· Highlight key findings
1.0 Introduction 1-2 pgs
· WSIS and TF background, context and objectives of the TF
· Structure of the report
2.0 Context and Framework for Financing ICT for Development 4-5 pgs
· Uniqueness of ICT and its importance for socio-economic development & MDGs
· ICT landscape: rapidly changing technologies, choices, roles and responsibilities
· Policy frameworks & enabling environment (ICT regulatory and business policies, e-strategies, e-government, PRSPs and other development strategies)
· Analytical Framework to bring it all together
3.0 Financial Mechanisms: Approaches and Experience 12-15 pgs
Summary of trends, issues and highlights
3.1 Global and Regional Resources and Mechanisms
For each subsection - data, trends, highlights, challenges and issues
· Foreign Direct Investment (privatizations, equity partnerships, mobile networks, etc.)
· Commercial marketing, import-export, joint ventures
· ICT products and services
3.1.2 International Finance Institutions
· World Bank Group
· Regional Development Banks
*3.1.3 Development Assistance and Cooperation
· Bilateral: OECD/DAC, CRS database
· Multilateral agencies and regional commissions: UNDP, UNESCO, ITU, etc. UNECE, UNECA, UNESCAP, ECLAC, ESCWA
· Emerging development cooperation & partnerships ("South-South")
*3.1.4 Foundations and Not-for-Profit Initiatives
· Selected
*3.1.5 Public –Private Partnerships & Emerging Initiatives
· Public-Private Partnerships
· Local government/authorities cooperation: the voluntary DSF initiative
3.2 Domestic Resources and Mechanisms 6-8 pgs
Summary of trends and issues. For each subsection: Data, trends, examples, challenges
· Self-financing (revenue)
· Domestic financial sector, banks, bonds
· Domestic equity investment
· ICT products and services
3.2.2 Public Resources and Development Initiatives
· Public finance, guarantees, incentive schemes
· "E-Government" networking, procurements
· Incubators, demand aggregation, other policies
· e-health, e-education, e-business, e-society initiatives
3.2.3 Universal Access Funding (3 pages – SJ Friday)
· National UAFs: structure, options, funding and approaches to resource mobilization, management, implementation and emerging priorities
· UAF constraints, regulation, transparency
· Linkages with licensing approaches (especially for mobile networks)
*3.2.4 Public-Private Partnerships & Emerging Initiatives
· Public-Private Partnerships - selected
· Microfinance for ICTD: business, consumer, community/NGOs
· Community based networks, cooperatives and local government initiatives
4.0 Financing Gaps, Challenges & Promising Practices 10-15 pgs
Introductory graphic: mapping mechanisms to categories of activity/needs, including geographic distinctions
For each section: financing trends, promising practices, gaps and challenges (= "adequacy")
*4.1 Promoting Policy Development & Implementation Strategies
· ICT Sector Reform
· National and regional ICTD strategies
· E-government & e-governance
· ICT for poverty reduction/PRSP, e-health, e-education, e-service strategies
4.2 Building Backbone Infrastructures
· National telecommunications
· Internet
· Broadcasting
· International & regional inter-connectivity
· Technological innovation: emerging challenges and opportunities
4.3 Ensuring Effective Access
· Access models and approaches
· Network connectivity
· Facilities and equipment
· Technological innovation: emerging challenges and opportunities
4.3 Enriching Development: Content & ICTD Applications
· Network-driven development: programs, services, initiatives
· Government and institutional networking, services
· Software applications, platforms
· E-health, e-educational programs, materials
· Radio, television, film, multimedia content
4.4 Strengthening Human Resource Capacity, Promoting Opportunity
· ICT sector training, development, including SMME incubation
· Government, institutional, and business ICT skills, adoption, integration
· Public ICT education, awareness, participation
· Fostering effective use of ICT: entrepreneurship, public participation, equal opportunity
*4.5 Meeting Critical Needs & Addressing Special Situations
· Conflict prevention, recovery, peacekeeping
· Emergency/Disaster planning, response, recovery
· Unique regional, demographic conditions
5.0 Findings, Conclusions, Recommendations 3-5 pgs
Appendix I: Case Studies, Promising Practices
Appendix II: Institutions, References, Links,
Appendix III: Consultation Inputs