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Getting to know the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies

ITU at a glance

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About us

Part 1: Who are we?

01 About us

Who are we?

ITU is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs) Enabling a connected world

ITU at a glance

01 About us

Who are we? ITU at a glance

What we share:

• Subscribe to the purposes and principles of

the Charter of the UN

• Address a global issue
• The rationale of operation
• System-wide resolutions
• Coordination mechanisms
• Grouped under the chairmanship of UN SG

What makes us different:

• Membership
• Mandate
• Governing bodies
• Set of own resolutions
• Secretariats
• Executive heads

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How we got here?

Timeline

02 How we got here

Timeline

1865

We were founded

1880

Invention

• f radio

1906

First SOS

1925

First TV broadcast

1932

New name: International Telecommunication Union

1957

Space age comms

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02 How we got here

Timeline

1969

Roots of Internet

1973

First mobile phone call

2003/5

WSIS/ Bridging the Digital Divide

2010

Broadband Commission

2014

ICT innovation and Digital Inclusion

2015

Let’s celebrate!

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Membership

The members

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03 The members

Who are we?

193

MEMBER STATES

+700

PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS

+100

ACADEMIA MEMBERS Our members

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03 Member States

ITU at a glance

193 Member States participating through your: Administration (CS No. 1002): A governmental entity which has been officially identified to represent its government at ITU. Designated Focal Point: Designed by the Administrations of ITU Member States to deal with ITU related issues An additional representatives may be chosen to deal with matters related to a particular Sector (ITU-T, ITU-R or ITU-D) or more specifically a single study group.

03 Sector Members

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03 ITU Academia Membership

North and South America

37 members

Europe 20 members Asia and Pacific 23 members Africa 5 members Arab States 10 members CIS 5 members

The Academia Challenge: From 100 to 150 Academia Members by December 2015

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Structure

How we are composed

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04 Structure

Headquarters, Regional and Area Offices ITU at a glance

04 Structure

ITU at a glance Our governance

04 The Plenipotentiary Conference

ITU at a glance

The Plenipotentiary Conference is the supreme organ of ITU, convened every 4 years, to:

• Elect its management team (Elected Officials) and Members of Council and of the RRB;
• Establish the strategic and financial plan for the Union;
• Determine general policies for fulfilling the purposes of the Union;
• Deal with such other telecommunication questions as may be necessary.

Who is invited: Member States (CV 268) Observers

• State of Palestine (Res. 99 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010));
• The United Nations (CV 269A);
• Regional telecommunications organizations;
• Intergovernmental organizations operating satellite systems (CV 269C);
• Specialized agencies of the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (CV 269D);
• Sector Members referred to in CV 229 (recognized operating agencies, scientific or industrial organizations and

financial or development institutions) and CV 231 (regional and other international telecommunication, standardization, financial or development organizations).

04 Structure

ITU at a glance Structure & Functioning of the Council

Chairman and Vice-Chairman elected for one year One annual

• rdinary session
• f 8/9 days

7 Council Working Groups Can hold consultations during the year Can take decisions by correspondence between sessions

Council Composition (CV 54; Res. 164, Guadalajara, 2010)

MEMBER STATES

Americas (9 seats) Western Europe (8 seats) Eastern Europe (5 seats) Africa (13 seats) Asia and Australasia (13 seats)

Elected for approximately a four-year term (between two

• rdinary PPs)

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DURATION

Structure 04

04 Structure

ITU at a glance Council 2015-2018 : composition

• Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico,

Paraguay, United States, Venezuela

Region A (9 seats) (Americas)

• France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Lithuania,

Switzerland, Turkey

Region B (8 seats) (Western Europe)

• Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation

Region C (5 seats) (Eastern Europe)

• Algeria, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mali,

Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda

Region D (13 seats) (Africa)

• Australia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,

Korea (Republic of), Kuwait, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, United Arab Emirates

Region E (13 seats) (Asia and Australasia)

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Meet us

What we do

05 Meet us

What we do

Coordinating radio-frequency spectrum and assigning orbital slots for satellites Bridging the digital divide Establishing global standards

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‘Committed to Connecting the World’

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Sectors ITU Radiocommunication ITU Standardization ITU Development

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Meet the sectors

ITU-R

/RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS/

Meet the sectors

ITU - R

Global management of radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits Ensures equitable and efficient use of radio- frequency spectrum to accommodate huge growth in demand for spectrum ITU-R coordination of orbital slots prevents radio interference preventing malfunctioning

• f satellite services

KEY ROLE

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ITU at a glance

Meet the sectors

ITU - R

IMT-2000 and IMT-Advanced technical frameworks underpin mobile 3G and 4G networks Excellent track record in maintaining harmonious satellite coordination

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

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ITU at a glance

Recommendations on 3DTV, Ultra High Definition TV (UHDTV) standards

05 Meet the sectors

ITU - R

Reviews and revises the Radio Regulations Excellent track record in maintaining harmonious satellite coordination and ensures reliable radio services remain available at all times

WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE (WRC) ITU at a glance

Addresses all radiocommunication matters

• f a global nature

Reviews and instructs the Radio Regulations Board (RRB) and the Radiocommunication Bureau

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Meet the sectors

ITU-T

/STANDARDIZATION/

05 Meet the sectors

ITU - T KEY ROLE

Crucial role in defining operation and interoperability of technologies that underpin global communications network

200 - 300 new global standards approved every

year, with over 4,000 in use today

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Standards enable global communications by ensuring ICT networks and devices speak the same language globally.

