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(Proposals relating to the Rules of Procedure of Conferences and Other Meetings)

PROPOSALS FOR THE WORK OF THE CONFERENCE

CONSTITUTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION

Chapter I - Basic ProvisionsArticle 1 Purposes of the Union

USA/16/47NOC ARTICLE 1

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a) to maintain and extend international cooperation among all its Member States for the improvement and, rational use and guaranteed security of telecommunications of all kinds, including information technology;

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b) to promote and to offer technical assistance to developing countries in the field of telecommunications and information technology, and also to promote the mobilization of the material, human and financial resources needed for its implementation, as well as access to information;

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c) to promote the development of technical facilities and their most efficient operation with a view to improving the efficiency of telecommunication and information technology services, increasing their usefulness, ensuring their security and making them, so far as possible, generally available to the public;

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d) to promote the extension of the benefits of the new telecommunication and information technologies to all the world's inhabitants;

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e) to promote the use of telecommunication services and information technology with the objective of facilitating peaceful relations;

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g) to promote, at the international level, the adoption of a broader approach to the issues of telecommunications and information technology in the global information economy and society, by cooperating with other world and regional intergovernmental organizations and those non-governmental organizations concerned with telecommunications.

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c) facilitate the worldwide standardization of telecommunications and information technology, and ensure their security, with a satisfactory quality of service;

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d) foster international cooperation and solidarity in the delivery of technical assistance to the developing countries and the creation, development and improvement of telecommunication and information technology equipment and networks in developing countries by every means at its disposal, including through its participation in the relevant programmes of the United Nations and the use of its own resources, as appropriate;

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e) coordinate efforts to harmonize the development of telecommunication and information technology facilities, and to ensure their security; notably those using space techniques, with a view to full advantage being taken of their possibilities;

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f) foster collaboration among Member States and Sector Members with a view to the establishment of rates at levels as low as possible consistent with an efficient service and taking into account the necessity for maintaining independent financial administration of telecommunications and information technology on a sound basis;

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h) undertake studies, make regulations, adopt resolutions, formulate recommendations and opinions, and collect and publish information concerning telecommunication and information technology matters;

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i) promote, with international financial and development organizations, the establishment of preferential and favourable lines of credit to be used for the development of social projects aimed, inter alia, at extending telecommunication and information technology services to the most isolated areas in countries.

Article 3 Rights and Obligations of Member States and Sector Members

Article 4 Instruments of the Union

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3 The provisions of both this Constitution and the Convention are further complemented by those of the Administrative Regulations, enumerated below, which regulate the use of telecommunications and shall be binding on all Member States:- International Telecommunication Regulations,- Telecommunication Development Regulations,- Radio Regulations

Article 6 Execution of the Instruments of the Union

Article 7 Structure of the Union

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d) the Radiocommunication Sector, including world and regional radiocommunication conferences, radiocommunication assemblies and the Radio Regulations Board;

Article 8 Plenipotentiary Conference

USA/16/1NOC

ARTICLE 8Plenipotentiary Conference

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SDN/27/7SUP 56

IAP/15/51NOC 59

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k) deal with such other telecommunication questions as may be necessary., including revision, or abrogation, of the International Telecommunication Regulations.

MEX/42/2NOC 59

k) deal with such other telecommunication questions as may be necessary.

Article 9 Principles Concerning Elections and Related Matters

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b) the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General and the Directors of the Bureaux shall be elected among the candidates proposed by Member States as their nationals and shall all be nationals of different Member States, and at their election due consideration should be given to equitable geographical distribution amongst the regions of the world; due consideration should also be given to the principles embodied in No. 154 of this Constitution;

AFCP/34/4NOC 62 PP-94 PP-98PP-02

b) the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General and the Directors of the Bureaux shall be elected among the candidates proposed by Member States as their nationals and shall all be nationals of different Member States, and at their election due consideration should be given to equitable geographical distribution amongst the regions of the world; due consideration should also be given to the principles embodied in No. 154 of this Constitution;

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c) the members of the Radio Regulations Board shall be elected in their individual capacity from among the candidates proposed by Member States as their nationals. Each Member State may propose only one candidate. The members of the Radio Regulations Board shall not be nationals of the same Member State as the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau; at their election, due consideration should be given to equitable geographical distribution amongst the regions of the world and to the principles embodied in No. 93 of this Constitution.

SDN/27/8SUP 63PP-94PP-98PP-02

IAP/15/48NOC

Article 11 General Secretariat

USA/16/4 The Secretary-General shall act as the legal representative of the Union.

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ADD* 73bis

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2) The functions of the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General are specified in the Convention. In addition, the Secretary-General, assisted by the Deputy Secretary-General, shall:

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a) coordinate the Union's activities with the assistance of the Coordination Committee;

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b) prepare, with the assistance of the Coordination Committee, and provide to the Member States and Sector Members, such specific information as may be required for the preparation of a report on the policies and strategic plan for the Union, and coordinate the implementation of the plan; this report shall be communicated to the Member States and Sector Members for review during the last two regularly scheduled sessions of the Council before a plenipotentiary conference;

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c) take all the actions required to ensure economic use of the Union’s resources and be responsible to the Council for all the administrative and financial aspects of the Union’s activities;

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d) act as the legal representative of the Union.

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2 The Deputy Secretary-General shall be responsible to Council and shall support the Secretary-General; he1 shall assist the Secretary-General in the performance of his duties and shall also undertake such specific tasks as may be entrusted to him by the Secretary-General. He shall perform the duties of the Secretary-General in the absence of the latter.

Chapter II - Radiocommunication SectorArticle 12 Functions and Structure

USA/16/9MOD 85

e) the Radiocommunication Bureau, headed by the elected Director who is responsible to Council for the operation of the Radiocommunication Bureau.

EUR/12/18MOD 85

e) the Radiocommunication Bureau, under the operational control of headed by the elected Director.

Article 13 Radiocommunication conferences and radiocommunication assemblies

SDN/27/9 Article 13 (CS)

1 In accordance with Resolution 70 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) of the Plenipotentiary Conference on the inclusion of gender mainstreaming in ITU, the language used in the basic instruments of the Union (Constitution and Conversion) is to be considered as gender neutral.

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SUP*

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1 A world radiocommunication conference may partially or, in exceptional cases, completely, revise the Radio Regulations and may deal with any question of a worldwide character within its competence and related to its agenda; its other duties are specified in the Convention Radio Regulations.

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2 World radiocommunication conferences shall normally be convened every two to three years; however, following the applications of the relevant provisions of the Convention Radio Regulations, such a conference need not be convened or an additional one may be convened.

USA/16/48MOD 90

2 World radiocommunication conferences shall normally be convened every two to threefour to five years; however, following the application of the relevant provisions of the Convention, such a conference need not be convened or an additional one may be convened.

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3 Radiocommunication assemblies shall also normally be convened every two to three years, and may be associated in place and time with world radiocommunication conferences so as to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Radiocommunication Sector. Radiocommunication assemblies shall provide the necessary technical bases for the work of the world radiocommunication conferences and respond to all requests from world radiocommunication conferences. The duties of the radiocommunication assemblies are specified in the Convention Radio Regulations

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4 The decisions of a world radiocommunication conference, of a radiocommunication assembly and of a regional radiocommunication conference shall in all circumstances be in conformity with this the Constitution and the this Convention. The decisions of a radiocommunication assembly or of a regional radiocommunication conference shall also in all circumstances be in conformity with the Radio Regulations. When adopting resolutions and decisions, the conferences shall take into account the foreseeable financial implications and should avoid adopting resolutions and decisions which might give rise to expenditure in excess of the financial limits laid down by the Plenipotentiary Conference.

Article 14 Radio Regulations Board

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Article 14 (CS)

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IAP/15/49NOC 93A

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c) the performance of any additional duties, concerned with the assignment and utilization of frequencies, as indicated in No. 78 of this the Constitution, in accordance with the procedures provided for in the Radio Regulations, and as prescribed by a competent conference or by the Council with the consent of a majority of the Member States, in preparation for, or in pursuance of the decisions of, such a conference.

SDN/27/54(MOD) 101

4 The working methods of the Radio Regulations Board are defined in the ConventionRadio Regulations.

Article 15 Radiocommunication Study Groups and Advisory Group

SDN/27/11SUP* Article 15 (CS)

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The respective duties of the radiocommunication study groups and the advisory group are specified in the Convention Radio Regulations.

Article 16 Radiocommunication Bureau

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Article 16 (CS)

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The functions of the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau are specified in the Convention Radio Regulations.

Chapter III – Telecommunications Standardization SectorArticle 17 Functions and Structure

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Article 17 (CS)

USA/16/11MOD 109

c) the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, headed by the elected Director who is responsible to Council for the operation of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau.

EUR/12/19MOD 109

c) the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau under the operational control of headed by the elected Director.

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2) The precise responsibilities of the Telecommunication Standardization and Radiocommunication Sectors shall be subject to continuing review, in close cooperation, with regard to matters of common interest to both Sectors, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the this Convention. Close coordination shall be carried out between the Radiocommunication, Telecommunication Standardization and Telecommunication Development Sectors.

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b) Any entity or organization which becomes a Sector Member in accordance with the relevant provisions of the this Convention.

Article 18 World Telecommunication Standardization Assemblies

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Article 18 (CS)

Article 19 Telecommunication Standardization Study Groups and Advisory Group

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Article 19 (CS)

Article 20 Telecommunication Standardization Bureau

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Article 20 (CS)

Chapter IV – Telecommunication Development SectorArticle 21 Functions and Structure

ARB/14/15MOD 118 1 1) The functions of the Telecommunication Development Sector shall be to fulfil

the purposes of the Union as stated in Article 1 of this Constitution and to discharge, within its specific sphere of competence, the Union's dual responsibility as a United Nations specialized agency and executing agency for implementing projects under the United Nations development system or other funding arrangements so as to facilitate and enhance telecommunications and information technology development by offering, organizing and coordinating technical cooperation and assistance activities.

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a) raise the level of awareness of decision-makers concerning the important role of telecommunications and information technology in the national economic and social development programme, and provide information and advice on possible strategic, policy and structural options;

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b) promote, especially by means of partnership, the development, expansion and operation of telecommunication and information technology networks and services, particularly in developing countries, taking into account the activities of other relevant bodies, by reinforcing capabilities for human resources development, planning, management, resource mobilization, and research and development;

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c) enhance the growth of telecommunications and information technology through cooperation with regional telecommunications organizations and with global and regional development financing institutions, monitoring the status of projects included in its development programme to ensure that they are properly executed;

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d) activate the mobilization of resources to provide assistance in the field of telecommunications and information technology to developing countries by promoting the establishment of preferential and favourable lines of credit, and cooperating with international and regional financial and development institutions;

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f) encourage participation by industry in telecommunication and information technology development in developing countries, and offer advice on the choice and transfer of appropriate technology;

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g) offer advice, carry out or sponsor studies, including strategic studies, as necessary, on technical, economic, financial, managerial, regulatory and policy issues, including studies of specific projects in the field of telecommunications and information technology;

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h) collaborate with the other Sectors, the General Secretariat and other concerned bodies in developing a general plan for international and regional telecommunication and information technology networks so as to facilitate the coordination of their development with a view to the provision of telecommunication and information technology services;

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c) the Telecommunication Development Bureau headed by the elected Director who is responsible to Council for the operation of the Telecommunication Development Bureau.

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c) the Telecommunication Development Bureau under the operational control of headed by the elected Director.

Article 22 Telecommunication Development Conferences

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Article 22

Article 23 Telecommunication Development Study Groups and Advisory Group

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Article 23

Article 24 Telecommunication Development Bureau

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Article 24

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Chapter V – Other Provisions Concerning The Functioning Of The UnionArticle 25 World Conferences on International Telecommunications

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Article 25 (CS)

MEX/42/3NOC

Article 25 (CS)

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Article 26 Coordination Committee

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Article 26 (CS)

Article 28 Finances of the Union

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c) Plenipotentiary Conferences and world conferences on international telecommunications

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2) The Secretary-General shall inform the Member States and Sector Members of the provisional amount of the contributory unit as determined under No. 161B above and invite the Member States to notify, no later than onefour weeks prior to the date set for the opening of the plenipotentiary conference, the class of contribution they have provisionally chosen.

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4) Bearing in mind the draft financial plan as revised, the plenipotentiary conference shall, as soon as possible, determine the definitive upper limit of the amount of the contributory unit and set the date, which shall be a date within the penultimateat the latest the second day of the last week of the plenipotentiary conference, by which Member States, upon invitation by the Secretary-General, shall announce their definitive choice of class of contribution.

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4) Bearing in mind the draft financial plan as revised, the plenipotentiary conference shall, as soon as possible, determine the definitive upper limit of the amount of the contributory unit and set the date, which shall be a date within the penultimate week at the latest on Monday of the final week (third week) of the plenipotentiary conference, by which Member Sates, upon invitation by the Secretary-General, shall announce their definitive choice of class of contribution.

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Article 28 Finances of the Union

Article 29 Languages

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1 1) The official and working languages of the Union shall be Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

RCC/29/11 1 Remove the concept of "working" language:

from the ITU Constitution

RCC/29/11AMOD 171

1 1) The official languages of the Union shall be Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

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from the ITU Convention

b) exchange with Member States and Sector Members data in machine-readable and other forms, prepare and keep up to date any documents and databases of the Radiocommunication Sector, and arrange, with the Secretary-General, as appropriate, for their publication in the languages of the Union in accordance with No. 172 of the Constitution;

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d) exchange with Member States and Sector Members data in machine-readable and other forms, prepare and, as necessary, keep up to date any documents and databases of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector, and arrange with the Secretary-General, where appropriate, for their publication in the languages of the Union in accordance with No. 172 of the Constitution;

RCC/29/11DMOD

c) exchange with members data in machine-readable and other forms, prepare and, as necessary, keep up to date any documents and databases of the Telecommunication Development Sector, and arrange with the Secretary-General, as appropriate, for their publication in the languages of the Union in accordance with No. 172 of the Constitution;

RCC/29/12ADD 171A

The official languages of the Union shall become working languages of the Union in the specific situation where, according to the particular circumstances and having regard to the relevant decisions of the Plenipotentiary Conference, translation or interpretation in all six official languages of the Union is not required.

1 Provide for the priority translation into Arabic, Chinese and Russian of ITU documents and publications containing explanations, interpretations or definitions of terms and explanations of abbreviations, and create a terminology database in Arabic, Chinese and Russian.

2 In order to enhance ITU's image and more effectively present information on and promote it’s work, ensure that use of all of the Union’s six languages includes:– the production of ITU web pages;– the publication of ITU News;– internet broadcasting, including archived recordings;

– the publication of promotional materials, including information on the holding of world and regional TELECOM exhibitions and forums.

RCC/29/13 Include in the Union's strategic plan for 2008-2011 a provision on the important role of multilingualism in enabling all countries to participate more effectively in ITU's work and in furthering the construction of a global information society that is open to all.

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RUS/18/7 Include in the ITU strategic plan for 2008-2011 provisions on the important role of multilingualism in improving the effectiveness of the participation of all countries in the Union's work and contributing to the creation of a global information society open to all.

Chapter IV – Other ProvisionsArticle 33RUS/18/8468PP-06

Introduce a new, regular scale of classes of contribution by amending No. 468 in Article 33 of the Convention as follows:

1 1) The scale from which each Member State, subject to the provisions of No. 468A below, and Sector Member, subject to the provisions of No. 468B below, shall choose its class of contribution, in conformity with the relevant provisions of Article 28 of the Constitution, shall be as follows:

40 unit class 8 unit class35 unit class 5 unit class30 unit class 4 unit class28 unit class 3 unit class25 unit class 2 unit class23 unit class 1 1/2 unit class20 unit class 1 unit class18 unit class 1/2 unit class15 unit class 1/4 unit class13 unit class 1/8 unit class10 unit class 1/16 unit class40 unit classclasses between 40 units and 1 unit, in increments of 1/2 unit1 unit class1/2 unit class1/4 unit class1/8 unit class1/16 unit class

Chapter VI – General Provisions relating to Telecommunications

Article 34 Stoppage of Telecommunications

USA/16/50NOC

ARTICLE 34

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2 Members States alsoof the Union reserve also the right to cut offinterrupt, in accordance with their national law, any other private telecommunications service, which may appear dangerous to the security of the State or contrary to its laws, to public order or to decency, provided that it immediately notifies such action of an operator to each of the other Member States through the Secretary-General.

GEO/13/2ADD 181bis

Each Member State must take measures for the immediate interruption of telecommunication services, for the operational organizations recognized by the State

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which have organized illegal connection and may appear dangerous to the security of another State or contrary to its laws, to public order or to its decency.

Chapter VII – Special Provisions for Radio

Article 44 Use of the Radio-Frequency Spectrum and of the Geostationary-Satellite and other Satellite Orbits

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Article 44 (CS)

Article 45 Harmful Interference

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Article 45 (CS)

Article 46 Distress Calls and Messages

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Article 46 (CS)

Article 47 False or Deceptive Distress, Urgency, Safety or Identification Signals

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Article 47 (CS)

Article 48 Installations for National Defence Services

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Article 48 (CS)

CHAPTER VIII – Relations with the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Non-Member States

Article 50 Relations with other International Organizations

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In furtherance of complete international coordination on matters affecting telecommunication, and to fulfill its purposes, the Union should cooperate with international organizations having related interests and activities.

Article 52 Ratification, Acceptance or Approval

Article 54 Administrative Regulations

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Article 55 Provisions for Amending the Constitution

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Annex to the ConstitutionDefinition of certain terms used in this Constitution, the Convention and the Administrative Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union

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USA/16/51NOC 1012

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CONVENTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION

Chapter I – Functioning of the Union

Article 2 Elections and Related MattersEUR/12/51MOD 13

1 The Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General and the Directors of the Bureaux shall take up their duties on the dates determined by the Plenipotentiary Conference at the time of their election. They shall normally remain in office until dates determined by the following Plenipotentiary Conference, and they shall be eligible for re-election once only. Upon completion of a maximum of two terms in any of these posts, election to another of these posts is not permitted.

ARTICLE 2 (CV)Elected officials

TUR/54/3MOD 13

1 The Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General and the Directors of the Bureaux shall take up their duties on the dates determined by the Plenipotentiary Conference at the time of their election. They shall normally remain in office until dates determined by the following Plenipotentiary Conference, and they shall be eligible for re-election once only. Re-election shall mean that it is possible for only a second term regardless of being consecutive or non-consecutive.

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Article 3 Other conferences and assemblies

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a) one or two world radiocommunication conferences;

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d) one or two radiocommunication assembliesy.

UZB/30/7 - an additional world radiocommunication conference and assembly, and/or world

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MOD 30PP-98

telecommunication standardization assembly, may be convened.

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Article 4 The Council

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9 ter) Sector Members may be representedattend, as observers, at meetings of the Council, its committees and its working groups, subject to the conditions established by the Council, including conditions relating to the number of such observers and the procedures for appointing them.

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9 ter) Sector Members may be represented as observers at meetings of the Council, its committees and its working groups, subject to the conditions established by the Council, including conditions relating to the number of such observers and the procedures for appointing them.

EUR/12/22MOD 70

4) decide on proposals for major organizational changes within the General Secretariat and the Bureaux of the Sectors of the Union consistent with the Constitution and this Convention, submitted to it by the Secretary-General following their consideration by the Coordination Committee;

EUR/12/23MOD 71

5) examine and decide on plans concerning Union posts and staff and human resources development programmes covering several years, submitted by the Secretary-General, and give the Secretary-General guidelines for the staffing of the Union, including on staffing levels and structures, taking into account the guidelines given by the Plenipotentiary Conference and the relevant provisions of Article 27 of the Constitution;

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7) review and approve the biennial budget of the Union, and consider the budget forecast (included in the financial operating report prepared by the Secretary-General under No. 101 of this Convention) for the two-year period following a given budget period, taking account of the decisions of the Plenipotentiary Conference in relation to No. 50 of the

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Constitution and of the financial limits set by the Plenipotentiary Conference in accordance with No. 51 of the Constitution; it shall ensure the strictest possible economy but be mindful of the obligation upon the Union to achieve satisfactory results as expeditiously as possible. In so doing, the Council shall take into account the priorities established by the Plenipotentiary Conference as expressed in the strategic plan for the Union, the views of the Coordination CommitteeSecretary-General as contained in the report by the Secretary-General mentioned in No. 86 of this Convention and the financial operating report mentioned in No. 101 of this Convention;

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14) be responsible for effecting the coordination with all international organizations referred to in Articles 49 and 50 of the Constitution and to this end, conclude, on behalf of the Union, provisional agreements with the international organizations referred to in Article 50 of the Constitution and in Nos. 260 and 261269B and 269C of the Convention, and with the United Nations in application of the Agreement between the United Nations and the International Telecommunication Union; these provisional agreements shall be submitted to the Plenipotentiary Conference in accordance with the relevant provision of Article 8 of the Constitution;

AFCP/34/6(MOD) 80PP-94

14) be responsible for effecting the coordination with all international organizations referred to in Articles 49 and 50 of the Constitution and to this end, conclude, on behalf of the Union, provisional agreements with the international organizations referred to in Article 50 of the Constitution and in Nos. 260 and 261269B, 269C and 269D of the Convention, and with the United Nations in application of the Agreement between the United Nations and the International Telecommunication Union; these provisional agreements shall be submitted to the Plenipotentiary Conference in accordance with the relevant provision of Article 8 of the Constitution;

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7) review and approve the biennial budget of the Union, and consider the budget forecast (included in the financial operating report prepared by the Secretary-General under No. 101 of this Convention) for the two-year period following a given budget period, taking account of the decisions of the Plenipotentiary Conference in relation to No. 50 of the Constitution and of the financial limits set by the Plenipotentiary Conference in accordance with No. 51 of the Constitution; it shall ensure the strictest possible economy but be mindful of the obligation upon the Union to achieve satisfactory results as expeditiously as possible. In so doing, the Council shall take into account the priorities established by the Plenipotentiary Conference as expressed in the strategic plan for the Union, the views of the Coordination Committee as contained in the report by the Secretary-General mentioned in No. 86 of this Convention and the financial operating report mentioned in No. 101 of this Convention. The Council shall carry out an annual review of income and expenditure with a view to effecting adjustments where appropriate.

Article 5 General Secretariat

USA/16/13MOD 84

1 The Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau shall organize and coordinate the work of the Radiocommunication Sector and shall be responsible to Council for that work. The duties of the Bureau are supplemented by those specified in provisions of the Radio Regulations

EUR/12/25MOD 84

a) be responsible and have the authority for the overall management of the Union's re-sources; he may delegate the management of part of these resources to the Deputy Secretary-

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General and the Directors of the Bureaux, in consultation as necessary with the Coordination Committee;

EUR/12/26MOD 85

b) coordinate the activities of the General Secretariat and the Sectors of the Union, taking into account the views of the Coordination Committee, with a view to assuring the most effective and economical use of the resources of the Union;

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c) prepare, with the assistance of the Coordination Committee, and submit to the Council a report indicating changes in the telecommunication environment since the last plenipotentiary conference and containing recommended action relating to the Union's future policies and strategy, together with their financial implications;

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d) organize the work of the General Secretariat and appoint, assign, promote or dismiss the staff of that Secretariat in accordance with the directives of the Plenipotentiary Conference and the rules established by the Council;

EUR/12/29MOD 88

e) undertake administrative arrangements for the Bureaux of the Sectors of the Union and, within the framework of the budget approved by the Council, appoint, assign, promote or dismiss their staff on the basis of the choice and proposals recommendation of the Director of the Bureau concerned, although the final decision for appointment or dismissal shall rest with the Secretary-General;

EUR/12/30MOD 92

i) supervise, for administrative management purposes, the staff of the Union with a view to assuring the most effective use of personnel and the application of the common system conditions of employment for the staff of the Union. The staff appointed to assist directly the Directors of the Bureaux shall be under the administrative controlauthority of the Secretary-General and shall work under the direct ordersoperational control of the Directors concerned but in accordance with administrative guidelines given by the Council;

EUR/12/31MOD 94

k) make, in agreement consultation with the Director of the Bureau concerned, the necessary administrative and financial arrangements for the conferences and meetings of each Sector;

CAN/17/2MOD 96

m) prepare recommendations for the first meeting of the Heads of delegations referred to in No. 342 of this Convention*),No. 49 of the General Rules of conferences, assemblies and meetings of the Union, taking into account the results of any regional consultation;

AFCP/34/7MOD 96

m) prepare recommendations for the first meeting of the Heads of delegations referred to in No. 342 of this Convention*), taking into account the results of any regional consultation;

*) Note by the General Secretariat: “No. 342 of this Convention” should read “No. 49 of the General Rules of conferences, assemblies and meetings of the Union”.

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EUR/12/32MOD 100PP-98

q) after consultation with the Coordination Committee and making all possible economies, prepare and submit to the Council a biennial draft budget covering the expenditures of the Union, taking account of the financial limits laid down by the Plenipotentiary Conference. This draft shall consist of a consolidated budget, including cost-based budgets for the three Sectors, prepared in accordance with the budget guidelines issued by the Secretary-General, and comprising two versions. One version shall be for zero growth of the contributory unit, the other for a growth less than or equal to any limit fixed by the Plenipotentiary Conference, after any drawing on the Reserve Account. The budget resolution, after approval by the Council, shall be sent for information to all Member States;

USA/16/14MOD 100PP-98

2 The Director shall be responsible to Council, in particular,

EUR/12/33MOD 101

r) with the assistance of the Coordination Committee, prepare an annual financial operating report in accordance with the Financial Regulations and submit it to the Council. A recapitulative financial operating report and accounts shall be prepared and submitted to the next Plenipotentiary Conference for examination and final approval;

EUR/12/34MOD 102PP-98

s) with the assistance of the Coordination Committee, prepare an annual report on the activities of the Union which, after approval by the Council, shall be sent to all Member States;

IAP/15/3MOD 105

2 The Secretary-General or the Deputy Secretary-General may participate, in a consultativean advisory capacity, in conferences of the Union; the Secretary-General or his representative may participate in a consultativean advisory capacity in all other meetings of the Union.

Article 6 Coordination Committee

EUR/12/35SUP

Article 6 (CV)

Coordination Committee

USA/16/15MOD 106

1) The Coordination Committee shall act as an internal management team for the Secretariat and assist and advise the Secretary-General on all matters mentioned under the relevant provisions of Article 26 of the Constitution and the relevant Articles of this Convention.

USA/16/16ADD 107bis

2bis) The Committee shall be responsible for ensuring coordination between and among the Bureaux and/or the General Secretariat on cross-cutting issues and activities.

USA/16/17ADD 108bis

3bis) The Coordination Committee, consistent with its mandate, shall focus on the implementation of the strategic mission and purposes of the Union, as set forth in the basic instruments and in the Strategic Plan, shall enhance the regular exchange of information among elected officials of the Union on their respective activities and shall, within the budget of the Union, consider priorities for activities and seek new efficiencies in all aspects

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of the Union.

AFCP/34/8MOD 111PP-02

4 A report shall be made of the proceedings of the Coordination Committee and will be made available on request to Member States of the Council.

Article 7 World Radiocommunication Conference

SDN/27/33SUP

Article 7 (CV)

Article 8 Radiocommunication Assembly

SDN/27/34SUP

Article 8 (CV)

UZB/30/8MOD 135

5) give advicerecommendations on matters within its competence in response to requests from a world radiocommunication conference;

Article 9 Regional Radiocommunication Conferences

SDN/27/35SUP

Article 9 (CV)

Article 10 Radio Regulations Board

SDN/27/36SUP

Article 10 (CV)

USA/16/18MOD 141APP-02

3 bis) Only Two two members of the Board, designated by the Board, shall participate, in an advisory capacity, in plenipotentiary conferences, regional radiocommunication conferences and radiocommunication assemblies. In these cases, the two members designated by the Board shall not participate in these conferences or assemblies as members of their national delegations.

MEX/42/1NOC 141A

IAP/15/50MOD 141APP-02

3 bis) Only two members of the Board, designated by the Board, shall participate, in an advisory capacity, in plenipotentiary conferences, regional radiocommunication conferences and radiocommunication assemblies. In these cases, the two members designated by the Board shall not participate in these conferences or assemblies as members of their national delegations.

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Article 11 Radiocommunication Study Groups

SDN/27/37SUP

Article 11 (CV)

Article 11A Radiocommunication Advisory Group

SDN/27/38SUP

Article 11A (CV)

USA/16/19NOC 160APP-98PP-02

1 The radiocommunication advisory group shall be open to representatives of administrations of Member States and representatives of Sector Members and to chairmen of the study groups and other groups, and will act through the Director.

Article 12 Radiocommunication Bureau

SDN/27/39SUP

Article 12

USA/16/20MOD 161

1 The Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau shall organize and coordinate the work of the Radiocommunication Sector and shall be responsible to Council for that work. The duties of the Bureau are supplemented by those specified in provisions of the Radio Regulations.

USA/16/21MOD 162

2 The Director shall be responsible to Council, in particular,

UZB/30/9MOD 177PP-98

a) carry out studies to furnish advice with a view to providing recommendations on the operation of the maximum practicable number of radio channels in those portions of the spectrum where harmful interference may occur, and with a view to the equitable, effective and economical use of the geostationary-satellite and other satellite orbits, taking into account the needs of Member States requiring assistance, the specific needs of developing countries, as well as the special geographical situation of particular countries;

EUR/12/36MOD 181

e) prepare a cost-based budget estimate for the requirements of the Radiocommunication Sector and transmit it to the Secretary-General for consideration by the Coordination Committee and inclusion in the Union's budget.

EUR/12/37MOD 182

3 The Director shall choose select and recommend the technical and administrative personnel of the Bureau within the framework of the budget as approved by the Council. The appointment of the technical and administrative personnel is made by the Secretary-General on the basis of the recommendation of in agreement with the Director. The final decision for appointment or dismissal rests with the Secretary-General.

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EUR/12/38ADD 182bis

3bis The Director shall cooperate with the Secretary-General in the management of the Union, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, this Convention, the decisions of the Council and the interests of the Union as a whole.

Article 13 World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly

SDN/27/40SUP

Article 13 (CV)

Article 14 Telecommunication Standardization Study Group

SDN/27/41SUP

Article 14 (CV)

Article 14A Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group

SDN/27/42SUP

Article 14A (CV)

USA/16/22MOD 197APP-98PP-02

1 The telecommunication standardization advisory group shall be open to representatives of administrations of Member States and representatives of Sector Members and to chairmen of the study groups and other groups, and will act through the Director.

Article 15 Telecommunication Standardization Bureau

SDN/27/43SUP

Article 15 (CV)

USA/16/23MOD 198

1 The Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau shall organize and coordinate the work of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector and shall be responsible to Council for that work.

USA/16/24MOD 199

2 The Director shall be responsible to Council, in particular:

EUR/12/39MOD 205

f) prepare a cost-based budget estimate for the requirements of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector and transmit it to the Secretary-General for consideration by the Coordination Committee and inclusion in the Union's budget.

EUR/12/40MOD 206

3 The Director shall select and recommendchoose the technical and administrative personnel of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau within the framework of the budget as approved by the Council. The appointment of the technical and administrative personnel is made by the Secretary-General on the basis of the recommendation of in agreement with the Director. The final decision on appointment or dismissal rests with the

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Secretary-General.

EUR/12/41ADD 206bis

3bis The Director shall cooperate with the Secretary-General in the management of the Union, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, this Convention, the decisions of the Council and the interests of the Union as a whole.

Article 16 Telecommunication Development Conferences

SDN/27/44SUP

Article 16 (CV)

ARB/14/50MOD

ARTICLE 16

Telecommunication Development Conferences

a) world telecommunication development conferences shall establish work programmes and guidelines for defining telecommunication development questions and priorities and shall provide direction and guidance for the work programme of the Telecommunication Development Sector. They mayshall set up study groups, as necessary;

MOD 209

Article 17 Telecommunication Development Study Groups

SDN/27/45SUP

Article 17 (CV)

Article 17A Telecommunication Development Advisory Group

SDN/27/46SUP

Article 17A (CV)

USA/16/25MOD 215CPP-98PP-02

1 The telecommunication development advisory group shall be open to representatives of administrations of Member States and representatives of Sector Members and to chairmen and vice-chairmen of study groups and other groups, and will act through the Director.

Article 18 Telecommunication Development Bureau

SDN/27/47SUP

Article 18 (CV)

USA/16/26MOD 216

1 The Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau shall organize and coordinate the work of the Telecommunication Development Sector and shall be responsible to Council for that work.

USA/16/27 2 The Director shall be responsible to Council, in particular:

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MOD 217

EUR/12/42MOD 223PP-98

f) prepare a cost-based budget estimate for the requirements of the Telecommunication Development Sector and transmit it to the Secretary-General for consideration by the Coordination Committee and inclusion in the Union's budget;

EUR/12/43MOD 226

5 The Director shall select and recommend choose the technical and administrative per-sonnel of the Telecommunication Development Bureau within the framework of the budget as approved by the Council. The appointment of the personnel is made by the Secretary-General on the basis of the recommendation of on the basis of the recommendation of in agreement with the Director. The final decision for appointment or dismissal rests with the Secretary-General.

EUR/12/44ADD 226bis

6 The Director shall cooperate with the Secretary-General in the management of the Union, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, this Convention, the decisions of the Council and the interests of the Union as a whole.

SDN/27/48ADD*

CHAPTER II (moved from CS)

Radiocommunication sector

Article 13 (moved from CS)

Radiocommunication Conferences and Radiocommunication Assemblies

SDN/27/57ADD*

CHAPTER III (from CS)

Telecommunication Standardization Sector

Article 19 Participation of Entities and Organizations other than Administrations in the Union’s Activities

IAP/15/4MOD 235

5 Any request from any entity or organization listed in No. 231 above (other than those referred to in Nos. 260269B and 261269C of this Convention) to participate in the work of a Sector shall be sent to the Secretary-General and acted upon in accordance with procedures established by the Council.

CAN/17/3MOD 235

5 Any request from any entity or organization listed in No. 231 above (other than those referred to in Nos. 269B and 269C of this Convention) to participate in the work of a Sector shall be sent to the Secretary-General and acted upon in accordance with procedures established by the Council.

AFCP/34/9(MOD) 235

5 Any request from any entity or organization listed in No. 231 above (other than those referred to in Nos. 260 and 261269A and 269D of this Convention) to participate in the work of a Sector shall be sent to the Secretary-General and acted upon in accordance with procedures established by the Council.

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IAP/15/5MOD 236

6 Any request from an organization referred to in Nos. 260269B to 262269D of this Convention to participate in the work of a Sector shall be sent to the Secretary-General, and the organization concerned shall be included in the lists referred to in No. 237 below.

CAN/17/4MOD 236

6 Any request from an organization referred to in Nos. 260 to 262269B to 269D of this Convention to participate in the work of a Sector shall be sent to the Secretary-General, and the organization concerned shall be included in the lists referred to in No. 237 below.

AFCP/34/10(MOD) 236

6 Any request from an organization referred to in Nos. 260 to 262269C and 269E of this Convention to participate in the work of a Sector shall be sent to the Secretary-General, and the organization concerned shall be included in the lists referred to in No. 237 below.

IAP/15/6MOD 237PP-98

7 The Secretary-General shall compile and maintain lists of all entities and organizations referred to in Nos. 229 to 231 and Nos. 260269B to 262269D of this Convention that are authorized to participate in the work of each Sector and shall, at appropriate intervals, publish and distribute these lists to all Member States and Sector Members concerned and to the Director of the Bureau concerned. That Director shall advise such entities and organizations of the action taken on their requests, and shall inform the relevant Member States.

CAN/17/5MOD 237PP-98

7 The Secretary-General shall compile and maintain lists of all entities and organizations referred to in Nos. 229 to 231 and Nos. 260 to 262269B to 269D of this Convention that are authorized to participate in the work of each Sector and shall, at appropriate intervals, publish and distribute these lists to all Member States and Sector Members concerned and to the Director of the Bureau concerned. That Director shall advise such entities and organizations of the action taken on their requests, and shall inform the relevant Member States.

AFCP/34/11(MOD) 237PP-98

7 The Secretary-General shall compile and maintain lists of all entities and organizations referred to in Nos. 229 to 231 and Nos. 260 to 262269B and 269E of this Convention that are authorized to participate in the work of each Sector and shall, at appropriate intervals, publish and distribute these lists to all Member States and Sector Members concerned and to the Director of the Bureau concerned. That Director shall advise such entities and organizations of the action taken on their requests, and shall inform the relevant Member States.

IAP/15/1MOD 240PP-98

10 Any Sector Member has the right to denounce such participation by notifying the Secretary-General. Such participation may also be denounced, where appropriate, by the Member State concerned or, in case of the Sector Member approved pursuant to No. 234C above, in accordance with criteria and procedures determined by the Council. Such denunciation shall take effect at the end of one yearsix months from the date when notification is received by the Secretary-General.

EUR/12/48MOD 240PP-98

10 Any Sector Member has the right to denounce such participation by notifying the Secretary-General. Such participation may also be denounced, where appropriate, by the Member State concerned or, in case of the Sector Member approved pursuant to No. 234C above, in accordance with criteria and procedures determined by the Council. Such

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denunciation shall take effect at the end of one year six months from the date when notification is received by the Secretary-General.

Article 20 Conduct of Business of Study Groups

Article 21 Recommendations from One Conference to Another

CAN/17/6MOD 251

2 Such recommendations shall be sent to the Secretary-General in good time for assembly, coordination and communication, as laid down in No. 320 of this ConventionNo. 44 of the General Rules of conferences, assemblies and meetings of the Union.

Chapter II – Specific Provisions regarding Conferences and Assemblies

Article 23 Admission to Plenipotentiary ConferencesIAP/15/7MOD 269PP-94PP-02

d) observers of the following organizations, agencies and entities, to participate, in an advisory capacity:

IAP/15/8MOD 269EPP-02

ve) observers of Sector Members referred to in Nos. 229 and 231 of this Convention and organizations of an international character representing them.

Article 24 Admission to Radiocommunication ConferencesIAP/15/9MOD 278PP-02

b) observers of organizations and agencies referred to in Nos. 269A to 269D of this Convention to participate in an advisory capacity;

IAP/15/10MOD 279PP-02

c) observers of other international organizations invited by the government and admitted by the conference in accordance with the relevant provisions of Chapter I of the General Rules of conferences, assemblies and meetings of the Union to participate in an advisory capacity;

IAP/15/11MOD 280PP-02

d) observers representingof Sector Members of the Radiocommunication Sector duly authorized by the Member State concerned;

Article 25 Admission to Radiocommunication Assemblies, World Telecommunication Standardization Assemblies and Telecommunication Development Conferences

IAP/15/12ADD* 296bis b) representatives of Sector Members concerned;

IAP/15/13MOD 297PP-02

bc) observers of the following organizations and agencies, to participate in an advisory capacity, from:

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IAP/15/14ADD 297bis i) the organizations and agencies referred to in Nos. 269A to 269D of this Convention;

IAP/15/15SUP 298A PP-02

IAP/15/16SUP 298B PP-02

IAP/15/17(MOD) 298CPP-02

iii)ii) any other regional organization or other international organization dealing with matters of interest to the assembly or conference;.

IAP/15/18SUP 298D PP-02

IAP/15/19SUP 298E PP-02

IAP/15/20SUP* 298FPP-02

Article 31 Credentials for conferences

UZB/30/10MOD 339PP-98

10 A Member State or an authorized entity or organization intending to send a delegation or representatives to a telecommunication standardization assembly, a telecommunication development conference or a radiocommunication assembly shall so inform the Director of the Bureau of the Sector concerned, indicating the names and functions of the members of the delegation or of the representatives, together with their contact details.

Article 32A Right to Vote

CHAPTER IV– Other Provisions

Article 33 Finances

IAP/15/21MOD 476PP-94PP-98PP-02

4 1) The organizations referred to in Nos. 269A to 269E of this Convention and other organizations of an international characteralso specified in Chapter II thereof (unless they have been exempted by the Council, subject to reciprocity) and Sector Members referred to in No. 230 of this Convention which participate, in accordance with the provisions of this Convention, in a plenipotentiary conference, in a conference, assembly or

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meeting of a Sector of the Union, or in a world conference on international telecommunications, shall share in defraying the expenses of the conferences, assemblies and meetings in which they participate on the basis of the cost of these conferences and meetings and in accordance with the Financial Regulations. Nevertheless, Sector Members will not be charged separately for their attendance at a conference, assembly or meeting of their respective Sectors, except in the case of regional radiocommunication conferences.

ARG/35/2MOD 480PP-94PP-98

5 The amount of the contribution per unit payable towards the expenses of each Sector concerned shall be set at 1/51/4 of the contributory unit of the Member States. These contributions shall be considered as Union income. They shall bear interest in accordance with the provisions of No. 474 above.

CAN/17/7MOD 480APP-98

5 bis) When a Sector Member contributes to defraying the expenses of the Union under No. 159A of the Constitution, the Sector for which the contribution is made should be identified.

EUR/12/49ADD 481PP-98

5ter) Under exceptional circumstances such as natural disasters necessitating international aid programmes, a Sector Member may be authorized to reduce their class of contribution.

EUR/12/45MOD 486PP-94

7 1) The Secretary-General may, in agreement with the Coordination Committee, accept voluntary contributions in cash or kind, provided that the conditions attached to such voluntary contributions are consistent, as appropriate, with the purposes and programmes of the Union and with the programmes adopted by a conference and in conformity with the Financial Regulations, which shall contain special provisions for the acceptance and use of such voluntary contributions.

Article 35 Languages

Article 36 Charges and Free Services

Article 37 Rendering and Settlement of Accounts

Article 51 Arbitration: Procedure

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Annex to the ConventionDefinition of certain terms used in this convention and the Administrative

Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union

IAP/15/22SUP 1002 PP-94 PP-98

EUR/12/63SUP 1003

ARB/14/2MOD 1005

1005 Radiocommunication: Telecommunication by means of radio wavesusing electromagnetic waves propagated in space without artificial guide.

This term shall include any use of electromagnetic waves of frequencies above 3 000 GHz

Note 1: Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequencies arbitrarily lower than 3 000 GHz, propagated in space without artificial guide.

Note 2: For the requirements of Nos. 149 to 154 of this Convention, the term “radiocommunication” also includes telecommunications using electromagnetic waves of frequencies above 3 000 GHz, propagated in space without artificial guide.

AFCP/34/16MOD 1005

Radiocommunication: Telecommunication by means of radio waves propagating in space without artificial guide.


Note 2: For the requirements of Nos. 149 to 154 of this Convention, the term “radiocommunication” also includes telecommunications using electromagnetic waves of frequencies above 3 000 GHz, propagated in space without artificial guide.

EUR/12/53NOC 1005

ACP/36/23NOC 1005

Radiocommunication: Telecommunication by means of radio waves.


Note 2: For the requirements of Nos. 149 to 154 of this Convention, the term "radiocommunication" also includes telecommunications using electromagnetic waves of frequencies above 3 000 GHz, propagated in space without artificial guide.

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Rules of Procedure of Conferences and Other Meetings

RP Rules of Procedure of Conferences and other Meetings

Chapter I – General Provisions Regarding Conferences and Assemblies

RP 2 Invitation to radiocommunications conferences when there is an inviting government

IAP/15/23MOD 12 2 1) TheSubject to the relevant provisions of Article 24 of the Convention, the

provisions of Nos. 5 to 10 above shall apply to radiocommunication conferences.

IAP/15/24MOD 14 3 1) The inviting government, in agreement with or on a proposal by the Council,

may notify the international organizations other than those referred to in Nos. 269A to 269E269D of the Convention which may be interested in sending observers to participate in the conference in an advisory capacity.

RP 8 Time-limits and conditions for submission of proposals and reports to conferences

IAP/15/25MOD 44 6 The Secretary-General shall assemble and coordinate the proposals received from

Member States and shall communicate them to Member States as they are received, but in any case at least two months before the opening of the conference, making them available by electronic means. Elected officials and staff members of the Union, as well as those observers and representatives that may attend conferences in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Convention, shall not be entitled to submit proposals.

Chapter II – Rules of Procedure of Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings

RP 9 Order of Seating

SDN/27/1(MOD) 48 This proposal only concerns the Arabic text.

RP 13.1 Plenipotentiary Conferences

IAP/15/26MOD 75 CSubject to the provisions of No. 66 of these General Rules, committees shall be

composed of the delegates of Member States and. Subject to the approval of the Plenary Meeting, the observers referred to in Nos. 269A to 269E of the Convention who have so requested or who have been designated by the Plenary Meeting, shall be authorized to attend such committees with the exception of the Steering, Credentials, Budget Control and Editorial Committees.

RP 13.2 Radiocommunications conferences and world conferences on international telecommunications

IAP/15/27MOD 76 1 CSubject to the provisions of No. 66 of these General Rules, committees of

radiocommunication conferences shall be composed of the delegates of Member States

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and. Subject to the approval of the Plenary Meeting, the observers and representatives referred to in Nos. 278, 279, and 280 and, as appropriate, 282 of the Convention, who have so requested or who have been designated by the Plenary Meeting, shall be authorized to attend such committees with the exception of the Steering, Credentials, Budget Control and Editorial Committees.

IAP/15/28ADD 76bis 2 Subject to the provisions of No. 66 of these General Rules, committees of world

conferences on international telecommunications shall be composed of the delegates of Member States. Subject to the approval of the Plenary Meeting, the observers referred to in Nos. 278 and 279 of the Convention, and observers of Sector Members who have so requested, shall be authorized to attend such committees with the exception of the Steering, Credentials, Budget Control and Editorial Committees.

IAP/15/29SUP 77

RP 13.3 Radiocommunication assemblies, world telecommunication standardization assemblies and telecommunication development conferences

IAP/15/30MOD 78 In addition to delegates of Member States and observers referred to in Nos. 269A to

269Drepresentatives of any entity or organization included in the relevant list referred to in No. 237 of the Convention, the committees of radiocommunication assemblies and the committees, of the world telecommunication standardization assemblies and of telecommunication development conferences, other than the Steering, Budget Control and Editorial Committees, may be attended by representatives of any entity or organization included in the relevant list referred to in No. 237observers referred to in Article 25 of the Convention.

RP 20.2 Order of debates

RP 20.11 Withdrawal and resubmission of a motion

RP 21.6 Prohibition of interruptions once the vote has begun


RP 21.7 Reasons for votes


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RP 21.8 Voting on parts of a proposal

SDN/27/4(MOD) This proposal only concerns the Arabic text.

Chapter III– Election Procedures

RP 31 General Rules on elections procedures

RP 32 Specific rules of procedure for the election of the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General and the Directors of the Bureaux of the Sectors

EUR/12/12MOD 172

USA/16/28MOD 172

AFCP/34/14MOD 172

ACP/36/11MOD 172

IAP/15/32MOD 172

5) Elections shall begin on the ninthfourth calendar day of the conference

RP 33 Specific rules of procedure for the election of the members of the Radio Regulations Board

CAN/17/8MOD 195 1) The total number of members of the Radio Regulations Board and the number of

seats per region of the world shall be decided in accordance with Nos. 6263 and 93A of the Constitution.

RP 34 Specific rules of procedure for the election of the Member Statesof the Council

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(Proposals relating to the Optional Protocol)

Optional Protocol

On the compulsory settlement of disputes relating to the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union, to the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union

and to the Administrative RegulationsArticle 3

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(Proposals relating to Resolutions)

Proposals relating to Decisions

EUR/12/68SUP Decision 4 (Minneapolis, 1998)

Procedure concerning choice of class of contribution

EUR/12/58MOD Decision 6 (Marrakesh, 2002)

Financial Plan of the Union for the period 2004 to 2007

……

instructs the Secretary-General, with the assistance of the Coordination Committee,

……USA/16/46NOC Decision 6 (Marrakesh, 2002)

Financial Plan of the Union for the Period 2004 to 2007EUR/12/59MOD Decision 7 (Marrakesh, 2002)

Review of the management of the Union

……

instructs the Secretary-General

1 to identify, in consultation with the Coordination Committee, areas of the budget where further decentralization of appropriations can be implemented, including transfers between budget appropriations;

2 to make the annual report of the internal auditor of the Union available to the Council;.

3 to make the minutes of Coordination Committee meetings available on the Council website, excluding confidential staff matters.

……EUR/12/69SUP

IAP/15/35SUP

USA/16/31SUP

DECISION 8 (Marrakesh, 2002)

ITU input to the declaration of principles and plan of action of the World Summit on the Information Society and the information document on ITU activities related to the

Summit

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Proposals relating to ResolutionsEUR/12/13MOD

RESOLUTION 11 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002Antalya, 2006)

World and regional Global tTelecommunication exhibitions and forums

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Marrakesh, 2002Antalya, 2006),

considering

a) that telecommunication exhibitions and associated forums (global TELECOMs) are of considerable assistance in keeping the membership of the Union and the wider telecommunication community informed of the latest advances in all fields of telecommunications and the possibilities of applying them for the benefit of all Member States and Sector Members, particularly the developing countries;

b) that world and regional global TELECOMs fulfil the mandate to keep Member States and Sector Members informed of, and offer a universal opportunity for the display of, state-of-the-art technology concerning all aspects of telecommunications and related fields of activity;

c) that regional global TELECOMs bring the potential benefits of telecommunications closer to the people of all continents by emphasizing and may emphasize the specific problems of each region and indicating indicate possible solutions to them;

d) that such regional global exhibitions and forums organized on a regular basis by ITU, with no commercial interest, staged at the invitation of Member States, are an excellent means of catering for the needs of both developed and developing countries and facilitate the transfer of technology and of essential information to developing countries;

e) the commitments made by Switzerland towards ITU;

f) the commitments made by the countries which have signed the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies,

noting

a) that a board has been established to assist the Secretary-General in the management of TELECOM activities;

b) that many developing countries have moved significantly forward in the development of their telecommunication sector;

c) that some of these countries now have the capability and are willing to host and stage regional global TELECOMs;

d) that ITU has been successfully organizing world and regional global TELECOMs for many years;

e) that the principles governing ITU's activities in this field have proved to be extraordinarily useful for the membership of the Union and the wider telecommunication community;

f) that the operational flexibility which the TELECOM management needs in order to meet all the challenges in its field of activity and compete in its semi-commercial environment has proved to be useful,

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resolves

1 that the Union should, in collaboration with its Member States and its Sector Members, organize world and regional global telecommunication exhibitions and forums on a regular basis taking due account of the need to ensure the financial success of such exhibitions;

2 that the Union should give due consideration to balancing the need for generating surplus income from telecommunication exhibitions and forums with the capability and willingness of countries, and developing countries in particular, to host and stage regional global TELECOMs;

3 that the Secretary-General is fully accountable for TELECOM activities (including planning, organization and finance), as a part of the permanent activities of the Union;

4 that decisions of the Secretary-General on the venues of world and regional global TELECOMs shall be made on the basis of an open and transparent decision-making process based on objective criteria (specification of terms and conditions and call for candidatures) as well as on the results of a market study in order to ensure the most successful commercial event;

5 that TELECOM activities are subject to the ITU Staff Regulations and Staff Rules, publication practices and Financial Regulations, including internal control and internal audit;

6 that the audit of TELECOM accounts shall be carried out by the external auditor of the Union;

7 that, once all the expenditures have been recovered, a significant part of any surplus income over expenditure derived from TELECOM activities should be used as extrabudgetaryextra budgetary income for the Telecommunication Development Bureau, for specific telecommunication development projects, primarily in the least developed countries,


1 to ensure the appropriate management of all TELECOM activities in line with the regulations of the Union and in particular with this resolution;

2 to consider measures that will enable and assist Member States which are capable and willing, particularly developing countries, to host and stage regional global TELECOMs;

3 in respect of these measures, to take into account the following: flexibility in implementing ITU requirements for regional global telecommunication

exhibitions and forums, i.e. space requirements, pricing regimes for exhibition, forum and office space;

establishing a rotation system in deciding the venue of regional global TELECOMs which will give due consideration, on a neutral basis, to countries which have not had the opportunity to host such an event but are willing and capable of doing so;

4 to take advice from the TELECOM Board, the mandate and the principles governing the composition of which are approved by the Council on the proposal of the Secretary-General with due consideration to ensuring transparency and to appointing individuals with a real background in the organization of commercial events;

5 to ensure the transparency of TELECOM activities and report on them in a separate annual report to the Council, including on: all TELECOM business activities;

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all activities of the TELECOM Board; the reasons for the selection of venues for future world and regional global

TELECOM exhibitions and forums; future events and their financial implications, the future strategy and risks to be

considered; action taken with respect to the use of surplus income;

6 to ensure the internal control and internal and external audits of the accounts for the different TELECOM activities,

instructs the Council

1 to review the annual report on TELECOM activities as described under instructs the Secretary-General 5 and give guidance on future trends for those activities;

2 to review and approve the TELECOM accounts, after having examined the report of the internal auditor and the report of the external auditor of the Union;

3 to review and approve the use of TELECOM surplus funds and to decide annually on the amount to be transferred to the Special Fund for Technical Cooperation;

4 to review and approve proposals of the Secretary-General on the principles for a transparent decision-making process on the venues of world and regional global TELECOMs, including the criteria which serve as a basis of that process; such criteria shall include cost elements as well, in the case of regional events, as the rotation system and in the case of world events the additional costs which may result from holding the event outside the city of the seat of the Union;

5 to review and approve proposals of the Secretary-General on the mandate and on the principles governing the composition of the TELECOM Board with due consideration to ensuring transparency and to appointing individuals with real background in the organization of commercial events.

ARB/14/63MOD RESOLUTION 11 (Rev. MarrakeshAntalya, 20022006)

World and regional telecommunication and information technology

exhibitions and forums

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (MarrakeshAntalya, 20022006),

considering

a) that telecommunication exhibitions and associated forums (TELECOMs) are of considerable assistance in keeping the membership of the Union and the wider telecommunication and information technology community informed of the latest advances in all fields of telecommunications and information technology and the possibilities of applying them for the benefit of all Member States and Sector Members, particularly the developing countries;

b) that world and regional TELECOMs fulfil the mandate to keep Member States and Sector Members informed of, and offer a universal opportunity for the display of, state-of-the-art technology concerning all aspects of telecommunications and information technology and related fields of activity;

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c) that regional TELECOMs bring the potential benefits of telecommunications closer to the people of all continents by emphasizing the specific problems of each region and indicating possible solutions to them;

d) that such regional exhibitions and forums organized on a regular basis by ITU, with no commercial interest, staged at the invitation of Member States, are an excellent means of catering for the needs of both developed and developing countries and facilitate the transfer of technology and of essential information to developing countries through generating surplus income to be used for that end;



noting

a) that a TELECOM board has been established to assist the Secretary-General in the management of TELECOM activities;


c) that some of these countries now have the capability and are willing to host and stage regional TELECOMshosted regional TELECOMs which have proved successful by any standard;

d) that ITU has been successfully organizing world and regional TELECOMs for many years;

e) that the principles governing ITU’s activities in this field have proved to be extraordinarily useful for the membership of the Union and the wider telecommunication and information technology community;


resolves

1 that the Union should, in collaboration with its Member States, continue to organize world and regional telecommunication exhibitions and forums on a regular basis;

2 that the Union should give due consideration to balancing the need for generating surplus income from telecommunication exhibitions and forums with the capability and willingness of countries, and developing countries in particular, to host and stage regional TELECOMs, and to use most of this surplus to serve developing countries and the least developed countries;


4 that decisions of the Secretary-General on the venues of world and regional TELECOMs shall be made on the basis of an open and transparent decision-making process based on objective criteria (specification of terms and conditions and call for candidatures) that guarantee, inter alia, the generation of surplus income;


6 that the audit of TELECOM accounts shall be carried out by the external auditor of

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the Union;

7 that a significant partthe bulk of any surplus income over expenditure derived from TELECOM activities should be used as extrabudgetary income for the Telecommunication Development Bureau, for implementing specific telecommunication development projects, primarily in the least developed countries,



2 to consider measures that will enable and assist Member States which are capable and willing, particularly developing countries, to host and stage regional TELECOMs, taking into account the necessity of generating surplus income from these exhibitions;

3 in respect of these measures, to take into account the following: flexibility in implementing ITU requirements for regional telecommunication

exhibitions and forums, i.e. space requirements, pricing regimes for exhibition, forum and office space;

establishing a rotation system in deciding the venue of regional TELECOMs which will give due consideration to countries which have not had the opportunity to host such an event but are willing and capable of doing so and could lead to generating surplus income to be used later in serving the development interests of developing countries;

4 to take advice from the TELECOM Board, the mandate and the principles governing the composition of which are approved by the Council on the proposal of the Secretary-General;

5 to ensure the transparency of TELECOM activities and report on them in a separate annual report to the Council, including on: all TELECOM business activities; all activities of the TELECOM Board; to establish a rotation system among various continents when deciding on the venues

of world TELECOMs; not to stage regional TELECOMs in a year in which a world TELECOM will be

organized, seeing to it that a world TELECOM is held every four years, provided that it does not coincide with one of the most important ITU conferences or assemblies, according to a cycle which was applied before;

the reasons for the selection of venues for future world and regional TELECOM exhibitions and forums;

future events and their financial implications, the future strategy and risks to be considered;

action taken with respect to the use of surplus income;




2 to review and approve the TELECOM accounts, after having examined the report of the external auditor of the Union;

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4 to review and approve proposals of the Secretary-General on the principles for a transparent decision-making process on the venues of world and regional TELECOMs, including the criteria which serve as a basis of that process; such criteria shall include cost elements as well as, in the case of regional events, the rotation system with the possibility of generating surplus funds in either case and, in the case of world events, the additional costs which may result from holding the event outside the city of the seat of the Union;

5 to review and approve proposals of the Secretary-General on the mandate and on the principles governing the composition of the TELECOM Board.

