ITU WELCOME YOU ALL

01 FEBRUARY 2019Bangkok

23rd Meeting of the Regional Interagency Working Group on Information and Communication Technologies

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• 10 new res.• 1 new rec

• 50 modified res.• 2 modified dec.• 10 suppressed res.

• Results of Elections• Strategic plan 2020-2023 adopted

Outcomes of ITU PP- 2018

ITU-D OBJECTIVES2018-2021

Modern and secure telecommunication/ ICT Infrastructure: Foster the development of infrastructureand services, including building confidence and

security in the use of telecommunications/ICTs

Enabling environment: Foster an enabling policy, andregulatory environment conducive to sustainable

telecommunication/ICT development

Inclusive digital society: Foster the development and use of telecommunications/ICTs and applications toempower people and societies for sustainable development

Foster international cooperation and agreement on telecommunication/ICT development issues

WTDC-17 : ITU-D OBJECTIVES AND ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL INITIATIVES

ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL INITIATIVES2018-2021

Harnessing ICTs to support the digital economy andan inclusive digital society

Fostering development of infrastructure to enhance digital connectivity

Enabling policy and regulatory environments

Contributing to secure and resilient environment

Addressing special needs of LDCs, SIDs including Pacific island countries and LLDCs

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Mobile coverage by type of network

Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, 2018*

Percentage of households with Internet, by region, 2018*

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Percentage of households with Internet, by region, 2018*

Regions are based on the ITU BDT Regions, see: http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/definitions/regions.aspxNote: * Estimate ** Commonwealth of Independent StatesSource: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database

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Skills differences have impact on effective use of the Internet

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Percentage of individuals with ICT skills, by region, 2017

Basic Standard Advanced

Source: ITU.

Countries having achieved the Broadband Commission targets

Fixed broadband services

Source: NCTA.

Big data

Internet of Things

Artificial Intelligence

Cloud computing

Cloud Computing, IOT, AI ….

Source: ITU-R Recommendations M.2083

The values in the figures above are targets for research and investigation for IMT-2020 and may be revised in the light of future studies. Further information is available in the

IMT-2020 Vision (Recommendation ITU-R M.2083)

IMT 2020 : 5G and beyond….

ICTs for Saving Life :Emergency Telecommunications

Emergency telecommunications is an integral part of Telecommunications Development Bureau (BDT). Emergency Telecommunications division implements activities related to telecommunications/ICTs in disaster management and disaster

risk reduction.

Importance of ITU’s Assistance

Providing a communication equipment for the government that is critical in: Coordinating rescue and relief operations; Setting up telemedicine links between hospitals and medics in the field; Providing call centers where disaster victims can contact their loved ones. Coordinating infrastructure recovery/re-building operations.

Engagement and awareness

Global Cybersecurity

Index

Global, Regional and

National events

High-Level Cybersecurity Simulations

Information Dissemination

National Cybersecurity

Assistance

National Cybersecurity Assessment

National Cybersecurity

strategysupport

Critical Infrastructure

Protection Support

Technical Assistance

Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT)

Program

CIRT Assessment

CIRT Design

CIRT Establishmemt

CIRT Improvement

Information sharing

Best Practices Sharing

Information Exchange Tools and Techniques

Cyber Drills

Regional drills

National drills

Human Capacity Building

Curricula and Training

Programs

Bespoke Training

6 Service Areas – 18 Services

Cybersecurity Assistance Strategy

In partnership with 34 intergovernmental, private sector, civil society and other organizations

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Surveys with policy makers Case studies

Knowledge base of countries profiles

Data collection

ITU-UNICEF Child Online Protection (COP) Initiative

Guidelines for stakeholders

ITU-ASEAN COP Guidelines 2019

Workshop on COP held in Mongolia in Sept 2018

ITU-UNESCAP : 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/)

Over 3.4 million km of Transmission Networks are now represented in the map interface for all regions (increase of 29% over the last 12 months, compared to July 2017)

Asia-Pacific region remains the largest region represented in the map in terms of data, with almost twice the number of kilometres as the next largest region (CIS)

Asia-Pacific contains over 1 million kilometres of network data. Over 200,000km have been added in the last 12 months (= 26% increase since July 2017)

Submarine Cables and Global Internet Exchange Points are now displayed by default when the Transmission Map loads, offering a full view of the complexities of international transmission networks when the map loads.

U4SSC is a United Nations Initiative coordinated by

ITU and UNECE that advocates for public policy to

encourage the use of ICTs to facilitate and ease the

transition to smart sustainable cities.

