Post on 24-Dec-2015
LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
HARNESSING ICT OPPORTUNITIES
Mrs. Fuatai PurcellHead of Division, LDCs, LLDCs & SIDS Emergency Telecom & Climate Change BDT/ITU
LLDC CONFERENCEVIENNA, 3-7 November 2014
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BOLIVIA
LDCs + LLDCs : LLDCs
PARAGUAY FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
MOLDOVA
ARMENIA
AZERBAIJAN
KAZAKHSTAN
MONGOLIA
TURKMENISTAN
UZBEKISTAN
KYRGYZSTAN
ZIMBABWE
TAJIKISTAN
SWAZILANDBOTSWANA
AFGHANISTAN
LESOTHO
LAO
BHUTANNEPAL ZAMBIA
MALI
BURKINA FASO
NIGER
MALAWI
ETHIOPIACHAD
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
UGANDA
RWANDA
BURUNDI
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15
South Sudan
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EUROPE (4) ASIA (10)
LATIN AMERICA (2)
SPREAD OF LLDCs!
AFRICA (16)
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CHALLENGES• DEPENDENCY ON NEIGHBORING AND COASTAL
COUNTRIES FOR CONNECTIVITY• LOW INTEREST TO INVEST IN ICT INFRASTRUCTURE IN
LLDCs• INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT COSTS ARE HIGH• TRANSPORT ROUTES TO LLDCs ARE DIFFICULT, LONG AND
EXPENSIVE• REMOTENESS FROM WORLD MARKETS• A HIGH VULNERABILITY TO EXTERNAL SHOCKS
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BUT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES … FOR SOME
HIGH GROWTH IN MOBILE BROADBAND SUBSCRIPTIONS WORLDWIDE
INTERNET TRAFFIC GROWS DAILY
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Fixed (wired)-broadband monthly subscription charges, in USD
LLDC TRANSIT COUNTRY
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SATELLITE IS EVEN MORE COSTLYTo meet current demands using satellite by lowering
costs through Space Segment Consolidation efforts. But prices are
going down!!
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BUT WE ARE TAKING ACTION …
ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY CONFERENCE•RESOLUTION 30 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010) - Special measures for the least developed countries, small island developing states, landlocked developing countries and countries with economies in transition
WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE•RESOLUTION 16 (Rev. Dubai 2014) - Special actions and measures for the least developed countries, small island developing states, landlocked developing countries and countries with economies in transition
WORLD CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS•RESOLUTION PLEN/1 (DUBAI, 2012) - Special measures for landlocked developing countries and small island developing states for access to international optical fibre networks
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Infrastructure
Development
Regulatory and Market
Environment
ICT Statistics and
Indicators
Capacity Building
ICT Applications
Emergency Telecommun
ications
Climate Change and
E-Waste
Cybersecurity
Digital Inclusion
LDCs, LLDCs and
SIDS
ACTION ON THE GROUND – PRIORITY AREAS
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ITU ACTIVITIES
ITU-R ITU-TVital role in global management of the radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits
Vital role in developing international standards defining elements in the interoperability of ICT global infrastructure.
V - Series
Radio Regulations
ITU-DVital role in developing policy, regulation, and legal frameworks. Implements ICT projects and activities across the Globe
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Enhancing access to broadband
All countries should have a national broadband plan or strategy or include broadband in their Universal Access / Service Definitions.
Entry-level broadband services should be made affordable in developing countries through adequate regulation and market forces (amounting to less
than 5% of average monthly income).
40% of households in developing countries should have Internet access.
Internet user penetration should reach 60% worldwide, 50% in developing countries and 15% in LDCs.
Making broadband policy universal.
Making broadbandaffordable
Connecting homes to broadband
“In the 21st century, affordable broadband access to the Internet is becoming as vital to social and economic
development as networks like transport, water and power”
– Dr Hamadoun Touré, ITU Secretary-General
DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE IN BROADBAND
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Cost Factors for Broadband
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INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIVITY
NATIONAL BACKBONE
INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING
ACCESS NETWORK
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REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
How to make it work? Reduce Costs!!!!
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EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LLDCsB more
GDP/Year Labor Productivity over 5 Years
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ITU ACTIVITIES FOR ALMATY PoA
FUNDAMENTAL TRANSIT POLICY ISSUES• ICT Global Policy and Regulatory Framework
Harmonization• Human and Institutional Capacity Bulding
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
• Infrastructure Development Projects• Introduction of Sustainable Business Models• National Broadband Plans and Strategies
INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND TRADE FACILITATION
• E-Business, e-Government, e-Banking, e-Trading, PKI for Secure Transactions, Cybersecurity
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT MEASURES• Facilitating Access to technologies and
transfer of know how.• Forging Partnerships (Gvts, IGOs, Industry)
IMPLEMENTATION AND REVIEW• Concentrated Assistance, reporting.
PRIORITY AREAS ACTIVITIES