AFCP/34/3MOD RESOLUTION 11 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002Antalya, 2006)

World and regional telecommunication exhibitions and forums


considering

a) that telecommunication exhibitions and associated forums (TELECOMs) are of considerable assistance in keeping the membership of the Union and the wider telecommunication community informed of the latest advances in all fields of telecommunications and the possibilities of applying them for the benefit of all Member States and Sector Members, particularly the developing countries;

b) that world and regional TELECOMs fulfil the mandate to keep Member States and Sector Members informed of, and offer a universal opportunity for the display of, state-of-the-art technology concerning all aspects of telecommunications and related fields of activity;

c) that regional TELECOMs bring the potential benefits of telecommunications closer to the people of all continents by emphasizing the specific problems of each region and indicating possible solutions to them;

d) that such regional exhibitions and forums organized on a regular basis by ITU, with no commercial interest, staged at the invitation of Member States, are an excellent means of catering for the needs of both developed and developing countries and facilitate the transfer of technology and of essential information to developing countries;



noting

a) that a board has been established to assist the Secretary-General in the management of TELECOM activities;


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c) that some of these countries now have the capability and are willing to host and stage regional TELECOMs;

d) that ITU has been successfully organizing world and regional TELECOMs for many years;

e) that the principles governing ITU’s activities in this field have proved to be extraordinarily useful for the membership of the Union and the wider telecommunication community;


resolves

1 that the Union should, in collaboration with its Member States, continue to organize world and regional telecommunication exhibitions and forums on a regular basis;

2 that the Union should give due consideration to balancing the need for generating surplus income from telecommunication exhibitions and forums with the capability and willingness of countries, and developing countries in particular, to host and stage regional TELECOMs;


4 that decisions of the Secretary-General on the venues of world and regional TELECOMs shall be made on the basis of an open and transparent decision-making process based on objective criteria (specification of terms and conditions and call for candidatures);

5 that the world TELECOMs shall be rotated in every region, while ensuring to the extent possible that a world TELECOM and a regional TELECOM do not take place in the same year;

6 that a mechanism shall be put in place to ensure transparency and efficiency in the organization of regional and world TELECOMs;


68 that the audit of TELECOM accounts shall be carried out by the external auditor of the Union;

79 that a significant part of any surplus income over expenditure derived from TELECOM activities should be used as extrabudgetary income for the Telecommunication Development Bureau, for specific telecommunication development projects, primarily in the least developed countries,



2 to consider measures that will enable and assist Member States which are capable and willing, particularly developing countries, to host and stage regional TELECOMs;

3 in respect of these measures, to take into account the following: flexibility in implementing ITU requirements for regional telecommunication

exhibitions and forums, i.e. space requirements, pricing regimes for exhibition,

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forum and office space; establishing a rotation system in deciding the venue of regional TELECOMs which

will give due consideration to countries which have not had the opportunity to host such an event but are willing and capable of doing so;

4 to take advice from the TELECOM Board, the mandate and the principles governing the composition of which are approved by the Council on the proposal of the Secretary-General;

5 to ensure the transparency of TELECOM activities and report on them in a separate annual report to the Council, including on: all TELECOM business activities; all activities of the TELECOM Board; the reasons for the selection of venues for future world and regional TELECOM

exhibitions and forums; future events and their financial implications, the future strategy and risks to be

considered; action taken with respect to the use of surplus income;




2 to review and approve the TELECOM accounts, after having examined the report of the external auditor of the Union;


4 to review and approve proposals of the Secretary-General on the principles for a transparent decision-making process on the venues of world and regional TELECOMs, including the criteria which serve as a basis of that process; such criteria shall include cost elements as well as, in the case of regional events, the rotation system and, in the case of world events, the additional costs which may result from holding the event outside the city of the seat of the Union;

5 to review and approve proposals of the Secretary-General on the mandate and on the principles governing the composition of the TELECOM Board.

ARB/14/51SUP

RESOLUTION 14 (Kyoto, 1994)

Recognition of the rights and obligations of all members of the Sectors of the Union

ARB/14/9MOD RESOLUTION 21 (Rev. MarrakeshAntalya, 20026)

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Special measures concerning alternative calling procedures on international

telecommunication networks


recognizing

a) that each Member State has the sovereign right to prohibit or allow certain or all alternative calling procedures, especially call-back and change of origin and other alternative calling procedures, in order to avoid negative effects on their national telecommunications and their security;

b) the interests of the developing countries;

c) the interests of consumers and users of telecommunication services,

considering

a) that the use of all or certain alternative calling procedures may adversely affect the economies of developing countries and may seriously hamper the efforts made by those countries to ensure the sound development of their telecommunication and information technology networks and services;

b) that some forms of alternative calling procedures may have an impact on traffic management and network planning and degrade the quality and performance of the public switched telephone network (PSTN);

c) that, in some cases, the use of certain alternative calling procedures that are not detrimental to State security may contribute to competition in the interests of consumers;

d) that a number of relevant Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) Recommendations specifically address, from several points of view, including technical and financial, the effects of alternative calling procedures (including call-back and refile) on the performance and development of telecommunication networks,

recalling

a) Resolution 21 (Kyoto, 1994Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, on alternative calling procedures on telecommunication networks, as referred to by Resolution 21 (Rev. Minneapolis, 1998), which:– urged Member States to cooperate among themselves to resolve difficulties in order

to ensure that national laws and regulations of ITU Member States are respected;– instructed ITU-T to accelerate its studies with a view to developing appropriate

solutions and recommendations;

b) Resolution 1099, adopted by the Council at its 1996 session, on alternative calling procedures on international telecommunication networks, which urged ITU-T to develop, as soon as possible, appropriate recommendations on alternative calling procedures;

cb) Resolution 29 of the World Telecommunication Standardization ConferenceAssembly (Geneva, 1996Florianópolis, 2004), which resolved that:– administrations and recognized operating agencies (ROA) should take all reasonable

measures, within the constraints of their national law, to suspend alternative calling procedures which seriously degrade the quality and performance of the PSTN;

– administrations and ROAs should take a cooperative and reasonable approach to

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respecting the national sovereignty of others;– further studies are required;

dc) Resolution 22 (Rev. Minneapolis, 1998) of the Plenipotentiary Conference on the apportionment of revenues in providing international telecommunication services, which:

urged ITU-T to expedite studies relating to accounting rate reform, taking account of the cost of providing service;

invited administrations to contribute to the work of ITU-T Study Group 3 and its focus group, with a view to reaching an early resolution of the issue of accounting rate reform, taking due account of the various interests involvedResolution 22 (Rev. Doha, 2006) whose final version is based on amendments to Resolutions 20 and 29 of the WTSA (Florianópolis, 2004),

aware

a) that, as at October 20026, 10614 Member States had notified the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau that call-back is prohibited on their territory;

b) that ITU-T Study Group 3 has concluded that certain alternative calling procedures such as constant calling (or bombardment or polling) and answer suppression seriously degrade the quality and the performance of the PSTN,;

c) that competent ITU-T study groups have not made real progress in addressing issues such as change of origin or identification of the caller,

resolves

1 to encourage administrations and international telecommunication operators to implement the ITU-T Recommendations referred to in considering d) in order to limit the negative effects that, in some cases, alternative calling procedures have on developing countries;

2 to request administrations and international operators which permit the use of alternative calling procedures on their territory in accordance with their national regulations to pay due regard to the decisions of other administrations and international operators whose regulations do not permit such services,;

3 to request the competent ITU-T study groups to expedite study of certain phenomena such as change of origin and non-identification, and to take into account the importance of this study to next generation networks (NGN) and the security of these networks,

instructs the Directors of the Telecommunication Development Bureau and the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau

1 to collaborate in the effective implementation of this resolution;

2 to collaborate so as to avoid overlap and duplication of effort in studying the issue of refile and identification of the caller.

EUR/12/70SUP RESOLUTION 22 (Rev. MINNEAPOLIS, 1998)

Apportionment of revenues in providing international telecommunication services

ARB/14/8MOD RESOLUTION 22 (Rev. MinneapolisAntalya, 19982006)

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Apportionment of revenues in providinginternational telecommunication services

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (MinneapolisAntalya, 19982006),

considering

a) the importance of telecommunications and information technology for the social and economic development of all countries;

b) thatthe continued main role of the International Telecommunication Union has an important role to play in promotingboosting the universal development of telecommunication and information technology;

c) the increasing imbalance under the current circumstances between developed and developing countries, in terms of economic growth and technological progress;

d) that the economic power of developed countries is based on their high technological level or is in keeping with that level; a fact which leads to the growth of large world markets, whereas economy in the developing countries is relatively weak, and often suffers from deficits because these countries are still at the stage of absorbing or acquiring technology;

ce) that the Independent Commission for World-Wide Telecommunications Development, in its report "The Missing Link", recommended, inter alia, that Member States should consider setting aside a small portion of revenues from calls between developing and industrialized countries to be devoted to telecommunications in developing countries;

df) that ITU-T Recommendation D.150, which provides for the apportionment of accounting revenues from international traffic between terminal countries, in principle on a 50/50 basis, has been amended to provide for sharing in a different proportion in some cases where there are differences in the costs of providing and operating telecommunication services, even though ITU-T Study Group 3 has not obtained any information on their implementation;

eg) that ITU, in pursuance of Resolution 23 of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Nice, 1989) and as a follow-up to the recommendation in the "The Missing Link", carried out a study of the costs of providing and operating international telecommunication services between developing and industrialized countries and established that the cost of providing telecommunication services is much higher in developing countries than in developed ones and this is still the case until now;

fh) that ITU-T Study Group 3 of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) is pursuingcarried out the necessary studies for completion of Recommendation D.140 which establishes the principles of cost-orientated accounting rates and accounting rate shares in each relation,

recognizing

a) that the continuing social and economic underdevelopment of a large part of the world is one of the most serious problems affecting not only the countries concerned but also the international community as a whole;

b) that the development of telecommunication and information technology infrastructure and services is a precondition for social and economic development;

c) that the uneven penetration ofaccess to telecommunication facilities globally results

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in a widening of the gap between the developed and the developing world in terms of economic growth and technological progress;

d) that the trend is continuing at ITU towards falling costs of international telecommunication transmission and switching, contributing towards a lowering of accounting rate levels, especially between developed nations, but that the conditions for lowering rates are not uniformly present throughout the world;

e) that raising telecommunication network quality and telephone penetrationaccess levels to developed-country levels throughout the world would assist significantly in achieving economic equilibrium and in diminishing existing call and cost imbalances,

recalling

a) the Buenos Aires Declaration adopted by the first World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-94), and in particularthe relevant resolutions related to different development conferences, especially their declarations on the recognition of the need to pay special attention to the requirements of the least developed countries (LDCs) when devising development cooperation programmes;

b) the recommendation in "The Missing Link" that Member States should consider a rearrangement of their international traffic accounting procedures in relations between developing and industrialized countries such that a small proportion of call revenue be used for development purposes,;

c) the principle of network externality, which ITU-T Study Group 3 has called for its adoption. According to this principle it is proposed to share accounting rates on an unequal basis in favour of the developing countries (between a developed country having a developed network and a developing country having a less developed network) so as to enable the developing country to benefit from this additional share to expand its internal network. The principle of network externality is used in many economic sectors at the national level between a developed region and a less developed one, and also at the international level,

resolves to urge ITU-T Study Group 3

1 to expedite its work on completing the additional alternative procedures in Recommendation D.150 for the settlement of international telephone accountsits study on the principle of network externality, for both fixed and mobile services;

2 to expeditefollow up its work on developing the appropriate costing methodologies for both fixed and mobile services, including roaming;

3 to agree on transitional arrangements which may allow for some flexibility, taking into account the situation of the developing countries and the rapidly changing international telecommunication environment;,

4 to take into consideration the interests of all users of telecommunication services as a high priority,

invites administrations

1 of developed countries to take into account the requests made by developing countries in the field of communications regarding services, trade matters, etc., and to give them favourable consideration, thus contributing to achieving the desired economic balance which would result in mitigating current tensions in the world;

2 of ITU membership to make available to the General Secretariat all the necessary information for the implementation of this resolution;

3 to contribute to the work of Study Group 3 and its focus group, with a view to

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reaching an early resolution of the issue of accounting rate reformcompleting the required studies, taking due account of the variouslegitimate interests of all involved parties,


to monitor, on the basis of information received from members, how far the developed countries have gone in ensuring a favourable treatment to developing countries, and to report thereon to the Council on an annual basis,


to review achieved results, and to take all necessary measures so as to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this resolution,

instructs the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau

to submit a report to the Council on the progress of the studiesimplementation of this resolution.

ACP/36/14MOD RESOLUTION 24 (Kyoto, 1994Rev. Antalya, 2006)

Role of the International Telecommunication Union in the development of telecommunication/ICTs infrastructure towards

thebuilding of Information Society

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Kyoto, 1994 Antalya, 2006),

considering

a) the provisions of the Constitution and the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Marrakesh, 2002Geneva, 1992), together with those of the International Telecommunication Regulations (Melbourne, 1988) and the Radio Regulations;

b) the recommendations of the Radiocommunication and Telecommunication Standardization Sectors,

c) the outcome of the World Summit on Information Society (Geneva, 2003 and Tunis, 2005),

endorsing

Council Session 2005,

considering also

a) that all together these instruments are essential to provide the technical foundations for the planning and provision of telecommunication/ICT services throughout the world;

b) that the pace of development of technology and services necessitates the continuing cooperation of all administrations and recognized operating agencies to ensure the worldwide compatibility of telecommunication/ICT systems;

c) that the availability of modern telecommunications/ICT is vital to the economic, social and cultural progress of all countries,

reaffirming

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a) that telecommunication/information and communication technology infrastructure is an essential enabler for the information society;

b) that telecommunication/information and communication technology infrastructure is central in achieving the goal of digital inclusion, enabling universal, sustainable, ubiquitous and affordable access to information,

recalling

that the core competences of the Union in the field of ICTs – assistance in bridging the digital divide, international and regional cooperation, radio spectrum management, standards development and the dissemination of information – are of crucial importance for building the Information Society (WSIS, Declaration of Principles, 2003),

recognizing

the interests of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and other international organizations in certain aspects of telecommunications,

resolves

that the International Telecommunication Union should:

1 continue to work for the harmonization, development and enhancement of telecommunications throughout the world towards the building of the information society;

2 continue leading expertise in telecommunications/ICT and pursue the global movement to build the Information Society;

32 ensure that all its work reflects its position as the authority responsible within the United Nations system for establishing in a timely manner technical and operational standards for all forms of telecommunications and for ensuring the rational use of the radio-frequency spectrum and of the geostationary-satellite orbit;

4 take appropriate measures to adapt itself to the trends of telecommunication/ICTs infrastructure development environment;

53 encourage and promote technical cooperation in the field of telecommunications among Members to the maximum possible extent.

ACP/36/9MOD

RESOLUTION 25 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002Antalya 2006)

Strengthening the regional presence


recalling

a) Resolution 25 (Kyoto, 1994Marrakesh, 2002) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, which defined the general functions of the regional presenceresolved that the regional presence should be further strengthened and kept under review in the interests of meeting the continually evolving requirements and priorities of each region;

b) Resolution 25 (Rev. Minneapolis, 1998) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, which

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instructed the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), in close consultation with the Secretary-General and the Directors of the Radiocommunication Bureau (BR) and the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), to strengthen gradually the regional presence;

c) Resolutions 1143 and 1183 adopted by the Council at its 1999 and 2001 sessions, respectively, specifying a series of measures to be taken by the Director of BDT;

d) the annual reports submitted to the Council by the Secretary-General and the Directors of BDT, BR and TSB on progress made in implementing the said resolutions;

de) that at its 2002 session the Council approved a plan of action for the implementation of Resolution 1183;

ef) that the ITU Strategic Plan for 2004-2007 recommendedrecommends strengthening communication channels among BDT, the Member States and the Sector Members and Associates of the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D), and ensuring effective and cooperative communication and coordination between BDT – both headquarters and the regional offices – and the General Secretariat, the Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) and the Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T);

fg) the instruction given in the relevant Council resolutions to the Director of BDT, in collaboration with the Secretary-General and the Directors of TSB and BR, to seek new sources of financing for regional presence and investigate the possible arrangements for, and impact of, expanding the role of the regional presence to serve the needs of countries wishing to benefit from the full range of the Union's activities,

reaffirming

a) the importance of the regional presence in enabling ITU to work as closely as possible with its Member States and Sector Members, improve the dissemination of information on its activities and develop closer ties with regional and subregional organizations;

b) the importance of continuing to strengthen coordination between BDT, the other Bureaux and the General Secretariat,

considering

a) that many changes have taken place in the information and communication technology (ICT) environment since the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994);

b) that the effects of globalization, liberalization and technological convergence cannot be ignored;

ac) that many countries are coping with a complex array of issues, some of which are currently being addressed in all three Sectors of the Union;

bd) that ITU should remain a leading intergovernmental organization in which the Member States, Sector Members and Associates work together to foster the growth and sustained development of telecommunication and information networks and facilitate universal access, so that everyone, everywhere may participate in and benefit from the world information economy and society;

c) that regional presence supports this global objective;

de) that means have to be established to enable the regional presence to respond effectively and tangibly to the crucial needs of the developing countries, which in the end will benefit the developed world as well.

f) that the ITU regional presence should be viewed as an asset to the Union rather than as a liability,

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recognizing

a) the difficulty faced by many countries, particularly developing countries with stringent budgetary constraints, in participating in the activities of ITU, including the conferences and meetings of the three Sectors;

b) the urgent need to adapt the expertise and working methods of the regional presence towards partnerships in project implementation and activities, which would necessarily involve strengthening the relationship between ITU and regional telecommunication organizations, as foreseen in Resolution 58 (Kyoto, 1994) of the Plenipotentiary Conference;

c) the decision by the World Radiocommunication Conference, in its Resolution 72 (WRC-97), to instruct the Director of BR to consult regional telecommunication organizations on the means by which assistance can be given to their preparations for future world radiocommunication conferences, including the facilitation of regional and interregional preparatory meetings, and to report on those consultations;

d) the decision by the World Telecommunication Development Conference, through its Resolutions 21 (Valletta, 1998) and 32 (Istanbul, 2002), to highlight the need for ITU-D to institute active coordination and collaboration and organize joint activities in areas of common interest with regional and subregional organizations and training institutions, and to consider the establishment of regional rapporteur groups, as a complement to the two ITU-D study groups, so as to permit wider participation by some countries, at lower cost, in addressing certain questions;

e) that the World Telecommunication Development Conference in Resolution 17 (Doha, 2006) called for equitable budget allocations for each region to implement regional initiatives;

fe) that the regional offices enable ITU to be more responsive to and more aware ofto respond more rapidly to the specific needs of the regions;

gf) that the regional offices provide important technical assistance to countries with development needs;

hg) that resources are limited, and that efficiency and effectiveness are therefore key considerations for activities to be undertaken by ITU;

ih) that, to be effective, the regional presence must have the necessary level of authority to meet the diverse requirements of the Member States;

ji) that adequate online access between headquarters and the field offices would enhance technical cooperation activities significantly;

kj) that all relevant electronic information available at headquarters should also be available to regional offices,;

l) that strengthened regional presence will create efficiencies and greater convenience for Member States,

noting

a) that joint projects involving the collaborative efforts of the ITU regional offices and certain regional telecommunication organizations have already been very successfully implemented in some regions;

b) that both the Plenipotentiary Conference and the Council have endorsed the principle that regional offices should be entrusted with clear and specific functions;

c) that there should be even greater cooperation between among BDT, the other Bureaux and the General Secretariat in order to encourage participation by the regional

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offices in their respective spheres;

d) that the regional and area offices are inadequately staffed,

resolves

1 that, within the existing resources of the Union, the regional presence shall be further strengthened and kept under review in the interests of meeting the continually evolving requirements and priorities of each region, the first objective being to maximize the benefits of the regional presence for the whole of the Union's membership;

2 that a broadening of the information dissemination functions of the regional presence is required to ensure that all of the activities and programmes of the Union are represented, while avoiding the duplication of such functions between headquarters and the regional offices;

3 that the regional offices shall be empowered to make decisions within their mandate, while the coordination functions and the balance between ITU headquarters and the regional offices should be facilitated and improved, in accordance with the Strategic Plan 2008-20112004-2007, in order to achieve a better balance of work between headquarters and the regional offices;

4 that priority shall be given to implementing all elements of the ITU Strategic Plan 2008-20112004-2007 with a view to strengthening the regional presence, in particular:a) to expand and strengthen the regional offices by identifying functions which could

be decentralized and implementing them as soon as possible;b) to review the internal administrative procedures pertaining to the work of the

regional offices, with a view to their simplification and transparency and enhancement of work efficiency;

c) to establish clear procedures for consulting Member States, giving Member States the opportunity to review and provide feedback to help prioritize consolidated regional initiatives on their priorities for regional development projects and keeping them informed on project selection and funding;

d) to provide the regional offices with greater autonomy in terms both of decision-making and of addressing the crucial needs of the Member States in the region, including but not limited to: functions relating to the dissemination of information, provision of expert

advice and hosting of meetings, courses and seminars; any functions that may be delegated to them relating to the preparation and

implementation of their own budgets; ensuring their effective participation in discussions on the future of Union and

on strategic issues concerning the telecommunication sector;

5 that cooperation between the ITU regional offices, and the relevant regional organizations and other international organizations dealing with development and financial matters should continue to be improved, in the interests of optimizing the use of resources and avoiding duplication and that Member States be kept updated through the BDT, where necessary, to ensure that Member States' needs are being met in a coordinated and consultative fashion;

6 that regional meetings should be organized in the various regions by the relevant Sectors, particularly ITU-D, in collaboration with regional organizations, in order to improve the participation in and effectiveness of the corresponding global meetings and facilitate better participation;

7 that substantial resources have to be made available in order for BDT to be able to

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operate effectively in the interests of narrowing the telecommunication gap between the developing and developed countries, thereby supporting endeavours towards bridging the digital divide; accordingly the regional offices should, in coordination with ITU headquarters, take measures with a view to: supporting pilot projects for the implementation of e-services/applications, analysing

and disseminating their results and managing their further adaptation and development within the region;

creating a mechanism for the purpose: i) developing a suitable and sustainable business model that will result in

private-sector participation (companies and academic communities);ii) assisting in the determination of an appropriate technology to meet the needs

and requirements of rural populations; iii) formulating a rural deployment strategy that takes account of the ICT literacy

of rural populations and is relevant to their conditions and needs; actively assisting Member States in the area of funds-in-trust projects,


1 to continue to include the regional presence as an item on the agenda of each session of the Council, in order to examine its evolution and adopt decisions for its continuing structural adaptation and operation, with the aim of fully meeting the requirements of the Union's membership and giving effect to the decisions adopted at meetings of the Union, and of consolidating the coordination and complementary aspectsnature of activities between ITU and regional and subregional telecommunication organizations;

2 to report to the next plenipotentiary conference on the progress made in implementing this resolution,


1 to facilitate the task of the Council by providing all necessary support for strengthening the regional presence as described in this resolution;

2 to adapt where necessary the agreements between ITU and the host countries of the regional and area offices to the changing environment in the host countries;

3 to submit each year to the Council for consideration a detailed report on the regional presence, covering its staffing, a financial overview and the evolution and development of its activities, including the extension of its activities to the three Sectors, and, if appropriate, proposing any changes that would be conducive to the better accomplishment of its mission, and to disseminate this report to all Member States and Sector Members,

instructs the Director of Telecommunication Development Bureau, in close consultation with the Secretary-General and the Directors of the Radiocommunication Bureau and the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau

1 to take the necessary measures for further strengthening of the regional presence, as described in this resolution;

2 to develop specific operational and financial plans for the regional presence, in collaboration with the regional offices, to be included as part of ITU's annual operational and financial plans;

3 to review and determine the appropriate posts, including permanent posts, in regional and area offices, and provide specialized staff on an as-needed basis to meet particular needs;

4 to fill the vacant posts in the regional offices, where appropriate, giving due

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consideration to the regional distribution of staff positions;

5 to ensure that the regional offices are given sufficient priority among the activities and programmes of the Union as a whole, and that, to supervise the implementation of funds-in-trust projects, they have the required autonomy, the decision-making authority and the appropriate means;

6 to take the necessary measures to improve the circulation of information between headquarters and field offices;

7 to strengthen the human resource capabilities and provide the regional and area offices with a measure of flexibility in terms of the recruitment of professional staff as well as support staff;

8 to take the necessary measures to ensure the effective incorporation of BR and TSB activities in the regional offices,

instructs the Directors of the Radiocommunication Bureau and the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau

to continue cooperating with the Director of BDT in enhancing the ability of the regional and area offices to provide information on their Sectors' activities, as well as the necessary expertise, to strengthen cooperation and coordination with the relevant regional organizations and to facilitate the participation of all Member States and Sector Members in the activities of the three Sectors of the Union.

IAP/15/47MOD RESOLUTION 25 (Rev. AntalyaMarrakesh, 20062)


The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (AntalyaMarrakesh, 20062),

recalling

a) Resolution 25 (Kyoto, 1994) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, which defined the general functions of the regional presence;

b) Resolution 25 (Rev. Minneapolis, 1998) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, which instructed the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), in close consultation with the Secretary-General and the Directors of the Radiocommunication Bureau (BR) and the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), to strengthen gradually the regional presence;

c) Resolution 25 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, which instructs:

- the Council to continue to include the regional presence as an item on the agenda of each session of the Council, in order to examine its evolution and adopt decisions for its continuing structural adaptation and operation, with the aim of consolidating the coordination and complementary nature of activities between ITU and regional and subregional telecommunication organizations, and to report to the next plenipotentiary conference on the progress made in implementing said resolution;

- the Secretary-General to facilitate the task of the Council by providing all necessary support for strengthening the regional presence; to adapt where necessary the agreements between ITU and the host countries of the regional and area offices to the

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changing environment in the host countries; to submit each year to the Council for consideration a detailed report; and to disseminate it to all Member States and Sector Members;

- the Director of Telecommunication Development Bureau, in close consultation with the Secretary-General and the Directors of the Radiocommunication Bureau and the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau to take the necessary measures for further strengthening of the regional presence; to develop specific operational and financial plans for the regional presence, in collaboration with the regional offices; to review and determine what is necessary in connection with staffing, with due consideration to the regional distribution of staff positions; to ensure that the regional offices are given sufficient priority among the activities and programmes of the Union as a whole, and that, to supervise the implementation of funds-in-trust projects, they have the required autonomy, the decision-making authority and the appropriate means; to take the necessary measures to improve the circulation of information between headquarters and field offices; to strengthen the human resource capabilities and provide the regional and area offices with a measure of flexibility in terms of the recruitment of professional staff as well as support staff; and to take the necessary measures to ensure the effective incorporation of BR and TSB activities in the regional offices;

- the Directors of the Radiocommunication Bureau and the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau to continue cooperating with the Director of BDT in enhancing the ability of the regional and area offices to provide information on their Sectors' activities, as well as the necessary expertise, to strengthen cooperation and coordination with the relevant regional organizations and to facilitate the participation of all Member States and Sector Members in the activities of the three Sectors of the Union;

cd) Resolutions 1143 and 1183 adopted by the Council at its 1999 and 2001 sessions, respectively, specifying a series of measures to be taken by the Director of BDT;

ed) the annual reports submitted to the Council by the Secretary-General and the Directors of BDT, BR and TSB on progress made in implementing the said resolutions;

fe) that at its 2002 session the Council approved a plan of action for the implementation of Resolution 1183;

gf) that the ITU Strategic Plan for 2008-20114-2007 recommends strengthening communication channels among BDT, the Member States and the Sector Members and Associates of the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D), and ensuring effective and cooperative communication and coordination between BDT - both headquarters and the regional offices - and the General Secretariat, the Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) and the Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T);

hg) the instruction given in the relevant Council resolutions to the Director of BDT, in collaboration with the Secretary-General and the Directors of TSB and BR, to seek new sources of financing for regional presence and investigate the possible arrangements for, and impact of, expanding the role of the regional presence to serve the needs of countries wishing to benefit from the full range of the Union's activities,

reaffirming


b) the importance of continuing to strengthen coordination between BDT, the other

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Bureaux and the General Secretariat,

considering



c) that many countries are coping with a complex array of issues, some of which are currently being addressed in all three Sectors of the Union;

d) that ITU should remain a leading intergovernmental organization in which the Member States, Sector Members and Associates work together to foster the growth and sustained development of telecommunication and information networks and facilitate universal access, so that everyone, everywhere may participate in and benefit from the world information economy and society;

e) that means must continue to be have to be established to enable the regional presence to respond effectively and tangibly to the crucial needs of the developing countries, which in the end will benefit the developed world as well.

f) that the regional presence of the ITU should be considered an advantage, rather than a limitation of the Union.,

g) that the decisions of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) will be examined to determine their impact on ITU studies and activities, while the moderator/facilitator role assigned to the ITU by WSIS in its second phase with a view to ITU collaboration in implementing certain items in the Plan of Action adopted by WSIS in its the first phase will require that the ITU carry out actions, consistent with its current mandate, in order to play that part,

recognizing



c) the advisability of participation by the regional offices in connection with Resolution 112 (Marrakesh, 2002), Regional preparations for plenipotentiary conferences;

dc) the decision by the World Radiocommunication Conference, in its Resolution 72 (WRC-97), to instruct the Director of BR to consult regional telecommunication organizations on the means by which assistance can be given to their preparations for future world radiocommunication conferences, including the facilitation of regional and interregional preparatory meetings, and to report on those consultations;

e) the need for the regional offices to be aware of and to act, if appropriate, in connection with the appropriate Resolutions of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (Florianopolis, 2004):

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df) the decision by the World Telecommunication Development Conference, through its Resolutions 21 (Valletta, 1998) (Rev. Doha, 2006) and 32 (Istanbul, 2002) (Rev. Doha, 2006), to highlight the need for ITU-D to institute active coordination and collaboration and organize joint activities in areas of common interest with regional and subregional organizations and training institutions, and to consider the establishment of regional rapporteur groups, as a complement to the two ITU-D study groups, so as to permit wider participation by some countries, at lower cost, in addressing certain questions;g) that WTDC-06 adopted Resolution 52, Strengthening the executing agency role of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector, and that this objective relates directly to the functions of the regional offices, as do the provisions of Resolution 17 (Rev. Doha, 2006), Implementation of regionally approved initiatives at the national, regional, interregional, and global level, as well as Resolution 9, Participation of countries, particularly developing countries, in spectrum management;

eh) that the regional offices enable ITU to respond more rapidly to the specific needs of the regions;

fi) that the regional offices provide important technical assistance to countries with development needs;

gj) that resources are limited, and that efficiency and effectiveness are therefore key considerations for activities to be undertaken by ITU;

hk) that, to be effective, the regional presence must have the necessary level of authority to meet the diverse requirements of the Member States;

il) that adequate online access between headquarters and the field offices would enhance technical cooperation activities significantly;

jm) that all relevant electronic information available at headquarters should also be available to regional offices,

noting



c) that there should be even greater between among BDT, the other Bureaux and the General Secretariat in order to encourage participation by the regional offices in their respective spheres;


noting also

that is essential to evaluate the outcomes of what has been done by the regional offices, draw conclusions, and, if appropriate, make, with a view to the future, such adjustments as may be required for them to operate based on the mandatory criteria of efficiency and effectiveness, to optimize the use of resources and avoid duplication of effort, so as to continue to take decisions to strengthen the regional presence,

resolves

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1 that, within the scarce existing resources of the Union, the regional presence shall be further strengthened and kept under review in the interests of meeting the continually evolving requirements and priorities of each region, the first objective being to maximize the benefits of the regional presence for the whole of the Union's membership;


3 that the regional offices shall be empowered to make decisions within their mandate, while the coordination functions and the balance between ITU headquarters and the regional offices should be facilitated and improved, in accordance with the Strategic Plan 20084-200117, in order to achieve a better balance of work between headquarters and the regional offices;

4 that priority shall be given to implementing all elements of the ITU Strategic Plan 2008-20114-2007 with a view to strengthening the regional presence, in particular:

a) to rationalize the activities of expand and strengthen the regional offices in order to optimize the use of resources and eliminate duplication of effortby identifying functions which could be decentralized and implementing them as soon as possible;

b) to review the internal administrative procedures pertaining to the work of the regional offices, with a view to their simplification and transparency and enhancement of work efficiency;

c) to establish clear procedures for consulting Member States on their priorities for regional development projects and keeping them informed on project selection and funding;

d) to provide the regional offices with greater autonomy in terms both of decision-making and of addressing the crucial needs of the Member States in the region, including but not limited to:

functions relating to the dissemination of information, provision of expert advice and hosting of meetings, courses and seminars;

any functions that may be delegated to them relating to the preparation and implementation of their own budgets;

ensuring their effective participation in discussions on the future of Union and on strategic issues concerning the telecommunication sector;

5 that cooperation between the ITU regional offices and the relevant regional organizations and other international organizations dealing with development and financial matters should continue to be improved, in the interests of optimizing the use of resources and avoiding duplication;

6 that regional meetings should be organized in the various regions by the relevant Sectors, particularly ITU-D, in order to improve the participation in and effectiveness of the corresponding global meetings;

7 that substantial resources have to be made available in order for BDT to be able to operate effectively in the interests of narrowing the telecommunication gap between the developing and developed countries, thereby supporting endeavours towards bridging the digital divide; accordingly the regional offices should, in coordination with ITU

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headquarters, take measures with a view to:

supporting pilot projects for the implementation of e-services/applications, analysing and disseminating their results and managing their further adaptation and development within the region;

creating a mechanism for the purpose:

i. developing a suitable and sustainable business model that will result in private-sector participation (companies and academic communities);

ii. assisting in the determination of an appropriate technology to meet the needs and requirements of rural populations;

iii. formulating a rural deployment strategy that takes account of the ICT literacy of rural populations and is relevant to their conditions and needs;

actively assisting Member States in the area of funds-in-trust projects,


1 to continue to include the regional presence as an item on the agenda of each session of the Council, in order to examine its evolution and adopt decisions for its continuing structural adaptation and operation, with the aim of fully meeting the requirements of the Union's membership and giving effect to the decisions adopted at meetings of the Union, and of consolidating the coordination and complementary nature of activities between ITU and regional and subregional telecommunication organizations;

2 that, taking into account noting also above, to evaluate the regional presence by establishing an experts group comprising one Member State representative corresponding to the six (6) ITU development regions;

3 that said experts group present to Council-07 its conclusions regarding its evaluation of the outcomes of what has been done by the regional offices based on the functions assigned to them in Council-99 Resolution 1143, Annex A: “Generic Activities Expected of the Regional Presence,” and the seven (7) items contained in resolves of Resolution 25 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) and other pertinent decisions, and that it provides Recommendations to Council-07 that propose solutions to such problems as may have been identified so that the Council may review and take appropriate decisions.

4 that the experts group, in its conclusions, also inform Council-07 of the following:

a) the extent of fulfillment of the stipulations of Resolution 25, so that it may be implemented by the different ITU bodies in accordance with their own authorities: the General Secretariat and the three (3) Sectors, the Telecommunication Development Sector being the most relevant, as well as studies intended to ensure greater efficiency at lower cost based on the criterion of decentralization and strengthening of the regional presence;

b) the degree of satisfaction of Member States, Sector Members, and regional telecommunication organizations with such measures as may have been taken to strengthen the regional presence;

c) the outcomes of the number, nature, and implementation of the functions assigned to the regional presence, ascertaining that there has been no duplication of functions between headquarters and the regional offices;

d) the outcomes of the powers assigned to the regional presence in taking decisions,

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and awareness of the details of said powers;

e) the outcomes of the assignment of greater autonomy to the regional presence;

f) the outcomes of improvement of collaboration between the ITU regional offices and regional telecommunication organizations and other international organizations working in the area of development and financial matters;

g) the outcomes of the organization of regional meetings, with a view to improving participation in world meetings;

h) the outcomes of the resources made available to BDT to reduce the digital divide;

5 that the experts group formulate and present Recommendations to Council-07 regarding:

a) identification of functions and powers that might be assigned to the regional presence emanating from the “moderator/facilitator” role assigned by WSIS in its second phase to the ITU for it to assist in implementing the Plan of Action adopted by WSIS in its first phase and incorporated in the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society;

b) the structure of the ITU regional presence, consisting of the location and number of regional and area offices and such resources, functions, and authorities as may ensure the strengthening and expansion of regional presence activities,



1 to facilitate the task of the Council by providing all necessary support for the experts group to evaluate the regional presence in accordance with instructs the Council above; and to take the necessary measures to continue for strengthening the regional presence as described in this resolution;



instructs the Director of Telecommunication Development Bureau, in close consultation with the Secretary-General and the Directors of the Radiocommunciation Bureau and the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau

1 to facilitate the task of the Council, providing it will all necessary support for the experts group to evaluate the regional presence in accordance with instructs the Council above; and to take the necessary measures for further strengthening of the regional presence, as described in this resolution;

2 to develop specific operational and financial plans for the regional presence, in collaboration with the regional offices, to be included as part of ITU's annual operational

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and financial plans;


4 to fill the vacant posts in the regional offices, where appropriate, giving due consideration to the regional distribution of staff positions;







ARB/14/24MOD RESOLUTION 25 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002Antalya, 2006)



recalling


b) Resolution 25 (Rev. Minneapolis, 1998Antalya, 2006) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, which instructed the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), in close consultation with the Secretary-General and the Directors of the Radiocommunication Bureau (BR) and the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), to strengthen gradually the regional presence;

c) Resolutions 1143 and 1183 adopted by the Council at its 1999 and 2001 sessions, respectively, specifying a series of measures aimed at strengthening the regional presence to be taken by the Director of BDT;

d) the annual reports submitted to the Council by the Secretary-General and the

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Directors of BDT, BR and TSB on progress made in implementing the said resolutions;

e) that at its 2002 session the Council approved a plan of action for the implementation of Resolution 1183;

f) resolutions of the Council at its 2006 session, and of the WTDC-06, Doha;

fg) that the ITU Strategic Plan for 20048-200711 recommends strengthening communication channels among BDT, the Member States and the Sector Members and Associates of the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D), and ensuring effective and cooperative communication and coordination between BDT – both headquarters and the regional offices – and the General Secretariat, the Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) and the Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T);

gh) the instruction given in the relevant Council resolutions to the Director of BDT, in collaboration with the Secretary-General and the Directors of TSB and BR, to seek new sources of financing for regional presence and investigate the possible arrangements for, and impact of, expanding the role of the regional presence to serve the needs of countries wishing to benefit from the full range of the Union's activities,

reaffirming



considering

a) the results of WSIS, in Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005);

ab) that many changes have taken place in the information and communication technology (ICT) environment since the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994);

bc) that the effects of globalization, liberalization and technological convergence cannot be ignored;

cd) that many countries are coping with a complex array of issues, some of which are currently being addressed in all three Sectors of the Union;

de) that ITU should remain a leading intergovernmental organization in which the Member States, Sector Members and Associates work together to foster the growth and sustained development of telecommunication and information networks and facilitate universal access, so that everyone, everywhere may participate in and benefit from the world information economy and society;

ef) that means have to be established to enable the regional presence to respond effectively and tangibly to the crucial needs of the developing countries, which in the end will benefit the developed world as well.

fg) that the ITU regional presence should be viewed as an asset to the Union rather than as a liability,

recognizing

a) the difficulty faced by many countries, particularly developing countries and the least developed countries, including the small island developing States, with stringent budgetary constraints, in participating in the activities of ITU, including the conferences and meetings of the three Sectors;

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e) the relevant decisions of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Doha, 2006);

ef) that the regional offices enable ITU to respond more rapidly to the specific needs of the regions;

fg) that the regional offices provide important technical assistance to countries with development needs;

gh) that resources are limited, and that efficiency and effectiveness are therefore key considerations for activities to be undertaken by ITU;

hi) that, to be effective, the regional presence must have the necessary level of authority to meet the diverse requirements of the Member States;

ij) that adequate online access between headquarters and the field offices would enhance technical cooperation activities significantly;

jk) that all relevant electronic information available at headquarters should also be available to regional offices,

noting





resolves


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2 that a broadening of the information dissemination functionstasks of the regional presence is required to ensure that all of the activities and programmes of the Union are represented, while avoiding the duplication of such functionstasks between headquarters and the regional offices;


4 that priority shall be given to implementing all elements of the ITU Strategic Plan 20042008-20072011 with a view to strengthening the regional presence, in particular: a) to expand and strengthen the regional offices by identifying functions which could



c) to establish clear procedures for consulting Member States on their priorities for regional development projects and keeping them informed on project selection and fundingto implement projects defined in Resolution 17 of the Doha Conference;


advice and hosting of meetings, courses and seminars; any functions and tasks that may be delegated to them relating to the

preparation and implementation of their own budgets; ensuring their effective participation in discussions on the future of Union and

on strategic issues concerning the telecommunication and information technology sector;



7 that substantial resources have to be made available in order for BDT to be able to operate effectively in the interests of narrowing the telecommunication gap between the developing and developed countries, thereby supporting endeavours towards bridging the digital divide; accordingly the regional offices should, in coordination with ITU headquarters, take measures with a view to: supporting pilot projects for the implementation of e-services/applications, analysing



private-sector participation (companies and academic communities);ii) assisting in the determination of an appropriate and affordable technology to

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meet the needs and requirements of rural populations; iii) formulating a rural deployment strategy that takes account of the ICT literacy

of rural populations and is relevant to their conditions and needs; actively assisting Member States in the area of funds-in-trust projects,








instructs the Director of Telecommunication Development Bureau, in close consultation with the Secretary-General and the Directors of the Radiocommunication Bureau and the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau






6 to take the necessary measures to improve the circulationexchange of information between headquarters and field offices;


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to continue cooperating with the Director of BDT in enhancing the ability of the regional and area offices and to establish liaison points between the Radiocommunication Bureau, the Standardization Bureau, regional offices and area offices so as to provide information on their Sectors' activities, as well as the necessary expertise, to strengthen cooperation and coordination with the relevant regional organizations and to facilitate the participation of all Member States and Sector Members in the activities of the three Sectors of the Union.

ARG/35/9 Revision of Resolution 25

It is proposed that the ITU Council be entrusted with the task of reviewing the regional presence through the establishment of a group of experts comprising Member States corresponding to ITU's five administrative regions, with due regard for the principle of equitable geographical distribution.It is proposed that the group of experts present the conclusions it reaches from its review of the activities carried out by the regional presence from the standpoint of the functions that were assigned to the latter under Council Resolution 1143, adopted in 1999 (Annex A "Generic activities expected of the regional presence"), of the seven resolves paragraphs of Resolution 25 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) and of other relevant decisions, and that it make recommendations to the Council at its 2007 session putting forward solutions to any problems that may have been identified, so as to enable the Council, following due analysis of those recommendations, to take appropriate decisions.

ARG/35/10RESOLUTION 25 (Rev. AntalyaMarrakesh, 20062)


The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (AntalyaMarrakesh, 20062),

recalling



c) Resolution 25 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, which instructs:– the Council to continue to include the regional presence as an item on the agenda of

each session of the Council, in order to examine its evolution and adopt decisions for its continuing structural adaptation and operation, with the aim of consolidating the coordination and complementary nature of activities between ITU and regional and subregional telecommunication organizations, and to report to the next plenipotentiary conference on the progress made in implementing said resolution;

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– the Secretary-General to facilitate the task of the Council by providing all necessary support for strengthening the regional presence; to adapt where necessary the agreements between ITU and the host countries of the regional and area offices to the changing environment in the host countries; to submit each year to the Council for consideration a detailed report; and to disseminate it to all Member States and Sector Members;

– the Director of Telecommunication Development Bureau, in close consultation with the Secretary-General and the Directors of the Radiocommunication Bureau and the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau to take the necessary measures for further strengthening of the regional presence; to develop specific operational and financial plans for the regional presence, in collaboration with the regional offices; to review and determine what is necessary in connection with staffing, with due consideration to the regional distribution of staff positions; to ensure that the regional offices are given sufficient priority among the activities and programmes of the Union as a whole, and that, to supervise the implementation of funds-in-trust projects, they have the required autonomy, the decision-making authority and the appropriate means; to take the necessary measures to improve the circulation of information between headquarters and field offices; to strengthen the human resource capabilities and provide the regional and area offices with a measure of flexibility in terms of the recruitment of professional staff as well as support staff; and to take the necessary measures to ensure the effective incorporation of BR and TSB activities in the regional offices;

– the Directors of the Radiocommunication Bureau and the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau to continue cooperating with the Director of BDT in enhancing the ability of the regional and area offices to provide information on their Sectors' activities, as well as the necessary expertise, to strengthen cooperation and coordination with the relevant regional organizations and to facilitate the participation of all Member States and Sector Members in the activities of the three Sectors of the Union;

cd) Resolutions 1143 and 1183 adopted by the Council at its 1999 and 2001 sessions, respectively, specifying a series of measures to be taken by the Director of BDT;

de) the annual reports submitted to the Council by the Secretary-General and the Directors of BDT, BR and TSB on progress made in implementing the said resolutions;

ef) that at its 2002 session the Council approved a plan of action for the implementation of Resolution 1183;

fg) that the ITU Strategic Plan for 2008-20114-2007 recommends strengthening communication channels among BDT, the Member States and the Sector Members and Associates of the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D), and ensuring effective and cooperative communication and coordination between BDT - both headquarters and the regional offices - and the General Secretariat, the Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) and the Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T);

gh) the instruction given in the relevant Council resolutions to the Director of BDT, in collaboration with the Secretary-General and the Directors of TSB and BR, to seek new sources of financing for regional presence and investigate the possible arrangements for, and impact of, expanding the role of the regional presence to serve the needs of countries wishing to benefit from the full range of the Union's activities,

reaffirming

a) the importance of the regional presence in enabling ITU to work as closely as possible with its Member States and Sector Members, improve the dissemination of information on its activities and develop closer ties with regional and subregional

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organizations;


considering





e) that means must continue to behave to be established to enable the regional presence to respond effectively and tangibly to the crucial needs of the developing countries, which in the end will benefit the developed world as well;

f) that the regional presence of the ITU should be considered an advantage, rather than a limitation of the Union,;

g) that the decisions of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) will be examined to determine their impact on ITU studies and activities, while the moderator/facilitator role assigned to the ITU by WSIS in its second phase with a view to ITU collaboration in implementing certain items in the Plan of Action adopted by WSIS in its the first phase will require that the ITU carry out actions, consistent with its current mandate, in order to play that part,

recognizing



c) the advisability of participation by the regional offices in connection with Resolution 112 (Marrakesh, 2002), Regional preparations for plenipotentiary conferences;

cd) the decision by the World Radiocommunication Conference, in its Resolution 72 (WRC-97), to instruct the Director of BR to consult regional telecommunication organizations on the means by which assistance can be given to their preparations for future world radiocommunication conferences, including the facilitation of regional and interregional preparatory meetings, and to report on those consultations;

e) the need for the regional offices to be aware of and to act, if appropriate, in connection with the appropriate Resolutions of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (Floriànopolis, 2004);

df) the decision by the World Telecommunication Development Conference, through its

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Resolutions 21 (Valletta, 1998)(Rev. Doha, 2006) and 32 (Istanbul, 2002)(Rev. Doha, 2006), to highlight the need for ITU-D to institute active coordination and collaboration and organize joint activities in areas of common interest with regional and subregional organizations and training institutions, and to consider the establishment of regional rapporteur groups, as a complement to the two ITU-D study groups, so as to permit wider participation by some countries, at lower cost, in addressing certain questions;

g) that WTDC-06 adopted Resolution 52, Strengthening the executing agency role of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector, and that this objective relates directly to the functions of the regional offices, as do the provisions of Resolution 17 (Rev. Doha, 2006), Implementation of regionally approved initiatives at the national, regional, interregional, and global level, as well as Resolution 9, Participation of countries, particularly developing countries, in spectrum management;

eh) that the regional offices enable ITU to respond more rapidly to the specific needs of the regions;

fi) that the regional offices provide important technical assistance to countries with development needs;

gj) that resources are limited, and that efficiency and effectiveness are therefore key considerations for activities to be undertaken by ITU;

hk) that, to be effective, the regional presence must have the necessary level of authority to meet the diverse requirements of the Member States;

il) that adequate online access between headquarters and the field offices would enhance technical cooperation activities significantly;

jm) that all relevant electronic information available at headquarters should also be available to regional offices,

noting





noting also

that is essential to evaluate the outcomes of what has been done by the regional offices, draw conclusions, and, if appropriate, make, with a view to the future, such adjustments as may be required for them to operate based on the mandatory criteria of efficiency and effectiveness, to optimize the use of resources and avoid duplication of effort, so as to continue to take decisions to strengthen the regional presence,

resolves

1 that, within the scarce existing resources of the Union, the regional presence shall be further strengthened and kept under review in the interests of meeting the continually evolving requirements and priorities of each region, the first objective being to maximize the benefits of the regional presence for the whole of the Union's membership;

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4 that priority shall be given to implementing all elements of the ITU Strategic Plan 2008-20114-2007 with a view to strengthening the regional presence, in particular:a) to rationalize the activities ofexpand and strengthen the regional offices in order to

optimize the use of resources and eliminate duplication of effortby identifying functions which could be decentralized and implementing them as soon as possible;

b) to review the internal administrative procedures pertaining to the work of the regional offices, with a view to their simplification and transparency and enhancement of work efficiency;


d) to provide the regional offices with greater autonomy in terms both of decision-making and of addressing the crucial needs of the Member States in the region, including but not limited to:– functions relating to the dissemination of information, provision of expert

advice and hosting of meetings, courses and seminars;– any functions that may be delegated to them relating to the preparation and

implementation of their own budgets;– ensuring their effective participation in discussions on the future of Union and

on strategic issues concerning the telecommunication sector;



7 that substantial resources have to be made available in order for BDT to be able to operate effectively in the interests of narrowing the telecommunication gap between the developing and developed countries, thereby supporting endeavours towards bridging the digital divide; accordingly the regional offices should, in coordination with ITU headquarters, take measures with a view to:– supporting pilot projects for the implementation of e-services/applications, analysing


– creating a mechanism for the purpose:i) developing a suitable and sustainable business model that will result in


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and requirements of rural populations;iii) formulating a rural deployment strategy that takes account of the ICT literacy

of rural populations and is relevant to their conditions and needs;– actively assisting Member States in the area of funds-in-trust projects,



2 that, taking into account noting also above, to evaluate the regional presence by establishing an experts group comprising one Member State representative corresponding to the six (6) ITU development regions;

3 that said experts group present to Council-07 its conclusions regarding its evaluation of the outcomes of what has been done by the regional offices based on the functions assigned to them in Council-99 Resolution 1143, Annex A: "Generic Activities Expected of the regional presence," and the seven (7) items contained in resolves of Resolution 25 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) and other pertinent decisions, and that it provides Recommendations to Council-07 that propose solutions to such problems as may have been identified so that the Council may review and take appropriate decisions;

4 that the experts group, in its conclusions, also inform Council-07 of the following:a) the extent of fulfillment of the stipulations of Resolution 25, so that it may be

implemented by the different ITU bodies in accordance with their own authorities: the General Secretariat and the three (3) Sectors, the Telecommunication Development Sector being the most relevant, as well as studies intended to ensure greater efficiency at lower cost based on the criterion of decentralization and strengthening of the regional presence;

b) the degree of satisfaction of Member States, Sector Members, and regional telecommunication organizations with such measures as may have been taken to strengthen the regional presence;

c) the outcomes of the number, nature, and implementation of the functions assigned to the regional presence, ascertaining that there has been no duplication of functions between headquarters and the regional offices;

d) the outcomes of the powers assigned to the regional presence in taking decisions, and awareness of the details of said powers;

e) the outcomes of the assignment of greater autonomy to the regional presence;f) the outcomes of improvement of collaboration between the ITU regional offices and

regional telecommunication organizations and other international organizations working in the area of development and financial matters;

g) the outcomes of the organization of regional meetings, with a view to improving participation in world meetings;

h) the outcomes of the resources made available to BDT to reduce the digital divide;

5 that the experts group formulate and present Recommendations to Council-07 regarding:a) identification of functions and powers that might be assigned to the regional

presence emanating from the "moderator/facilitator" role assigned by WSIS in its

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second phase to the ITU for it to assist in implementing the Plan of Action adopted by WSIS in its first phase and incorporated in the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society;

b) the structure of the ITU regional presence, consisting of the location and number of regional and area offices and such resources, functions, and authorities as may ensure the strengthening and expansion of regional presence activities;



1 to facilitate the task of the Council by providing all necessary support for the experts group to evaluate the regional presence in accordance with instructs the Council above; and to take the necessary measures to continuefor strengthening the regional presence as described in this resolution;




1 to facilitate the task of the Council, providing it will all necessary support for the experts group to evaluate the regional presence in accordance with instructs the Council above; and to take the necessary measures for further strengthening of the regional presence, as described in this resolution;








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SEN/44/7MOD RESOLUTION 25 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002Antalya, 2006)



recalling



c) Resolutions 1143 and 1183 adopted by the Council at its 1999 and 2001 sessions, respectively, specifying a series of measures to be taken by the Director of BDT;

d) the annual reports submitted to the Council by the Secretary-General and the Directors of BDT, BR and TSB on progress made in implementing the said resolutions;

e) that at its 2002 session the Council approved a plan of action for the implementation of Resolution 1183;

f) that the ITU Strategic Plan for 2004-2007 recommends strengthening communication channels among BDT, the Member States and the Sector Members and Associates of the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D), and ensuring effective and cooperative communication and coordination between BDT – both headquarters and the regional offices – and the General Secretariat, the Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) and the Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T);

g) the instruction given in the relevant Council resolutions to the Director of BDT, in collaboration with the Secretary-General and the Directors of TSB and BR, to seek new sources of financing for regional presence and investigate the possible arrangements for, and impact of, expanding the role of the regional presence to serve the needs of countries wishing to benefit from the full range of the Union's activities,

reaffirming

a) the importance of the regional presence in enabling ITU to work as closely as possible with its Member States and Sector Members, improve the dissemination of information on its activities and develop closer ties with regional and subregional

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organizations;


considering





e) that means have to be established to enable the regional presence to respond effectively and tangibly to the crucial needs of the developing countries, which in the end will benefit the developed world as well.

f) that the ITU regional presence should be viewed as an asset to the Union rather than as a liability,

recognizing





e) that the regional offices enable ITU to respond more rapidly to the specific needs of the regions;

f) that the regional offices provide important technical assistance to countries with development needs;

g) that resources are limited, and that efficiency and effectiveness are therefore key

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considerations for activities to be undertaken by ITU;

h) that, to be effective, the regional presence must have the necessary level of authority to meet the diverse requirements of the Member States;

i) that adequate online access between headquarters and the field offices would enhance technical cooperation activities significantly;

j) that all relevant electronic information available at headquarters should also be available to regional offices,

noting





resolves




4 that priority shall be given to implementing all elements of the ITU Strategic Plan 2004-2007 with a view to strengthening the regional presence, in particular: a) to expand and strengthen the regional offices by identifying functions which could





advice and hosting of meetings, courses and seminars;

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any functions that may be delegated to them relating to the preparation and implementation of their own budgets;

ensuring their effective participation in discussions on the future of Union and on strategic issues concerning the telecommunication sector;



7 that substantial resources have to be made available in order for BDT to be able to operate effectively in the interests of narrowing the telecommunication gap between the developing and developed countries, thereby supporting endeavours towards bridging the digital divide; accordingly the regional offices should, in coordination with ITU headquarters, take measures with a view to: supporting pilot projects for the implementation of e-services/applications, analysing




and requirements of rural populations; iii) formulating a rural deployment strategy that takes account of the ICT literacy

of rural populations and is relevant to their conditions and needs; actively assisting Member States in the area of funds-in-trust projects or projects

financed from the fund for the development of information and communication technologies,







3 to submit each year to the Council for consideration a detailed report on the regional presence, covering its staffing, a financial overview and the evolution and development of its activities, including the extension of its activities to the three Sectors, and, if appropriate, proposing any changes that would be conducive to the better accomplishment

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of its mission, and to disseminate this report to all Member States and Sector Members,






5 to ensure that the regional offices are given sufficient priority among the activities and programmes of the Union as a whole, and that, to supervise the implementation of funds-in-trust projects and projects financed from the fund for the development of information and communication technologies, they have the required autonomy, the decision-making authority and the appropriate means;






EUR/12/52MOD

RESOLUTION 27 (Rev. Kyoto, 1994 Antalya, 2006)

Participation of the Union in the United Nations Development Programme, in other programmes

of the United Nations system and in other funding arrangements

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Kyoto, 1994Antalya, 2006),

having noted

a) No. 45 of the Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union (Nice, 1989) establishing the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT);

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b) the sections of the report of the Council dealing with the technical cooperation activities of the Union (Document 20) and the decisions of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Buenos Aires, 1994)the decisions of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Doha, 2006),

recognizing

a) that the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and particularly its inter-country programme and, its multi-year funding framework (MYFF), are is one of the valuable means of assisting the developing countries in improving their telecommunication/ICT infrastructures and services;

b) the action taken by the Council in application of Resolution 16 of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Nairobi, 1982) as regards participation of the Union in UNDP,

expressing its appreciation

of the consideration given to this matter in certain regions by UNDP in making available to the ITU allocations for inter-country and MYFF telecommunication/ICT projects of technical cooperation to developing countries, while noting however that these allocations do not adequately meet some regions’ aspirations,

resolves

that the Union, as part of its dual function as the United Nations specialized agency for telecommunications and a UNDP executing agency for implementing projects under the United Nations development system and other funding arrangements,, shall continue to participate fully in UNDP activities, within the framework of the Constitution (Geneva, 1992) and under the conditions established by the UNDP Governing CouncilUnited Nations General Assembly, by the UNDP Executive Board or by other competent bodies of the United Nations system,

invites UNDP

with a view to strengthening technical cooperation in the telecommunication/ICT sector and thereby contributing significantly to an accelerated pace of integration and developmentachieving the Millenium Development Goals and in particular reducing human poverty, to consider favourably a sufficient increase of the allocations to country and inter-country assistance projects and to sectoral support activities in this sector,

invites Member governments

to pursue this matter appropriately with a view to achieving the objective of this Resolution,

invites those Members of the Union which are also Members of the UNDP Governing CouncilExecutive Board

to take steps to ensure this Resolution is given favourable consideration in that CouncilBoard,


1 to submit each year to the Council a detailed report on the Union’s participation in UNDP and other funding arrangements;

2 to submit to the Council such recommendations as he may deem necessary to improve the efficiency of that participation,


to take all necessary measures to ensure maximum efficiency of the Union’s participation in UNDP activities and other funding arrangements, taking into account the decisions of

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the UNDP Governing CouncilExecutive Board and the need to maintain a balance between income and expenditure.

ARB/14/38MOD RESOLUTION 30 (Kyoto, 1994Rev. Antalya, 2006)

Special measures for the least developed countries and small island developing States


considering

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 36/194 of 17 December 1981, which adopted the “Substantial New Programme of Action for the 1980s for the Least Developed Countries” established by the United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (Paris, September 1981), United Nations General Assembly Resolution 45/206 of 21 December 1990 on the Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990s as adopted by the Second United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (Paris, September 1990) and the section of the report of the Council (Document C94/20) which deals with the action taken in application of Resolution 26 of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Nice, 1989)United Nations resolutions on programmes of action for the least developed countries and small island States,

recognizing

the importance of telecommunications and information technology for the development of the countries concerned,

having noted

Resolution 149 of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Buenos Aires, 1994Doha, 2006) and the Buenos Aires Action PlanAction Plan adopted by that conference which provides for extending these measures to include small island developing States,

concerned

that the number of LDCs has continued to rise steadily over the years from 25 in 1971 to 47 in 1993and that it is necessary to address the situation of small island developing States,

instructs both the Secretary-General and the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau

1 to continue to review the state of telecommunication and information technology services in the least developed countries, and small island developing states so identified by the United Nations and needing special measures for telecommunication development and the provision of technology information, and to identify areas of critical weakness requiring priority action;

2 to report his findings to the Council;

32 to propose to the Council concrete measures intended to bring about genuine improvements and provide effective assistance to these Least Developed Ccountries from the Special Voluntary Programme for Technical Cooperation, the Union's own resources and other sources of finance;

43 within existing resources, to provide the necessary administrative and operational structure for proper administration of the resources appropriated for the Least Developed

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Countries and the small island developing States;

5 to report annually on the matter to the Council,


1 to consider the above-mentioned reports and take appropriate action so that the Union may continue to display its keen interest and cooperate actively in the development of telecommunication and information technology services in these countries;

2 to make appropriations for this purpose from the Special Voluntary Programme for Technical Cooperation, the Union's own resources and any other sources of finance;

3 to keep the situation under constant review and to report on the matter to the next Plenipotentiary Conference.