U4SSC was launched by ITU and UNECE to respond to the Sustainable Development Goal 11: "Make cities and human

settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Supported by:

United 4 Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC)

AfghanistanBhutanFijiMongoliaPapua New GuineaPakistanPhilippinesSri Lanka

Country Assistances2

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Solutions Forum

Strategy Guide

Case studies

E-agriculture – Asia-Pacific

FAO-ITU: E-agriculture Strategy DevelopmentFAO-ITU-GIC: Use of drones, satellite imagery and GIS from agriculture

Trainings

Be He@lthy Be Mobile:Scaling up Digital HealthGlobally

mDiabetes

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ITU-WHO : ICTs for better health outcomes :e Health (SDG 3)

ITU-ILO : 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, Labourand 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

SDG5 Gender Equality

• Gender gap in mobile phone ownership and use is higher in lower-income and less connected countries

Thereare250millionfewerwomenonlinethanmen(ITU).

Inlow- andmiddleincomecountries,200millionfewerwomenhavemobilephonesthanmen(GSMA).

TheGenderGapislargestinAfricaat23%andlowestinTheAmericasat1.8%(ITU,2016).

TheglobalInternetusageGenderGaphasincreasedfrom11%in2013to12%in2016

(ITU,2016).

Source:author,adaptedfromITU

Womenare50%lesslikelytousetheInternetthanmen(WorldWideWebFoundation

2015)

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Source: Discussion paper for Davos, Connecting the Unconnected – Working together to achieve Connect 2020 Agenda Targets ITU data

Over 7,200 events in 160 countries,

empowering more than 240,000 girls

and young women globally.

MDES (Thailand) and ITU in partnership with FAO and CISCO trained more than 200 girls in Thailand on digital skills

ITU-UN WOMEN : 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'.

ITU EVENTS: ASIA-PACIFIC 2019

Name of Event Venue Date Coordination

with Bureau

Event Type

Satellite Training Tonga or Fiji 14-15 Jan

ITU ASP CoE Steering Committee Meeting Thailand 30-31 Jan

5th annual Asia-Pacific Spectrum Management conference Malaysia 19-23 Mar BDT (TND) and BR workshop

ITU event @ PITA-AGM Fiji 8-12 Apr

Regional Development Forum TBC 29-30 Apr

Smart Cities and Societies TBC 1-3 May

Girls in ICT Multi-country 25 Apr

Emergency Telecommunication Workshop for the Pacific Pacific (Multi-

country)

May

Regulators Roundtable & ITP Thailand (TBC) Aug

Digital Societies Forum TBC Aug-Sep

Satellite Symposium TBC Aug-Sep

ITU EVENTS: ASIA-PACIFIC 2019

Name of Event Venue Date Coordination

with Bureau

Event Type

Capacity Building related to policies regulations in the

age of technologies like IoT and Big Data Analytics

Myanmar/Vietnam Nov.-Dec. Training

Digital Transformation Forum TBC Oct-Nov.

Training on SMS4DC Tbc Q2 BDT (TND) Training

Workshop on USO 2.0 ASP August September Workshop

Workshops on Child online protection ASP Spread over the year BDT Workshop

Workshop covering OTTs, IoTs and Big data ASP March-April Workshop

QoS and Competition Issues Cambodia October-November Workshop

Training on Satellite Filing related issues Myanmar/Cambodia July-August BR Training

ITU Asia-Pacific Centres of Excellence (2019-2022)

Upto 36 ITU Centres of Excellence Upto 6 Centres each in

Africa, Americas, Arab, Asia-Pacific, CIS and Europe Region

Asia-Pacific Centres of Excellence

Name of institution Country Priority areas

Advanced Level Telecom Training Centre

(ALTTC)

India Wireless and Fixed Broadband

Internet of Things

Cybersecurity

China Academy of Information and

Communications Technology (CAICT)

China Conformance & Interoperability

ICT Applications

IoT Academy Iran Internet of Things

National Information Society Agency (NIA) Republic of Korea ICT Applications

State Radio Monitoring Center / State

Radio Spectrum Management Center

(SRMC)

China Spectrum Management

Wireless Communication Centre, Universiti

Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

Malaysia Wireless and Fixed Broadband

First Steering Committee Meeting of the ITU ASP CoE held on 30-31 January 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

Areas of Cooperation

ITU invites partnership through

- Projects

- Country actions

- Regional Events / Joint Forums

- Trainings / Capacity building

- ICT4 SDG ( Education , Health, Agriculture, Governance, Security, Climate Change etc)