ITU: From the Past ITU: From the Past to the Futureto the Future

Jaroslaw K. PonderJaroslaw K. PonderStrategy and Policy Unit

International Telecommunication Union

SPU Briefing for the IMF University29 May 2006, ITU Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland

Note: The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ITU. Jaroslaw K. Ponder can be contacted at Jaroslaw.Ponder@itu.int

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ITU: 141 Years of Efficient and ITU: 141 Years of Efficient and Effective ActingEffective Acting

Paris, 1965

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ITU: 141 Years of Efficient and ITU: 141 Years of Efficient and Effective ActingEffective Acting

• 1840’s: telegraph• 1870’s: telephone• 1890’s: radio telegraphy or “wireless”• 1920’s: radio broadcasting• 1950’s: television broadcasting • 1960’s: geostationary satellite

communications• 1970’s: computer communications• 1980’s: optical communications• 1990’s: internet and mobile• 2000’s: IP-enabled NGNs

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ITU - International ITU - International Telecommunication UnionTelecommunication Union

• The oldest specialized UN agency with more than 140 years of experience in communication sector

• Headquarters in Geneva plus regional offices

• ITU staff: more than 750 from more than 80 countries

• 189 member states, more than 640 sector members

• ITU Agenda for Change• Structure of the ITU

ITU-T – Telecom Standardization ITU-R – Radio-communications ITU-D – Development Bureau

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ITU - InternationalITU - InternationalTelecommunication UnionTelecommunication Union

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ITU Radiocommunication SectorITU Radiocommunication Sector

• Director: Valery TimofeevValery Timofeev• Study Groups • World Radiocommunication

Conference Geneva, October 2007

• ITU-R Recommendations• Stewardship of radio frequency &

satellite orbits Radio Regulations Master International

Frequency Register• Safety of life services

(Maritime, Aeronautical, etc.)

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ITU Standardization SectorITU Standardization Sector

• Director: Houlin ZhaoHoulin Zhao• World Telecom Standardization

Assembly Brazil, October 2004

• Study Groups• ITU-T Recommendations• Stewardship of international

numbering plan Country codes Universal International Freephone ENUM

• Collaboration with the Internet community (e.g.IETF, ICANN)

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ITU Development SectorITU Development Sector

• Director: Hammadoun TouréHammadoun Touré• World Telecom

Development Conference Doha, March 2006

• Study Groups• Telecommunication indicators reports

and databases• Regulatory assistance• Technical cooperation• Regional offices (11)

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• Plenipotentiary Conferences Antalya, Turkey, Nov 2006 Marrakesh, Sept-Oct 2002

• World Telecom Policy Forum March 2001, IP Telephony

• ITU Council• ITU TELECOM (WORLD 2003) • ITU News: www.itu.int/itunews/• Support services (e.g. IS, languages)• Policy, research and workshops:

Strategy and Policy Unit

ITU General SecretariatITU General Secretariat

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Selected Telecom Policy ResearchSelected Telecom Policy Research

• ITU New Initiatives Programme Begun in 1999 Around 16 workshops held to date

• Building Digital Bridges Begun in 2004 Development of “Digital Opportunity Index”

• WSIS Thematic Meetings Seven meetings organised/co-organised by ITU

• Main research/data publications ITU Internet Reports: 7 editions since 1997 World Telecom Development Report: 7 since 1994 Trends in Telecom Reform: Annual since 1998 World Information Society Report 2006 WSIS Stocktaking Database / ICT Success Stories

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Measuring Measuring Opportunities Opportunities

1/3 1/3

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DOIDOI

OpportunityOpportunity UtilizationUtilization

Infrastructure

Digital Opportunity Index

WISR 2006WISR 2006New ITU’s SeriesNew ITU’s Series

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Digital Opportunity Digital Opportunity IndexIndex

DOIDOI

percentage of population covered by mobile cellular telephony

percentage of population covered by mobile cellular telephony

internet users per 100 inhabitants

Proportion of households with fixed line telephone

mobile cellular tariffs as a percentage of per capita income

mobile cellular tariffs as a percentage of per capita income

internet access tariffs as a percentage of per capita income

internet access tariffs as a percentage of per capita income

ratio of broadband internet subscribers to

internet subscribers

ratio of broadband mobile subscribers to

mobile internet subscribers

mobile cellular subscribers per 100 inhabitants

proportion of households with Internet access at home

mobile internet subscribers per 100 inhabitants

proportion of households with a computer

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Utilization

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Infrastructure

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Digital OpportunityDigital OpportunityIndexIndex

New ITU’s Series New ITU’s Series

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New Initiatives ProgrammeNew Initiatives Programme

• Recent and up-coming workshops Regulatory Environment for Future Mobile

Multimedia Services (June 2006) Digital Transformation in the Information

Society (June 2006) What rules for IP-enabled NGN? (March 2006) Tomorrow’s Network Today (October 2005) Ubiquitous Network Societies (April 2005) Shaping the future mobile information society

