ITU-D -FLASH • 2015 Under each Regional Initiative, and through partnerships and resource mobilization, projects will be developed and implemented to meet the real needs of the region.Mr Brahima Sanou said the implementation of the Regional Initiatives is “his priority and focus.” “The implementation requires a true multi-stakeholder approach led by the governments of the region,” he said. “We in the BDT will take the needful steps to extend our hands to all the stakeholders in the region and outside the region for the implementation of these initiatives.” He described the forum as a platform for dialogue and interaction between ITU-D Members and BDT on the implementation of Dubai Action Plan, and called for more stakeholders to join ITU-D in order to engage in the conversation on telecom and ICT development. Ms Majd Shweikeh , Minister of Information and Communications Technology of Jordan, said that “The rapid development of the ICT sector requires all stakeholders to unite and intensify efforts to address the challenges the region faces in bringing the benefits of ICTs to the population.” “The five Regional Initiatives to be implemented over the next three years are of great importance to our countries, and the outcome of this Forum will have a positive impact on the development of the ICT sector in the Arab region and contribute to faster socio economic development,” she added.At the Forum, ITU launched a publication on the Arab Regional Initiative. “The publication includes a detailed proposed action plan to implement the initiatives,” said Mr Ebrahim Al Haddad, ITU Regional Director for the Arab States. “We hope that, ultimately, the plan will encourage all stakeholders to cooperate and coordinate in the areas targeted by the Regional Initiatives with the aim of improving people’s lives across the region.”ITU ARAB REGIONAL FORUM HELD IN AMMAN, JORDAN