SEN/44/8MOD RESOLUTION 31 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002Antalya, 2006)

Telecommunication infrastructure and information and communication technologies for socio-economic and cultural

development


recognizing

that the social and economic underdevelopment of a large part of the world is one of the most serious problems affecting not only the countries concerned but also the international community as a whole,

considering

a) that telecommunication facilities and services are not only the consequence of economic growth, but a prerequisite for overall development;

b) that telecommunications are an integral part of the national and international development process;

c) that recent spectacular progress, and particularly the convergence of telecommunication and computer technologies and services, referred to as information and communication technologies (ICT), are an agent of change for the information age;

d) that the Union is takingtook a leading managerial role in the preparation of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which will be promotingpromoted the importance of ICTs and will beis striving to ensure that all the peoples of the world will be able to take advantage of their benefits,

stressing

the important participatory, and not merely infrastructural, role played by telecommunications in the development of e-government, labour, agriculture, health, education, transport, industry, human rights, environmental protection, trade and transfer of information for social welfare, and in the general economic and social progress of developing countries,

recalling

a) that the Union's World Telecommunication Development Report has highlighted the unacceptable imbalance in the distribution of telecommunications and the imperative and

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urgent need to remedy that imbalance;

b) that in this context the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Buenos Aires, 1994), inter alia, called on governments, international agencies and all other parties concerned to accord, particularly in the developing countries, an appropriate higher priority to investment and other related actions for the development of telecommunications;

c) that the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Istanbul, 2002) established the study group work programmes and approved resolutions aimed at promoting digital opportunities, highlighting the role of the use of ICTs in tele-education and telehealth programmes, and that specific principles, objectives and goals are set forth in the Istanbul Action Plan,;

d) that the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Doha, 2006) established programmes, activities and regional initiatives and adopted work programmes for the study groups,

recognizing

a) that given the constraints of the world economic situation, there is a continuing decline in resources available in most developing countries for investment in various development sectors;

b) that, in this situation, doubts continue to arise as to the interrelated priorities for resource allocation among the various sectors to guide national decisions;

c) that it was therefore necessary to provide decision-makers with relevant and timely information on the role and overall contribution of ICTs to the totality of planned development;

d) that past studies undertaken at the initiative of the Union for assessing the benefits of telecommunications have had a salutary effect,

appreciating

the various studies that have been carried out as part of the programme of technical cooperation and assistance activities of the Union,

resolves

1 that the Union should continue to organize, conduct or sponsor necessary studies to bring out, in a different and changing context, the contribution of ICTs to overall development;

2 that the Union should continue to act as a clearing house for the exchange of information and, within the framework of the Istanbul and Doha Action Plans and in partnership with other appropriate organizations, implement programmes, initiatives and projects aimed at promoting access to telecommunications and ICTs,

invites

the administrations and governments of Member States, agencies and organizations of the United Nations system, non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations, financial institutions and providers of telecommunication equipment and services and other ICTs to extend their support for the satisfactory implementation of this resolution,

urges

all agencies responsible for development aid and assistance, including the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), as well as donor and recipient Member States of the Union, to attach greater importance to ICTs in the development process and to accord an appropriate higher

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priority for resource allocation to this sector,


1 to bring this resolution to the attention of all interested parties, including, in particular, UNDP, IBRD, regional development banks and national development funds for cooperation;

2 to organize studies as necessary, within the available credits;

3 to report annually to the Council on the progress made in the implementation of this resolution;

4 to arrange for the wide dissemination of the findings of the studies carried out in accordance with this resolution,


1 to review the Secretary-General's reports and take appropriate measures to ensure the implementation of this resolution;

2 to report on the matter to the next plenipotentiary conference.

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USA/16/56MOD


Telecommunication infrastructure and information and communication technologies for socio-economic

and cultural development


recognizing

a) that the social and economic underdevelopment of a large part of the world is one of the most serious problems affecting not only the countries concerned but also the international community as a whole,;

b) that the World Summit on the Information Society (Geneva 2003, Tunis 2005) (WSIS) highlighted that the infrastructure for information and communication technologies (ICT) is an essential foundation for an inclusive Information Society, and declared its commitment to place ICTs at the service of development;

c) that the World Telecommunications Development Conference Declaration (Doha, 2006) recognized that ICTs are essential for political, economic, social and cultural development, that they play an important role in poverty alleviation, job creation, environmental protection and the prevention and mitigation of natural and other disasters, and that therefore, opportunities offered by new ICTs should be fully exploited to foster sustainable development;

d) that Goal 2 of the Strategic Plan of the Union (2008 – 2011) declares the aim to assist in bridging the national and international digital divide in ICTs by facilitating interoperability, interconnection and global connectivity of networks and services, and by playing a leading role, within its mandate, in the multistakeholder process for follow-up and implementation of the relevant goals and objectives of the WSIS,

recalling

a) that the Union’s World Telecommunication Development Report has highlighted the unacceptable imbalance in the distribution of telecommunications and the imperative and urgent need to remedy that imbalance;

b) that in this context the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Buenos Aires, 1994), inter alia, called on governments, international agencies and all other parties concerned to accord, particularly in developing countries, an appropriate higher priority to investment and other related actions for the development of telecommunications;

c) that since that time, the Union’s World Telecommunication Development Conferences have established study groups, work programmes, and approved resolutions to promote digital opportunities, highlighting the role of information and communications technology (ICT) in a number of areas;

d) d) that Goal 7 of the ITU Strategic Plan (2008-2011) highlights the importance of promoting an enabling environment that assists governments in fostering supportive, transparent, pro-competitive and predictable policies, as well as legal and regulatory frameworks that provide appropriate incentives for investment in, and development of, the

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Information Society,

considering

a) that telecommunication facilities and services are not only the consequence of economic growth, but a prerequisite for overall development;

b) that telecommunications are an integral part of the national and international development process;

c) that recent spectacular progress, and particularly the convergence of telecommunication and computer technologies and services, referred to as information and communication technologies (ICT), are an agents of change for the information age;,

d) that the Union is taking a leading managerial role in the preparation of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), which will be promoting the importance of ICTs and will be striving to ensure that all the peoples of the world will be able to take advantage of their benefits,

stressing

the important participatory, and not merely infrastructural, role played by telecommunications in the development of e-government, labour, agriculture, health, education, transport, industry, human rights, environmental protection, trade and transfer of information for social welfare, and in the general economic and social progress of developing countries,

recallingconsidering further

a) that the Union’s World Telecommunication Development Report has highlighted the unacceptable imbalance in the distribution of telecommunications and the imperative and urgent need to remedy that imbalance;

b) that in this context the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Buenos Aires, 1994), inter alia, called on governments, international agencies and all other parties concerned to accord, particularly in the developing countries, an appropriate higher priority to investment and other related actions for the development of telecommunications;

c) that the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Istanbul, 2002) established the study group work programmes and approved resolutions aimed at promoting digital opportunities, highlighting the role of the use of ICTs in tele-education and telehealth programmes, and that specific principles, objectives and goals are set forth in the Istanbul Action Plan,

recognizing

a) that given the constraints of the world economic situation, there is a continuing decline in resources availableneed in most developing countries for investment in various development sectors;

b) that, in this situation, doubts continue to arise as to the interrelated priorities for resource allocation among the various sectors tonational e-strategies should be linked to

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overall development goals and guide national decisions;

c) that it was thereforecontinues to be necessary to provide decision-makers with relevant and timely information on the role and overall contribution of ICTs to the totality of planned development;

d) that past studies undertaken at the initiative of the Union for assessing the benefits of telecommunications have had a salutary effect,

stressing

the important participatory, and not merely infrastructural, role played by telecommunications in the development of e-government, labour, agriculture, health education, transport, industry, human rights, environmental protection, trade and transfer of information for social welfare, and in the general economic and social progress of developing countries,

mindful

a) that the Doha Declaration (WTDC, 2006) emphasized the important role that governments play in developing ICTs and telecommunications, and urged governments to establish an enabling environment promoting reasonable and affordable access to basic telecommunication services for all;

b) that the Geneva Declaration of Principles (WSIS, 2003) recognized that policies that create a favorable climate for stability, predictability, and fair competition at all levels should be developed and implemented in a manner that attracts more private investment for telecommunications and ICT infrastructure,

appreciating

the various studies that have been carried out as part of the programme of technical cooperation and assistance activities of the Union,

resolves

1 that the Union should continue to organize, conduct or sponsor necessary studies to bring out, in a different and changing context, the contribution of ICTs to overall development;

2 that the Union should continue to act as a clearing house for the exchange of information and, within the framework of the Istanbul Doha Action Plan and in partnership with other appropriate organizations, implement programmes and projects aimed at promoting access to telecommunications and ICTs,

invites

the administrations and governments of Member States, agencies and organizations of the United Nations system, non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations, financial institutions and providers of telecommunication equipment and services and other ICTs to extend their support for the satisfactory implementation of this resolution,

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urges

all agencies responsible for development aid and assistance, including the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), as well as donor and recipient Member States of the Union, to continue to attach greater importance to ICTs in the development process and to accord an appropriate highera high priority for resource allocation to this sector,


1 to bring this resolution to the attention of all interested parties, including, in particular, UNDP, IBRD, regional development banks and national development funds for cooperation;

2 to organize studies as necessary, within the available credits;

3 to report annually to the Council on the progress made in the implementation of this resolution;

4 to arrange for the wide dissemination of the findings of the studies carried out in accordance with this resolution,


1 to review the Secretary-General’s reports and take appropriate measures to ensure the implementation of this resolution;

2 to report on the matter to the next plenipotentiary conference.

ARB/14/52SUP

RESOLUTION 31 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002)Telecommunication infrastructure and information and communication

technologies for socio-economic and cultural development

EUR/12/64MOD

Resolution 34 (Rev. minneapolisAntalya, 19982006)

Assistance and support to countries in special need: Afghanistan, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Timor Leste, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Liberia,

Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Somalia for rebuilding their telecommunication networks

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Minneapolis, 1998Antalya, 2006),

recalling

a) the noble principles, purpose and objectives embodied in the Charter of the United Nations and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

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b) the efforts of the United Nations to promote sustainable development;

c) the purposes of the Union as enshrined in Article 1 of its Constitution (Geneva, 1992),

recognizing

a) that a reliable telecommunication network is indispensable for promoting the socio-economic development of countries, in particular those having suffered from natural disasters, domestic conflicts or war;

b) that telecommunication facilities in Afghanistan, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Timor Leste, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Somalia have been severely damaged due to thenatural disasters, domestic conflicts or wars in those countries;

c) that, under the present conditions and in the foreseeable future, these countries will not be able to bring their telecommunication systems up to an acceptable level without help from the international community, provided bilaterally or through international organizations,

noting

a) the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation, inter alia, of Resolution 34 (Rev. Minneapolis, 1998) of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994);

b) the efforts deployed by the Secretary-General and the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) towards the implementation of Resolution 34,

noting further

that the conditions of order and security sought by United Nations resolutions have been only partially achieved and hence Resolution 34 was only partially implemented,

resolves

that the special action initiated by the Secretary-General and the Director of BDT, with specialized assistance from the Radiocommunication Sector and the Telecommunication Standardization Sector, should be continued and extended in order to provide appropriate assistance and support to countries that have suffered from natural disasters, domestic conflicts or wars, namely Afghanistan, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Timor Leste, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Somalia in rebuilding their telecommunication networks, as and when the conditions of order and security sought by United Nations resolutions are met,

calls upon Member States

to offer all possible assistance and support to the Governments of Burundi, Liberia, Rwanda and Somaliathe countries in special need, either bilaterally or through – and at any rate in coordination with – the special action of the Union referred to above,


to allocate the necessary funds within available resources and initiate this actionfor the implementation of this resolution,

instructs the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau

1 to take all possible measures to mobilize additional resources for the implementation of the proposed activities;

2 to implement a programme of assistance for the least developed countries (LDCs) in which reconstruction and rehabilitation of telecommunication infrastructure is an integral

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part of the programme,


1 to coordinate the activities carried out by the three ITU Sectors in accordance with resolves above, to ensure that the Union’s action in favour of Burundi, Liberia, Rwanda and Somaliathe countries in special need is as effective as possible, and to report on the matter to the Council.;

2 to update this list of countries, as needed and with the approval of the Council.

EUR/12/47MOD RESOLUTION 36 (Rev. MARRAKESH, 2002A ntalya , 2006)

Telecommunications2 in the service of humanitarian assistance

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Marrakesh 2002 Antalya, 2006),

endorsing

a) Resolution 644 (Rev.WRC-2000) of the World Radiocommunication Conference (Istanbul, 2000) on telecommunication resources for disaster mitigations and relief operations;

b) Resolution 34 (Istanbul, 2002,Rev.Doha, 2006) of the World Telecommunication Development Conference on the role of telecommunications/ICT in early warning and mitigation of disasters and resources in the service ofhumanitarian assistance,;

c) the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society adopted by the second phase of the WSIS, paragraph 91,

considering

a) that the Intergovernmental Conference on Emergency Telecommunications (Tampere, 1998) adopted the Tampere Convention on the provision of telecommunication resources for disaster mitigation and relief operations;

b) that the second Tampere Conference on Disaster Communications (Tampere, 2001) invited ITU to study the use of public mobile networks for early warning and the dissemination of emergency information, and the operational aspects of emergency telecommunications such as call prioritization,;

c) that the International Conference on Emergency Communications 2006 (ICEC-2006) was held in Tampere, 19-20 June 2006,

noting

that activities are being undertaken at the international, regional and national levels within ITU and other relevant organizations to establish internationally agreed means for the operation of systems for public protection and disaster relief on a harmonized and coordinated basis,

recognizing

a) the seriousness and magnitude of potential disasters that may cause dramatic human suffering;

2 The term "telecommunications" includes information and communication technologies (ICTs) consistent with the definition to be found in No. 1012 in the Annex to the ITU Constitution entitled: Definition of Certain Terms Used in this Constitution, the Convention and the Administrative Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union.

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b) that the recent tragic events in the world clearly demonstrate the need for high-quality communications services to assist public safety and disaster relief agencies in minimizing risk to human life and to cover the necessary general public information and communication needs in such situations,;

c) the important enabling role of telecommunications3 working towards the establishment of standards-based monitoring and worldwide early-warning systems linked to national and regional networks and facilitating emergency disaster response all over the world, particularly in high-risk regions,

convinced

that the unhindered use of telecommunication equipment and services is indispensable for the provision of effective and appropriate humanitarian assistance,

further convinced

that the Tampere Convention provides the necessary framework for such use of telecommunication resources,

resolves to instruct the Secretary-General

1 to work closely with the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator to support Member States which so request in their work towards their national adherence to the Tampere Convention,

2 upon entry into force of the Tampere Convention, and in close collaboration with the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, to assist Member States which so request with the development of their practical arrangements for itsthe implementation of the Tampere Convention,

urges Member States

to work, towards signature of the Tampere Convention prior to the deadline of 21 June 2003 andas a matter of priority, towards ratification, acceptance, approval or accession to the Tampere Convention,

further urges Member States Parties to the Tampere Convention

to take all practical steps for the application of the Tampere Convention and to work closely with the operational coordinator as provided for therein.

ACP/36/1MOD RESOLUTION 36 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002Antalya, 2006)

Telecommunications in the service of humanitarian assistance


endorsing

a) Resolution 644 (Rev.WRC-2000) of the World Radiocommunication Conference (Istanbul, 2000) on telecommunication resources for disaster mitigation and relief operations;

b) Resolution 34 (Istanbul, 2002) of the World Telecommunication Development Conference on telecommunication resources in the service of humanitarian assistance;,

3 See footnote 1.

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c) Resolution 646 (WRC-03) of the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2003) on public protection and disaster relief,

considering

a) that the Intergovernmental Conference on Emergency Telecommunications (Tampere, 1998) adopted the Tampere Convention on the provision of telecommunication resources for disaster mitigation and relief operations and which entered into force on 8 January 2005;


c) that the third Tampere Conference on Disaster Communications (Tampere, 2006) encouraged wider understanding and cooperation between governments on implementation of the Tampere Convention,

noting


recognizing


b) that the recent tragic events in the world clearly demonstrate the need for high-quality communications services to assist public safety and disaster relief agencies in minimizing risk to human life and to cover the necessary general public information and communication needs in such situations,

convinced


further convinced

that the Tampere Convention provides the necessary framework for such use of telecommunication resources,



2 upon entry into force of the Tampere Convention, and in close collaboration with the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator to assist Member States which so request with the development of their practical arrangements for its implementation, in close

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collaboration with the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator,

urges Member States

to work towards signature accession to of the Tampere Convention prior to the deadline of 21 June 2003 and, as a matter of priority, ratification, acceptance, approval or accession to the Convention,



SYR/43/2MOD RESOLUTION 36 (Rev. MARRAKESH, 2002A ntalya , 2006)

Telecommunications4 in the service of humanitarian assistance

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Marrakesh 2002 Antalya, 2006),

endorsing

a) Resolution 644 (Rev.WRC-2000) of the World Radiocommunication Conference (Istanbul, 2000) on telecommunication resources for disaster mitigations and relief operations;

b) Resolution 34 (Istanbul, 2002,Rev.Doha, 2006) of the World Telecommunication Development Conference on the role of telecommunications/ICT in early warning and mitigation of disasters and resources in the service ofhumanitarian assistance,;

c) the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society adopted by the second phase of the WSIS, paragraph 91;,

d) Resolution 646 (WRC-03) of the World Radio Conference – Public Protection and Disaster Relief,

considering

a) that the Intergovernmental Conference on Emergency Telecommunications (Tampere, 1998) adopted the Tampere Convention on the provision of telecommunication resources for disaster mitigation and relief operations;


c) that the International Conference on Emergency Communications 2006 (ICEC-2006) was held in Tampere, 19-20 June 2006;,

d) the discussion held at the 19-20 October 2006 during the ITU-T/Oasis Workshop and the Demonstration of Advances in ICT Standards for Public Warning,

4 The term "telecommunications" includes information and communication technologies (ICTs) consistent with the definition to be found in No. 1012 in the Annex to the ITU Constitution entitled: Definition of Certain Terms Used in this Constitution, the Convention and the Administrative Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union.

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noting


recognizing


b) that the recent tragic events in the world clearly demonstrate the need for high-quality communications services to assist public safety and disaster relief agencies in minimizing risk to human life and to cover the necessary general public information and communication needs in such situations,;

c) the important enabling role of telecommunications5 working towards the establishment of standards-based monitoring and worldwide early-warning systems linked to national and regional networks and facilitating emergency disaster response all over the world, particularly in high-risk regions,

convinced


further convinced

a) that the Tampere Convention provides the necessary framework for such use of telecommunication resources,;

b) that an international standard for communication of alert and warning information can assist in the provision of affective and appropriate humanitarian assistance and in mitigating the consequences of disasters, in particular in developing countries,

resolves to instruct the Directors of the Bureaux

to collaborate with organizations that are working in the area of standards for communication of alert and warning information in order to study the appropriate inclusion of such standards in ITU’s work and their dissemination, in particular in the developing countries,



2 upon entry into force of the Tampere Convention, and in close collaboration with the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator, to assist Member States which so request with the development of their practical arrangements for itsthe implementation of the Tampere Convention,

invites Member States

to undertake collaborative actions to assure that standards-based, all-media, all-hazards public warning becomes and essential infrastructure component available to all associate worldwide, including in particular in developing countries.

5 See footnote 1.

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urges Member States

to work, towards signature of the Tampere Convention prior to the deadline of 21 June 2003 andas a matter of priority, towards ratification, acceptance, approval or accession to the Tampere Convention,



IAP/15/33MOD RESOLUTION 41 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002Antalya 2006)

Arrears and special arrears accountsThe Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Marrakesh, 2002Antalya, 2006),

in view of

the report of the Council to the Plenipotentiary Conference on the situation with regard to amounts owed to the Union by Member States, and Sector Members and Associates,

regrettingthe increasing level of arrears and slow settlement of special arrears accounts,

considering

that it is in the interest of all Member States, and Sector Members and Associates to maintain the finances of the Union on a sound footing,

having noted

that a number of Member States for which special arrears accounts have been established have up to now not complied with their obligation to submit a repayment schedule to the Secretary-General, and to agree on such a schedule with the Secretary-General, and that their special account has accordingly been cancelled,

urges

all Member States in arrears, especially those for which special arrears accounts have been cancelled, as well as Sector Members in arrears, to submit a repayment schedule to the Secretary-General, and to agree on such a schedule with the Secretary-General,

confirms the decision

to open any new special arrears account only after the conclusion of an agreement with the Secretary-General establishing a specific repayment schedule at the latest within one year of the receipt of the request for such a special arrears account,

resolves

that the amounts due shall not be taken into account when applying No. 169 of the ITU Constitution provided that the Member States concerned have submitted their repayment schedules to the Secretary-General, and agreed on those schedules with the Secretary-

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General, and for as long as they strictly comply with them and with the associated conditions, and that failure to comply with the repayment schedule and associated conditions shall result in the cancellation of the special arrears account,


to review, if necessary, the guidelines for repayment schedules, including a maximum duration, which might be extended to [25] years for Member States and five years for Sector Members and Associates, and appropriate additional measures such as, for example, temporary reduction in class of contribution, cancellation of interest on debt, waiving of interest on debt included in repayment schedules, in particular for least developed countriesand developing countries, and to take additional measures in respect of non-compliance with the agreed terms of settlement and/or arrears in payment of annual contributory shares not included in repayment schedules, such as suspending Sector Members' participation in the work of the Union,

further instructs the Council

to review the appropriate level of the Reserve for Debtors' Accounts with a view to covering outstanding amounts fully, and to report to the next plenipotentiary conference on the results obtained in pursuance of this resolution

authorizes the Secretary-General

to negotiate and agree upon, with all Member States in arrears, especially those for which special arrears accounts have been cancelled, as well as with Sector Members and Associates in arrears, schedules for the repayment of their debts in accordance with the guidelines established by the Council, and, where appropriate, to submit for decision by the Council proposals for additional measures as indicated under instructs the Council above, including those related to non-compliance,


to inform all Member States, and Sector Members and Associates in arrears or having special arrears accounts or cancelled special arrears accounts of this resolution and to report to the Council on the measures taken and progress made towards the settlement of debts in respect of special arrears accounts or cancelled special arrears accounts, as well as on any non-compliance with the agreed terms of settlement,

urges Member States and Sector Members

to assist the Secretary-General and the Council in the application of this resolution.

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USA/16/52MOD


Arrears and special arrears accounts


in view of

the report of the Council to the Plenipotentiary Conference on the situation with regard to amounts owed to the Union by Member States and Sector Members,

regretting

the increasing level of arrears and slow settlement of special arrears accounts,

considering

that it is in the interest of all Member States and Sector Members to maintain the finances of the Union on a sound footing,

having noted

that a number of Member States and Sector Members for which special arrears accounts have been established notwithstanding the provisions of No. 168 of the Constitution, have up to now not complied with their obligation to submit a repayment schedule to the Secretary-General, and to agree on such a schedule with the Secretary-General, and that their special account has accordingly been cancelled,

urges



to open any new special arrears account only after the conclusion of an agreement with the Secretary-General establishing a specific repayment schedule at the latest within one year of the receipt of the request for such a special arrears account,

resolves

that the amounts due shall not be taken into account when applying No. 169 of the ITU Constitution provided that the Member States concerned have submitted their repayment schedules to the Secretary-General, and agreed on those schedules with the Secretary-General, and for as long as they strictly comply with them and with the associated conditions, and that failure to comply with the repayment schedule and associated conditions shall result in the cancellation of the special arrears account,


to review, if necessary, the guidelines for repayment schedules, including a maximum duration, and appropriate additional measures such as, for example, temporary reduction in class of contribution, in particular for least developed countries, and to take additional measures in respect of non-compliance with the agreed terms of settlement, such as in particular to include suspending Sector Members’ participation in the work of the Union,


to review the appropriate level of the Reserve for Debtors’ Accounts with a view to covering outstanding amounts fully, and to report to the next plenipotentiary conference on the results obtained in pursuance of this resolution,

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to negotiate and agree upon, with all Member States in arrears, especially those for which special arrears accounts have been cancelled, as well as with Sector Members in arrears, schedules for the repayment of their debts in accordance with the guidelines established by the Council, and, where appropriate, to submit for decision by the Council proposals for additional measures as indicated under instructs the Council above, including those related to non-compliance,


to inform all Member States and Sector Members in arrears or having special arrears accounts or cancelled special arrears accounts of this resolution and to report to the Council on the measures taken and progress made towards the settlement of debts in respect of special arrears accounts or cancelled special arrears accounts, as well as on any non-compliance with the agreed terms of settlement,



ARG/35/7MOD RESOLUTION 41 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002Antalya, 2006)

Arrears and special arrears accounts


in view of

the report of the Council to the Plenipotentiary Conference on the situation with regard to amounts owed to the Union by Member States, and Sector Members and Associates,

regretting

the increasing level of arrears and slow settlement of special arrears accounts,

considering

that it is in the interest of all Member States, and Sector Members and Associates to maintain the finances of the Union on a sound footing,

having noted

that a number of Member States for which special arrears accounts have been established have up to now not complied with their obligation to submit a repayment schedule to the Secretary-General, and to agree on such a schedule with the Secretary-General, and that their special account has accordingly been cancelled,

urges



to open any new special arrears account only after the conclusion of an agreement with the Secretary-General establishing a specific repayment schedule at the latest within one year

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of the receipt of the request for such a special arrears account,

resolves

that the amounts due shall not be taken into account when applying No. 169 of the ITU Constitution provided that the Member States concerned have submitted their repayment schedules to the Secretary-General, and agreed on those schedules with the Secretary-General, and for as long as they strictly comply with them and with the associated conditions, and that failure to comply with the repayment schedule and associated conditions shall result in the cancellation of the special arrears account,


to review, if necessary, the guidelines for repayment schedules, including a maximum duration, which might be extended to [25] years for Member States and five years for Sector Members and Associates, and appropriate additional measures such as, for example, temporary reduction in class of contribution, cancellation of interest on debt, waiving of interest on debt included in repayment schedules, in particular for least developed countriesand developing countries, and to take additional measures in respect of non-compliance with the agreed terms of settlement and/or arrears in payment of annual contributory shares not included in repayment schedules, such as suspending Sector Members' participation in the work of the Union,


to review the appropriate level of the Reserve for Debtors' Accounts with a view to covering outstanding amounts fully, and to report to the next plenipotentiary conference on the results obtained in pursuance of this resolution


to negotiate and agree upon, with all Member States in arrears, especially those for which special arrears accounts have been cancelled, as well as with Sector Members and Associates in arrears, schedules for the repayment of their debts in accordance with the guidelines established by the Council, and, where appropriate, to submit for decision by the Council proposals for additional measures as indicated under instructs the Council above, including those related to non-compliance,


to inform all Member States, and Sector Members and Associates in arrears or having special arrears accounts or cancelled special arrears accounts of this resolution and to report to the Council on the measures taken and progress made towards the settlement of debts in respect of special arrears accounts or cancelled special arrears accounts, as well as on any non-compliance with the agreed terms of settlement,



Reasons: The proposal seeks to ensure that the ITU can move forward in regularizing financial arrears. To that end, it is considered that extending repayment schedules and cancelling interest on Member State debt would facilitate debt repayment and payment of annual contributory shares. The five-year repayment period is maintained for debts of Sector Members and Associates, who also benefit from cancellation of the interest thereon.

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EUR/12/60MOD

RESOLUTION 48 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002)

Human resources management and development


1 to ensure that human resources management and development help achieve ITU’s management goals;

2 to prepare, with the assistance of the Coordination Committee, medium-term and long-term human resources management and development plans to respond to the needs of the Union, its membership and its staff;

……




recalling

a) Resolution 48 (Rev. Minneapolis, 1998Antalya, 2006) of the Plenipotentiary Conference on human resources management and development;

b) No. 154 of the ITU Constitution,

noting

a) the report concerning human resources management and development adopted by the Council at its 1998 session;

a) Resolution 1195, adopted by the Council at its 2002 session, on effective human resources management in the Union which establishes an ad hoc group of the Standing Committee on staff matters;

b) the strategic plan for the Union as described in Resolution 71 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002Antalya, 2006) of this conference;

c) the report submitted to the 2002 session of the Council (Document C02/27) on effective human resources management in the Union;

d) Resolution 1195, adopted by the Council at its 2002 session, on effective human resources management in the Union which establishes an ad hoc group of the Standing Committee on staff matters;

ed) the Standards of Conduct for the International Civil Service established by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) and implemented by ITU in July 2002,

recognizing

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a) the value of the human resources of the Union to the fulfilment of its goals;

b) that a continued reduction in staffing levels from their present levels and raising the training standard of serving staff members to compensate for that reduction, will almost certainly be required during the period up to the next plenipotentiary conference,

further recognizing

a) the value, both to the Union and to the staff, of developing those resources to the fullest extent possible through various human resources development activities, and in particular in-service training and to compensate for the likely reduction in staffing levels;

b) the impact on the Union and its staff of the continuing evolution of activities in the field of telecommunications and the need for the Union and its human resources to adapt to this evolution through training;

c) the importance of human resources management and development in support of ITU's strategic orientations and goals,

considering

a) the need to follow a recruitment policy appropriate to the requirements of the Union, including the redeployment of posts and recruitment of specialists at the start of their career;

b) the need to continue to improve the geographical distribution of appointed staff of the Union;

c) the need to encourage the recruitment of more women in the Professional and higher categories;

d) the constant advances made in telecommunication and information technology and operation and the corresponding need to recruit specialists of the highest standard of competence;

e) that it is likely that the definitive upper limit of the contributory unit approved by this conference for the years 20048-200711 will affect the amount spent on human resources in the Union;

f) that there are a number of factors that will affect the finances of the Union which cannot be accurately predicted up to the end of 200711, such as the fluctuations in the rate of exchange between the US dollar and the Swiss franc, and actual income that will be generated from cost recovery,

resolves

1 that the management and development of ITU's human resources should be compatible with the goals and activities of the Union and with the United Nations common system;

2 that ICSC recommendations approved by the United Nations General Assembly should continue to be applied;

3 that, with immediate effect and within available financial resources, recruitment of new staff, including temporary staff, should be limited and, to the extent practicable, vacancies should be filled through greater mobility of existing staff;

4 that internal mobility should, to the extent practicable, be coupled with training so that staff can be used where they are most needed;

5 that internal mobility should be applied, to the extent feasible, to cover needs when staff retire or leave ITU in order to reduce staffing levels without terminating contracts,

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resolves further

1 that appointed staff in the Professional and higher categories shall continue to be recruited on an international basis and that, for posts identified for external recruitment, vacancies for these posts shall be advertised as widely as possible and communicated to the administrations of all Member States of the Union; however, reasonable promotion possibilities must continue to be offered to existing staff;

2 that, when filling vacant posts by international recruitment, in choosing between candidates who meet the qualification requirements for a post, preference shall be given to candidates from regions of the world which are insufficiently represented in the staffing of the Union, taking into account the desirable balance between female and male staff;

3 that, when filling vacant posts by international recruitment and when no candidate fulfils all the qualification requirements, recruitment can take place at one grade below, on the understanding that since not all the requirements of the post are met, the candidate will have to fulfil certain conditions before being given the full responsibilities of the post and promotion to the grade of the post,


1 to ensure that human resources management and development help achieve ITU's management goals;

2 to continue to prepare, with the assistance of the Coordination Committee, medium-term and long-term human resources management and development plans to respond to the needs of the Union, its membership and its staff;

3 to study how best practices in human resources management might be applied within the Union, and report to the Council;

4 to continue to pursue a recruitment policy designed to improve geographical and gender representation among appointed staff;

5 to recruit, as appropriate within the available financial resources, and taking into account geographical distribution and balance between female and male staff, specialists who are starting their careers at the P.1/ P.2 level;

6 with a view to further training in order to enhance professional competence in the Union, to examine and report to the Council how a programme of training for both managers and their staff could be implemented within the available financial resources throughout the Union;

7 to continue to submit each year to the Council ahis annual reports on the measures adopted in pursuance of this resolution and on the evolution of recruitment issues in general,


1 to ensure, to the extent feasible within approved budget levels, that the necessary staff and financial resources are made available for addressing issues related to human resources management and development in ITU as they emerge;

2 to examine the Secretary-General's report on this matter and to decide on the actions to be taken;

3 to allocate the appropriate credits for in-service training in accordance with an established programme, representing, to the extent practicable, 3 per cent of the budget allocated to staff costs;

4 to follow with the greatest attention the question of recruitment and to adopt, within existing resources and consistent with the United Nations common system, the measures it

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deems necessary to secure an adequate number of qualified candidates for Union posts, particularly taking account of considering b) and c) above,


to participate in the ad hoc group established by Council Resolution 1195, whose participation includes ITU management and staff representatives in accordance with Resolution 51 (Rev. Minneapolis, 1998), in order to develop recommendations based on best practices used in governments and industry for improving human resources management in ITU under the terms of reference set out in that resolution.

ACP/36/18MOD RESOLUTION 48 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002Antalya, 2006)


The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Marrakesh, 2002 Antalya, 2006,

recalling

a) Resolution 48 (Rev. Minneapolis, 1998Marrakesh, 2002) of the Plenipotentiary Conference on human resources management and development;

b) No. 154 of the ITU Constitution,

noting

a) the report concerning human resources management and development adopted by the Council at its 1998 session;

b) the strategic plan for the Union as described in Resolution 71 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) of this conference;

ca) the report submitted to the 2002 session of the Council (Document C02/27) on effective human resources management in the Union;

d) Resolution 1195, adopted by the Council at its 2002 session, on effective human resources management in the Union which establishes an ad hoc group of the Standing Committee on staff matters;

eb) the Standards of Conduct for the International Civil Service established by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) and implemented by ITU in July 2002,;

c) Decision 517, adopted by the Council at its 2004 session, on strengthening the dialogue between the Secretary-General and the ITU Staff Council;

d) the report introduced to the 2006 session of the Council (Document C06/EP/3) on ITU human resources management;

e) Resolution 1253, adopted by the Council at its 2006 session, establishing the Tripartite Group on Human Resources Management,

recognizing

a) the value of the human resources of the Union to the fulfilment of its goals,;

b) that a reduction in staffing levels from their present levels will almost certainly be required during the period up to the next plenipotentiary conference,

further recognizing

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a) the value, both to the Union and to the staff, of developing those resources to the fullest extent possible through various human resources development activities, and in particularincluding in-service training;

b) the impact on the Union and its staff of the continuing evolution of activities in the field of telecommunications and the need for the Union and its human resources to adapt to this evolution;

c) the importance of human resources management and development in support of ITU's strategic orientations and goals,

considering

a) the need to follow a recruitment policy appropriate to the requirements of the Union, including the redeployment of posts and recruitment of specialists at the start of their career;

b) the need to continue to improve the geographical distribution of appointed staff of the Union;

c) the need to encourage the recruitment of more women in the Professional and higher categories;

d) the constant advances made in telecommunication technology and operation and the corresponding need to recruit specialists of the highest standard of competence;

e) that it is likely that the definitive upper limit of the contributory unit approved by this conference for the years 20084-201107 will affect the amount spent on human resources in the Union;,

f) that there are a number of factors that will affect the finances of the Union which cannot be accurately predicted up to the end of 2007, such as the fluctuations in the rate of exchange between the US dollar and the Swiss franc, and actual income that will be generated from cost recovery,

resolves

1 that the management and development of ITU's human resources should be compatible with the goals and activities of the Union and with the United Nations common system;

2 that ICSC recommendations approved by the United Nations General Assembly should be applied;

3 that, with immediate effect and within available financial resources, recruitment of new staff, including temporary staff, should be limited and, to the extent practicable, vacancies should be filled through greater mobility of existing staff;

43 that internal mobility should, to the extent practicable, be coupled with training so that staff can be used where they are most needed;

54 that internal mobility should be applied, to the extent feasible, to cover needs when staff retire or leave ITU in order to reduce staffing levels without terminating contracts,

resolves further

1 that appointed staff in the Professional and higher categories shall continue to be recruited on an international basis and that, for posts identified for external recruitment, vacancies for these posts shall be advertised as widely as possible and communicated to the administrations of all Member States of the Union; however, reasonable promotion possibilities must continue to be offered to existing staff;

2 that, when filling vacant posts by international recruitment, in choosing between

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candidates who meet the qualification requirements for a post, preference shall be given to candidates from regions of the world which are insufficiently represented in the staffing of the Union, taking into account the desirable balance between female and male staff;

3 that, when filling vacant posts by international recruitment and when no candidate fulfils all the qualification requirements, recruitment can take place at one grade below, on the understanding that since not all the requirements of the post are met, the candidate will have to fulfil certain conditions before being given the full responsibilities of the post and promotion to the grade of the post,


1 to ensure that human resources management and development help achieve ITU's management goals;

2 to prepare, with the assistance of the Coordination Committee, and implement medium-term and long-term human resources management and development plans to respond to the needs of the Union, its membership and its staff, including the establishment of benchmarks within these plans;

3 to study how best practices in human resources management might be applied within the Union, and report to the Council;

4 to continue to pursue a recruitment policy designed to improve geographical and gender representation among appointed staff;

5 to recruit, as appropriate within the available financial resources, and taking into account geographical distribution and balance between female and male staff, specialists who are starting their careers at the P.1/P.2 level;

6 with a view to further training in order to enhance professional competence in the Union, to examine and report to the Council how a programme of training for both managers and their staff could be implemented within the available financial resources throughout the Union;

7 to submit each year to the Council a report on thestaff and recruitment matters in general, including the issues listed in the Annex attached to this Resolution, and on the measures adopted in pursuance of this resolution and on the evolution of recruitment issues in general,


1 to ensure, to the extent feasible within approved budget levels, that the necessary staff and financial resources are made available for addressing issues related to human resources management and development in ITU as they emerge;

2 to examine the Secretary-General's report on this matter and to decide on the actions to be taken;

3 to allocate the appropriate credits for in-service training in accordance with an established programme, representing, to the extent practicable, 3 per cent of the budget allocated to staff costs;

4 to follow with the greatest attention the question of recruitment and to adopt, within existing resources and consistent with the United Nations common system, the measures it deems necessary to secure an adequate number of qualified candidates for Union posts, particularly taking account of considering b) and c) above.,


to participate in the ad hoc group established by Council Resolution 1195, whose participation includes ITU management and staff representatives in accordance with

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Resolution 51 (Rev. Minneapolis, 1998), in order to develop recommendations based on best practices used in governments and industry for improving human resources management in ITU under the terms of reference set out in that resolution.

Annex to Resolution 48 (ANTALYA, 2006)

MATTERS FOR REPORT TO COUNCIL ON STAFFAND RECRUITMENT ISSUES

Geographical representation

Staff career policy

Staff morale

Balance between external and internal recruitment

Gender balance

Contract policy

Implementation of human resources development plan

Improvements to human resources services

Alignment between the Union's strategic priorities and staff functions and posts

In-service training

Recruitment and promotion processes

Voluntary separation and early retirement programmes

Short-term posts

Flexibility of working conditions

Relationship between management and staff

Workplace diversity

Harassment issues

Occupational safety

EUR/12/71SUP

RESOLUTION 62 (KYOTO, 1994)

Interim limitations in the use of the official and working languages of the Union

ARB/14/41MOD RESOLUTION 64 (Kyoto, 1994Rev. Antalya, 2006)

Non-discriminatory access to modern telecommunication/information

and communication technology facilities and services


having examined

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the “Buenos Aires Initiative” Resolution on “Non-Discriminatory Access to Modern Telecommunication Facilities and Services” submitted by the Secretary-General at the behest of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Buenos Aires, 1994),

recalling

a) the WSIS outcomes, both at Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005), especially paragraphs 15, 18 and 19 of the Tunis Commitment, and paragraphs 90 and 107 of the Tunis Agenda;

b) the outcomes of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Doha, 2006), especially Resolutions 15, 20 and 37,

taking into account

the importance of telecommunications/information and communication technology for political, economic, social and cultural progress,

taking into account also

a) that the International Telecommunication Union plays an importantessential role in the promotion of global telecommunication/information and communication technology development, especially action lines 2, 5 of the Tunis Agenda;

b) that, to this end, the Union coordinates efforts aimed at securing harmonious development of telecommunication/information and communication technology facilities,

taking into account further

the need to draw up proposals on issues determining worldwide telecommunication/information and communication technology development strategy, and to facilitate the mobilization of the necessary resources to that end,

noting

a) that modern telecommunication/information and communication technology facilities and services are established, in the main, on the basis of recommendations of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) and the Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R);

b) that ITU-T and ITU-R recommendations are the result of the collective efforts of all those taking part in the standardization process within ITU and are adopted by consensus by the Members of the Union;

c) that limitations on the access to telecommunication/information and communication technology facilities and services on which national telecommunication development depends and which are established on the basis of ITU-T and ITU-R recommendations constitute an obstacle to the harmonious development and compatibility of telecommunications worldwide;

d) the two Resolutions 15 and 20 (Rev. Doha, 2006) on non-discriminatory access to telecommunication and information technology facilities and service, applied research and transfer of technology;

e) the Strategic Plan for the Union in accordance with Resolution 71 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) of this conference,

recognizing

that full harmonization of telecommunication networks is impossible unless all countries participating in the work of the Union, without exception, have non-discriminatory access to new telecommunication technologies and modern telecommunication/information and communication technology facilities and services, without prejudice to national regulations

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and international commitments within the competence of other international organizations,

resolves

1 that there should be non-discriminatory access to telecommunication and information technologies, facilities and services established on the basis of ITU-T and ITU-R recommendations;

2 that the ITU should facilitate non-discriminatory access to telecommunication and information technologies, facilities and services established on the basis of ITU-T and ITU-R recommendations;

3 that the ITU should encourage to the greatest extent possible cooperation among the Members of the Union on the question of non-discriminatory access to telecommunication and information technologies, facilities and services established on the basis of ITU-T and ITU-R recommendations with a view to satisfying user demand for modern telecommunication/information and communication technology services,

invites the governments of the Members of the Union

1 to help telecommunication/information and communication equipment manufacturers and service providers in ensuring that telecommunication/information and communication facilities and services established on the basis of ITU-T and ITU-R recommendations may be generally available to the public without any discrimination;

2 to cooperate with one another in the implementation of this Resolution,


to transmit the text of this Resolution to the Secretary-General of the United Nations with a view to bringing to the attention of the world community the viewpoint of ITU, as a specialized agency of the United Nations, on the issue of non-discriminatory access to new telecommunication and information technologies and modern telecommunication/information and communication facilities and services as an important factor for world technological progress.

EUR/12/61MOD

RESOLUTION 65 (Kyoto, 1994)

Remote access to ITU information services

……


1 in consultation with the Coordination Committee and the advisory groups of the three Sectors of the ITU, to submit to Council detailed recommendations with proposed cost estimates for the extension of remote access information exchange facilities and services;’

……

EUR/12/72SUP RESOLUTION 65 (Kyoto, 1994)

Remote access to ITU information services

SYR/43/3MOD

RESOLUTION 67 (Kyoto, 1994)Antalya, 2006)

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Updating of terms and definitions

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Kyoto, 1994)Antalya, 2006),

considering

a) that the Annexes to the Constitution and to the Convention of the International Telecommunication Union (Geneva, 1992) contain definitions of certain terms used in the Constitution, in the Convention and in the Administrative Regulations;

b) that, as a result of technical progress and the development of operating methods, it might be desirable to add new terms with relevant definitions or revise some of these definitions,;

c) the urgent need for unifying all terms and definitions in the six languages to be used by the three Sectors and the General Secretariat;

d) the need to carry the maintenance, expansion and updating of these terms and definitions,


1 to submit to the Council any changes accepted by a conference to definitions which are in the Annexes to the Constitution and Convention (Geneva, 1992), for subsequent transmission to the Plenipotentiary Conference for any action the latter may deem appropriate.;

2 to submit to the council a proposal to create a unit for the maintenance expansion and updating of the unified centralized database for terms and definitions in the six languages with proper proposal for staffing.

instructs the council

1 to study the proposal of the Secretary General and to create this unit as part of the General Secretariat to be activated as soon as possible.

2 to report to the next plenipotentiary conference on the implementation of this Resolution.

SEN/44/9MOD RESOLUTION 68 (Rev. Minneapolis, 1998Antalya, 2006)

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day


considering

the value of the annual celebration of World Telecommunication Day and World Information Society Day in supporting the main strategic orientations of the Union,

bearing in mind

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a) Resolution 46 (Malaga-Torremolinos, 1973) of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Malaga-Torremolinos, 1973), instituting a World Telecommunication Day celebrated annually on 17 May, date of the signature of the first International Telegraph Convention marking the founding of ITU,;

b) United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/60/252 of 27 March 2006, stipulating that World Information Society Day shall be celebrated every year on 17 May;

c) the Tunis Agenda adopted by the World Summit on the Information Society (Tunis, 2005), in which it is acknowledged that there is a need to build more awareness of the internet,

resolves to invite Member States and Sector Members

to celebrate the day annually by organizing appropriate national programmes with a view to:– stimulating reflection and exchanges of ideas on the theme adopted by the Council;– debating the various aspects of the theme with all partners in society; – formulating a report reflecting national discussions on the issues underlying the

theme, to be fed back to ITU and the rest of the membership,

invites the Council

to adopt, for each World Telecommunication and World Information Society Day, a specific theme relating to the main challenges which the changing telecommunication and ICT environment poses for both developed and developing countries,


to make available to the Secretary-General reports which may be produced on the main issues discussed at the national level,


to circulate to the entire membership a consolidated document based on the national reports submitted in accordance with this resolution for the purpose of fostering the exchange of information and views among and with the membership on a host of selected strategic issues.

EUR/12/66MOD

RESOLUTION 70 (Rev. MARRAKESH, 2002ANTALYA, 2006)

Gender mainstreaming in ITU and promoting gender equality towards all-inclusive information societies


recalling

a) the initiative taken by the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) at the World Telecommunication Development Conference in adopting Resolution 7 (Valletta, 1998), transmitted to the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998), which resolved that a task force on gender issues be established;

b) the endorsement of that resolution by the Plenipotentiary Conference in its Resolution 70 (Minneapolis, 1998), in which the conference resolved, inter alia, to incorporate a gender perspective in the implementation of all programmes and plans of ITU;

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c) Resolution 44 (Istanbul, 2002) of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-02) converting the task force on gender issues into a permanent Working Group on Gender Issues;

d) Resolution 1187 adopted by the Council at its 2001 session, on gender perspective1 in ITU human resources management, policy and practice, in which the Council requested the Secretary-General to allocate appropriate resources, within existing budgetary limits, to establish a gender perspective full-time dedicated staff;

e) Resolution E/2001/L.29 (July 2001) of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) entitled “Social and human rights questions: advancement of women”, in which ECOSOC decided to establish, under the regular agenda item “Coordination, programme and other questions”, the regular sub-item “Mainstreaming a gender perspective into all policies and programmes of the United Nations system” in order to, inter alia, monitor and evaluate achievements made and obstacles encountered by the United Nations system, and to consider further measures to strengthen the implementation and monitoring of gender mainstreaming within the United Nations system,

f) Resolution 55 (Florianópolis, 2004) of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly, which encourages gender mainstreaming in ITU-T activities;

g) Resolution 55 (Doha, 2006) of the World Telecommunication Development Conference endorsing a specific action plan for the promotion of gender equality towards all-inclusive information societies,

recognizing

a) that society as a whole, particularly in the context of the information and knowledge society now evolving, will benefit from equal participation of women and men in policy-making and decision-making and equal access to communication services for both women and men;

b) that information and communication technologies (ICTs) are tools through which gender equality can be advanced, and are integral to the creation of societies in which both women and men can substantively contribute and participatethat making better use of human resources, including the skills of women, is essential in order to build the foundation for the new information society and ensure that humanity as a whole benefits from the fruits thereof;

c) that women constitute a substantial, as yet largely unexplored, consumer market for information and communication technologies;

dc) that the recent start of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) process is only a beginning in the expansion of reflections on that the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, namely the Geneva Declaration of Principles, the Geneva Plan of Action, the Tunis Commitment and the Tunis Agenda outlined the concept of the information society and that continued efforts must be undertaken in this context to bridge the gender digital divide,

recognizing further

a) the impetus and interest in gender issues in the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector generated over the past four years since the appointment of a focal point on gender issues and the establishment of the task force on gender issues;

b) the progress achieved in raising awareness, both within ITU and among Member

1 “Gender perspective”: Mainstreaming a gender perspective is the process of assessing the implications for women and men of any planned action, including legislation, policies or programmes in all areas and at all levels. It is a strategy for making women’s as well as men’s concerns and experiences an integral dimension of design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation so that women and men benefit equally and inequality is not perpetuated. The ultimate goal is to achieve gender equality. (Source: Report of the Inter-Agency Committee on Women and Gender Equality, third session, New York, 25-27 February 1998).

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States, of the importance of integrating a gender perspective in all ITU work programmes and of increasing the number of women professionals in ITU, especially at senior management level, while at the same time working towards the equal access of men and women to posts in the General Service category;

cb) considerable recognition given to the work of ITU in gender and ICT within the UN family of organizations,

considering

a) the progress made by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) in the development and implementation of projects that target women and are gender sensitive, as well as in increasing the awareness of the links between gender issues and ICTs within the Union and among Member States and Sector Members;

b) the results achieved by the Working Group on Gender Issues in promoting gender equality,

noting

a) that there is a need for ITU to investigate, analyse and further understand the impact of telecommunication technologies on women and men;

b) that ITU should take the lead in establishing gender-relevant indicators for the telecommunication sector;

c) that more work needs to be done to ensure that the gender perspective is included in all ITU policies, work programmes, information dissemination activities, publications, study groups, seminars, workshops and conferences,

welcomes

the initiative taken by Norway to provide a Senior Gender Adviser to the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) in an effort to assist ITU in carrying out its mandate for gender mainstreaming in ITU-D,

encourages Member States and Sector Members

1 to review and revise, as appropriate, their respective policies and practices to ensure that recruitment, employment, training and advancement of women and men alike are undertaken on a fair and equitable basis;

2 to facilitate the employment of women and men equally in the telecommunication field including at senior levels of responsibility in the telecommunication administrations, government and regulatory bodies and intergovernmental organizations and in the private sector;

3 to review their policies related to the information society to ensure the inclusion of a gender perspective in all activities, especially WSIS,

resolves

1 to endorse WTDC-026 Resolution 4455 (Istanbul, 2002Doha, 2006) on mainstream-ing gender in ITU-D programmespromoting gender equality towards all-inclusive information societies;

2 to continue the work being done in BDT to mainstream and advance the gender perspective throughpromote gender equality in ICTs through recommending measures on policies and programmes at the international, regional and national levels, that improve socio-economic conditions for women, particularly in developing countries;

3 to accord high priority to the incorporation of gender policies in the management, staffing and operation of ITU and to consider the establishment of a gender unit;

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4 to incorporate the gender perspective in the implementation of the ITU strategic plan and financial plan for 20048-200711 as well as in the operational plans of the Bureaux and the General Secretariat,


1 to continue and expand on the initiatives carried out over the past four years and to accelerate the gender mainstreaming process in ITU as a whole so as to ensure capacity building, continuity and sustainability;

2 to consider creating, within the available financial resources, a gender unit in the ITU General Secretariat,


1 to take immediate steps to implement a gender plan and report to the Council on progress made;

21 to continue to ensure that the gender perspective is incorporated in the work programmes, management approaches and human resource development activities of ITU, and to submit an annual written report to the Council on progress made on gender mainstreaming in ITU, including statistics on gender by grade of ITU staff and participation of women and men in ITU conferences and meetings;

32 to take immediate steps to ensure the inclusion of a gender perspective in all ITU contributions to the implementation of WSIS action lines;

43 to give particular attention to gender balance for posts at the professional and particularly the higher levels in ITU and, when choosing between candidates who have equal qualifications for a post, taking into account geographical distribution (No. 154 of the ITU Constitution) and the balance between female and male staff, to give appropriate priority to gender balance;

54 to report to the next plenipotentiary conference on the results and progress made on the inclusion of a gender perspective in the work of ITU, and on the implementation of this resolution;

65 to make efforts to mobilize voluntary contributions from Member States, Sector Members and others for this purpose;

76 to encourage administrations to give equal opportunities to male and female candidatures for elected official posts and for membership of the Radio Regulations Board,

7 to bring Resolution 55 (Doha, 2006) to the attention of the United Nations Secretary- General in an effort to promote increased coordination and cooperation for development policies, programmes and projects that link ICTs to the promotion of gender equality,


to make voluntary contributions to ITU to facilitate the implementation of this resolution to the fullest extent possible.

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Strategic plan for the Union 2004-2007and draft strategic plan for 2008-2011


considering

a) the provisions of the ITU Constitution and Convention relating to strategic policies and plans;

b) Article 19 of the Convention on the participation of Sector Members in the Union's activities,

noting

the challenges faced by the Union in achieving its purposes in the changing telecommunication environment, both in the period covered by this strategic plan for the Union for 2004-2007 and in the following period,

resolves

1 to adopt the strategic plan for 2004-2007, contained in the annex to this resolution, based on the overall goals outlined in section 3.3 thereof;

2 to complement this strategic plan with the goals, strategies and priorities for the three Sectors and for the secretariat, in line with their overall missions set out in sections 4.1, 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1 of the strategic plan;


1 when reporting annually to the Council, to present progress reports on the strategic plan and on the goals, strategies and priorities for the General Secretariat and for the three Bureaux for 2004-2007, including recommendations to adjust the plan in light of changes in the telecommunication environment, based on proposals by the competent Sector advisory groups, decisions by conferences and by assemblies of the Sectors and changes in the Union's activities and its financial situation;

2 to distribute these reports to all Member States, after consideration by the Council, urging them to circulate them to Sector Members, as well as to those entities and organizations referred to in No. 235 of the Convention which have participated in these activities,


1 to oversee further development and implementation of the strategic plan for 2004-2007 in the annex to this resolution, on the basis of the Secretary-General's annual reports;

2 to present an assessment of the results of the strategic plan for 2004-2007 to the next plenipotentiary conference, along with a proposed strategic plan for the period 2008-2011,

invites the Member States

to contribute national insights on policy, regulatory and operational matters to the strategic planning process undertaken by the Union in the period before the next plenipotentiary

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conference, in order to: strengthen the effectiveness of the Union in fulfilling its purposes as set out in the

instruments of the Union by cooperating in the implementation of the strategic plan;

assist the Union in meeting the changing expectations of all its constituents as national structures for the provision of telecommunication services continue to evolve,

invites Sector Members

to communicate their views on the strategic plan of the Union through their relevant Sectors.

EUR/12/8MOD RESOLUTION 72 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002Antalya, 2006)

Linking strategic, financial and operational planning in ITU


considering

a) the adoption of Recommendation 11 (Valletta, 1998) by the World Telecommunication Development Conference, highlighting the need for financial and operational planning to be considered for implementation on an ITU-wide basis by this plenipotentiary conference;

b) that, in the strategic plan for the Union 2004-2007, as one of the priorities of ITU, operational planning was extended to the three Sectors and the General Secretariat as a mechanism for increasing accountability and transparency and enhancing the linkage between this management tool and the strategic planning and budgeting process,

recognizing

a) that the process by which progress in achieving the objectives of ITU can be measured could be considerably enhanced through the linkage of strategic, financial and operational plans which set out the activities planned to be undertaken during any given four-year period;

b) that operational and financial plans for ITU should set out the activities of the Union, the objectives of those activities and the associated resources, and could be effectively utilized, inter alia:

– to monitor progress in the implementation of the programmes of the Union;

– to enhance the capacity of the membership to evaluate, using performance indicators, progress in the achievement of programme activities;

– to improve the efficiency of these activities;

– to ensure transparency, particularly in the application of cost recovery;

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– to promote complementarity between the activities of ITU and those of other relevant international and regional telecommunication organizations;

c) that the introduction of operational planning and its effective linkage to strategic and financial planning may make changes in the Financial Regulations necessary in order to elaborate the relationships between the corresponding documents and to harmonize presentation of the information they contain;

d) that an effective and specific oversight mechanism is required in order to enable the Council adequately to audit progress in linking the strategic, operational and financial functions and to assess the implementation of operational plans,

resolves to instruct the Secretary-General and the Directors of the three Bureaux

1 to identify particular measures and elements such as those listed in the annex to this resolution, which should be considered indicative and not exclusive, to be included in the operational plan, that will assist the Union in implementing the strategic and financial plans and enable the Council to review their implementation;

2 to review the Financial Regulations of the Union, taking into account the views of Member States and the advice of the Sector advisory groups, and to make appropriate proposals for consideration by the Council in the light of recognizing c) and d) above;

3 to each prepare their consolidated plans reflecting the linkages between strategic, financial and operational planning, for annual review by the Council,;

4 to provide to conferences and assemblies the necessary information from the full range of new financial and planning mechanisms available to allow a reasonable estimate of the financial implications of their decisions to be made,


1 to evaluate progress in linking the strategic, financial and operational functions and in implementing operational planning, and to take steps as appropriate to achieve the objectives of this resolution;

2 to take the necessary action to ensure that the future strategic, financial and operational plans will be prepared in line with this resolution;

3 to prepare a report, with any appropriate recommendations, for consideration by the 20062010 pPlenipotentiary cConference.

EUR/12/73SUP

IAP/15/36SUP

USA/16/32SUP

RESOLUTION 73 (Minneapolis, 1998)

World Summit on the Information Society

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USA/16/57SUP


Future conferences and assemblies of the Union

MEX/49/1 In view of the fact that the next ITU plenipotentiary conference will be held in 2010, and Resolution 77 concerning future ITU meetings is to be revised during the present conference, the Government of Mexico reiterates to PP-06 its interest in hosting and offer to host the plenipotentiary conference of the Union in 2010.

The Government of Mexico considers it an honour to contribute, with ITU, to organizing and holding PP-10, recognizing the importance and the significance of the Union as a strategic forum for progress and modernization in world telecommunications, in particular regarding the advances made in ICTs, which we recognize as instrumental for accomplishing the information society.

Mexico's interest in hosting the 2010 plenipotentiary conference was officially communicated by the Government through the Secretary of Communications and Transport to the Secretary-General of ITU in a communication dated 23 January 2006, which was considered and welcomed by the Council at its session in April 2006.

