ITU Sector Membership What Benefits What Costs How to join

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ITU Sector MembershipWhat Benefits? What
Costs? How to join?
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004

• Jean-Yves Besnier
• Head, Partnership, Promotion Membership
  Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT)

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Overview
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004

• General Benefits of ITU Membership
• Membership Categories
• Benefits of Being an ITU Sector Member
• Membership Fees
• Application Procedure
• Membership Information

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General Benefits of ITU Membership
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004

• ITU is the UN Specialized Agency responsible for
  the regulation, standardization and development
  of telecommunications worldwide
  
• 189 Member States (as of October 2004)
• 650 Sector Members and 100 Associates
  (Operators, Service Providers, Equipment
  Suppliers, Software Developers, Network
  Designers, Regulators, Consultants, Universities,
  Research Laboratories, Training Institutes,
  Financial Institutions, Local/Regional/Internation
  al Telecom Associations)

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ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004
General Benefits of ITU Membership (contd)

• A unique capacity to bring together
  representatives from competing companies and
  governments of all ideological persuasions
  
• Share wealth of experience and creative ideas
• Establish partnerships between private and public
  sectors
  
• Access to ITU vast range of publications, as well
  as restricted documentation/information and
  statistics

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Membership Categories
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004

• ITU Member States
• ITU Sector Members
• ITU Associates

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ITU Member States
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004

• If the State is a Member of the United
  Nations
  
• It becomes a Member State of the ITU by
  acceding to its Constitution and Convention.
  Such accession shall be made simultaneously in
  the form of a single document covering both the
  Constitution and Convention.
• This instrument of accession is then
  deposited with the Secretary-General
  
• If the State is not a Member of the United
  Nations
  
• The application for membership requires
  the approval of two-thirds of the Member States
  of the Union
  
• After approval, the procedure is the
  same as described above in the form of one
  single document

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ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004
ITU Member States Africa Region
Angola (Republic of) 13.10.1976 Benin (Re
public of) 01.01.1961 Botswana (Republic of)
02.04.1968 Burkina Faso 16.01.1962 Burundi (
Republic of) 16.02.1963 Cameroon (Republic of)
22.12.1960 Cape Verde (Republic of) 10.09.19
76 Central African Republic 02.12.1960 Congo (
Republic of the) 13.12.1960 Côte d'Ivoire (Repu
blic of) 23.12.1960 Eritrea 06.08.1993 Eth
iopia (Federal Democratic Republic
of) 20.02.1932 Gabonese Republic 28.12.1960
Gambia (Republic of the) 27.05.1974
Ghana 17.05.1957 Guinea (Republic of) 09.0
3.1959 Equatorial Guinea (Republic of) 02.07.19
70 Guinea-Bissau (Republic of) 15.01.1976 Keny
a (Republic of) 11.04.1964 Lesotho (Kingdom of
) 26.05.1967 Liberia (Republic of) 10.10.19
27 Madagascar (Republic of) 11.05.1961 Malawi
19.02.1965 Mali (Republic of) 21.10.1960

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ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004
ITU Member States Africa Region
Mauritius (Republic of) 30.08.1969
Mozambique (Republic of) 04.11.1975
Namibia (Republic of) 25.01.1984
Niger (Republic of the) 14.11.1960
Nigeria (Federal Republic of) 11.04.1961
Uganda (Republic of) 08.03.1963
Democratic Republic of the Congo 06.12.1961
Rwandese Republic 12.12.1962
Sao Tome and Principe (Democratic Republic
of) 01.09.1976 Senegal (Republic of) 15.11.
1960 Seychelles (Republic of) 17.09.1999 Sierr
a Leone 30.12.1961 South Africa (Republic of)
01.01.1910 Swaziland (Kingdom of) 11.11.1970
Tanzania (United Republic of) 31.10.1962 Chad
(Republic of) 25.11.1960 Togolese Republic
14.09.1961 Zambia (Republic of) 23.08.1965 Zi
mbabwe (Republic of) 10.02.1981

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ITU Sector Members
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004

• An interested entity or organization may joint
  ITU as a Sector Member. There are 3 sectors
  
• Development (ITU-D)
• Radiocommunications (ITU-R)
• Standardization (ITU-T)
• An ITU Sector Member fully participates in the
  work of corresponding ITU Sector Study Groups or
  Working Groups thereof and in the Sectors
  Regional and World Telecommunication Conferences

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ITU Associates
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004

• 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 or Working Group thereof
• Associates may have access to documentation
  required for their work and may serve as
  rapporteur or editor
  

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Benefits of Being an ITU Sector Member
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004

• Influence Evolution of Global Telecommunications
  Networks
  
• Do you have a message to convey?
• Do you need to influence the direction of
  global/regional development or standardization
  projects?
  
