- Should it act as a
repository of expertise for
policy and regulatory
issues
- How should ITU better
meet the needs of
regulators
- Role of ITU in regulating
common resources
Lunch break
Standardization issues
- of a regulatory nature should they be dealt
within T-sector ?
- should the output / product
be called
Recommendations
Tea break
Discussion (continued)
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Thursday 9/11
Policy and Regulatory
matters: What should be the
role of the ITU?
(continued from Wednesday)
- What is the best mechanism
for addressing these issues
(when and where should
these issues be dealt with?)
Discussion (continued)
Structure of the Union Discussion (coninued from
Tuesday)
- structure of secretariats
- ITU regional presence
Discussion (continued)
Friday 10/11
New entity or mechanism
and standard related
issues (final):
- decision making
- financing
- scope of activities
- leadership
Radiocommunication
issues – Discussion
- Appropriate mechanism
for handling
notifications/
coordination requests/
backlog
- WRC processes
Report of WGR-3
meeting
- General Secretariat
(role, scope, management)
- Election/ selection of the
officials
Finance issues Discussion
- ceiling on expenditure
/ceiling on contributory unit
- Sector responsibility and
authority to manage its
budget
Meeting of the WGR Bureau
Report of WGR-3
meeting (continued)