Presentation

ITU ICTs leading the way

forward for youth

Introduction

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●The Plenipotentiary Conference (PP) October 20 to November 7, 2014 in Republic of Korea

●The Republic of Costa Rica intends to table a resolution on youth •How can this resolution lead the way forward for youth ?

Goal

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●Contributing to the drafting process of a resolution

●The purpose is to emphasize areas of interest or concern for the youth that can lead the way forward for young people

●Prototyping open public consultation processes

What impact can the youth have on resolution drafting processes within the ITU ?

Methodology: brainstorming

Stage One

Key Factors

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•Discussion

•Negotiation

•Prioritization

•Consensus

Methodology: the process (2)

Stage Two

Methodology: our proposal (3)

Stage Three

Methodology: reflection (4) Stage Four

What impact can the youth have on resolution drafting processes within the ITU ? •out-of-the-box thinking •more transparency & openness •thus more legitimacy •feeling of ownership •spillover effect toward more participation

•lack of understanding of UN working methods •no immediate impact or guarantee •one youth, one voice ?? •imbalance of access

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