1. Committed to Connecting the World International Telecommunication Union Presentation Brief about ICTs Applications activities Telecommunication Development Bureau Cybersecurity and ICT Applications Division

2. Committed to Connecting the World International Telecommunication Union Presentation ICTs for health – eHealth http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/ICT-Applications/Pages/EHEALTH.aspx Since 1994, ITU has implemented telemedicine projects in developing countries and organized seminars and workshops on telemedicine in different parts of the world. Activities: Raising awareness about ICTs’ role in improving healthcare delivery in developing countries Providing assistance in implementing technical cooperation projects in e-and m-health Encourage collaboration between the telecommunication & the health sectors in developing countries to maximize utilization of resources for implementing eHealth Disseminate experiences & best practices on ICT technologies’ use in eHealth in developing countries (incl. creating guidelines and training materials on e-Health applications) Promote the development of technical standards for eHealth applications and develop guidelines for developing countries on how to use them Facilitate the establishment of collaboration platforms that bring together e-Health experts from the industry, academic institutions & NGOs to stimulate cooperation and knowledge sharing Encourage cooperation among developing and developed countries in the field of m-health

3. Committed to Connecting the World 3 Facilitating national eHealth planning The National eHealth Strategy Toolkit (2012) presents a methodology and set of resources to guide country decision makers to develop their national eHealth strategy and roadmap. Several countries have already used the toolkit to develop/update/review their eHealth national strategy. Facilitating eHealth infrastructure planning The Scaling eHealth Services in step with ICT transformation (2011) provides guidance to e-Health planners on e-Health services that can be deployed immediately with available infrastructure and on which additional services can be added as the infrastructure is transformed according to the needs and constrains of the target demographics ITU-D Publications on eHealth (sample)

4. Committed to Connecting the World Documenting new ICT Applications M-Government 4 Published a report with OECD on “Mobile Government for responsive governments and connected society” The report documents the use mobile technologies to enhance government’s performance, improve public service delivery, and engage citizens and civil society organizations in policy and decision making both in developed and developing countries, The report is available at: http://www.itu.int/ITU- D/cyb/app/m-gov.html.http://www.itu.int/ITU- D/cyb/app/m-gov.html

5. Committed to Connecting the World 5 WHO-ITU NCDs & Mobile Health  ITU in partnership with WHO, launched a joint work plan to use mobile technologies to address the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) burden through scalable mHealth solutions  The initiative targets 8 countries in 4 years in the area of prevention, treatment and policy enforcement.  Costa Rica is the first country to implement a national mHealth program for Smoking Cessation The initiative aims at:  Leveraging the mobile platform for health to address Non Communicable Diseases (NCD) and their risk factors that make the largest contribution to mortality and overall disease burden in majority of developing countries  Enhance country capacities to develop and employ mobile technologies and communications channels  Create country level platforms and environment for partnership  Design mHealth for NCD intervention projects  Strengthen capacity of local stakeholders for optimal and efficient use of available resources  Validate use of mobile NCD projects Activities on mHealth (sample)

6. Committed to Connecting the World 6 ITU co-vice-chaired the Commission’s on Information and Accountability for Women and Children’s Health set up by UN SG to propose a framework for global reporting, oversight and accountability on women's and children's health. ITU in collaboration with WHO prepared a background paper on ICTs’ contribution to accountability for women’s and children’s health and the role that ICT could play to enhance accountability for resources and results to fulfil MDG 4 and 5: http://www.everywomaneverychild.org/images/content/files/accountability_commission/ICT _for_Accountability.pdf http://www.everywomaneverychild.org/images/content/files/accountability_commission/ICT _for_Accountability.pdf ITU will be publishing soon a “Baseline Assessment” report on the use of ICT for Improving Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health based on the findings of the WHO Global eHealth Observatory survey. ITU is also involved in the implementation of the work plan set by the Commission through the provision to technical assistance and organization of regional workshops. Four regional workshops are organized with WHO to support countries in developing their eHealth strategies focusing on Women’s and Children’s Health. Commission on Information and Accountability for Women and Children’s Health (CoIA)

7. Committed to Connecting the World 7 ICT for improving information and accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health (2013) Information and communication technology (ICT) and eHealth applications play an essential role in meeting the ten recommendations set by the Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health (CoIA).Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health (CoIA) Together, they aim at creating a system to track whether donations for women's and children's health are made on time, if resources are spent wisely and transparently, and whether the desired results are achieved. This report reviews each of the ten CoIA recommendations, highlighting the contributions ICT applications can provide in their implementation and in fast tracking the fulfillment of the MDGs 4 and 5 ITU-D CYB recent Publication on eHealth

8. Committed to Connecting the World 8 Wireless Broadband Initiative  Deployment of wireless broadband in rural and remote areas  Development of national ICT broadband network plan  Development of ICT applications and services that improve public services (schools and hospitals)  Capacity building of local experts on the operations of the deployed wireless communication networks  Provision of low cost devices such as laptops ITU and WHO: African Health Infoway (AHI):  WHO coordinate development and installation of computer systems,  ITU facilitates deployment of infrastructure in countries in collaboration with national telecommunication carriers and other technology partners Partnership for its implementation :