22 nd Meeting of the Regional Interagency Working Group on Information and Communication Technologies ITU Regional Office : Asia-Pacific 22 January 2018 Ioane Koroivuki Regional Director International Telecommunication Union Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
WTDC-17 : ITU-D OBJECTIVES AND ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL INITIATIVES ITU-D OBJECTIVES 2018-2021 Foster international cooperation and agreement on telecommunication/ict development issues Modern and secure telecommunication/ ICT Infrastructure: Foster the development of infrastructure and services, including building confidence and security in the use of telecommunications/icts Enabling environment: Foster an enabling policy, and regulatory environment conducive to sustainable telecommunication/ict development Inclusive digital society: Foster the development and use of telecommunications/icts and applications to empower people and societies for sustainable development ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL INITIATIVES 2018-2021 Addressing special needs of LDCs, SIDs including Pacific island countries and LLDCs Harnessing ICTs to support the digital economy and an inclusive digital society Fostering development of infrastructure to enhance digital connectivity Enabling policy and regulatory environments Contributing to secure and resilient environment
ITU EVENTS IN ASIA-PACIFIC 2018 No. Title Date Venue 1 2 nd Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for PP-18 (APT PP18-2) 30 Jan 1 Feb Hanoi, Vietnam 2 ITU-BDT Retreat 5-9 Feb Geneva, Switzerland 3 3 RD Meeting of the APT Conference Preparatory Group for World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (APG19-3) 4 ITU Regional Training Workshop on Telecommunications/ICT Indicators and Statistics 12 16 Mar Perth, Australia 12 16 Mar [Philippines] 5 WSIS Forum 19-23 Mar Geneva, Switzerland 6 Pacific Fraud Forum and Number Misappropriation 26-30 Mar [Fiji] 7 Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG-18) 9-11 Apr Geneva, Switzerland 8 ITU Council 2018 17-27 Apr Geneva, Switzerland 9 PITA AGM & Tradeshow 23-27 Apr Guam 10 International Girls in ICT Day 27 April Worldwide 11 Asia-Pacific Regional Development Forum 2018 [7-8 May] Bangkok, Thailand 12 Asia-Pacific Digital Society Policy Forum 2018 [9-10 May] Bangkok, Thailand
ITU EVENTS IN ASIA-PACIFIC 2018 No. Title Date Venue 13 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2018 (WTISD-18) 17 May Worldwide 14 ASEAN Child Online Protection Summit Jun Bangkok, Thailand 15 Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Smart Cities and e-government 2018 (SCEG- 18) Jun/Jul [Vietnam] 16 Global Symposium for Regulators 2018 (GSR-18) 9-13 Jul Geneva 17 Annual Asia-Pacific Spectrum Management Conference [16-17 Jul] Bangkok 18 Asia-Pacific Regulatory Roundtable and International Training Programme 2018 (RR-18 & ITP-18) [13-17 Aug] Dhaka, Bangladesh 19 ADB s annual ICT event (Digital Strategies for Development Forum - DSDF) 5-7 Sep Manila, Philippines 20 Young ICT Leaders Forum 2018 (YILF-18) Sep/Oct Busan, S. Korea 21 ITU Telecom World 2018 Sep South Africa 22 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 (PP-18) 29 Oct 16 Nov Dubai, UAE 23 2018 APEC Summit 12-18 Nov Port Moresby, PNG 24 FAO-ITU E-agriculture Solutions Forum 2018 [Oct/Nov] China 25 World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium 2018 (WTIS-18) 3-7 Dec TBC
ITU Country Specific Actions : 2018 S.N. Title Country 1 Pacific ICT Ministerial-level/Senior-level Forum (PITA AGM) Multi-Country 2 Concentrated assistance in Telecom/ICT Development for LDCs/SIDs in the Pacific Multi-Country (SIDS) 3 Deployment of e-applications and E-agriculture Solutions Forum Multi-country (Afghanistan, China) 4 Girls in ICT Day Asia-Pacific 5 Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Smart Cities and e- Government 2018 Multi-Country 6 International Youth Programme 2018 Multi-Country 7 ITU/ASEAN Partnership in ICT Development Multi-Country (ASEAN) 8 Accessibility & Digital Inclusion Multi-Country 9 Supporting IPv6 implementation in Asia-Pacific region Multi-Country (Brunei, Mongolia) 10 Capacity building for ICT Institute Afghanistan 11 Network Infrastructure review Maldives 12 Terresterial Transmission Map Multi-Country 13 Assessment of market readiness for future IMT (5G) networks Brunei 14 ASP annual workshop on Spectrum Management Multi-Country 15 Assistance on updating Spectrum Management strategies Multi-country 16 Assistance on updating NTFA Bangladesh 17 ITU International Satellite Symposium 2018 Multi-Country
