CTO Roadmap
A Support Programme
To Deliver
WSIS/MDG Compliant Country ICT Action Plans
A CTO CONCEPT PRESENTED WITH SUPPORT
FROM
Allan Drew & Susan Coote
Developmental Challenges
Posed by ICT Explosion
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Policy issues
Legislative and Legal
Regulatory requirements
Technological implications
Economic and developmental dimensions
Financial and capital investment considerations
Socio-cultural impact
Political, national and global
Human Capital
These variances lie at the
heart of the digital divide
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The Global Response to
These Challenges
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The Millennium Development Goals (United Nations)
Country Poverty Reduction Strategies (World Bank)
Country ICT Policy Papers (Encouraged by G8)
The World Summit on the Information Society (UN-led)
Regional and sub-regional initiatives e.g. NEPAD,
WATRA etc
Bilateral institutional funding, initiatives e.g. DFID,
SIDA
Private Sector Responses e.g. Cisco, Microsoft, BT
Role of NGOs and other Stakeholders – Research,
analysis, advocacy
Role of the CTO, Commonwealth and beyond
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Global Consensus on ICT
 Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs)
– 8 goals, 18 Targets & 48 indicators
– Only Target 18 and 2 indicators formally
relate directly to ICT
ICTs are a key enabler of ALL goals
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WSIS Action Plan
Expands ICT dimensions of MDG activity
 Explains detailed outcomes required
 Specifies responsibilities of:
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governments
international organisations
financial institutions
private sector and
other ICT stakeholders
Implementation is the challenge
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Developing Country Telecoms Trends
China at 260m mobile, 250m fixed line
subscribers
 India added 2m mobile subscribers a month
in 2003
 Developing Countries account for:
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– Highest growth rates of mobile service since 2000
– Mobile subscription increased 500% in Nigeria,
2000-2002
– Cameroon, Morocco & others have 5 times more
cell phone users than fixed lines
– Africa has only 0.6% of global Internet users
– More than 50% of continent have not yet made a
phone call
Source: ITU
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African ICT Policy Status
Of 53 African countries
- Only 16 had ICT policy in early 2003
- 21 were in the process
- 16 had no process for developing
policy
– Good progress since made in some
countries, spurred by WSIS process
Source: ITU
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ICT Regulatory Status
Measured by % of regulators by region
 Americas
79%
 Africa
79%
 Europe
75%
 Arab States
48%
 Asia-Pacific
37%
Source: ITU
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The current status of MDGs
and WSIS Action Plan
In place
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Incomplete
Goals are clarified
Actions are listed
Focus is on ends not
means
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Process for planning incountry
Best practice
experience-sharing
Sources of funding
Partners for
implementation
The CTO Roadmap helps
make progress happen
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Roadmap for success (1)
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An implementation support process that
provides:
– A framework of processes, systems and
structures to enable governments, in particular,
achieve their WSIS/MDG targets
– Milestones and signposts for performance
indicators
– Enablers for international organisations and
financial institutions to identify areas of possible
support
– Help to other ICT stakeholders to more readily
identify possible support roles, per country
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Roadmap for success (2)
– Opportunity for specialist consultancy to deliver
services that help governments create, execute,
monitor and evaluate WSIS/MDG compliant plans
– In-country training & skills transfer for
implementation teams
– Case studies to drive best practice
– A process for sourcing of funds and case writing
– Project management tools & techniques
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CTO Roadmap identifies
action at several levels
Country
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Regional
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International
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Political / Policy
Legislative / Regulatory
Operational /Telco-Cellco
Citizen, consumer, community
Regional and sub-regional
coordination of policies, strategies,
plans & programmes
Harmonisation of programmes
/procedures of donor agencies
Fund mobilisation & coordination
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CTO Roadmap recognises
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Roles of UN Agencies in assisting countries
– UNDP/World Bank MDGs
– UN/ITU WSIS process
– In Africa, work of UN ECA with
Africa Information Society Initiative (AISI)
 National Information & Communication Infrastructure
(NICI)
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– Role of NEPAD and related initiatives
– Roles of other Regional bodies – ATU, AfDB
– Roles of Sub-regional groupings – WATRA,
TRASA, ARICEA, EARTPO
Need for collective action ,
alliances & partnerships
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CTO Roadmap – 5 Milestones
and Signposts to Success
Milestone 1
WSIS/MDG
Compliant
plan
Milestone 2
Funding
gaps known
Milestone 3
Funding
cases
prepared
Policy
Regulatory
Operational
Milestone 4
Implementation
plans prepared
Milestone 5
Implementation
begun
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A Roadmap for Implementing WSIS/MDG Action Plan
Milestone 1
Assess country
policies for
completeness
Milestone 2
Define
compliance
gap
Milestone 3
Milestone 4
Milestone 5
Review
Create compliant
Action plan
Review & strengthen country Action Plan
Identify stakeholders in country
Strengthen
& Plan
Estimate implementation costs
Compare against country budgets
Fund
Investigate sources of funding
Build cases to secure funding
Prioritise & develop implementation plan
Plan
Communicate with citizens
Implement
Finalise & launch
implementation plan
Manage projects effectively
Review benefits &
adjust plans
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Roadmap for Implementing the W SIS/MDGs
Milestone 1
Identify in-country
stakeholders
NO ACTION
PLAN
Assess status of
separate sector
policies & plans
Assess country
plans against
WSIS/MDGs
ACTION PLAN
PREPARED
Milestone 2
NO
Milestone 5
• Minister initiates policy
action
•Internal review by
ICT ministry
Prepare
MDG/WSIS
•Minister issues
compliant plan
internal directive
•Civil servants
plan/produce
Identify gaps in
compliance w ith
documents
WSIS/MDGs
•Run public
awareness campaign
Strengthen ICT
plans
• Contact all stakeholders
through direct mail
• Consult with other
ministers
Set priorities and
estimate funding
gap
Check progress of
implementation
plans
Are all
stakeholders
involved?
