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ITU Sector MembershipWhat Benefits? What Costs? How to join?

Jean-Yves BesnierHead, Partnership, Promotion & Membership

Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT)

ITU Public & Private Sectors Partnership Forum for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala, Uganda, 31 October – 2 November 2004

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Overview

1. General Benefits of ITU Membership

2. Membership Categories

3. Benefits of Being an ITU Sector Member

4. Membership Fees

5. Application Procedure

6. Membership Information


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General Benefits of ITU Membership

ITU is the UN Specialized Agency responsible for the regulation, standardization and development of telecommunications worldwide

189 Member States (as of October 2004)

# 650 Sector Members and # 100 Associates (Operators, Service Providers, Equipment Suppliers, Software Developers, Network Designers, Regulators, Consultants, Universities, Research Laboratories, Training Institutes, Financial Institutions, Local/Regional/International Telecom Associations…)


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General Benefits of ITU Membership (cont’d)

A unique capacity to bring together representatives from competing companies and governments of all ideological persuasions

Share wealth of experience and creative ideas

Establish partnerships between private and public sectors

Access to ITU vast range of publications, as well as restricted documentation/information and statistics


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Membership Categories

ITU Member States

ITU Sector Members

ITU Associates


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ITU Member States


If the State is a Member of the United Nations:

* It becomes a Member State of the ITU by acceding to its Constitution and Convention. Such accession shall be

made simultaneously in the form of a single document covering both the Constitution and Convention.

* This “instrument of accession” is then deposited with the Secretary-General

If the State is not a Member of the United Nations:

* The application for membership requires the approval of two-thirds of the Member States of the Union

* After approval, the procedure is the same as described above – in the form of one single document

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Angola (Republic of) 13.10.1976Benin (Republic of) 01.01.1961Botswana (Republic of) 02.04.1968Burkina Faso 16.01.1962Burundi (Republic of) 16.02.1963Cameroon (Republic of) 22.12.1960Cape Verde (Republic of) 10.09.1976Central African Republic 02.12.1960Congo (Republic of the) 13.12.1960Côte d'Ivoire (Republic of) 23.12.1960Eritrea 06.08.1993Ethiopia (Federal Democratic Republic of) 20.02.1932Gabonese Republic 28.12.1960Gambia (Republic of the) 27.05.1974Ghana 17.05.1957Guinea (Republic of) 09.03.1959Equatorial Guinea (Republic of) 02.07.1970Guinea-Bissau (Republic of) 15.01.1976Kenya (Republic of) 11.04.1964Lesotho (Kingdom of) 26.05.1967Liberia (Republic of) 10.10.1927Madagascar (Republic of) 11.05.1961Malawi 19.02.1965Mali (Republic of) 21.10.1960

ITU Member States: Africa Region


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Mauritius (Republic of) 30.08.1969Mozambique (Republic of) 04.11.1975Namibia (Republic of) 25.01.1984Niger (Republic of the) 14.11.1960Nigeria (Federal Republic of) 11.04.1961Uganda (Republic of) 08.03.1963Democratic Republic of the Congo 06.12.1961Rwandese Republic 12.12.1962Sao Tome and Principe (Democratic Republic of) 01.09.1976Senegal (Republic of) 15.11.1960Seychelles (Republic of) 17.09.1999Sierra Leone 30.12.1961South Africa (Republic of) 01.01.1910Swaziland (Kingdom of) 11.11.1970Tanzania (United Republic of) 31.10.1962Chad (Republic of) 25.11.1960Togolese Republic 14.09.1961Zambia (Republic of) 23.08.1965Zimbabwe (Republic of) 10.02.1981

ITU Member States: Africa Region


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ITU Sector Members

An interested entity or organization may joint ITU as a Sector Member. There are 3 sectors:

* Development (ITU-D)

* Radiocommunications (ITU-R)

* Standardization (ITU-T)

An ITU Sector Member fully participates in the work of corresponding ITU Sector Study Groups or Working Groups thereof and in the Sector’s Regional and World Telecommunication Conferences


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ITU Associates

An interested entity or organization may join an ITU Sector as an Associate and be entitled to take part in the work of a selected single Study Group or Working Group thereof

Associates may have access to documentation required for their work and may serve as rapporteur or editor


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Benefits of Being an ITU Sector Member

1. Influence Evolution of Global Telecommunications Networks

* Do you have a message to convey?

* Do you need to influence the direction of global/regional development or standardization projects?

* Do you have existing projects and/or products that could benefit from globalization?


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2. Increase Awareness of your Business Priorities amongst Operators, Service Providers, Suppliers, Regulators…

* Membership of ITU Sectors is a mean to actively take part in the Sector’s specific work and thus secure and influence of a Company’s goals and policies on the development of projects, standards within its business sphere

* Your address details and the name of your Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will be published in the ITU Global Directory

Benefits of Being an ITU Sector Member (cont’d)


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3. Network/Develop Contacts

* ITU sectors provide a platform for meeting experts from all over the world, learning of their entities plans and objectives, sharing experience and information

* Participation to the work of the ITU Study Groups/Working Groups provide access to a wealth of information not likely to be found elsewhere in this concentrated form


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4. Participate in Sector Member Work

* ITU Sector Members can participate in all Study Groups Meetings and electronic discussion groups;

* present their views by submitting written contributions;

* participate in approval of technical or development projects and recommendations.