S.N. Digital Content and OTT application framework Ulan Bator, Mongolia 18 Innovation Policy Bangladesh 19 Strategic planning for ICT sector regulations Nepal 20 Regulatory Framework for Cloud Computing Pakistan 21 Sectoral ICT Master Plan Bhutan 22 ICTs for promoting Innovation & Entrepreneurship Sri Lanka 23 ITU Regulatory Roundtable and ITP (Asia-Pacific) Multi-Country 24 Study on Next Generation USO framework (USO 2.0) ASEAN 25 Assistance on developing regulations for Maritime wireless communication Indonesia 26 Policy and Regulatory framework for ASEAN countries Multi-Country 27 Asia-Pacific Digital Societies Policy Forum 2018 Multi-Country 28 Assistance in ICT Statistics Multi-Country (& Thailand) 29 Digital Innovation Policy and Strategy Multi-Country 30 ICT Stats & Big Data Multi-Country 31 Best practices on emergency communication India 32 33 ITU Country Specific Actions : 2018 Concentrated assistance in Emergency/Climate Change for LDCs/SIDs in the Pacific ICT applications for environmental aspects of sustainable development (ASEAN) Multi-Country (SIDS) Multi Country
ITU Asia-Pacific Centres of Excellence (2015-2018) Upto 32 ITU Centres of Excellence Upto6 Centres each in Africa, Americas, Arab, Asia-Pacific, CIS and Europe Region TOT Academy Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (Thailand) Policy & Regulation & Broadband Access State Radio Monitoring Centre (China) Spectrum Management Asia-Pacific Centres of Excellence China Academy of ICT (MIIT, China) Conformance and Interoperability Advanced Level Telecom Training Centre (India) Broadband Access
ITU Asia-Pacific Centres of Excellence 2018 Training topics CoE Dates Venue Partners TRAI, Faculty of ICT 1 Mobile Broadband QoS ALTTC 23-27 April Ghaziabad 2 Internet and IPv6 Infrastructure Security MDES 14-18 May Bangkok APNIC 3 Spectrum Monitoring SRMC mid April China IoT Technologies and Applications for Smart 4 Cities ALTTC 6-10 August Ghaziabad Faculty of ICT Conformity & Interoperability and 5G 5 Planning CAICT September China OTT market analysis and competition 6 regulation MDES 23-26 July Bangkok NBTC 7 Blockchain Ecosystem and Decentralization MDES 20-23 August Bangkok NBTC Big Data Analytic and Data Visualization in 8 Digital Age MDES 17-20 Sep Bangkok 9 Interconnectivity Planning and Traffic Optimization MDES [March] Pacific (country tbc) 10 Cybersecurity ALTTC [March] Iran Online Trainings CoE Dates Partners 1 5G Technologies ALTTC 7 May -1 June 2 Internet of Things CAICT 23 April - 18 May 3 Digital payment technologies and systems ALTTC 2-27 July 4 Spectrum estimation for IMT 2020 (tbc) SRMC Q3 Faculty of ICT, Iran (tbc) Faculty of ICT, Iran PITA Faculty of ICT, Iran
ITU ongoing Projects in Asia-Pacific (examples) Project Title Emergency Telecommunications in Asia and the Pacific Cybersecurity in Pacific Island Countries Development of Satellite Communications Capacity and Emergency Communications Solutions for the Pacific Islands Implementing the Climate Change Adaptation Component of the Satellite Communications, Capacity, and Emergency Communications Solutions Project for the Small Island Developing States of the Pacific Support for Capacity Building in Telecom/ICT Statistics and Indicators Master Plans for Spectrum Management and Country Assistance in Spectrum Management Capacity Building for Countering Misappropriation of Telephone Numbers in Pacific Island Countries Implementing Asia-Pacific Regional Initiatives ITU NBTC Human Capacity Building for Research in Thailand
Interactive Terrestrial Transmission Maps Core transmission networks are the essential underpinning of broadband access networks. The IP connectivity required to deliver these content, services and applications is achieved at certain Tier 1 points of presence (POPs), which are physically located in buildings in certain places. What to make available and to whom? Policy controlled through the format in which the map and its underlying database is made available, and the level of disclosure is addressed as part of a formal validation process (Link : http://www.itu.int/itu-d/tnd-map-public/)
Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway (AP-IS) ASP3: Fostering development of infrastructure to enhance digital connectivity Strengthening of cooperation with international/regional organizations to enhance regional ICT connectivity, such as the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway (AP-IS) Potential collaboration to plan a project to implement the project as per the mandate of ASP RI 3
ITU-UNODC-INTERPOL Cooperation on Cybercrime investigation for secure cyberspace Objectives Build the capacity of law enforcement agencies on technical and legal aspects of cybercrime Share international best practices Harness the expertise and cooperation of ITU, UNODC and INTERPOL Target Audience The training is aimed to build capacity for law enforcement agencies, police and other relevant stakeholders in Nepal who are responsible for ensuring safety and security for the citizens of Nepal while using ICTs. The target audiences are as follows: Nepal Police Ministry of Law Others 8-10 August, 2017 Kathmandu, Nepal
ITU-UNICEF Child Online Protection (COP) Initiative CYBERSECURITY Guidelines for stakeholders Surveys with policy makers Data collection Knowledge base of countries profiles Case studies In partnership with 34 intergovernmental, private sector, civil society and other organizations
