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Getting to know the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies
ITU at a glance
01 About us
Part 1:
Who are we?
01 About us
Who are we?
ITU is the United Nations specialized agency for information and
communication technologies (ICTs)
Enabling a connected world
ITU at a glance
01 About us
Who are we?
ITU at a glance
What we share:• Subscribe to the purposes and principles of
the Charter of the UN• Address a global issue• The rationale of operation• System-wide resolutions• Coordination mechanisms• Grouped under the chairmanship of UN SG
What makes us different:• Membership• Mandate• Governing bodies• Set of own resolutions• Secretariats • Executive heads
02 How we got here?
Timeline
02 How we got here
Timeline
1865We were founded
1880Invention of radio
1906First SOS
1925First TV broadcast
1932New name: International Telecommunication Union
1957Space age comms
ITU
ITU at a glance
02 How we got here
Timeline
1969Roots of Internet
1973First mobile phone call
2003/5WSIS/ Bridging the Digital Divide
2010Broadband Commission
2014ICT innovation and Digital Inclusion
2015Let’s celebrate!
ITU at a glance
Membership
The members03
03 The members
Who are we?
193MEMBER
STATES
+700PRIVATE SECTOR
ORGANIZATIONS
+100ACADEMIAMEMBERS
Our members
ITU at a glance
03 Member States
ITU at a glance
193 Member States participating through your:
Administration (CS No. 1002):A governmental entity which has been officially identified to represent its government at ITU.
Designated Focal Point:Designed by the Administrations of ITU Member States to deal with ITU related issues An additional representatives may be chosen to deal with matters related to a particular Sector (ITU-T, ITU-R or ITU-D) or more specifically a single study group.
03 Sector Members
ITU at a glance
03 ITU Academia Membership
North and
South
America37 members
Europe
20 members
Asia and Pacific
23 members
Africa
5 members
Arab States
10 members
CIS
5 members
The Academia Challenge: From 100 to 150 Academia
Members by December 2015
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Structure
How we are composed04
04 Structure
Headquarters, Regional and Area Offices
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04 Structure
ITU at a glance
Our governance
04 The Plenipotentiary Conference
ITU at a glance
The Plenipotentiary Conference is the supreme organ of ITU, convened every 4 years, to:
• Elect its management team (Elected Officials) and Members of Council and of the RRB;• Establish the strategic and financial plan for the Union;• Determine general policies for fulfilling the purposes of the Union;• Deal with such other telecommunication questions as may be necessary.
Who is invited: Member States (CV 268) Observers
• State of Palestine (Res. 99 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010));• The United Nations (CV 269A);• Regional telecommunications organizations; • Intergovernmental organizations operating satellite systems (CV 269C);• Specialized agencies of the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (CV 269D);• Sector Members referred to in CV 229 (recognized operating agencies, scientific or industrial organizations and
financial or development institutions) and CV 231 (regional and other international telecommunication, standardization, financial or development organizations).
04 Structure
ITU at a glance
Structure & Functioning of the Council
Chairman and Vice-Chairman elected for one
year
One annualordinary session
of 8/9 days
7 Council Working Groups
Can holdconsultations
during the year
Can takedecisions by
correspondencebetweensessions
Council Composition (CV 54; Res. 164, Guadalajara, 2010)
MEMBER STATES
Americas (9 seats)
Western Europe (8 seats)
Eastern Europe (5 seats)
Africa (13 seats)
Asia and Australasia (13 seats)
Elected for approximately a four-year term (between two ordinary PPs)
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DURATION
Structure04
04 Structure
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Council 2015-2018 : composition
•Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Paraguay, United States, Venezuela
Region A (9 seats)(Americas)
•France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Lithuania, Switzerland, Turkey
Region B (8 seats)(Western Europe)
•Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Russian FederationRegion C (5 seats)(Eastern Europe)
•Algeria, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda
Region D (13 seats)(Africa)
•Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Kuwait, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, United Arab Emirates
Region E (13 seats)(Asia and Australasia)
05 Meet us
What we do
05 Meet us
What we do
Coordinating radio-frequencyspectrum and assigning orbitalslots for satellites
Bridging the digital divide
Establishing global standards
ITU at a glance
‘Committed to Connecting the World’
3Sectors
ITU Radiocommunication
ITU Standardization
ITU Development
05 Meet the sectors
ITU-R
/RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS/
Meet the sectors
ITU - R
Global management of radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits
Ensures equitable and efficient use of radio-frequency spectrum to accommodate huge growth in demand for spectrum
ITU-R coordination of orbital slots prevents radio interference preventing malfunctioning of satellite services
KEYROLE
05
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Meet the sectors
ITU - R
IMT-2000 and IMT-Advanced technical frameworks underpin mobile 3G and 4G networks
Excellent track record in maintaining harmonious satellite coordination
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
05
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Recommendations on 3DTV, Ultra High Definition TV (UHDTV) standards
05 Meet the sectors
ITU - R
Reviews and revises the Radio Regulations
Excellent track record in maintaining harmonious satellite coordination and ensures reliable radio services remain available at all times
WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE (WRC)
ITU at a glance
Addresses all radiocommunication matters of a global nature
Reviews and instructs the Radio Regulations Board (RRB) and the Radiocommunication Bureau
05 Meet the sectors
ITU-T
/STANDARDIZATION/
05 Meet the sectors
ITU - T KEYROLE
Crucial role in defining operation and interoperability of technologies that underpin global communications network
200 - 300 new global standards approved every
year, with over 4,000 in use today
ITU at a glance
Standards enable global communications by ensuring ICT networks and devices speak the same language globally.
