ITU/BDT
Tandem Programme for Regulators
An introduction
• At the Global Symposium for Regulators
(GSR) and the 2nd Annual Meeting of
Regional Regulatory Associations (AMRRA)
in December 2004, the main focus was on
resource mobilization and capacity building
• Based on a questionnaire disseminated to
member administrations and regional
regulatory associations …
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The questionnaire
Questionnaire on the Establishment of the
Tandem Programme for Regulators
Country:
1) Would your national regulatory authority be interested in participating in a global exchange
programme for regulators?
Yes
No
Providing assistance and mentoring
2) Would your national regulatory authority be willing to send subject matter experts from your national
regulatory authority to a foreign regulatory authority to provide mentoring and assistance?
Yes
No
If Yes, please indicate what level of support you would be willing to provide (e.g. travel,
accommodation, etc.)
3) Would your national regulatory authority be willing to host and mentor visiting regulators from
foreign regulatory authorities?
Yes
No
If Yes, please indicate what l evel of support you would be willing to provide (e.g. travel,
accommodation, etc.)
Receiving assistance and mentoring
4) In the event your national regulatory authority seeks advice, assistance or training on a particular
regulatory issue, would your national regulatory authority be interested in inviting and hosting subject
matter experts from foreign regulatory authorities?
Yes
No
If Yes, please indicate what level of support you would be
accommodation, etc.)
willing to provide (e.g. travel,
A clear majority of RAs are ready to
participate in an exchange
• Key trend: a willingness
to reciprocate
• A good opportunity to
benefit both host and
visiting countries
• Of 70 regulatory
authorities that replied to
the questionnaire, 67
indicated interest
Total: 67 Countries
Africa
22%
Europe
29%
Americas
12%
Asia Pac
25%
Arab States
12%
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Countries are paired in tandem…
Seeking Training
• 56 regulatory
authorities seeking
training are willing to
send their staff
• 58 regulatory
authorities are willing
to receive trainers/
advisors from
overseas
Providing Training
• 52 regulatory
authorities are willing
to send staff overseas
to provide advice and
training
• 47 regulatory
authorities indicated
that they were
prepared to receive
visitors, to provide
training on their
premises
… to learn from each other on selected
areas of expertise
Finding optimal ways of sharing and
assuming exchange expenses
Training Request
Travel
Accommodation
When receiving staff providing
Training and advice …
•
20 regulatory authorities indicated
they are prepared to assume
travel expenses
•
45 regulatory authorities indicated
they will provide accommodation.
When sending staff to receive
training and advice …
•
38 regulatory authorities indicated
that they would bear travel costs
•
45 indicated that they would bear
accommodation costs.
Training Provision
Travel
Accommodation
When sending staff to provide
training and advice …
•
20 regulatory authorities indicated
they are prepared to assume
travel expenses
•
26 regulatory authorities indicated
they will assume accommodation
expenses
When receiving staff to provide
training and advice …
•
5 regulatory authorities are
prepared to assume travel
expenses
•
26 were prepared to assume
accommodation expenses to
receive staff from other regulatory
authorities seeking training and
advice.
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Training topics requested
Number Portability
2
Business Processes
2
3
Infrastructure Security
3
Development of NRA
Radio device control
6
Standardization/Type Approval/Equipment
6
7
Services Cost Methods
QOS and Consumer Protection
New Mobile Services/Broadband Develop.
8
Policies re: Reg. Struct. / Multi Sector Regul.
8
8
Market Analysis
9
Numbering
9
Price Regulation
9
9
Dispute Resolution
10
VoIP/IP Telephony/Next Gen
12
Liberalization/Competition/DeReg
13
Licensing
14
Universal Service/Access
19
Spectrum Management/Control
29
Interconnection
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Training topics provided
Electromagnetic Hazards Protection
2
VoIP/IP Telephony/Next Gen
2
Universal Service/Access
2
New Mobile Services/BB Dev/Wireless LL
3
Development of NRA
3
Dispute Resolution
4
4
Laws Legislation /ICT Policy Framework
QOS and Consumer Protection
5
Policies re: Reg. Struct. / Multi Sector Regul.
5
Price Regulation
5
7
Liberalization/Competition/DeReg
10
Numbering
Interconnection
11
Spectrum Management/Control
11
12
Licensing
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
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4 pilot exchanges already underway
Requesting
Country
Providing
Country
Licensing &
universal
access
Erithrea
Uganda
Interconnection &
price
regulation
Gambia
Egypt
Latvia
Morocco
Universal
access
Oman
Jordan
We look forward to facilitating many more!
Thank you!
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