22nd Meeting of the Regional Interagency Working

Group on Information and Communication Technologies

ITU Regional Office : Asia-Pacific

22 January 2018

Ioane Koroivuki

Regional Director

International Telecommunication Union

Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

ITU-D OBJECTIVES

2018-2021

Modern and secure telecommunication/ ICT

Infrastructure: Foster the development of infrastructure

and services, including building confidence and

security in the use of telecommunications/ICTs

Enabling environment: Foster an enabling policy, and

regulatory environment conducive to sustainable

telecommunication/ICT development

Inclusive digital society: Foster the development and

use of telecommunications/ICTs and applications to

empower people and societies for sustainable development

Foster international cooperation and agreement on

telecommunication/ICT development issues

WTDC-17 : ITU-D OBJECTIVES AND ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL INITIATIVES

ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL INITIATIVES

2018-2021

Harnessing ICTs to support the digital economy and

an inclusive digital society

Fostering development of infrastructure to

enhance digital connectivity

Enabling policy and regulatory environments

Contributing to secure and resilient environment

Addressing special needs of LDCs, SIDs

including Pacific island countries and LLDCs

ITU EVENTS IN ASIA-PACIFIC 2018

No. Title Date Venue

1 2nd Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for PP-18

(APT PP18-2)

30 Jan – 1 Feb Hanoi,

Vietnam

2 ITU-BDT Retreat 5-9 Feb Geneva, Switzerland

3 3RD Meeting of the APT Conference Preparatory Group for World

Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (APG19-3)

12 – 16 Mar Perth, Australia

4 ITU Regional Training Workshop on Telecommunications/ICT

Indicators and Statistics

12 – 16 Mar [Philippines]

5 WSIS Forum 19-23 Mar Geneva, Switzerland

6 Pacific Fraud Forum and Number Misappropriation 26-30 Mar [Fiji]

7 Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG-18) 9-11 Apr Geneva, Switzerland

8 ITU Council 2018 17-27 Apr Geneva, Switzerland

9 PITA AGM & Tradeshow 23-27 Apr Guam

10 International Girls in ICT Day 27 April Worldwide

11 Asia-Pacific Regional Development Forum 2018 [7-8 May] Bangkok,

Thailand

12 Asia-Pacific Digital Society Policy Forum 2018 [9-10 May] Bangkok,

Thailand

ITU EVENTS IN ASIA-PACIFIC 2018

No. Title Date Venue

13 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2018 (WTISD-18) 17 May Worldwide

14 ASEAN Child Online Protection Summit Jun Bangkok, Thailand

15 Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Smart Cities and e-Government 2018 (SCEG-

18)

Jun/Jul [Vietnam]

16 Global Symposium for Regulators 2018 (GSR-18) 9-13 Jul Geneva

17 Annual Asia-Pacific Spectrum Management Conference [16-17 Jul] Bangkok

18 Asia-Pacific Regulatory Roundtable and International Training Programme

2018 (RR-18 & ITP-18)

[13-17 Aug] Dhaka, Bangladesh

19 ADB’s annual ICT event (Digital Strategies for Development Forum - DSDF) 5-7 Sep Manila, Philippines

20 Young ICT Leaders’ Forum 2018 (YILF-18) Sep/Oct Busan,

S. Korea

21 ITU Telecom World 2018 Sep South Africa

22 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 (PP-18) 29 Oct – 16 Nov Dubai,

UAE

23 2018 APEC Summit 12-18 Nov Port Moresby,

PNG

24 FAO-ITU E-agriculture Solutions Forum 2018 [Oct/Nov] China

25 World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium 2018 (WTIS-18) 3-7 Dec TBC

S.N. Title Country1 Pacific ICT Ministerial-level/Senior-level Forum (PITA AGM) Multi-Country

2

Concentrated assistance in Telecom/ICT Development for

LDCs/SIDs in the Pacific Multi-Country (SIDS)

3

Deployment of e-applications and E-agriculture Solutions

Forum

Multi-country (Afghanistan,

China)

4 Girls in ICT Day Asia-Pacific

5

Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Smart Cities and e-

Government 2018 Multi-Country

6 International Youth Programme 2018 Multi-Country

7 ITU/ASEAN Partnership in ICT Development Multi-Country (ASEAN)

8 Accessibility & Digital Inclusion Multi-Country

9 Supporting IPv6 implementation in Asia-Pacific region Multi-Country (Brunei, Mongolia)

10 Capacity building for ICT Institute Afghanistan

11 Network Infrastructure review Maldives

12 Terresterial Transmission Map Multi-Country

13 Assessment of market readiness for future IMT (5G) networks Brunei

14 ASP annual workshop on Spectrum Management Multi-Country

15 Assistance on updating Spectrum Management strategies Multi-country

16 Assistance on updating NTFA Bangladesh

17 ITU International Satellite Symposium 2018 Multi-Country

ITU Country Specific Actions : 2018

S.N. Digital Content and OTT application framework Ulan Bator, Mongolia18 Innovation Policy Bangladesh