ARB/14/6SUP


Approval of questions and recommendations

ARB/14/53SUP


Approval of questions and recommendations

EUR/12/1SUP

ARB/14/14SUP

USA/16/29SUP

ACP/36/6SUP

IAP/15/37SUP


Evaluation of the administrative due diligence procedure for satellite networks adopted by the

World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 1997)

EUR/12/11MOD


Advance publication, coordination, notification and recording procedures for frequency assignments

pertaining to satellite networks and systems


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considering

a) that the Voluntary Group of Experts (VGE) created to study allocation and improved use of the radio-frequency spectrum and the simplification of the Radio Regulations proposed changes to the Radio Regulations, including the coordination and notification procedures for satellite networks, with the aim of simplifying the procedures;

b) that Resolution 18 (Kyoto, 1994) of the Plenipotentiary Conference instructed the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau (BR) to initiate a review of some issues concerning international satellite network coordination;

c) that the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 1997) adopted changes to the Radio Regulations that entered into force 1 January 1999;

d) that the coordination and notification procedures for satellite networks are the foundation for discharging the ITU's role and mandate in space telecommunication matters;

e) that the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2003) (WRC-03) determined the scope and criteria to be used in the implementation of application of this rResolution in Resolution 86 (WRC-03) has already been extended beyond its intended objectives;,

f) that there are no criteria for how this resolution is to be applied in order to properly achieve the objectives set forth therein,

considering further

that it is important that these procedures be kept as current and simple as possible in order to reduce the cost for administrations and BR,

noting

a) that all matters relating to administrative due diligence are covered in Resolution 85 (Minneapolis, 1998) of the Plenipotentiary Conference and Resolution 49 (Rev. WRC-2003) of the World Radiocommunication Conference;

b) Resolution 80 (Rev. WRC-2000) of the World Radiocommunication Conference, regarding due diligence in applying the principles embodied in the ITU Constitution,

resolves to request the 20037 and subsequent world radiocommunication conferences

to review and update the advance publication, coordination, notification and recording procedures for frequency assignments pertaining to satellite networks and systems, including the associated technical characteristics, and the related appendices of the Radio Regulations, so as to:i) facilitate, in accordance with Article 44 of the Constitution, the rational, efficient,

and economical use of radio frequencies and any associated orbits, including the geostationary-satellite orbit, in conformity with the provisions of the Radio Regulations, so that countries or groups of countries may have equitable access to those orbits and frequencies, taking into account the special needs of the developing countries and the geographical situation of particular countries;

ii) ensure that these procedures, characteristics and appendices reflect the latest technologies;

iii) achieve simplification and cost savings for BR and administrations,.

further resolves to request the 2003 World Radiocommunication Conferenceto determine the scope and the criteria to be used for the implementation of this resolution.

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ARB/14/39SUP RESOLUTION 86 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002)

Advance publication, coordination, notification and recording procedures for frequency assignments pertaining to satellite networks

ACP/36/7MOD RESOLUTION 86 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002Antalya 2006)

Advance publication, coordination, notification and recording procedures for frequency assignments

pertaining to satellite networks and systems

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Marrakesh, 2002Antalya 2006),

considering

a) that the Voluntary Group of Experts (VGE) created to study allocation and improved use of the radio-frequency spectrum and the simplification of the Radio Regulations proposed changes to the Radio Regulations, including the coordination and notification procedures for satellite networks, with the aim of simplifying the procedures;

b) that Resolution 18 (Kyoto, 1994) of the Plenipotentiary Conference instructed the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau (BR) to initiate a review of some issues concerning international satellite network coordination;

c) that the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 1997) adopted changes to the Radio Regulations that entered into force 1 January 1999;

d) that the coordination and notification procedures for satellite networks are the foundation for discharging the ITU's role and mandate in space telecommunication matters;

e) that the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2003) (WRC-03) determined the scope and criteria to be used of application of this resolution has already been extended beyond its intended objectives;,

f) that there are no criteria for how this resolution is to be applied in order to properly achieve the objectives set forth therein,

considering further

that it is important that these procedures be kept as current and simple as possible in order to reduce the cost for administrations and BR,

noting

a) that all matters relating to administrative due diligence are covered in Resolution 85 (Minneapolis, 1998) of the Plenipotentiary Conference and Resolution 49 (Rev.WRC-032000) of the World Radiocommunication Conference;

b) Resolution 80 (Rev.WRC-2000) of the World Radiocommunication Conference, regarding due diligence in applying the principles embodied in the ITU Constitution,

resolves to request the 20073 and subsequent world radiocommunication conferences

to review and update the advance publication, coordination, notification and recording procedures for frequency assignments pertaining to satellite networks and systems, including the associated technical characteristics, and the related appendices of the Radio

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Regulations, through an appropriate agenda item, so as to:i) facilitate, in accordance with Article 44 of the Constitution, the rational, efficient,

and economical use of radio frequencies and any associated orbits, including the geostationary-satellite orbit, in conformity with the provisions of the Radio Regulations, so that countries or groups of countries may have equitable access to those orbits and frequencies, taking into account the special needs of the developing countries and the geographical situation of particular countries;

ii) ensure, to the extent practicable, that these procedures, characteristics and appendices reflect the latest technologies;

iii) achieve simplification and cost savings for BR and administrations.,

further resolves to request the 2003 World Radiocommunication Conference

to determine the scope and the criteria to be used for the implementation of this resolution.

USA/16/30SUP

Resolution 86 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002)

Advance publication, coordination, notification andrecording procedures for frequency assignments

pertaining to satellite networks

EUR/12/2SUP

ACP/36/8SUP

ARB/14/3SUP

IAP/15/38SUP

Resolution 87 (Minneapolis, 1998)

Role of the notifying administration in the case of an administration notifying on behalf of

a named group of administrations

USA/16/33SUP


Processing charges for satellite network filings and administrative procedures

ACP/36/22 Review of Resolution 88

APT member countries are of the opinion that the matter of debts corresponding to unpaid invoices resulting from the retroactive application of the charging schedule stemming from the revision of Decision 482 by Council 2002 session amounting 10,3218,548.40 CHF needs further examination by the PP-06 in the light of the principles contained in Resolution 91 (PP-98, Minneapolis) before deciding to be totally written off.

There are several options to resolve the matter on a fair basis including the charging methodology in force at the time of receipt of these satellite networks by the Bureau and/or other solution along the line of Council decisions such as putting a cap on the total amount of the cost recovery to be paid per satellite networks.

EUR/12/74SUP


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Coping with the decreased use of international telex service

EUR/12/75SUP

IAP/15/39SUP

ARG/35/4SUP


Review of the contribution of Sector Members towards defraying theexpenses of the International Telecommunication Union

USA/16/53MOD

RESOLUTION 91 (Minneapolis, 1998Antalya, 2006)

Cost recovery for some ITU products and servicesThe Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Minneapolis, 1998Antalya, 2006),

considering

a) that Resolution 39 of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994) endorsed the examination of options for strengthening the financial base of the Union, including reducing costs, more effective allocation of resources, ranking of activities according to the objectives of the strategic plan, wider participation of entities other than Member States and, where appropriate, charging fees for ITU services, particularly where these services are sought on a discretionary basis or to a greater extent than the level of facilities generally provided;

b) that recommendation 20 of the ITU-2000 Group recommended that the Council “implement the use, as extensively as possible, of cost recovery for products and services and to consider additional opportunities for cost recovery that might prove promising”;

c) that discussions in the ITU-2000 Group focused on the need for the elected officials and the Sector advisory bodies to review their activities and develop groups of products and services which could be subject to improvements in efficiency and cost-recovery mechanisms;

d) that solidarity among Member States and Sector Members in sharing equitably in the defrayal of financial obligations should continue to be an important principle for the financial base of the Union;

e) that the adoption and implementation of cost recovery for a wide range of products and services within the Union could raise some concerns about the intergovernmental nature of the Union;

f) that the Union has developed a contributory system in which some Member States have voluntarily assumed a large share of financial support for the Union’s core activities, from which all Member States benefit, although the importance of those activities may be weighted differently by different Member States,

noting

a) that the Council has adopted, and is continuing to review and modify, a cost attribution approach to the budget which will enable the full costs of products and services to be identified;

b) that this conference has decided to implement operational planning in the General Secretariat and the three Sectors in order to link financial planning and the strategic plan (Resolution 72 (Minneapolis, 1998));

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c) the role of the Council in establishing safeguards and controls on income and expenditure when adopting biennial budgets and when reviewing annual operational plans and financial operating reports,

recognizing

a) that cost-recovery charges for products and services are segregated to the specific product or service, covering only the exact cost of providing the product or service to which they relate, and should not be considered as generating revenue or profit;

b) that cost recovery can be a means of promoting efficiency by discouraging unnecessary or wasteful use of products and services,

c) that non-payment of invoices issued for products and services subject to cost-recovery has a negative impact on the financial state of the Union,

resolves

1 to endorse the use of cost recovery on a pre-paid basis as a means of funding the products and services of the Union for which the cost-recovery approach is adopted;

2 that further application of cost recovery may be considered by the Council, and, if appropriate, implemented:

i) for new ITU products and services;

ii) for products and services recommended by a conference or assembly of a Sector;

iii) in such other cases as the Council may consider appropriate;

3 that when the Council is addressing the application of cost recovery for a particular product or service, the following factors shall be taken into account:

i) when a product or service is provided for the benefit of a limited number of Member States or Sector Members;

ii) when a product or service is requested to a significantly greater extent by a small number of users;

iii) when products or services are requested on a discretionary basis;

4 that cost recovery should be implemented by the Council in a way which:

i) ensures that no more than the actual costs of providing products and services are recovered;

ii) allows for open and transparent accounting for costs and receipts;

iii) provides a means of adjusting the charge for the product or service based on actual expenditure;

iv) takes account of the special needs of developing countries, particularly the least developed countries, to ensure that cost recovery is not an impediment to the development of telecommunication services or networks in those countries;

v) allows all Member States an adequate level of the product or service free of charge, where appropriate;

vi) ensures that charges are not applied to products or services requested prior to the date of the decision by the Council or the Plenipotentiary Conference to apply cost recovery,


in consultation with the Directors of the Bureaux, Member States and Sector Members,

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1 to continue to consider and recommend a set of criteria for the application of cost recovery, consistent with, but not limited to, resolves 2, 3 and 4 above;

2 to propose additional products and services to which the cost-recovery approach may be applied, either fully or partially;

3 to propose a clear and consistent methodology for the implementation of cost-recovery charges;

4 to prepare a report for consideration at the 1999 session of the Council,


1 to consider the report of the Secretary-General and adopt criteria for the application of cost recovery in a manner consistent with resolves 2, 3 and 4 above;

2 to consider, on a case by case basis, products and services which meet the criteria referred to above, and decide which products and services should be subject to cost recovery;

3 to develop appropriate charges based on full attribution of the costs of providing the service;

4 to implement appropriate arrangements to meet the needs of developing countries, particularly the least developed countries;

5 to develop accounting and control mechanisms, using appropriate accounting principles, which:

i) segregate income and expenditure for the specified product or service, such that these funds cannot be mixed in with general or reserve budget funds;

ii) ensure that charges are consistent with, and do not exceed, the actual cost of the product or service;

iii) allow for the disclosure of any subsidies from Member State and Sector Member contributions for products or services that are subject to cost recovery;

iv) promote efficiency in the payment for and delivery of products and services which are subject to cost recovery charges;

6 to amend the Financial Regulations as required in order to enable the implementation of cost recovery and ensure accountability and transparency;

7 to keep the application of cost recovery under review at each Council session, including consideration of whether products and services subject to cost recovery continue to meet the relevant criteria and to act accordingly;

8 to report to the next plenipotentiary conference on action taken to implement this resolution.

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ARB/14/49MOD

RESOLUTION 91 (Minneapolis, 1998Rev. Antalya, 2006)

Cost recovery for some ITU products and services


considering

a) that Resolution 39 of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994) endorsed the examination of options for strengthening the financial base of the Union, including reducing costs, more effective allocation of resources, ranking of activities according to the objectives of the strategic plan, wider participation of entities other than Member States and, where appropriate, charging fees for ITU services, particularly where these services are sought on a discretionary basis or to a greater extent than the level of facilities generally provided;

b) that recommendation 20 of the ITU-2000 Group recommended that the Council “implement the use, as extensively as possible, of cost recovery for products and services and to consider additional opportunities for cost recovery that might prove promising”;

c) that discussions in the ITU-2000 Group focused on the need for the elected officials and the Sector advisory bodies to review their activities and develop groups of products and services which could be subject to improvements in efficiency and cost-recovery mechanisms;

b) that Council Resolution 1210 instructed the Secretary-General to establish a cost-accounting process that results in the cost of individual ITU projects and activities being identifiable and auditable, essential for the development of an accurate activities-based budget and for implementing cost-recovery;

dc) that solidarity among Member States and Sector Members in sharing equitably in the defrayal of financial obligations should continue to be an important principle for the financial base of the Union;

e) that the adoption and implementation of cost recovery for a wide range of products and services within the Union could raise some concerns about the intergovernmental nature of the Union;

fd) that the Union has developed a contributory system in which some Member States have voluntarily assumed a large share of financial support for the Union’s core activities, from which all Member States benefit, although the importance of those activities may be weighted differently by different Member States,

noting

a) that the Council has adopted, and is continuing to review and modify, a cost attribution approach to the budget which will enable the full costs of products and services to be identified;

a) the results-based budgeting concept that has been developed and implemented in connection with the 2006-2007 budget of the Union, in line with Resolution 1216 of Council;

b) that this conference has decided to implement operational planning in the General Secretariat and the three Sectors in order to link financial planning and the strategic plan (Resolution 72 (Minneapolis, 1998));

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b) that the 1998 Plenipotentiary Conference decided to implement operational planning in the three Sectors and the General Secretariat in order to link financial planning and the strategic plan by adopting Resolution 72 (Minneapolis, 1998) which was subsequently amended by the 2002 Plenipotentiary Conference [and this conference];

c) the adoption by Council Decision 535 of a cost-allocation methodology which provides accuracy in the cost accounting process and in the allocation of costs to outputs through the design and implementation of a time tracking system, and enables the full costs of activities and outputs to be identified;

cd) the role of the Council in establishing safeguards and controls on income and expenditure when adopting biennial budgets and when reviewing annual operational plans and financial operating reports,

recognizing

a) that cost-recovery charges for products and services are segregated to the specific product or service, covering only the exact cost of providing the product or service to which they relate, and should not be considered as generating revenue or profit;

b) that cost recovery can be a means of promoting efficiency by discouraging unnecessary or wasteful use of products and services,

resolves

1 to endorse the use of cost recovery on a prepaid basis as far as practicable as a means of funding the products and services of the Union for which the cost-recovery approach is adopted;

2 that further application of cost recovery mayshall be considered by the Council, and, if appropriate, implemented:i) for new ITU products and services; ii) for products and services recommended by a conference or assembly of a Sector;iii) in such other cases as the Council maywill consider appropriate;

3 that when the Council is addressing the application of cost recovery for a particular product or service, the following factors shall continue to be taken into account:i) when a product or service is provided for the benefit of a limited number of Member

States or Sector Members;ii) when a product or service is requested to a significantly greater extent by a small

number of users;iii) when products or services are requested on a discretionary basis;

4 that cost recovery should be implemented by the Council in a way which:i) ensures that no more than the actual costs of providing products and services are

recovered;ii) allows for open and transparent accounting for costs and receipts;iii) provides a means of adjusting the charge for the product or service based on actual

expenditure justified by proper time tracking; iv) takes account of the special needs of developing countries, particularly the least

developed countries, to ensure that cost recovery is not an impediment to the development of telecommunication services or networks in those countries;

v) allows all Member States an adequate level of the product or service free of charge, where appropriate;

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vi) ensures that charges are not applied to products or services requested prior to the date of the decision by the Council or the Plenipotentiary Conference to apply cost recovery,;

vii) allows for the provision of relevant products and services efficiently,


in consultation with the Directors of the Bureaux, Member States and Sector Members,

1 to consider and recommend acontinue proposing an update to the set of criteria for the application of cost recovery, consistent with, but not limited to, resolves 2, 3 and 4 above;

2 to propose as soon as possible additional products and services to which the cost-recovery approach may be applied, either fully or partially;

3 to propose a clear and consistent methodology for the implementation of cost-recovery charges;

4 to prepare a report for consideration at the 1999 session of the Council,

3 to prepare a report for consideration at each annual session of the Council, including further actions which may be required for the implementation of cost recovery,


1 to consider the reportcontinue considering the proposals of the Secretary-General and adopt new criteria or modifications to a previous criterion for the application of cost recovery in a manner consistent with resolves 2, 3 and 4 above;

2 to continue considering, on a case by case basis, products and services which meet the criteria referred to above, and decide which products and services should be subject to cost recovery;

3 to continue developing appropriate charges based on full attribution of the costs of providing the service;

4 to continue implementing appropriate arrangements to meet the needs of developing countries, particularly the least developed countries;

5 to develop accounting and control mechanisms, using appropriate accounting principles, which:i) segregate income and expenditure for the specified product or service, such that

these funds cannot be mixed in with general or reserve budget funds;ii) ensure that charges are consistent with, and do not exceed, the actual cost of the

product or service; iii) allow for the disclosure of any subsidies from Member State and Sector Member

contributions for products or services that are subject to cost recovery;iv) promote efficiency in the delivery of products and services which are subject to cost

recovery charges;

5 to ensure that any shortfall of income is properly managed, in reviewing annually the actual performance of activities subject to cost recovery so that timely corrective measures can be taken as appropriate;

6 to improve the forecasting of cost-recovery income by using the results-based budgeting framework, time-tracking system and cost allocation methodology;

67 to continue amending the Financial Regulations as required in order to enable the

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implementation of cost recovery and ensure accountability and transparency;

7 to keep the application of cost recovery under review at each Council session, including consideration of whether products and services subject to cost recovery continue to meet the relevant criteria and to act accordingly;

8 to report to the nextsubsequent plenipotentiary conference on action taken to implement this revised resolution.

Amendment of Article 16 of the Convention concerning the responsibility of world telecommunication development conferences for setting up

telecommunication development study groups

Background:Work in ITU-R and ITU-T depends to a great extent on study groups set up by the assemblies of both Sectors, which also define their number, mandate and the questions to be referred to them. These study groups are essential to the work of both Sectors. They are mentioned in two separate articles of the Convention (see Article 11 for the Radiocommunication Sector and Article 14 for the Telecommunication Standardization Sector). Their establishment in these two Sectors is almost compulsory. ITU-D has also opted, like the other two Sectors, for setting up study groups, but the text related to the setting up of such groups by world telecommunication development conferences is not really binding, though they are mentioned in Article 17 of the Convention, which defined their mandate and the questions to be assigned to them.

In view of the proven importance of these groups to the work of ITU-D, the support accorded to them by all developed and developing countries, and the insistence of the four development conferences on creating such entities, it has become necessary to amend the Convention text related to their setting up by the telecommunication development conferences, so as to reflect this reality.

EUR/12/76SUP


Internal invoicing of the costs of activities undertaken by the Telecommunication Development Bureau at the request of the General Secretariat or an ITU Sector

EUR/12/77SUP

Resolution 94 (Rev. Marrakesh,1998)

Auditing of the accounts of the Union

ARB/14/54SUP


Approval of the accounts of the Unionfor the years 1994 to 1997

EUR/12/78SUP

IAP/15/40


Approval of the accounts of the Union for the years 1994 to 1997

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SUP

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Occupational Illness

USA/16/34MOD

RESOLUTION 101 (MinneapolisAntalya, 19982006)

Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks


considering

a) that advances in the global information infrastructure, including the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks and especially the Internet, are continue to be an issue of crucial importance to the future, as an important engine for growth in the world economy in the twenty-first century;

b) that the increased use of the Internet is replacing existing services and introducing new ones based on its highly advanced technology: the utilization of e-mail has become commonplace, voice over Internet is being developed rapidlyWorld Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) recognized that the Internet is a highly robust, dynamic and geographically diverse medium where innovation and value are created at the edges of the network;

c) that IP-based networks will continue to introduce dramatic changes in the way we acquire, produce, circulate and consume information;

d) that active discussions are being held in international and regional organizations on electronic commerce over IP-based networks,

considering further

a) that a study has started in the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) on has made significant progress on the promotion of infrastructure and the use of the Internet in developing countries through its 2002 Istanbul Action Plan and through human capacity building efforts such as its Internet Training Center Initiative;

b) the 2006 WTDC Doha Action Plan further expands these efforts;

c) that studies have already started in theare occurring in the Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) on IP-based network issues, including service inter-operability with other telecommunication networks, numbering, signaling requirements and protocol aspects, security and infrastructure component costs, and issues associated with the evolution of next generation networks (NGN);

d) that a general cooperation agreement between ITU-T and the Internet Society (ISOC) and its Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has recently been establishedexists,

recognizing

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a) that IP-based networks have evolved to a widely accessible medium used for global commerce and communication, and there is therefore a need to identify the global activities related to IP-based networks with respect to, for example:

i) infrastructure, interoperability and standardization;

ii) Internet naming and addressing;

iii) dissemination of information about IP-based networks and the implications of their development for ITU Member States, particularly the least developed countries;

b) that significant work on IP-related issues is being conducted within ITU and many other international bodies;

c) that it is in the public interest that IP-based networks and other telecommunication networks should be able to interoperate so as to provide the quality of service required by users,

encourages

a) ITU-T to continue its collaborative activities on IP-based networks with ISOC/IETF and other relevant organizations;

b) all Sectors to consider their future work programs on IP-based networks,

resolves

1 that ITU shall fully embrace the opportunities for telecommunication development that arise from the growth of IP-based services;

2 that ITU shall clearly identify, for its Member States and Sector Members and for the general public, the range of Internet-related issues that fall within the responsibilities incumbent on the Union under its Constitution;

3 that ITU shall collaborate with other relevant organizations to ensure that growth in IP networking delivers maximum benefits to the global community, and participate as appropriate in any directly related international initiative,


1 to prepare an annual report to the Council, as soon as possible, with the appropriate input from Member States, Sector Members, the three Sectors and the General Secretariat, that provides a comprehensive summary both of the activities that ITU is already undertaking in regard to IP-based networks, including the development of NGNs, and of the roles and activities of other relevant international organizations, describing their involvement in IP-based network issues; the report shall indicate the degree of cooperation between ITU and these organizations, drawing the required information wherever possible from existing sources, and shall be distributed widely among the Member States and Sector Members, the advisory bodies of the three Sectors and other groups involved;

2 based on this report, to consult with other international bodies on any need for ITU to start additional collaborative activities related to IP-based networks,

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invites the Council

to consider the above-mentioned report and, if appropriate, recommend further steps,

invites the Member States and Sector Members

1 to participate in and follow the progress of the current work of the Sectors of the Union;

2 to increase awareness at national level among all interested non-governmental parties and to encourage their participation in relevant ITU activities.

ARB/14/61MOD

RESOLUTION 101 (Minneapolis, 1998Rev. Antalya, 2006)

Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (MinneapolisAntalya, 19982006),

AWARE

a) that one of the purposes of the Union is to promote the extension of the new telecommunication technologies to all the world's inhabitants;

b) that in order to fulfil its purposes, the Union should, among other things, facilitate the worldwide standardization of telecommunications, with a satisfactory quality of service,

RECALLING

a) the outcomes of both phases of WSIS (Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005)), especially paragraphs 27c and 50d of the Tunis Agenda, related to international internet connectivity;

b) No. 196 of the Convention, which stipulates that telecommunication standardization study groups shall pay due attention to the study of questions and to the formulation of recommendations directly connected with the establishment, development and improvement of telecommunications in developing countries at both the regional and international levels,

considering

a) that advances in the global information infrastructure, including the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks and especially the Iinternet, are an issue ofbear witness to their crucial importance to the future, as an important engine for growth in the world economy in the twenty-first century;

b) that the increased use of the Iinternet is replacing existing services and introducing new onesintroduces new additional applications in telecommunication services based on its highly advanced technology: the utilization of e-mail has become commonplace, voice over Iinternet is being developed rapidly in spite of shortcomings regarding the quality of service, uncertainty of the origin in some cases, and the high cost of international connectivity;

c) that IP-based networks and any future protocol will continue to introduce dramatic changes in the way we acquire, produce, circulate and consume information;

d) that active discussions are still being held in international and regional organizations

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on electronic commerce over IP-based networks, without reaching final conclusions,

considering further

a) that a study has started in the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) carried out several studies on the promotion of infrastructure and the use of the Iinternet in developing countries, and that the outcomes of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Doha, 2006) endorsed the continuation of these studies, and called on the Sector to give assistance to developing countries, least developed countries, and small island developing countries to set up high-speed backbone networks for the internet, as well as national, subregional and regional access points for the internet;

b) that studies have already started several years ago in the Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) on IP-based network issues, including service inter-operability with other telecommunication networks, numbering, signalling requirements and protocol aspects, security and infrastructure component costs in order to migrate to Next Generation networks;

c) that a general cooperation agreement between ITU-T and the Internet Society (ISOC) and its Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has recently been established,

recognizing

a) that IP-based networks have evolved to a widely accessible medium used for global commerce and communication, and there is therefore a need to identify the global activities related to IP-based networks with respect to, for example:i) infrastructure, interoperability and standardization;ii) Iinternet naming and addressing;iii) dissemination of information about IP-based networks and the implications of their

development for ITU Member States, particularly the least developeddeveloping countries;

b) that significant work on IP-related issues is being conducted within ITU and many other international bodies;

c) that it is in the public interest that IP-based networks and other telecommunication networks should be able to interoperate so as to provide the quality of service required by users and to maintain the quality of service provided by traditional networks,

encourages

a) ITU-T to continue its collaborative activities on IP-based networks with ISOC/IETF, on interconnectivity with existing telecommunication networks and on migration to Next Generation networks;

b) all Sectors to continue to consider their future work programmes on IP-based networks and on migration to Next Generation networks,

resolves

1 that ITU shall fully embrace the opportunities for telecommunication and information technology development that arise from the growth of IP-based services in conformity with the ITU purposes and the outcomes of both phases of WSIS (Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005)), taking into account the quality and security of services;

2 that ITU shall clearly identify, for its Member States and Sector Members and for the general public, the range of Internet-related issues that fall within the responsibilities incumbent on the Union under its Constitution and those entrusted to it by WSIS;

3 that ITU shall collaborate with other relevant organizations to ensure that growth in

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IP networking with corresponding traditional networks, delivers maximum benefits to the global community, and participate as appropriate in any directly related international initiative,;

4 to continue the study of international internet connectivity as an urgent matter and to call on ITU-T Study Group 3 to complete its studies thereon as soon as possible, as they have been going on since the adoption of the relevant resolution by WTSA (Montreal, 2000),


1 to prepare an annual report to the Council, as soon as possible, with the appropriate input from Member States, Sector Members, the three Sectors and the General Secretariat, that provides a comprehensive summary both of the activities that ITU is already undertaking in regard to IP-based networks and of the roles and activities of other relevant international organizations, describing their involvement in IP-based network issues; the report shall indicate the degree of cooperation between ITU and these organizations, drawing the required information wherever possible from existing sources and containing concrete proposals on improving this cooperation, and shall be distributed widely among the Member States and Sector Members, the advisory bodies of the three Sectors and other groups involved;

2 based on this report, to consult with other international bodies on any need for ITU to start additional collaborative activities related to IP-based networks, especially those related to the implementation of the relevant outcomes of the two phases of WSIS, with particular emphasis on the common action lines jointly defined by WSIS and these bodies,

invites the Council

to consider the above-mentioned report and any comments made by the advisory bodies of the three Sectors, if any, and, if appropriate, recommendundertake further steps,

invites the Member States and Sector Members

1 to participate in and follow the progress of the current work of the Sectors of the Union;

2 to increase awareness at national level among all interested non-governmental parties and to encourage their participation in relevant ITU activities, and in any other relevant activities emanating from the two phases of WSIS (Geneva (2003) and Tunis (2005)).

EUR/12/56MOD


Management of Internet domain names and addressesInternet governance and Internet Resources


aware

a) that the purposes of the Union are, inter alia, to promote, at the international level, the adoption of a broad approach to the issues of telecommunications in the global information economy and society, to promote the extension of equal access to the benefits of new telecommunication technologies to for all the world’s inhabitants and to harmonize the efforts of Member States and Sector Members in the attainment of those ends,

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b) that Internet resources encompass a wide range of components: Internet addresses, domain names, either in their current format or internationalized, autonomous system numbers, root servers, etc.; this list being not exclusive of any current or future technical developments. A number of international organisations have an important role in the development of Internet-related technical standards and relevant policies;

c) of the ongoing migration of a wide range of existing networks to IP-based network and Internet in particular;

d) of the issue of intellectual property rights associated with the use of domain names;

e) of the decisions adopted by the two phases of the World Summit on Information Society, and especially the relevant paragraphs of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society that recognize the role and responsabilities of governments, and inter-governemental and international organisations, and establish an Internet Governance Forum and an enhanced cooperation process,

considering

a) that advances in the global information infrastructure, including the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks and especially the Internet, are of crucial importance as an important engine for growth in the world economy in the twenty-first century;

b) that the private sector is playing a very important role in the expansion and development of the Internet, for example through investments in infrastructures and services;

c) that the development of the Internet is essentially market-led and driven by private and government initiatives;

d) that the management of the registration and allocation of Internet domain names and addresses must fully reflect the geographical and functional nature of the Internet, taking into account an equitable balance of interests of all stakeholders; that the international management of the Internet should ensure an equitable distribution of resources and facilitate access for all, within a framework of multi-stakeholder cooperation;

e) that Internet domain names and addresses, and more generally the Internet and global information networks, must be widely accessible to all citizens without regard to gender, race, religion or country of residence;

f) that the methods of allocation of Internet domain names and addresses should not privilege any country or region of the world to the detriment of others;

g) that the management of the Internet is a subject of valid international interest and must flow from full international and multi-stakeholder cooperation;

h) that the expanding use of the Internet is expected to lead to the need for an increased capacity of IP addresses;

ig) that Member States represent the interests of the population of the country or territory for which a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) has been delegated;

jh) that Member States should play an active role in coordinating the resolution of management and administrative constraints arising with respect to their ccTLDs,

i) the need to advance the process for the introduction of multilingualism in a number of areas including domain names, email addresses and keyword look-up;

j) that emerging usages and applications, such as IP telephony and machine to machine applications for instance, may have an impact on Internet resources needs and requirements on a global basis,

recognizing

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a) that ITU is dealing with issues related to IP-based telecommunications networks in general and the Internet in particular;

b) that ITU performs worldwide coordination of a number of name and address radiocommunications and telecommunications related resource allocation systems and acts as a forum for policy discussion in this area;

c) that ITU can play a positive role by offering a platform for encouraging discussions, and for the dissemination of information, particularly to developing country governmentsall interested parties, on the management of Internet domain names and addressesresources;

d) that through international cooperation, ITU should contribute to share its expertise in order to facilitate members policy development related to the management of Internet domain names and addressesresources,;

e) that significant effort has been put in by ITU on ENUM, “.int”, IDN, and ccTLD issues through workshops focused on Internet resources matters;

f) that ITU has published a comprehensive and useful Handbook on Internet Protocol (IP)-Based Networks and Related Topics and Issues;

g) the role of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in supporting a fair use of domain names respecting intellectual property rights;

h) that the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society (paragraph 78) has recommended that “the UN Secretary-General should draw upon any appropriate resources from all interested stakeholders including the proven expertise of ITU” to contribute to the establishment of the Internet Governance Forum,

emphasizing

a) that paragraph 48 of the Geneva Declaration of Principles that states that the international management of the Internet domain names and addresses includesshould be multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of governments, the private sector, civil society and international organizations. It should ensure an equitable distribution of resources, facilitate access for all and ensure a stable and secure functioning of the Internet, taking into account multilingualism;:

b) that the management of Internet resources includes technical and coordination tasks, for which technical private bodies can be responsible;

public interest matters (for example, stability, security, freedom of use, protection of individual rights, sovereignty, competition rules and equal access for all), for which governments or intergovernmental organizations are responsible and where liaison with appropriate international organizations could contribute to which qualified international organizations contributethe effective and adequate management of the Internet;

c) that according to paragraph 71 of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, “Relevant organizations should commence a process towards enhanced cooperation involving all stakeholders, proceeding as quickly as possible and responsive to innovation” and that ITU, as one of these relevant organizations, should put in place its own process towards enhanced cooperation

bd) that the methods of allocation of global and essential resources such as Internet domain names and addresses are of interest to both governments and the private sector;

ce) that the role of governments is to provide a clear, consistent and predictable legal framework, to promote a favourable environment in which global information networks are interoperable and widely accessible to all citizens, and to ensure adequate protection of

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public interests in the management of Internet domain names and addressesresources;

df) that it is in the public interest that the systems that manages Internet domain names and addresses hasresources have transparent rules and procedures, including dispute resolution procedures to facilitate the protection of intellectual property rights;

e) that governments are expected to promote, as appropriate, a fair competitive environment among companies or organizations responsible for Internet resource allocation,

g) the importance of multilinguism in the Internet environment and that ITU could contribute its expertise to this work


1 to take a significant rolecontribute in international discussions and initiatives on the management of Internet domain names and addressesresources, taking into account associated future developments of the Internet and the purposes of the Union;

2 to encourage all Member States to participate in the discussions on international management of Internet domain names and addressesresources, so that worldwide representation in the debates can be ensured;

3 to liaise and to cooperate, in conjunction with the Bureaux, with the regional telecommunication organizations pursuant to this resolution;

4 to provide assistance within its expertise and in cooperation with relevant organizations, in conjunction with the Bureaux, to Member States, if so requested, in order to achieve their stated policy objectives with respect to the management of Internet domain names and addressesresources;

5 to take any necessary action to ensure that the sovereignty of ITU Member States with regard to country code numbering plans will be fully maintained, as enshrined in Recommendation E.164 of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector, in whatever application they are used;

6 where appropriate, to support the internationalization of domain names;

7 in line with paragraph 78a of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, to contribute as appropriate to the work of the Internet Governance Forum;

8 in line with paragraph 71 of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, to participate as appropriate in the process towards enhanced cooperation on Internet governance issues, and, in particular, to look at how to improve the ITU’s own procedures to improve the environment for multi-stakeholder cooperation;

59 to report annually to the Council on the activities undertaken on thisese subjects,


1 to continue to liaise and to cooperate with appropriate entities on relevant Internet domain name and addressresource management issues, such as the transition to IP Version 6 (IPv6), ENUM, and internationalized domain names (IDNs), other technological evolutions and other related issues, and to facilitate appropriate studies on these issues by the relevant ITU-T Study Groups;

2 to work with Member States and Sector Members, recognizing the activities of other appropriate entities, to reviewon issues concerning Member States’ ccTLD and other related experiences;

3 to work with Member States and Sector Members, recognizing the activities of other appropriate entities, to develop a recommendation to clarify the management of the domain “.int” to contribute to discussions on public policy issues related to the Internet resources

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and their possible evolution, such as allocation policies, creation of new domain names, emerging naming systems, and the impact of new usages and applications, cooperating with the relevant organisations;

4 to report annually to the Council on the activities undertaken on thiese subjects,


1 to organize international and regional forums, in conjunction with appropriate entities, for the period 2002-2006-2010, to discuss policy, operational and technical issues on the Internet in general and the management of Internet domain names and addressesresources in particular for the benefit of Member States, especially for least developed countries;

2 to report annually to the Council on the activities undertaken on this subject,


to take appropriate measures in order to contribute actively to international discussions processes and initiatives related to the management of Internet domain names and addressesresources and especially,:

in line with paragraph 78a of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, to contribute as appropriate to the Internet Governance Forum and,

in line with paragraph 71 of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, to contribute as appropriate to the process for enhanced cooperation on Internet governance, including identifying how to improve the ITU’s own procedures for multi-stakeholder cooperation;

invites Member States1 to participate actively in the discussions on the management of public policy issues related to Internet domain namesresources, and addresses and notably on progress being made in pursuit of their policy objectivestheir possible evolutions, and the impact of new usages and applications, cooperating with the relevant organizations and to contribute in ITU Study Groups to the definition of the Internet resources allocation processes;

2 to participate in and follow the policy, operational and technical developments of the management of Internet domain names and addressesresources;

3 to increase awareness at national level among all appropriate entities, and to encourage their participation in the management of Internet domain names and addressesresources.

4 to contribute in the various international discussions on the management of Internet resources and in the appropriate fora, and to relay their views to the appropriate organisations and to the Secretary-General and the Sectors in regard to this work.

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ARB/14/65MOD

RESOLUTION 102 (Rev. Antalya, 2006)

Management of internet domain names and addresses

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Antalya, 2006),

aware

a) that the purposes of the Union are, inter alia, to promote, at the international level, the adoption of a broad approach to the issues of telecommunications and information technology in the global information economy and society, to promote the extension of the benefits of new telecommunication technologies and their applications to all the world's inhabitants and to harmonize the efforts of Member States and Sector Members in the attainment of those ends;

b) of the WSIS outcomes, especially paragraphs 29, 31, 35, 39, 40, 53, 58, 60, 63, 68, 69, 72, 78 and 109, of the Tunis Agenda,

considering

a) that advances in the global information infrastructure, including the development of internet Protocol (IP)-based networks and the internet, have proved to be of crucial importance as an important engine for growth in the world economy in the twenty-first century;

b) that the private sector is still playing a very important role in the expansion and development of the internet, for example through investments in infrastructures and services;

c) that the development of the internet has been essentially market-led and driven by private and government initiatives;

d) that the management of the registration and allocation of internet domain names and addresses must be fair and fully reflect the geographical and functional nature of the internet, that an equitable balance of interests of all stakeholders should be attained in the near future;

e) that internet domain names and addresses, and more generally the internet and global information networks, must be widely accessible to all citizens without regard to gender, race, religion or country of residence;

f) that the methods of allocation of internet domain names and addresses should not privilege any country or region of the world to the detriment of others;

g) that the management of the internet is a subject of valid international interest and must flow from full international cooperation, on the basis of the outcomes of the two phases of the WSIS;

h) that the expanding use of the internet has led to the need for an increased capacity of IP addresses;

i) that Member States represent the interests of the population of the country or territory for which a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) has been delegated;

j) that Member States should play an active role in coordinating the resolution of management and administrative constraints arising with respect to their ccTLDs,

recognizing

a) that ITU has dealt with some issues related to IP-based networks in general and the

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internet in particular and ceased its activities in this respect pending the WSIS outcomes;

b) that the WSIS discussed a number of issues related to the internet, and this discussion led to the creation of the Internet Governance Forum in the framework of an open and inclusive process;

c) that WSIS called on the United Nations Secretary-General in paragraph 78 of the Tunis Agenda to draw upon the ITU expertise in relation to the IGF work;

d) that ITU performs worldwide coordination of a number of name and address allocation systems and acts as a forum for policy discussion in this area;

e) that ITU should play an active role in the IGF work, and should disseminate information, especially to the governments of developing countries and the least developed countries on the IGF work, particularly those related to the management of internet domain names and addresses, in order to meet the needs of the above-mentioned countries;

f) that through international cooperation, and the IGF, ITU should contribute to policy development related to the management of internet domain names and addresses;

g) that ITU should take the initiative in proposing the role that governments could play regarding the internet policies, especially the management of internet domain names and addresses,

emphasizing

a) that the management of internet domain names and addresses includes: technical and coordination tasks, for which relevant technical bodies can be

responsible; public interest matters (for example, stability, security, freedom of use, protection of

individual rights, sovereignty, competition rules and equal access for all), for which governments or intergovernmental organizations are responsible and to which qualified international organizations contribute;

b) that the methods of allocation of global and essential resources such as internet domain names and addresses are of interest to both governments and the private sector, and that justice should be ensured in this respect;

c) that the role of governments is to provide a clear, consistent and predictable legal framework, to promote a favourable environment in which global information networks are interoperable and widely accessible to all citizens, and to ensure adequate protection of public interests in the management of internet domain names and addresses;

d) that it is in the public interest that the system that manages internet domain names and addresses has transparent rules and procedures, including dispute resolution procedures to facilitate the protection of intellectual property rights;

e) that governments are expected to promote, as appropriate, a fair competitive environment among companies or organizations responsible for internet resource allocation,


1 to continue to take a significant role in international discussions and initiatives on the management of internet domain names and addresses, taking into account associated developments, the purposes of the Union, and protection of the interests of its members;

2 to ensure that ITU plays an active role in the IGF work and associated activities, and to publish IGF outcomes related to the interests of developing countries insofar as the management of internet domain names and addresses is concerned;

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3 to encourage all Member States to participate in the discussions on international management of Internet domain names and addresses, so that worldwide representation in the debates can be ensured;

4 to liaise, in conjunction with the Bureaux, with the regional telecommunication organizations pursuant to this resolution;

5 to provide assistance, in conjunction with the Bureaux, to Member States, if so requested, in order to achieve their stated policy objectives with respect to the management of Internet domain names and addresses;

6 to report annually to the Council on the activities undertaken on this subject and to submit proposals that he may deem appropriate,


1 to continue to liaise and to cooperate with appropriate entities on relevant internet domain name and address management issues, such as the transition to IP Version 6 (IPv6), ENUM, and internationalized domain names (IDN) and to seek in cooperation with other international organizations concerned, to achieve balance and transparency in the allocation of domain names in IP Version 6 (IPv6);

2 to work with Member States and Sector Members, recognizing the activities of other appropriate entities, to review Member States' ccTLD and other related experiences;

3 to meet the needs of Member States that may wish to post their domain names on the Sector's website;

4 to work with Member States and Sector Members, recognizing the activities of other appropriate entities, to develop a recommendation to clarify the management of the domain “.int”;



1 to organize international and regional forums, in conjunction with appropriate entities, for the period 2007-2010, to discuss policy, operational and technical issues on the internet in general and the management of internet domain names and addresses in particular for the benefit of Member States, especially for developing countries, least developed countries and small island developing states;



to take appropriate measures in order to contribute actively to international discussions and initiatives related to the management of internet domain names and addresses and to make sure that ITU Member States, especially the developing countries, have been able to participate in decision-taking concerning policies related to the internet management,


1 to continue to participate actively in the discussions on the management of internet domain names and addresses and notably on progress being made in pursuit of their policy objectives;

2 to continue to participate in and follow the policy, operational and technical developments of the management of internet domain names and addresses;

3 to continue to increase awareness at national level among all appropriate entities, and to encourage their participation in the management of internet domain names and addresses.

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EUR/12/80SUP


Gradual lifting of interim limitations on the use of official andworking languages of the Union

EUR/12/81SUP

ARB/14/25SUP

IAP/15/41SUP


Urgent need for prompt action to address the year 2000 problem

ARB/14/55SUP


Urgent need for prompt action to address the year 2000 problem

EUR/12/82SUP

USA/16/35SUP

ARB/14/56SUP

Resolution 106 (Marrakesh, 2002)

Review of the ITU structure

EUR/12/15SUP

USA/16/36SUP


Improvement of the functioning of the Coordination Committee, including the tasks of the Deputy Secretary-General

and the role of the other elected officials

EUR/12/83SUP


Review and consolidation of provisions regarding observers

EUR/12/84SUP

ARG/35/5SUP


Review of the contribution of Sector Members towards defraying the expenses of the International Telecommunication Union

ARB/14/48MOD


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Scheduling of ITU conferences and assemblies


having considered

a) the importance of mutual respect for the religious and spiritual requirements of delegates to ITU conferences and assemblies;

b) the importance of including all delegates in the crucial work of ITU conferences and assemblies and of not precluding such participation;

c) the scheduling and invitation process for ITU conferences and assemblies as set out in the ITU Convention,

resolves

1 that the Union and its Member States should make every effort, as far as practicable, in order that the planned period of any ITU conference or assembly not be scheduled on any period which is considered a major religious period by a Group of Member States;

2 that the inviting government for a given ITU conference or assembly or, in the absence of an inviting government, the Secretary-General, shall be responsible for verifying with Member States that the proposed period of that conference or assembly does not coincide with a major religious period, at least for the last four days of that conference or assembly.

ISR/55/1NOC


Scheduling of ITU conferences and assemblies

EUR/12/85SUP

IAP/15/42SUP

USA/16/37SUP


World Summit on the Information Society

RCC/29/13 Resolution 115 (Marrakesh, 2002)

Use of the six official and working languages of the Union on an equal footing

Revise Resolution 115 (Marrakesh, 2002) to indicate clearly the scope of use of the working languages and issue specific instructions to the Council to analyse the work of the Council Working Group on languages and, as appropriate, review its scope with a view to developing practical recommendations for more effective and economical use of budgetary and human resources allocated for language work, including greater use of outsourcing and improvement in the quality of translated texts.

RUS/18/5 1 Adopt a new resolution concerning the improvement of the effectiveness of the Union's work on the basis of multilingualism, setting out the need to make a complete transition to the principle of using the six languages in ITU on an equal footing, formulating orientations for equalization of the six languages and giving specific instructions to the Council to regularly consider reports from the Secretary-General and the CWGL chairman on progress in this area; if necessary, reviewing the terms of reference of

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CWGL in order to allow it to produce specific recommendations for more effective and economic utilization of the financial and human resources provided for the use of the six languages on an equal footing. As a basis, support the draft resolution prepared by CWGL.

2 Since ITU is at a transitional stage, continue the work of the Council Working Group on Languages until the principle of the use of the six languages on an equal footing has been completely fulfilled.

RUS/18/6 1 Provide for the priority translation into Arabic, Chinese and Russian of ITU documents and publications containing explanations, interpretations or definitions of terms and explanations of abbreviations.

2 Create a terminology database in Arabic, Chinese and Russian.

3 Revise and align, in all languages, the basic instruments of the Union adopted by the plenipotentiary conference prior to 2002. Proposals for the amendments needed in the Russian version of the ITU basic instruments are given in the Annex (affects only the Russian-language text).

RUS/18/7 Include in the ITU strategic plan for 2008-2011 provisions on the important role of multilingualism in improving the effectiveness of the participation of all countries in the Union's work and contributing to the creation of a global information society open to all.

EUR/12/86SUP

IAP/15/43SUP

ARB/14/58SUP


Approval of the accounts of the Union for the years 1998 to 2001

EUR/12/3SUP

ARB/14/4SUP

IAP/15/44SUP

ARB/14/59SUP


Determination of the planning area for terrestrial televisionand sound broadcasting in the VHF and UHF bands

at the regional radiocommunication conference

USA/16/38NOC

ACP/36/24NOC

EUR/12/54NOC


Use of Spectrum at Frequencies above 3 000 GHz

http://www.itu.int/md/S06-PP-C-0018/en

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ARB/14/42MOD

RESOLUTION 119 (Marrakesh, 2002Rev. Antalya, 2006)

Methods to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Radio Regulations Board


recalling

a) Resolution 119 (Marrakesh, 2002);

b) that the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2003) introduced important amendments to the RRB working methods in application of that resolution; and that this conference added two new provisions to Article 13 of the RR, as follows:– 13.0.1 which stipulated that the Board shall develop a new Rule of Procedure,

or amend any existing rule, only when there is a clear need for that. The amended rule shall remain in force till the next world radiocommunication conference which will take a decision in the light of the Board's proposals;

– 13.0.2 which stipulated that no new rule of procedure shall be adopted and no existing rule shall be amended, except in case of urgent necessity as regards the time factor. The Board shall propose an appropriate solution to the next world radiocommunication conference for consideration and decision so that the need for such rules of procedure may be phased-out and reflected in the Radio Regulations.

considering

a) that Resolution 84 (Minneapolis, 1998) of the Plenipotentiary Conference established a requirement to review and develop appropriate changes to working methods of the Radio Regulations Board, and that that requirement has yet to be fulfilled;

b) that the World Radiocommunication Conference (Istanbul, 2000Geneva, 2003) consideredintroduced improvements to working methods of the Board on the basis of Resolution 119 (Marrakesh, 2002) and that further improvements are both possible and necessary to ensure a high degree of transparency in the Board's work;

c) the continued importance of efficient and effective working methods of the Radio Regulations Board in meeting the requirements of the Radio Regulations and in preserving the rights of Member States;

d) the continued concerns expressed by some Member States at this conferencethe Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002) in regard to transparency and efficiency of the working methods of the Radio Regulations Board;

e) that, since the Radio Regulations Board has an important role to consider appeals by Member States as prescribed in the Radio Regulations, appropriate facilities and resources are necessary for it to dischargecontinue discharging its responsibilities expeditiously,

noting

that section 4.4 of the Report by the Satellite Backlog Action Group to the 2002 session of the Council relates to the role of the Radiocommunication Bureau and the Radio Regulations Board,

recognizing

the importance that the Union attaches to the activities of the Radio Regulations Board,

resolves to instruct the Radio Regulations Board

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1 to continue to review periodically its working methods and internal processes and develop appropriate changes in order to further increase the transparency of its methods and decision-making processes and their overall effectiveness to attain a higher degree of transparency, and report the results to the next world radiocommunication conference through the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau;

2 to continue to include in the summary of its decisions (No. 13.18 of the Radio Regulations) the reasons for each decision taken by the Board, including those relating to comments received from administrations on the Rules of Procedure; this summary of decisions, including the associated reasons, shall be published by circular letter and on the Radio Regulations Board website;

3 to continue to give advice collectively or through an authorized member of the Board to the world radiocommunication conference or regional radiocommunication conference, at an appropriate time, on difficulties in the application of any regulatory provision in force as well as those under discussion at the conference,;

4 to commit itself to implementing provisions 13.0.1 and 13.0.2 above, and to prepare the necessary proposals on that basis to the next world radiocommunication conference,

instructs the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau

to continue to provide to the Radio Regulations Board: detailed explanations from the Radiocommunication Bureau on matters to be

considered at Board meetings; any relevant information from appropriate expertsstaff within the Radiocommunica-

tion Bureau,

calls upon each Member State nominating a member of the Radio Regulations Board

to continue to provide the necessary logistical support, such as computer hardware and software, to the member of the Radio Regulations Board it has nominated, except that, in the case of developing countries where such logistical support is not available from Member States, it shall be provided by the Unionthe Union may provide it,

calls upon all Member States

to continue to provide all necessary assistance and support to members of the Radio Regulations Board individually, and the Board as a whole, in carrying out their functions,

invites the 20037 world radiocommunication conference

to consider establishingcontinue developing principles to be applied by the Radio Regulations Board in the preparation of new Rules of Procedure and to see to it that provisions 13.0.1 and 13.0.2 are duly implemented and to give executive instructions to this effect as appropriate,


1 to continue to make available the necessary facilities and resources for the members of the Radio Regulations Board in conducting their meetings;

2 to continue to facilitate the recognition of the status of the members of the Radio Regulations Board pursuant to No. 142A of the ITU Convention,

further instructs the Secretary-General

to report to the 20048 session of the Council, to subsequent sessions of Council and to the next plenipotentiary conference on actions taken pursuant to this resolution and the results thereof.

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ACP/36/5MOD

Resolution 119 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002Antalya, 2006)

Methods to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Radio Regulations Board


considering

a) that Resolution 84 (Minneapolis, 1998) of the Plenipotentiary Conference established a requirement to review and develop appropriate changes to working methods of the Radio Regulations Board in order to further increase the transparency of its methods and decision-making process;

b) that the World Radiocommunication Conference (Istanbul, 2000) considered improvements to working methods and that further improvements are both possible and necessary;

c) the importance of efficient and effective working methods of the Radio Regulations Board in meeting the requirements of the Radio Regulations and in preserving the rights of Member States;

d) the concerns expressed by some Member States at this conference in regard to transparency and efficiency of the working methods of the Radio Regulations Board;

e) that, since the Radio Regulations Board has a role to consider appeals by Member States as prescribed in the Radio Regulations, appropriate facilities and resources are necessary for it to discharge its responsibilities expeditiously,;

f) that the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2003) subsequently modified Article 13 of the Radio Regulations to include in the summary of all decisions taken by the Radio Regulations Board, the reasons for each decision,

considering further

a) that the Radio Regulations Board can set up working groups to develop recommendations on specific issues for consideration by the Board and that there are no minutes of the discussions in these working groups;

b) that the Radio Regulations Board working groups, are not currently required to provide the reasons for their recommendations;

c) that the minutes of the Radio Regulations Board shall clearly indicate the reasons for its decisions;

d) that there is a need to provide the Member States with the full transparency of the deliberations and discussions of the RRB,

noting

that section 4.4 of the Report by the Satellite Backlog Action Group to the 2002 session of the CouncilArticle 13 of the Radio Regulations relates to the role of the Radiocommunication Bureau and the Radio Regulations Board,

further noting

that, as a matter of transparency, outcomes of considerations and decisions of the Radio Regulations Board as carried on at the meeting needs to be webcast, similar to the Council

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sessions, in order that the membership would be fully informed on the consideration and decisions,

recognizing

the importance that the Union attaches to the activities of the Radio Regulations Board,

resolves to instruct the Radio Regulations Board

1 to review periodically its working methods and internal processes and develop appropriate changes in order to further increase the transparency of its methods and decision-making processes and their overall effectiveness, and report the results to the next world radiocommunication conference through the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau;

2 to include in the summary of its considerations and decisions (No. 13.18 of the Radio Regulations) the reasons for each decision taken by the Board, including the reasons for each recommendation or proposal of any working group of the Radio Regulations Board, and including those relating to comments received from administrations on the Rules of Procedure; this summary of considerations and decisions, including the associated reasons, shall also contain any input from any ad-hoc groups, informal groups, and working groups, shall be published by circular letter and on the Radio Regulations Board website;

3 to give advice to the world radiocommunication conference or regional radiocommunication conference, at an appropriate time, on difficulties in the application of any regulatory provision in force as well as those under discussion at the conference,;

4 that the number of RRB meetings should be reduced from four to three, consistent with efficient discharge of its duties,

instructs the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau

to provide to the Radio Regulations Board: detailed explanations from the Radiocommunication Bureau on matters to be

considered at Board meetings; relevant information from appropriate experts within the Radiocommunication

Bureau,;– necessary facilities in order that the outcomes of considerations and decisions

carried out by the Radio Regulations Board be webcast for the information of the membership and their perusal action, if so required,

calls upon each Member State whose national has been elected as nominating a member of the Radio Regulations Boardto provide the necessary logistical support, such as computer hardware and software, to the member of the Radio Regulations Board it has nominated, except that, in the case of developing countries where such logistical support is not available from Member States, it shall be provided by the Union,

calls upon all Member States

to provide all necessary assistance and support to members of the Radio Regulations Board individually, and the Board as a whole, in carrying out their functions,

invites 2007 and subsequent the 2003 world radiocommunication conferences

to consider establishing reviewing principles to be applied by the Radio Regulations Board in the preparation of Rules of Procedure,

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1 to make available the necessary facilities and resources for the members of the Radio Regulations Board in conducting their meetings;

2 to facilitate the recognition of the status of the members of the Radio Regulations Board pursuant to No. 142A of the ITU Convention,


to report to the 20042007 session of the Council, to subsequent sessions of Council and to the next plenipotentiary conference on actions taken pursuant to this resolution and the results thereof.

EUR/12/4SUP

ARB/14/5SUP

IAP/15/45SUP

USA/16/39SUP

ARB/14/60SUP


Radiocommunication Assembly (RA-03) andWorld Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-03)

IRN/76/1MOD RESOLUTION 102 (Rev. MARRAKESH, 2002 A ntalya , 2006 )

Internet Governance and Internet ResourcesManagement of Internet domain names and addresses

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union ( Marrakesh, 2002),(Rev. Antalya,2006)

aware

that the purposes of the Union are, inter alia, to promote, at the international level, the adoption of a broad approach to the issues of telecommunications in the global information economy and society, to promote the extension of the benefits of new telecommunication technologies to all the world's inhabitants and to harmonize the efforts of Member States and Sector Members in the attainment of those ends,

considering

a) that advances in the global information infrastructure, including the development of Internet Protocol (IP) based networks and especially the Internet, taking into account the requirements and features of Next Generation Networks are of crucial importance as an important engine for growth in the world economy in the twenty first century;

b) that the WSIS recognized:

- that Internet governance, carried out according to the Geneva principles, is an essential element for a people-centred, inclusive, development-oriented and non-discriminatory Information Society;

- the commitment to the stability and security of the Internet as a global facility and to ensuring the requisite legitimacy of its governance, based on the full participation of

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all stakeholders, from both developed and developing countries, within their respective roles and responsibilities;

- that Internet Governance includes more than Internet naming and addressing. It also includes other significant public policy issues such as, inter alia, critical Internet resources, the security and safety of the Internet, and developmental aspects and issues pertaining to the use of the Internet;

- that there are many cross-cutting international public policy issues that require attention and are not adequately addressed by the current mechanisms;

- that all governments should have an equal role and responsibility, for international Internet governance and for ensuring the stability, security and continuity of the Internet;

- the need for development of public policy by governments in consultation with all stakeholders;

- that WSIS implementation and follow-up should be an integral part of the UN integrated follow-up to major UN conferences and should contribute to the achievement of internationally agreed development goals and objectives, including the Millennium Development Goals. It should not require the creation of any new operational bodies;

c) that the management of the Internet encompasses both technical and public policy issues and should involve all stakeholders and relevant intergovernmental and international organizations

d) policy authority for Internet-related public policy issues is the sovereign right of States. They have rights and responsibilities for international Internet-related public policy issues;

e) that the private sector is playing a very important role in the expansion and development of the Internet, for example through investments in infrastructures and services;

f) that the development of the Internet is to a great extent market-led and driven by private and government initiatives;

g) that the management of the registration and allocation of Internet domain names and addresses must fully reflect the geographical and functional nature of the Internet, and an equitable balance of interests of all stakeholders;

h) that Internet domain names and addresses, and more generally the Internet and global information networks, must be widely and in a non-discriminatory manner accessible to all citizens of the world without regard to gender, race, religion, or country of residence;

i) that the methods of allocation of Internet domain names and addresses should not privilege any country or region of the world to the detriment of others;

j) that the management of the Internet is a subject of valid international interest and must flow from full international cooperation and carried out in a multilateral, democratic and transparent manner according to the WSIS outcomes;

k) that the expanding use of the Internet is expected to lead to the need for an increased capacity of IP addresses;

l) that Member States represent the interests of the population of the country or territory for which a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) has been delegated;

m) that Member States should play an active role in coordinating the resolution of

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management and administrative constraints arising with respect to their ccTLDs,

n) that countries should not be involved in decisions regarding another Country-code Top-level Domains (ccTLDs),

recognizing

a) that ITU is dealing with issues related to IP-based networks in general and the Internet in particular;

b) that at the current situation ITU is responsible for numbering, naming, addressing requirements and resource assignment including criteria and procedures for reservation and assignment;

c) that ITU performs worldwide coordination of a number of name and address allocation systems and acts as a forum for policy discussion and decision making in this area;

d) that ITU, moreover, plays an important role by offering a platform for encouraging discussions, and for the dissemination of information, particularly to developing country governments, on the management of Internet domain names and addresses;

e) that through international cooperation, ITU should contribute play a key role to policy development related to the management of Internet domain names and addresses,

emphasizing

a) that the management of Internet domain names and addresses includes:

- technical coordination tasks, for which technical private bodies can be responsible;

- public policy issues , for which governments or intergovernmental organizations are responsible and to which qualified international organizations contribute;

b) that the methods of allocation of global and essential resources such as Internet domain names and addresses are of interest to both governments and the private sector and should be managed in a multilateral, democratic and transparent manner;

c) that the role of governments, includes providing a clear, consistent and predictable legal framework, to promote a favourable environment in which global information networks are interoperable and widely accessible to all citizens, and to ensure adequate protection of public interests in the management of Internet domain names and addresses;

d) that there is an urgent need to:

- advance the process for the introduction of multilingualism in a number of areas including domain names, e-mail addresses and keyword look-up;

- implement programmes that allow for the presence of multilingual domain names and content on the Internet and the use of various software models in order to fight against the linguistic digital divide and to ensure the participation of all in the emerging new society;

- strengthen cooperation between relevant bodies for the further development of technical standards and to foster their global deployment.

e) that it is in the public interest that the system that manages Internet domain names and addresses has transparent rules and procedures, including dispute resolution procedures to facilitate the protection of intellectual property rights;

f) that governments are expected to set policies to promote, as appropriate, a fair competitive environment among companies or organizations responsible for Internet resource allocation and that governments should intervene, as appropriate, to correct market failure, to maintain fair competition, to attract investment, to enhance the

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development of the ICT infrastructure and applications, to maximize economic and social benefits, and to serve national priorities;

g) the need for enhanced cooperation, to enable governments, on an equal footing, to carry out their roles and responsibilities, in international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet,

resolves to instruct the Secretary General

1 to take an active role in international discussions and initiatives on the management of Internet domain names and addresses, taking into account associated developments including ITU’s role in the WSIS follow-up and the purposes of the Union;

2 to encourage all Member States to participate in the discussions and decisions related to international internet public policy issues, including the international management of Internet domain names and addresses, so that worldwide representation can be ensured;

3 to liaise and to cooperate, in conjunction with the Bureaux, with the regional telecommunication organizations pursuant to this resolution;

4 to provide assistance, in conjunction with the Bureaux, to Member States, if so requested, in order to achieve their stated policy objectives with respect to the management of Internet domain names and addresses;

5 to report annually to the Council on the activities and achievements on this subject,


1 to continue to liaise and to cooperate with appropriate entities on relevant Internet domain name and address management issues, such as the transition to IP Version 6 (IPv6), ENUM, multilingualism including internationalized domain names (IDN) and to enhance relevant activities in ITU-T study groups;

2 to work with Member States and Sector Members, recognizing the activities of other appropriate entities, to review Member States' ccTLD and other related experiences;

3 to work with Member States and Sector Members, recognizing the activities of other appropriate entities, to develop a recommendation to clarify the management of the domain ".int",



1 to organize international and regional forums and carry out necessary activities, in conjunction with appropriate entities, for the period 2006-2010, to discuss policy, operational and technical issues on the Internet in general and the management of Internet domain names and addresses in particular multilingualism for the benefit of Member States, especially for least developed countries taking into account activities undertaken in the last study period;



to take appropriate measures in order to contribute actively to international discussions and initiatives related to the international Internet public policy setting, including management of Internet domain names and addresses, taking into account annual reports to be presented by the Secretary General and the Bureaux, and in this regard, to include agenda items for the next world Telecommunication policy forum (WTPF) and World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) and World

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Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC),


1 to participate actively in the activities of other forums on the management of Internet domain names and addresses and notably on progress being made in pursuit of their policy objectives;

2 to participate and contribute in and follow the policy, operational and technical developments of the management of Internet domain names and addresses;

3 to increase awareness at national level among all appropriate entities and to encourage their participation in the activities related to management of Internet domain names and addresses, within their respective roles.

