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Assistance in Telecommunication/ICT in ASP Region
| Project No | 9RAS12041 | |
| Title | Assistance in Telecommunication/ICT in ASP Region | |
| Description | The Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) contributes CHF 591,000 to the ITU Development Sector (ITU D-Sector). A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and this project document signed by DBCDE and the ITU governs the funding arrangements and activities to be implemented utilizing these funds. In the Asia-Pacific (ASP) Region, the ITU is implementing various activities under the Hyderabad Action Plan (HAP) adopted at the World Telecommunication Development Conference in 2010. Activities include regional events and country specific actions relating to all aspects of telecommunication/ICT development. This project document aims to support and facilitate those planned activities which meet the criteria set out in this document as well as any new initiative requested by member administrations. Key areas of focus include the five Programmes and the Asia-Pacific Regional Initiatives identified in the HAP. This includes thematic areas such as telecommunications/ICT policy and regulation, human capacity building, cybersecurity, spectrum management, ICT applications, digital inclusion, and emergency communications. | |
| Area of Action |
Digital Inclusion |
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| Status | Implemented | |
| Time Frame | From 16/9/2012 To 31/3/2014 | |
| Beneficiary Countries | Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cook Islands, Cambodia, China, Dem. People's Rep. of Korea, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Kiribati, Lao P.D.R., Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Maldives, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal (Republic of), Niue, New Zealand, Pakistan, Palau, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Korea (Rep. of), Samoa (Independent State of), Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam | |
| Implementing Agency | ITU | |
| Cooperation Agency | Designated Authorities of Participating Countries | |
| Financial Scale (CHF) | 500'000 - 1'000'000 | |
| Achievements |
Country specific actions provided to Asia Pacific countries through collaborative activities on policy, regulatory and technological issues as identified and developed in partnership with all relevant ITU Member State
Capacity of policy makers and regulators involved in telecommunications and ICT strengthened through trainings, workshops, and other institutional strengthening activities. Regional, sub-regional seminars, workshops, meetings, Dates 1 1.1 Pacific ITC Benchmarking, 31.03.14 1.2 Pacific Forum 2013, 24.04.13 1.3 Regional Workshop on satellite launching and coordination, 05.06.13 1.4 3rd Asia-Pacific Regulator’s Roundtable & International Training Programme, 18.10.13 1.5 4th APT Workshop on Disaster Management Communications in Philippines, 25.07.13 1.6 Preparatory Meeting of Connect Asia-Pacific Summit & Partnership Opportunities in Digital Societies, 26.09.13 1.7 Women with the Wave: High Level Forum on Digital Inclusion of Women and Girls, 24.10.13 Country Specific Actions 2 2.1 National Emergency Communications Plan (multi-countries), 31.03.14 2.2 Broadband Quality of Services (Maldives), 31.10.13 2.3 Rural ICT Application Development (multi-countries), 31.12.13 2.4 Assistance to the newly established Regulator in Cambodia, 30.09.13 2.5 Mobile Applications Development in Bhutan, 30.09.13 2.6 Enhancing Effectiveness of BICMA, Bhutan, 30.04.13 2.8 Enhanced of Cybersecurity Capabilities in Bhutan, 31.12.13 2.9 ICT Development Portal for Asia-Pacific Region, 31.03.14 2.10 ITU International ICT Volunteer Programme 2013, 31.12.13 2.11 Capacity Building on ICT & Climate Change in Sri Lanka, 04.10.13 ITU Centre of Excellence RO ASP 3 3.1 Online training course on Universal Access to Broadband, 16.12.12 3.2 Infrastructure Sharing Models and Practices, 10.05.13 3.3 Online training course on Broadband Policies for Universal Access, 31.03.14 3.4 ITU-PITA Asia-Pacific CoE Training on Wireless Broadband Network Planning for Pacific Islands Countries,
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