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Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) Objectives

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  • Preparations for WTDC-17 began, including the organization of six Regional Preparatory Meetings from November 2016 to April 2017 in Kyrgyz Republic, Rwanda, Sudan, Paraguay, Indonesia, and Lithuania.
  • ITU-D Study Groups held their third and fourth meetings for the current study period.
  • ITU-D provided data, research and analysis and tools (Trends reports, GSR discussion papers, publications, portals, databases).
  • The capacity of ITU Member States to develop national e-strategies was built through the organization and preparation of forums, dialogs, technical assistance, toolkits and guides. The Global ICT Capacity Building Symposium was organized from 6 to 8 September 2016 in Kenya. ITU continued to strengthen capacities in Member States, by developing standardized training material through the Centres of Excellence
  • The 2016 edition of the Measuring the Information Society Report was released in November 2016.
  • World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS) was organized from 21-23 November 2016 in Botswana.
  • In 2016, Girls in ICT celebrations took place in 138 countries, with 66,000 girls participating in 1900 events.
  • ITU has increased the awareness of the importance of ICTs for sustainable development, provided concentrated assistance as well as enhanced capacity to LDCs, LLDCs and SIDs, contributed to the adaptation and mitigation of climate change by setting up clean power generation systems, and facilitated emergency disaster response, strengthened capacity, and improved communications for disaster relief. It helped 15 Member States that were affected by disasters. ​



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Objective D.1

Foster international cooperation on telecommunication/ICT development issues

Objective D.2

Foster an enabling environment for ICT development and foster the development of telecommunication/ICT networks as well as relevant applications and services, including bridging the standardization gap

Objective D.3

Enhance confidence and security in the use of telecommunications/ICTs, and roll-out of relevant applications and services

Objective D.4

Build human and institutional capacity, provide data and statistics, promote digital inclusion and provide concentrated assistance to countries in special need

Objective D.5

Enhance environmental protection, climate-change adaptation and mitigation, and disaster-management efforts through telecommunications/ICTs​.​



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