EUR/12/67SUP

RESOLUTION 121 (MARRAKESH, 2002)

Review of the International Telecommunications Regulations

ACP/36/15MOD

RESOLUTION 122 (Marrakesh, 2002,Rev. Antalya, 2006)

The evolving role of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly


considering

a) Article 13 of the ITU Convention which specifies the roles and responsibilities of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA), as well as Articles 14 and 14A, concerning the telecommunication standardization study groups and Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG);

b) the decisions of previous plenipotentiary conferences concerning the functioning and management of ITU standardization activities, including Resolution 82 (Minneapolis, 1998) of the Plenipotentiary Conference focusing on the establishment of an alternative approval process;

c) Resolutions 1, and 22 and 45 (WTSA-200004), pursuant to which:– the membership is able to revise existing and create new questions between

WTSAs;– the membership, working through TSAG, is able to restructure and establish study

groups between WTSAs;– the membership, working through TSAG, is able to create, terminate or maintain

other groups between WTSAs, in order to enhance and improve the effectiveness of ITU-T's work, for purposes including the coordination of ITU-T's work and the flexible response to high-priority issues that span several study groups;

– TSAG is instructed to take an active role in ensuring coordination between study groups, as appropriate, on high-priority standardization issues that are being studied in more than one study group, and to take into account, and implement as necessary, advice given to it by other groups on effective coordination on high-priority standardization topics;

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d) the work of Member States and Sector Members of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) in the Sector study groups and TSAG in implementing these decisions and in adopting working procedures that have improved the timeliness and efficiency of standards activities while maintaining their quality;,

considering further

a) the analysis of ITU's standardization activities by the Working Group on ITU Reform (WGR) and the emphasis placed by WGR on the need for continued improvement in the effectiveness of the standardization process and the need to achieve an effective partnership between Member States and Sector Members,;

b) that by Resolution 22 (WTSA-04) TSAG is empowered to ensure effective coordination of standardization topics in order to achieve suitable global solutions,

recognizing

a) the positive results of the alternative approval process in ITU-T's working methods, in particular the reduction of the time taken for the approval of relevant questions and recommendations, in accordance with the procedures adopted by the Sector;

b) the position of WTSA as a broad and inclusive forum where Member States and ITU-T Sector Members are able to discuss the future of ITU-T, review the progress of the ITU-T standardization work programme, consider the Sector's overall structure and functioning and set goals for ITU-T;

c) that WTSA serves all the Member States and ITU-T Sector Members, as a decision-making forum to resolve issues within its competence that may be brought before it,

aware

a) of the challenges posed to the membership by the current financial state of the Union, of the number of ITU-T meetings and related events and of the important role of WTSA as the oversight body for ITU-T;

b) of the need for Member States and ITU-T Sector Members to work closely in ITU-T, in a proactive, cooperative and forward-looking way, taking into account their respective responsibilities and objectives, in order to promote the continued evolution of the ITU-T;

c) that the ITU-T aims to continue to provide a unique, worldwide venue for industry and government to work together to foster the development and use of open, interoperable and non-discriminatory standards which are both demand-driven and sensitive to the needs of users;

d) that the rapid pace of change in the telecommunication environment demands that, in order to maintain its role, the ITU-T have the flexibility to make timely decisions between the WTSAs on matters such as work priorities, study group structure and meeting schedules,

resolves

1 to encourage WTSA to further develop its working methods and procedures for the purpose of improving the management of ITU-T's standardization activities;

2 that WTSA shall continue, in accordance with its responsibilities, to promote the continued evolution of the standardization sector by means including TSAG's empowerment and capacity pursuant to Resolutions 22 and 45 (WTSA-04);

3 that WTSA shall adequately address strategic issues in standardization and, through the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, provide its comments to

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the Council;

4 that WTSA, in its conclusions, should take into account the Union's strategic plan and, consistent with No. 188 of the Convention, give consideration to the financial status of the Sector,


in preparing the Director's report to WTSA and providing support to the chairmen of the study groups, to include a report on the financial status of the Sector in order to assist WTSA in its functions,

encourages

1 Member States and ITU-T Sector Members to support the evolving role of WTSA;

2 Member States, ITU-T Sector Members and study group chairmen and vice-chairmen to concentrate, inter alia, on the identification and analysis of strategic issues in

standardization in their preparations for WTSA so as to facilitate the work of the assembly.

USA/16/40MOD

RESOLUTION 123 (Marrakesh, 2002Antalya, 2006)

Bridging the standardization gap between developing and developed countries


considering

a) that “the Union shall in particular facilitate the worldwide standardization of telecommunications, with a satisfactory quality of service” (Article 1 of the ITU Constitution);

b) that, in connection with the functions and structure of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), in Article 17, the Constitution indicates that those functions shall be “..., bearing in mind the particular concerns of the developing countries, to fulfill the purposes of the Union...”;

c) that the ITU can assist in bridging the national and international digital divides in ICTs, by facilitating interoperability, interconnection and global connectivity of networks and services;

d) that, under the Strategic Plan for the Union 1999-20032008-2011, the ITU-T is to provide support and assistance to the membership, mainly to developing countries, in relation to standardization matters, information and communication network infrastructure and applications, and in particular with respect to:

i) bridging the digital divide, and

ii) providing training and producing relevant training materials for capacity buildingITU-T is to work “... with special attention to telecommunication development in developing countries, and cooperating with the other Sectors in the organization of information meetings, seminars and workshops, and in the development of case studies, guidelines and handbooks”,

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considering further

a) that the outcome Doha Action Plan of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Istanbul, 2002Doha, 2006), aims to enable developing countries to promote the equitable and sustainable development of information and communication networks and servicesespecially the Strategic Plan of the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) for the period 2004-2007 and Resolution 37 (Istanbul, 2002) of that conference on bridging the digital divide;

b) that Resolution 37 of the WTDC (Doha, 2006) recognizes that there is a need to create digital opportunities in developing countries;

c) that Resolution 47 of the WTDC (Doha, 2006) recognizes the challenges faced by developing countries in understanding and applying ITU Recommendations and related international standards;

d) that Resolution 44 of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-04), Florianópolis, sets out an Action Plan to bridging the standardization gap between developing and developed CountriesRecommendation R7 of the Working Group on ITU Reform to the effect that the Council should instruct the Secretary-General and the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau to define and implement a corresponding promotion strategy and to allocate appropriate resources in the budget in order to improve awareness of ITU-T products and services,

noting

the following goals of the Strategic Plan for the Union 2004-20072008-2011, adopted in Resolution 71 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002Antalya, 2006) of this conference:

Goal 2 “assist in bridging the international digital divide in information and communication technologies”;

Goal 4 “develop tools, based on contributions from the membership, to safeguard the integrity and interoperability of networks”;

Goal 6 “disseminate information and know-how to provide the membership, particularly developing countries, with capabilities to respond to the challenges of privatization, competition, globalization and technological change”

Goal 1: Maintaining and extending international cooperation among all Member States and with relevant regional organizations for the improvement and rational use of information and communication infrastructure of all kinds, taking the appropriate leading role in United Nations system initiatives on information and communication technologies (ICTs), as called for by the relevant outcomes of the WSIS.

Goal 2: Assisting in bridging the national and international digital divides in ICTs, by facilitating interoperability, interconnection and global connectivity of networks and services, and by playing a leading role, within its mandate, in the multi-stakeholder process for the follow-up and implementation of the relevant goals and objectives of the WSIS.

Goal 6: Disseminating information and know-how to provide the membership and the wider community, particularly developing countries, with capabilities to

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leverage the benefits, inter alia, of private sector participation, competition, globalization, network security and efficiency, and technological change in their ICT sector, and enhancing the capacity of ITU Member States, in particular developing countries, for innovation in ICTs,

recognizing

the shortage of human resources in the standardization field in developing countries, resulting in a low level of developing county participation in meetings of the Standardization Sector (ITU-T) and of the Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) and, consequently, in the standards-making process, leading to difficulties when interpreting ITU-T and ITU-R Recommendations,

taking into account

a) that developing countries could benefit from improved capability in the application and development of standards;

b) that ITU-T and ITU-R activities and the telecommunication market could also benefit from better involvement of developing countries in standard-making and standards application,


1 to work closely with each other on the implementation of this resolution, within approved budgetary resources;

2 and in pursuingto pursue initiatives that assist in bridging the standardization gap between developing and developed countries in such areas as:

i) conducting case studies on the application of ITU-T Recommendations, focusing on those Recommendations having regulatory implications, e.g. interconnection, numbering, conformity assessment regulation, establishing the best practice application of ITU-T Recommendations in technical regulation;

ii) fostering human resources in developing countries, e.g. by organizing regional standardization training courses and workshops, by face-to-face meetings and through developing online/web-based programmes;

23 to support the work done by the regional organizations in this area;

4 to report to Council on the work done in this area.

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ARB/14/40MOD RESOLUTION 123 (Marrakesh, 2002Rev. Antalya, 2006)



considering

a) that "the Union shall in particular facilitate the worldwide standardization of telecommunications, with a satisfactory quality of service" (Article 1 of the ITU Constitution);

b) that, in connection with the functions and structure of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), in Article 17, the Constitution indicates that those functions shall be "..., bearing in mind the particular concerns of the developing countries, to fulfil the purposes of the Union...";

c) [that, under the Strategic Plan for the Union 1999-20032008-2011, ITU-T is to work "... with special attention to telecommunication development in developing countries, and cooperating with the other Sectors in the organization of information meetings, seminars and workshops, and in the development of case studies, guidelines and handbooksto provide support and assistance to the membership, mainly to developing countries, in relation to standardization matters, information and communication network infrastructure, and in particular with respect to a) bridging the digital divide, and b) providing training and producing relevant training material for capacity building"],

considering further

a) the outcome of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Istanbul, 2002), especially the Strategic Plan of the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) for the period 2004-2007 and Resolution 37 (Istanbul, 2002) of that conference on bridging the digital divide;

b) Recommendation R7 of the Working Group on ITU Reform to the effect that the Council should instruct the Secretary-General and the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau to define and implement a corresponding promotion strategy and to allocate appropriate resources in the budget in order to improve awareness of ITU-T products and services,

a) Resolution 17 updated at the WTSA (Florianópolis, 2004) which aimed at defining the relation between telecommunication standardization and the interests of developing countries. "Telecommunication standardization in relation to the interests of developing countries, and enhancing cooperation between the ITU-T study groups and the ITU-D study groups";

b) new Resolution 44 (Florianópolis, 2004) aimed at "bridging the standardization gap between developing and developed countries through a clear action Plan";

c) new Resolution 45 (Florianópolis, 2004) aimed at "creation of regional groups" "drawing on the good results achieved by regional groups in the framework of the activities of ITU-T Study Group 3";

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d) new Resolution 53 (Florianópolis, 2004) aimed at "establishment of a seminar and workshop coordination committee and which stressed the importance of the participation of developing countries in standardization seminars and workshops, and getting detailed information, considering this coordination committee as a factor in bridging the digital gap,

noting

the following goalsobjective 7 of the Strategic Plan for the Union 2004-20072008-2011, adopted in Resolution 71 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002Antalya, 2006) of this conference: and relating to the Telecommunication Standardization Sector, Goal 2 “assist in bridging the international digital divide in information and

communication technologies”; Goal 4 “develop tools, based on contributions from the membership, to safeguard the

integrity and interoperability of networks”; Goal 6 “disseminate information and know-how to provide the membership,

particularly developing countries, with capabilities to respond to the challenges of privatization, competition, globalization and technological change”,

recognizing

the continued shortage of human resources in the standardization field in developing countries, resulting in a low level of developing county participation in meetings of ITU-T and of the Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) and, consequently, in the standards-making process, leading to difficulties when interpreting ITU-T and ITU-R Recommendations,

taking into account

a) that developing countries could benefit from improved capability in the application and development of standards in implementing Resolutions 44 and 45;

b) that ITU-T and ITU-R activities and the telecommunication and information technology market could also benefit from better involvement of developing countries in standard-making and standards application,


1 to work closely with each other on the implementation of this resolution and in pursuing initiatives that assist in bridging the standardization gap between developing and developed countries in such areas as:i) conducting case studies on the application of ITU-T Recommendations, focusing on

those Recommendations having regulatory implications, e.g. interconnection, numbering, conformity assessment regulation, establishing the best practice application of ITU-T Recommendations in technical regulation;

ii) fostering human resources in developing countriesStates( 1) , e.g. by organizing regional standardization training courses and workshops, by face-to-face meetings and through developing online/web-based programmes;

2 to support the work done by the regional organizations in this area.,

resolves alsoto instruct the Director of TSB to accelerate the implementation of the above-mentioned resolutions,

invites

( 1) Developing States also include the least developed States, small island developing States, and transitional economy States.

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Member States, Sector Members of ITU-T, the TSAG including the Seminar and Workshop Coordination Committee, chairmen and vice-chairmen of ITU-T study groups, to give priority, as appropriate, to the implementation of the above-mentioned three resolutions, especially as regards the creation and support of regional groups for standardization in developing countries, enhancing the capacities of these states in standard setting and application and training the required manpower, establishing leadership groups to bridge the coordination gap, and mobilizing voluntary financial contributions for that purpose, as defined in Resolution 44 (Florianópolis, 2004).

ACP/36/16MOD



The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Marrakesh, 2002 Antalya, 2006),

considering

a) that "the Union shall in particular facilitate the worldwide standardization of telecommunications, with a satisfactory quality of service" (Article 1 of the ITU Constitution);

b) that, in connection with the functions and structure of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), in Article 17, the Constitution indicates that those functions shall be "..., bearing in mind the particular concerns of the developing countries, to fulfill the purposes of the Union...";

c) that the core competences of the Union in the fields of ICTs – assistance in bridging the digital divide, international and regional cooperation, radio spectrum management, standards development and the dissemination of information – are of crucial importance for building the Information Society. (WSIS, Declaration of Principles, paragraph 64);, under the Strategic Plan for the Union 1999-2003, ITU-T is to work "... with special attention to telecommunication development in developing countries, and cooperating with the other Sectors in the organization of information meetings, seminars and workshops, and in the development of case studies, guidelines and handbooks",

d) that "the mission of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector is to be the unique worldwide venue for industry and government to work together in developing, adopting, providing and promoting global consensus-based telecommunication recommendations (standards) for the information society. (Res. 71, Marrakesh, 2002),

considering further

a) that World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (Florianopolis, 2004) adopted Resolutions 44 and 54 as well as revised Resolution 17 to assist in bridging the standardization gap between developing and developed countries;the outcome of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Istanbul, 2002), especially the Strategic Plan of the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) for the period 2004-2007 and Resolution 37 (Istanbul, 2002) of that conference on bridging the digital divide

b) that the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Doha, 2006) adopted Resolution 47, which calls for activities to enhance knowledge and effective application of ITU-T and ITU-R recommendations in developing countries,Recommendation R7 of the Working Group on ITU Reform to the effect that the Council should instruct the Secretary-General and the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau to define and

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implement a corresponding promotion strategy and to allocate appropriate resources in the budget in order to improve awareness of ITU-T products and services,

recalling

that the Plan of Action (Geneva, 2003) and Tunis Agenda (Tunis, 2005) of the World Summit on the Information Society emphasize the efforts to overcome the digital divide and development divides,

noting

the following orientations and goals of the Strategic Plan for the Union 2008-20112004-2007, adopted in Resolution 71 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) of this conference:– Goal 2 "assist in bridging the international digital divide in information and

communication technologies, by facilitating interoperability, interconnection and global connectivity of networks and services, and by playing a leading role, within its mandate, in the multi-stakeholder process for the follow-up and implementation of the relevant goal and objectives of WSIS";

– Goal 4 "develop tools, based on contributions from the membership, to promote end-user confidence, and to safeguard the efficiency, security, integrity and interoperability of networks";

– Goal 6: "disseminate information and know-how to provide the membership and the wider community, particularly developing countries, with capabilities to leverage the benefits, inter alia, of private sector, particularly developing countries, with capabilities to respond to the challenges of privatization, competition, globalization, network security and efficiency, and technological change in their ICT sector, and enhancing the capacity of ITU Member States, in particular developing countries, for innovation in ICTs",

recognizing

a) the shortage of human resources in the standardization field in developing countries, resulting in a low level of developing county participation in meetings of ITU-T and of the Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) and, consequently, in the standards-making process, leading to difficulties when interpreting ITU-T and ITU-R Recommendations,

b) ongoing challenges relating to capacity-building, in particular for developing countries, in the light of rapid technological innovation and increased convergence,

taking into account

a) that developing countries could benefit from improved capability in the application and development of standards;

b) that ITU-T and ITU-R activities and the telecommunication market could also benefit from better involvement of developing countries in standard-making and standards application,;

c) that initiatives to assist in bridging the standardization gap are intrinsic and having high priority tasks of the Union,


1 to work closely with each other on the elaboration and implementation of this resolution including the action lines of Resolution 44, Resolution 54 and Resolution 17 (Revised) (WTSA-04) and Resolution 47 (WTDC-06)and in pursuing initiatives, that assist in bridging the standardization gap between developing and developed countries; in such areas as:i) conducting case studies on the application of ITU-T Recommendations, focusing on

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those Recommendations having regulatory implications, e.g. interconnection, numbering, conformity assessment regulation, establishing the best practice application of ITU-T Recommendations in technical regulation;

ii) fostering human resources in developing countries, e.g. by organizing regional standardization training courses and workshops, by face-to-face meetings and through developing online/web-based programmes;

2 to maintain, to the extent practicable, close coordination mechanisms among the three Sectors at a regional level through ITU Regional Offices;

32 to further collaborate with the regional organizations and support thetheir work done by the regional organizations in this area;,


to review the allocation of necessary funds from the Union's budget for the implementation of this resolution and the relevant resolutions adopted at WTSA and WTDC, taking into account the financial constraints and existing and planned BDT and TSB activities,

further instructs the Secretary-General and Directors of TSB and BDT

1 to continue to endeavour to coordinate with international and regional organizations in linking this resolution and implementation and follow-up of relevant sections of the WSIS Plan of Action with a view to narrowing the digital divide and bridging the standardization gap between developed and developing countries particularly;

2 to actively engage in the fund raising campaign for bridging the standardization gap;

3 to monitor the implementation status of bridging the standardization gap and report its results to the ITU Council,

invites Member States and Sector Members

to make voluntary contributions to the fund for bridging the standardization gap as well as to undertake concrete actions to support the actions and initiatives of the ITU.

AFCP/34/15MOD


Support for the New Partnership for Africa’s Development


considering

that the provisions of the ITU Constitution, as contained in Chapter IV thereof on the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D), particularly with regard, inter alia, to the functions of the Sector for building awareness of the impact of telecommunications on national economic and social development, its catalytic role in promoting the development, expansion and operation of telecommunication services and networks, especially in developing countries, and the need to maintain and enhance cooperation with regional and other telecommunication organizations,

considering further

Resolution 31 (Kyoto, 1994) of the Plenipotentiary Conference on telecommunication infrastructure and socio-economic and cultural development, which highlights:

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telecommunications as a prerequisite for development; the impact of telecommunications on agriculture, health, education, transport, human

settlement, etc.; the continuing decline in development resources available to developing countries,

noting

a) that, in its Declaration and resolutions, the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Valletta, 1998) (WTDC-98) reaffirmed a commitment to enhancing expansion and development of telecommunication services in developing countries and harnessing capacity for the application of new and innovative services;

b) the adoption of the Valletta Action Plan, incorporating key chapters on global information infrastructure development and the special programme for least developed countries,

aware

that the Council, in its Resolution 1184 on the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Istanbul, 2002), urged that conference to place special emphasis on the problem of “bridging the digital divide”,

taking note of

a) the recognition by the United Nations General Assembly in its Resolution 56/37 of the adoption by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at its thirty-seventh ordinary session (Lusaka, July 2001) of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD);

b) the actions for NEPAD set out in annex hereto;

c) the declaration by the Economic and Social Council on the role of the United Nations system in supporting the efforts of African countries to achieve sustainable development,

taking cognizance of

a) the operative paragraphs of Resolution 56/218 of the United Nations General Assembly on the final review and appraisal of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa, relating to consideration of plans and modalities during 2002 for future engagement with NEPAD and calling on the United Nations system and the international community to support the New African Initiative and to ensure effective representation,;

b) the conclusions of the Geneva and Tunis WSIS phases and the work under way to implement the African Regional Action Plan for the Knowledge Economy (ARAPKE);

c) the call made on 23 November 2004 by the Summit of the NEPAD Heads of State and Government Implementing Committee (HSGIC) for an effective implementation of the NEPAD ICT programme;

d) the request made by the Abuja Declaration of African ministers in charge of telecommunications and ICT on infrastructure development to provide appropriate financial resources to support NEPAD ICT activities,

recognizing

that, in spite of the impressive growth and expansion in infocommunication services recorded in the African region since WTDC-98, many areas of major concern still exist and considerable disparities persist in the region, and the digital divide continues to widen,

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resolves to instruct the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau

to pay particular attention to implementation of the provisions of the ITU-D Action Plan relating to support for NEPAD, earmarking resources so that this can be permanently monitored,

requests the Secretary-General

to release appropriate financial resources for activities to support NEPAD, in particular from the surplus on ITU world telecommunication exhibitions and forums (TELECOM).

ANNEX TO RESOLUTION 124 (Marrakesh, 2002Rev. Antalya, 2006)

Actions for NEPAD

1 Policy and regulatory issues: Cooperate with regional institutions in order to consolidate regulatory capacities.

2 Financing and investment: Collaborate with development finance institutions in Africa and bilateral donors in

setting up financial mechanisms to meet the costs of initiatives undertaken by other multilateral bodies, namely: Dot Force and the United Nations ICT Task Force.

3 Infrastructure development: Achieve an adequate level of access for households and reach the following

telephone density targets by the year 2005:• 4 lines per 100 inhabitants for fixed telephony;• 7 lines per 100 inhabitants for mobile telephony.

Install optical fibre inter-state links. Install an Internet backbone. Reduce costs and improve reliability of services. Prepare all African countries to use electronic communications.

4 Universal access and ICT development: Cooperate with regional institutions such as the African Telecommunications Union

(ATU) and initiatives such as “Africa Connection” in order to devise model policies and laws for telecommunication reform as well as protocols and benchmarks for assessing training in the use of electronic communications.

5 Human resources development and management: Set up a network of training and research institutions to consolidate the high-level

skill base. Create an incubator for competent young people and students to receive training in

informatics and telematics with a view to their working as software designers and

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programmers.

1 Infrastructurei) Preparation of master plans for ICT infrastructure developmentii) Facilitation of the introduction of digital technologies, especially for broadcastingiii) Support for all projects which promote ICT development and subregional and

regional integration, for example, the East African Submarine Cable project (EASSy), the NEPAD e-school initiative, RASCOM, e-Post Africa, COMTEL, SRII, INTELCOM II, the ARAPKE projects, etc.

iv) Establishment and interconnection of national internet exchange pointsv) Evaluation of the impact and adoption of measures for strengthening functional

capacities and the new missions of subregional maintenance Centresvi) Encourage the establishment of technological alliances in order to promote research

and development at a regional level

2 Environment: development and implementation ofi) an Africa-wide vision, strategy and action plan for ICTii) a national vision and strategies for the development of ICT with maximum linkage to

other national development strategies, notably the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)

iii) elaboration of a national policy framework and strategy for universal accessiv) provision of support for the harmonization of policy and regulatory frameworks at

the subregional level

3 Capacity building, cooperation and partnershipsi) Support to the African Telecommunications Union by providing administrative

support and assistance in technical expertiseii) Support for the elaboration of the planning and management of the frequency

spectrum at national, subregional and regional levelsiii) Support the strengthening of ICT training institutions and the network of Centres of

excellence in the regioniv) Establishment of a cooperation mechanism amongst regional institutions that provide

development assistance to African countries in the ICT sectorv) Regional or multi-national approach to provision of supportvi) Establishment of an ad hoc regional ICT think tank for Africavii) Strengthening of subregional telecommunication regulatory associationsviii) Strengthening of public-private partnershipix) Establishment of an African ICT database

x) Strengthening the capacities of Regional Economic Communities (RECs) for better implementation of the ICT projects and initiatives

SEN/44/6MOD RESOLUTION 124 (Marrakesh, 2002Rev. Antalya, 2006)

Support for the New Partnership for Africa's Development

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considering

that the provisions of the ITU Constitution, as contained in Chapter IV thereof on the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D), particularly with regard, inter alia, to the functions of the Sector for building awareness of the impact of telecommunications on national economic and social development, its catalytic role in promoting the development, expansion and operation of telecommunication services and networks, especially in developing countries, and the need to maintain and enhance cooperation with regional and other telecommunication organizations,

considering further

Resolution 31 (Kyoto, 1994) of the Plenipotentiary Conference on telecommunication infrastructure and socio-economic and cultural development, which highlights:

telecommunications as a prerequisite for development;

the impact of telecommunications on agriculture, health, education, transport, human settlement, etc.;

the continuing decline in development resources available to developing countries,

noting

a) that, in its Declaration and resolutions, the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Valletta, 1998) (WTDC-98) reaffirmed a commitment to enhancing expansion and development of telecommunication services in developing countries and harnessing capacity for the application of new and innovative services;

b) the adoption of the Valletta Action Plan, incorporating key chapters on global information infrastructure development and the special programme for least developed countries;

c) the adoption of the Doha Action Plan,

aware

that the Council, in its Resolution 1184 on the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Istanbul, 2002), urged that conference to place special emphasis on the problem of "bridging the digital divide",

taking note of

a) the recognition by the United Nations General Assembly in its Resolution 56/37 of the adoption by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity at its thirty-seventh ordinary session (Lusaka, July 2001) of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD);

b) the actions for NEPAD set out in annex hereto;

c) the declaration by the Economic and Social Council on the role of the United Nations system in supporting the efforts of African countries to achieve sustainable development,

taking cognizance of

the operative paragraphs of Resolution 56/218 of the United Nations General Assembly on the final review and appraisal of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa, relating to consideration of plans and modalities during 2002 for future engagement with NEPAD and calling on the United Nations system and the international community to support the New African Initiative and to ensure effective representation,

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recognizing

that, in spite of the impressive growth and expansion in infocommunication services recorded in the African region since WTDC-98, many areas of major concern still exist and considerable disparities persist in the region, and the digital divide continues to widen,


to pay particular attention to implementation of the provisions of the ITU-D Action Plan relating to support for NEPAD, earmarking resources so that this can be permanently monitored,

requests the Secretary-General

to release appropriate financial resources for activities to support NEPAD, in particular from the surplus on ITU world telecommunication exhibitions and forums (TELECOM) and the fund for the development of information and communication technologies.

ANNEX TO RESOLUTION 124 (Marrakesh, 2002Rev. Antalya, 2006)

Actions for NEPAD

1 Policy and regulatory issues: Cooperate with regional institutions in order to consolidate regulatory capacities.

2 Financing and investment: Collaborate with development finance institutions in Africa and bilateral donors in

setting up financial mechanisms to meet the costs of initiatives undertaken by other multilateral bodies, namely: Dot Force and the United Nations ICT Task Force.

3 Infrastructure development: Achieve an adequate level of access for households and reach the following

telephone density targets by the year 2005:

• 4 lines per 100 inhabitants for fixed telephony;

• 7 lines per 100 inhabitants for mobile telephony.

Install optical fibre inter-state links.

Install an Internet backbone.

Reduce costs and improve reliability of services.

Prepare all African countries to use electronic communications.

4 Universal access and ICT development: Cooperate with regional institutions such as the African Telecommunications Union

(ATU) and initiatives such as "Africa Connection" in order to devise model policies and laws for telecommunication reform as well as protocols and benchmarks for assessing training in the use of electronic communications.

5 Human resources development and management: Set up a network of training and research institutions to consolidate the high-level

skill base.

Create an incubator for competent young people and students to receive training in informatics and telematics with a view to their working as software designers and programmers.

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SRB/52/1MOD

RESOLUTION 126 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) MARRAKESH, 2002)

Assistance and support to the Federal Republic of Serbia Yugoslavia for rebuilding its destroyed public broadcasting and telecommunication

systems

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Antalya, 2006) Marrakesh, 2002),

recalling


b) the purposes of the Union as enshrined in Article 1 of its Constitution,

noting

a) the Resolution 126 (Marrakesh, 2002) of the Plenipotentiary Conference;b a)the Resolution 33 (Rev. Doha, 2006) Istanbul, 2002) of the World

Telecommunication Development Conference;

c b) that the key role played by ITU in the rebuilding of the country's telecommunication sector has been widely recognized,

d) with appreciation the efforts deployed by the Secretary-General of ITU and the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) towards the implementation of the above-mentioned resolutions,

recognizing

a) that reliable public broadcasting and telecommunication systems are indispensable for promoting the socio-economic development of countries, in particular those having suffered from natural disasters, domestic conflicts or war;

b) that public broadcasting facilities in the Serbia (Radio Television of Serbia (RTS)) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have been severely damaged;

c) that the damage to the public broadcasting (RTS) in Serbia and telecommunication systems in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia should concern the whole international community, in particular ITU;

d) that, as public broadcaster, RTS is a non-profit organization;

e d) that, under the present circumstances and in the foreseeable future, Serbia the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia will not be able to bring its public broadcasting system up to an acceptable level without help from the international community, provided bilaterally or through international organizations,

resolves

1 to continue initiate special action, within the framework and available budgetary resources of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector, with specialized assistance from the Radiocommunication and Telecommunication

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Standardization Sectors;

2 to provide appropriate assistance;

3 to support Serbia the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in rebuilding its public broadcasting and telecommunication systems,


1 to offer all possible assistance;

2 to support the Government of Serbia the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, either bilaterally or through, or at any rate in coordination with, the special action of the Union referred above,


to allocate the necessary funds, within available resources, in order to continue initiate this action,


1 to use the necessary funds, within available resources, in order to continue appropriate action, coordinate the activities carried out by the three ITU Sectors in accordance with resolves above;

2 to ensure that the ITU action in favour of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is as effective as possible;

3 to report on the matter to the Council.


1 to coordinate the activities carried out by the ITU Sectors in accordance with the above;

2 to ensure that the ITU action in favour of Serbia is as effective as possible;

3 to report on the matter to the Council.

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EUR/12/65SUP RESOLUTION 127 (MARRAKESH, 2002)

Assistance and support to the Government of Afghanistan for rebuilding its telecommunication system

ARG/35/6MOD RESOLUTION 128 (Marrakesh, 2002Rev. Antalya, 2006)

Support for the “Agenda for Connectivity in the Americas and Quito Action Plan”


considering

the provisions of the ITU Constitution, as contained in Chapter IV thereof on the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D), particularly with regard, inter alia, to the functions of the Sector for building awareness of the impact of telecommunications on national economic and social development, its catalytic role in promoting the development, expansion and operation of telecommunication services and networks, especially in developing countries and least developed countries, and the need to maintain and enhance cooperation with regional and other telecommunication organizations,

recalling

a) Resolution 21 (Valletta, 1998Rev. Doha, 2006) of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC- 98WTDC-06) on coordination and collaboration with regional organizations, which pointed out that ITU-D should actively coordinate, collaborate and organize joint activities with regional and subregional organizations and training institutions and take into consideration their activities, as well as providing them with direct technical assistance;

b) Resolution 39 (Istanbul, 2002) ofadopted by the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-02) and confirmed by the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Doha, 2006) on the Agenda for Connectivity in the Americas and Quito Action Plan, which resolved to include among the high priorities of ITU support for initiatives under the “Agenda for Connectivity in the Americas”, recommending the use of mechanisms to help to achieve the necessary results for each country and region, and to promote the exchange of information on the development of connectivity activities globally;c) Resolution 54 (Doha, 2006), on ICT applications, which replaced and updated the

content of:– Resolution 41 (Istanbul, 2002) of WTDC-02 on e-health (including

telehealth/telemedicine), which, among other actions, directed the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) to continue its efforts to raise awareness of decision-makers, health professionals, partners, beneficiaries and other key players about the benefits of telecommunications for e-health applications and to support e-health projects in collaboration with government, public, private, national and international partners;

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– Resolution 42 (Istanbul, 2002) of WTDC-02 on the implementation of tele-education programmes, in which the Director of BDT is instructed to conduct studies of the viability of tele-education systems, provide technical assistance and support for the implementation of various tele-education systems, and identify sources of funding for necessary equipment and training for the provision of tele-education applications;

d) Resolution 42 (Istanbul, 2002) of WTDC-02 on implementation of tele-education programmes, which instructed the Director of BDT to conduct studies of the viability of tele-education systems, provide technical assistance and support to help implementing various tele-education systems, and identify sources of funding for necessary equipment and training for the provision of tele-education applications;

ed) Resolution 50 (Doha, 2006), on optimal integration of information and communication technologies, which replaced and updated the content of Recommendation 14 (Istanbul, 2002) of WTDC-02 on pilot integration projects for information and communication technologies, which recommended that BDT adopt all necessary measures to implement regional projects derived from non-exclusive integration models designed to link all stakeholders, organizations and institutions of the various sectors in an ongoing relationship of cooperation in which information is disseminated over networks, so as to narrow the digital divide, and also that BDT play a central role in this initiative, using the funds at its disposal to attain that objective, and that the Latin American region serve as the initial testing ground for such an initiative,;

e) Resolution 32 (Rev. Doha, 2006) on international and regional cooperation, which resolves that ITU-D should strengthen its relations with regional and subregional telecommunication organizations to stimulate new initiatives such as the Agenda for Connectivity of the Americas,

taking into account

the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), namely the Declaration of Principles and the Plan of Action adopted in the first phase of WSIS (Geneva, 2003) and the commitment and agenda adopted in the second phase of WSIS (Tunis, 2005), these being decisions adopted by the governments of the ITU Member States, reflecting a commitment to build the information society with the involvement of intergovernmental regional organizations, using ICT increasingly in order to reduce the prevailing digital divide in telecommunications and to achieve internationally agreed development goals and objectives, including the Millennium Development Goals,

noting

that the third and fourth Regular Meetings of the Assembly of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) held in August 2002 (Washington DC, 2002) and (San José, Costa Rica, 2006) adopted and confirmed, respectively, Resolution CITEL/RES. 33 (III-02) on the implementation of the Agenda for Connectivity in the Americas, currently under implementation, which recognizes that the Agenda for Connectivity for the Americas and Quito Action Plan developed by CITEL are a significant and positive contribution to efforts under way in a number of forums to bridge the digital divide,

aware

that Resolution 1184 of the ITU Council urged WTDC-02 to place special emphasis on the issue of “bridging the digital divide”,

recognizing

that, in spite of the impressive growth and expansion in infocommunication services recorded in the Americas region since WTDC-98, many areas of major concern still exist

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and considerable disparities persist in the region, and the narrowing of the digital divide continues to be a priority,


to releasecontinue releasing appropriate financial resources under the ITU financial plan for 2008-2011 and subsequent plans to support and stimulate the implementation of projects aimed at fulfilling the objectives set in the resolutions and recommendationof WTDC-06 highlighted above, particularly by mobilizing the surplus income from world telecommunication exhibitions and forums (TELECOM),


1 to paycontinue paying particular attention to implementation of the provisions of the IstanbulDoha Action Plan relating to the initiatives under the framework of the Agenda for Connectivity in the Americas, as directed by Resolution 39 (Istanbul, 2002) of WTDC-02, which encompasses also the projects associated with the other resolutions and recommendation cited above;

2 to provide appropriatestrengthen support to the Member States in this regard through the ITU Regional Office for the Americas, and to help identify additional financial resources that couldto supplement those assigned by ITU for supporting the development of all related projects in the Americas region.

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IAP/15/53MOD RESOLUTION 128 (Marrakesh, 2002Rev. Antalya, 2006)

Support for the "Agenda for Connectivity in the Americas and Quito Action Plan"


considering

the provisions of the ITU Constitution, as contained in Chapter IV thereof on the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D), particularly with regard, inter alia, to the functions of the Sector for building awareness of the impact of telecommunications on national economic and social development, its catalytic role in promoting the development, expansion and operation of telecommunication services and networks, especially in developing countries and least developed countries, and the need to maintain and enhance cooperation with regional and other telecommunication organizations,

recalling

a) Resolution 21 (Valletta, 1998Rev. Doha, 2006) of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC- 98WTDC-06) on coordination and collaboration with regional organizations, which pointed out that ITU-D should actively coordinate, collaborate and organize joint activities with regional and subregional organizations and training institutions and take into consideration their activities, as well as providing them with direct technical assistance;

b) Resolution 39 (Istanbul, 2002) ofadopted by the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-02) and confirmed by the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Doha, 2006) on the Agenda for Connectivity in the Americas and Quito Action Plan, which resolved to include among the high priorities of ITU support for initiatives under the "Agenda for Connectivity in the Americas", recommending the use of mechanisms to help to achieve the necessary results for each country and region, and to promote the exchange of information on the development of connectivity activities globally;c) Resolution 54 (Doha, 2006), on ICT applications, which replaced and updated the

content of:– Resolution 41 (Istanbul, 2002) of WTDC-02 on e-health (including

telehealth/telemedicine), which, among other actions, directed the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) to continue its efforts to raise awareness of decision-makers, health professionals, partners, beneficiaries and other key players about the benefits of telecommunications for e-health applications and to support e-health projects in collaboration with government, public, private, national and international partners;

d)– Resolution 42 (Istanbul, 2002) of WTDC-02 on the implementation of tele-education programmes, in which instructed the Director of BDT is instructed to conduct studies of the viability of tele-education systems, provide technical assistance and support to helpfor the implementing of various tele-education systems, and identify sources of funding for necessary equipment and training for the provision of tele-education applications;

ed) Resolution 50 (Doha, 2006), on optimal integration of information and communication technologies, which replaced and updated the content of Recommendation 14 (Istanbul, 2002) of WTDC-02 on pilot integration projects for information and communication technologies, which recommended that BDT adopt all necessary measures

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to implement regional projects derived from non-exclusive integration models designed to link all stakeholders, organizations and institutions of the various sectors in an ongoing relationship of cooperation in which information is disseminated over networks, so as to narrow the digital divide, and also that BDT play a central role in this initiative, using the funds at its disposal to attain that objective, and that the Latin American region serve as the initial testing ground for such an initiative,;

e) Resolution 32 (Rev. Doha, 2006) on international and regional cooperation, which resolves that ITU-D should strengthen its relations with regional and subregional telecommunication organizations to stimulate new initiatives such as the Agenda for Connectivity of the Americas,

taking into account

the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), namely the Declaration of Principles and the Plan of Action adopted in the first phase of WSIS (Geneva, 2003) and the commitment and agenda adopted in the second phase of WSIS (Tunis, 2005), these being decisions adopted by the governments of the ITU Member States, reflecting a commitment to build the information society with the involvement of intergovernmental regional organizations, using ICT increasingly in order to reduce the prevailing digital divide in telecommunications and to achieve internationally agreed development goals and objectives, including the Millennium Development Goals,

noting

that the third and fourth Regular Meetings of the Assembly of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) held in August 2002 (Washington DC, 2002) and (San José, Costa Rica, 2006) adopted and confirmed, respectively, Resolution CITEL/RES. 33 (III-02) on the implementation of the Agenda for Connectivity in the Americas, currently under implementation, which recognizes that the Agenda for Connectivity for the Americas and Quito Action Plan developed by CITEL are a significant and positive contribution to efforts under way in a number of forums to bridge the digital divide,

aware

that Resolution 1184 of the ITU Council urged WTDC-02 to place special emphasis on the issue of "bridging the digital divide",

recognizing

that, in spite of the impressive growth and expansion in infocommunication services recorded in the Americas region since WTDC-98, many areas of major concern still exist and considerable disparities persist in the region, and the narrowing of the digital divide continues to be a priority,


to releasecontinue releasing appropriate financial resources under the ITU financial plan for 2008-2011 and subsequent plans to support and stimulate the implementation of projects aimed at fulfilling the objectives set in the resolutions and recommendationof WTDC-06 highlighted above, particularly by mobilizing the surplus income from world telecommunication exhibitions and forums (TELECOM),


1 to paycontinue paying particular attention to implementation of the provisions of the IstanbulDoha Action Plan relating to the initiatives under the framework of the Agenda for Connectivity in the Americas, as directed by Resolution 39 (Istanbul, 2002) of WTDC-02, which encompasses also the projects associated with the other resolutions and

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recommendation cited above;

2 to provide appropriatestrengthen support to the Member States in this regard through the ITU Regional Office for the Americas, and to help identify additional financial resources that couldto supplement those assigned by ITU for supporting the development of all related projects in the Americas region.

USA/16/41MOD


Bridging the digital divide


recognizing

a) that the telecommunication environment has undergone drastic changes since the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Marrakesh, 2002);

b) that the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) called for the development of a people-centered, inclusive, and development-oriented information society, which requires new forms of solidarity, partnership, and cooperation among governments, the private sector and others;

c) that there is continues to be a need to show clearly what the digital divide is, where it occurs, and who suffers from it;

d) that development in technology has brought about a reduction in the cost of telecommunication equipment;

e) that in many ITU Member States, independent regulatory bodies have been established to deal with regulatory issues like interconnection, determination of tariffs, interconnection rules, etc., designed to promote digital opportunities at the national level;

f) that the introduction of competition in the provision of telecommunication services has also reduced telecommunication costs to users;

g) that the introduction of new applications and services has further contributed to bringing down telecommunication costs;

h) that there is a need to create opportunities for digital services in developing countries, including the least developed countries, landlocked and small island developing countriesstates, and countries with economies in transition, taking advantage of the revolution in information and communication technologies (ICT);

i) that, in addition to ITU activities, various activities are being executed towards bridging the digital divide by many organizations, such as the United Nations ICT Task Force, the DOT Force, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Economic and Social Council

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(ECOSOC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the World Bank, the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT), the Asian Development Bankregional development banks and many others, ;

j) that such activity is increasing since the conclusion of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and the adoption of the Tunis Agenda, particularly in relation to implementation and follow-up,

endorsing

the fact that the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-02) has already adopted Resolution 37 (Istanbul, 2002Rev Doha, 2006) on this issue,

considering

a) that, even with all the developments mentioned above, in many developing countries, telecommunications are still not affordable to the majority of people;

b) that each region, country and area must tackle its own specific issues regarding the digital divide with emphasis upon cooperation with others to benefit from experience gained;

c) that many countries do not have the necessary basic infrastructure, long-term plans, laws, regulations and such like in place for ICT development;

d) that small island nations developing states and communities face particular problems in bridging the digital divide,

resolves

that WTDC-02 06 Resolution 37 (Istanbul, 2002Rev Doha, 2006) should be implemented without delay,


to allocate adequate funds, within approved budgetary resources, for implementation of that resolution,


to take appropriate measures to implement the resolution and the following items:

i) to replicate the pilot model for bridging the digital divide by taking into consideration the deployment of cost-efficient, IP-based network technology and client terminals applicable to rural and remote communities;

ii) to conduct the pilot projects in conjunction with planned telecentre or community centre projects for evaluation of various new technologies available from the market, and also evaluate their sustainability, affordability, and applicability to tele-education, telemedecine, small business development and gender issues in rural areas;

iii) to evaluate models for affordable and sustainable systems for rural access to

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information and communications on the global network,

1) to continue to assist the Member States and Sector Members in developing a pro-competitive policy and regulatory framework for telecommunications; and

2) to continue to assist Member States and Sector Members with strategies that expand access to telecommunications infrastructure,


to undertake concerted action to pursue the matter with a view to achieving the objectives of WTDC-02 06 Resolution 37 (Istanbul, 2002Rev. Doha, 2006).

INS/26/19MOD

RESOLUTION 129 (Rev.Antalya, 2006Marrakesh, 2002)


The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Antalya, 2006Marrakesh, 2002),

recognizing

a) that the telecommunication environment has undergone drastic changes;

b) that there is a need to show clearly what the digital divide is, where it occurs, and who suffers from it;

c) that development in technology has brought about a reduction in the cost of telecommunication equipment;

d) that in many ITU Member States, independent regulatory bodies have been established to deal with regulatory issues like interconnection, determination of tariffs, interconnection rules, etc.;

e) that the introduction of competition in the provision of telecommunication services has also reduced telecommunication costs to users;

f) that the new architecture of telecommunication networks shows a potential for offering more efficient and economic services preferable for rural and remote areas.

gf) that the introduction of new applications and services has further contributed to bringing down telecommunication costs;

gh) that there is a need to create opportunities for digital services in developing countries, including the least developed countries, landlocked and island developing countries, and economies in transition, taking advantage of the revolution in information and communication technologies (ICT);

hi) that various activities are being executed towards bridging the digital divide by many organizations, such as the United Nations ICT Task Force, the Dot Force, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the World Bank, the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT), the Asian Development Bank and many others,

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endorsing

the fact that the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-062) has already adopted Resolution 37 (Rev.Doha, 2006Istanbul, 2002) on this issue,

considering

a) that, even with all the developments mentioned above, in many developing countries, telecommunications are still not affordable to the majority of people, living in large part, in rural conditions;

b) that each region, country and area must tackle its own specific issues regarding the digital divide;


d) that small island nations and communities face particular problems in bridging the digital divide,

resolves

that WTDC-062 Resolution 37 (Rev.Doha, 2006Istanbul, 2002) should be implemented without delay,


to allocate adequate funds for implementation of that resolution,


to take appropriate measures to implement the resolution and the following items:i) to incorporate in the study question of evolution from circuit switched networks to

packet switched networks, a particular case for implementation in rural areas, covering inter alia, technical feasibility, economical viability, suitable business model, and human resources capabilities aspect in rural areas, including deploying a pilot model for bridging the digital divide

iii) to replicate the pilot model for bridging the digital divide by taking into consideration the deployment of cost-efficient, IP-based network technology and client terminals applicable to rural and remote communities;

iiiii) to conduct the pilot projects in conjunction with planned telecentre or community centre projects for evaluation of various new technologies available from the market in particular IP based, and also evaluate their sustainability, affordability, and applicability to tele-education, telemedecine, small business development and gender issues in rural areas;

iviii) to evaluate models for affordable and sustainable systems for rural access to information and communications on the global network,


to undertake concerted action to pursue the matter with a view to achieving the objectives of WTDC-062 Resolution 37 (Rev. Doha, 2006Istanbul, 2002).



The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union

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(MarrakeshAntalya, 20026),

recognizing

a) that the telecommunication environment has undergonecontinues to observe drastic changes;

b) that there is a need to show clearly what the digital divide is, where it occurs, and who suffers from it;

c) that development in technology has brought about a reduction in the cost of telecommunication equipment;

d) that in many ITU Member States, independent regulatory bodies have been established to deal with regulatory issues like interconnection, determination of tariffs, interconnection rules, etc.;

e) that the introduction of competition in the provision of telecommunication services has also reduced telecommunication costs to users;

f) that the introduction of new applications and services has further contributed to bringing down telecommunication costs;

g) that there is a need to create opportunities for digital services in developing countries, including the least developed countries, landlocked and island developing countries, and economies in transition, taking advantage of the revolution in information and communication technologies (ICT);

h) that various activities arewere being executed towards bridging the digital divide by many organizations and entities, such as the United Nations ICT Task Force, the DOT Force, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the World Bank, the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT), the Asian Development Bank and many othersprior to WSIS,

endorsing

the fact that the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-02) has already adopted Resolution 37 (Istanbul, 2002) on this issue,

considering

a) that, even with all the developments mentioned above, in many developing countries, telecommunications are still not affordable to the majority of people;

b) that each region, country and area must tackle its own specific issues regarding the digital divide;


d) that small island nations and communities face particular problems in bridging the digital divide,

taking into account

the four outcome documents of the WSIS process:

• Geneva Declaration of Principles

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• Geneva Plan of Action

• Tunis Commitment

• Tunis Agenda for the Information Society,

noting

that the WSIS process has recognized:

• the leading facilitation role of ITU (along with UNESCO and UNDP) in organizing the multi-stakeholder implementation of the Plan of Action, as outlined in paragraphs 108-110 of the Tunis Agenda;

• that ITU has the moderator/facilitator role for WSIS Action Lines C2 (information and communication infrastructure) and C5 (building confidence and security in the use of ICTs) as well as a shared role in action lines C1, C3, C4, C6, C7 and C11;

• that ITU is given specific responsibility for maintaining the WSIS stocktaking database (paragraph 120);

• that ITU is one of the leading agencies (alongside UNESCO and UNDP) in the establishment by the UN Secretary-General of the UN Group on the Information Society under the aegis of the UN Chief Executives Board (paragraph 103 of the Tunis Agenda);

• that ITU is capable of providing expertise relevant to the Internet Governance Forum (paragraph 78 of the Tunis Agenda);

• that ITU has specific responsibility to study and report on International Internet Connectivity (paragraphs 27 and 50 of the Agenda);

• that ITU is the specific agency with responsibilities for ensuring rational, efficient and economic use of, and equitable access to, the radiofrequency spectrum (paragraph 96 of the Agenda, 13r of the Plan of Action),

further noting

that the Strategic Plan for the Union, 2008-2011 (PP-06/28) contains a commitment to the implementation of the goals and objectives of WSIS, as one of seven overall goals for the Union,

recalling

that the World Telecommunication Development Conferences (WTDC-02 and WTDC-06) have extensively discussed the role of ITU in WSIS implementation and that, in addition to the Doha Action Plan, specific programmes, initiatives and resolutions have been adopted,

resolves

that WTDC-02 Resolution 37 (Istanbul, 2002) should be implemented without delay,– to express its satisfaction with the successful outcomes of the Summit, in which the expertise and core competence of ITU had been noted several times;– to express its thanks to the staff of the Union, the host countries and the WG WSIS for their efforts in the preparation of both phases of WSIS;– to recognize the ITU commitment to the implementation of the goals and objectives of WSIS, as one of seven overall goals for the Union and the leading facilitating role of ITU in the multi-stakeholder implementation process, along with UNESCO and UNDP, especially for action lines C2 (infrastructure) and C5 (cybersecurity) as well as the participation of ITU as a partner in action lines C1 (role of stakeholders in promoting ICTs for development), C3 (access to information and knowledge), C4 (capacity building), C6 (enabling environment), C7 (ICT applications) and C11 (international and regional cooperation). The importance of

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relevant ITU participation in the implementation of action line C8 (cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content) was also highlighted, based on the work carried out in ITU-T regarding language character coding;– that there is a need to integrate the implementation of the Doha Action Plan, and in particular WTDC-06 Resolution 30, and other relevant and future PP Resolutions with the multi-stakeholder implementation of the WSIS outcomes,


– to allocate adequate funds for the implementation of thatthis resolution,;

– to present a report on the progress made in implementing this resolution to the next plenipotentiary conference,

instructs the Secretary-General and the Directors of the Telecommunication Development Bureau, the Standardization Bureau and the Radiocommunication Bureau

to take appropriate measures to implement the resolution and the following items:Doha Action Plan, and in particular WTDC-06 Resolution 30 and WTDC-06 Resolution 17, in all relevant matters to the implementation of the WSIS outcomes,i) to replicate the pilot model for bridging the digital divide by taking into

consideration the deployment of cost-efficient, IP-based network technology and client terminals applicable to rural and remote communities;

ii) to conduct the pilot projects in conjunction with planned telecentre or community centre projects for evaluation of various new technologies available from the market, and also evaluate their sustainability, affordability, and applicability to tele-education, telemedecine, small business development and gender issues in rural areas;

iii) to evaluate models for affordable and sustainable systems for rural access to information and communications on the global network,

invites ITU Member States, Sector Members, as well as Associate Members

to undertake concerted action to pursue the matter with a view to achieving the objectives of WTDC-02 Resolution 37 (Istanbul, 2002)the present resolution.

EUR/12/55MOD


Strengthening the role of ITU in information and communication network securityRole of the ITU in network security, including countering SPAM and other issues related to

threats and vulnerabilities of ICT networks


considering

a) the crucial importance of information and communication infrastructures and their applications to practically all forms of social and economic activity;

b) that with the application and development of information and communication technologies (ICT), telecommunication information and communication networks have

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been faced with given rise to ever-growing security challenges,c) that the variety, severity and number of network security incidents, including attacks from worms, viruses, etc. are on the increase;

d) that in the recent years, new threats have emerged like spam, malicious intrusions, fraudulent intrusions, etc., and that in years to come, other threats could emerge;

e) the need to facilitate, at the international level, the implementation of frameworks, best practices and technological measures to counter threats;

f) that there is a need for enhanced security options adapted to high level security requirements, and that new generation protocols and standards are being developed for this purpose;

g) the important role of the private sector in combating network security threats, in particular for the continued development of technical and self-regulatory measures and best practice;

h) that the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society urges relevant organizations to further promote, develop and implement in cooperation with all stakeholders a global culture of cyber-security,

recognizinga) UNGA Resolutions 55/63 and 56/121 on " Combatting the criminal misuse of information technologies " and regional initiatives including, but not limited to, the Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime ;

b) the outcomes of the two phases of the World Summit on Information Society, and especially, paragraphs 39 to 46 of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society;

c) that paragraph 42 of the Tunis Agenda in particular affirmed “that measures undertaken to ensure Internet stability and security, to fight cybercrime and to counter spam, must protect and respect the provisions for privacy and freedom of expression as contained in the relevant parts of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Geneva Declaration of Principles. »

d) that the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society has in addition identified ITU as a possible facilitator/moderator for action C5 on “ Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs”,

that the application and development of ICT has been instrumental in the growth and development of the global economy,

aware

a) that the global interconnection of telecommunication information and communication networks requires increased cooperation among governments, and the private sector and civil society in respect of these systems and networks, in particular with the users interests in mind;

b) that ITU and other international bodies and organizations, through a variety of activities, are examining issues related to telecommunication information and communication network security, including network security and stability and measures to combat spam, malware, and illicit content as well as to protect personal data and privacy;c) that the Tunis Agenda paragraph 41, mirroring WTSA 2004 Resolution 51 on “Combating Spam”, recommended to counter such threats through “a multi-pronged

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approach […] that includes, inter alia, consumer and business education; appropriate legislation, law enforcement authorities and tools; the continued development of technical and self-regulatory measures; best practices; and international cooperation”;

d) that the General Secretariat of the ITU and the sectors have already organized several workshops on cybersecurity, spam and other security issues;

c)e) that Study Group 17 of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector and other ITU-T study groups are working on information and communication network securitystudying these issues;,

f) that the World Telecommunication Development Conference of Doha has adopted the Action Plan of Doha and its programme 3 on “e-strategies and ICTs applications” that identifies cybersecurity as a priority activity of BDT and defines activities to be undertaken by the BDT,

noting

a) that, as an intergovernmental organization with participation by the private sector, ITU is positioned to help to address threats and vulnerabilities, as they affect telecommunication networks information and communication network security, and therefore should play an active key role in this regard;

b) that ITU should build on its technical expertise in discussions on information and communication network security,

c) that other relevant international and regional organizations, such as the IETF, ISO, OECD, EU or APEC, as well as the private sector, are also working on these issues,

resolves

to strengthen the role of ITU in information and communication network enhancing security and stability, by addressing threats and vulnerabilities of ICT networks, in particular the issue of countering spam,

instructs the Secretary-General and the Directors of the Bureaux

1 to review ITU’s current activities in information and communication network security, on the basis of a status report on work done so far by ITU and other relevant organizations, ITU's current activities in network security and stability, by addressing existing and future threats and vulnerabilities of ICT networks, in particular the issue of countering spam, in liaison with other relevant international and regional organizations and initiatives, for example the IETF, the APEC Anti-Spam Strategy, the London Action Plan, the Seoul-Melbourne Anti–Spam Memorandum of Understanding and the relevant activities of OECD;

2 to intensify work within existing ITU study groups in order to:

i) reach a common understanding on the importance of information and communication network security of network security and stability by addressing existing and future threats and vulnerabilities of ICT networks, by studying standards on technologies, products and services with a view in order to developing recommendations, as appropriate;

ii) seek ways to enhance the exchange of technical information in these fields of information and communication network security, and , promote implementation of emerging protocols and standards that further enhance security and promote international cooperation among appropriate entities;

iii) report on the result of these studies annually to the ITU Council,

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invites ITU Member States and Sector Members

to participate actively in the ongoing activities and in the work of the relevant ITU study groups.

