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EUR1 Spectrum management and transition to digital broadcasting

Objectives adopted by WTDC - 14: To foster regional cooperation, mainly supplemented by direct assistance to the administrations in the process of analogue TV switch-off, and management of the frequencies in the digital dividend bands, which are to be utilized bearing in mind the most effective use of radio spectrum.

Achieved Results

Knowledge and capacity of over 50 participants from 17 countries from EUR and CIS regions built on the subjects of Spectrum Management and related tools, analogue switch-off (ASO) process, as well as the utilization of Digital Dividend.

Expected results adopted by WTDC-14

Assistance to the countries in need in the following:
1) Transition from analogue to digital terrestrial broadcasting and switch-off process
2) Capacity building in spectrum management, including in the digital dividend band
3) Elaboration of studies, benchmarks and guidelines on the economic and policy aspects of the assignment and use of the radio-frequency spectrum.

Activities

Events:

Workshop on spectrum management & Digital Broadcasting for EUR and CIS regions (5-7 May 2015, Budapest, Hungary);
ITU-D Study Group meetings on Question 8/1 & Resolution 9, and workshop on analogue to digital transition (15-19 February 2016, Budapest, Hungary)

Training activities:

Development of curriculum of the Spectrum Management Training Programme on the ITU Academy, to be conducted on the ITU Academy platform.

Implementation plan agreed by 2015 Regional Development Forum

Planned sent of actions for 2015-2017

Projects

http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Projects/Pages/Portfolio.aspx?Status=&Theme=&Region=EUR&Country=&Keyword=

Implementation partners

National Media and Infocommunications Authority of Hungary (NMHH)