(March 2004) Radio spectrum management for a converging

world (February 2004)• Country case studies

More than 50 studies completed See www.itu.int/casestudies

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Selected WSIS Thematic MeetingsSelected WSIS Thematic Meetings

• Feb 2004, Internet Governance (Geneva)• July 2004, Countering Spam (Geneva)• February 2005, Measuring the Info Society

(Geneva)• May 2005, Ubiquitous Network Societies

(Tokyo)• June 2005, Multi-stakeholder partnerships for

bridging the digital divide (Seoul)• June/July 2005, Cybersecurity (Geneva)• May 2006, Promoting the multilingual

Internet (Geneva)• May 2006, Partnerships for Global

Cybersecurity (Geneva)

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Publications: ITU Internet ReportsPublications: ITU Internet Reports

A series of reports tracking the development and policy implications of the Internet, with latest data

• 2005: The Internet of Things• 2004: The Portable Internet• 2003: Birth of Broadband• 2002: Internet for a Mobile Generation• 2001: IP Telephony• 1999: Internet for Development• 1997: Challenges to the Network

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The mission of the ITUThe mission of the ITU

• To maintain and extend international international cooperationcooperation for the development of telecommunications

• To provide technical and policy technical and policy assistanceassistance to developing countries

• To harmonize actions of Member States and promote cooperation between cooperation between Member States and Sector Members

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The mission of the ITU The mission of the ITU

• To promote at international level, the adoption of a broader approachbroader approach to issues of telecommunications in the global information economy and society World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS):

Originally proposed at ITU in 1998 and later endorsed by United Nations

• To extend the benefits to all the world’s inhabitants

““Help the world communicate”Help the world communicate”

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BudgetBudget

• ITU has 189 Member States plus more than 650 Sector Members and Associates Each chooses to pay a certain number contributory

units e.g. US = 30, Malawi 1/16 For Member States, 1 unit = CHF 315’000 For Sector MembersSector Members, 1 unit = CHF 63’000 For AssociatesAssociates, 1 unit = CHF 10’500

• Main budget = CHF 163m in 2005 CHF 106m (64.6%) from Member States CHF 21m (12.8%) from Sector Members & Associates CHF 13.1m (8.0%) from sale of publications CHF 28.3m (17.3%) from cost recovery, interest, etc CHF 1.5m (0.9%) from funds-in-trust (for

development)

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Global InitiativesGlobal Initiatives

• World Summit on the Information Society Proposed by Tunisia at

ITU Plenipotentiary Conference, 1998

Endorsed as UN Summit in 2001 (UNGA Res 56/183)

• Unique Summit First Summit in two

Phases True Multi-Stakeholder

Process Numerous Parallel

Events

• Outcome Documents Geneva Declaration of

Principles Geneva Plan of Action Tunis Commitment Tunis Agenda for the

Information Society

www.wsis.org

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WSIS Outcome WSIS Outcome

•Geneva Declaration & Tunis Commitment

Shared vision and principles of overcoming the Digital Divide and achieving MDGs

Affirmed a unified approach to Cyber-security

Reiterated Stakeholders Commitment to freedom of expression online

Enabling environment (good governance, transparency and pro-competitive policy)

Encouraged development of localized content and multilingualism

•Geneva Plan of Action & Tunis Agenda Build an inclusive,

development oriented Information Society

Set 11 Action Lines Target of 2015 Set, benchmarks and

evaluation processes Financial Mechanisms Internet Governance Implementation and

Follow-up

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Thank you very much Thank you very much for your attention! for your attention!

Jaroslaw K. Ponder International Telecommunication UnionStrategy and Policy Unit E-mail: Jaroslaw.Ponder@itu.int http://www.itu.int/spu Tel: 00 41 22 730 60 65

We all build the Information We all build the Information Society together!Society together!

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More informationMore information

• ITU www.itu.int

• ITU Strategy and Policy Unitwww.itu.int/spu

• WSISwww.itu.int/wsis

• ITU Publications www.itu.int/publications

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Internship at the ITUInternship at the ITU

• ITU internship programme The Union runs a non-remunerated internship

programme for students who wish to improve their skills and gain experience working in an international environment. This programme is open to all undergraduate and graduate students from ITU's 189 Member States. Candidates are selected in response to specific needs identified within ITU departments.

No specific deadline for applying!No specific deadline for applying!

For more details see: www.itu.int/employment/stages.html www.itu.int/employment/stages.html

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SPU CompetitionSPU Competition

• Strategy and Policy Unit Competition SPU launched its first essay-writing competition

under the "Young Minds in Telecoms" Programme in November 2004. The competition is open to all graduate students and recent graduates in economics, political science, law, literature, telecommunications, computer science, information systems and related fields.

Deadline: Deadline: March 2007March 2007

For more details see: http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/youngminds/

Submit your essay and spend up to three months at the ITU! Submit your essay and spend up to three months at the ITU!