USA/16/42MOD


Strengthening the role of ITU in information and communication network security


considering

a) that with the application and development of information and communication technologies (ICT), information and communication networks have given rise to ever-growing security challenges,;

b) that information and communication network infrastructures are interconnected across industry sectors and national borders;

c) the protection of these infrastructures requires coordinated national action related to the prevention, preparation, response and recovery from an incident on the part of government authorities at the national, state/provincial and local levels; the private sector; and citizens/users; and cooperation and coordination with international partners,

recognizing

a) that the application and development of ICT has been instrumental in the growth and development of the global economy,;

b) that protection of information and communication network infrastructures are essential to national security and a nation’s economic well-being;

c) that ever more powerful personal computers, converging technologies, the widespread use of the Internet; increasing interconnectivity and connections across national borders require that all participants who develop, own, provide, manage, service and use information and communication networks be aware of and understand security issues and take action appropriate to their role,

aware

a) that the global interconnection of information and communication networks requires increased cooperation among governments and the private sector in respect of these systems and networksprotection of information and communication networks is a shared responsibility that requires a coordinated partnership between the government at all levels and the private sector, which owns and operates much of this information infrastructure;

b) that the UN General Assembly Resolution 57/239 calls for the “creation of a culture of cybersecurity”;

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c) that WSIS recognized the need to build confidence and security in the use of ICTs, the great importance of multi-stakeholder implementation at the international level and established Plan of Action element C5, “Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs” , with the ITU identified in the Tunis Agenda to facilitate/moderate this WSIS Action Linethat ITU and other international bodies and organizations, through a variety of activities, are examining issues related to information and communication network security;

d) that Study Group 17 of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector and other ITU study groups are working on information and communication network security,;

e) that the World Telecommunication Development Conference of Doha has adopted the Action Plan of Doha and its program 3 on “e-strategies and ICTs applications” that identifies cybersecurity as a priority activity of BDT and defines activities to be undertaken by the BDT,

noting

a) that, as an intergovernmental organization with participation by the private sector, ITU is positioned to help to address information and communication network security, and therefore should play an active role in this regard;

b) that ITU should build on its technical expertise in discussions on information and communication network security,

resolves

to strengthen the role of ITU in information and communication network security,


1 to review ITU’s current activities in information and communication network security;

2 to continue collaboration with existing relevant organizations with a view to exchanging best practices and disseminating information through, for example, joint workshops and training sessions;

3 to continue the Cybersecurity Gateway as a way to provide information on national and international cybersecurity-related initiatives worldwide;

24 to intensify work within existing ITU study groups in order to:

i) reach a common understanding on the importance of information and communication network security by studying standards on technologies, products and services with a view to developing recommendations, as appropriate;

ii) seek ways to enhance exchange of technical information in the field of information and communication network security, and promote cooperation among appropriate entities;

iii)5 report on the result of these studies annually to the ITU Council,

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a) to participate actively in the ongoing work of the relevant ITU study groups;

b) to perform a self-assessment of the current state of information and communication network infrastructure;

c) to develop a national strategy to protect information and communication network infrastructures from all hazards;

d) to enact and enforce a comprehensive set of laws relating to cybersecurity and cybercrime in accordance with the provisions of the Convention on Cybercrime (2001);

e) to develop a national information and communication security response system with effective organizations to prevent, predict, detect, respond to and recover from, incidents;

f) to develop public-private partnerships for the protection of information and communication networks and globally interconnected infrastructures;

g) to undertake efforts to promote a national Culture of Cybersecurity consistent with UNGA resolutions, 57/239 and 58/199.

ARB/14/64MOD


Strengthening the role of ITU in information and communication network security


considering

a) that with the application and development of information and communication technologies (ICT), information and communication networks continue to give rise to ever-growing security challenges for all countries and in particularly for developing 6countries;

b) the role of ICTs as effective tools to promote peace, security and stability and to enhance democracy, social cohesion, good governance and the rule of law, and the need to confront challenges and threats resulting from the abuse of this technology, including for criminal and terrorist purposes, while respecting human rights (§ 15 of the Tunis Commitment);

c) the need to build confidence and security in the use of ICTs (§ 39 of the Tunis Agenda) and to prosecute cybercrime, at national and regional levels, noting existing frameworks, for example, Resolutions 55/63 and 56/121 of the General Assembly of the United Nations on "Combatting the criminal misuse of information technologies" and regional initiatives including, but not limited to, the Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime;

d) that the considerable losses which ICT systems have incurred from the growing problem of cybercrime worldwide should alarm the entire international community, and

6 In this Resolution, the term “developing countries” includes Least developing countries, small islands, developing states and countries with economy in transition.

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ITU in particular;

e) the need, through a multi-pronged approach, including international cooperation, to counter the problem associated with cybersecurity, including spam, which has not been given the necessary priority as called for in the Tunis Agenda (§ 41);

f) that cybersecurity and spam are significant and growing problems for users, networks and the internet as a whole, they should be dealt with at appropriate national, regional and international levels,

recognizing

a) that the application and development of ICT has been and continues to be instrumental to the growth and development of the global economy, conditioned by assuring security and trust;

b) that WTDC in Doha at the request of developing countries adopted Resolution 45 – Mechanisms for enhancing cooperation on cybersecurity and combating spam instructing the BDT Director - to organize, in conjunction with Doha Action Plan Programme 3 and based

on member contributions, meetings of Member States and Sector Members to discuss ways to enhance cybersecurity including, inter alia, a memorandum of understanding to enhance cybersecurity and combat spam amongst interested Member States;

- to report the results of these meetings to the 2006 plenipotentiary conference7;

c) that the results of the first abovementioned meeting is contained in PP06 Document 242;

d) the importance given by developing countries to work collegially in this domain manifested in WTSA-04 and WTDC-06;

e) that Doha Action Plan Programme 3 has primary responsibility in the ITU-D in Cybersecurity including combating spam,

aware

a) that the global interconnection of information and communication networks continue to require increased cooperation among governments and the private sector in respect of these systems and networks;

b) that ITU was nominated by WSIS as the sole Moderator/Facilitator for Action Line C.5 Building confidence and security in the use of ICT;

c) that Study Group 17 of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector and other relevant ITU study groups continue to work on technical means for the security of the information and communication networks, in accordance with Resolutions 50, 51, 52 (WTSA-04),

noting

a) that Resolutions 50, 51, 52 (Florianópolis, 2004) of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly on Cybersecurity are concentrating on the study of technical aspects for improving network security;

7 Document 24: Report of the meeting on mechanisms for cooperation on cybersecurity and combating spam (Resolution 45 (WTDC-06)).

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b) that protection of networks referred to in considering a) above requires more actions than technical solutions and requires coordinated actions at the national, regional and international levels, in particular for developing countries,

resolves

to give high priority to the role of ITU in the information and communication network security,

instructs the Director of BDT

1. to establish the Project referred to in document 24 (PP-06) as an activity of Doha Action Plan Programme 3, emanated from WTDC-06 Resolution 45 responding to the needs of developing countries and in close collaboration with the relevant partners;

2. to seek additional adequate financial support for the implementation of this Project through partnership agreements with donors (in cash and in-kind);

3. to provide the necessary financial and administrative support for this Project,

further instructs the Secretary-General and the Directors of the Bureaux

to review, with the help of the advisory groups, progress achieved in the implementation of this Resolution and in the role of ITU as Moderator/Facilitator for WSIS Action Line C.5. and to report to the Council on such progress including relevant proposals.

further resolves to instruct the Council

1. to evaluate the progress achieved in the implementation of this Resolution on the basis of the annual progress reports mentioned above and to take appropriate measures to strengthen the role of the ITU in this domain;

2. to present an assessment of the results of the implementation of this Resolution to the next Plenipotentiary conference,


to participate actively in the work of the Project and to continue their participation in the ongoing work of the relevant ITU study groups.


Community connectivity indicators1 and theICT Opportunity Index


aware

a) that technological innovation, digitization and information technologies have

1 Community connectivity is taken here to refer to the possibility to access telecommunication services from a terminal facility put at the disposal of a community, to facilitate ease of use.

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significantly modified the ways in which people access knowledge and communicate with one another;

b) that there is a need to promote knowledge and the development of skills in all populations in order to achieve greater economic, social and cultural development and to raise the standard of living of the world's citizens;

c) that each Member State is seeking to establish its own policies and regulations in order to narrow as effectively as possible the digital divide between those who have access to communication and information and those who do not,

recognizing

a) that the World Summit on the Information Society represents an opportunity to establish a global strategy for narrowing the digital divide from the development standpoint;

b) that the basic indicator traditionally used in the telecommunication field was the number of fixed telephone lines per hundred inhabitants, but that that indicator no longer reflects the actual penetration of telecommunication services in those countries where community access programmes have been implemented,;

b) the WSIS outcomes in relation to these indicators, especially the following numbers in the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society:

113 which called for formulating appropriate indicators and benchmarking including community connectivity indicators, to clarify the magnitude of the digital divide, in both its domestic and international dimensions, and keep it under regular assessment, and tracking global progress in the use of ICTs to achieve internationally agreed development goals and objectives, including the Millennium Development Goals;

114 which called for enhancing partnerships for measuring the digital divide and ICT for development;

115 which launched the call for adopting the ICT Opportunity Index and the Digital Opportunity Index;

116 which called for taking into account different levels of development and national circumstances;

117 which called for collaboration to reduce costs and prevent duplication in this field;

118 which invited the international community to strengthen the statistical capacity of developing countries by giving appropriate support at national and regional levels;

c) the contents of Resolution 8 (Rev. Doha, 2006) on collection and dissemination of information and statistics, with particular emphasis on consolidating information and statistical data within the site of BDT, to avoid duplication in this field,

recognizing further

a) that fixed telephony is no longer the only means of communication between individuals, towns and countries;

b) that, with a view to providing their populations with faster access to telecommunication and information technology services, many countries have implemented public community connectivity policies and the ICT Opportunity Index in those communities that are poorly served with telecommunication facilities;

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c) that a radically new trend is emerging in the provision of universal service, tending to favour community connectivity and broadband access instead of seeking in the short term to ensure that all households have a telephone line,

bearing in mind

a) that in order to keep each country's public policy-makers properly informed, ITU gathers and periodically publishes a variety of statistics which provide some indication of the degree of progress in and penetration of telecommunication and information technology services in the different regions of the world;

b) that current indicators cannot serve to measure the real impact of the introduction of community connectivity and the ICT Opportunity Index;

c) that new indicators are needed to analyse the development of communities where community connectivity and the ICT Opportunity Index isare introduced, thereby enabling the true impact and effectiveness of each country's public policies to be measured;

d) that, according to the guidelines of the Plenipotentiary Conference, it is necessary to ensure as far as possible that the policies and strategies of the Union are fully in tune with the constantly changing telecommunication and information technology environment,

noting

a) that the ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Meeting is to be held in 2003 to analyse telecommunication indicators;

b) that regional and world preparatory meetings will also be held to put forward proposals for the plan of action of the World Summit on the Information Society,


to promote the adoption of measures necessary to ensure that community connectivity indicators are taken into account in regional and world meetings convened for the purpose of developing the plan of action of the World Summit on the Information Society,

1 to support the Development Sector for the implementation of Resolution 8 (Rev.Doha), and to stress the importance of implementing the WSIS outcomes in relation to the indicators mentioned under recognizing b, and the inadmissibility of duplication in statistical work in this field;

2 to submit a report to the next plenipotentiary conference on progress in the implementation of this resolution,


1 to promote the activities required in their respective Sectors to define and adopt new indicators for the purpose of measuring the real impact of community connectivity on the development of communities;

2 to include on the agenda of the ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Meeting, to be held in January 2003, an item on the study of this new community connectivity indicatorto cooperate with relevant international bodies for the implementation of this resolution,


to participate actively in the work to be carried out at the regional and world levels to prepare these new community connectivity indicators and the ICT Opportunity Index.

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MEX/48/1MOD RESOLUTION 131 (Marrakesh, 2002Rev. Antalya, 2006)

Community connectivity indicators1


aware

a) that technological innovation, digitization and information technologies have significantly modified the ways in which people access knowledge and communicate with one another;

b) that there is a need to promote knowledge and the development of skills in all populations in order to achieve greater economic, social and cultural development and to raise the standard of living of the world’s citizens;

c) that each Member State is seeking to establish its own policies and regulations in order to narrow as effectively as possible the digital divide between those who have access to communication and information and those who do not,

recognizing

a) that the World Summit on the Information Society representsrepresented an opportunity to establishidentify a global strategy for narrowing the digital divide from the development standpoint;

b) that the basic indicator traditionally used in the telecommunication field was the number of fixed telephone lines per hundred inhabitants, but that that indicator no longer reflects the actual penetration of telecommunication services in those countries where community access programmes have been implementedthat 19 indicators for community access to information and communication technologies (ICT) were identified at the Global Indicators Workshop on Community Access to ICTs held in November 20042 ,

recognizing further

a) that fixed telephony is no longer the only means of communication between individuals, towns and countries;

ba) that, with a view to providing their populations with faster access to telecommunication services, many countries have implemented public community connectivity policies in those communities that are poorly served with telecommunication facilities;

cb) that a radically new trend is emerging in the provision of universal service, tending to favour community connectivity and broadband access instead of seeking in the short term to ensure that all households have a telephone line,

bearing in mind

a) that in order to keep each country’s public policy-makers properly informed, ITU gathers and periodically publishes a variety of statistics which provide some indication of the degree of progress in and penetration of telecommunication services in the different regions of the world;

1 Community connectivity is taken here to refer to the possibility to access telecommunication services from a terminal facility put at the disposal of a community, to facilitate ease of use.

2 Recommendation on community access indicators (Mexico, 2004).

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b) that currentthe 19 indicators cannotidentified at the November 2004 global workshop can serve to measure the real impact of the introduction of community connectivity;

c) that new indicators are needed to analyse the development of communities where community connectivity is introduced, thereby enabling the true impact and effectiveness of each country’s public policies to be measured;

dc) that, according to the guidelines of the Plenipotentiary Conference, it is necessary to ensure as far as possible that the policies and strategies of the Union are fully in tune with the constantly changing telecommunication environment,;

d) that the recommendation of the 2004 global workshop requested the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau to create a task force on community access indicators for the purpose of coordinating the continuous implementation of the indicators referred to in recognizing b) above and of developing new technical and regulatory indicators,

noting

a) that the ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Meeting is to be held in 2003 to analyse telecommunication indicators;

b) that regional and world preparatory meetings will also be held to put forward proposals for the plan of action of the World Summit on the Information Society,

a) that the Geneva Plan of Action from the World Summit on the Information Society identifies indicators and appropriate reference points, including community connectivity indicators, as elements for the follow-up and evaluation of that plan;

b) that Resolution 8 (Rev. Doha, 2006) of the Doha Action Plan instructs the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau to establish and collect community connectivity indicators and to participate in the establishment of core indicators to measure efforts to build the information society and, by doing so, to illustrate the scale of the digital divide,


to promote the adoption of measures necessary to ensure that community connectivity indicators are taken into account in regional and world meetings convened for the purpose of developingevaluating and following up the pPlan of aAction and Tunis Agenda of the World Summit on the Information Society,


1 to promote, in their respective Sectors, the adoption and regular reporting to ITU of community connectivity indicators;

2 to promote the activities required in their respective Sectors to define and adopt new indicators for the purpose of measuring the real impact of community connectivity on the development of communities;

2 to include on the agenda of the ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Meeting, to be held in January 2003, an item on the study of this new community connectivity indicator,

3 in order to give full effect to Resolution 8 (Rev. Doha, 2006) of the Doha Action Plan, the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau is instructed to convene two meetings, one in 2007 and the other in 2009, to evaluate the application of existing community connectivity indicators and, as appropriate, elaborate any other community connectivity indicators that may be required,

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to participate actively in the work to be carried out at the regional and world levels to prepare these new community connectivity indicatorsthrough the regular reporting of their national community connectivity statistics to ITU, as well as through the work being done at the regional and world levels to evaluate existing community connectivity indicators and prepare new community connectivity indicators as appropriate.

EUR/12/87SUP


Continued ITU support for the sustainability of the Geneva DiplomaticCommunity network

EUR/12/57SUP


Role of administrations of Member States in the management of internationalized (multilingual) domain names

ARB/14/43MOD




bearing in mind

Resolution 102 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002Antalya, 2006) of this conference regarding the management of internet domain names and addresses,

recallinga) the role to be assumed by the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) in conformity with the three resolutions adopted at WTSA (Florianópolis, 2004), and which are closely linked to this resolution: Resolution 47 "Country code top-level domain names", Resolution 48 "Internationalized domain names" and Resolution 49 "ENUM";

b) the past successful experiment undertaken by ITU-T, in using non-Latin character systems in telex and data exchange in terminal devices, as illustrated by ITU-T Recommendations T/50, T/51 and T/52 and in their addenda and revisions. This experiment has resulted in using the above-mentioned character systems with great success in the relevant languages. Such use has been expanded and has not been limited to Latin speakers (who are relatively few in all developing countries),

aware

a) of the rapid developments towards the convergencefull integration of telecommunications information technology and the Internet;

b) that Internet users are generally more comfortable reading or browsing through texts in their own language and the envisaged increase in their numbers would only be attained through dealing with the Internet in their original languages,;

c) that there are still challenges of intellectual property associated with the use of internationalized domain names and addresses and adequate solutions should be found on the basis of states' rights in this field as confirmed by the WSIS outcomes;

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d) the relevant results of both phases of WSIS, called for attaching the necessary importance to this subject, as particularly illustrated by the following paragraphs of Tunis Agenda: 29, 35 (a, d, e), 38, 49, 53 (a, b, c), 60 and 63,

noting

a) that it is estimated that in the coming years the majority of internet users will preferneed badly to conduct online activities in their own language in the coming years;

b) that the current domain name system mapping does not reflect to date the growing language needs of all users,

emphasizing

a) that the future management of the registration and allocation of internet domain names and addresses must fully reflect the geographical and functional nature of the internet, taking into account an equitable balance of interests of all stakeholders, in particular of administrations, businesses and consumers, but this has yet to be achieved;

b) that Internet internationalized domain names and addresses, and more generally the Internet and global information networks, must be widely accessible to all citizens without regard to gender, race, religion or, country of residence or the language used by citizens;

c) that the methods of allocation of Internet internationalized domain names and addresses should not privilege any country or region of the world to the detriment of others, and should take into account the diversity of national languages used for this purpose;

d) that the management of Internet internationalized domain names and addresses are a subject of concern for both governments and the private sector, as clearly substantiated during both phases of the WSIS;

e) the continued need for ITU to assistsupport its Member States to promote the use of their languages for domain names and addresses as it did before in regard to telex and data exchange,

recognizing

a) the existing role and sovereignty of ITU Member States with respect to allocation and management of their respective country code numbering resources;

b) the role of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in guarding against misuse of intellectual property rights in the use of Member States’ languages for domain names and addresses;

c) that ITU enjoys close cooperation with WIPO in this area,

resolves to instruct both the Secretary-General and the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau

1 to take an active part in all international discussions and initiatives on the management of Internet internationalized domain names and addresses, particularly with UNESCO;

2 to take any necessary action to ensure the sovereignty of ITU Member States with regard to country code numbering plans and addresses will be fully maintained, as enshrined in relevant Recommendations especially Recommendation E.164 of the ITU-T Telecommunication Standardization Sector, in whatever application they are used;

3 to promote effectively the role of Member States in the internationalization of domain names and address in their respective languages using their specific character systems;

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4 to report annually to the Council on the activities undertaken on this subject including specific proposals to achieve the aims of this resolution as quickly as possible;

5 to bring this resolution to the attention of WIPO and UNESCO, stressing the concerns and requests for assistance of Member States, in particular the developing states, with regard to internationalized (multilingual) domain names and addresses and their insistence on assistance by the Union in this field which would ensure Internet use and advancement across language barriers,


to take appropriate measures in order to support the above-mentioned international discussions and initiativesthe joint proposals of both the Secretary-General and the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau,

invites Member States and their relevant language groups

1 to participate more actively, as far as possible, in the various ongoing international discussions on this matter, and to relay their views to the Secretary-General in regard to this work and to continue submitting written contributions to ITU-T to help implement the contents of the above-mentioned Resolutions 47, 48 and 49;

2 to increase awareness at national and regional levels among all interested non-governmental parties, and to encourage their participation in the Union's work in general and that of the ITU-T in particular, and to call on the entities engaged now in managing internationalized domain names and addresses to cooperate fully with the Union and ITU-T in this respect in order to meet the needs of developing states.

USA/16/55MOD



The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Marrakesh, 2002 Antalya, 2006),

bearing in mind

Resolution 102 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) of this conference regarding the management of Internet domain names and addresses,

aware

a) of the rapid the continuing developments towards the convergence of telecommunications and the Internet;

b) that Internet users are generally more comfortable reading or browsing through texts in their own language,

c) that there are challenges of intellectual property associated with the use of internationalized domain names and addresses;

recalling

a) the need for cooperation with relevant stakeholders, as identified in the Geneva Plan of Action, to promote regional root servers and the use of internationalized domain names in order to overcome barrier tiers to access;

b) the commitment of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society to advance the process for the introduction of multilingualism in a number of areas including domain names, email addresses and key word look-up,

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noting

a) that it is estimated that in the coming years the majority of Internet users will prefer to conduct online activities in their own language;

b) that the current domain name system mapping does not fully reflect the diverse and growing language needs of all users,

emphasizing

a) that the future management of the registration and allocation of Internet domain names and addresses must fully reflect the geographical and functional nature of the Internet, taking into account an equitable balance of interests of all stakeholders, in particular of administrations, businesses and consumers;

b) that the Internet domain names and addresses, and more generally the Internet and global information networks, must be widely accessible to all citizens stakeholders without regard to gender, race, religion or country of residence;

c) that the methods of allocation management of Internet domain names and addresses should not privilege any country or region of the world to the detriment of others;

d) that the management of Internet domain names and addresses is important to all stakeholders are a subject of concern for both governments and the private sector;

e) the need forrole of the ITU is to assist its Member States to in promotinge the use of their languages in the for domain names systemand addresses,

recognizing

a) the existing role and sovereignty of ITU Member States with respect to allocation and management of their respective country code numbering resources;

b) the role of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in guarding against misuse of intellectual property rights in the use of Member States' languages for domain names and addresses;

c) that ITU enjoys close cooperation with WIPO,


1 to participate take an active part in all in the international activities regarding discussions and initiatives on the management of Internet domain names and addresses;

2 to take any necessary action to ensure the sovereignty of ITU Member States with regard to country code numbering plans and addresses is will be fully maintained, as enshrined in Recommendation E.164 of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector, in whatever application they are used;

3 to promote effectively the role of Member States in the development and deployment of internationalization of internationalized domain names and address in their respective languages;

4 to support Member States in meeting the commitments of the Geneva Plan of Action and the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society regarding internationalized domain names;

4 to report annually to the Council on the activities undertaken on this subject;

5 to bring this resolution to the attention of WIPO, stressing the concerns and requests for assistance of Member States with regard to internationalized (multilingual) domain names and addresses,


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to take appropriate measures in order to support the above-mentioned international activities, discussions and initiatives,


1 to participate actively, as far as possible, in the various international activities associated with the development and deployment of internationalized domain names and to communicate their experiences with the Secretary-General; discussions on this matter, and to relay their views to the Secretary-General in regard to this work;

2 to increase awareness at national level among all interested non-governmental parties, and to encourage their participation in the development and deployment of internationalized domain names. entities managing internationalized domain names and addresses.

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(Proposals relating to draft new Decisions/Resolutions/Recommendations)

Proposed draft new Decisions/Resolutions/Recommendations

Proposed draft new DecisionSYR/43/1ADD DRAFT NEW DECISION [SYR-1]

Fourth World Telecommunication Policy Forum

The Plenipoteniary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Antalya, 2006),

considering

a) Resolution 2 of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002), on the maintaining of the Policy Forum in order to discuss and exchange views and information on telecommunication policy and regulatory matters, especially on global and cross-sectoral issues,

noting

a) the relevant WSIS outcomes;

b) that the purposes of the Union are, inter alia, to promote, at international level, the adoption of a broader approach to the issues of telecommunications in the global information economy and society, to promote the extension of the benefits of the new telecommunication technologies to all the world's inhabitants and to harmonize the actions of Member States and Sector Members in the attainment of those ends;

c) that ITU is uniquely positioned and has the necessary experience to provide a forum for the coordination of, exchange of information on, discussion of and harmonization of national, regional and international telecommunication strategies and policies;

d) that the world telecommunication policy forum has provided a venue for discussion of global and cross-sectoral issues by high-level participants, thus contributing to the advance of world telecommunications;

considering further

a) that Internet-related public policy matters are amongst the topics of high current interest to ITU Member States and Sector Members;

b) that the continued development of Internet also has significant implications for several domains, particularly for capacity building, especially in developing countries,

decides

1 to convene the fourth World Telecommunication Policy Forum in Geneva [in early October 2007 or March 2008] in order to discuss and exchange views on the theme of those Internet-related public policy matters that are of relevance to the ITU Member States, with the draft agenda shown in the Annex of this Decision.

2 that the Forum shall draw up a report and, if possible, opinions for consideration by ITU Members and relevant ITU meetings;

3 that arrangements for the fourth WTPF shall be in accordance with applicable Council decisions for such Fora.

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Annex(to Draft Decision [SYR-1])

Draft agendaFourth World Telecommunication Policy Forum

1 Inauguration of the fourth World Telecommunication Policy Forum

2 Election of the Chairman

3 Opening remarks and presentations

4 Organization of the work of the Forum

5 Presentation of the Secretary-General's report

6 Presentation of comment by the membership on the report

7 Discussion

8 Consideration of draft opinions

9 Adoption of the Chairman's report and opinions

10 Other business

Proposed draft new ResolutionsEUR/12/10ADD DRAFT RESOLUTION [EUR-1] (Antalya, 2006)

International Telecommunication Regulations


considering

a) that the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) were last amended in Melbourne in 1988, since when the pace and effects of change in the telecommunications industry has resulted in the ITRs becoming increasingly distant from common practice;

b) that Resolution 121 (Marrakesh, 2002) resolved that ITU should continue a process of reviewing the ITRs and that a world conference on international telecommunications be convened in 2007 or 2008 based on the recommendation from this process of review;

c) that Resolution 121 (Marrakesh, 2002) instructed Council to set up a Working Group of the Council open to all Member States with the following terms of reference:• to take into account the results of work carried out under Resolution 79 (Minneapolis,

1998) and all contributions to PP-02 (Marrakesh, 2002) and other relevant documents;• to study the International Telecommunication Regulations and prepare

recommendations on which provisions, if any, should be terminated, retained in the ITRs, transferred to the Constitution, or Convention, or embodied in ITU Recommendations;

• to prepare recommendations of required texts for amending the Constitution and Convention, if deemed appropriate;

• to consider whether there is a need for new provisions in the ITRs which should be

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dealt with at a world conference on international telecommunications or that may be a subject of ITU Recommendations;

• to report to the Council annually on its progress and to prepare a final report by the 2005 session of the Council for transmission to the 2006 Plenipotentiary Conference;

d) that Resolution 121 (Marrakesh, 2002) further instructed Council to consider the final report prepared by the Council Working Group and make any comments it considers appropriate including recommendations on any appropriate treaty changes and whether there is a need to convene a world conference on international telecommunications;

e) that the report of the Council Working Group did not reach a consensus with respect to terminating, retaining or transferring current ITR provisions or on the need for new provisions but noted that several new issues which have arisen since PP-02 are currently being studied in ITU-T and ITU-D;

f) that the Council Working Group did not propose any recommendations but identified that there were three views on how to satisfy the requirements of Resolution 121 of the Plenipotentiary Conference:• leave the ITRs unchanged;• amend the ITRs, this will include adding new provisions; • terminate the ITRs and transfer certain provisions to the CS, CV and ITU-T

Recommendations,

recognizing

a) that the cost and resources involved in holding a world conference of telecommunications is prohibitive at a time when ITU is under severe financial constraints;

b) that given the pace of developments there is a need for operational issues within the ITRs to be capable of being amended quickly and in a cost-effective manner,

noting

a) that the provisions in the ITRs establish general principles which relate to the provision and operation of international telecommunication services offered to the public as well as to the underlying international telecommunication transport;

b) that it is important for each Sector of the Union to have more autonomy over its operations, whilst issues common to all Sectors are addressed in the Constitution and Convention;

c) that, in accordance with Article 8 of the Constitution, a conference can review any matters,

resolves

1 that a decision to hold a world conference on international telecommunications be postponed until the 2010 Plenipotentiary Conference;

2 to authorize and invite the ITU-T to revise, and if necessary to develop, ITU-T Recommendations for approval by WTSA-08 of those elements of the ITRs which relate to operational issues as listed in Annex 1 to this Resolution and to make proposals for treatment of the remainder of the ITR provisions which may be by placing them in the Convention or Constitution if they relate to treaty level matters or by their termination if they duplicate existing provisions in the Convention, Constitution or ITU-T Recommendations or are otherwise redundant,

instructs the Director of TSB

to ensure that an effective preparatory process for WTSA-08 is established, in consultation

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with TSAG, to ensure that the work referred to in resolves 2 above is completed in time for WTSA-08 consideration,

invites WTSA-08

to advise PP-10 on any further action required in respect of the ITRs including their possible termination.

ANNEX 1

ITR Articles and provisions related to operational issues which the ITU-T is authorized and invited to revise or develop, as

ITU-T Recommendations for approval by WTSA-08

Article 1

Purpose and Scope of the Regulations

…

7 1.5Within the framework of the present Regulations, the provision and operation of international telecommunication services in each relation is pursuant to mutual agreement between administrations*.

…

Article 3

International Network

…

30 3.3Administrations* shall determine by mutual agreement which international routes are to be used. Pending agreement and provided that there is no direct route existing between the terminal administrations* concerned, the origin administration* has the choice to determine the routing of its outgoing telecommunication traffic, taking into account the interests of the relevant transit and destination administrations*.

…

Article 4

International Telecommunication Services

…

34 4.3Subject to national law, Members shall endeavour to ensure that administrations* provide and maintain, to the greatest extent practicable, a minimum quality of service corresponding to the relevant CCITT Recommendations with respect to:

35 a) access to the international network by users using terminals which are permitted to be connected to the network and which do not cause harm to technical facilities and personnel;

36 b) international telecommunication facilities and services available to customers for their dedicated use;

* or recognized private operating agency(ies)

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37 c) at least a form of telecommunication which is reasonably accessible to the public, including those who may not be subscribers to a specific telecommunication service; and

38 d) a capability for interworking between different services, as appropriate, to facilitate international communications.

Article 5

Safety of Life and Priority of Telecommunications

…

39 5.1Safety of life telecommunications, such as distress telecommunications, shall be entitled to transmission as of right and shall, where technically practicable, have absolute priority over all other telecommunications, in accordance with the relevant Articles of the Convention and taking due account of relevant CCITT Recommendations.

…

Article 6

Charging and Accounting

…

42 6.1Collection charges

43 6.1.1 Each administration* shall, subject to applicable national law, establish the charges to be collected from its customers. The level of the charges is a national matter; however, in establishing these charges, administrations* should try to avoid too great a dissymmetry between the charges applicable in each direction of the same relation.

44 6.1.2 The charge levied by an administration* on customers for a particular communication should in principle be the same in a given relation, regardless of the route chosen by that administration*.

…

46 6.2Accounting rates

47 6.2.1 For each applicable service in a given relation, administrations* shall by mutual agreement establish and revise accounting rates to be applied between them, in accordance with the provisions of Appendix 1 and taking into account relevant CCITT Recommendations and relevant cost trends.

48 6.3Monetary unit

49 6.3.1 In the absence of special arrangements concluded between administrations*, the monetary unit to be used in the composition of accounting rates for international telecommunication services and in the establishment of international accounts shall be:– either the monetary unit of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), currently the

Special Drawing Right (SDR), as defined by that organization;– or the gold franc, equivalent to 1/3.061 SDR.

50 6.3.2 In accordance with relevant provisions of the International Telecommunication Convention, this provision shall not affect the possibility open to administrations* of

* or recognized private operating agency(ies)

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establishing bilateral arrangements for mutually acceptable coefficients between the monetary unit of the IMP and the gold franc.

51 6.4Establishment of accounts and settlement of balances of account

52 6.4.1 Unless otherwise agreed, administrations* shall follow the relevant provisions as set out in Appendices 1 and 2.

53 6.5Service and privilege telecommunications

54 6.5.1 Administrations* shall follow the relevant provisions as set out in Appendix 3.

Also

Appendix 1 General Provisions Concerning accounting

Appendix 2 Additional Provisions Relating to Maritime Telecommunications

Appendix 3 Service and Privilege Telecommunications

EUR/12/14 ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [EUR-2] (Antalya, 2006)

The future role of ITU in implementing the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Antalya 2006),

considering

a) the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, Resolution 113 of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002), Resolution 30 of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Doha, 2006);

b) the need for ITU to be evolving constantly in response to changes in the world of telecommunications8 and, in particular, in terms of evolving technologies and new regulatory challenges;

c) the important contribution which ITU makes to the telecommunication development sector and the desire to eliminate the digital divide and improve the lives of all people everywhere, including in the most remote parts of our world;

d) the desirability of using ITU's resources and expertise in a way which takes account of the rapid changes in the telecommunication world and of the outcome of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS);

e) that a key conclusion from WSIS highlighted the importance of multi-stakeholder partnerships on an equal footing, with contributions by the United Nations, other international organizations, private sector and civil society;

f) that the WSIS conclusions identified ITU as the possible moderator/facilitator for C2 and C5 action lines of the Geneva Plan of Action, and as a potential partner for a number of other actions lines such as C1, C3, C4, C6, C7 and C11;

8 The term "telecommunications" includes information and communication technologies (ICTs) consistent with the definition to be found in Article 1012 of the Constitution.

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g) that ITU is competent under its mandate to work on a range of new challenges facing the information society, including spectrum management and standards in a converged telecommunication environment and all manner of matters concerning the integrity, functioning and security of infrastructure, networks, services and applications, including helping to counter spam,

considering further

a) that in order to deliver the best possible results in the implementation of action lines defined by the WSIS, ITU must review its own functioning and management practices so as to be able to deploy its expertise in telecommunications globally;

b) the need to ensure that any work undertaken in this regard is appropriately resourced and, in particular, that there is adequate funding;

c) that the Sector Members of the ITU and other stakeholders are essential to the success of the Union in meeting its goals,

noting

a) the Action Plan agreed at the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-06), Doha, and Resolution 30 adopted by this conference;

b) the relevant work already undertaken and/or to be carried out in the three Sectors;

c) that it will be desirable and appropriate for all ITU Sectors to be involved in progressing the action lines,

requests the Council

to oversee the implementation of the WSIS outcomes by ITU and to make resources available as appropriate,


1 to contribute, in partnership with other stakeholders, to WSIS implementation activities, within the competence of ITU and under the direction of the Council;

2 to develop closer working relationships with other entities involved in WSIS implementation actions and promote a clear understanding of the roles of each, thereby reducing any duplication of effort;

3 to undertake an analysis of the financial implications of this work and report to Council, bearing in mind the limited resources of ITU;

4 to coordinate, with the Directors of the three Sectors, in order to implement action lines C2 and C5 of the Geneva Plan of Action and to facilitate the participation of ITU in the actions lines C1, C3, C4, C6, C7 and C11 in partnership with relevant stakeholders;

5 to take all other measures necessary for ITU to play a leading role as a moderator/facilitator of action lines C2 and C5 of the Geneva Plan of Action and to play a part in the delivery of action lines C1, C3, C4, C6, C7 and C11;

6 to report at least annually to the Council on the activities undertaken on these subjects.

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EUR/12/46ADD DRAFT RESOLUTION [EUR-3] (Antalya, 2006)

On the appointment rather than election of the Directors of the Bureaux


considering

a) that the large number of elected officials in ITU complicates the management of the Union and thus affects its efficiency;

b) that most UN agencies elect only the executive head and, in some instances, the deputy executive head;

c) that it would be possible to appoint rather than elect the Directors of the ITU Bureaux, in order to follow the common practice in most UN agencies,

considering further

a) that a management team composed of an overall responsible Secretary-General, supported by Sector Directors which are appointed may provide more efficient and improved cooperation between those in the official posts;

b) that moving to an appointment process generates a number of ancillary questions including methods of selection, duration of tenure, limitations in respect of other posts, possible transitional measures, and other matters;

c) that the time spent on elections at plenipotentiary conferences could therefore be streamlined thus increasing the time available for ITU core issues,

resolves to instruct the extraordinary session of the Council to be held during this conference

to establish a group of Member States and Sector Members to

a) consider:i) the processes by which the Directors of the Bureaux could be selected and appointed;ii) the duration of tenure, limitations in respect of other posts, geographical

considerations, and other matters as necessary; iii) any transitional measures that may be necessary in the stepped process between the

election approach and the appointment approach;

b) report on progress to the Council on an annual basis with a final report to the penultimate regular session of the Council before the next plenipotentiary conference. The final report should contain in particular draft texts of the related modifications to the Constitution and the Convention that may be used by Member States in preparing their proposals to the next plenipotentiary conference,


to distribute the final report of the group to Member States so that it may be used by Member States in preparing their proposals to the next plenipotentiary conference.

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EUR/12/50ADD DRAFT RESOLUTION [EUR-4] (Antalya, 2006)

Improvement of management and follow-up of the defrayal of ITU expenses

by Sector Members and Associates


considering

a) Resolution 110 (Marrakesh, 2002) of the Plenipotentiary Conference concerning a review of the contribution of Sector Members towards defraying the expenses of the Union;

b) Resolution 1208 of the ITU Council which set the terms of reference of the working group open to all Member States and all Sector Members to study the system whereby Sector Members and Associates contribute towards defraying the expenses of the Union, and instructed the working group to make a final report to the 2005 session of the Council at the latest,

considering further

the report accordingly presented by the working group to the Council at its 2005 session in Document C05/40, and more specifically Part 5 and recommendations R7 and R8 thereof,

noting

the provisions of Article 33 of the ITU Convention regarding the obligations of Member States, Sector Members and other entities in respect of defraying the expenses of the Union and the financial consequences of denunciation,

noting further

the amendments made to No. 240 of the Convention by this conference in order that denunciation shall take effect at the end of six months from the date when notification of denunciation of participation is received by the Secretary-General,

recognizing

a) the rapid pace of the market and the financial realities faced by private-sector entities;

b) that it is essential to retain and attract more Sector Members and Associates, having regard to their inestimable contribution to the work of the Union;

c) that there is a need to ensure better follow-up and oversight of financial matters relating to Sector Members and Associates, on the part of both ITU and the Member States, in order to ensure increased stability in the finances of the Union;

d) that the rules and procedures regarding the oversight of financial matters relating to Sector Members and Associates should be amended so as to be flexible and effective, and hence fully enforceable,

recognizing further

a) that the relevance and effectiveness of penalties applicable in the case of arrears may be questioned, since Sector Members’ arrears are increasing more rapidly than those of

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Member States;

b) that, under the present framework, a Sector Member or an Associate in arrears is able to participate in ITU for at least three years before any sanction is imposed, and therefore may not have any incentive to submit a repayment schedule;

c) that the applicable time-frame for the imposition of suspension and exclusion must be shortened,

resolves

1 that simple changes of name and address of Sector Members or Associates shall be handled administratively, without charge;

2 that, in the case of a merger between Sector Members or Associates of the same Sector, application of the provisions governing denunciation in No. 240 of the Convention shall not have the effect of requiring the Sector Member or the Associate resulting from the merger to pay more than one contribution for its participation in the work of the Sector concerned;

3 that, in the event of late payment, suspension of participation in ITU shall be imposed three months after the date on which payment of the annual contribution was due, and, in the absence of a negotiated and agreed repayment schedule, exclusion of a Sector Member or an Associate on grounds of non-payment shall occur six months (180 days) after the date of receipt of the notification of suspension;

4 that any difficulty (i.e. non-payment, mail returned due to lack of information regarding a new address) shall be immediately notified to the Member State which approved the Sector Member or the Associate,

further resolves

that the amendments to No. 240 of the Convention adopted by this conference shall enter into force on the date of signature of the Final Acts of this conference,


in consultation with the Directors of the Bureaux, to report to the Council on the implementation of this resolution, highlighting any difficulty that may be encountered and proposing further improvements, as appropriate;


to take appropriate measures to facilitate the implementation of this resolution;

invites Member States, as appropriate

to participate actively in the follow-up and oversight of financial matters relating to Sector Members and Associates.

ARB/14/12ADD DRAFT NEW RESOLUTION [ARB-1] (Antalya, 2006)

Revision of the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs)


considering

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a) that Resolution 79 of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998) invited the next plenipotentiary conference "to consider convening at an appropriate time, a competent conference to revise the International Telecommunication Regulations;

b) that Resolution 121 of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002) called for setting up a working group of the Council to study the ITRs, to prepare recommendations thereon, and to submit a report to the Council at its 2005 session, on the results of the work of the group,

noting

that among the options mentioned in the above-mentioned Council report, only the option calling for the revision of ITRs, would respond to the concerns expressed by Member States in the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002), especially paragraph 10 under "believing" in Resolution 121:

"believing

b) that it is important to ensure that the ITRs are revised and updated in a timely manner in order to facilitate cooperation and coordination among Member States and to reflect accurately the relations between Member States, Sector Members, administrations and recognized operating agencies,"

resolves

1 to insert holding a world conference on international telecommunications to revise the ITRs (Melbourne, 1988) in the programme of ITU activities for the next four years;

2 to instruct the Council to adopt an agenda and fixed dates for holding a world conference on international telecommunications in 2011,

3 to instruct the three Sectors, each within its field of competence, to carry out studies aimed at preparing for the conference, and to participate in a series of regional meetings in 2007 and 2008, to identify topics to be addressed by the conference;

4 to instruct the Secretary-General to hold a preparatory meeting to collect reports and recommendations of the Sectors and regional meetings referred to above, and to prepare a report to be submitted to the Council (2009), to serve as a basis for preparing the agenda of the conference.

ARB/14/13ADD DRAFT NEW RESOLUTION [ARB-2] (Antalya, 2006)

The Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR)


recalling

Resolution 48 of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Doha, 2006), concerning cooperation among telecommunication regulators, which resolved:a) that telecommunication regulators shall continue to have a specific platform for

sharing and exchanging matters concerning regulatory issues (herein referred to as "Global Symposium for Regulators" (GSR);

b) that ITU, and in particular the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D), should continue to support regulatory reform by sharing information and experience;

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c) that BDT should continue to coordinate and facilitate, within the resources available, joint activities relating to telecommunication policy and regulatory issues with regional and subregional organizations and institutions;

d) that ITU-D should continue to further provide technical cooperation, regulatory exchange, capacity building, and expert advice, with the support of regional offices, to the extent possible,

considering

a) the big success attained by regulators through effective participation in the Global Symposium for Regulators since its beginning in 2000, as well as in meetings of regional regulators, held in parallel with the GSR meeting or just before it; a fact which also stresses the importance of enhancing regional cooperation among different world and regional regulators;

b) the WSIS outcomes, regarding the responsibilities to be assumed by regulators and the telecommunication and information technology sector,

noting

the multiplicity of subjects and issues closely related to regulators and which have posed challenges to the international community, especially the developing countries, such as integration of services, interconnection, new generation networks, universal access, in addition to present challenges such as roaming services, quality of service, universal services and protection of consumer rights,

resolves

that the GSR shall be established as a regular activity of the Telecommunication Development Sector of ITU,

instructs the Director of BDT

1 to hold the GSR annually in order to strengthen exchange of experience among regulators regarding the most important regulatory subjects and issues, including information technology, to support newly established regulators, and to encourage holding meetings for regional regulators in parallel with the annual meeting;

2 to rotate the GSR in different regions of the world.

ARB/14/44ADD

Draft New Resolution [ARB-3]

The role of the International Telecommunication Union in the development of telecommunications and information technology, in providing technical assistance and

advice to developing countries1 and in implementing relevant national, regional and interregional projects


recalling

a) Resolution 24 (Kyoto, 1994) – Role of the International Telecommunication Union in the development of world telecommunications;

b) Resolution 26 (Kyoto, 1994) – Improvement of the Union's capabilities for providing technical assistance and advice to developing countries;

1 These include the least developed countries, the small island developing states and states with economies in transition.

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c) Resolution 27 (Kyoto, 1994) – Participation of the Union in the United Nations Development Programme, in other programmes of the United Nations system and in other funding arrangements;

d) Resolution 28 (Kyoto, 1994) – Special Voluntary Programme for Technical Cooperation;

e) Resolution 29 (Kyoto, 1994) – International Programme for the Development of Communication;

f) relevant resolutions of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Doha, 2006), and the six development programmes, especially Resolution 17 (Rev. Doha, 2006) – Implementation of regionally approved initiatives at the national, regional, interregional and global levels,

considering

a) the development goals which require that telecommunications and information technology be accessible to humanity as a whole, especially the peoples of developing countries1;

b) the accumulated experience of the Union in implementing the above-mentioned resolutions;

c) the tasks assigned to ITU as regards action lines 2 and 5 in the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, and required participation by ITU in implementing other action lines that depend on the availability of telecommunication and information technology media, in agreement with the UN agencies that collaborate in implementing these action lines;

d) the success realized by ITU-D in its partnerships to implement many development programmes, including developing telecommunication and information technology networks in many developing countries1 and the associated training courses,

resolves

1 that the Union shall accelerate its work for developing telecommunications and information technology in developing countries1;

2 that BDT shall continue to provide highly qualified technical experts to offer advice in subjects of importance to developing countries, on an individual and collective basis, and to ensure a minimum of these experts through recruitment or short-term contracts, as appropriate;

3 that BDT shall continue its cooperation with financing sources, whether in the United Nations system, the UNDP or other financing arrangements, including the newly established Digital Solidarity Fund, and to enter into partnerships with Member States, sector members, financial institutions, and international and regional organizations, to finance the activities related to the implementation of this resolution;

4 that ITU shall renew contacts with UNESCO to revise the IPDC, with a view to implementing action line 7 in the Tunis Agenda related to education and cooperation with UNDP;

5 that BDT shall continue its Special Voluntary Programme for Technical Cooperation, based on financial contributions, expert services or any other form of assistance, to help better meet the requests of developing countries1, using Telecom surplus for this purpose as far as possible,

calls upon

1 These include the least developed countries, the small island developing states and states with economies in transition.

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regional and international financial organizations and agencies, equipment providers, operators, and all potential partners, to consider the possibility of ensuring complete or partial financing to implement cooperation programmes to develop telecommunications and information technology, including the regionally approved initiatives in accordance with Resolution 17 (Rev. Doha, 2006),

instruct the Secretary-General

to submit an annual detailed report to the Council on the results of the implementation of this resolution, including any recommendations he may deem necessary in agreement with the Director of BDT, to enhance the impact of this resolution,


to review the results achieved and to take all necessary steps to continue to implement this resolution in the best possible way.

IAP/15/31ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [IAP-1] (Antalya, 2006)

Participation of observers in ITU conferences, assemblies and meetings


considering

a) the long-standing practice of the Union to admit observers to its conferences, assemblies and meetings, including conferences which produce final acts, and to the Council;

b) that the rights of participation accorded to observers under the basic texts and in practice vary depending upon the character of the organization or entity, its status within ITU, and by the category of meeting9;

c) the need expressed by Member States for enhanced transparency in the proceedings of ITU meetings and of their decision-making processes;

d) the importance of ensuring the accountability of the ITU Council to the Member States of the Union;

e) the corresponding need for consistency in the application of the rules regarding the participation of observers throughout the decision-making processes at Union meetings,

noting

a) the rights and obligations of Member States and Sector Members set out in Article 3 of the Constitution and, in particular that the right to vote in all conferences, assemblies and meetings of ITU is strictly limited to Member States;

b) the provisions of Article 33 of the Convention regarding the obligations of Member States, Sector Members and other entities for defraying the expenses of ITU conferences, assemblies and meetings, and the associated Financial Regulations,

taking into account

the rights of observers specified in Resolution 6 (Kyoto, 1994) Attendance of liberation

9 Conferences, assemblies or meetings, as appropriate.

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organizations recognized by the United Nations at conferences and meetings of the International Telecommunication Union as observers and Resolution 99 (Minneapolis, 1998) Status of Palestine in ITU, and of the United Nations, as contained in the Agreement between the UN and ITU (Atlantic City, 1947) which is the legal basis for the relationship between the two organizations,

recognizing

a) that the provisions of the Convention identify the organizations, agencies and entities which may participate as observers in an advisory capacity in specific conferences, assemblies and meetings of the Union;

b) that other organizations and entities, as specified in the Convention, may send observers to conferences, assemblies and meetings of the Union;

c) that Member States which are not Member States of the Council may send observers to meetings of the Council and that, in accordance with Convention No. 61B, the Council adopts its own Rules of Procedure;

d) that Member States may send observers to a regional radiocommunication conference of a region other than that to which the said Member States belong to participate in a non-voting capacity,

recognizing further

a) the decision10 of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002) concerning the participation of observers from the United Nations and the specialized agencies of the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency in ITU radiocommunication conferences, which recognizes the long-standing practice of the Union to allow these organizations to submit information documents and provide advice to meetings on points relevant to their mandates;

b) that important information may be provided to ITU conferences, assemblies and meetings by observers and that the results of these meetings may impose obligations on Member States;

c) that the General Rules of Conferences, Assemblies and Meetings of the Union (GRs), and in particular GR Nos. 61 and 62, task the chairmen of such conferences, assemblies and meetings with the duty to protect the rights of delegations and the responsibility to ensure the smooth functioning of meetings according to the Rules of Procedure,

resolves

1 that Member States from outside the region of a regional radiocommunication conference participate, in accordance with the Convention, in a non-voting capacity as observer Member States and that, in addition to the General Rules, their participation shall be guided by the terms set out in Annex 1 to this Resolution;

2 that the participation of organizations and entities which, in accordance with the Convention, participate as observers in an advisory capacity in conferences, assemblies and meetings of the Union shall be guided by the terms set out in Annex 2 to this Resolution;

3 that the participation of other observers in conferences, assemblies and meetings of the Union shall be guided by the terms set out in Annex 3 to this Resolution;

4 that the terms of the Annexes specified in resolves 1-3 above shall be without prejudice to the terms of Resolution 6 (Kyoto, 1994) and Resolution 99 (Minneapolis, 1998), as well as the provisions of the Agreement between the United Nations and ITU,

10 See the Minutes of the fifteenth Plenary Meeting of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002).

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1 to ensure that its Rules of Procedure shall be compatible with the provisions of the basic texts of the Union and, in particular, with the terms and principles of this Resolution;

2 to ensure that its Rules of Procedure are consistently applied to all meetings of the Council, including its committees and any groups that may be established, unless participation beyond that of Member States of Council is clearly set out in a specific decision of the Council,


to develop or revise, as appropriate, the necessary guidelines or administrative procedures in order to rationalize and facilitate the participation of observers on a basis consistent with the basic instruments, the General Rules and the terms of this Resolution,


in consultation with the Directors of the Bureaux, to report to the Council on the implementation of this Resolution, highlighting any difficulty that may be encountered.

ANNEX 1

Observers of Member States participating in a non-voting capacity at a regional radiocommunication conference (Article 24, No. 282)

1) Are admitted to participate in plenary meetings, committee meetings and their subsidiary groups, other than the Steering, Budget Control, Credentials and Editorial Committees.

2) Are entitled to receive all conference documentation within any restrictions established for the number of copies distributed.

3) May submit information documents via the Secretary-General which shall be made available to the conference in the original ITU working language(s) of submission. These documents shall be referenced on the appropriate meeting agendas clearly as information documents.

4) May request the floor to provide advice or information concerning the interests of other regions with respect to conference agenda items. Such advice shall not include or be treated as proposals.

5) Will be given the floor by the chairman after the last Member State of the region on the list of speakers.

6) May be asked by the chairman during the course of a meeting to provide relevant information to assist the proceedings.

7) Will be registered in such a manner as to be identifiable by conference participants as Member State observers.

8) Will be seated in French alphabetical order after Member States of the region.

ANNEX 2

Observers in an advisory capacity

The following rights shall be conferred to the organizations and entities which are admitted to participate as observers in an advisory capacity in conferences, assemblies and meetings of the Union in accordance with relevant provisions of the Convention:

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I Plenipotentiary conferences (Article 23, Nos. 269A-269D), radiocommunication conferences (Article 24, Nos. 278 and 279) and world conferences on international telecommunications (ibid., Article 3, No. 49)

1) Are admitted to participate in plenary meetings.2) Following authorization by the Plenary Meeting, may be admitted to participate in

committees as requested and, on the same basis, in their subsidiary groups, other than the Steering, Budget Control, Credentials and Editorial Committees.


4) May submit information documents via the Secretary-General which shall be made available to the conference in the original language(s) of submission. These documents shall be referenced on the appropriate meeting agendas clearly as information documents.

5) May request the floor to provide advice on points relevant to their mandates. Such advice shall not include or be treated as proposals.

6) Will be given the floor by the chairman after the last Member State on the list of speakers.


8) Will be registered in such a manner as to be identifiable by conference participants as observers.

9) In the case of a radiocommunication conference or a world conference on international telecommunications, participants from those organizations that have both status of Sector Member and observer in an advisory capacity must register and participate in a single category.

10) Will be seated in French alphabetical order after Member States and the Resolution 99 (Minneapolis, 1998) observer.

II Radiocommunication assemblies, world telecommunication standardization assemblies and telecommunication development conferences (Article 25, Nos. 298A-298E)11

1) Are admitted to participate in plenary meetings.2) Following authorization by the Plenary Meeting, may be admitted to participate in

committees as requested and on the same basis, in their subsidiary groups, other than the Steering, Budget Control and Editorial Committees.

3) Are entitled to receive all assembly or conference documentation within any restrictions established for the number of copies distributed.

4) May submit information documents via the Secretary-General which shall be made available to the assembly/conference in the original language(s) of submission. These documents shall be referenced on the appropriate meeting agendas clearly as information documents.

5) May request the floor in these meetings to provide advice on points relevant to their mandates. Such advice shall not include or be treated as proposals.

11 [Upon the entry into force of the amendments to the Convention, as adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference (Antalya, 2006), the reference shall read “Article 25, Nos. 297bis and 298C”.]

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7) Will be given the floor by the chairman after the last Member State or Sector Member on the list of speakers.

8) Will be registered in such a manner as to be clearly identifiable by assembly or conference participants as observers.

9) Participants from an organization which may participate as an observer in an advisory capacity which also has the status of ITU Sector Member in the relevant Sector must register either as an observer or as a representative of a Sector Member.

10) Will be seated in French alphabetical order after Member States, the Resolution 99 (Minneapolis, 1998) observer and the Sector Members.

III Sector level meetingsBased on long-standing practice, the participation in ITU Sector meetings such as study groups or their subordinate groups by those organizations which have no status in ITU other than that of observers in an advisory capacity may include the submission of contributions and oral interventions in meetings.

ANNEX 3

Observers which do not participate in an advisory capacity

The following rights shall be conferred to the organizations and entities which are admitted to participate as observers in conferences, assemblies and meetings of the Union, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Convention:

I Plenipotentiary conferences (Article 23, No. 269E)1) Are admitted to and may attend plenary meetings.2) Following authorization by the Plenary Meeting, may attend committees as requested

as well as meetings of their subsidiary groups, other than the Steering, Budget Control, Credentials and Editorial Committees.



5) Are seated in French alphabetical order after other participants.

II Radiocommunication conferences (Article 24, No. 280) and world conferences on international telecommunications (by extension: Article 3, No. 49; Article 33, No. 476)

1) Are admitted to and may attend plenary meetings.2) Following authorization by the Plenary Meeting, may attend conference committee

meetings as requested, including meetings of their subordinate groups, other than meetings of the Steering, Budget Control, Credentials and Editorial Committees.


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4) At a radiocommunication conference observers of Radiocommunication Sector Members may be invited by the chairman during the course of a meeting to provide relevant information to assist the proceeding, or to make statements, but shall not be authorized to participate in the debates.

5) At a world conference on international telecommunications, observers of Sector Members may be invited by the chairman during the course of a meeting to provide relevant information to assist the proceeding or to make statements but shall not be authorized to participate in the debates.

6) Are seated in French alphabetical order after other participants.

IAP/15/34ADD


Implementation of Results-Based Management in the ITU


considering

a) Decision 7 (Marrakesh, 2002) which instructed the Council, inter alia, to establish a group of specialists to report on the “effectiveness, efficiency, and economy of the management and administration of the Union as a whole”;

b) Resolution 107 (Marrakesh, 2002) which underlined the importance of identifying mechanisms for improving planning and management practices in the Union;

c) the presentation to the 2003 session of the Council by the Group of Specialists containing a series of recommendations which identified a number of improvements that could be made to the management of the Union, and which resulted in the adoption of Council Resolution 1216 outlining various implementation strategies,

considering also

a) the presentation of the new results-based budgeting (RBB) approach for the 2006-2007 biennial budget based on the recommendations of the Group of Specialists pursuant to the implementation strategies outlined in Resolution 1216;

b) the adoption of Council Resolution 1243 focused on the continued implementation of the RBB process as an essential step leading toward improved programme and management effectiveness and accountability,

recognizing

a) that there are challenges and steps needed to bring the implementation of RBB to the next level at the ITU, among them the need for a significant culture change and for staff at all levels to become familiar with the concepts and terms of RBB;

b) that a comprehensive strategy aimed at changing the way agencies operate, with improving performance (achieving results) as the central orientation, was identified by the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) as an essential step toward results-based management (RBM) in a report issued in 2004 entitled Implementation of Results-Based Management in the United Nations Organizations;

c) that the JIU identified the process of planning, programming, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation; delegation of authority and accountability; and staff performance and contract management as the main pillars for the development of a solid RBM system,

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1 to continue and complete the tasks associated with the full implementation of RBB, including the presentation of the 2008-2009 biennial budget, as a precursor to the development of a framework for the introduction of results-based management in the Union;

2 to develop such a framework in close consultation with the Coordination Committee, the Policy and Strategies Committee and the Council,


1 to review the proposed measures and take appropriate action to ensure full implementation;

2 to monitor the implementation of this Resolution at each subsequent session of the Council and to report to the next Plenipotentiary Conference.

