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ITU Asia and the Pacific Regional Initiatives

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Regional Initiatives designed to address specific priority areas of particular importance to the region. Formulated and revised at successive World Telecommunication Development Conferences, the most recent of which was held in Buenos Aires in 2017 (WTDC-17). These regional initiatives leverages on creative partnerships to implement the range of small-, medium- and large scale projects outlined here.

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Objective: To provide special assistance to least developed countries (LDCs), small island developing states (SIDS), including Pacific island countries, and landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) in order to meet their priority telecommunication/information and communication technology (ICT) requirements. 

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Objective: To assist Member States in utilizing information and communication technologies (ICTs) to reap the benefits of the digital economy and in addressing the human and technical capacity challenges for bridging the digital divide.​

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Objective: To assist Member States in the development of telecommunication/information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure in order to facilitate provision of services and applications on that infrastructure.

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Objective:​To assist Member States in developing appropriate policy and regulatory frameworks, fostering innovation, enhancing skills, increasing information sharing and strengthening regulatory cooperation, thereby contributing to a supportive regulatory environment for all stakeholders.

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Objective: To assist Member States to develop and maintain secure, trusted and resilient networks and services, and to address challenges related to climate change and disaster management.