• Do you have existing projects and/or
  products that could benefit from globalization?

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ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004
Benefits of Being an ITU Sector Member (contd)
2. Increase Awareness of your Business Priorities
amongst Operators, Service Providers, Suppliers,
Regulators Membership of ITU Sectors is a mea
n to actively take part in the Sectors
specific work and thus secure and influence of
a Companys goals and policies on the
development of projects, standards within its
business sphere Your address details and the n
ame of your Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will
be published in the ITU Global Directory
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Benefits of Being an ITU Sector Member (contd)
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004

• 3. Network/Develop Contacts
• ITU sectors provide a platform for meeting
  experts from all over the world, learning of
  their entities plans and objectives, sharing
  experience and information
• Participation to the work of the ITU Study
  Groups/Working Groups provide access to a
  wealth of information not likely to be found
  elsewhere in this concentrated form

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Benefits of Being an ITU Sector Member (contd)
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004
4. Participate in Sector Member Work
ITU Sector Members can participate in all
Study Groups Meetings and electronic discussion
groups present their views by submitting writ
ten contributions participate in approval of
technical or development projects and
recommendations. ITU Associates can participa
te in the meetings and electronic discussion
groups of only one Study Group and present their
views by submitting written contributions
fully participate in the Sectors Advisory
Group to the Elected official.
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ITU-D Study Groups (2002 2006)
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004
STUDY GROUP 1 - Telecommunication Development
Strategies and Policies

• Q6/1 - Interconnection
• Q7/1 - Universal Access/Service
• Q10/1 - Impact of the convergence of
  telecommunication, broadcasting and
  information technology
  
• Q12/1 - Tariff policies, models and methods
  of determining the cost of national
  telecommunication services, including spectrum
  aspects
• Q17/1 - Satellite regulation in Developing
  Countries
  
• Q18/1 - Domestic enforcement of laws, rules
  and regulations on telecommunications by
  National Telecommunication Regulatory
  Authorities
• Q19/1 - Implementation of IP telephony in
  Developing Countries

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ITU-D Study Groups (2002 2006)
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004
STUDY GROUP 2 Development and Management of
Telecommunication Services and Networks

• Q9/2 - Identification of study topics
  ITU-T ITU-R Study Groups
  
• Q10/2 - Communications for rural and remote
  areas
  
• Q11/2 - Examination of digital technologies
  and systems
  
• Q14/2 - Applications of telecommunications
  in health care
  
• Q17/2 - Progress on ITU activities for
  e-commerce
  
• Q18/2 - Strategy for migration of mobile
  networks to IMT-2000 and beyond
  
• Q19/2 - Strategy for migration from
  circuit-switched networks to packet-switched
  networks
  
• Q20/2 - Examination of access technologies
  for broadband communications
  
• Q21/2 - Calculation of frequency fees
• Res. 9 - Participation of Developing
  Countries in spectrum management

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Working Groups
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004

• Working Groups on Private Sector
  Issues Regional Working Parties
  
• - Africa Region (4 sub-groups)
• - Asia Pacific Region (3 sub-groups)
• - Arab States Region (6 sub-groups)
• - Americas Region
• - Europe CIS Region
• Working Group on Gender Issues
• Contact Mrs. Savitri BISNATH, BDT
• E-mail savitri.bisnath_at_itu.int

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Benefits of being an ITU Sector Member (contd)
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004

• Hold positions within Study/Working Groups
• Sector Members may hold the positions of
  Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Rapporteur and Editor
  within a Study Group or Working Group
  
• An Associate may only hold the position of
  Rapporteur or Editor

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Benefits of Being an ITU Sector Member (contd)
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004
6. Access to ITU Working Documents
Sector Members can have electronic access (via
TIES) to ITU documents of general interest,
databases, Study/Working Groups documents
(reports, contributions, temporary documents)
and Study/Working Groups information exchange
areas Telecom Information Exchange Services (
TIES) - E-mail account (username_at_ties.itu.int)
- Username/password allowing access to ITU
working documents and e-mail reflectors
TIES registration http//www.itu.int/TIES/int
ro.html
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Benefits of Being an ITU Sector Member (contd)
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004

