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ITU’s Cooperation with Relevant Organizations
Ebrahim Al-Haddad
ITU’s Regional Representative to the Arab States
ICT ToolkitA Joint Project
between ITU and infoDev
The ITU and infoDev launched a new online
Regulation Toolkit designed to address the
complex regulatory challenges emerging from
a rapidly evolving ICT industry
This is an update and expansion of infoDev’s influential print publication
Telecom Regulators’ Handbook (issued in 2000), the new web-based
toolkit is aimed at national and regional regulatory agencies, ICT
policy-makers, and other stakeholders with an active interest in ICT
regulation
The toolkit is conceived as a permanently evolving
resource. It consists of a series of modules on key regulatory issues in the
rapidly converging ICT sector.
The first module, which is available on line, deals with the authorization
of telecommunication services. It addresses:
- -Overview Of Authorization- General Authorization- Individual Licenses- Competitive Licensing Process- Fees- Authorization Practice and Procedures
- Special Authorization Procedures
By Feb. 2006, there should be 4 more Modules added to the site. These will deal with:
1 .Regulating Spectrum Management2. Legal and Institutional Aspects of Regulation3. New Technologies and Their Impact on Regulations4. Regulating Competition, Prices and Interconnection
By the End of 2006, there is a plan for 2 more other Modules. These will deal with:
1 .Universal Access- Extending Services Beyond the Market
2 .Overview and Introduction to the ICT Toolkit
Spectrum Management
1 .Overview2. Policy and Planning3. Authorization4. Pricing5. Monitoring and Compliance6. International Affairs7. Developing Management Capacity
Legal and Institutional
1 .Introduction2. Why Regulate?3. Legal Context of Regulatory Reform4. Indicators of Effective regulation5. Organizational and Institutional Approaches to regulation6. Functional Aspects of regulation7. Regulatory Processes
New Technologies
1 .Technological Trends2. Market and Regulation3. A New Regulatory Paradigm
Competition Module
1 .Overview: Putting ICT regulation in Context2. Competition Policy and the ICT Sector3. Regulating for Interconnection4. New Paradigms: VoIP and IXPs5. Regulating Prices
Experience Sharing Amongst Regulators
Thank you very much