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www.LStelcom.com World Telecommunication andInformationSocietyDay Three laureates honoured intelligent systemsforaccident prevention inroad traffic. involved withITUindeveloping standards fordriverassistance systemsand traffic mortality. TheSwiss Councilfor Accident Prevention hasbeenactively In the2001–2010decade, Switzerland recorded asignificant decrease in road has madeSwitzerland amongthesafestcountries forroad usersintheworld. country known for its innovation and its precision engineering. This tradition ed Nationsandotherinternationalorganizations inGeneva. Switzerland isa andre Fasel, Permanent Representative ofSwitzerland totheOffice oftheUnit- Confederation, whowas represented attheceremony byAmbassadorAlex- of improving road safety. information andcommunicationtechnologiesas ameans recognition oftheir leadershipanddedicationtopromoting laureates from government, industryandcivilsocietyin wasvery pleased topresent thisyear’s award tothree I road safety. which dedicatestheperiod2011–2020toimproving global with theUnitedNationsDecadeofActionforRoadSafety, This year’s theme “ICTs andImproving RoadSafety” isinline World Telecommunication andInformation SocietyAward. in 1865.Theeventincludesdesignatinglaureates ofthe tomarkitsfounding Information SocietyDay on17 May Each year, ITUcelebrates World Telecommunication and for theirleadership ITU Secretary‑General Dr HamadounI. Touré, For government,theaward wenttoUeliMaurer, President oftheSwiss improving road safety. technologies asameansof and communication to promoting information leadership anddedication in recognition oftheir Automobile Federation, of theInternational and Jean Todt, President Robert BoschGmbH; of Management Chairman oftheBoard Volkmar Denner, the SwissConfederation; Ueli Maurer, President of Award tothree laureates: and InformationSociety World Telecommunication to present thisyear’s “ I wasverypleased 4 |2013 ITU News Editorial ”

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ITU/P.M. Virot World Telecommunication and Information Society Day Editorial

“Every year, nearly 1.3 million people die in traffic-related Road traffic safety is a global concern for public health and accidents. Beyond road deaths, injury prevention. Every year, nearly 1.3 million people die in traffic-related accidents. Beyond road deaths, another estimated 20– another estimated 20–50 million 50 million people are injured, mainly in developing countries. As a people are injured, mainly in result, governments and individuals suffer around USD 518 billion developing countries. As a result, annually in global economic losses. That is why it is essential to governments and individuals focus on the role of information and communication technologies suffer around USD 518 billion in in improving road safety. These technologies play a catalytic role global economic loss. That is why in creating opportunities for people in every walk of life ― but it is essential to focus on the role we must use them responsibly, especially while driving in order to of ICT in improving road safety. avoid accidents and injury. ” Driver distraction and road-user behaviour, such as “text messaging” and interfacing with in-vehicle navigation or communication systems while driving, are among the leading contributors to road traffic fatalities and injuries ― and now account for more For industry, the award went to Volkmar Denner, Chair‑ deaths than drunk driving. man of the Board of Management of Robert Bosch, one of My message is clear: Don’t be distracted by technology when the leading suppliers of automotive components. The company driving, whether calling from your mobile phone, or setting the has pioneered innovations in the areas of vehicle safety systems, navigation system. Sending a text message or tweeting while driv- in-car information and communication systems, as well as driver- ing is extremely dangerous and should be avoided at all costs. assistance and other guidance functions. Many safety functions I was very pleased to hear the laureates reiterate the message: in vehicles, such as antilock braking system, traction control and “Don’t text and drive” (see related stories on pages 8–19). This electronic stability come from Bosch, whose experts are currently was reinforced by a practical demonstration by Formula‑1 Ferrari working with ITU on standards to improve both transport effi- driver Felipe Massa. More than 10 years ago he entered the ciency and road safety. Formula‑1 arena with Sauber, the Swiss team based near Hinwil, For civil society, the award went to Jean Todt, President of the hometown of President Maurer. And ever since, he has been at the International Automobile Federation (FIA), a world figure the pinnacle of motorsports. and household name in motorsports. Mr Todt has engaged with I call on ITU Member States and industry partners to promote global road safety on a professional and personal level, making it the use of safe interfaces and hands-free devices in vehicles, and a priority of FIA. In support of the United Nations Decade of Action, take action to eliminate technology-related distractions while driv- and under the banner of the FIA Action for Road Safety, Mr Todt ing. Along with promoting national policies to encourage the use has tirelessly lobbied leaders and decision-makers around the of ICT in enhancing road safety, we must also promote the devel- world, urging them to commit to tangible, affordable and verifia- opment and use of intelligent transport systems. These measures ble measures aimed at reducing road deaths and injuries. Mr Todt will not only help prevent traffic accidents, but will also improve is also President of the eSafetyAware campaign, which focuses on efficiencies in traffic management as a means of combating the promoting smart vehicles and new safety technologies. effects of climate change.

