Orhan Osmani
Emergency Telecommunications Division
Telecommunications Development Bureau
INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
International
Telecommunication
Union

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About ITU
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Challenges
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Current Practices
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An Implementation Roadmap
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Why an Implementation Roadmap?
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Benefits
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The Role of ITU
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Conclusion

ITU is the oldest UN specialized agency
 Founded in 1865 (147 years old)
 Committed to connecting the World
 ITU-HQ is in Geneva, Switzerland
 193 Member States and 700 Sector Members and
Associates.
 Over 750 employees, from more than 80 nationalities.
 Organized in three Sectors:
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Radiocommunication (ITU-R)
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Standardization (ITU-T)
–
Development (ITU-D)
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 Neutral broker for multi-stakeholder partnerships, resource mobilization
 Executing arm for project implementation
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Building capacity among members: technical assistance, advice and guide on policy-regulatory frameworks
 Statistics and policy/regulatory trends
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Telecommunications Technology and Network
Development
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ICT Applications (e-Applications)
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Cybersecurity and Child Online Protection
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Climate Change and e-Waste Management
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Emergency Telecommunications

Emergency Telecommunications Division
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Provide technical assistance to member states through different phases of disaster management
(providing satellite telecommunications equipment and technical support on site)
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Assist Member States on project design and implementations such as: Early Warning Systems,
Remote Sensing, etc.
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Conduct Capacity Building Workshops
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Assist Member States on development of
Emergency Telecommunications Plans and
Review the existing

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Lack of Awareness
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Institutional and Human Capacity Building
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Policy Development and Implementation
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Defining who is the Authority (Leading
Organization)
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Information Sharing, Collaboration and
Cooperation
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Unclear Definition of Jurisdiction and
Responsibility
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Governance and Funding

When implementing a CAP these are some of the practices:
 Setting policies to adopt CAP within a country
 Establishing a Registry of Alerting Authorities
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National CAP Profile Development
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Capacity Building on CAP and Alerting Procedures
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Ensure CAP Implementation for Interoperability

A proposed roadmap to be considered as a model
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Drafting and Passing Legislation/Policy
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Establish an Organizational Entity – Registry Authority
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Adopt Technical Standards and Solutions, Implement
Sound Processes and Standard Operating Procedures
4.
Design and Implement Human and Institutional Capacity
Building Programme
5.
Nurture International Cooperation and Information
Sharing

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Streamlines implementation processes
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Provides clarity and structured approach
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Builds a strong foundation for implementation of
CAP
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Promotes collaboration on national, regional and international levels
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Strengthens political support for implementation

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Implementation of CAP Standard to Ensure
Interoperability
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Affirms the Scope and Jurisdiction through
Legislation and Implemented Processes
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Establishes foundation for Governance
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Provides a platform for Collaboration and
Cooperation
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Presents New Funding Opportunities

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Establish Partnerships for Implementation
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Awareness Creation
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Capacity Building on HOW and WHAT
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Establish Clarity of Terminology
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Together with Partners, Member States and Sector
Members to amend and update X.1303
Recommendation to reflect new developments in the area of alerting
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To promote X.1303 : CAP Recommendation for adoption and implementation

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A continued Awareness Creation is key to
Promote CAP Implementations
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An agreed Implementation Roadmap
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Commitment and Partnerships
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Funding and Capacity Building
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Continued Improvements to CAP processes

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