International
Telecommunication
Union
ITU-D Sector
Major projects, services & partnership
Bangalore, India
August 30, 2001
Eun-Ju Kim
Senior Advisor for the Asia & Pacific
ITU
eun-ju.kim@itu.int
Agenda
ITU Development Sector
• What are the trends of activities in Asia & Pacific region ?
•What are the main projects in Asia & Pacific region ?
• What kind of partnerships ?
• Practical issues of joining, contributing, & participating
•….. And more !
ITU
… is not only for governments,
… but also for industries by small and large
as well as the relevant entities in
information & communications technology (ICT)
sectors.
Increasing involvement of private
sector in the ITU activities
Status of Incumbent operator
Countries
180
Private
State-owned
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
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1995
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Types of activities by years in Asia & Pacific
2001
2000
1999
0
5
10
15
20
Direct assistance by programs in Asia & Pacific
160,000
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
For 2001,
CHF 198,000
only partially
programmed
1999
2000
2001
1 Reform/Leg/Reg
2 Technologies
3 Rural/U Access
4 Finance
5 Private Sector
6 Human Res
Activities by issue-areas in Asia & Pacific
Network Dev.
Univ. Access
Tele-medicine
Policy/Regulation
Telcom Indicators
2001
Spectrum Issues
2000
Private Sector
1999
Mobile
Internet
HRD (incl. CoE)
Gender
Financing
E-Commerce
Broadcasting
0
5
10
15
20
Hands-on field projects in Asia & Pacific
For examples
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Support disaster
communications in
Mongolia;
Support telecom
master plan in
Maldives;
Multipurpose
telecentres in India;
An interconnection
workshop in China;
 A regional gender
workshop in Korea;
 A joint workshop for
existing & potential
members in India
….. And,
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E-training for ICT regulation & policy:www.itu-coe.ofta.gov.hk
What is the major trend in Asia & Pacific ?
tele-medicine
telecom indicators
network develop
spectrum issues
mobile
universal access
e-commerce
policy & regulation
Internet
gender
HRD (CoE)
finance
broadcasting
private sector
Various projects through partnerships in ITU-D
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Virtual Training
Centre
(http:www.itu.int/VTC):
among NetG, Tadiran,
Cisco, Gartner Group
Management
Development for
Telecom: among AICEP
(Portugal), Swiss
Government; AHCIET
(Spain), ICE Cost Rica,
Telecom Colombia, CTC
Chile, Telemig Brazil etc.
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Global Telecom
University/ Global
Telecom Training
Institute: among RCC
(Russia), Ukrainian State
Academy of Telecoms
OFTA/IDA/ITU-COE
on-line ICT policy &
regulatory training
modules at
(http://www.itucoe.ofta.gov.hk): among
ITU, Oftel in Hong Kong,
IDA in Singapore
… more partnerships in training
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AICEP (Association of Portugese-speaking telecom
organizations);
Cable & Wireless College, UK;
ICU (Information & Communication University), Korea
Cisco through ITCI (Internet Training Centres Initiatives)
at http://www.itu.int/ITU-D-HRD/itci-dc/index.html. etc.
INTELSAT;
Telia Academy Sweden;
Temic, Canada;
Thunderbird Graduate School of Management, USA;
UKTA (UK Telecom Academy), UK
Beyond ITU-D (1)
- ITU Initiatives For examples
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IMT-2000 or 3G Mobile
Broadband
Fixed-Mobile Interconnection
IP Telephony
Electronic Signatures and Certification
Authorities
ENUM (Tel number + Domain names)
Info-Communication
More details at http://www.itu.int/osg/sec/spu/ni/index.html
Beyond ITU-D (2)
- TELECOM Forum & Exhibition Global & Regional TELECOM: e.g., TELECOM
Asia in Hong Kong (2000 & 2002)
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Forum: for & by various
pressing issues on ICT
policy, technology, and
development by
governments, private
sectors, academics &
interested parties.
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Exhibition: for & by
hundreds of small,
medium and large
multinational companies
as well as operators
and governments.
More details at: http://www.itu.int/ASIA2002/index.html
Various products & services
ITU Web: www.itu.int
ITU Publications &
On-line Services:e.g.
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Conferences,
Assemblies, Forums,
Workshops etc.;
Youth Forum;
Human resource
development: e.g.,
on-line & off-line
training; … and
Projects through
partnership !!
How to involve in ITU-D activities ?
Join as a member, first
Enjoy benefits of membership*
Participate in
the relevant conferences,
assemblies, forums,
workshops etc.
e.g.
Utilize products,
services, project(s) &/
or partnership(s)
* More details at the proceedings
How to obtain Sector Membership?
1. To be approved by the
administration of the
Member State, first;
2. Apply for the membership
in the form* …… e.g.,
3. with different contributory
units in a range of some
US$ 2,300*, US$ 4,600 to
US$37,000 & beyond, as
examples of 2002-2003,
depending on members’
choice.
* The 1/16 class unit is reserved for
Sector Member of developing
countries only
INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM
National entities and organizations are requested to send this form through the national telecommunication
Administration of the Member State in which the company has its headquarters, or directly if the Member State has
assigned authority to the Secretary-General to approve the application. Regional and international organizations
may send it direct to the ITU Secretary-General.
In accordance with Article 19 of the ITU Convention, the following company /organization /entity:
Name: .....................................................................................................................................................................
