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R.3-1 ITU-R publications
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| R.3-2 Assistance to members, in particular developing countries and LDCs |
| R.3-3 Liaison/support to development activitiesR.3-4 Seminars, workshops and other events |
| R.3-4 Seminars, workshops and other events |
R.3-1 ITU-R publications
The dissemination of the outputs produced by the ITU-R regarding the Radio Regulations, Rules of Procedures, Handbooks, ITU-R Recommendations, ITU-R Reports and ITU-R software [28].
Radio Regulations (2012 edition) and Rules of Procedure (RoP)
Following the free online access policy adopted by Council, year 2016 resulted in the following number of free downloads:
2991 Radio Regulations, RR (2012 edition), from 30 countries.
1867 Rules of Procedures, from 43 countries.
Accumulated Radio Regulations numbers (2014-2016) sum 12,166 free downloads made from more than 165 countries and 4,783 sold copies of the Radio Regulations, RR (2012 edition) prior to the publication of RR (2016 edition).Handbooks on radio-frequency spectrum management
3624 downloads of handbooks were made, the most popular one being the Spectrum Monitoring (44%) followed by the National Spectrum Management (36%).
ITU-R Recommendations and ITU-R Reports
In 2016, more than 829,000 downloads of ITU-R Recommendations (18 series, 1,152 in force) and more than 231,000 downloads of ITU-R Report (13 series, 411 in force) were registered.
Radio Regulations tools
As indicated in section R.1‐7 above, the Bureau has developed new software tools to facilitate the use and review of the Radio Regulations. These tools are currently being updated to take into account feedback received and WRC‐15 decisions. The navigation tool was made available in its RR-2012 edition from January 2016.
R.3-2 Assistance to members, in particular developing countries and LDCs
BR continued to provide assistance, in particular to developing countries, as follows [29]:
• Provision of support to national spectrum management activities, long-term frequency management for mobile broadband, as well as transition to digital broadcasting and the allocation of the digital dividend (seven countries):
o Provision of technical assistance (six countries).
o Individual or group training at ITU headquarters on radio regulatory procedures upon demand from interested administrations (one country).
• Support to the meetings of the regional groups and their initiatives, such as the support to frequency coordination activities in the UHF band in the Caribbean and Central American region, in cooperation with CITEL, COMTELCA and CTU, assistance to the SEDDIF (South Eastern Digital Dividend Implementation Forum).
R.3-3 Liaison/support to development activities [30]
BR continues to fulfil its objective of assisting the ITU membership, in particular developing countries, on matters relating to radiocommunications. For this purpose, BR organizes and participates in many spectrum related workshops, seminars, meetings and capacity building activities. These are carried out in close cooperation with BDT and the ITU regional and area offices, and the relevant international organizations and national authorities.
During 2016, BR has been actively participating in a joint project with BDT to develop a
Spectrum Management Training Programme.
BR has also strengthened its cooperation with international, regional and sub-regional organizations on topics related to the use of spectrum or radiocommunication services, by organizing, promoting and participating in events towards capacity building. These organizations include APT, ASMG, ATU, CEPT, CITEL, RCC, EBU, ESOA, IEC, GSMA, GSA, GVF, ICTO, ITSO, UNDAC, the CTU (Caribbean Telecommunications Union), PITA (Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association), and the CTO (Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization).
R.3-4 Seminars, workshops and other events
As a complement to the Word Radiocommunication Seminars, BR has implemented, in consultation with the RAG, a strategy for regional outreach through the organization of yearly cycles of Regional Radiocommunication Seminars (RRS), held in different regions worldwide, fostering human capacity building on the use of the radio-frequency spectrum and the satellite orbits, and, in particular, the application of the provisions of the ITU Radio Regulations. These seminars are hosted by the entity in charge of spectrum management in the host country, in cooperation with the relevant regional organizations and the ITU regional/areas offices.
42 full fellowships and 10 partial fellowships have been granted by BR for RRS and WRS participants of eligible countries.
All workshops and events organized by BR in 2016 can be found at:
http://www.itu.int/ITU-R/go/seminars.
[31]The new cycle of events after WRC-15, included, in particular:
WRS-16: 453 participants from 109 countries
Two RRS-16: 104 participants from 21 countries (RRS-16 Americas and RRS-16 Asia & Pacific with 36 participants from 11 countries and 68 participants from 10 countries respectively)
Total: 3 seminars, 557 participants from 131 countries
Radio Regulations toolsOther events organized by BR included Satellite Symposiums and the Internet of Things Workshop
On 12 December 2016 in Geneva, ITU celebrated the 110th anniversary of the Radio Regulations. Details can be found in document
C17/13.
[28] Res. 9, 71; WSIS AL C2; SDG Targets 1.4, 9.c, 17.7, 17.8, 17.9, 17.16
[29] Res. 9, 71; WSIS AL C2; SDG Targets 3.d, 4.7, 5.b, 10.2, 11.4, 12.a,13.1, 16.7, 16.10
[30] Res. 9, 71, 72; WSIS AL C11; SDG Targets 17.7, 17.8, 17.9, 17.16, 17.19
[31] Res. 9, 71, 72; WSIS AL C4, C11; SDG Targets 1.4, 1.5, 2.3, 3.d, 4.b, 13.1, 17.7, 17.8, 17.9, 17.16, 17.19