* ITU Associates can participate in the meetings and electronic discussion groups of only one Study Group and present their views by submitting written contributions;

* fully participate in the Sector’s Advisory Group to the Elected official.


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ITU-D Study Groups (2002 – 2006)


STUDY GROUP 1 - Telecommunication Development Strategies and Policies

Q6/1 - Interconnection

Q7/1 - Universal Access/Service

Q10/1 - Impact of the convergence of telecommunication, broadcasting and information technology

Q12/1 - Tariff policies, models and methods of determining the cost of national telecommunication services, including spectrum aspects

Q17/1 - Satellite regulation in Developing Countries

Q18/1 - Domestic enforcement of laws, rules and regulations on telecommunications by National Telecommunication Regulatory Authorities

Q19/1 - Implementation of IP telephony in Developing Countries

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ITU-D Study Groups (2002 – 2006)


STUDY GROUP 2 – Development and Management of Telecommunication Services and Networks

Q9/2 - Identification of study topics ITU-T & ITU-R Study Groups

Q10/2 - Communications for rural and remote areas

Q11/2 - Examination of digital technologies and systems

Q14/2 - Applications of telecommunications in health care

Q17/2 - Progress on ITU activities for e-commerce

Q18/2 - Strategy for migration of mobile networks to IMT-2000 and beyond

Q19/2 - Strategy for migration from circuit-switched networks to packet-switched networks

Q20/2 - Examination of access technologies for broadband communications

Q21/2 - Calculation of frequency fees

Res. 9 - Participation of Developing Countries in spectrum management

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Working Groups

Working Groups on Private Sector Issues:Regional Working Parties:

- Africa Region (4 sub-groups)- Asia & Pacific Region (3 sub-groups)- Arab States Region (6 sub-groups)- Americas Region - Europe & CIS Region

Working Group on Gender Issues:Contact: Mrs. Savitri BISNATH, BDTE-mail: [email protected]


mailto:[email protected]

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Benefits of being an ITU Sector Member (cont’d)

5. Hold positions within Study/Working Groups

* Sector Members may hold the positions of

Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Rapporteur and Editor

within a Study Group or Working Group

* An Associate may only hold the position of

Rapporteur or Editor


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6. Access to ITU Working Documents

* Sector Members can have electronic access (via TIES) to ITU documents of general interest, databases, Study/Working Groups documents (reports, contributions, temporary documents…) and Study/Working Groups information exchange areas

* Telecom Information Exchange Services (TIES):- E-mail account ([email protected])- Username/password allowing access to ITU working documents and e-mail reflectors

* TIES registration:http://www.itu.int/TIES/intro.html



http://www.itu.int/TIES/intro.html

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7. Get free and discounted ITU Publications

* Discounts of 15 % and one free online subscription are granted to Member States and Sector Members participating in the work of ITU

* A discount of 80 % on the catalogue price of all

ITU publications is granted to Administrations of

the Least Developed Countries (LDC), as well as

to libraries of educational institutions (for online

subscriptions and CD-ROM publications only)


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Membership Fees - Background


Expenses of the Union are primarily met by contributions from its Member States and Sector Members, each of which may, upon taking up its membership, freely decide on its class of contribution within a scale

The effective amount of the contributory unit is determined every two years when the biennial budget is established by the Council. For the 2003-2004 biennium,

the annual amount of one contributory unit for a Sector Member is CHF 63,000 (Swiss Francs)

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ITU Sector Member Fees


ITU Sector Members may choose their annual contribution with the range of 1/16 to 40 units (1/16 for ITU-D developing countries only)

This fixes the minimum contribution for an ITU Sector Member as follows:

* ITU-D: 7,900 CHF (1/8 unit) 3,950 CHF (1/16 unit for Developing Countries

only)

* ITU-R: 31,500 CHF (1/2 unit)

* ITU-T: 31,500 CHF (1/2 unit)

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ITU Associate Fees


The annual contribution for an ITU Associate has been

fixed for the 2003-2004 biennium as follows:

* ITU-D: 3,937 CHF

1,968 CHF(for Developing Countries only)

* ITU-R: 10,500 CHF

* ITU-T: 10,500 CHF

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Membership Approval Procedure

Submit your application, for approval, to the Administration of the Member State in which your company is based

The Administration of the Member State will then transmit the application form to the ITU Secretary-General

If you are a Regional or International Organization, you should send your application directly to the ITU Secretary-General

Your admission will become effective upon receipt by the ITU Secretary-General


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U n io n in t e rn a t io n a le d e s t é lé c o m m u n ic a t io n s I n t e rn a t io n a l Te le c o m m u n ic a t io n U n io n

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Sector Membership Application Form

N ational entities and organizations are invited to send this Form through the N ational Telecommunication Administration of the M ember State in which the company has its headquarters, or directly to ITU if the M ember State has assigned authority to the Secretary-G eneral to approve the Application. Regional and international organizations may send it directly to the ITU Secretary-G eneral.

