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ITU-D Overview
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ITU in brief Leading United Nations Agency for ICTs.
193 Member States, 547 Sector Members
Three sectors: Radiocommunication Radiocommunication Standardization Standardization DevelopmentDevelopment
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ITU’s Global Presence
5 regional offices, 8 area officesHQ in Geneva, Switzerland
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ITU-D: Your Partner for ICT Development
ITU-D is a catalyst for multi-stakeholder
partnerships, resource mobilization
Neutral broker between government and
industry
Executing agency for project implementation
and expert assistance to countries
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Development ActivitiesEnabling Environment
ICT Infrastructure
Capacity Building
Cybersecurity & E-Applications
Emergency Telecommunications
Regional Initiatives
Innovation
Statistics & Market Information
LDCs & Countries in special need
Climate Change & Environment
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Regional Initiatives
Objective:
Meet specific needs identified by Member States in each region
Actions:
Undertake small and large scale projects
Led by regional offices, supported by Geneva HQ
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Connect the World
Summits to mobilize resources in each region:Summits to mobilize resources in each region:
Leaders from industry, dev banks,
governments, int/regional organizations
Projects to realize common goals
Connect Africa 2007 Connect Africa 2007 was 1st Summit
Connect CIS Connect CIS 2009
Connect Americas and Connect Arab States
in 2012
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Neutral platform for policy-makers, regulators &
industry to address key issues
Annual event each autumn
Exclusive opportunity for ITU-D Sector Members
Outcomes: best practices that countries integrate
into national approaches
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Partner with ITU-D
Enjoy branding and visibility opportunities
through successful high-profile partnerships
Support your Corporate Social Responsibility
and long term market development objectives
Leverage your expertise and services to help implement
ICT projects in developing countries
Work with governments and other industry players
towards shared goals for development
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ITU Sector Membership
What benefits? What costs? How to join?
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ITU’s unique capacity to bring together representatives from companies and governments
Sharing a wealth of experience and creative ideas
Establishing partnerships between private and public sectors
Access to ITU’s wide range of publications, information and statistics.
ITU promotes global collaboration
for a connected world
General Benefits of ITU Membership
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Membership Categories
I TU Sector MemberITU Member State ITU Associate
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ITU Sector Membership
An interested entity or organization may join ITU as a Sector Member of each of the 3 Sectors:
Development (ITU-D) Radiocommunication (ITU-R) Standardization (ITU-T)
An ITU-D Sector Member fully participates in the work of ITU-D Study Groups, or Working Groups, in the Sector’s Regional and World Telecommunication Conferences, Advisory Group and other relevant workshops, seminars and meetings.
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Who are our Sector Members?
Over 300 ICT companies and organizations participate in the work of the ITU-D Sector
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ITU-D Sector Members say their motivation for joining the Sector is:
ITU-D’s leadership
Sharing experiences and best practices
Helping LDC’s develop Human Capital
Organization of regional conferences
The wish to achieve better telecommunications in the
world
Corporate Social Responsibility
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Partnership with ITU Stay in touch with developments & regulatory best
practices Access to latest information: trends, statistics and HRD
issues Close cooperation with other ITU-D Sector Members and
new opportunities Encouragement and promotion of telecom liberalization and
technology introduction globally Reduce duplication of efforts
Motivation for being an ITU-D Sector Member
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ITU-D Sector Members Portal Showcases information on ITU–D Sector Members.
Strengthens communication between them and the BDT.
Enhances their visibility.
Provides networking opportunities.
Offers a useful new tool for consulting data (logo, short profile, website, RSS feed).
Filter and navigation tools make it possible to search for information by such parameters as region, country, category, domain.
Free of charge.
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ITU-D Sector Members Portal
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ITU-D Sector Member Fees
The annual ITU-D Sector Member fee varies depending on the country in which the Sector Member is located.
The minimum annual fee is 7,950 Swiss Francs for Sector Members in developed countries and 3'975 Swiss francs for Sector Members in developing countries.
ITU-D Sector Members may also make a larger contribution, which is most common among larger industry members.
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ITU Associates
An interested entity or organization may join an ITU Sector as an Associate and be entitled to take part in the work of a selected single Study Group.
Associates may have access to documentation required for their work and may serve as Rapporteur or Editor.
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ITU-D Study Group 1 :Enabling environment, cybersecurity, ICT applications and Internet-
related issues
ITU-D Study Group 2:Information and communication infrastructure and technology
development, emergency telecommunications and climate-change adaptation
The annual contribution for an ITU-D Associate is:
CHF 3,975.00 for those based in developed countriesand
CHF 1,987.50 for those based in developing countries
Become Associate to 1ITU-D Study Group
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Academia
Since the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference held in 2010, academia, universities and associated research establishments concerned with the development of telecommunications/ICTs can join the three Sectors of the ITU.
The financial annual contribution per Sector is :
CHF 3,975.00 for academia based in developed countries. andCHF 1,987.50 for academia based in developing countries.
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ITU Membership Approval procedure
Fill in the ITU Membership Application form. Submit it to the Secretary General of the ITU through the
national telecommunication administration of the Member State where your entity is based.
Regional or other international organizations send the application form directly to ITU.
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Conclusion
ITU membership is global and diversified
Sector Members play a key role in ITU dynamics
Regional participation is an ITU priority
Invaluable opportunities exist to share experiences, creative ideas, knowledge of business opportunities and to seek partnerships
ITU Sector membership fees are competitive
Join us! Become a new ITU-D Sector Member!
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