ITU-D -FLASH • 2015 Reports by the m-Powering Development and Smart Sustainable Development Model Initiatives now available on the ITU-D website. The Advisory Boards of the two Initiatives released their first reports in Doha, Qatar, in December 2014. The m-Powering Development Initiative report finds that technological innovations and initiatives that use mobile phones can potentially bring exponential benefits to entire communities and make a valuable contribution to the global development agenda. It calls for the development of an enabling regulatory environment for m-Powering initiatives where no citizen is excluded by affordability, accessibility or availability issues. The Report also affirms that mobile initiatives need to be addressed in a holistic manner to avoid a vertical silo approach. The report by the Smart Sustainable Development Model Initiative focuses on the link between ICT for Development (ICT4D) with ICT for Disaster Management (ICT4DM) and their role in sustainable development processes. ICTs can have a profound effect on individuals, communities, and nations as specific technological solutions can be utilized in all the phases of disaster management, including disaster preparedness, reduction, mitigation and post-disaster rehabilitation. However, without a favourable regulatory framework within which to operate, the benefits that ICT can provide are significantly reduced. The report urges governments to make telecommunication infrastructures more resilient to disasters, especially in developing countries where they are more susceptible to breakdown.The Smart Sustainable Development Model Initiative (SSDM) is an international, multi-stakeholder platform that seeks to link ICT for development with ICT for disaster management in order to achieve sustainable development. The M-Powering Development Initiative seeks to leverage the ubiquity of mobile technology beyond basic communications. Its objective is to capitalize on the availability of mobile networks to strengthen economies and offer new opportunities to improve health, education, governance, banking, sport and commerce.REPORTS BY THE M-POWERING DEVELOPMENT AND SMART SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MODEL INITIATIVES NOW AVAILABLE.