Milestone 4
Involve
stakeholders w ith
design of plan
Is plan
com pliant with
WSIS/M DGs?
ACTION PLAN BEING
IMPLEMENTED
Milestone 3
Estimate costs
Build plan to
close gaps
Examine national
budgets for
Action Plan
implementation
Prepare costing
to meet
WSIS/MDG plans
Research
sources of
funding
Prepare funding
proposal to
Development
partners
YES
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Build programme
governance structure
Procure services
Progress and complete
implementation plan
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Roadmap for Implementing the W SIS/MDGs
Milestone 1
Identify in-country
stakeholders
NO ACTION
PLAN
Assess status of
separate sector
policies & plans
Assess country
plans against
WSIS/MDGs
ACTION PLAN
PREPARED
Is plan
com pliant with
WSIS/M DGs?
ACTION PLAN BEING
IMPLEMENTED
Milestone 2
NO
Milestone 4
Milestone 5
Involve
stakeholders w ith
design of plan
Stakeholders
•Relevant MDAs
•Legislature
•Other Ministries
•Regulator
•ICT operators
Identify gaps in
compliance w ith•ICT Professional associations
WSIS/MDGs •Academic institutions
•Research bodies
Strengthen ICT
•Consumer groups
plans
•Representative bodies
•Trade unions
•Chambers of commerce
•Industry manufacturers
SetBanking
priorities and
•Finance &
Build plan to
estimate funding
close gaps
•Security & Law
enforcement
gap
•Traditional
authorities
Check progress
of
Prepare
MDG/WSIS
compliant plan
implementation
plans
Are all
stakeholders
involved?
Milestone 3
Estimate costs
Examine national
budgets for
Action Plan
implementation
Prepare costing
to meet
WSIS/MDG plans
Research
sources of
funding
Prepare funding
proposal to
Development
partners
YES
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Build programme
governance structure
Procure services
Progress and complete
implementation plan
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Roadmap for Implementing the W SIS/MDGs
Milestone 1
Identify in-country
stakeholders
NO ACTION
PLAN
Assess status of
separate sector
policies & plans
Assess country
plans against
WSIS/MDGs
ACTION PLAN
PREPARED
Is plan
com pliant with
WSIS/M DGs?
Milestone 2
Are all
stakeholders
involved?
NO
Milestone 4
Milestone 5
Involve
stakeholders w ith
design of plan
• Review manifesto
• Prepare
Review scope of
ministerial/departmental
MDG/WSIS
compliant plan
action plans
• Disaggregate country plans
by Goals, Targets &
Identify gaps in
Indicators
compliance
w ith
WSIS/MDGs
• Align against MDG Goals,
Measures & Targets
Strengthen ICT
• Disaggregate
WSIS Action
plans
plan by function
• Research case studies & best
practice
• Identify gap
Set priorities
• Specify work required
toand
estimate funding
close gap
gap
Check progress of
implementation
plans
ACTION PLAN BEING
IMPLEMENTED
Milestone 3
Estimate costs
Build plan to
close gaps
Examine national
budgets for
Action Plan
implementation
Prepare costing
to meet
WSIS/MDG plans
Research
sources of
funding
Prepare funding
proposal to
Development
partners
YES
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Build programme
governance structure
Procure services
Progress and complete
implementation plan
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Roadmap for Implementing the W SIS/MDGs
Milestone 1
Identify in-country
stakeholders
Milestone 2
Milestone 3
Milestone 4
Milestone 5
Involve
stakeholders w ith
design of plan
NO ACTION
PLAN
Assess status of
separate sector
policies & plans
Prepare
MDG/WSIS
compliant plan
Assess country
plans against
WSIS/MDGs
Identify gaps in
compliance w ith
WSIS/MDGs
ACTION PLAN
PREPARED
• Identify 3 year rolling
budgets
• Identify budgets committed
to ICT development
• Compare against plan costs
• Define funding gap
Strengthen ICT
plans
Is plan
com pliant with
WSIS/M DGs?
Set priorities and
estimate funding
gap
Check progress of
implementation
plans
ACTION PLAN BEING
IMPLEMENTED
Are all
stakeholders
involved?
NO
Estimate costs
Build plan to
close gaps
Examine national
budgets for
Action Plan
implementation
Prepare costing
to meet
WSIS/MDG plans
Research
sources of
funding
Prepare funding
proposal to
Development
partners
YES
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Build programme
governance structure
Procure services
Progress and complete
implementation plan
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SUMMARY
The CTO Road Map recognises Global Progress in
ICTs
Identifies MDGs/WSIS as central focal points for
action
Recognises capacity gaps in some countries for
making speedy progress
Offers framework for cooperation between CTO and
other stakeholders
Provides opportunity to assist member countries
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