ILO-ITU Digital Skills for Decent Jobs for Youth Campaign to train 5 million youth with job-ready digital skills ILO and ITU are leading the Digital Skills for Decent Jobs Campaign as part of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth in order to foster decent and inclusive employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. Advanced digital skills: related to technology development such as coding, software and app development, network management, machine learning, big data analysis, IoT, cybersecurity or blockchain technology; Basic digital skills: related to the effective use of technology, necessary in most professions. They include web research, online communication, use of professional online platforms and digital financial services; Soft skills: skills necessary to all professionals to ensure collaborative and effective work in the digital economy. They include leadership, communication and teamwork skills, client-orientation, among others. Digital entrepreneurship: digital skills required by entrepreneurs, including online market research, strategic planning and business analysis, using financing and crowdfunding platforms, online marketing, and online networking and establishing mentoring relationships Ministers of ICT, Labour and Education, national governments, the private sector, training providers, Academia, NGOs, other members of the UN family as well as other interested parties are actively encouraged to participate
FAO-ITU Cooperation in E-agriculture National E-Agriculture Strategy / Solutions 2015-2016: Bhutan and Sri Lanka 2016-2017: Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Afghanistan Module Name E-agriculture Solutions Forum 2018, China Coming Up Drones for agriculture
ICTs for Innovation and SME Module Name http://www.itu.int/en/itu-d/regional-presence/asiapacific/pages/events/2017/sep-pie/main.aspx
SDG5 Gender Equality Gender gap in mobile phone ownership and use is higher in lower-income and less connected countries Women are 50% less likely to use the Internet than men (World Wide Web Foundation 2015) The Gender Gap is largest in Africa at 23% and lowest in The Americas at 1.8% (ITU, 2016). -50% The global Internet usage Gender Gap has increased from 11% in 2013 to 12% in 2016 (ITU, 2016). In low- and middle income countries, 200 million fewer women have mobile phones than men (GSMA). There are 250 million fewer women online than men (ITU). Over 7,200 events in 160 countries, empowering more than 240,000 girls and young women globally. Source: author, adapted from ITU Source: Discussion paper for Davos, Connecting the Unconnected Working together to achieve Connect 2020 Agenda Targets ITU data MDES (Thailand) and ITU in partnership with FAO and CISCO trained more than 200 girls in Thailand on digital skills Module Name
Global Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age The Global Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age (the Partnership) is a multi-stakeholder initiative implemented by ITU and UN Women to promote awareness; build political commitment, leveraging knowledge, efforts, and resources for the greatest possible impact to achieve digital gender equality at both the global and national levels. It aims at creating an unstoppable global movement where women and girls are equal participants in the technology revolution. Through gathering of data, sharing of knowledge, and direct action, the Partnership will focus on addressing Sustainable Development Goal 5b, "Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology (ICTs), to promote the empowerment of women" through three areas of action: ACCESS Achieve equal access to digital technologies ; SKILLS Empower women and girls with skills to become ICT creators; LEADERS Promote women as ICT leaders and entrepreneurs. In the perspective of the promotion of The Global Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age, ITU and UN Women launched in September 2016 the EQUALS campaign to promote together Gender Equality in the Digital Age. This campaign works closely to the achievement of Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Agenda, 'Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls'.
Soft- Infrastructure ICT for Better Health Outcomes US$ 7T Healthcare costs & productivity losses 2011-2025 9M Premature deaths / year 7 Billion Mobile cellular subscriptions ITU-WHO Partnership "We should all work to meet targets to reduce NCDs." Module Name e.g. in ASP Philippines, India
Areas of Cooperation Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway (AP-IS) Transmission Map e-agriculture, e-education (e.g. UNESCO Digital Kids Asia- Pacific), e/m-health, digital financial services / inclusion PP, WRC, WTSA, International Conference/ Trainings Emergency/Disaster Communications Digital Inclusion e.g. ICT accessibility for Persons with Disabilities WTISD, Girls in ICT Day Cybersecurity including Child Online Protection (COP) Digital economy / society
Partnerships is one of the core strategies for the ITU to implement projects and programs in Asia-Pacific (examples)