ITUD Sector Membership CoRegulation in Action

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ITU-D Sector MembershipCo-Regulation in
Action

• Vineeta Shetty
• Communication Promotion Officer
• ITU-Development Bureau

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Who we are

• "The ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau
  has well-established programmes of activities to
  facilitate connectivity and access, foster
  policy, regulatory and network readiness, expand
  human capacity through training, formulate
  financing strategies and e-enable enterprises in
  developing countries. This is indeed a winning
  combination for bridging the Digital
  Divide."Hamadoun I. TOURE, Director ITU-D

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Sector Members How they have evolved
01.01.1994
31.12.2000
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What they do
Total at end 2000 242 Sector Members, of
which 47 were new
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Where they come from
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What they can expect

• Draft documents
• Statistics
• Development Plans
• Training Modules
• Vacancy Notices
• Information Bulletins
• Handbooks
• 15 discount on ITU publications

• TIES account allows limited access to technical
  and other databases
• Entry for CEO in the ITU Global Directory
• Listing in on-line directory with direct links to
  sector members website

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How they can participate

• Study Groups
• Working parties and expert groups
• Colloquia and workshops
• Oral or written contributions
• Chairing or acting as rapporteur
• Observer status at Plenipotentiary Conferences
• Contributions to budget of conferences or
  assemblies in another sector

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How they can influence

• IP Telephony Experts Group
• Global Symposium for Regulators
• Regional seminars on e-commerce
• Workshops on teletraffic issues
• Internet and telecom summits

• Task Force on Gender Issues
• Task Force on New Technologies for Rural
  Telecommunications
• Competitive Transformation workshops
• Distance seminars

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How they can build consensus
Program of Cooperation among members in Telecom
Development Sector
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Istanbul Action Plan

• Regional Preparatory meetings in
• Arab States, Alexandria (Egypt), 17-19,
  October, 2000
• Europe and CIS, Sofia (Bulgaria), 28-30
  November, 2000
• Asia and Pacific, Bali (Indonesia), 25-27
  April, 2001
• Africa, Yaoundé (Cameroon), 29-31
  May, 2001
• Americas, Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago),
  16-18 October 2001.

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Istanbul Action Plan

• TDAG subgroup on Private Sector and TDAG Oct 12
  to 3 to 5
• Regional Preparatory Meetings
• 2000 and 2001
• culminating in
• World Telecommunication Development Conference in
  Istanbul March 18-27

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Identified Priority areas for 2003 - 2006

• Information Society and Digital Divide
• Policy Issues and Telecommunication Regulations
• Economic, Investments and Financial Strategies
• Network (incl. Wireless Network) Development
• Human Resources Management and Development
• Special Programme for LDCs

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Top 10 areas of Interest
D Sector Members' Survey 2001 (51 responses)
Rank Field of Interest Low Medium High 1
Policy and regulation 8 8 71 2 Training in
new technologies 2 12 69 3 Network
interconnection 6 10 67 4 Internet 4 4 67 5
Universal access 6 14 65 6 Distance
learning 0 14 65 7 Rural telecommunications 4 1
2 65 8 Development financing 6 10 65 9
Study groups 4 22 61 10 e-commerce 6 16 61
In percentages
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What they have to say

• Sector membership in the ITU-D is co-regulation
  in action through the sovereign state, we can
  influence the direction of regulatory, policy and
  legal issuances affecting telecoms, while our
  government also gains through our expertise and
  the adjustment of our strategies to their
  policies.
• Rodolfo Salalima, senior vice president,
  corporate and regulatory affairs, Globe Telecom,
  Philippines

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Sector Members on the web

• Email bulletins about site updates
• Ease of access and navigation
• Success stories
• Networking on the web
• Databases

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For more information

• Please contact
• EVA SILNA,
• Head, ITU-D Members Unit
• 41.22.730-5417
• eva.silna_at_itu.int

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• Thank you and
• wish you a good evening!