In accordance with Article 19 of the ITU C onvention, the following company/organization:

N ame: SO N ATEL (SO C IÉTÉ N ATIO N ALE DES TÉLÉC O M M UN IC ATIO N S DU SEN EG AL) ................................ .......

C ontact person: M me Aïssatou Dieng Diop .................... Title: Directeur des O pérations internationales .............

M ailing address: 6, rue W agane Diouf

Boîte postale 69

DAKAR................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............................

Tel.: 221 839 1200 ................................ ...................... Fax: 221 823 2971 ................................ ...................

E-mail: aissatou.dieng@ sonatel.sn ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................

wishes to become a Member of: (Please tick the appropriate box)

ITU -R ITU -T X ITU -D

It intends to select the class of contribution of: (Please fill in as appropriate)

.................units* (ITU -R) .................. units* (ITU -T) 1/16 units* (ITU -D)

* For information, the amount of the contributory unit for a Sector M ember is C H F 63,000.– for the period 2002-2003. The scale of contributions ranges from the 1/ 16 to the 40 unit class. The class of contribution may be freely chosen. However, the 1/ 16, 1/ 8 and 1/ 4 unit classes apply solely to participation in ITU -D, and the 1/ 16 unit is reserved for Sector M embers from developing countries participating in ITU -D. The minimum unit class in ITU -R and ITU -T is 1/ 2.

Please note that denunciation will take effect at the end of one year from the date when notification is received by the Secretary-G eneral. The contribution is due up to the last day of the month in which the denunciation takes effect.

in the category of: (Please tick the appropriate box)

X recognized operating agency

financial or development institution

scientific or industrial organization

other entity dealing with telecommunication matters

regional and other international telecommunication, standardization, financial or development organization

Kindly indicate your sphere of activities: (Please tick the appropriate box)

X N etwork O perator X Service Provider X Internet Services

X Voice N etworks M anufacturers Research Agency

Investment Bank Telecommunication C onsultancy Regulator

University International O rganization O ther

I, the undersigned, have the power and authority to submit this application on behalf of my company/ organization:

N ame: M . C heikh Tidiane M baye ................................ .. Title: Director G eneral ................................ ...............

Date: 7/ 10/ 1998 ...................... Signature: ................................ ................................ ................................ ...

Please make sure that you have given all the information requested.

Place des N ations C H-1211 G eneva 20 Switzerland

Tel.: + 41 22 730 51 11 Fax: G r3: + 41 22 733 72 56 G r4: + 41 22 730 65 00

E-mail: itumail@ itu.int www.itu.int

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ITU Membership (as of October 2004)

Member States: 189

Sector Members: 635

ITU-D: 289*

ITU-R: 302*

ITU-T: 366*

Associates: 98

ITU-D: 2*

ITU-R: 15*

ITU-T: 86*

* Some are multiple ITU Sector Members


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ITU SECTOR MEMBERS (ITU-D REGIONS)

ITU-R ITU-T ITU-D TOTAL

AFRICA 21 22 36 41

AMERICAS 69 126 73 192

ARAB STATES 18 11 54 60

ASIA PACIFIC 67 81 48 124

EUROPE/CIS 127 126 78 218

302 366 289 635


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ITU Sector Members in Africa Region

ITU-R ITU-T ITU-D Total Sector Members

Botswana 1 1Cameroon 1 1 1 1Central African Rep. 1 1Chad 2 2Côte d’Ivoire 2 1 4 4Dem. Rep. of Congo 1 1 1Gambia 1 1Ghana 1 2 2Kenya 4 4 4 4Lesotho 1 1 1 1Mozambique 1 1 2Nigeria 2 1 1 3Senegal 2 2 2 2South Africa 5 4 6 7Tanzania 2 2Togo 2 2 2Zimbabwe 3 3 5 5 ______________________________________

21 22 36 41


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Membership Information & Application

For application and general information:

* http://www.itu.int/members

* Fax: +41 22 730 6675

* E-mail: [email protected] ITU-D (Development Sector)

Contact: Mrs. Andrea Mozer

E-mail: [email protected] ITU-R (Radiocommunication Sector)

Contact: Mrs. Saba Imru-Caminiti

E-mail: [email protected] ITU-T (Standardization Sector)

Contact: Mrs. Pamela Type

E-mail: [email protected]


http://www.itu.int/members





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Conclusion

ITU Membership is global and diversified

Sector Members play a key role in ITU dynamics

Regional participation is an ITU priority

Invaluable opportunities exist to share experiences, creative ideas, knowledge of business, opportunities and seek partnerships

ITU Sector membership fees are competitive

Join us ! Become a new ITU-D Sector Member !


THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

[email protected] Head, PPM Unit, BDT

Tel: +41 22 730 5591/6471Fax: +41 22 730 5484

http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/


http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/