19 Strategic planning for ICT sector regulations Nepal

20 Regulatory Framework for Cloud Computing Pakistan

21 Sectoral ICT Master Plan Bhutan

22 ICTs for promoting Innovation & Entrepreneurship Sri Lanka

23 ITU Regulatory Roundtable and ITP (Asia-Pacific) Multi-Country

24 Study on Next Generation USO framework (USO 2.0) ASEAN

25

Assistance on developing regulations for Maritime wireless

communication Indonesia

26 Policy and Regulatory framework for ASEAN countries Multi-Country

27 Asia-Pacific Digital Societies Policy Forum 2018 Multi-Country

28 Assistance in ICT Statistics Multi-Country (& Thailand)

29 Digital Innovation Policy and Strategy Multi-Country

30 ICT Stats & Big Data Multi-Country

31 Best practices on emergency communication India

32

Concentrated assistance in Emergency/Climate Change for

LDCs/SIDs in the Pacific Multi-Country (SIDS)

33

ICT applications for environmental aspects of sustainable

development (ASEAN) Multi Country

ITU Country Specific Actions : 2018

ITU Asia-Pacific Centres of Excellence

(2015-2018)

Upto 32 ITU Centres of Excellence

TOT Academy – Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (Thailand)

Policy & Regulation & Broadband Access

State Radio Monitoring Centre (China)

Spectrum Management

China Academy of ICT (MIIT, China)

Conformance and Interoperability

Advanced Level Telecom Training Centre (India)

Broadband Access

Upto6 Centres each in

Africa, Americas, Arab, Asia-Pacific, CIS and Europe Region

Asia-Pacific Centres of Excellence

ITU Asia-Pacific Centres of Excellence 2018

Training topics CoE Dates Venue Partners

1 Mobile Broadband QoS ALTTC 23-27 April GhaziabadTRAI, Faculty

of ICT

2 Internet and IPv6 Infrastructure Security MDES 14-18 May Bangkok APNIC

3 Spectrum Monitoring SRMC mid April China

4

IoT Technologies and Applications for Smart

Cities ALTTC 6-10 August Ghaziabad Faculty of ICT

5

Conformity & Interoperability and 5G

Planning CAICT September China

6

OTT market analysis and competition

regulation MDES 23-26 July Bangkok NBTC

7 Blockchain Ecosystem and Decentralization MDES 20-23 August Bangkok NBTC

8

Big Data Analytic and Data Visualization in

Digital Age MDES 17-20 Sep Bangkok

9

Interconnectivity Planning and Traffic

Optimization MDES [March]

Pacific

(country

tbc) PITA

10 Cybersecurity ALTTC [March] IranFaculty of

ICT, Iran

Online Trainings CoE Dates Partners

1 5G Technologies ALTTC 7 May -1 JuneFaculty of

ICT, Iran (tbc)

2 Internet of Things CAICT 23 April - 18 May

3 Digital payment technologies and systems ALTTC 2-27 July

4 Spectrum estimation for IMT 2020 (tbc) SRMC Q3

Faculty of

ICT, Iran

Project Title

Emergency Telecommunications in Asia and the Pacific

Cybersecurity in Pacific Island Countries

Development of Satellite Communications Capacity and Emergency Communications Solutions

for the Pacific Islands

Implementing the Climate Change Adaptation Component of the Satellite Communications,

Capacity, and Emergency Communications Solutions Project for the Small Island Developing

States of the Pacific

Support for Capacity Building in Telecom/ICT Statistics and Indicators

Master Plans for Spectrum Management and Country Assistance in Spectrum Management

Capacity Building for Countering Misappropriation of Telephone Numbers in Pacific Island

Countries

Implementing Asia-Pacific Regional Initiatives

ITU NBTC Human Capacity Building for Research in Thailand

ITU ongoing Projects in Asia-Pacific (examples)

Interactive Terrestrial Transmission Maps

� Core transmission networks are the essential underpinning of broadband access networks.

� The IP connectivity required to deliver these content, services and applications is achieved at certain Tier 1 points of presence (POPs), which are physically located in buildings in certain places.

