Committed to Connecting the World International Telecommunication Union ITU-D Overview.

Committed to Connecting the World

InternationalTelecommunicationUnion

ITU-D Overview


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ITU in brief Leading United Nations Agency for ICTs.

193 Member States, 547 Sector Members

Three sectors: Radiocommunication Radiocommunication Standardization Standardization DevelopmentDevelopment

ITU TELECOM Events


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ITU’s Global Presence

5 regional offices, 8 area officesHQ in Geneva, Switzerland


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ITU-D: Your Partner for ICT Development

ITU-D is a catalyst for multi-stakeholder

partnerships, resource mobilization

Neutral broker between government and

industry

Executing agency for project implementation

and expert assistance to countries


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Development ActivitiesEnabling Environment

ICT Infrastructure

Capacity Building

Cybersecurity & E-Applications

Emergency Telecommunications

Regional Initiatives

Innovation

Statistics & Market Information

LDCs & Countries in special need

Climate Change & Environment


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Regional Initiatives

Objective:

Meet specific needs identified by Member States in each region

Actions:

Undertake small and large scale projects

Led by regional offices, supported by Geneva HQ


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Connect the World

Summits to mobilize resources in each region:Summits to mobilize resources in each region:

Leaders from industry, dev banks,

governments, int/regional organizations

Projects to realize common goals

Connect Africa 2007 Connect Africa 2007 was 1st Summit

Connect CIS Connect CIS 2009

Connect Americas and Connect Arab States

in 2012

Committed to Connecting the WorldGlobal Symposium for Regulators & Global Industry Leaders Forum

Neutral platform for policy-makers, regulators &

industry to address key issues

Annual event each autumn

Exclusive opportunity for ITU-D Sector Members

Outcomes: best practices that countries integrate

into national approaches


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Partner with ITU-D

Enjoy branding and visibility opportunities

through successful high-profile partnerships

Support your Corporate Social Responsibility

and long term market development objectives

Leverage your expertise and services to help implement

ICT projects in developing countries

Work with governments and other industry players

towards shared goals for development



ITU Sector Membership

What benefits? What costs? How to join?


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ITU’s unique capacity to bring together representatives from companies and governments

Sharing a wealth of experience and creative ideas

Establishing partnerships between private and public sectors

Access to ITU’s wide range of publications, information and statistics.

ITU promotes global collaboration

for a connected world

General Benefits of ITU Membership


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Membership Categories

I TU Sector MemberITU Member State ITU Associate


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ITU Sector Membership

An interested entity or organization may join ITU as a Sector Member of each of the 3 Sectors:

Development (ITU-D) Radiocommunication (ITU-R) Standardization (ITU-T)

An ITU-D Sector Member fully participates in the work of ITU-D Study Groups, or Working Groups, in the Sector’s Regional and World Telecommunication Conferences, Advisory Group and other relevant workshops, seminars and meetings.


Who are our Sector Members?

Over 300 ICT companies and organizations participate in the work of the ITU-D Sector


ITU-D Sector Members say their motivation for joining the Sector is:

ITU-D’s leadership

Sharing experiences and best practices

Helping LDC’s develop Human Capital

Organization of regional conferences

The wish to achieve better telecommunications in the

world

Corporate Social Responsibility


Partnership with ITU Stay in touch with developments & regulatory best

practices Access to latest information: trends, statistics and HRD

issues Close cooperation with other ITU-D Sector Members and

new opportunities Encouragement and promotion of telecom liberalization and

technology introduction globally Reduce duplication of efforts

Motivation for being an ITU-D Sector Member


ITU-D Sector Members Portal Showcases information on ITU–D Sector Members.

Strengthens communication between them and the BDT.

Enhances their visibility.

Provides networking opportunities.

Offers a useful new tool for consulting data (logo, short profile, website, RSS feed).

Filter and navigation tools make it possible to search for information by such parameters as region, country, category, domain.

Free of charge.


ITU-D Sector Members Portal


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ITU-D Sector Member Fees

The annual ITU-D Sector Member fee varies depending on the country in which the Sector Member is located.

The minimum annual fee is 7,950 Swiss Francs for Sector Members in developed countries and 3'975 Swiss francs for Sector Members in developing countries.

ITU-D Sector Members may also make a larger contribution, which is most common among larger industry members.


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ITU Associates

An interested entity or organization may join an ITU Sector as an Associate and be entitled to take part in the work of a selected single Study Group.

Associates may have access to documentation required for their work and may serve as Rapporteur or Editor.


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ITU-D Study Group 1 :Enabling environment, cybersecurity, ICT applications and Internet-

related issues

ITU-D Study Group 2:Information and communication infrastructure and technology

development, emergency telecommunications and climate-change adaptation

The annual contribution for an ITU-D Associate is:

CHF 3,975.00 for those based in developed countriesand

CHF 1,987.50 for those based in developing countries

Become Associate to 1ITU-D Study Group


Academia

Since the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference held in 2010, academia, universities and associated research establishments concerned with the development of telecommunications/ICTs can join the three Sectors of the ITU.

The financial annual contribution per Sector is :

CHF 3,975.00 for academia based in developed countries. andCHF 1,987.50 for academia based in developing countries.

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ITU Membership Approval procedure

Fill in the ITU Membership Application form. Submit it to the Secretary General of the ITU through the

national telecommunication administration of the Member State where your entity is based.

Regional or other international organizations send the application form directly to ITU.

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Conclusion

ITU membership is global and diversified

Sector Members play a key role in ITU dynamics

Regional participation is an ITU priority

Invaluable opportunities exist to share experiences, creative ideas, knowledge of business opportunities and to seek partnerships

ITU Sector membership fees are competitive

Join us! Become a new ITU-D Sector Member!



Thank You!

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