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InternationalTelecommunicationUnion
Activities under the SIs Unit
Asenath MpatwaHead, Special Initiatives
BDT, ITU
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Special Initiatives Gender Issues
Res. 55 (Doha, 2006)
Youth and Children Res. 38 (rev. Doha, 2006)
Indigenous peoples and communities Res. 46 (Doha, 2006)
Persons with disabilities (PwDs) Res. 56 (Doha, 2006)
Communities living in remote/underserved areas Res. 11 (rev. Doha, 2006)
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Implementing WSIS & UN Resolutions.
Action lines under the GPATunis Commitment & AgendaUN Convention on the Rights of
Persons with disabilities
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Gender Issues (Res. 55 (Doha, 2006)
Collection & analysis of sex-disaggregated data-Ongoing
Implementation of project/activities targeted to facilitate ICT access to services
Development of policies and strategies-Guidelines for Mainstreaming
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Youth & Children
Access to information through ICTs-ICT training Centres for Returnees (Liberia & Burundi) & Internet in schools in Africa
Promote access to higher education in the ICTs related fields-YES & YIS projects Follow-up activities responding to the ITU TELECOM youth forums
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Youth Forums
Organisation and implementation of youth forums to provide young people with unique and enriching experiences in ICTs
Providing global platforms for discussions and information exchange
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Indigenous Communities
Assistance to indigenous communities to access to the ICTs-Portal & MCTs
ICT training to facilitate integration into the information society
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PwDs Implementation of specific
activities/projects aimed to provide Accessible and Adaptive technologies/services to PwDs
Development of Guidelines & tools.
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Remote/underserved areas
Supporting marginalized unconnected groups to get access to the ICTs
Facilitation into digital inclusion Building appropriated environment
for ICTs