05 Meet the sectors

ITU - T MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS Optical Core Networks

40GB per second Coming next: Beyond 100GB per second

H.264

The Prime Time Emmy award winning video codec and its successor, H.265

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G.fast

New broadband standard designed to deliver access speeds of up to 1Gbit/s over existing telephone wires

05 Meet the sectors

ITU - T WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDIZATION ASSEMBLY (WTSA)

Sets the overall direction and structure for ITU-T, in every 4 years – next one in Q4 2016 Establishes ITU-T Study Groups and approves top priorities and work programmes

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Meet the sectors

ITU-D

/DEVELOPMENT/

05 Meet the sectors

ITU - D KEY ROLE

Spread equitable and affordable access to telecommunications to help stimulate social and economic development Human capacity-building in developing and least developed countries (LDCs) Helps to ensure that people everywhere are empowered to reap the benefits that connectivity delivers

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05 Meet the sectors

ITU - D MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

Measuring the Information Society report Enhancing cybersecurity in LDCs – CIRT programme and cyber-drills

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Helping countries prepare for and respond to natural disasters. Helping bridge the gender divide by equipping

• ver 1m women with digital literacy skills

05 Meet the sectors

ITU - D WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE (WTDC)

Draws up ITU-D Action Plan and Mandate Establishes ITU-D Study Groups and approves top priorities, questions and work programms

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Sets the

• verall

direction and structure for ITU-D, in every 4 years

What we organize

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Study Groups

06 Our work

STUDY GROUPS

Bring together experts from public and private sectors and academia to discuss current ICT trends and develop Recommendations and Standards for the global ICT sector Companies that compete aggressively in the marketplace, work collaboratively with ITU SGs

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06 Our work

STUDY GROUPS ITU at a glance

Key Themes

Cybersecurity/trust Climate Change

Broadband 5G IoT

Smart Sustainable Cities Spectrum and Satellites Policy/regulatory issues Broadcasting Money money Multimedia and more…

Major Events

What we organize

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07 What we organize

EVENTS ITU Telecom World ITU at a glance

Annual event offering a platform for strategic debate, innovation-showcasing and networking for the global ICT community

Aim to help ideas go further, faster to make the world better, sooner. Accelerating innovation & the growth of ICT SMEs Ideal way to reach and engage with global decision makers, industries, & other stakeholders

COMING SOON:

07 What we organize

EVENTS

Each Sector has its main Conference/ Assembly Meet every four years to agree on roadmap for coming four year period. Next: World Radio Conference in

• November. Treating-

making conference.

Sector Conferences ITU at a glance

07 What we organize

EVENTS

Annual meeting of statistics experts and

• ther stakeholders

Next event: November-December 2015 in Japan.

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07 What we organize

EVENTS

ITU’s premier academic conference. Held annually. Next event: December 2015 in Spain. Theme

• f “Trust in the

Information Society” Will hold consultation

• n ITU and Academia

collaboration

Kaleidoscope ITU at a glance

07 What we organize

EVENTS

The WSIS Forum, a multistakeholder platform, held annually in May to review the implementation of the

• utcomes of World

Summit on the Information Society (Geneva 2003, Tunis in 2005)

World Summit on the Information Society / WSIS ITU at a glance

07 What we organize

EVENTS World Telecommunication and Information Society Day / WTISD ITU at a glance

WTISD

 Held annually on 17 May with a yearly theme to mark the founding of ITU in 1865.  Award ceremony: to recognize eminent personalities for their leadership and dedication in promoting the use of the ICT insocieties and economies, and by finding ways to bridge the digital divide.  Member States and Sector Members are invited to celebrate the day annually by

• rganizing national activities.

 2016 Theme: Better city, better life with ICTs

07 What we organize

EVENTS Global Symposium for Regulators / GSR

The only annual event to unite the global community of ICT regulators to examine and debate the latest ICT regulatory challenges Timing of 2016 event to be announced

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Publications

What we publish

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08 What we publish

PUBLICATIONS

ITU News keeps readers up-to-date with news from ITU and ICTs from around the world

4.500 +

Titles

ITU NEWS

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08 What we publish

PUBLICATIONS

ITU-R Radio Regulations ITU-T ‘ITU-T

Recommendations and selected Handbooks - DVD- ROM’

ITU-D Annual ‘Measuring the

Information Society’ (MIS) Report

The three sectors publish a variety of general, regulatory and conference publications

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