USA/16/43ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [USA-1]

The use of telecommunication technology in disaster prevention, mitigation and relief


recalling

a) Resolution 36 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) of the Plenipotentiary on telecommunications in the service of humanitarian assistance;

b) Resolution 34 (Doha, 2006) of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) on the role of telecommunications/information and communications technology in early warning and mitigation of disasters and humanitarian assistance;

c) Resolution 48 (Doha, 2006) of the WTDC on strengthening cooperation among telecommunication regulators;

d) Resolution 644 (Rev. WRC-2000) of the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) (Istanbul, 2000) on telecommunication resources for disaster mitigation and relief operations;

e) Resolution 646 (Geneva, 2003) of the WRC on public protection and disaster relief, and

f) Resolution 45 (Florianopolis, 2004) of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA), on effective coordination of standardization work across study groups in ITU-T and the role of TSAG, including for telecommunications disaster relief,

noting

a) paragraph 51 of The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Declaration of Principles (Geneva, 2003) regarding the use of ICT applications for disaster prevention;

b) that paragraph 20 (c) of the WSIS Plan of Action (Geneva, 2003) on e-environment

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calls for the establishment of monitoring systems, using ICTs, to forecast and monitor the impact of natural and man-made disasters, particularly in developing countries, LDCs and small economies;

c) paragraph 30 of the WSIS Tunis Commitment (Tunis, 2005) on disaster mitigation;

d) paragraph 91 of the WSIS Agenda for the Information Society (Tunis, 2005) on disaster reduction,

considering

a) the devastation suffered from disasters around the world, particularly in developing countries that may suffer disproportionately due a lack of infrastructure and, therefore, have the most to gain from information on the subject of disaster prevention, mitigation and relief efforts;

b) the potential of modern telecommunications technology to facilitate disaster prevention, mitigation and relief efforts;

c) the successful development of regulatory best practices by the International Telecommunication Union’s Development Sector’s (ITU-D) Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) on a broad range of national regulatory issues;

d) the leadership of the private sector, in coordination with appropriate government authorities, in the development and sharing of national guidelines and best practices for communications facilities for disaster prevention, mitigation and relief,

recognizing

a) the ongoing development by the ITU, in coordination with the UN and other UN specialized agencies, of guidelines for applying the international content standard for all-media public warning in all disaster and emergency situations,

b) the need for a common understanding of the network infrastructure components required to provide rapidly installed, interoperable, robust and high-bandwidth telecommunications capabilities in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations;

resolves

that the ITU-D, through such means as the GSR, shall collect and disseminate a set of national regulatory best practices for telecommunications facilities for disaster prevention, mitigation and relief,

invites the Directors of the Sectors

1 to continue its technical studies and to make recommendations concerning technical and operational implementation, as necessary, for advanced solutions to meet the needs of public protection and disaster relief telecommunications, taking into account the capabilities, evolution and any resulting transition requirements of the existing systems, particularly those of many developing countries, for national and international operations;

2 to support the development of robust, comprehensive, all-hazards early-warning

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systems involving the use of information and communications technologies, including remote sensing technologies;

3 to promote implementation by appropriate alerting authorities of the international content standard for all-media public warning, in concert with ongoing development of ITU-T and ITU-D guidelines for application to all disaster and emergency situations.

encourages Member States

1 in emergency and disaster relief situations, to satisfy temporary needs for frequencies in addition to what may be normally provided for in agreements with the concerned administrations;

2 to facilitate emergency organizations use of both existing and new technologies and solutions (satellite and terrestrial), to the extent practicable, to satisfy interoperability requirements and to further the goals of public protection and disaster relief;

to develop and support national and regional centers of excellence for research, pre-planning, equipment pre-positioning and deployment of information and communications technology resources for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief coordination.

USA/16/44ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [USA-2]

Functioning of the Coordination Committee andTasks of the Deputy Secretary-General


considering

a) that the Plenipotentiary Conference of 2002 adopted Resolution 108 on the Improvement of the Functioning of the Coordination Committee, including the tasks of the Deputy Secretary-General and role of the other elected officials;

b) that Resolution 108 called upon the Council to establish a Working Group open to participation by Member States charged with:

i) examining the functioning of the Coordination Committee, including the tasks of the Deputy Secretary-General and the role of the other elected officials;

ii) submitting to the Council a report containing, in particular, the draft texts that could be necessary in the event of modification of the Constitution or the Convention and which could be used by Member States in preparing their proposals in that regard to the next plenipotentiary conference;

c) that the tasks and functions of the Deputy Secretary-General are not expressly enumerated in the basic instruments of the Union;

d) the need to strengthen and improve the functioning and efficiency of the Coordination Committee,

noting

that the Council in 2003 established a Working Group to consider this matter, which met one occasion and also worked by electronic means,

recalling

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a) the relevant provisions of the Constitution and Convention in this regard;

b) Decision 7 of the 2002 Plenipotentiary Conference, which instructed the Secretary-General to make minutes of Coordination Committee meetings available on the Council website, excluding confidential staff matters,

having examined

the Report of the Working Group, which was submitted to the Council at its ordinary session in 2005,

recognizing

a) the need to make better use of the position of the Deputy Secretary-General in the management of the Union;

b) the importance of more transparency and increased efficiency in the work of the Coordination Committee,

resolves

to improve the efficiency of the Coordination Committee:

i) the Coordination Committee, consistent with its mandate, must give additional focus to the implementation of the strategic mission and purposes of the Union, as set forth in the basic instruments and in the Strategic Plan, should enhance the regular exchange of information among elected officials on their respective activities and should, within the budget of the Union, consider priorities for activities and seek new efficiencies in all aspects of the Union;

ii) the senior managers of the Union (namely Deputies to the Directors of the Bureaus, the Chief of the Finance Department and the Chief of the Personnel Department) should be closely associated, when appropriate, with the work of the Coordination Committee;

concerning the role of the Deputy Secretary-General:

the tasks of the Deputy Secretary-General, consistent with the basic instruments, must be defined to create a clear operational and management role,


1. to take all necessary measures to implement this Resolution;

2. to issue clear and specific directives concerning the tasks of the Deputy Secretary-General;

3. to make the minutes of the Coordination Committee meetings available to all Member States on the website, excluding confidential staff matters,


to report regularly to the Council on the measures taken to implement this Resolution,

resolves to express

its warmest thanks and deepest gratitude to the working group of Council for its thoughtful, professional and insightful work leading to this resolution.

USA/16/45ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [USA-3] (Antalya, 2006)

The Role of the ITU in Implementing the Outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society

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The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Antalya, 2006)

recalling

a) Resolution 73 of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998), which achieved its aims in relation to the holding of both phases of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS);

b) the Declaration of Principles and the Plan of Action, adopted in Geneva in 2003, and the Tunis Commitment and the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, adopted in Tunis in 2005, all of which were endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly,

acknowledging

1 the important contribution of the WSIS to building a people-centered, inclusive and development-oriented information society so as to enhance digital opportunities for all people in order to help to bridge the digital divide;

2 the role played by the ITU in the successful organization of the two phases of the WSIS,

considering

a) that the WSIS stated that the core competences of the ITU in the fields of ICTs—assistance in bridging the digital divide, international and regional cooperation, radio spectrum management, standards development and the dissemination of information—are of crucial importance for building the Information Society;

b) that the WSIS identified the ITU as a moderator/facilitator for implementing Action Lines C2 and C5;

c) that the WSIS acknowledged that multi-stakeholder participation is essential to the successful building of a people-centered, inclusive and development-oriented Information Society;

d) the nexus between issues of telecommunication development and those of economic, social and cultural development, as well as its impact on social and economic structures in all Member States,

considering further

a) Resolution 30 of the WTDC (Doha, 2006) which outlined the activities the ITU-D should undertake to implement the WSIS;

b) the emphasis placed by the WTDC on the development of the telecommunication/ICT infrastructure, including in rural, remote and underserved areas, in order to build the Information Society,

taking into account

a) the need to carefully deploy the Union’s human and financial resources in a manner consistent with the priorities of the membership and cognizant of budgetary constraints;

b) that the full involvement of the membership, including Sector Members, as well as

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other stakeholders is critical to successful ITU implementation of relevant WSIS results,


1 to strengthen cooperation with the other bodies of the United Nations family, within the framework of inter-agency coordination of the implementation of the outcomes of the WSIS as called for in the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society;

2 to work collaboratively with other entities involved in WSIS implementation in order to avoid duplication of activities;

3 to raise greater public awareness of the Union’s mandate, role and activities as well as broader access to the Union’s resources for the general public and other actors involved in the emerging Information Society;

4 to report annually to Council on WSIS implementation activities, including the financial implications,

instructs the Director of the Development Sector

1 to coordinate with ITU Member States and Sector Members in order to facilitate implementation of the WSIS results as they relate to the Union’s core competencies;

2 in facing the financial requirements for the implementation and follow-up of WSIS outcomes to focus on those areas where the ITU has clear leadership responsibilities, specifically WSIS Action Lines C2 and C5, in which ITU is identified as a moderator/facilitator;

3 to coordinate with the Directors of the Standardization and Radiocommunication Sectors, as appropriate;

4 to report annually to Council on activities undertaken on this subject,

requests the Council

1 to oversee the implementation of the WSIS outcomes by the ITU, consistent with the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, and to make resources available as appropriate;

2 to continue the Council Working Group on WSIS in order to facilitate membership input and guidance on ITU implementation of relevant WSIS outcomes,

resolves to express

its warmest thanks and deepest gratitude to the Governments of Switzerland and Tunisia for having hosted the two phases of the Summit.

CAN/17/9ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [CAN-1] (Antalya, 2006)

Implementation of Results-Based Management in the ITU


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considering


b) Resolution 107 (Marrakesh, 2002) which underlined the importance of identifying mechanisms for improving planning and management practices in the Union;

c) the presentation to the 2003 session of the Council by the Group of Specialists containing a series of recommendations which identified a number of improvements that could be made to the management of the Union, and which resulted in the adoption of Council Resolution 1216 outlining various implementation strategies,

considering also

a) the presentation of the new results-based budgeting (RBB) approach for the 2006-2007 biennial budget based on the recommendations of the Group of Specialists pursuant to the implementation strategies outlined in Resolution 1216;

b) the adoption of Council Resolution 1243 focused on the continued implementation of the RBB process as an essential step leading toward improved programme and management effectiveness and accountability,

recognizing

a) that there are challenges and steps needed to bring the implementation of RBB to the next level at the ITU, among them the need for a significant culture change and for staff at all levels to become familiar with the concepts and terms of RBB;

b) that a comprehensive strategy aimed at changing the way agencies operate, with improving performance (achieving results) as the central orientation, was identified by the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) as an essential step toward results-based management (RBM) in a report issued in 2004 entitled Implementation of Results-Based Management in the United Nations Organizations;

c) that the JIU identified the process of planning, programming, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation; delegation of authority and accountability; and staff performance and contract management as the main pillars for the development of a solid RBM system,


1 to continue and complete the tasks associated with the full implementation of RBB, including the presentation of the 2008-2009 biennial budget, as a precursor to the development of a framework for the introduction of results-based management in the Union;

2 to develop such a framework in close consultation with the Coordination Committee, the Policy and Strategies Committee and the Council,


1 to review the proposed measures and take appropriate action to ensure full implementation;

2 to monitor the implementation of this Resolution at each subsequent session of the Council and to report to the next Plenipotentiary Conference.

CAN/17/10ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [CAN-2] (Antalya, 2006)

Strengthening of the Project Execution Function in the ITU

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considering

a) Article 21 of the Constitution (No. 118) outlining the Union’s dual responsibility as a United Nations specialized agency and executing agency for implementing projects under the United Nations development system or other funding arrangements so as to facilitate and enhance telecommunications development by offering, organizing and coordinating technical cooperation and assistance activities;

b) Resolution 27 (Kyoto, 1994) (Participation of the Union in the United Nations Development Programme, in other programmes of the United Nations system and in other funding arrangements), instructed the Council to take all necessary measures to ensure maximum efficiency of the Union’s participation in UNDP and other funding arrangements;

c) Resolution 52 (Doha, 2006) (Strengthening the executing agency role of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector), which emphasized the importance of establishing partnerships between the public and private sectors as an efficient means of implementing sustainable ITU projects, and of utilizing locally available expertise in executing ITU project on a regional or country-wide basis;

d) Resolution 13 (Rev. Doha, 2006) (Resource mobilization and partnership for accelerating telecommunication and information and communication technology development), which highlights the need for practical solutions for mobilizing funds, particularly in support of projects and activities in developing countries,

recognizing

Resolution 17 (Rev. Doha, 2006) (Implementation of regionally approved initiatives at the national, regional, interregional and global levels) which, having taken into consideration the lack of funding from the UNDP and other international financial institutions, urged the BDT to explore various funding options, including possible partnerships with Member States, ITU-D Sector Members, financial institutions and international organizations in order to sponsor implementation activities for the initiatives endorsed by the 2006 World Telecommunication Development Conference,

noting

a) that the sustainability of the role of ITU-D in the implementation of technical cooperation projects with developing countries and the establishment of business/client relationships is dependent on the creation and maintenance of a level of expertise within the secretariat to permit the BDT to manage projects efficiently and in a timely and effective manner;

b) that the strengthening of a project execution and management expertise in the BDT will also require the improvement of skills in the area of resource mobilization and financing,

resolves to instruct the Secretary-General, in close collaboration with the Director of the BDT and the Heads of the Regional Offices

1 to review the experience of the ITU-D in discharging its responsibility for implementing projects under the UN development system or other funding arrangements by identifying lessons learned and by developing a strategy for strengthening this function in the future;

2 to undertake a review of best practices within the UN system and within organizations external to the UN in the area of technical cooperation, with a view of adapting such practices to the circumstances prevailing in the ITU;

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3 to ensure that the requisite expertise in the areas of project management and execution as well as resource mobilization and financing is identified;

4 to examine the future disposition of support cost income associated with an improved project execution function;

5 to recruit qualified staff internally and/or externally if necessary in order to strengthen and ensure continuity as well as sustainability in the execution of the Union’s responsibility for organizing and coordinating technical cooperation and assistance activities; and

6 to prepare reports periodically to the Council on progress achieved in fulfilling successfully the functions specified in No. 118 of the Constitution.

INS/26/16ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [INS-1] (ANTALYA, 2006)

NGN for rural communications as a solution to the digital divide


consideringa) that most of the world's population, especially in developing countries, lives in rural areas;

b) that affordable telecommunication access to information will have a spiralling effect on national economic growth, which will improve the quality of life and is urgently required by people living in rural areas;

c) that any solutions for resolving the problems associated with the deployment of telecommunication infrastructures in rural areas have to include technologies originally developed for urban areas,

considering furthera) that the WSIS Geneva Action Plan, as reconfirmed by the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, declared a common desire and commitment to build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented information society, where everyone can create, access, utilize and share information and knowledge, enabling individuals, communities and peoples to achieve their full potential in promoting their sustainable development and improving their quality of life;

b) that the challenge, as perceived by WSIS, is to harness the potential of information and communication technology to promote the development goals of the Millennium Declaration, namely the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger; achievement of universal primary education; promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women; reduction of child mortality; improvement of maternal health; to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; ensuring environmental sustainability; and development of global partnerships for development for the attainment of a more peaceful, just and prosperous world,

taking into accounta) that next-generation network (NGN) technology, characterized as it is by distributed control, access and transport, could provide one or more solutions to the need for affordable information and communication technology infrastructure in rural areas;

b) that the deployment of NGN in rural areas, depending on the stage of development of each developing country, could be successful if the condition of existing networks is taken

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into consideration;

c) that while ITU studies on NGN are well advanced, in many developing countries existing networks still use former TDM-based technology, and that this situation may call for special attention in the deployment of NGN in developing countries, especially in rural areas,

recognizinga) that developing countries have limited human and financial resources to cope with the ever-increasing technology gap;

b) that the existing digital divide would be exacerbated with the emergence of new technologies, particularly effective and economic NGN technologies, if the developing countries do not implement them in a timely manner, particularly in the rural areas, and hence would generate a widening digital gap both within the country and with other, developed countries;

c) that this situation would be contrary the WSIS commitments and Millennium Development Goals, and could endanger the already critical relations between the developed and developing worlds,

resolves1 that NGN has to be considered on a priority basis for the development of rural areas as a solution to bridging the digital divide;

2 that ITU-T, ITU-R and ITU-D and their relevant study groups shall broaden their horizon when considering the development of suitable characteristics and linkages, as well as opportunities and challenges, for affordable NGN development in rural areas;

3 that relevant regulatory provisions have to be developed by the appropriate sectors to support the development of NGN in rural areas, taking account of economies of scale and including tariffs and business models,

instructs the Directors of the Bureaux

to enhance their initiatives for developing NGN, including their relevant ongoing study group activities, for the benefit of rural areas,

instructs the Secretary-Generalto facilitate the work of the Bureaux and, in consultation with the Directors of the Bureaux, to report to the Council on the implementation of this resolution, highlighting any difficulties that may be encountered,

invites Members States

to strengthen cooperation between developed and developing countries, as well as among developing countries, on improving national capabilities in the implementation of NGN, especially the planning and deployment of NGN in rural areas, operation and maintenance technologies and software application and content development.

RCC/29/1ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [RCC-1] (ANTALYA, 2006)

Extending the provisions in ITU documents relating to developing countries

to apply to countries with economies in transition


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taking into account

a) United Nations General Assembly Resolutions 47/187 of 22 December 1992, 48/181 of 21 December 1993, 49/106 of 19 December 1994, 51/175 of 6 December 1996, 53/179 of 15 December 1998, 55/191 of 20 December 2000, 57/247 of 20 December 2006 and 59/243 of 22 December 2004 on "Integration of the economies in transition into the world economy";

b) the documents adopted in the two phases of the World Summit on the Information Society,

recognizing

that the aforementioned United Nations General Assembly resolutions:– stress the importance of continued international assistance to countries with economies

in transition to ensure that they are fully integrated into the world economy;– recognize, in particular, the need to enhance the capacity of those countries to utilize

effectively the benefits of globalization, including those in the field of information and communication technologies, and to respond more adequately to its challenges;

– stress the need to focus international assistance to countries with economies in transition on those facing particular difficulties in socio-economic development and meeting internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration,

recalling

that, at the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (Florianópolis, 2004) and the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Doha, 2006), agreement was reached to the effect that provisions of documents of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector and ITU Telecommunication Development Sector relating to developing countries would henceforth be extended to apply also to countries with economies in transition,

resolvesthat the provisions of all ITU documents relating to developing countries shall be extended to apply equally to countries with economies in transition.

UZB/30/3ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [UZB-1]

Support for the holding of seminars, conferences and training courses on current information and communication technology

issues and development


recalling

the purposes of the Union, one of which is to promote the extension of the benefits of the new telecommunication technologies to all the world's inhabitants,

encouraging

the participation of interested entities in the work of the Union and cooperation with regional and other organizations with a view to fulfilling the purposes of the Union,

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recognizing

that seminars, conferences and training courses assist greatly in the preparation of qualified specialists and allow exchanges of experience,

resolves to urge

that seminars, conferences and training courses be held on information and communication technologies (ICT), having regard to emerging issues (e.g. renewable sources of electrical energy for the development of ICT services as a whole, introduction of telemedicine systems, public-key digital signature registration centres), for wide areas and regions,

invites Member States and Sector Members

to encourage and support the organization of such events as well as the participation of their experts, organizations and companies therein in the Central Asia region, including Uzbekistan.

B/31/4ADD DRAFT NEW RESOLUTION [B-1]

The role of the ITU to meet demands from theWorld Summit on the Information Society


considering that

a) that the international debate over information and communication technologies (ICTs) held during the two phases of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) clearly highlighted the importance of the ITU and pointed out its connection with the development of the global Information Society;

b) that the ITU understands the involvement of a maximum number of participants in the ongoing debate related to the evolution of ICTs and their connection with the development of a global Information Society is desirable as a strategic means to achieve efficient results.

aware of

a) Resolution 73 (PP-98), which recognizes that the Union is required to fulfill its tasks in an environment where telecommunications are playing an increasingly decisive and driving role at the political, economic, social and cultural levels;

b) paragraph 49 a) of the WSIS Declaration of Principles, which states that the management of the Internet encompasses both technical and public policy issues and should involve all stakeholders and relevant intergovernmental and international organizations including intergovernmental organizations that have had and should continue to have a facilitating role in the coordination of Internet-related public policy issues;

c) paragraph 50 of the WSIS Declaration of Principles, which establishes that international Internet governance issues should be addressed in a coordinated manner and asks the Secretary-General of the United Nations to set up a working group on Internet governance, in an open and inclusive process that ensures a mechanism for the full and active participation of governments, the private sector and civil society from both developing and developed countries, involving relevant intergovernmental and international organizations and forums, to investigate and make proposals for action, as appropriate, on

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the governance of Internet by 2005.

noting

a) the importance of cooperating with the agenda established in the WSIS, which notably invited the involvement of the ITU in the capacity of possible moderator, facilitator or partner of various items enumerated in the WSIS action line;

b) that, in accordance with paragraph 68 of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society (TAIS), which states:

“We recognise that all governments should have an equal role and responsibility for international Internet governance and for ensuring the stability, security and continuity of the Internet. We also recognise the need for development of public policy by governments in consultation with all stakeholders.”

c) that, in accordance with paragraph 69 of the TAIS, which states:

“We further recognize the need for enhanced cooperation in the future, to enable governments, on an equal footing, to carry out their roles and responsibilities, in international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet, but not in the day-to-day technical and operational matters, that do not impact on international public policy issues.”

d) that, in accordance with paragraph 71 of the TAIS, which states:

“The process towards enhanced cooperation, to be started by the UN Secretary-General, involving all relevant organizations by the end of the first quarter of 2006, will involve all stakeholders in their respective roles, will proceed as quickly as possible consistent with legal process, and will be responsive to innovation. Relevant organizations should commence a process towards enhanced cooperation involving all stakeholders, proceeding as quickly as possible and responsive to innovation. The same relevant organizations shall be requested to provide annual performance reports.”

bearing in mind

a) that, in accordance with Article 8, N. 49 a) of the Constitution, the PlenipotentiaryConference shall determine the general policies for fulfilling the purposes of the Union prescribed in Article 1 of the Constitution;

b) that, in accordance with Article 10, N. 70 2) of the Constitution, the Council shall consider broad telecommunication policy issues in accordance with the guidelines given by the Plenipotentiary Conference to ensure that the Union’s policies and strategy fully respond to changes in the telecommunication environment;

c) that, in accordance with Article 10, N. 72 4) of the Constitution, the Council shall contribute, in accordance with the purposes of the Union, to the development of telecommunications in the developing countries by every means at its disposal, including through the participation of the Union in the appropriate programmes of the United Nations;

d) that, in accordance with Article 11, N. 74A b) of the Constitution, the Secretary-General shall prepare, with the assistance of the Coordination Committee, and provide to the Member States and Sector Members, such specific information as may be required for the preparation of a report on the policies and strategic plan for the Union, and coordinate the implementation of the plan; this report shall be communicated to the Member States and Sector Members for review during the last two regularly scheduled sessions of the Council before a plenipotentiary conference.

resolves to instruct the Council

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1 to seek the appropriate means to achieve enhanced cooperation among the ITU Member States, in order to carry out its pre-eminent role and responsibility in both technical and international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet;

2 to establish mechanisms within the ITU for improving the participation of all stakeholders, including governments, private sector, civil society and international organizations, on the technical and international public policy work associated with the Internet;

3 to create a working group that shall study and propose to the Council for its approval of a mechanism to allow easier and greater involvement of civil society representatives, especially from academia, and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in the Internet-related technical and international public policy work carried out by the ITU toward the development of the Information Society.


to assist, with the support of the Coordination Committee, the implementation of the instructions above, reporting to the ITU membership, with particular emphasis upon the effective accomplishment of the efforts to be made to improve the involvement of stakeholders in the Internet work under the ITU´s purview.

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THE ROLE OF THE ITU-T TO IMPLEMENT THE OUTPUTS OF THE WSIS

1. Introduction

Considering the results of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), the Brazilian Administration finds that the establishment of instruments to better equip the Union to follow the directives pointed by WSIS is crucial.

In order to provide these instruments, the Brazilian Administration understands that it is necessary the definition of a focal point inside the structure of the ITU, which will treat the technical aspects of Telecommunication Networks to support Internet.

It is the Brazilian Administration understanding that this focal point must be allocated within the Standardization Sector of ITU, considering all the work this sector has already done on the development of standards in relation to the technical aspects of telecommunications networks.

Additionally, the establishment of a group as focal point for all technical work related to Internet aspects is of utmost importance, in the sense of allowing that all agents related to Internet have a transparent and unique view of the Union, avoiding the duplication of work effort and maintaining a clear dialog between all stakeholders.

2. Conclusion

The Brazilian Administration finds it imperative for the Union to take immediate action in order to operationally equip itself to follow the directives pointed by WSIS. Therefore, it proposes a Draft Resolution to be approved by PP-06 to instruct TSB Director on creating a specific group (I2G: ITU Internet Group), inside the structure of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector, with the Terms of Reference approved in the next TSAG meeting, after PP06 is concluded, to deal in a centralized and coordinated manner the technical aspects of Telecommunication Networks to support Internet and all other technical matters related to Internet Governance.

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The role of the ITU-T to implement the outputs of the WSIS


considering

a) that Resolution 73 (PP 98), sanctioned by Resolution 56/183 (2001) of the United Nations General Assembly, proposed the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS);

b) that a Declaration of Principles and a Plan of Action were celebrated as the result of the first phase of WSIS;

c) that the WSIS Declaration of Principles states the directives that must be observed to guide Internet Governance, among others, “48. The Internet has evolved into a global facility available to the public and its governance should constitute a core issue of the Information Society agenda. The international management of the Internet should be multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of governments, the private sector, civil society and international organizations. It should ensure an equitable distribution of resources, facilitate access for all and ensure a stable and secure functioning of the Internet, taking into account multilingualism.” and “49. The management of the Internet encompasses both technical and public policy issues and should involve all stakeholders and relevant intergovernmental and international organizations”.

d) that the second phase of WSIS specified the need for all stakeholders to interact and work in collaboration to ensure network confidentiality, privacy and security, without reducing freedom of speech;

e) additionally, that the second phase of WSIS emphasized the need to strengthen the cooperation with technical standards organizations;

f) that the second phase of WSIS described the objectives for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), specially the directive to interface with appropriate inter-governmental organizations and other institutions on matters under their purview;

noting

a) the need to strengthen the Union with structures capable of treating the WSIS directives;

b) the importance of the Telecommunications Networks and services as a support to the Internet interoperability;

c) the historical capacity of the Union for bringing together various agents of the Telecommunication Sector, i.e. administrations and private entities, in the development of recommendations for technical support of the networks;

d) the need to establish a focal point for all stakeholders to work on the development of the technical support for telecommunication networks for supporting the Internet, in order to guarantee network confidentiality, privacy and security.

keeping in mind

a) Article 17 of ITU Constitution, that outlines the functions of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector: “The functions of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector shall be, bearing in mind the particular concerns of the developing countries, to fulfil the

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purposes of the Union relating to telecommunication standardization, as stated in Article 1 of this Constitution, by studying technical, operating and tariff questions and adopting recommendations on them with a view to standardizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis.”,

b) Article 13 of ITU Convention, that points the responsibilities of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly, detailing that:

3 In accordance with No. 104 of the Constitution, the assembly shall:

…

f) decide on the need to maintain, terminate or establish other groups and appoint their chairmen and vice-chairmen;

g) establish the terms of reference for the groups referred to in No. 191A above; such groups shall not adopt questions or recommendations.

…

c) Resolution 22 of WTSA 2004, that gives the authorization for TSAG to act between WTSAs, assigning to TSAG specific matters within its competence between two assemblies, in special:

while recognizing the primacy of the study groups in carrying out the activities of ITU-T, create, terminate or maintain other groups, appoint their chairmen and vice-chairmen, and establish their terms of reference with a defined duration, in accordance with Nos. 191A and 191B of the Convention, in order to enhance and improve the effectiveness of ITU-T’s work as well as promoting flexibility in responding rapidly to high-priority issues; such groups shall not adopt Questions or Recommendations;

d) Resolution 45 of WTSA 2004, in relation to the role of TSAG between World Telecommunication Standardization Assemblies, establishing:

resolves

that the coordination of ITU-T activities in regard to high-priority standardization issues should ensure:

i) the identification of high-level objectives and priorities for ITU-T studies from a global viewpoint;

ii) cooperation between study groups, including the avoidance of duplication of work and the identification of linkages between related work items;

iii) the planned coordination of time-frames, deliverables, objectives and milestones for standardization activities;

iv) that the interests of countries with economies in transition, developing countries, and especially least developed countries, are taken into account;

v) cooperation and coordination with the ITU Radiocommunication and Telecommunication Development Sectors and with other, external, standardization bodies,

instructs the Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group

1 to take an active role in ensuring coordination between study groups, as appropriate, on high-priority standardization issues that are being studied in more than one study group;

2 to take into account, and implement as necessary, advice given to TSAG by other groups established in the interests of effective coordination on high-priority

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standardization topics.

noting further

a) the actions already taken in the Telecommunication Standardization Sector for treating the technical aspects of Telecommunication Networks to support Internet, as shown by the approval of specific Resolutions during WTSA 2004:

Resolution 47 – Country code top-level domain names;

Resolution 48 – Internationalized domain names;

Resolution 49 – ENUM;

Resolution 50 – Cybersecurity;

Resolution 51 – Combating spam;

Resolution 52 – Countering spam by technical means.

resolves to instruct the TSAG

1 on creating a specific group (I2G - ITU Internet Group), inside the structure of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector, with the Terms of Reference approved in the next TSAG meeting, after PP06 is concluded, to deal in a centralized and coordinated manner the technical aspects of Telecommunication Networks to support Internet and all other technical matters related to Internet Governance;

2 I2G Terms of Reference must deal with, but are not limited to:

prepare the technical propositions to be sent to IGF in regards to the technical aspects of Telecommunication Networks to support Internet and all other technical matters related to Internet Governance;

coordinate the technical work, that is done inside the ITU-T Study Groups, related to the Internet.

3 I2G should interact with other technical standards organizations to avoid the duplication of the work, creating a common environment to promote the growth of the Internet and stimulating a secure and stable network.

resolves to instruct the Director of TSB

1 to provide the I2G with all administrative support as required for its effective functioning within the budgetary allocation for the Standardization Sector;

2 to invite the membership to provide contributions for I2G Terms of Reference, work under the ITU´s purview.

BDI/32/1ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [BDI-1] (Antalya, 2006)

Facilitating participation in ITU activities having an international character and scope


considering

a) the purposes of the Union as formulated in Article 1 of the ITU Constitution;

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b) Resolution 5 of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Kyoto, 1994) on the conditions for holding conference and meetings of ITU away from Geneva,

recognizing

a) the sovereignty of States in managing the entry, exit and visits of foreigners on their national, federal or community territory;

b) the important role of telecommunication and of information and communication technology in the everyday life of States and individuals, and in international relations;

c) the appeal from the World Summit on the Information Society (Geneva, 2003 and Tunis, 2005) to build a people-centred and inclusive information society through the appropriate use of all the possibilities of telecommunication and of information and communication technologies;

d) the many applications of telecommunication and of information and communication technology, including e-government and e-administration,

noting

a) the difficulties facing some delegates in obtaining documents and authorization for travel to participate in conferences, meetings, assemblies, forums and exhibitions organized by ITU;

b) the limitations on territorial coverage and competence of the diplomatic and consular missions of States in the matter of granting visas and authorization for travel, forcing delegates to incur additional travel and living expenses while transiting through third countries,

resolves

a) to instruct the Secretary-General of ITU to build awareness among the States hosting ITU conferences, meetings, assemblies, forums and exhibitions to adopt the possibility for delegates to obtain visas and other authorization needed to conduct visits within their territory by electronic means in cases where no authorized diplomatic mission is present in the delegate’s country of origin;

b) to instruct the Secretary-General of ITU, beginning in 2010, to include in the terms and conditions for selecting hosting States for those events a provision concerning facilitation of the granting of visas and other travel authorization by electronic means,

invitesall of the ITU Member States to study this question, subject to their national, federal

or community legislation in order to fulfil the objective of this present resolution.

CUB/33/1ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [CUB-1] (ANTALYA, 2006)

Failure by the United States of America to comply with the provisions of

the Constitution, the Convention and the Radio Regulations of ITU

in regard to broadcasting transmissions against Cuba


considering

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a) that, in the Preamble to the ITU Constitution, it is established that it is the object of the Member States of the Union to facilitate peaceful relations, international cooperation among peoples and economic and social development by means of efficient telecommunication services;

b) that one of the purposes of ITU is to coordinate efforts to eliminate harmful interference between the stations of different countries;

c) that the ITU Constitution establishes, in § k) of its Article 8 (No. 59), that the Plenipotentiary Conference shall deal with such other telecommunication questions as may be necessary;

d) that since the 1960s the United States of America has maintained, towards Cuban territory, broadcasting transmissions having a content contrary to the spirit and letter of the Preamble to the Constitution, that in 1985 a medium-wave (AM) broadcasting transmitter belonging to that country's Government came on air, and that in 1990 the Government in question commenced television broadcasts from a tethered aerostat at an altitude of 3 000 metres above its territory;

e) that, on 20 May 2004 and, subsequently, since August 2005, television transmissions have systematically been made from a military aircraft for the same purpose, causing, moreover, harmful co-channel interference to Cuba's television services;

f) that these sound and television broadcasting transmissions are political, destabilizing, meddlesome and subversive in nature;

g) that the Tunis Agenda adopted by the World Summit on the Information Society reiterates that ITU and other regional organizations should take steps to ensure rational, efficient and economic use of, and equitable access to, the radio-frequency spectrum by all countries,

considering further

that the United States of America, showing open contempt for No. 23.3 of the Radio Regulations, has taken a unilateral decision to conduct what it terms "international broadcasting operations" against a Member State of the Union that has repeatedly expressed its opposition to having its territory covered by medium-wave and FM broadcasting signals or by television channels, since this hampers the country's ability to develop its national services, as has been reported to various sessions of the ITU Council and conferences of the Union,

noting

that the practice of directing such transmissions against Cuba over several years has produced innumerable cases of harmful interference, leading the Administration of Cuba to seek the assistance of the Radiocommunication Bureau and Radio Regulations Board, which have on several occasions called on the administration in question to cease such transmissions, in compliance with Article 45 of the ITU Constitution and No. 8.3 of the Radio Regulations, but that the transmissions have not ceased,

resolves

that the Secretary-General and Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau of the International Telecommunication Union should urge the Administration of the United States of America to cease, with the least possible delay, these transmissions towards the territory of Cuba in the sound and television broadcasting bands,


to examine the outcome of the measures taken pursuant to this resolution.

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AFCP/34/1ADD DRAFT RESOLUTION [AFCP-1] (Antalya, 2006)

Functioning of the Coordination Committee and tasks of the Deputy Secretary-General


considering

a) that the Plenipotentiary Conference of 2002 adopted Resolution 108 on the Improvement of the Functioning of the Coordination Committee, including the tasks of the Deputy Secretary-General and the roles of the other elected officials;

b) that Resolution 108 called upon the Council to establish a working group open to participation by Member States charged with:i) examining the functioning of the Coordination Committee, including the tasks of the

Deputy Secretary-General and the roles of the other elected officials;ii) submitting to the Council a report containing, in particular, the draft texts that could be

necessary in the event of modification of the Constitution or the Convention and which could be used by Member States in preparing their proposals in that regard to the next plenipotentiary conference;

c) that the tasks and functions of the Deputy Secretary-General are not expressly enumerated in the basic instruments of the Union;

d) the need to strengthen and improve the functioning and efficiency of the Coordination Committee,

noting

that the Council in 2003 established a working group to consider this matter, which met physically on one occasion and also worked by electronic means,

further noting

a) that the coordination of the activities within the Union could be more efficient if the roles of the elected staff were clarified;

b) that the Secretary-General is responsible for the overall management of the resources of the Union and is therefore accountable to the Council;

c) that the Secretary-General should delegate partially the management of the resources of the Union to other elected staff;

d) that only the Deputy Secretary-General shall be accountable for the management of the said resources to the Council but through the Secretary-General,

recalling

a) the relevant provisions of the Constitution and the Convention in this regard;

b) Decision 7 of the 2002 Plenipotentiary Conference, which instructed the Secretary-General to make minutes of Coordination Committee meetings available on the Council website, excluding confidential staff matters,

having examined

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the report of the working group, which was submitted to the Council at its ordinary session in 2005,

recognizing

a) the need to make optimal use of the position of the Deputy Secretary-General in the management of the Union

b) the importance of more transparency and increased efficiency in the work of the Coordination Committee,

resolves

to improve the efficiency of the Coordination Committeei) the Coordination Committee, consistent with its mandate, must give additional focus

to the implementation of the strategic mission and purposes of the Union, as set forth in the basic instruments and in the Strategic Plan, must place particular emphasis on enhancing its financial and administrative functions, should enhance the regular exchange of information among elected officials on their respective activities and should, within the constraints of the budget of the Union, seek new efficiencies in all aspects of the Union;

ii) the senior managers of the Union (namely Deputies to the Directors of the Bureaux, the Chief of the Finance Department and the Chief of the Personnel Department) should be closely associated, when appropriate, with the work of the Coordination Committee;

iii) the Council (namely the Chairman or the Vice-Chairman) should be closely associated, when appropriate, with the work of the Coordination Committee,

concerning the role of the Deputy Secretary-General

the tasks of the Deputy Secretary-General, consistent with the basic instruments, must be defined to create a clear operational and management role,


1 to take all necessary measures to implement this resolution;

2 to prepare and submit to the Council for approval, specific directives concerning the tasks of the Deputy Secretary-General;

3 to issue clear and specific directives concerning the tasks of the Deputy Secretary-General;

4 to make the minutes of the Coordination Committee meetings available to all Member States on the website, excluding confidential staff matters,


to report regularly to the Council on the measures taken to implement this resolution.

AFCP/24/2ADD ANNEX TO DRAFT RESOLUTION [AFCP-1] (Antalya, 2006)

Guidelines on the determination of the role and tasks of the Deputy Secretary-General

The Deputy Secretary-General shall:– Supervise the preparation of the activity reports of the General Secretariat

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– Coordinate annually the preparation of the four-year rolling operational plan of the General Secretariat

– Oversee some divisions such as the Human Resource Division, the General Services Division and the Conference Division

– Service some meetings or conferences of the Union– Supervise study projects related to recommendations of conferences– Undertake any other tasks as instructed by the Secretary-General.

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AFCP/34/12ADD DRAFT RESOLUTION [AFCP-2] (Antalya, 2006)

Working group of the Council for the Revision of the Constitution and the Convention for broadening the mandate of ITU


recognizing

the changing environment marked by the increasing convergence between telecommunications and information technology,

recalling

the outcomes of both phases of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS),

stresses

the need for the Union to undertake action in order to strengthen its mission for the benefit of its Member States, particularly the developing countries,

adopts

a) the principle of revising the Constitution and the Convention in order to broaden the mandate of the ITU to encompass Information Technology;

b) direction of those proposals from other regions and countries, which will call for the broadening of the mandate of ITU to encompass Information Technology, and emphasizes the benefit of the consolidation of efforts and the harmonization stances,

decides

to establish a working group of the Council to propose the necessary amendments.

EUR/12/89ADD

DRAFT NEW RESOLUTION [EUR-5] (ANTALYA, 2006)

Scheduling of the council and Plenipotentiary conferences


considering


b) the presentation to the 2003 session of the Council by the Group of Specialists containing a series of recommendations which identified a number of improvements that could be made to the management of the Union, and which resulted in the adoption of

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Council Resolution 1216 outlining various implementation strategies,

c) that the Group of Specialists in its Recommendation 2 regarding the process for preparation and review of the budget recommended that the timetable for budget preparation should be lengthened to allow this process to take place and that consideration should be given to convening Council no earlier than September each year, so that the budget would be ready and audit reports from the preceding year would be available for the review,

recognizing

a) that the Plenipotentiary Conference is normally held in the last quarter of the calendar year and that this schedule impacts on the meeting dates for Council;

b) that holding the Plenipotentiary Conference earlier in the calendar year would make it possible to set the meeting date for Council at the same time each year;

c) that scheduling the Plenipotentiary Conference, so that an ordinary meeting of Council follows in the same calendar year, would facilitate the progressing of studies adopted at the conference;

d) that scheduling the Plenipotentiary Conference earlier in the calendar year would improve the linkage between the strategic, financial and operational plans, and the budget.

recognizing further

c) that the date of Council’s ordinary session is not fixed within a Plenipotentiary cycle;

d) that Council tends to meet in, or close to, the 2nd quarter of the calendar year;

e) that the external auditor’s reports on the ITU’s finances should be available to Council in due time prior to its sessions;

f) that scheduling Council’s ordinary session during the last quarter of the calendar year would make the review of finances more effective,

resolves

1 that Plenipotentiary Conferences shall in future be scheduled between April and June of the year preceding the start of the Financial Planning period to be agreed by that Conference;

2 that Council shall hold its ordinary session in the final quarter of each year;


to report to the Council on the implementation of this Resolution, proposing further improvements, as appropriate;


to take appropriate measures to facilitate the implementation of this Resolution and report to a future Plenipotentiary Conference on any improvements in the implementation of this Resolution.

AFCP/34/13ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [AFCP-3] (Antalya, 2006)

Extension of the mandate of the New Council Oversight Group (NCOG)

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunications Union (Antalya,

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2006),

considering

a) that the Plenipotentiary Conference of 2002 adopted Decision 7 on the review of the Union’s management;

b) that Decision 7 mandated the Council to set up a group of specialists which constituted an expert from each administrative region:i) to undertake as a matter of urgency the work described in the annex to Decision 7, in

consultation with the Secretary-General, the Directors of the Bureaux and the Sectors advisory groups;

ii) to request the group of specialists to report to the 2003 session of the Council in order that Decision 7 may be fully implemented by that time and may be used in conjunction with the examination of the draft budget 2004-2005;

c) that it is necessary to continue strengthening and improving the management of the Union;

d) that the work of the Council cannot be completed between now and the end of the 2006 Plenipotentiary Conference,

noting

a) that the Council, during its session in 2003 established a working group charged with the task of assessing the issue;

b) that the Council during its session in 2004, set up a New Council Oversight Group (NCOG) and mandated it with the supervision of some of the recommendations of the Group of Experts;

c) that the Council, during its session in 2005, reviewed the mandate, composition and working methods of this New Council Oversight Group, and authorized it, through Resolution 1243, to “oversee the implementation of the projects listed in that resolution”;

d) that the Council during its session in 2006 realized that it was not going to be possible to complete some of the projects targeted by Resolution 1243 in time for the Plenipotentiary Conference in 2006,

recalling

a) the need to fully implement Decision 7 of the 2002 Plenipotentiary Conference;

b) that the Council during its session in 2006 decided to extend the mandate of the NCOG and the mandate of the Supporting Team, as well as decided to review their membership and working methods, as detailed in Resolution 1243, until the 2006 Plenipotentiary Conference,

having examined

the report of the Council on the implementation of Decision 7,


1 to renew the mandate of the NCOG in order to continue the full implementation of Decision 7;

2 to review the composition and working methods of the NCOG based on experiences drawn from its previous mandate;

3 to follow up the implementation of the current resolution during each of its future sessions and to present a report of its findings on the application of this resolution and its

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amendments that could possibly be incorporated into the Constitution and the Convention of ITU,


to consider the implementation, as soon as possible, of the improvements that are deemed necessary and do not necessitate amendments of the Constitution and the Convention.

AFCP/34/19ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [AFCP-4] (Antalya, 2006)

Institutionalization of the Global Symposium for Regulators


considering

a) that telecommunications reform has globally been implemented in many developing and least developed countries;

b) that the reform is characterized by new laws and policies and the establishment of regulatory agencies to implement reform in a new dynamic international market environment;

c) that the success of telecommunications reform will mostly depend on the establishment and implementation of effective regulatory framework;

d) that the regulators are called upon to maintain effective balance of interest among all stakeholders by promoting fair competition and ensuring equal opportunity environment for all players,

recognizing

a) that the number of telecommunications regulators has been increasing;

b) the importance of information sharing amongst regulators, particularly long-standing regulators and newly established ones,

recalling

a) Doha Action Plan (Doha, 2006) Programme 1: Regulatory reform, especially regulatory symposiums, forums, seminars and workshops;

b) the recommendations of the 2004 Global Symposium for Regulators on the creation of global exchange programme for regulators;

c) the result of the questionnaire on the Establishment of a Global Exchange Programme for Regulators undertaken by Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT),

noting

that the Telecommunication Development Bureau has continued Global Regulatory Exchange,

resolves

1 to institutionalize the Global Forum for Regulators (GSR) as an official meeting of the Development Sector;

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2 to hold the GSR annually with the objective to promote information sharing among regulators on key regulatory issues and to help strengthen newly established regulators;

3 to rotate the GSR in different regions,

to instruct the Secretary-General

to establish the appropriate mechanism organization in order to cover the financial cost of the symposium.

AFCP/34/21ADD

Draft Resolution [AFCP-5] (Antalya, 2006)

Evaluation and strengthening of regional presence of ITU


recognizing

a) the importance of the regional presence in enabling ITU to be as close as possible to its membership and to enhance the dissemination of information on its activities and strengthen its relationship with regional and subregional organizations;

b) the urgent need to adapt the expertise and working methods of the regional presence towards partnerships in project implementation and activities, which would necessarily involve strengthening the relationship between ITU and national telecommunications organizations;

c) that the regional and subregional offices enable ITU to respond more rapidly to the specific needs of the region;

d) that regional and subregional offices provide technical assistance to countries with development needs;

e) that to be effective, the regional offices must have the necessary level of authority and expertise to meet the diverse requirements of the Member States;

f) that the regional and subregional presence needs to be strengthened in the interest of meeting the evolving requirements and priorities of each region,

considering

a) that with a modest level of in-house expertise, the visibility of ITU and its involvement in the Africa region and subregions remain relatively low;

b) that critical issues such as universal access, the digital divide, information security, the positive use of the internet, and technological convergence, which constitute a major global challenge, need to be given particular attention and call for special assistance, particularly where the countries of this region are concerned;

c) the outcomes of the WSIS, Doha Declaration, especially the Regional initiatives,

resolves

1 to undertake an evaluation of the regional and subregional presence of ITU;

2 to take concrete measures to increase the visibility and the capabilities of the ITU regional and sub-regional offices by delegating to them the relevant planning and financial authority for their various programmes and initiatives;

3 to take appropriate action to allow the regional and subregional office, with this

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authority and expertise, to implement the various programmes in collaboration with regional and subregional organizations so as to avoid duplication and address critical concerns of the regions and subregions.

ARG/35/1ADD

Draft Resolution [ARG-1]

Study for the participation of civil society in ITU

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunications Union (Antalya, 2006),

recalling

Resolution 113 (Marrakesh, 2002) in which the Secretary-General, in his capacity as Chairman of the High-Level Summit Organizing Committee (HLSOC), was encouraged to make every effort to mobilize voluntary financial contributions in the WSIS preparatory process by inviting financial contributions to the Special Trust Fund from all relevant United Nations bodies, other intergovernmental organizations, including international and regional institutions, Member States and Sector Members (voluntary contributions), non-governmental organizations, civil society, and the private sector,

considering

the participation of civil society in the preparatory meetings of the WSIS (PREP-COM) and in the decisions adopted by the Second Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunisia, in November 2005, related to the participation of civil society in the construction of the Information Society, including it in specific points of the Tunis Commitment and the Tunis Agenda, which were transcribed and are attached as an annex to this resolution,

reaffirming

the Union’s decision to open up the organization to permit the different stakeholders in the telecommunications sector to take part, as well as those that carry out their activities in conjunction with the sector, so they can participate in the activities and studies implemented in their sphere of competence, as the Sector Members and Associate Members do,

recognizing

that the participation of civil society entities in ITU will strengthen the Union’s role as a specialized telecommunications agency and a member of the United Nations system, contributing to the attainment of its objectives,

bearing in mind

that for civil society to take part it will be necessary to conduct a study:

– to establish a definition of civil society;

– to establish the rights and duties of civil society;

– to establish the spheres of competence that the Member States should reserve for themselves with regard to the entry of civil society entities and the possible denunciation of their participation in ITU and, if appropriate;

– to draft the amendments to the ITU Constitution and Convention that would be needed to allow civil society to participate, which the Member States could use to prepare their proposals for the next Plenipotentiary Conference;

– to provide information based on which the Council could take a decision regarding the provisional application of the provisions that are established for the entry of civil society into

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ITU before the next Plenipotentiary Conference,

resolves to ask the Council

1 to conduct the study needed for the entry of civil society by setting up a working group of Member States representing ITU’s five (5) Administrative Regions, created in accordance with the principle of equitable geographical distribution;

2 to establish the Mandate for the working group to be created based on the text of bearing in mind and set a deadline for the working group to present its conclusions and recommendations to the Council so they can be studied and a decision taken;

3 to present a report on the progress made in implementing this resolution to the next plenipotentiary conference,

instructs the Secretary-General and the Directors of the Radiocommunication, Telecommunication Standardization and Telecommunication Development Bureaux

to facilitate the work of the Council by providing whatever support may be required to enable the Working Group to conduct the study on the entry of civil society into ITU.

ANNEX TO THE RESOLUTION

SECOND PHASE OF THE WORLD INFORMATION SUMMIT(Tunis, November 2005)

Texts dealing with civil society

THE TUNIS COMMITMENT:

6. This Summit is an important stepping-stone in the world’s efforts to eradicate poverty and to attain the internationally agreed development goals and objectives, including the Millennium Development Goals. By the Geneva decisions, we established a coherent long-term link between the WSIS process, and other relevant major United Nations conferences and summits. We call upon governments, private sector, civil society and international organizations to join together to implement the commitments set forth in the Geneva Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action. In this context, the outcomes of the recently concluded 2005 World Summit on the review of the implementation of the Millennium Declaration are of special relevance.

9. We reaffirm our resolution in the quest to ensure that everyone can benefit from the opportunities that ICTs can offer, by recalling that governments, as well as private sector, civil society and the United Nations and other international organizations, should work together to: improve access to information and communication infrastructure and technologies as well as to information and knowledge; build capacity; increase confidence and security in the use of ICTs; create an enabling environment at all levels; develop and widen ICT applications; foster and respect cultural diversity; recognize the role of the media; address the ethical dimensions of the Information Society; and encourage international and regional cooperation. We confirm that these are the key principles for building an inclusive Information Society, the elaboration of which is found in the Geneva Declaration of Principles.

37. We are convinced that our goals can be accomplished through the involvement, cooperation and partnership of governments and other stakeholders, i.e. the private sector, civil society and international organizations, and that international cooperation and solidarity at all levels are indispensable if the fruits of the Information Society are to benefit all.

TUNIS AGENDA:

INTERNET GOVERNANCE

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29. We reaffirm the principles enunciated in the Geneva phase of the WSIS, in December 2003, that the Internet has evolved into a global facility available to the public and its governance should constitute a core issue of the Information Society agenda. The international management of the Internet should be multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of governments, the private sector, civil society and international organizations. It should ensure an equitable distribution of resources, facilitate access for all and ensure a stable and secure functioning of the Internet, taking into account multilingualism.

33. We take note of the WGIG’s report that has endeavoured to develop a working definition of Internet governance. It has helped identify a number of public policy issues that are relevant to Internet governance. The report has also enhanced our understanding of the respective roles and responsibilities of governments, intergovernmental and international organizations and other forums as well as the private sector and civil society from both developing and developed countries.

54. We recognize that an enabling environment, at national and international levels, supportive of foreign direct investment, transfer of technology, and international cooperation, particularly in the areas of finance, debt and trade, is essential for the development of the Information Society, including for the development and diffusion of the Internet and its optimal use. In particular, the roles of the private sector and civil society as the drivers of innovation and private investment in the development of the Internet are critical. Value is added at the edges of the network in both developed and developing countries when the international and domestic policy environment encourages investment and innovation.

61. We are convinced that there is a need to initiate, and reinforce, as appropriate, a transparent, democratic, and multilateral process, with the participation of governments, private sector, civil society and international organizations, in their respective roles. This process could envisage creation of a suitable framework or mechanisms, where justified, thus spurring the ongoing and active evolution of the current arrangements in order to synergize the efforts in this regard.

IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOW-UP

83. Building an inclusive development-oriented Information Society will require unremitting multi-stakeholder effort. We thus commit ourselves to remain fully engaged – nationally, regionally and internationally – to ensure sustainable implementation and follow-up of the outcomes and commitments reached during the WSIS process and its Geneva and Tunis phases of the Summit. Taking into account the multifaceted nature of building the Information Society, effective cooperation among governments, private sector, civil society and the United Nations and other international organizations, according to their different roles and responsibilities and leveraging on their expertise, is essential.

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USA/16/58ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [USA-4] (Antalya, 2006)

Scheduling of Conferences


considering

a) that the financial resources of the Union must be taken into account when scheduling world conferences and assemblies particularly the necessity for ensuring efficient Union operations within limited resources;

b) the increasing demands placed on administrations and on delegates involved in world conferences and assemblies of the Union;

c) the proposals submitted by several Member States to this Plenipotentiary Conference calling for world conferences and assemblies;

d) the necessary preparatory work to be carried out by Member States, Sector Members, the three sectors of the Union, and the general secretariat, before each world conference or assembly of the Union,

considering further

that the Union’s budget cannot sustain more than one world conference or assembly per year,

noting

a) that the Working Group on the Review of the ITU Structure recommended that no modifications to the Constitution and Convention concerning the structure of the Union were necessary, since the existing legal framework appears to give sufficient flexibility for the efficient operation of the Sectors;

b) that Article 10 of the Constitution provides that, during the interval between Plenipotentiary Conferences, the Council shall act as governing body of the Union, on behalf of the Plenipotentiary Conference within the limits of the powers delegated to it;

c) that pursuant to Article 10 of the Constitution, the Council is required to ensure the efficient coordination of the work of the Union and to exercise effective financial control over the General Secretariat and the three sectors,

recognizing

a) that amendments made to the Constitution and Convention by previous Plenipotentiary Conferences have provided stability and flexibility such that the Union can meet future challenges;

b) that the Member States amending the ITU Constitution and Convention at the Additional Plenipotentiary Conference (Geneva, 1992) did not anticipate that extensive amendments to those documents would be necessary for the foreseeable future;

resolves

1 that the Union shall have no more than one world conference or assembly per year;

2 that the schedule of future conferences and assemblies shall be as follows;

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2.1 that the next Plenipotentiary Conference shall be held in the second half of 2010 and the subsequent Plenipotentiary Conferences should be in 2016, both being limited to a maximum duration of three weeks;

2.2 that the next World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) shall be held in the second half of 2008;

2.3 that the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) shall be held at the earliest in the first half of 2011;

2.4 that the next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) shall be held in the second half of 2007 and the subsequent WRC shall be in 2012;

3 that going forward there should be a six-year interval between Plenipotentiary Conferences with maximum duration of three weeks;

4 that the agenda of the above conferences shall be established by the Council, taking into account the resolutions and recommendations of the relevant conferences and assemblies;


a) to establish during its next ordinary session, a Working Group on Conference Scheduling open to Member States, to examine the basic texts of the Union, in particular, Articles 8, 13, 18 and 22 of the Constitution and Articles 1 and 3 of the Convention, and to prepare draft texts of amendments to the Constitution and the Convention and accompanying Resolutions necessary to implement a six year cycle of Plenipotentiary Conferences with no more than one world conference or assembly of the Union per year;

b) submit to the 2008 Council session, for its consideration, a report containing draft texts of any amendments to the Constitution and Convention and accompanying Resolutions necessary to implement a six year cycle of Plenipotentiary Conferences with no more than one world conference or assembly of the Union per year,

invites the Secretary-General and the Directors of the Bureaux

to seek the views of Member States and the advice of the Sector advisory groups on how to implement a six year cycle of Plenipotentiary Conferences with no more than one world conference or assembly of the Union per year, and to report to the 2008 Council session,


1) to actively participate in the Council Working Group on Conference Scheduling;

2) to take the report of the Council Working Group and the recommendations of the Secretary-General and Directors of the Bureaux into account in drawing up proposals for the 2010 Plenipotentiary Conference.

ARG/35/3ADD DRAFT RESOLUTION [ARG-2]

New ratio for setting the value of the Sector Member contributory unit and

measures to increase the number of Sector Members and Associates

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taking into account

the amendment made to No. 480 of the ITU Convention, modifying the ratio for setting the value of the Sector Member contributory unit from 1/5 to 1/4 of the Member State contributory unit,

considering

a) the decision taken to apply the new ratio of 1/4 with effect from the 2008-2009 biennial budget;

b) that all Sector Members must be informed of the new ratio,


1 to notify Sector Members sufficiently in advance of the new ratio together with the relevant budget information, so that they can decide on, and inform the General Secretariat about, the contributory class they select for their contribution towards defraying ITU expenses as of the 2008-2009 budget;

2 to keep Sector Members informed about the level of contribution chosen by each of them, and encourage them to increase their contribution;

3 to elicit and coordinate the participation of the Directors of the Telecommunication Standardization (TSB), Radiocommunication (BR) and Telecommunication Development (BDT) Bureaux in implementing resolves to instruct the Secretary-General 2 above;

4 to report annually to the Council on the results obtained from the measures taken pursuant to resolves to instruct the Secretary-General 2, on movements in terms of new members and denunciations, and on any initiatives implemented with a view to increasing Sector Member contributions,

instructs the Directors of the Telecommunication Standardization, Radiocommunication and Telecommunication Development Bureaux

to collaborate with the Secretary-General in work aimed at Sector Members with a view to increasing Sector Member contributions,


to establish, on the basis of the information received from the Secretary-General, lines of action to be implemented jointly by the Secretary-General and the Directors of TSB, BR and BDT to attract new Sector Members and Associates to join and participate in the three Sectors of the Union.

ACP/36/2ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [ACP-1] (ANTALYA, 2006)

Implementation of WSIS outcomes

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Antalya 2006),

considering

a) the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, Resolution 113 of the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002), Resolution 30 of the World Telecommunications Development Conference (Doha, 2006);

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b) the need for the ITU to be evolving constantly in response to changes in the world of telecommunications12 and, in particular, in terms of evolving technologies and new regulatory challenges;

c) the important contribution which ITU makes to the telecommunication development sector and the desire to eliminate the digital divide and improve the lives of all people everywhere, including in the most remote parts of our world;

d) the desirability of using ITU's resources and expertise in a way which takes account of the rapid changes in the telecommunications world and of the outcome of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS);

e) that a key conclusion from WSIS highlighted the importance of multi-stakeholder partnerships on an equal footing, with contributions by the United Nations, other international organizations, the private sector and civil society;

f) that the WSIS conclusions identified the ITU as the possible moderator/facilitator for the C2 and C5 action lines of the Geneva Plan of Action, and as a potential partner for a number of other actions lines such as C1, C3, C4, C6, C7 and C11;

g) that the ITU is competent under its mandate to work on a range of new challenges facing the information society including spectrum management and standards in a converged telecommunications environment and all manner of matters concerning the integrity, functioning and security of infrastructure, networks, services and applications including helping to counter spam,

considering further

a) that in order to deliver the best possible results in the implementation of actions lines defined by WSIS, ITU must review its own functioning and management practices so as to be able to deploy its expertise in telecommunications globally;

b) the need to ensure that any work undertaken in this regard is appropriately resourced and, in particular, that there is adequate funding;

c) that the Sector Members of the ITU and other stakeholders are essential to the success of the Union in meeting its goals,

noting

a) that the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Doha, 2006) confirmed a high degree of correspondence between the action lines of the Geneva Plan of Action and the Doha Action Plan by adopting Resolution 30 and "Impact of WSIS Outcomes on the ITU-D Mission and Work Programme";

b) the relevant work already undertaken and/or to be carried out in the three Sectors;

c) that it is appropriate for all ITU Sectors to be involved in progressing the action lines,

resolves

1 that ITU should play a leading role in the WSIS implementation process, both as a moderator/facilitator for implementing action lines C2 and C5 and as a partner in action lines C1, C3, C4, C6, C7 and C11, utilizing its resources and expertise within its mandate;

2 that ITU should, within available resources maintain the current public WSIS stocktaking database as one of the valuable tools for assisting with the follow-up of WSIS, as instructed in paragraph 120 of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society,

12 The term "telecommunications" includes information and communication technologies (ICTs) consistent with the definition to be found in provision 1012 of the Constitution.