05 Meet the sectors
ITU - T MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
Optical Core Networks
40GB per second
Coming next:Beyond 100GB
per second
H.264The Prime Time
Emmy awardwinning video codec and its
successor, H.265
ITU at a glance
G.fastNew broadband
standard designed to
deliver access speeds of up to
1Gbit/s over existing
telephone wires
05 Meet the sectors
ITU - T WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDIZATION ASSEMBLY (WTSA)
Sets the overall direction and structure for ITU-T, in every 4 years – next one in Q4 2016
Establishes ITU-T Study Groups and approves top priorities and work programmes
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05 Meet the sectors
ITU-D
/DEVELOPMENT/
05 Meet the sectors
ITU - D KEYROLE
Spread equitable and affordable access to telecommunications to help stimulate social and economic development
Human capacity-building in developing and least developed countries (LDCs)
Helps to ensure that people everywhere are empowered to reap the benefits that connectivity delivers
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05 Meet the sectors
ITU - D MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
Measuring the Information Society report
Enhancing cybersecurity in LDCs – CIRT programme and cyber-drills
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Helping countries prepare for and respond tonatural disasters.
Helping bridge the gender divide by equipping over 1m women with digital literacy skills
05 Meet the sectors
ITU - D WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE (WTDC)
Draws up ITU-D Action Plan and Mandate
Establishes ITU-D Study Groups and approves toppriorities, questions and work programms
ITU at a glance
Sets the overall direction and structurefor ITU-D, in every 4 years
What we organize06
Study Groups
06 Our work
STUDY GROUPS
Bring together experts from public and private sectors and academia to discuss current ICT trends and develop Recommendations and Standards for the global ICT sector
Companies that compete aggressively in the marketplace, work collaboratively with ITU SGs
ITU at a glance
06 Our work
STUDY GROUPS
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Key Themes
Cybersecurity/trust
Climate Change
Broadband
5G
IoTSmart Sustainable Cities
Spectrum and Satellites
Policy/regulatory issues
Broadcasting
Money money
Multimedia
and more…
Major Events
What we organize07
07 What we organize
EVENTS
ITU Telecom World
ITU at a glance
Annual event offering a platform forstrategic debate, innovation-showcasing and networking for the global ICT community
Aim to help ideas go further, faster to make the world better, sooner.
Accelerating innovation & the growth of ICT SMEs
Ideal way to reach and engage with global decision makers, industries, & other stakeholders
COMING SOON:
07 What we organize
EVENTS
Each Sector has its
main Conference/
Assembly
Meet every four years
to agree on roadmap
for coming four year
period.
Next: World Radio
Conference in
November. Treating-
making conference.
Sector Conferences
ITU at a glance
07 What we organize
EVENTS
Annual meeting of
statistics experts and
other stakeholders
Next event:
November-December
2015 in Japan.
ITU at a glance
07 What we organize
EVENTS
ITU’s premier
academic conference.
Held annually.
Next event: December
2015 in Spain. Theme
of “Trust in the
Information Society”
Will hold consultation
on ITU and Academia
collaboration
Kaleidoscope
ITU at a glance
07 What we organize
EVENTS
The WSIS Forum, a
multistakeholder
platform, held annually
in May to review the
implementation of the
outcomes of World
Summit on the
Information Society
(Geneva 2003, Tunis in
2005)
World Summit on the Information Society/ WSIS
ITU at a glance
07 What we organize
EVENTS
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day / WTISD
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WTISD
Held annually on 17 May with a yearly
theme to mark the founding of ITU in
1865.
Award ceremony: to recognize eminent
personalities for their leadership and
dedication in promoting the use of the ICT
insocieties and economies, and by finding
ways to bridge the digital divide.
Member States and Sector Members are
invited to celebrate the day annually by
organizing national activities.
2016 Theme: Better city, better life with
ICTs
07 What we organize
EVENTS
Global Symposium for Regulators / GSR
The only annual event
to unite the global
community of ICT
regulators to examine
and debate the latest
ICT regulatory
challenges
Timing of 2016 event
to be announced
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Publications
What we publish08
08 What we publish
PUBLICATIONS
ITU News keeps
readers up-to-date
with news from ITU
and ICTs from
around the world
4.500 +Titles
ITU NEWS
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08 What we publish
PUBLICATIONS
ITU-R Radio Regulations
ITU-T ‘ITU-T
Recommendations and
selected Handbooks - DVD-
ROM’
ITU-D Annual ‘Measuring the
Information Society’ (MIS)
Report
The three sectors
publish a variety of
general, regulatory
and conference
publications
ITU at a glance