Contact person (for future correspondence): ..........................................................................................................
Title: .......................................................................................................................................................................
Mailing address: .....................................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................................................
...................................................................................................................................................................................
Tel: ..........................................................
Fax: .......................................................................................
E-mail: ....................................................
wishes to become a Member of: (Please tick the appropriate box)
ITU-R
ITU-T
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ITU-D
It intends to select the class of contribution of: (Please fill in as appropriate)
.................... units*
(ITU-R)
.......units*
(ITU-T)
....... units*
(ITU-D)
in the category of: (Please tick the appropriate box)
 recognized operating agency
 scientific or industrial organization
 financial or development institution
 other entity dealing with telecommunication matters
 regional and other international telecommunication, standardization, financial or
development organization
I, the undersigned, have the power and authority to submit this application on behalf of my company / organization
/ entity:
Name: .................................................................................................................................................
Title: ...................................................................................................................................................
Date: ......................................................
Signature: ..................................................................
Please make sure that you have given all the information requested.
*
For information, the amount of the contributory unit for a Sector Member is 63,000 Swiss francs for the biennium 2000-2001. The scale of
contributions ranges from the 1/16 to the 40 unit class. The class of contribution may be freely chosen. However, the 1/16, 1/8 and 1/4 unit
classes apply solely to participation in ITU-D, and the 1/16 unit is reserved for Sector Members from developing countries participating in
ITU-D. The minimum unit class in ITU-R and ITU-T is 1/2.
Place des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland
Telephone
+41 22 730 51 11
Telefax Gr3: +41 22 733 72 56
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Telex 421 000 uit ch
Telegram ITU GENEVE
Internet:
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* More details at the proceedings
How to submit papers or proposals ?
Depending on the nature of
meetings & conferences, and
taking into account interests
of one’s own organizations,
before or during the meetings
One can submit its proposal
to the indicated contact(s)
- on its own or
- with others jointly for same
interests or subjects.
Example:
How to participate in the meetings ?
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One can simply attend the relevant meetings for
information gathering or sharing;
But you are encouraged to have more active participation in
decision-making through effective interventions or
expression of your interests or views during the
meetings per se; and
even attend any informal or working group meetings,
where actual decisions can be sometimes seeded, especially
for controversial issues,
Build up expertise & networking with other attendees
through consistent participation in the relevant meetings
and activities, last but not least
Play as rapporteur(s) &/or chairperson(s) in the
relevant meetings.
How to follow-up ITU meetings at home ?
Scenario 1
Nominated person(s) on ad-hoc base from
responsible Administration (State Member) and/or
Sector Member(s)
- prepare for and/or
- participate in
specific meetings,when necessary, in specific year(s)
PROS: Minimum expenses
CONS: Lack of consistency
& expertise built-up
How to follow-up ITU meetings at home ?
Scenario 2
Relevant personnel from
responsible Administration (State Member) and/or
Sector Member(s)
- prepare for and
- participate in
the relevant meetings
in a consistent manner.
PROS: Minimum expenses
with consistency
CONS: Possibility of
non expert
How to follow-up ITU meetings at home ?
Scenario 3
Form an ad-hoc Expert Group for a specific meeting,
through which part-time expert(s)
from various national entities
- meet on a regular base for a certain period,
- study specific issue-area(s) &/or
- participate in
the specific meeting,when necessary, in specific year(s).
PROS: Expertise in
the specific meeting
CONS: Lack of consistency
& extra expenses for experts
How to follow-up ITU meetings at home ?
Scenario 4
Form a National Committee
(e.g., ITUJ & TTA-Korea etc.),
through which the relevant ITU meetings
- especially, Study Groups of ITU-T & ITU-R,
can be closely followed-up on a regular base
with closer coordination & cooperation
between the Administration &
its members (e.g., experts from various national entities).
PROS: Consistency &
expertise
in various meetings
CONS: Expenses* for
running the committee
(* They can be covered by
their own products /services.)
How to involve in the projects ?
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When there is a need or idea,
Contact the relevant Administration of
the Member State and/or the ITU/BDT,
Then, the need or idea can be reflected under
- the annual action plans or
- ad-hoc direct assistance, when appropriate.
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How to use or form partnerships ?
Join the various existing partnership schemes e.g., training, EC-DC etc. - through indicating
interests or contacting the relevant project
managers;
and/or
Propose ITU/BDT to form a partnership on its
own or with other interested parties in such
areas as many ITU State and Sector Members
can be benefited.
‘RESOURCE POOL’ in Asia and Pacific
Q. Would you or your organization want to be
a member of RESOURCE POOL in AsiaPacific Regional Office of the ITU/BDT, who
can involve in various field-projects ?
If YES,
- complete the application form* &
- send it to:
eun-ju.kim@itu.int
or
+66 2 574 9328
* More details at the proceedings
Conclusion
ITU, Development Sector inter alia,
is working for you, the State and Sector Members,
to develop or improve telecommunications,
through which the widening digital divide
can be bridged between the haves and have-nots
in the information age.
Do you want to be part of ITU family?
- Please contact Dr. Eun-Ju Kim
Senior Adviser for The Asia & Pacific,
ITU Regional Office
89/2 Chaengwattana Road, Laksi
Bangkok 10210, Thailand
Tel) +66 (0) 2 574 8565
Fax) +66 (0) 2 574 9328
e-mail) eun-ju.kim@itu.int
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