� What to make available and to whom? Policy controlled through the format in which the map and its underlying database is made available, and the level of disclosure is addressed as part of a formal validation process

(Link : http://www.itu.int/itu-d/tnd-map-public/)

Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway (AP-IS)

� ASP3: Fostering development of infrastructure to enhance digital connectivity

� Strengthening of cooperation with international/regional organizations to enhance regional ICT connectivity, such as the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway (AP-IS)

� Potential collaboration to plan a project to implement the project as per the mandate of ASP RI 3

ITU-UNODC-INTERPOL Cooperation on Cybercrime

investigation for secure cyberspace

Objectives

� Build the capacity of law enforcement agencies on technical and legal aspects of cybercrime

� Share international best practices

� Harness the expertise and cooperation of ITU, UNODC and INTERPOL

Target Audience

The training is aimed to build capacity for law enforcement agencies, police and other relevant stakeholders in Nepal

who are responsible for ensuring safety and security for the citizens of Nepal while using ICTs. The target audiences

are as follows:

� Nepal Police

� Ministry of Law

� Others

8-10 August, 2017

Kathmandu, Nepal

In partnership with 34 intergovernmental, private sector, civil society

and other organizations

CYBERSECURITY

Surveys with

policy makers Case studies

Knowledge base of

countries profiles

Data collection

ITU-UNICEF Child Online Protection (COP) Initiative

Guidelines for

stakeholders

ILO-ITU Digital Skills for Decent Jobs for

Youth Campaign to train 5 million youth

with job-ready digital skills

� ILO and ITU are leading the Digital Skills for Decent Jobs Campaign as part of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth in order to foster decent and inclusive employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.

� Advanced digital skills: related to technology development such as coding, software and app development, network management, machine learning, big data analysis, IoT, cybersecurity or blockchaintechnology;

� Basic digital skills: related to the effective use of technology, necessary in most professions. They include web research, online communication, use of professional online platforms and digital financial services;

� Soft skills: skills necessary to all professionals to ensure collaborative and effective work in the digital economy. They include leadership, communication and teamwork skills, client-orientation, among others.

� Digital entrepreneurship: digital skills required by entrepreneurs, including online market research, strategic planning and business analysis, using financing and crowdfunding platforms, online marketing, and online networking and establishing mentoring relationships

Ministers of ICT, Labour and Education, national governments, the private sector, training providers, Academia, NGOs, other members of the UN family as well as other interested parties are actively encouraged to participate

Module Name

FAO-ITU Cooperation in E-agriculture

National E-Agriculture Strategy / Solutions

• 2015-2016: Bhutan and Sri Lanka

• 2016-2017: Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Afghanistan

Coming Up

Drones for

agricultureE-agriculture Solutions Forum 2018, China

Module Name

ICTs for Innovation and SME

http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/AsiaPacific/Pages/Events/2017/Sep-PIE/main.aspx

Module Name

SDG5 Gender Equality

• Gender gap in mobile phone ownership and use is higher in lower-income and less connected countries

There are 250 million fewer women online than men (ITU).

In low- and middle income countries, 200 million fewer women have mobile phones than men (GSMA).

The Gender Gap is largest in Africa at 23% and lowest in The Americas at 1.8% (ITU, 2016).

The global Internet usage Gender Gap has increased from 11% in 2013 to 12% in 2016

(ITU, 2016).

Source: author, adapted from ITU

Women are 50% less likely to use the Internet than men (World Wide Web Foundation

2015)

-50%

Source: Discussion paper for Davos, Connecting the Unconnected – Working together to achieve Connect 2020 Agenda Targets ITU data

Over 7,200 events in 160 countries,

empowering more than 240,000 girls

and young women globally.

MDES (Thailand) and ITU in partnership with FAO and CISCO trained more than 200 girls

in Thailand on digital skills

Global Partnership for Gender Equality

in the Digital Age

� The Global Partnership for Gender Equality in the Digital Age (the Partnership) is a multi-stakeholder initiative implemented by ITU and UN Women to promote awareness; build political commitment, leveraging knowledge, efforts, and resources for the greatest possible impact to achieve digital gender equality at both the global and national levels. It aims at creating an unstoppable global movement where women and girls are equal participants in the technology revolution.

� Through gathering of data, sharing of knowledge, and direct action, the Partnership will focus on addressing Sustainable Development Goal 5b, "Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology (ICTs), to promote the empowerment of women" through three areas of action:

� ACCESS – Achieve equal access to digital technologies ;� SKILLS – Empower women and girls with skills to become ICT

creators; � LEADERS – Promote women as ICT leaders and entrepreneurs.

In the perspective of the promotion of The

Global Partnership for Gender Equality in

the Digital Age, ITU and UN Women

launched in September 2016 the EQUALS

campaign to promote together Gender

Equality in the Digital Age. This campaign

works closely to the achievement of Goal 5

of the Sustainable Development

Agenda, 'Achieve gender equality and

empower all women and girls'.

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Areas of Cooperation

� Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway (AP-IS)

� Transmission Map

� e-Agriculture, e-education (e.g. UNESCO Digital Kids Asia-

Pacific), e/m-Health, digital financial services / inclusion

� PP , WRC, WTSA, International Conference/ Trainings

Emergency/Disaster Communications

� Digital Inclusion e.g. ICT accessibility for Persons with

Disabilities

� WTISD, Girls in ICT Day

� Cybersecurity including Child Online Protection (COP)

� Digital economy / society

Partnerships is one of the core strategies for the ITU to implement

projects and programs in Asia-Pacific

(examples)