• Get free and discounted ITU Publications
• Discounts of 15 and one free online
  subscription are granted to Member States and
  Sector Members participating in the work of ITU
  
• A discount of 80 on the catalogue price of
  all ITU publications is granted to
  Administrations of the Least Developed
  Countries (LDC), as well as to libraries of
  educational institutions (for online
  subscriptions and CD-ROM publications only)

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Membership Fees - Background
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004

• Expenses of the Union are primarily met by
  contributions from its Member States and Sector
  Members, each of which may, upon taking up its
  membership, freely decide on its class of
  contribution within a scale
• The effective amount of the contributory unit
  is determined every two years when the biennial
  budget is established by the Council. For the
  2003-2004 biennium, the annual amount of one
  contributory unit for a Sector Member is CHF
  63,000 (Swiss Francs)

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ITU Sector Member Fees
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004

• ITU Sector Members may choose their annual
  contribution with the range of 1/16 to 40 units
  (1/16 for ITU-D developing countries only)
  
• This fixes the minimum contribution for an ITU
  Sector Member as follows
  
• ITU-D 7,900 CHF (1/8 unit)
• 3,950 CHF (1/16 unit for Developing
  Countries only)
  
• ITU-R 31,500 CHF (1/2 unit)
• ITU-T 31,500 CHF (1/2 unit)

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ITU Associate Fees
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004
The annual contribution for an ITU Associate has
been fixed for the 2003-2004 biennium as
follows ITU-D 3,937 CHF 1,968 CHF
(for Developing Countries only)
ITU-R 10,500 CHF ITU-T 10,500 CHF
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ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004
Membership Approval Procedure

• Submit your application, for approval, to the
  Administration of the Member State in which your
  company is based
  
• The Administration of the Member State will then
  transmit the application form to the ITU
  Secretary-General
  
• If you are a Regional or International
  Organization, you should send your application
  directly to the ITU Secretary-General
  
• Your admission will become effective upon receipt
  by the ITU Secretary-General

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ITU Membership (as of October 2004)
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004

• Member States 189
• Sector Members 635
• ITU-D 289
• ITU-R 302
• ITU-T 366
• Associates 98
• ITU-D 2
• ITU-R 15
• ITU-T 86
• Some are multiple ITU Sector Members

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ITU SECTOR MEMBERS (ITU-D REGIONS)
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004
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ITU Sector Members in Africa Region
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004

• ITU-R ITU-T ITU-D Total Sector Members
• Botswana 1 1
• Cameroon 1 1 1 1
• Central African Rep. 1 1
• Chad 2 2
• Côte dIvoire 2 1 4 4
• Dem. Rep. of Congo 1 1 1
• Gambia 1 1
• Ghana 1 2 2
• Kenya 4 4 4 4
• Lesotho 1 1 1 1
• Mozambique 1 1 2
• Nigeria 2 1 1 3
• Senegal 2 2 2 2
• South Africa 5 4 6 7
• Tanzania 2 2
• Togo 2 2 2
• Zimbabwe 3 3 5 5

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Membership Information Application
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004

• For application and general information
• http//www.itu.int/members
• Fax [phone]
• E-mail membership_at_itu.int
• ITU-D (Development Sector)
• Contact Mrs. Andrea Mozer
• E-mail andrea.mozer_at_itu.int
• ITU-R (Radiocommunication Sector)
• Contact Mrs. Saba Imru-Caminiti
• E-mail saba.imru-caminiti_at_itu.int
• ITU-T (Standardization Sector)
• Contact Mrs. Pamela Type
• E-mail pamela.type_at_itu.int

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Conclusion
ITU Public Private Sectors Partnership Forum
for Africa Region (PPF-Africa 2004) Kampala,
Uganda, 31 October 2 November 2004

• 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 seek partnerships
  
• ITU Sector membership fees are competitive
• Join us ! Become a new ITU-D Sector Member !

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

• jean-yves.besnier_at_itu.int
• Head, PPM Unit, BDT
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• http//www.itu.int/ITU-D/