1. ITU Perspective: The ITU Development Sector and the Information Society Désiré Karyabwite IP Coordinator / E-STrategies International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) Access to Broadband “Universal Service Opportunities and Challenges” 4-6 March, 2005 Jolie Ville Movenpick Hotel, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of the ITU or its membership.

2. 2 International Telecommunication Union o UN Specialized Agency for telecommunications o Oldest inter-governmental organization o Global organization with broad membership 189 Member States 600+ sector members o Triple global mandate 1.Coordinate use of radio-communications resources 2.Establish global telecom standards 3.Promote the development of ICT sector worldwide o ITU Development Sector (ITU-D) dedicated to developing countries

3. 3 ITU Structure

4. 4 ITU Field Offices Brasilia Santiago Moscow Bridgetown Tegucigalpa Dakar Regional Office Area Office Yaounde Harare Geneva Cairo Addis Ababa Bangkok Jakarta

5. 5 ITU Development Sector o The world’s only global telecom development programmes o Defined every 4 years by World Telecommunication Development Conferences (WTDC) o WTDC-02 (Istanbul): Issue of Digital Divide, Action Plan to bridge the digital divide 1’200 participants representing: 152 Member States 80 sector members 50 private sector, agencies, regional orgs.

6. 6 WTDC-02 Results o Istanbul Declaration o ITU-D Strategic Plan o Istanbul Action Plan (IsAP) International Cooperation Regional Initiatives 38 Resolutions and 5 Recommendations including: Res. 30 Role of ITU-D in WISIS preparation Res. 37 Role of ITU-D in bridging Digital Divide IsAP Development Actions Programmes Initiatives

7. 7 IsAP Programmes 1. Regulatory Reform 2. Technologies & Network Development 3. E-Strategies and E-Services 4. Economics & Finance 5. Human Capacity Building 6. Special Programme for LDCs

8. 8 IsAP 6 Initiatives IsAP Initiatives 1. Information Sharing 2. Partnerships 3. Private sector 4. Gender 5. Youth 6. Indigenous groups

9. 9 From WTDC-98 to WSIS WTDC-98 (VALLETTA) ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 98 (Minneapolis) Instructs ITU Secretary General To place WSIS project ACC agenda (1999) ACC positive response -UN SG patronage -ITU leading role 2001 ITU Council adopts WSIS framework 2003-2005 UN General Assembly Res. 56/183 (Dec. 2001) WSIS preparation -Regional prep. conferences -Prep-Com 1-2-3 -WSIS 10-12 Dec. 2003

10. 10 WSIS Proposed Themes o Building the Infrastructure o Opening the Gates o Services and Applications o The Needs of Users o Developing a Framework o ICTs and Education o The Role of ICTs in Good Governance

11. 11 sS From IsAP to ISAP

12. 12 Internet Governance

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16. 16 Internet Governance Issues o Affordable and Universal Access o Administration of Internet Names and IP Addresses o Multilingualization of Internet Naming System o Network and Information Security o International Internet Connections (IIC) o Administration of Root Server System o National policies & regulations o Dispute Resolution o Etc.

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18. 18 What rules will apply to Next Generation Networks? Public Interest and National Security Mandates? public safety needs disability assistance law enforcement support competition fraud prevention reliability and reporting privacy and data protection, Security etc.

19. 19 SERIES X: DATA NETWORKS AND OPEN SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS Security ITU-T Recommendation X.805 Security architecture for systems providing end-to-end communications

20. 20 Security planes reflect the different types of network activities

21. 21 Mapping of security dimensions to security threats

22. 22 Regional Experiences Connecting Central America

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24. 24 “ E-networks for E-governance ” : Current and Planned Network Facilities

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29. 29 Conclusion 1. ITU-D role in contributing towards building a global information society and closing the digital divide can only be fully achieved through partnership and collaboration with other players. 2. ITU-D broad mandate, experience and large membership which includes both public and private sector are unique features that would facilitate the transformation from digital divide to digital opportunities for all. 3. ITU-D continues to provide a time-tested framework for establishing partnerships and a WIN- WIN opportunity through strong synergies amongst the parties.

30. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION desisire.karyabwite@itu.int IP Coordinator,ESU/PST-BDT Tel: +41 22 730 5009 Fax: +41 22 730 5484 http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/