The ITU-EC Project: Support for the establishment of Harmonized Policies for the ICT Market in the ACP countries.

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The ITU-EC Project Support for the establishment
of Harmonized Policies for the ICT Market in the
ACP countries.
ITU-T FORUM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF WTSA-08
DECISIONSAND WORKSHOP ON BRIDGING THE
STANDARDIZATION GAP (Nadi, Fiji, 16-17
September 2009)

• Gisa Fuatai Purcell,
• ICB4PIS Project Coordinator,
• Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

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Order of Presentation

• Background
• Project Objectives
• Planning
• Stakeholder Meeting (Kick off)
• Critical Success Factors

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Background contd

• ITU-EC signed Global Project 12-2007
• Aim Support Harmonized Policies for the ICT
  market in African, Caribbean and Pacific Island
  (ACP) States
• ACP countries are at different levels of
  telecommunication/ICT development
• Hence - 3 Regional Sub-Projects.
• Sub Sahara African States
• Caribbean States
• Pacific Island States

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Specific Needs of ACP States
Sub-projects Acronym Duration
Project global management (Mr. Sandro Bazzanella) 4 years
1. Support for harmonization of the ICT Policies in Sub-Sahara Africa (Mr. Jean-François Le Bihan) HIPSSA 3 years
2. Enhancing competitiveness in the Caribbean through the harmonization of ICT Policies, Legislation and Regulatory Procedures (Ms. Kerstin Ludwig) HIPCAR 3 years
3. Capacity Building and ICT Policy, Regulatory and Legislative Frameworks Support for Pacific Island States (Mrs. Gisa Fuatai Purcell) ICB4PIS 2 years
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Sub-Project 3 ICB4PIS

• Aim Capacity Building - Develop regional
  ICT/Telecom related training workshops etc. to
  address needs of Pacific Islands
• Provide human capacity in ICT policy, regulatory
  and legislative framework.

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Recipient Countries for ICB4PIS

• The ACP countries in the Pacific benefiting from
  this project are the 15 ACP member states
• Cook Islands, Fiji, FSM, Kiribati, Marshall Is.
  Nauru, Niue, Palau, PNG, Samoa, Solomon islands,
  Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu

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Objective
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• Global objective provide concentrated assistance
  in establishing a framework that fosters the
  enabling environment for ICT developments
• At the end of the project, stakeholders should
  have the necessary capacity and inputs to develop
  their respective national policies, legislations
  and regulations

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Approach

• This Project urges for a demand-driven bottom up
  approach
• A Kick Off meeting will be organised at the start
  of the project with all stakeholders
• The methodology will facilitate and consolidate
  the ownership of the project by the beneficiary
  countries.

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Background

• Adopted by the ITU Member States at the World
  Telecommunication Development Conference
  (WTDC-06, Doha).
• Using telecommunications/ICTs to foster
  socio-economic development
• Ensuring necessary policies, legislation and
  human capacity requirements are met and that
  solutions provided advance the achievement of
  national, regional, sub-regional and
  international development targets.

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Project Plan

• Multi-stakeholders (Kick Off) Meeting and launch
  around end November
• Introduce Project to Stakeholders
• Verify Needs of stakeholders
• Agree Topics to be addressed
• Roadmap
• Agree on accompanying mechanism based on
  stakeholders vision (steering committee,
  national focal point etc)

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Multistakeholders Meeting

• Introduce the Project to Stakeholders
• Identify the main issues to be addressed raised
  for the project
• Stakeholders Presentation of current ICT/Telco
  development in their islands
• Validate relevant issues and needs
• Finalize project scope and implementation modality

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Collaboration

• ITU BDT and Regional Office Bangkok
• ITU-T and other ITU Sectors.
• Pacific Regional Organizations e.g. PIF, PITA,
  SPC, PICISOC, SOPAC
• Pacific Island Administrations

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Critical Success Factors

• Political will and collective Country commitment
• Regional institutions gt ready to provide support
  (expertise, experience) to the project in their
  areas of concentration
• Project team -gt specialist expertise with
  understanding of the Pacific diverse culture and
  context

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Conclusion

• The ITU-EC ICB4PIS is a project of two years
• Focus on Action and implementation of the agreed
  list of Topics
• Build synergies with ongoing ITU activities,
  other ITU Sectors, donors, Administrations, and
  regional organisations in the Pacific
• Requires political will and commitment of P.I.
  countries

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Thank you for your attention
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jects/ITU_EC_ACP/index.html
Sandro BazzanellaITU-EC Project Manager BDT/PRI
ITU-EC Project sandro.bazzanella_at_itu.int
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Gisa Fuatai PurcellICB4PIS Project
Coordinator BDT/PRI ITU-EC Project Fuatai.purcell
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