NEW CoEs STRATEGY CoEs Network CoE CoE CoE CoE CoE CoE CoE CoE CoE CoE CoE CoE CoEs Strategy: Review • Changing sector environment Why? • New capacity building responses • WTDC-10 When? • Resolution 73 • New CoEs strategy What? • Processes and procedures document New CoEs Strategy THEMES • Defined by WTDC-14 • 8 themes (including 4 regional) • Maximum 6 CoEs per region NUMBER VALIDITY • During 4-years cycle • In the end of the cycle status will expire • Maximum 2 areas per CoE PRIORITY AREAS GLOBAL THEMES 1. Broadband access 2. Cybersecurity 3. Digital broadcasting & spectrum management 4. Emergency telecommunications REGIONAL INITIATIVES No. AFRICA RI AMERICAS RI ARAB STATES RI ASIA PAC RI 1 Strengthening human Emergency communications Accessibility to and institutional capacity telecommunications/ building ICTs for persons with disabilities 2 Strengthening the security of ICT infrastructure and building confidence in the use of ICT 3 Development of Broadband Access and broadband infrastructure Uptake and achievement of regional interconnectivity and universal access Broadband 4 Spectrum management and transition to digital broadcasting Reduction of Telecommunication Services Prices and Internet Access Costs Use of Harnessing the telecommunications/IC benefits of New Ts for smart and Technologies sustainable development and protection of the environment 5 Strengthening and harmonizing policy and regulatory framework for integration of African telecommunications/ICT market Capacity building to engage in global ICT policy, with special focus on improving cybersecurity and developing countries’ participation in the existing Internet Governance Institutions Smart learning Transition to Digital Broadcasting and Spectrum Management CIS RI Emergency Introduction of training Telecommunications technologies and methods using telecommunications/ICTs in order to develop human potential Cybersecurity and Unique ICT needs of building confidence (LDCs), (SIDS) and and security in the use (LLDCs) of telecommunications/IC Ts Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs EUROPE RI Spectrum management and transition to digital broadcasting Building confidence and security in the use of telecommunications/IC Ts Broadband Access Development of broadband Development of and Uptake, in urban access broadband access and and rural areas its adoption Ensuring access to telecommunications/ICT services for persons with disabilities. Policy and Regulation Creating a child online in the Asia-Pacific protection centre for the region CIS region Ensuring access to telecommunications/IC Ts, in particular for persons with disabilities Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Youth Application and Selection HOW TO APPLY ? Application and Selection: Criteria IMAGE-RELATED EVIDANCE-BASED RESOURCE-BASED Expertise, recognition and competence Institutional quality and performance as a training institution Proposal for implementation of CoEs activities Application and Selection: Criteria 5% Image-related 30% 25% Evidence-based Resource-based 40% Non-quantified comments Application and Selection: Process APPLICATION • Invitation by the BDT Director after WTDC14 • Endorsed submitted application form EVALUATION • Based on Processes and Procedures document by the ITU headquarters SELECTION • Considered by GCBI • Selected by the BDT Director • Endorsed by TDAG Operations of the CoEs Operations of the CoEs Fees and funding Partnership Awarding of certificates Operations: Partnerships Training delivery partner Content partner Funding partner Academic partner Partnership: Call for Partners Launching 4 weeks after selection of the CoEs Applying by filling a form Signing partner agreement Operations: Fees and Funding Partner contributions Training fees Content development General support to CoEs Quality assurance Donations from countries and organizations Operations: Awarding of Certificates Operations: Awarding of Certificates Assessment test Submission of the certificate to BDT Director within 1 month Signing by respective signatories within 2 weeks Entry of names by the Regional Offices and provision for participants Provision of individual certificates Monitoring and evaluation Monitoring and Evaluation Monitoring and Evaluation: Process Evaluation by participants M&E by ITU based on KPIs Monitoring and Evaluation: CoEs Decision by BDT Director Monitoring and Evaluation: Workshop Training process Teaching staff Report prepared by CoEs should be submitted to ITU Regional Offices Governance Governance: Steering Committee Regional representatives of GCBI 2 Additional representatives from the regional Member States 2 1 6 ITU Representatives of Member States and Sector Members of the CoEs Governance: SCs Functions Advice on operations of the CoEs Determine the range of fees Recommend pricing policies and guidelines Recommend implementation of QAM Recommend evaluation of performance Facilitate cooperation of regional CoEs Recommend regional annual plan STEERING COMMITTEE Governance: SC meetings SC members announced 1 month after the CoEs selection Meeting – 4th quarter of the year Every meeting includes 2 parts: • General • Decision-making Annually rotating chairmanship ITU is a secretariat Notice of the meeting shall be sent 2 months before the meeting. Implementation Timeframe Present CoEs continue functioning till 2015 Processes and Procedures document will be translated and sent before WTDC-14 After WTDC-14 topics will be selected and an invitation to apply will be sent New WTDC cycle starts from January 2015 and will implement the New Strategy