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Enhancement of ITU CoE-Tap Telecom Phase I

Project No 3GLO03052
Title Enhancement of ITU CoE-Tap Telecom Phase I
Description The project aims to provide long term assistance and value adding support to the Centres of Excellence and the member organizations of the ITU with training expertise in the areas of New Technologies associated with the Next Generation Networks.
Area of Action Capacity Building
Status Implemented
Time Frame From 1/1/2004 To 31/12/2009
Beneficiary Countries Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bahamas, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, United States, Venezuela
Implementing Agency ITU
Cooperation Agency International Institute of Telecommunications and CoE networks
Financial Scale (CHF) More than 1'000'000
Achievements

The implementation of the project activities ensured capacity building for participants from ITU Member States within the following stakeholder groups: telecom operators, state departments and agencies, internet service providers, and telecom/ICT regulators.

More specifically, the project allowed for the development of key technical competencies within developing countries in all regions covered by the project to:
• plan and provision the telecom network (network engineering);
• operate the network and provide services and applications
• increase quality of service (QoS) and productivity!
• support and stimulate the evolution of their ICT Sector as a strategic socio-economic enabler through all segments of society;