– 53 – (1.2 – Other finance matters) d) Resolution 9 (Rev. Dubai, 2014) of the World Telecommunication Development Conference, on the participation of countries, particularly developing countries, in spectrum management, that recognizes the importance of facilitating access to radiocommunication-related documentation in order to facilitate the task of radio-frequency spectrum managers; e) Resolution 34 (Rev. Dubai, 2014) of the World Telecommunication Development Conference, on the role of telecommunications/information and communication technology in disaster preparedness, early warning, rescue, mitigation, relief and response, which notes the importance for humankind of ITU publications relating to this area of activity, considering a) that providing free online access to the instruments of the Union helps to fulfil the core purposes of the Union, as defined in Article 1 of the ITU Constitution; b) that, regarding the instruments of ITU that are intended to be incorporated in national law, Member States have de facto freedom to reproduce, translate and publish such texts on official government department websites as well as in official journals or equivalent publications, in accordance with their respective national law; c) that providing free online access to the Council Resolutions and Decisions helps ITU Member States and Sector Members to obtain information concerning plans, budget and activities of the General Secretariat and the three Sectors between Plenipotentiary Conferences; d) that increased involvement in ITU activities is a fundamental step towards enhanced capacity-building and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) development potential in developing countries, which will lead to a reduction of the digital divide; e) that in order to facilitate, increase and improve the participation of Member States and Sector Members from developing countries in ITU activities, these members need to be capable of interpreting and implementing ITU technical publications, the basic texts of the Union and the instruments of the Union; f) that ITU publications concerning the use of telecommunications/ICTs in emergency situations are used in the preparation of national disaster response and relief plans, including consideration of the necessary enabling national regulatory and policy environments to support the development and effective use of telecommunications/ICTs for disaster mitigation, relief and response, should be accessible to the general public; g) that an efficient way to ensure that developing countries have access to ITU publications is to provide them free of charge online, considering further that providing free online access to ITU publications may reduce the demand for paper copies of these documents, in alignment with the current ITU trend of soft format and of organizing paperless meetings, and with the overall goal of the United Nations to reduce paper usage and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,