– 56 – (1.2 – Other finance matters) • The structure of ITU-D’s Study Groups, terms of reference, chairmen, vice-chairmen and study questions; • 28 regional initiatives for the six macro-regions of the globe (Africa, Americas, Arab States, Asia-Pacific, CIS and Europe), guidelines for their implementation and expected results; • The reports of the outcomes of the regional preparatory meetings for WTDC-10; • Five Programmes and respective priority areas for the implementation of the core mandates of the ITU-D; • 64 Resolutions on the management of the ITU-D’s structure and on the technical issues to be discussed at the Study Groups; 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 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; d) 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; e) 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, recognizing that previous policies on free online access to some ITU publications have resulted in the widespread dissemination of ITU standards to a broader public, especially in developing countries with financial constraints, in improving the visibility of ITU’s mission and mandate and in reinforcing ITU as a global telecommunication authority; decides 1 to provide free online access to the Final Reports of World Telecommunication Development Conferences to the general public; 2 that paper and CD/DVD-Rom copies of the Final Reports of World Telecommunication Development Conferences will continue to be charged for, in accordance to Resolution 66 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010), on the basis of a two-tier pricing policy, whereby Member States, Sector Members and Associates and Academia pay a price based on cost recovery, whereas all others, i.e. non-members, pay a \"market price”1; ____________________ 1 The term \"market price\" is defined as the price determined by the Sales and Marketing Division, which is established to maximize revenues without being so high as to discourage sales.