Tenth APT Standardization Program Forum 25 October 2005, Melbourne, Australia

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Tenth APT Standardization Program Forum25
October 2005, Melbourne, Australia

• Preparations of the Inter-American
• Telecommunications Commission (CITEL)
• for ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2006
• By
• Bill McCrum
• Executive Secretary, ISACC
• E-mail mccrum.william_at_ic.gc.ca

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CITEL Working Group on Conference Preparations
(WGCP)

• Established by the 2002 CITEL Assembly
• WGCP chaired by Ecuador (José Vivanco), several
  vice-chairs including Janis Doran, Canada
• Two streams of work
• preparations for ITU World Telecommunication
  Development Conference 2006
• and ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2006

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WGCP

• Substantive preparations now underway
• Next meeting will be held in Buenos Aires,
  Argentina, December 6-9, in conjunction with
  COM-CITEL (executive committee)
• Following meeting will be during the CITEL
  Assembly, Costa Rica, Feb.20-23 2006.
• Consultations with PCCI and PCCII on
  standardization and radiocommunications matters.

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WGCP structure

• PP issues gathered into 5 groups, each with a
  rapporteur
• Structure and Working Methods Félix Castro,
  Colombia
• Management Practices Richard Beaird, USA
• Strategic Planning and Financial Issues Bruce
  Gracie, Canada
• Review of PP Decisions and Resolutions- Eduardo
  Moreira, Brazil and Alvaro Solares, Mexico
• ITU Regional Presence- Antonio Cristiani,
  Argentina

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WGCP PP Issues

• Structure and Working Methods
• Reflecting on recommendations of Working Group on
  Structure (Res. 106) must find the right
  balance between Sector-driven work and need to
  maintain ITU cohesion to prevent duplication of
  effort and waste of scarce resources
• Considering the output texts of the Working Group
  on Observers (Res. 109) draft modifications to
  ITU Convention, General Rules and resolution are
  possible Inter American Proposals (IAPs)

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WGCP PP Issues

• Management Practices in ITU
• Important progress in follow-up to Decision 7 and
  Resolution 107
• Challenge is keeping up momentum for full
  implementation of recommended improvements and
  modernization of the management of the Union
• Reflecting on recommendations of Working Group on
  Coordination Committee and Role of Elected
  Officials (Res 108)

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WGCP PP Issues

• Strategic Planning and Financial Issues
• - Steep learning curve for implementation of new
  Union-wide approach to planning and new
  methodology Results-Based Budgeting
• -  Culture change  essential to effective,
  modern management of ITU scarce resources
• - Follow-up after first meeting of Council WG on
  Strategic Plan and Financial Plan will set out
  framework for plans and Sector Advisory Groups
  input
• - Contributions of Sector Members and follow-up
  to Council WG (Res 110) recommendations needs
  further reflection

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WGCP PP Issues

• Review of PP Decisions and Resolutions
• What modifications, if any, are needed?
• Various ITU management and Sector-related issues
  have been addressed,
• A number of resolutions should be updated to
  reflect cross-sector priorities (e.g. Resolution
  36, Telecommunications in the service of
  humanitarian assistance)

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WGCP PP Issues

• ITU Regional Presence
• Strengthening and rationalizing ITUs programmes,
  activities and services in the Americas continues
  to be a priority for CITEL
• Recognized need for
• effective coordination between all the Sectors
  and with General Secretariat
• optimize scarce financial and human resources
• support from Geneva HQ for field offices (eg.
  project execution function)
• close collaboration with regional organizations

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WGCP strategy

• PP 06 is only three weeks long! with elections,
  significant time pressure for substantive work
• Consultations both formal and informal-between
  regional organizations and groups in preparation
  for PP is essential to a successful outcome.

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• THANK YOU