13 th Meeting of the Regional Interagency Working

13 th Meeting of the Regional Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) UNCC, Bangkok, Thailand ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific 20 November 2009 Bangkok, Thailand 1

Agenda § ITU Vision and Initiatives § ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Actions & Initiatives (2007 -2010) § Outcomes of ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC 2010 § ITU Planned Actions in 2009 -2010 § Proposals for Partnership 2

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ITU Overview § Founded in 1865 § Leading UN Special Agency for ICTs § HQ in Switzerland; 5 Regional Offices & 7 Area Offices § 191 Member States; and 700 Sector Members § ITU has three sectors ITU presence in the Asia-Pacific Ø ITU-R (Radiocommunication) Ø ITU-T (Standardization) Ø ITU-D (Development) § § ITU TELECOM Events § § Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok & Area Office for South East Asia in Jakarta. 38 Member States 63 Sector Members 4

ITU Vision & Strategic Focus 2007 -2010 Vision: By connecting the world and fulfilling everyone’s fundamental right to communicate, we strive to make the world a better and safer place. ITU Initiatives Strategic Focus § § Accessibility Confronting the financial crisis Climate Change and the ITU/ICT Cybersecurity, Spam and Cybercrime § Connecting the unconnected by 2015 § Saving lives § The networks of the future: NGN and Global Standards Initiative Emergency Communication Connect the World Global Cybersecurity Agenda ITU Initiatives Capacity Building Enabling Environment Climate Change 5

ITU Global Development Agenda (2007 -2010) Six Operational Programmes Delivery Mechanisms Programme 1: Regulatory reform Programme 2: Information and communication infrastructure and technology development Programme 3: E-strategies and ICT applications Seminars & Workshops Programme 4: Economics & financing, including costs and tariffs Programme 5: Human Capacity Building Programme 6: Least developed countries (LDC) and Small Islands Developing States (SIDS), and emergency telecommunications Special Initiatives Gender, Children and Youth, Indigenous people and communities, Persons with disabilities, Communities living in Remote/Underserved areas living in Through Direct Country Assistances PPP Human Capacity Building Trainings / Fellowships Deployment of Infrastructure Asia-Pacific Regional Initiatives 6

ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Initiatives (2007 -2010) ASP Regional Initiative 1 Telecommunication/ICT policy and regulatory cooperation in the Asia‑Pacific region ASP Regional Initiative 2 Rural Communications – Infrastructure development Funding Delivery Method Seminars & Workshops Doha Action Plan (DAP) ITU -D Annual Operational Plan Direct Country Assistances ASP Regional Initiative 3 Next Generation Networks (NGN) planning ASP Regional Initiative 4 RI Linked Projects (RI & External Funds) The unique telecommunication/ICT needs of Pacific islands and small island developing states (SIDS) in the Asia-Pacific region ICT Development Fund ASP Regional Initiative 5 Strengthening the collaboration between ITU‑T and ITU‑D Through PPP Human Capacity Building Trainings / Fellowships Deployment of Infrastructure Study Questions 7

Proposed ITU Development Agenda (2011 -2014) Proposals made at the ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-2010 At Kuala Lumpur, May 5 -7 2009 Global Development Programmes Asia-Pacific Regional Initiatives 1. Programme 1: Information & Communication Infrastructure 1. Unique ICT Needs of LDCs, SIDSs, & Landlocked Countries 2. Programme 2: Cybersecurity & ICT Applications 2. Emergency Communication 3. Programme 3: Enabling Environment 4. Programme 4: Capacity Building & Other Initiatives 3. Digital Broadcasting 4. Broadband Access & Adoption in Urban & Rural Areas 5. Telecom/ICT Policy & Regulation in Asia-Pacific Region 8

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ITU Framework for Cooperation in Emergencies (IFCE) Technology Cluster ▪ Satellite operators and Land Earth station operators ▪ Telecom Operators ▪ GIS/Remote sensing service providers ▪ Radiocommunications Equipment Providers Finance Cluster Logistics Cluster ▪ Governments ▪ Air Transport operators ▪ Private Sector ▪ International Couriers ▪ Development Banks ▪ Regional Economic Groups 10

ITU Emergency Resources Satellite terminal: (Voice and data communication) • • • Handheld satellite phones INMARSAT Global Area Network, Regional BGAN Nera World PRO (Explorer 100/110) Thuraya DSL Broadband mobile satellite terminals. Mobile Communication tools for Global Internet and data access at broadband speeds and simultaneous voice 11

ITU Response Effort Recent ITU Response to Disasters § Dispatch of 25 satellite phones and solar panels with free airtime to Tonga and Samoa in the aftermath of Pacific tsunami (Sep 2009) § Dispatch of 40 satellite phones with free airtime to Indonesia in response to the West Sumatra earthquake (Sep 2009) § Deployment of 10 satellite phones and free airtime following the ferry disaster – sinking of Princess Ashika (Aug 2009) 12

CHALLENGES § Sufficient resources to be deployed when needed § More rapid deployment of the resources to a site § Greater awareness of the initiative within governments, UN agencies, international organisations, NGOs, and humanitarian actors § Coordination for requests and resource provisions among providers, requesters, and facilitators; and § Enhanced cooperation and partnerships including funding 13

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OBJECTIVES ASP Regional Platform for Disaster Communication Management § Provide a single point of contact for countries requesting for ICT assistance in response to disasters § Provide technical assistance through deployment of ICT resources (human, ICT equipment and services) for rescues § Facilitate contacts and coordination between assistance providers and requesters § Guide and assist countries in development of a national emergency telecommunications plan and standard operating procedure § Build a network of volunteers for rescue activities § Provide technical training in the use of ICT equipment and services for emergency communications 15

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National Emergency Telecommunications Plan (NETP) aims at: § § Identification of telecommunications needs in time of emergencies; Identification of vulnerabilities, and assessment of threats; Forging of partnerships; Forward-planning as part of preparedness “The NETP should be part of a national disaster management framework or plan” 17

TAMPERE CONVENTION “Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations” • Provides the legal framework for the use of telecommunications in international humanitarian assistance • Reduces regulatory barriers • Protects providers of telecommunication assistance while safeguarding the interests of the host country 18

I THANK U ITU : http: //www. itu. int ITU Asia Pacific : http: //www. itu. int/ITU-D/asp/CMS/index. asp 19