Document :

ITU-D TDAG  Contribution  25

Title :

Financial implications of the Regional Initiatives approved by WTDC-22

Date :

2023-05-15

Source :

Director, BDT

Meeting :

2023-06-19

Access :

Public Document

Abstract :

The World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-22), held in Kigali, Rwanda from
6 to 16 June 2022, adopted the Kigali Declaration and the Kigali Action Plan, including 28 regional initiatives (RIs) across the six regions of ITU-D Sector.
The full implementation of these regional initiatives will require significant financing which would need to be generated by ITU through resource mobilization and other efforts. In the previous cycle, WTDC-17 suggested an allocation of 1 million CHF per RI, to ensure ITU had adequate funding to engage in partnerships and other collaborative efforts that would ensure the effective and full implementation of these RIs. No financial resources were allocated for this purpose.
Following the adoption of Regional Initiatives by WTDC-17, Council allocated in its 2018 session a total of CHF 5 M as seed funding for the period from 2018-2021.
This document provides an overview of the WTDC-22 adopted RIs, and outlines the request being made by BDT to Council for the allocation of financial resources towards accelerating the implementation of the new RIs.