Regional Workshop for the Arab States on promoting and measuring UMC
Regional Workshop for the Arab States on promoting and measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC)
Dates: 1- 3 October 2024
Venue: JW Marriott Marquis City Center, Doha, Qatar
Working languages: English, with simultaneous interpretation in Arabic and French for both on-site and remote participants
The Regional workshop for the Arab States was held from 1 to 3 October 2024 in Doha, Qatar and provided an occasion to examine the concept of Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC) and how to streamline it in national digital policies, how to improve the statistical capacity of countries in the region to produce and disseminate relevant statistical data, and how to use the data to identify good practices and policy recommendations. This workshop was organized by the ITU in collaboration with the Communications Regulatory Authority of the State of Qatar and with the financial support of the European Commission.
Objectives
The workshop covered the following topics:
- Embracing universal and meaningful connectivity: The new policy imperative (day 1)
- Data-driven decision making: Enhancing statistician-policymaker collaboration (day 2)
- Tracking UMC: Strategies for overcoming measurement challenges (day 3)
Documents and programme
Target audience
This workshop was addressed to policy makers responsible for national policies and strategies on digital connectivity, and executives and experts responsible for measurement of telecom/ICT development from ministries, national statistics offices (NSOs), regulators, and other interested stakeholders from the Arab region.
Participants from national statistical offices and other institutions that collect data on ICT were encouraged to complete the two following free, self-paced courses available through the ITU Academy, prior to the workshop:
Background
With the financial support from the European Commission, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has been organising a series of regional workshops. These workshops convene policymakers and statisticians to deliberate on metrics for gauging progress towards Universal and Meaningful Connectivity (UMC), analyze the persistent socio-economic and geographical divides, and harness data effectively to refine, monitor, and assess digital policies.
Presentations
Day 3
Contacts
José L. Cervera-Ferri
Senior Project Manager
ITU/EU Project on promoting and measuring Universal and Meaningful Connectivity
Rouda Alamir Ali
Programme Officer
ITU Regional Office for Arab States
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