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ITU/BDT Tandem Programme for Regulators An introduction At the Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) and the 2nd Annual Meeting of Regional Regulatory Associations (AMRRA) in December 2004, the main focus was on resource mobilization and


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ITU/BDT Tandem Programme for Regulators

An introduction

  • At the Global Symposium for Regulators

(GSR) and the 2nd Annual Meeting of Regional Regulatory Associations (AMRRA) in December 2004, the main focus was on resource mobilization and capacity building

  • Based on a questionnaire disseminated to

member administrations and regional regulatory associations …

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Questionnaire on the Establishment of the Tandem Programme for Regulators

Country: 1) Would your national regulatory authority be interested in participating in a global exchange programme for regulators? Yes No Providing assistance and mentoring 2) Would your national regulatory authority be willing to send subject matter experts from your national regulatory authority to a foreign regulatory authority to provide mentoring and assistance? Yes No If Yes, please indicate what level of support you would be willing to provide (e.g. travel, accommodation, etc.) 3) Would your national regulatory authority be willing to host and mentor visiting regulators from foreign regulatory authorities? Yes No If Yes, please indicate what l evel of support you would be willing to provide (e.g. travel, accommodation, etc.) Receiving assistance and mentoring 4) In the event your national regulatory authority seeks advice, assistance or training on a particular regulatory issue, would your national regulatory authority be interested in inviting and hosting subject matter experts from foreign regulatory authorities? Yes No If Yes, please indicate what level of support you would be willing to provide (e.g. travel, accommodation, etc.)

The questionnaire

A clear majority of RAs are ready to participate in an exchange

  • Key trend: a willingness

to reciprocate

  • A good opportunity to

benefit both host and visiting countries

  • Of 70 regulatory

authorities that replied to the questionnaire, 67 indicated interest

Arab States 12% Asia Pac 25% Africa 22% Europe 29% Americas 12% Total: 67 Countries

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Countries are paired in tandem…

  • 56 regulatory

authorities seeking training are willing to send their staff

  • 58 regulatory

authorities are willing to receive trainers/ advisors from

  • verseas
  • 52 regulatory

authorities are willing to send staff overseas to provide advice and training

  • 47 regulatory

authorities indicated that they were prepared to receive visitors, to provide training on their premises

Seeking Training Providing Training … to learn from each other on selected areas of expertise

Finding optimal ways of sharing and assuming exchange expenses

When sending staff to provide training and advice …

  • 20 regulatory authorities indicated

they are prepared to assume travel expenses

  • 26 regulatory authorities indicated

they will assume accommodation expenses When receiving staff to provide training and advice …

  • 5 regulatory authorities are

prepared to assume travel expenses

  • 26 were prepared to assume

accommodation expenses to receive staff from other regulatory authorities seeking training and advice. Travel Accommodation Travel Accommodation

Training Provision Training Request

When receiving staff providing Training and advice …

  • 20 regulatory authorities indicated

they are prepared to assume travel expenses

  • 45 regulatory authorities indicated

they will provide accommodation. When sending staff to receive training and advice …

  • 38 regulatory authorities indicated

that they would bear travel costs

  • 45 indicated that they would bear

accommodation costs.

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Training topics requested

29 19 14 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 6 6 3 3 2 2 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Interconnection Spectrum Management/Control Universal Service/Access Licensing Liberalization/Competition/DeReg VoIP/IP Telephony/Next Gen Dispute Resolution Price Regulation Numbering Market Analysis Policies re: Reg. Struct. / Multi Sector Regul. New Mobile Services/Broadband Develop. QOS and Consumer Protection Services Cost Methods Standardization/Type Approval/Equipment Radio device control Development of NRA Infrastructure Security Business Processes Number Portability

Training topics provided

12 11 11 10 7 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2

2 4 6 8 10 12 14

Licensing Spectrum Management/Control Interconnection Numbering Liberalization/Competition/DeReg Price Regulation Policies re: Reg. Struct. / Multi Sector Regul. QOS and Consumer Protection Laws Legislation /ICT Policy Framework Dispute Resolution Development of NRA New Mobile Services/BB Dev/Wireless LL Universal Service/Access VoIP/IP Telephony/Next Gen Electromagnetic Hazards Protection

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Requesting Country

4 pilot exchanges already underway

Erithrea Gambia Egypt Oman Uganda Latvia Morocco Jordan

Providing Country

Licensing & universal access Inter- connection & price regulation Universal access

We look forward to facilitating many more!

Thank you!