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World Telecommunication Development Conference 2017 (WTDC-17) Buenos Aires, Argentina, 9-20 October 2017

PLENARY MEETING

Addendum 11 to Document WTDC-17/19-E

16 August 2017

Original: English

Member States of the African Telecommunications Union

REVISION OF WTDC RESOLUTION 46

Priority area: - Resolutions and Recommendations Summary: This contribution provides a proposal for merging Resolution 68 with Resolution 46 and suppressing Resolution 68. Expected results: Revision to WTDC Resolution 46 (Rev. Dubai, 2014) and merger with Resolution 68 (Rev. Dubai, 2014), which is suppressed. References: WTDC Resolution 46 (Rev. Dubai, 2014), Resolution 68 (Rev. Dubai, 2014). MOD AFCP/19A11/1RESOLUTION 46 (DOHAREV. BUENOS AIRES, 20062017)Assistance and promotion for indigenous communities in the world: Information society through information and communication technologyThe World Telecommunication Development Conference (DohaBuenos Aires, 20062017),recognizinga) the need to achieve the goal of digital inclusion, enabling universal, sustainable, ubiquitous and affordable access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) for all, including disadvantaged, marginalized and vulnerable groups and indigenous peoples, and to facilitate accessibility of ICTs for all, in the framework of access to information and knowledge;b) the need to ensure the inclusion of indigenous peoples in the information society, as outlined in the Geneva Declaration of Principles and the Tunis Commitment, and to contribute to the development of their communities using ICTs, based on tradition and self-sustainability,consideringa) that the World Telecommunication Development Conference (Istanbul, 2002) decided to include relevant provisions in the work programmes of the Istanbul Action Plan, with a view to supporting Member States in addressing the specific needs of indigenous peoples, to create dedicated actions and projects with respect to equitable access, use and knowledge of ICT, based on the preservation of their heritage and cultural legacy;ba) that, as proof of the special attention which ITU in general and the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) in particular give to assistance to indigenous peoples' initiatives, during the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in November 2005, ITU signed with the Navajo Nation and the Observatory for Cultural and Audiovisual Communication (OCCAM) a memorandum of understanding (MoU) targeting the development of projects for indigenous peoples worldwide, as well as the provision of ICTs to their communities, while respecting their traditions and cultural patrimony,;b) that the multistakeholder report delivered by the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) and the International Indigenous Steering Committee to the Tunis WSIS plenary (November 2005) highlighted: the size of the population of indigenous peoples around the world; the fact that public-private partnerships and multistakeholder cooperation are essential to meet the needs of indigenous groups more effectively toward their integration in the information society; and