1. INTER-AMERICAN TELECOMMUNICATION COMMISSION (CITEL)
Clovis Baptista
Executive Secretary
Inter-American Telecommunication Commission - CITEL
CAAP WG to Review the Proposed Program-Budget for 2011
Washington DC, USA - September 2010

2. CITEL IN BRIEF
Inter-governmental agency dealing with a variety of key public policy issues such as radio spectrum allocation, Internet-related public policy issues, cybersecurity and telecommunication/information and communication technologies (ICT) development, working in partnership with the private sector.
CITEL provides the regional forum in the Americas for generating common perspectives and views among Member States in preparation for International Telecommunication Union (ITU) global conferences of a treaty-binding nature. These common perspectives take the form of Inter-American Proposals and/or common views, which are critical for ensuring that the coordinated/harmonized views of the Region are represented in the negotiations which are undertaken with other regional organizations.
Efforts in CITEL are also directed toward scientific and technological development, building national capacities, and strengthening the role of States in the promotion and regulation of the sector, the ultimate aim being to promote the socioeconomic development of the region.
The Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) is an entity of the Organization of American States established by the General Assembly in its resolution AG/RES (XXIII-O/93), in keeping with Article 52 of the Charter of the Organization. CITEL has technical autonomy in the performance of its functions, within the limits of the Charter of the Organization, the Statute of CITEL, and such mandates as the General Assembly of the Organization may assign to it.
“TREATY-BINDING CONFERENCES” – CONFERENCIAS DE NATUREZA JURIDICAMENTE VINCULANTE. GERAM DIREITOS E OBRIGACOES PARA OS ESTADOS.

3. CITEL Structure Assembly of CITEL COM/CITEL
P: Mexico VP: Dominican Republic Members: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Peru, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
COM/CITEL
Steering Committee
Secretariat
PCC.II Radiocommunications including Broadcasting
PCC.I Telecommunications / ICT
P: Argentina
VP: Peru
P: Colombia
VP: Uruguay
WG for the Preparations of CITEL for Regional and World Radiocommunication Conferences
WG on Policy and Regulation
WG on Development
WG on Terrestrial Fixed and Mobile Radiocommunication Services
WG on Deployment of Technologies and Services
WG Relative to Satellite Systems to Provide Fixed and Mobile Services
WG on Broadcasting
Rapporteur Group on the Technical and Regulatory Aspects Related to the Effects of Electromagnetic Non-Ionizing

4. CITEL EXPENDITURES CITEL SECRETARIAT STAFF SALARIES NON-STAFF COSTS
CITEL MEETINGS
DOCUMENT TRANSLATION COSTS (BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER MEETINGS)
INTERPRETATION COSTS
MEETING LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT SERVICE COSTS
TRAVEL COSTS FOR SECRETARIAT STAFF
REGIONAL COORDINATION AT WORLD TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCES
MEETINGS (INTERPRETATION COSTS)
TRAVEL COSTS (SECRETARIAT)
PUBLICATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL PROMOTION
FORUMS, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES

5. CITEL FUNDING SOURCES Statute – Article 28
OAS Regular Fund, and
Specific Funds
Additional funds for the activities of the Permanent Consultative Committees funded by annual quotas paid by CITEL’s associate members (Statutory Specific Funds) – annual quota: $ 3,000.00
Additional funds for development activities that are part of CITEL’s working program, which shall be funded by specific donations and contributions (i.e. funding of seminars, workshops and tutorials).
Additional support fund for general operations that shall be funded by means of voluntary contributions made by CITEL Member States.

6. BUDGET EVOLUTION 2001-2011 (US$) Regular Fund: Personnel
Regular Fund: Non-Personnel
Statutory Specific Funds

7. STATUTORY SPECIFIC FUNDS
FUNDS ALLOCATION
REGULAR FUND
Non-Personnel
Personnel
STATUTORY SPECIFIC FUNDS
Personnel
Funding of meetings

8. ORGANIZATION CHART – Secretariat of CITEL
Clovis Baptista
Executive Secretary
Pilar Huguet
Principal Secretary
(Unfunded post in 2011)
Javier Guinand
Administrative/Documents
Technician
Principal Telecommunication Specialist
(Unfunded post since 2003)
María C. Fuenmayor
Information Technology Specialist
Gloria Sakamoto
Administrative Officer
(Unfunded post in 2011)
Graciela Piedras
Senior Telecommunication Specialist
Funding Source:
Regular Fund
Stat. Sp. Funds

9. Activities affected by the proposed reduction
Goal #1 – Annual Report of CITEL to the GA
Goal #2 – Technical secretariat and administrative services to the CITEL committees and working groups
Goal #6 -  Receipt, data confirmation, and formatting of technical and administrative documents
Goal #7 -  Assistance and advisory services from CITEL to members on policy, regulatory and technical aspects of telecommunications/ICTs
Goal #11 – Convocation, preparation, and implementation services for meetings of CITEL committees and working groups
Goal #12 - Technical and administrative organization of workshops, seminars, and forums on telecommunications/ICTs
Goal #13 – Coordination and administration of virtual service systems in support of meetings of CITEL working groups
Goal #15 – Analysis of effectiveness and efficiency of CITEL strategies and mandates through activity indicators
Goal #18 – Analysis of applications for telecommunications/ICT training fellowships
Goal #19 – Technical-administrative management of telecommunications/ICT training activities
Goal #23 – Promotion of CITEL activities to attract new associate members
Goal #28 – Administrative management of CITEL
Goal #30 – Update of the on-line registration system for CITEL meetings

10. Executive Secretary of CITEL URL: http://www.citel.oas.org
Thank you
Clovis Baptista
Executive Secretary of CITEL
Phone: (202)
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