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1 to coordinate, with the directors of the three Sectors, in order to implement action lines C2 and C5 of the Geneva Plan of Action and to facilitate the participation of the ITU in the actions lines C1, C3, C4, C6, C7 and C11 in partnership with relevant stakeholders;

2 to ensure that concrete objectives and the deadlines for the activities above are developed and reflected in the Operational Plans of each Sector,


i) to contribute, in partnership with other stakeholders, to WSIS implementation activities, within the competence of the ITU;

ii) to undertake an analysis of the financial implications of this work and report to the Council, bearing in mind the limited resources of the ITU;

iii) to take all other measures necessary for the ITU to play a leading role as a moderator/facilitator of action lines C2 and C5 of the Geneva Plan of Action and to play a part in the delivery of actions lines C1, C3, C4, C6, C7 and C11;

iv) to establish necessary links in order to develop closer working relationships with other entities involved in WSIS implementation actions and promote a clear understanding of the roles of each, thereby reducing any duplication of effort;

v) to report annually to the Council on the activities undertaken on these subjects.


The role of the ITU to meet demands from theWorld Summit on the Information Society


considering that

a) that the international debate over information and communication technologies (ICTs) held during the two phases of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) clearly highlighted the importance of the ITU and pointed out its connection with the development of the global Information Society;

b) that the ITU understands the involvement of a maximum number of participants in the ongoing debate related to the evolution of ICTs and their connection with the development of a global Information Society is desirable as a strategic means to achieve efficient results.

aware of

a) Resolution 73 (PP-98), which recognizes that the Union is required to fulfill its tasks in an environment where telecommunications are playing an increasingly decisive and driving role at the political, economic, social and cultural levels;

b) paragraph 49 a) of the WSIS Declaration of Principles, which states that the management of the Internet encompasses both technical and public policy issues and should involve all stakeholders and relevant intergovernmental and international

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organizations including intergovernmental organizations that have had and should continue to have a facilitating role in the coordination of Internet-related public policy issues;

c) paragraph 50 of the WSIS Declaration of Principles, which establishes that international Internet governance issues should be addressed in a coordinated manner and asks the Secretary-General of the United Nations to set up a working group on Internet governance, in an open and inclusive process that ensures a mechanism for the full and active participation of governments, the private sector and civil society from both developing and developed countries, involving relevant intergovernmental and international organizations and forums, to investigate and make proposals for action, as appropriate, on the governance of Internet by 2005.

noting

a) the importance of cooperating with the agenda established in the WSIS, which notably invited the involvement of the ITU in the capacity of possible moderator, facilitator or partner of various items enumerated in the WSIS action line;

b) that, in accordance with paragraph 68 of the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society (TAIS), which states:

“We recognise that all governments should have an equal role and responsibility for international Internet governance and for ensuring the stability, security and continuity of the Internet. We also recognise the need for development of public policy by governments in consultation with all stakeholders.”

c) that, in accordance with paragraph 69 of the TAIS, which states:

“We further recognize the need for enhanced cooperation in the future, to enable governments, on an equal footing, to carry out their roles and responsibilities, in international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet, but not in the day-to-day technical and operational matters, that do not impact on international public policy issues.”

d) that, in accordance with paragraph 71 of the TAIS, which states:

“The process towards enhanced cooperation, to be started by the UN Secretary-General, involving all relevant organizations by the end of the first quarter of 2006, will involve all stakeholders in their respective roles, will proceed as quickly as possible consistent with legal process, and will be responsive to innovation. Relevant organizations should commence a process towards enhanced cooperation involving all stakeholders, proceeding as quickly as possible and responsive to innovation. The same relevant organizations shall be requested to provide annual performance reports.”

bearing in mind

a) that, in accordance with Article 8, N. 49 a) of the Constitution, the PlenipotentiaryConference shall determine the general policies for fulfilling the purposes of the Union prescribed in Article 1 of the Constitution;

b) that, in accordance with Article 10, N. 70 2) of the Constitution, the Council shall consider broad telecommunication policy issues in accordance with the

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guidelines given by the Plenipotentiary Conference to ensure that the Union’s policies and strategy fully respond to changes in the telecommunication environment;

c) that, in accordance with Article 10, N. 72 4) of the Constitution, the Council shall contribute, in accordance with the purposes of the Union, to the development of telecommunications in the developing countries by every means at its disposal, including through the participation of the Union in the appropriate programmes of the United Nations;

d) that, in accordance with Article 11, N. 74A b) of the Constitution, the Secretary-General shall prepare, with the assistance of the Coordination Committee, and provide to the Member States and Sector Members, such specific information as may be required for the preparation of a report on the policies and strategic plan for the Union, and coordinate the implementation of the plan; this report shall be communicated to the Member States and Sector Members for review during the last two regularly scheduled sessions of the Council before a plenipotentiary conference.


1 to seek the appropriate means to achieve enhanced cooperation among the ITU Member States, in order to carry out its pre-eminent role and responsibility in both technical and international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet;

2 to establish mechanisms within the ITU for improving the participation of all stakeholders, including governments, private sector, civil society and international organizations, on the technical and international public policy work associated with the Internet;

3 to create a working group that shall study and propose to the Council for its approval of a mechanism to allow easier and greater involvement of civil society representatives, especially from academia, and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in the Internet-related technical and international public policy work carried out by the ITU toward the development of the Information Society.


to assist, with the support of the Coordination Committee, the implementation of the instructions above, reporting to the ITU membership, with particular emphasis upon the effective accomplishment of the efforts to be made to improve the involvement of stakeholders in the Internet work under the ITU´s purview.

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THE ROLE OF THE ITU-T TO IMPLEMENT THE OUTPUTS OF THE WSIS

1. Introduction

Considering the results of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), the Brazilian Administration finds that the establishment of instruments to better equip the Union to follow the directives pointed by WSIS is crucial.

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In order to provide these instruments, the Brazilian Administration understands that it is necessary the definition of a focal point inside the structure of the ITU, which will treat the technical aspects of Telecommunication Networks to support Internet.

It is the Brazilian Administration understanding that this focal point must be allocated within the Standardization Sector of ITU, considering all the work this sector has already done on the development of standards in relation to the technical aspects of telecommunications networks.

Additionally, the establishment of a group as focal point for all technical work related to Internet aspects is of utmost importance, in the sense of allowing that all agents related to Internet have a transparent and unique view of the Union, avoiding the duplication of work effort and maintaining a clear dialog between all stakeholders.

2. Conclusion

The Brazilian Administration finds it imperative for the Union to take immediate action in order to operationally equip itself to follow the directives pointed by WSIS. Therefore, it proposes a Draft Resolution to be approved by PP-06 to instruct TSB Director on creating a specific group (I2G: ITU Internet Group), inside the structure of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector, with the Terms of Reference approved in the next TSAG meeting, after PP06 is concluded, to deal in a centralized and coordinated manner the technical aspects of Telecommunication Networks to support Internet and all other technical matters related to Internet Governance.


The role of the ITU-T to implement the outputs of the WSIS


considering

a) that Resolution 73 (PP 98), sanctioned by Resolution 56/183 (2001) of the United Nations General Assembly, proposed the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS);

b) that a Declaration of Principles and a Plan of Action were celebrated as the result of the first phase of WSIS;

c) that the WSIS Declaration of Principles states the directives that must be observed to guide Internet Governance, among others, “48. The Internet has evolved into a global facility available to the public and its governance should constitute a core issue of the Information Society agenda. The international management of the Internet should be multilateral, transparent and democratic, with the full involvement of governments, the private sector, civil society and international organizations. It should ensure an equitable distribution of resources, facilitate access for all and ensure a stable and secure functioning of the Internet, taking into account multilingualism.” and “49. The management of the Internet encompasses both technical and public policy issues and should involve all stakeholders and relevant intergovernmental and international organizations”.

d) that the second phase of WSIS specified the need for all stakeholders to interact and work in collaboration to ensure network confidentiality, privacy and security, without

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reducing freedom of speech;

e) additionally, that the second phase of WSIS emphasized the need to strengthen the cooperation with technical standards organizations;

f) that the second phase of WSIS described the objectives for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), specially the directive to interface with appropriate inter-governmental organizations and other institutions on matters under their purview;

noting

a) the need to strengthen the Union with structures capable of treating the WSIS directives;

b) the importance of the Telecommunications Networks and services as a support to the Internet interoperability;

c) the historical capacity of the Union for bringing together various agents of the Telecommunication Sector, i.e. administrations and private entities, in the development of recommendations for technical support of the networks;

d) the need to establish a focal point for all stakeholders to work on the development of the technical support for telecommunication networks for supporting the Internet, in order to guarantee network confidentiality, privacy and security.

keeping in mind

a) Article 17 of ITU Constitution, that outlines the functions of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector: “The functions of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector shall be, bearing in mind the particular concerns of the developing countries, to fulfil the purposes of the Union relating to telecommunication standardization, as stated in Article 1 of this Constitution, by studying technical, operating and tariff questions and adopting recommendations on them with a view to standardizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis.”,

b) Article 13 of ITU Convention, that points the responsibilities of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly, detailing that:

3 In accordance with No. 104 of the Constitution, the assembly shall:

…

f) decide on the need to maintain, terminate or establish other groups and appoint their chairmen and vice-chairmen;

g) establish the terms of reference for the groups referred to in No. 191A above; such groups shall not adopt questions or recommendations.

…

c) Resolution 22 of WTSA 2004, that gives the authorization for TSAG to act between WTSAs, assigning to TSAG specific matters within its competence between two assemblies, in special:

while recognizing the primacy of the study groups in carrying out the activities of ITU-T, create, terminate or maintain other groups, appoint their chairmen and vice-chairmen, and establish their terms of reference with a defined duration, in accordance with Nos. 191A and 191B of the Convention, in order to enhance and improve the effectiveness of ITU-T’s work as well as promoting flexibility in responding rapidly to high-priority issues; such groups shall not adopt Questions or Recommendations;

d) Resolution 45 of WTSA 2004, in relation to the role of TSAG between World

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Telecommunication Standardization Assemblies, establishing:

resolves

that the coordination of ITU-T activities in regard to high-priority standardization issues should ensure:

i) the identification of high-level objectives and priorities for ITU-T studies from a global viewpoint;

ii) cooperation between study groups, including the avoidance of duplication of work and the identification of linkages between related work items;

iii) the planned coordination of time-frames, deliverables, objectives and milestones for standardization activities;

iv) that the interests of countries with economies in transition, developing countries, and especially least developed countries, are taken into account;

v) cooperation and coordination with the ITU Radiocommunication and Telecommunication Development Sectors and with other, external, standardization bodies,

instructs the Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group

1 to take an active role in ensuring coordination between study groups, as appropriate, on high-priority standardization issues that are being studied in more than one study group;

2 to take into account, and implement as necessary, advice given to TSAG by other groups established in the interests of effective coordination on high-priority standardization topics.

noting further

a) the actions already taken in the Telecommunication Standardization Sector for treating the technical aspects of Telecommunication Networks to support Internet, as shown by the approval of specific Resolutions during WTSA 2004:

Resolution 47 – Country code top-level domain names;

Resolution 48 – Internationalized domain names;

Resolution 49 – ENUM;

Resolution 50 – Cybersecurity;

Resolution 51 – Combating spam;

Resolution 52 – Countering spam by technical means.

resolves to instruct the TSAG

1 on creating a specific group (I2G - ITU Internet Group), inside the structure of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector, with the Terms of Reference approved in the next TSAG meeting, after PP06 is concluded, to deal in a centralized and coordinated manner the technical aspects of Telecommunication Networks to support Internet and all other technical matters related to Internet Governance;

2 I2G Terms of Reference must deal with, but are not limited to:

prepare the technical propositions to be sent to IGF in regards to the technical aspects of Telecommunication Networks to support Internet and all other technical matters related to Internet Governance;

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coordinate the technical work, that is done inside the ITU-T Study Groups, related to the Internet.

3 I2G should interact with other technical standards organizations to avoid the duplication of the work, creating a common environment to promote the growth of the Internet and stimulating a secure and stable network.

resolves to instruct the Director of TSB

1 to provide the I2G with all administrative support as required for its effective functioning within the budgetary allocation for the Standardization Sector;

2 to invite the membership to provide contributions for I2G Terms of Reference, work under the ITU´s purview.

ACP/36/13ADD

Draft Resolution [ACP-2] (Antalya, 2006)

NGN deployment in developing countries


considering

a) that a well-developed information and communication network infrastructure and applications, adapted to regional, national and local conditions, easily-accessible and affordable, and making greater use of broadband and other innovative technologies, where possible, can accelerate the social and economic progress of countries, and the well-being of all individuals, communities and peoples. (WSIS, 2003, Declaration of Principles, Paragraph 22);

b) that the existence, at the national, regional, interregional and global levels, of coherent telecommunication networks and services for the development of national economies is a very important element in the improvement of the social, economic and financial situation of Member States,

welcoming

the efforts of the Union in paying attention to the interests of developing countries (Resolution 17, WTSA-04 and Resolution 17 (WTDC-06),

noting

a) that developing countries are being challenged by rapid change of technologies and convergence trends;

b) ongoing shortages of resources, experience and capacity-building within developing countries in planning and deploying network, in particular, next generation network,

recalling

a) that Resolution 26 (Kyoto, 1994) defined collaboration of three Bureaux in providing information and advice on subjects of importance to developing countries for the planning, organization, development and operation of their telecommunication systems;

b) that technical knowledge and experience of great value to the developing countries is

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also obtainable from or through the Radiocommunication and Telecommunication Standardization and Telecommunication Development Sectors,

recognizing

a) that the developing countries have limited human and financial resources to cope with the ever increasing technology gap;

b) that the existing digital divide would be aggravated further with the emergence of new technologies, particularly the NGN if the developing countries do not implement them in a timely manner, specially in rural areas,

taking into account

a) the countries that have already invested heavily in the traditional PSTN (public switched telephone network), it is a pressing task for them to conduct smooth migration from existing networks into NGN especially for the developing countries;

b) that NGN is considered a potential tool with new realities in the telecommunication industry. The NGN deployment and standards development activities are essential for developing countries, especially for their rural areas where the majority of the population live;

c) that countries can benefit from NGN which can facilitate the delivery of a wide range of advance ICT-based services towards building the information society; in resolving difficult issues such as developing and implementing systems for public protection and disaster relief, especially communication for early warning and the dissemination of emergency information;

d) that the challenge as perceived by the WSIS, is to harness the potential of information and communication technology to promote the development goals of the Millennium Declaration, namely the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, achievement of universal primary education; promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women; reduction of child mortality; improvement of maternal health; to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases,

resolves to instruct the Directors of the three Bureaux

1 to continue and consolidate their efforts on NGN deployment studies and standards development activities, particularly those designed for rural areas and for bridging the digital divide and development divide;

2 to coordinate studies and programmes of Next Generation Network Global Standards Initiative (NGN-GSI) of ITU-T and the ones of Global Network Planning Initiatives (GNPi) of ITU-D to assist Members to effectively deploy NGN, especially to conduct a smooth migration from existing telecommunications infrastructures to NGN and to seek for appropriate solutions for affordable NGN development in rural areas,


1 to take appropriate action to seek financial provision and support sufficient for the implementation of this resolution;

2 to highlight the importance and benefits of NGN development to specialized UN Agencies and financial institutions,


to consider the reports and proposals made by the Secretary-General and the three Bureaux relating to the implementation of this resolution and to take appropriate action so that the Union continues to pay attention in addressing the needs of developing countries,

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invites all Member States and Sector Members

1 to undertake concrete actions, to support the actions of ITU as well as to bring out their initiatives in order to implement this resolution;

2 to strengthen the cooperation among developed and developing countries, as well as among developing countries, in improving national capabilities in the implementation of NGN, especially in planning, deployment, operation and maintenance, development of applications and contents specially for rural areas.

ACP/36/17ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [ACP-3] (Antalya, 2006)

International Telecommunication Regulations


considering

a) that the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) were last amended in Melbourne in 1988, since then the pace and effects of change in the telecommunications industry has resulted in the ITRs becoming increasingly distant from common practice;

b) that Resolution 121 (Marrakesh, 2002) resolved that the ITU should continue a process of reviewing the ITRs and that a world conference on international telecommunications be convened in 2007 or 2008 based on the recommendation from this process of review;

c) that Resolution 121 (Marrakesh, 2002) instructed the Council to set up a working group of the Council open to all Member States with the following terms of reference:

• to take into account the results of work carried out under Resolution 79 (Minneapolis, 1998) and all contributions to Marrakesh, 2002 and other relevant documents;

• to study the International Telecommunication Regulations and prepare recommendations on which provisions, if any, should be terminated, retained in the ITRs, transferred to the Constitution, or Convention, or embodied in ITU Recommendations;

• to prepare recommendations of required texts for amending the Constitution and Convention, if deemed appropriate;

• to consider whether there is a need for new provisions in the ITRs which should be dealt with at a world conference on international telecommunications or that may be subject of ITU Recommendations;

• to report to the Council annually on its progress and to prepare a final report by the 2005 session of the Council for transmission to the 2006 plenipotentiary conference;

d) that Resolution 121 (Marrakesh, 2002) further instructed the Council to consider the final report prepared by the Council Working Group and make any comments it considers appropriate including recommendations on any appropriate treaty changes and whether there is a need to convene a world conference on international telecommunications;

e) that the report of the Council Working Group did not reach a consensus with respect to terminating, retaining or transferring current ITR provisions or on the need for new provisions but noted that several new issues which have arisen since PP-02 are currently being studied in ITU-T and ITU-D;

f) that the Council Working Group did not propose any recommendations but identified that there were three views on how to satisfy the requirements of Resolution 121 (Marrakesh, 2002):

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• leave the ITRs unchanged;

• amend the ITRs, this will include adding new provisions; and

• terminate the ITRs and transfer certain provisions to the CS, CV and ITU-T Recommendations,

recognizing

a) that the cost and resources involved in holding a world conference of telecommunications is prohibitive at a time when the ITU is under severe financial constraints;

b) that given the pace of developments there is a need for operational issues within the ITRs to be capable of being amended quickly and in a cost-effective manner,

noting

a) that the provisions in the ITRs establish general principles which relate to the provision and operation of international telecommunication services offered to the public as well as to the underlying international telecommunication transport;

b) that it is important for each Sector of the Union to have more autonomy over its operations, whilst issues common to all Sectors are addressed in the Constitution and Convention;

c) that, in accordance with Article 8 of the Constitution, the plenipotentiary conference can review any matters,

resolves

1 that a decision to hold a world conference on international telecommunications be postponed until the 2010 plenipotentiary conference;

2 to authorize and invite the ITU-T:

• to study and revise, if necessary, to develop draft ITU-T recommendations for approval of those elements of the ITRs which relate to operational issues;

• and to make proposals for treatment of the remainder of the ITR provisions which may be by placing them in the Convention or Constitution if they relate to Treaty level matters or by their termination if they duplicate existing provisions in the Convention, Constitution or ITU-T recommendations or are otherwise redundant;

3 to request ITU-T to consider options contained in the report of ITU Council Working Group on ITRs with a view to possibly merging relevant parts of options contained in that report,

instructs the Director of TSB

to ensure that an effective preparatory process for WTSA-08 is established, in consultation with TSAG, to ensure that the work referred to in resolves 2 above is completed in time for WTSA-08 consideration,

invites WTSA-08

to advise PP-10 on any further action required in respect of the ITRs including their possible treatments.

ACP/36/20ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [ACP-4] (Antalya, 2006)

Officials to be elected at the Plenipotentiary Conference

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considering

a) the concerns expressed by some Member States that the number of elected officials in ITU compared with most of the UN specialized agencies are too many and has had considerable constraints to the election process and the agenda of the plenipotentiary conference (PP), resulting in the complexity in the efficient management of the Union;

b) other Member States have also expressed that the current election process of electing five (5) permanent elected officials and twelve (12) part-time RRB members at the PP, provides a unique opportunity for ITU members to elect a balanced management team, which would not occur if the elections of the Bureau directors are held in their respective assemblies or conferences. Furthermore, these assemblies and conferences are also hampered by limitations of time and the need to focus on important issues in their respective sectors;

c) others have also proposed that only two officials should be elected at the PP and the rest be appointed, under defined terms and conditions,

recalling

the relevant provisions of Article 9 of the ITU Constitution concerning elections and related matters particularly Nos. 62 b) and 63 c) which provide that the Secretary-General, the Deputy Secretary-General, the Bureau Directors and the members of the Radio Regulations Board shall be elected officials of the Union,

recognizing

a) that some proposals have been submitted to this conference with a view to improving the efficiency of the election process and for the effective management of the officials of the Union; and

b) that these proposals have implications on the effective management and functioning of the different organs of the Union which could translate into considerable savings for the Union,


at its next ordinary session that a group of experts, open to participation of Member States, be charged with studying the number of elected officials by the PP, and in line therewith, provide such group with terms of reference on the number of elected officials; their term of office and limitations for their re-elections; the process of where and when they may be elected and/or other options, e.g. appointment of directors and members of the RRB; and such other terms as may be necessary for the group to carry on its work,


a) to communicate the group's report to the Member States with a view to their preparations to the next plenipotentiary conference,


to envisage implementing as soon as possible such improvements as it deems necessary which do not require amendments of the Constitution and Convention or the General Rules of the conferences and/or assemblies of the Union.

LBN/39/1ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [LBN-1]

Assistance and support to Lebanon for rebuilding its telecommunication networks (fixed and mobile)

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recalling


b) the efforts of the United Nations to promote sustainable development and the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning the situation;

c) the purposes of the Union as enshrined in Article 1 of its Constitution (Geneva, 1992);

d) paragraph 16 of the Declaration of Principles adopted by the Geneva phase of the World Summit on the Information Society,

recognizing

a) that a reliable telecommunication network is indispensable for promoting the socio-economic development of countries, in particular those having suffered from natural disasters, domestic conflicts or war;

b) that Lebanon's telecommunication facilities have been severely damaged due to wars in that country;

c) that the damage caused to Lebanon's telecommunications should be a matter of concern for the entire international community, particularly the International Telecommunication Union, as the United Nations specialized agency for telecommunications;

d) that, under the present conditions and in the foreseeable future, Lebanon will not be able to restore its telecommunication system to an acceptable level without help from the international community, provided bilaterally or through international organizations,

resolves

that special action should be initiated within the framework of the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector's activities, with specialized assistance from the other two Sectors, in order to provide appropriate assistance and support to Lebanon in rebuilding its telecommunication network,


to offer all possible assistance and support to the Government of Lebanon, either bilaterally or through – and at all events in coordination with – the special action of the Union referred to above,


to allocate, within available resources, the necessary funds for, and initiate, the said action,


to coordinate the activities carried out by the three ITU Sectors in accordance with resolves above, to ensure that the Union’s action in favour of Lebanon is as effective as possible, and to report on the matter periodically to the Council.

LAO/45/1ADD

DRAFT NEW RESOLUTION [LAO-1]

Cancellation of unpaid invoices concerning cost recovery for

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satellite network filings received up to 18 October 2002


considering

a) that the Plenipotentiary Conference (Marrakesh, 2002) through its Resolution 88 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) has approved the principle of cancellation of a filing when the corresponding cost recovery payment has not been effected in due time and has set the date of 1 August 2003 to implement the corresponding provisions of the Radio Regulations indicated in considering b) below,

b) that WRC-03 has reflected Resolves 3 of Resolution 88 (Rev. Marrakesh, 2002) into provisions in the Radio Regulations for the applicable cases, i.e Article 9, (9.2.B.1, 9.38.1), Appendix 30, (Article 4, 4.1.5 – note 4, 4.1.15 – note 4bis, 4.2.8 – note 8, 4.2.19 – note 8bis), Appendix 30A (4.1.5 – note 6, 4.1.15 – note 6bis, 4.2.8 – note 10, 4.2.19 – note 10bis) and Appendix 30B (Article 6, note 1)

c) that the cancellation of filings for which the corresponding cost recovery payment has not been effected in due time has been applied by the Bureau from 1 August 2003,

d) that, the Administrations concerned have thus lost the rights attached to these cancelled filings and would therefore be penalized twice if they nevertheless have to pay the corresponding invoices,

resolves

that all unpaid cost recovery invoices relating to filings received by the Radiocommunication Bureau up to 18 October 2002 which have been cancelled for on payment, shall be written off.

TUR/54/1ADD

Draft Resolution [TUR-1] (Antalya, 2006)

AVAILABILITY OF HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE CONFERENCES AND ASSEMBLIES OF THE UNION

The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Antalya, 2006)

recalling

a) the relevant provisions of the General Rules and Procedures regarding conferences and assemblies particularly provision 1, 2 and 3 of the General Rules concerning the holding of the conferences and assemblies when there is an inviting government;

b) the relevant provisions of Article 5 of the ITU Convention concerning duties and responsibilities of the General Secretariat and particularly No. 97 which provide that the Secretary-General, provide, where appropriate in cooperation with the inviting government, the secretariat of conferences of the Union;

c) Resolution 5 (Kyoto 1994) which considers that there are advantages in holding certain conferences and meetings in countries other than the headquarters country;

d) Resolution 5 (Kyoto 1994) which resolves that invitations to hold conferences and assemblies of the Union away from Geneva should not be accepted unless the host government agrees to defray the additional expenditure involved;

e) Resolution 5 (Kyoto 1994) which resolves that invitations to hold development

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conferences and meetings of the study groups of the Sectors away from Geneva should not be accepted unless the host government provides at least adequate premises and the necessary furniture and equipment free of charge, except that in the case of developing countries equipment need not necessarily be provided free of charge by the host government, if the government so requests,

considering

a) that the conferences and assemblies of the Union have high importance due to the powers and consequences that are inherent to them;

b) that precise place and exact dates of the conference and assemblies shall be fixed in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 and 3 of the Convention, following consultations with the inviting government;

c) that the decision to accept an invitation to hold conferences and assemblies of the Union away from Geneva is usually taken by the Council;

d) preparations for the conferences and assemblies require extensive amount of work which includes various installations and facilities as well as the planning and organization of logistic services in a timely fashion for the smooth functioning of the conferences and assemblies;

e) that the General Secretariat defines the conditions and requirements of the conference or assemblies within Host Country Agreements and relevant Annexes attached to it when there is an inviting government,

considering, however

a) that past and current experience demonstrates that Host Country Agreements show significant variations not only for the similar assemblies and conferences but also for different host countries;

b) that Host Country Agreements and the Annexes require the inviting government to deploy necessary financial as well as human resources for the preparation works;

c) that requirements for the inviting governments usually deviates from the facilities provided for the conference or assemblies held in Geneva and leads to additional effort and expenditures;

d) that conditions attached to Host Country Agreements and its Annexes have significance in the decision making process of a government to invite and host any conferences or assemblies of the Union;

e) that availability of the texts of the Host Country Agreements and Annexes in advance of a conference or an assembly will not only increase the transparency but also it will serve as a measure for the Union to accept the an invitation and for the governments to make a decision on an invitation to hold a conference or assembly;

f) that in the current state finalization of the whole text of the Host Country Agreement with its Annexes takes a long time and in various cases some Annexes never seem to be finalized which in turn lefts a very limited time for the inviting government not only for the ratification procedures but also for the fulfilment all the commitments and requirements laid down in the above mentioned texts,

resolves

1 that template Host Country Agreements and the text of Annexes shall be declared at least two years before the date of the opening of the assembly or conference in order to

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facilitate the invitations of the Member States in a foreseeable environment;

2 that Host Country Agreements and the respective Annexes shall be circulated to Member States in advance of the decision to be taken for the venue of each conference and assembly of the Union.,

instructs the Secretary General

1. to prepare the template of Host Country Agreements and the texts of respective Annexes for each of the conference and assembly of the Union at least two years before the date of the opening of the assembly or conference;

2. to submit the template Host Country Agreements and the texts of the respective Annexes to Council for approval;

3. to circulate the relevant texts to Member States in advance of the designation of the venue of the event,


1. to review and approve the texts of Host Country Agreement and the respective Annexes for each of the conferences and assemblies of the Union in advance of the events;

to decide on which provisions of the Host Country Agreement, the General Secretariat will be authorized to carry out negotiations with the inviting governments,

ARB/14/66ADD

DRAFT RESOLUTION [ARB-4] (Antalya, 2006)

Enhancement of the status of Palestine in ITU


recalling

a) Resolution 99 (Minneapolis, 1998) of the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union;

b) Resolution 125 (Marrakesh, 2002) of the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union;

c) numerous resolutions of World Telecommunication Development Conferences, notably Resolution 18 (amended, Doha, 2006);

d) the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

e) provisions of Article 1, CS 6 and 7, of the ITU Constitution, "to promote the extension of the benefits of the new telecommunication technologies to all the world's inhabitants" and "to promote the use of telecommunication services with the objective of facilitating peaceful relations",

considering

a) that the Constitution and Convention of the Union have as a purpose to strengthen peace and security in the world by means of international cooperation and better understanding among peoples;

b) the outcome of both the Geneva (2003) and the Tunis (2005) phases of the World Summit on the Information Society;

c) the participation of Palestine in the Regional Radiocommunication Conference – RRC-06, in Geneva, and the acceptance of Palestinian requirements in the broadcasting

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digital Plan;

d) successive developments and changes in the ITC sector in Palestine towards restructuring and liberation of the sector and competition,

bearing in mind

the basic principles in the Preamble of the Constitution of the Union,

resolves

to enhance the status of Palestine in ITU by granting it the rights and the responsibilities of a Member State in all matters relating to all ITU conferences, assemblies and meetings, and in its relations with ITU, except for the rights of voting and candidacy, including at least:a) the seating of the Palestinian delegation according to the alphabetical order;b) proposing Associate Members in any ITU Sector;c) the right to co-sponsor draft resolutions and proposals on Palestinian and Middle East

issues, and the right to challenge decisions of the presiding officer on these proposals and draft resolutions,


1 to ensure the implementation of this Resolution and all other resolutions by plenipotentiary conferences on Palestine, particularly decisions relating to international access code and processing notifications of frequency assignments, and to report periodically to the Council on progress in these matters;

2 to coordinate activities of the three Sectors of the Union in accordance with the resolves above to ensure maximum effectiveness of actions taken by the Union in favour of the Palestinian Authority and to report progress in these matters to the next Council and plenipotentiary conference.

IAP/15/54ADD


Recognition of the rights of the Andean States and extension of the deadline for bringing into

operation of the Andean Satellite System "Simón Bolívar" at orbital position 67° West


considering

a) that Article 44, No. 196, of the ITU Constitution provides that:"In using frequency bands for radio services, Member States shall bear in mind that radio frequencies and any associated orbits, including the geostationary-satellite orbit, are limited natural resources and that they must be used rationally, efficiently and economically, in conformity with the provisions of the Radio Regulations, so that countries or groups of countries may have equitable access to those orbits and frequencies, taking into account the special needs of the developing countries and the geographical situation of particular

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countries";

b) that Resolution 80 (Rev.WRC-2000), on due diligence in applying the principles embodied in the Constitution, identified the need to review and update the procedures for advance publication, coordination, notification and registration of the frequency assignments to satellite networks, with a view to facilitating, in accordance with Article 44 of the Constitution, the rational, efficient and economic use of radio frequencies and any associated orbits, including the geostationary-satellite orbit, in conformity with the provisions of the Radio Regulations, so that countries or groups of countries may have equitable access to those orbits and frequencies, taking into account the special needs of the developing countries and the geographical situation of particular countries;

c) that the member countries of the Andean Community have worked unceasingly for over two decades in an effort to have a satellite system of their own to serve as a tool for their social and economic development;

d) that, in accordance with the international regulations in force, the Andean Community has followed all the processes for operation of its orbit-spectrum resource at orbital position 67° West, having obtained two registrations with the abbreviation ASA corresponding to:1) Simón Bolívar 2: for the extended C- and Ku-bands2) Simón Bolívar 2A: for the standard C-band,

considering further

that matters relating to the rights of Member States over strategic telecommunication resources fall within the competence of the Plenipotentiary Conference,

resolves

1 to extend the deadline for implementation of the Andean Satellite System "Simón Bolívar 2" and "Simón Bolívar 2A", at orbital position 67° West, until 18 September 2009, in the interests of giving effect to the right of the Andean States to accede to the geostationary orbit under equitable conditions;

2 to communicate this decision by PP-06 to the Radio Regulations Board in order that the sanctions laid down in the Radio Regulations should, on this one occasion and until the date indicated in resolves 1 above, not be put into effect.

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(Proposals relating to Other Matters)

Other matters

MODIFICATION OF THE TITLE OF ITU

ARB/14/1 In the light of the results of the two phases of the World Summit on the Information Society, amend the title of the Union as follows:

1. “International Telecommunication and Information Technology Union”

2. Add “information technology” after “telecommunication” in any text in the Constitution or Convention or any proposal so requiring, as needed.

3. Propose a clear definition of what is meant by “information technology”. This may call for further amendments to the definitions in the Constitution or Convention.

4. Additional amendments may follow concerning, at least:

4.1 Organizations or entities permitted to join ITU, and the associated conditions

4.2 Addition of the subject of definitions of international internet connectivity

4.3 Additional executive responsibilities in relation to the WSIS Action Plan falling within the purposes of the Union, including the use of telecommunications for disaster early warning and disaster relief.

UZB/30/1 In order to reflect ICT more fully in the purposes, functions and tasks of the Union, given that the name "International Telecommunication Union" no longer corresponds to the Union's place and its role in the development of the global information society, and taking into account the vertiginous growth of new technical media and technologies, Uzbekistan proposes the following:

1) Change the name "International Telecommunication Union", so as to reflect more accurately the current tumultuous growth and imminent developments in ICT;

2) Make the consequent amendments and additions in the ITU Constitution and Convention to define the terms "information technology", "information and communication technology" and "infocommunication", and in the titles of the various Sectors, conferences, assemblies, etc., of the Union.

Arab position regarding ITU structure, number of elected officials, their duration and the role of the coordination committee and those of other elected officials

ARB/14/45 Arab States support the existing structure of the ITU as shown in Article 7 of the Constitution.

ARB/14/46 Arab States support the existing principles concerning elections of the five elected officials as shown in Article 9 of the Constitution.

ARB/14/47 Arab States support the role of the coordination committee as shown in Article 26 of the Constitution.

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Modification of concept and name of ITURUS/18/1 Consider, in respect of the scope of ITU in the ITU Constitution, replacing the concept

of "telecommunications" with "infocommunication", and changing the name of the Union accordingly. In this process, the abbreviation "ITU" should, however, remain unchanged.

Expand the scope of ITURUS/18/2 Change (expand) the scope of ITU to "infocommunication", meaning the

reception/storage/processing and transmission of information using public facilities without any change in location of the physical carrier. The domain in question should not however include the semantic and the functional application aspects of ICT (in the broad sense), nor indeed questions of intellectual property, including content.

Official definition of the concept of “infocommunication”RUS/18/3 Instruct the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, in cooperation with other

competent international organizations, to develop an official definition of the concept of "infocommunication".

Establish a Council Working Group on adapting the Union for the Implementationof WSIS outcomes

RUS/18/4 In order to elaborate the required modifications to the activity, structure and basic instruments of ITU in this new phase, set up a working group of the Council on adapting the Union for the implementation of WSIS outcomes.

Adopting the above proposals would:

• significantly advance the development and application of infocommunication in today's world, inter alia through implementation of the tasks assigned to ITU by WSIS;

• enhance the effectiveness of infocommunication through comprehensive standardization in both ITU's traditional and new fields, such as, for example, the representation of audio and visual information;

• significantly enhance the effectiveness of the use of applied ICTs through comprehensive technological standardization and application development.

In this way, ITU will be in a position to make its substantive contribution to building the information society and attaining the UN millennium goals.

International Telecommunication RegulationsRCC/29/2 • Maintain the ITR as a separate ITU instrument.

• Amend certain provisions of the ITR.

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RCC/29/3 • Simplify the procedure for revising the ITR, making the necessary amendments to the ITU Constitution and Convention to this end.

• One option may be to delegate the functions of drawing up and managing WCIT to one of the ITU Sectors (ITU-T or ITU-D), along the same lines as the procedure for revising the Radio Regulations in ITU-R.

RCC/29/4 • The ITU secretariat should draw up a work programme for review of the ITR.

ITU Elected officials and Coordination Committee

RCC/29/5 • Maintain the existing ITU management structure and the number of elected officials to be designated by the Plenipotentiary Conference.

RCC/29/6 • Support the recommendations of the Council Working Group on Resolution 108 (Marrakesh, 2002) to continue the work of the Coordination Committee and enhance its work.

RCC/29/7 • Develop Resolution XX (2006) on "Functioning of the Coordination Committee and tasks of the Deputy Secretary-General".

Eliminating some ambiguities and uncertainties in fundamental texts of ITU, in particular regarding the participation of observers in ITU meetings

RCC/29/8 • Provide a single definition of observers in No. 1002 of the Convention. All other definitions should be removed and reference made solely to the definition in No. 1002.

RCC/29/9 • Unify, wherever possible, the powers of observers in all Sectors and events of the Union in fundamental texts and ITU resolutions.

RCC/29/10 • Correct the factual references to observers in the different articles of fundamental ITU texts, in resolutions and in the analytical table.

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Use of the official and working languages in the UnionRUS/18/6 1 Provide for the priority translation into Arabic, Chinese and Russian of

ITU documents and publications containing explanations, interpretations or definitions of terms and explanations of abbreviations.

2 Create a terminology database in Arabic, Chinese and Russian.

3 Revise and align, in all languages, the basic instruments of the Union adopted by the plenipotentiary conference prior to 2002. Proposals for the amendments needed in the Russian version of the ITU basic instruments are given in the Annex (affects only the Russian-language text).

SEN/44/3 Accordingly, Senegal proposes that Resolution 115 (Marrakesh, 2002) be revised along the following lines:

Application of the resolution will be limited to documents that need to be processed in the six languages, having regard to financial constraints. For other types of document, the principal of cost recovery shall be applied.

Introduction of more economical solutions for the provision of language services in ITU, namely: use of ICT and of remote interpretation and translation.

Reduction of the quantity and volume of documents.

Adapting the International Telecommunication Union to the challenges of developing the Information Society

RCC/29/14 • Consider, in respect of the scope of ITU in the ITU Constitution, replacing the concept of "telecommunications" with "infocommunication", and changing the name of the Union accordingly. In this process, the abbreviation "ITU" should, however, remain unchanged.

RCC/29/15 • Change (expand) the scope of ITU to "infocommunication", meaning the reception/storage/processing and transmission of information using public facilities without any change in location of the physical carrier. The domain in question should not however include the semantic and the functional application aspects of ICT (in the broad sense), nor indeed questions of intellectual property, including content.

RCC/29/16 • Instruct the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, in cooperation with other competent international organizations, to develop an official definition of the concept of "infocommunication".

RCC/29/17 • In order to elaborate the required modifications to the activity, structure and basic instruments of ITU in this new phase, set up a working group of the Council on adapting the Union for the implementation of WSIS outcomes.

Adopting the above proposals would:

• significantly advance the development and application of infocommunication in today's world, inter alia through implementation of the tasks assigned to ITU by WSIS;

• enhance the effectiveness of infocommunication through comprehensive

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Use of the official and working languages in the Unionstandardization in both ITU's traditional and new fields, such as, for example, the representation of audio and visual information;

• significantly enhance the effectiveness of the use of applied ICTs through comprehensive technological standardization and application development.

In this way, ITU will be in a position to make its substantive contribution to building the information society and attaining the UN millennium goals.

Lengthen the duration of the Plenipotentiary Conference by one week

UZB/30/2 Lengthen the duration of the Plenipotentiary Conference by one week.

It is proposed to add one week of work to the current three weeks, making a total of four weeks of work.

Revised draft of the ITU Strategic plan for 2008-2011 (Ref: C06/18 or PP-06/28)

B/31/2ADD

5.1 The mission of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector is to provide a unique worldwide venue for industry and government to work together to foster the development and use of open, interoperable, non-discriminatory and demand-driven international standards that take into account the needs of users in order to create an environment where users can access affordable services worldwide regardless of underlying technology, particularly in developing countries, while at the same time developing synergies between relevant outcomes of WSIS and the ITU-T work, studies and activities.

B/31/3ADD

5.2.3 Objective 3: Provide the most efficient, attractive and effective forum for the development of international standards, as well as the implementation of WSIS outcomes, consistent with the needs and interests of the membership;

Revision of the International Telecommunication Regulations and organization of a World Conference on International Telecommunications

AFCP/34/18 It is proposed that a World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) be convened to review the ITRs. Resources should be mobilized for the organization and preparation of this important event.

Financial contributions to the ITU BudgetAFCP/34/20 It is proposed to undertake any appropriate actions in order to:

– Establish mechanisms allowing countries that have not paid their financial contributions to the ITU budget, to meet their financial obligations, taking into

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Use of the official and working languages in the Unionconsideration the situation of these countries

– Continue making efforts in order to consolidate the participation of Sector Members from the private sector and examine enlarging participation to new stakeholders, with a view to diversification and enhancement of sources of financial contributions

– Encourage developing countries to increase their contributory part to the ITU budget

– Encourage developed countries to increase their financial contribution to the ITU budget.

Considering the name of the ITUACP/36/3 APT Member States whose names are listed under Part 2 of Document PP-06/36

propose that the name of the International Telecommunication Union should not be changed.

Role of observers at CouncilACP/36/4 Council 2006 endorsed the following recommendations contained in the Report of the

Working Group on Observers (Document C06/33, Council 2006):

1) to recommend the continuation, on an on-going basis, of the audio webcasting of Council sessions, to permit – indeed encourage – a broader understanding across the entire membership of the issues of the Union as a whole for which Council is responsible;

2) to recommend that the current process for nominating observers representing Sector Members at Council and the conditions for their participation be maintained at future sessions of Council, possibly until the next plenipotentiary conference (2010), in order to gain more experience before re-addressing the issue.

Action proposed

The APT Members, whose names are listed under part 4 of Document PP-06/36 support these two recommendations.

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Corrective measures regarding the cost recovery for satellite network filingsACP/36/12 Council-06 adopted Decision 539 to instruct the Secretary-General to transmit Decision

531, 532 and 534 of Council 2005 to the 2006 Plenipotentiary Conference to implement the corrective measures regarding the cost-recovery fees for satellite network filings for the 2002-2003 accounts.

Action proposed

APT Member States, whose names are mentioned under part 10 of Document PP-06/36 support this Council decision and to approve these corrective measures at PP-06 without substantial discussion.

Role of ITU in Internet Governance IssuesACP/36/19 1) Promoting the exchange of information and development of best practices

The ITU can play an invaluable role in promoting the exchange of information, fostering debate and the development of best practices on internet issues. With its broad-based membership, the ITU is uniquely suited to undertake this role. In fact, ITU already does this on issues such as spam and cyber-security and should continue to do so. ITU could also play a role in helping to create innovative, international multi-stakeholder cooperation frameworks on these issues.

2) Capacity building for developing countries

The ITU should continue to play a key role in its outreach to developing countries by providing capacity building, technical assistance and by encouraging the involvement of developing countries in international internet forums and issues, such as IPv6 and next-generation IP-based networks.

3) Technical interoperability issues

ITU should continue to perform its role in technical coordination in the internet space, such as ENUM, Internet Protocol (IP)-based networks, NGN interoperability studies and multilingual technical solutions.

ITU Telecom regional and world exhibitions and forumsACP/36/21 There is scope to explore the extent to which the proliferation and success of

competing ICT trade shows and exhibitions around the world are affecting the World and Regional TELECOM events. Many of these other shows have developed into important industry events and, as a result, companies and countries are becoming increasingly selective about which events they participate in.

It is important to examine how to improve the finances of TELECOM, enhance the overall financial viability and competitiveness of the shows and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of how TELECOM is managed. Additionally, it is important to ensure that the process by which venues are selected for TELECOM shows is transparent and open.

The ITU should study ways to improve the financial viability, effectiveness and management of TELECOM, including studying the possibility of consolidating the world and regional shows.

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ITU Telecom regional and world exhibitions and forums

TUR/54/2ADD

Draft Resolution [TUR-2] (Antalya, 2006)

ACHIEVING COOPERATION ON CYBERSECURITY, INCLUDING COMBATTING SPAM

The Plenipotentiary Conference of International Telecommunication Union (Antalya, 2006),

considering

a) that The World Telecommunication Development Conference (Doha, 2006) adopted Resolution 45 on Mechanism for Enhancing Cooperation On Cybersecurity Including Combating Spam;

b) that Resolution 45 resolved to instruct the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau;

i) to organize, in conjunction with Doha Action Plan Programme 3 and based on member contributions, meetings of Member States and Sector Members to discuss ways to enhance cybersecurity including, inter alia, a memorandum of understanding to enhance cybersecurity and combat spam amongst interested Member States;

ii) to report the results of these meetings to the 2006 plenipotentiary conference,

c) that meeting on the Mechanisms for Cooperation on Cybersecurity and Combating Spam was held in Geneva on 31 August-1 September 2006 according to objective of Resolution 45 (Doha, 2006);

d) that some areas of activity needs coordination beyond existing frameworks,

recalling

the report of the BDT meeting on Mechanisms for Cooperation on Cybersecurity and Combating Spam held in Geneva on 31 August-1 September 2006,

stressing

the need for the Union to undertake action in order to strengthen its mission for benefit of its Member States particularly the developing countries,

recognizing

that the following areas are considered important for the work in the domain of cybersecurity and combating spam:

a) Strong legislationb) Development of technical measuresc) The establishment of industry partnerships, especially with Internet Service

Providers, mobile carriers and direct marketing associationsd) The education of consumers and industry players about anti-spam measures

and Internet security practicese) International cooperation at the level of governments, industry, consumer,

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ITU Telecom regional and world exhibitions and forumsbusiness and anti-spam groups, to allow a global and coordinated approach to the problem.

f) In addition to the list above, during discussions and presentations the areas below were identified not in any order of priority as also important for cooperation and assistance to Member States, in which the ITU-D may be involved with entities with recognized expertise in the domain of Cybersecurity and combating spam:

a. Building basic awareness

b. Appropriate national legislation

c. Human and institutional capacity building

d. Enforcement (capacity building domain)

e. National policies and strategies on cybersecurity

f. Exchange of information between countries and relevant stakeholders

g. Establishment of national focal points

h. Monitoring and evaluation of progress on existing initiatives

i. Incident response, watch and warning.

j. Assessment of cybersecurity vulnerabilities and threats.

k. Effective tools and applications for network and cybersecurity

l. Partnerships

m. International cooperation

noting

that spam is a significant and growing problem for users, networks and the internet as a whole, and spam and cybersecurity should be dealt with at appropriate national and international levels,

urges Member States

to provide necessary support for implementation of this resolution and WTDC-06 Resolution 45 (Doha, 2006),


1. to determine technical and legal cooperation framework(s) and put into practice of these frameworks by developing projects between ITU and interested Member States primarily aimed at providing assistance to developing countries on cybersecurity and combating spam and implement of Resolution 45 (Doha, 2006) for interested Member States and partners,

2. to submit reports annually to ITU Council sessions on progress achieved in this implementation

instructs the Council,

to allocate adequate funds for implementation of this resolution.

NGN for rural communications as a solution to the digital divide

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ITU Telecom regional and world exhibitions and forumsINS/26/15 In regard to the use of NGN technologies as a solution for rural areas, particularly in

developing countries, it is proposed that:

1) relevant study groups in ITU-T and ITU-D study the possibility of system development and implementation of NGN in rural areas, taking into account the special characteristics of rural conditions in developing countries;

2) relevant ITU study groups take into account, in their work, the required regulatory support for NGN for rural telecommunications, including tariffs and business models;

3) cooperation among developed and developing countries on improving national capabilities in the implementation of NGN – especially the planning and deployment of NGN in rural areas, operation and maintenance technologies and software applications and content development – be promoted;

4) the draft resolution contained in Attachment 1 hereto be adopted.

Affordable membership fees as a requirementINS/26/17 Creation of special annual Sector membership fees applicable only to not-for-profit

institutions, organizations and entities.

INS/26/18 Specifically for ITU-D, the lowest class of membership fee to be set at less than CHF 1 000 (one thousand Swiss Francs), applicable to not-for-profit institutions, organizations and entities of developing countries.

Modification of the Number of Member States of the ITU CouncilIAP/15/46 1) It is proposed that the Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-06), in

implementation of Article 4, No. 50A of the Convention, should decide that the Council is composed of 47 Member States.

2) It is proposed that, consequently, PP-06 should decide that the number of Member States of the Council that represent the Americas Region should be increased from 8 to 9 in the framework of the corresponding equitable regional distribution.

3) It is proposed that such decisions as PP-06 may take with regard to adoption of Proposals 1 and 2 above come into force before the election of the Member States of the ITU Council.

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ARG/35/8 1) It is proposed that the Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-06), in implementation of Article 4, No. 50A of the Convention, should decide that the Council is composed of 47 Member States.


3) It is proposed that such decisions as PP-06 may take with regard to adoption of Proposals 1 and 2 above come into force before the election of the Member States of the ITU Council.

ITU ReformSEN/44/1 1) Extend ITU's membership to permit the active participation of new stakeholders

from civil society and NGOs.2) Expand ITU's mandate through the judicious inclusion of ICT-related issues.3) Establish frameworks for partnership and cooperation with other international

organizations, in particular within the United Nations system.

Extending ITU's membership does not require any amendment of the Constitution or Convention, since the new members concerned could join as Sector Members.

Expanding the mandate will require amendment of Article 1 of the Constitution setting out the purposes of Union, by replacing the term "telecommunications" with "telecommunications/ICT" wherever it appears.

Partnership arrangements are already foreseen in Nos. 3Abis and 9 of the Constitution.

Contribution of Sector Members to defraying the expenses of the Union

SEN/44/2 Establish a methodology for determining the amount of the contributory unit of Sector Members and Associates. The methodology will be based on the cost of their participation in the work of ITU or the Sectors of which they are members. The value of the contributory unit thereby determined shall constitute the minimum level of their contributory share.

For the sake of flexibility, the current system of free choice of class of contribution will be maintained. However, in any event, the selected class shall be at least equal to the minimum level indicated above.

In addition, the ratio of 1/5 between Member State contributions and Sector Member contributions will be abolished.

These measures will make it possible to improve ITU's finances and stabilize Sector Member and Associate contributions, ensuring greater predictability.

Improving ITU’s financial baseSEN/44/5 That ITU carry out an in-depth analysis among its membership, in particular the

Sector Members, to determine the causes of the fall in publication sales and determine an action plan to encourage greater interest in publications on the part of the membership.That ITU carry out a diagnosis of the organization of ITU TELECOM events and propose actions to rekindle interest, for example by reducing the number of

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ARG/35/8 1) It is proposed that the Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-06), in implementation of Article 4, No. 50A of the Convention, should decide that the Council is composed of 47 Member States.


3) It is proposed that such decisions as PP-06 may take with regard to adoption of Proposals 1 and 2 above come into force before the election of the Member States of the ITU Council.events or their periodicity (e.g. only one regional event between two world events).

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Draft Strategic Plan 2008-2011 (PP Document PP-06/28)ARB/14/10ADD

Add an additional text to paragraph 6.2.5 of the Draft Strategic Plan for 2008-2011 (Goal 5) as follows:

6.2.5 Goal 5: To support the implementation of global, regional and other relevant initiatives and projects, including those relating to rural and remote areas, indigenous communities, and small island developing states, least developed countries, land-locked developing countries, highly indebted poor countries, countries recovering from conflicts, countries and territories under occupation, regions with special needs, as well as conditions that pose severe threats to the environment, such as natural disasters, which. Such support will facilitate the deployment and operation of telecommunication/ICT networks and services with a view to fostering their secure, sustainable and affordable access and use at national, regional and global levels.

NOTE – Performance indicators for the goals of this strategic plan have to be defined for the coming period.

SEN/44/4 Section 2: The telecommunication environment and its implications for the Union

ADD 2.1.16 The importance of harmonizing policies, regulatory frameworks and markets in some regional economic areas

Section 6 Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D)

ADD Objective 8: To assist in finalizing the process of harmonizing policies, regulatory frameworks and markets in the ECOWAS/UEMOA economic area, in order to create broader markets and attract investors.

Part III: General Secretariat and intersectoral objectives and outputs

ADD 7.2.6 Objective 6: To carry out studies with a view to proposing the necessary amendments to the Constitution and Convention for expanding the Union's mandate.

In the body of the document, it would be useful to introduce greater consistency in the outputs of the different Sectors. For example, in the different Sectors, reference is sometimes made to workshops and at other times to seminars, and the concept of assistance to members also varies.

ITU-R draft operational plan for 2006-2009 (Council Document C06/11)

INS/26/6(C06/11)

The reporting structure of the General Secretariat and Bureaux should inform the membership as to the quality of the programmes and openly mention the difficulties and failures faced, instead of emphasizing compliance with the budgetary limits and repeatedly referring to one or another guiding resolution or other text.

The reports should also provide the membership with a better presentation for ease of reading, and should have as few pages as possible.

INS/26/7(C06/11)

To allocate up to 20 per cent of BR's resources to assisting its members, particularly in the developing countries in cooperation with ITU-D, instead of the present allocation of only 5.5 per cent for the coming four-year plan.

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Draft Strategic Plan 2008-2011 (PP Document PP-06/28)

Report by the Chairman of the Working Group for the elaborationof the draft Strategic Plan for 2008-2011 (Council document C06/18)

INS/26/1MOD C06/18

2.3.3 the need to make optimal use of the established scarce financial and human resources available for the Union's activities, and to make every effort to enhance these required resources in order for ITU to meet its responsibilities and challenges for the benefit of its membership, particularly the developing countries.

INS/26/2MOD C06/18

Goal 2: Assisting in bridging the national and international digital divide in ICTs, by facilitating [full] interoperability, interconnection and global connectivity of networks and services, and by playing a leading role, within its mandate, in the multistakeholder process for the follow-up and implementation of the relevant goals and objectives of the WSIS.

INS/26/3SUP C06/18

Goal 7: (NOTE – No decision was reached on the wording of Goal 7 and two alternative texts were proposed.)

Proposal 1:

Promoting the development of an enabling environment that assists governments in fostering supportive, transparent, pro-competitive and predictable policies, as well as legal and regulatory frameworks that provide appropriate incentives for investment in the Information Society.

Proposal 2:

Promoting an environment that fosters [legal and/or policy] and regulatory frameworks that provide [appropriate incentives] for investment in the Information Society.

INS/26/4ADD C06/18

Objective 1bis: To assist Member States, particularly developing countries, in extending and improving their national telecommunication/ICT networks to the rural and village level in the shortest time possible in order to harness the potential of the major world populations living in rural areas as part of the information society.

INS/26/5ADD C06/18

Objective 2bis: In improving the efficiency of the operation of the Union, a harmonized two-way top-down and bottom-up approach should be taken into account in guaranteeing an effective results-based budgeting approach.

Draft four-year rolling operational plan of the General Secretariat for 2006-2009 (Council Document C06/20)

INS/26/10(C06/20)

The results-based budgeting (RBB) mechanism should be reviewed critically by this Plenipotentiary Conference.

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Draft Strategic Plan 2008-2011 (PP Document PP-06/28)INS/26/11(C06/20)

The report of the Secretary-General and Bureau Directors should also indicate the problems and impacts of the budget cuts on the effectiveness of the Union's activities.

It should not focus primarily on reporting on the strategy of making the operational plan conform to the financial limitations. Rather, the yardstick should be whether the services have met with the satisfaction of the membership.

Report by the Chairman of the Council Working Group for the elaboration of the draft Strategic Plan and the draft Financial Plan - Draft Financial Plan 2008-2001 (Council

Document C06/23)

INS/26/12ADD C06/23

The Plenipotentiary Conference should consider enhancing the participation of the private sector by, inter alia, raising the proportion of the Sector Member contributory unit from 1/5 to 1/4 of the Member State contributory unit value as a fair and realistic solution.

INS/26/13ADD C06/23

The Finance Committee should critically scrutinize those programmes to determine whether or not they would strengthen the overall four-year rolling operational plan 2008-2011.

INS/26/14(C06/23)

PP-06 should consider "Scenario 0" for ensuring full programme implementation, namely adoption of a CHF 345 000 contributory unit (Document C06/23) to open up better avenues for assisting the developing countries and hence guaranteeing future markets for the industry.

ITU-D Draft Operational Plan for 2006-2009 (Council Document C06/27)INS/26/8(C06/27)

ITU-D should re-empower the capabilities of the regional presence by, inter alia, providing the required resource allocations to enhance and support the corresponding initiatives, particularly in regard to the decision of the Doha Action Plan adopted by the recent and timely WTDC-06.

INS/26/9(C06/27)

The established method for monitoring and measuring the operational and financial components of the activities of ITU-D in regard of their focal points for all actions in the operational plan through the IsAP system and database should be retained and improved.

USA/16/59 Annex 1Potential savings that could apply to the ITU

(2008 – 2011)

EXPLANATION OF COST SAVINGS ELEMENTS

Radio Regulation Board – reduce meetings in one calendar year from 4 to 3 in number, as was discussed earlier by the Working Group

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Draft Strategic Plan 2008-2011 (PP Document PP-06/28)

Hold the Radiocommunication Assembly (RA) concurrently with World Radiocommunication Conferences (WRC), during the first week of a WRC, taking advantage of the availability of interpretation, translation, venue, and administrative arrangements

Delay the WRC after 2007, and the associated RA, to 2012, consistent with holding only one world conference each year

Reduce duration of future Conference Preparatory Meetings (CPMs-2) from two weeks to one week

Reduce duration of the CPM07-2 in February 2007, to one week, with savings that could carry over to the Reserve Account for potential use in the quadrennium 2008-2011

Reduction, through attrition or with opportunity for reassignment, of the staff levels assigned to each study group in all three sectors so that each counselor was responsible for 2 or more study groups

Reduce both the duration and spacing of Advisory Group meetings in the three sectors to reduce the total number of meeting-days in the quadrennium 2008 – 2011

Study group consolidation, balanced by increased coordination and liaison among study groups remaining, with concurrent reduction of interpretation-days of Plenary meetings (additional savings for administrations who would have fewer Plenary meetings to attend)

Elimination of the “real growth” identified by the ITU Secretariat

TOTAL ESTIMATED POTENTIAL SAVINGS

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