2 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 Telecommunication Brahima Sanou Director ofITU’s Development Bureau positioning andautomation ICT standards forintelligent developing state-of-the-art combination ofcomputers, “ in-car radars, for collision technologies, including driver safetythatusea transport systemsand ITU hasbeenleading worldwide effortsin communications, avoidance. ITU Deputy Secretary- General Houlin Zhao ” International Automobile Federation Jean Todt President of the lenges ofourtimes. ICT toimprove road safetyinorder to meetoneofthemosturgent globalchal- tions worldwide―undertheFIAbannertotake forward thethemeofusing Radiocommunication Conference in2015(WRC‑15). quency ranges forautomotive radar applications isontheagendaofITU’s World I amalsopleasedtonotethattheallocation ofharmonized, globallyavailable fre- ing andautomationtechnologies,includingin-car radars, forcollision avoidance. and driversafetythatuseacombination ofcomputers, communications, position- forts indevelopingstate-of-the-artICTstandards forintelligenttransport systems unsafe technology-related distractions. ITUhasalsobeen leadingworldwideef- tion systems in vehicles, designed to optimize driving performance by eliminating Management the Board of Chairman of ITU willcontinue toworkwiththeautomotivesectorand automobile associa- ITU hasbeendevelopingstandards forsafe userinterfaces andcommunica- of Robert Volkmar Denner Bosch Dr Hamadoun ITU Secretary- World Telecommunication andInformationSocietyDay General I. Touré Ferrari driver Formula‑1 Felipe Massa 4 |2013 ITU News Confederation Representing Ambassador Ueli Maurer of theSwiss Alexandre President Fasel  May2013 Telecommunication Editorial Director ofITU’s Standardization Malcolm Johnson Bureau 3

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Improving road safety

1 Editorial by Dr Hamadoun I. Touré, ITU Secretary‑General Three laureates honoured for their leadership in improving road safety Getty Images 6 Message from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Decade of action for road safety: 2011–2020 How technology can help ISSN 1020–4148 itunews.itu.int 10 issues per year Copyright: © ITU 2013 Laureates of the World Telecommunication Editor-in-Chief: Patricia Lusweti Art Editor: Christine Vanoli and Information Society Day Editorial Assistant: Angela Smith Circulation Assistant: Zahra Shahna Ekman 8 Ueli Maurer, President of the Swiss Confederation Printed in Geneva by the ITU Printing Switzerland’s programme to reduce road deaths and Dispatch Division. Material from this publication may be reproduced in full or in part, provided that it is accompanied by the 12 Volkmar Denner, Chairman of the Board of acknowledgement: ITU News. Management of Robert Bosch GmbH Delivering innovative solutions for safer driving Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not engage ITU. The designations 16 Jean Todt, President of the International Automobile Federation employed and presentation of material in this publication, including maps, do not imply the Invest more to save lives on our roads expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of ITU concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or concerning the delimitations of its frontiers or boundaries. Features The mention of specific companies or of certain products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by ITU in 20 Felipe Massa demonstrates the dangers preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. of distraction behind the wheel

Editorial office/Advertising information: Tel.: +41 22 730 5234/6303 21 From assisted to automated driving Fax: +41 22 730 5935 What the interaction between the automotive and ICT industries may bring E‑mail: [email protected] By Ahmed Khaouja, Director of Competition and Follow-up of Operators, National Telecommunication Regulatory Agency, Morocco Mailing address: International Telecommunication Union Place des Nations CH–1211 Geneva 20 (Switzerland) 25 Future trends for automotive radars: Towards the 79 GHz band By Davide Brizzolara, Project Support Manager, ERTICO — ITS Europe Subscriptions: Tel.: +41 22 730 6303 Fax: +41 22 730 5935 E‑mail: [email protected] 29 ICT Discovery, one year old

4 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day Contents

WSIS Forum 2013

33 WSIS Forum 2013 reviews progress

40 Cybersecurity takes centre stage ITU develops partnerships with Member States and industry

42 United Nations Group on the Information Society issues joint statement ICT must move up the post-2015 development agenda

45 Prize-winning projects

51 Success stories from WSIS partners 51 Oman’s strategy for becoming a digital society 54 Intel and education 56 Azerbaijan’s role in improving connectivity in Eurasia 58 Electronic licensing in Kazakhstan 60 Connecting government agencies in Kuwait 63 Poland’s system for locating emergency calls and facilitating number portability 66 Innovating for a knowledge-based economy in Rwanda 68 Hewlett-Packard’s early infant diagnosis project

70 ITU appoints First Lady of Nigeria as Child Online Protection Champion

71 World Telecommunication Development Conference 2014 Regional preparations kick off in Moldova

75 Official Visits Meeting with the Secretary-General

ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 5 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day Message

Decade of action for

road safety: 2011–2020 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe How technology can help

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Welcoming the focus on road safety for World Telecommunica- tion and Information Society Day 2013, United Nations Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon said in a video message to participants in the ITU Award ceremony that road accidents kill nearly 1.3 million The United Nations “ people every year and Decade of Action for leave millions more Road Safety from 2011 injured or perma- to 2020 is dedicated nently disabled, placing a heavy economic burden on families and to helping to make countries. roads and vehicles safer “The United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety from 2011 worldwide. Information to 2020 is dedicated to helping to make roads and vehicles safer and communication worldwide. Information and communication technologies provide many options. Intelligent transport systems and navigation devices technologies provide can help reduce congestion. Radars can help to prevent collisions many options. Intelligent with other road users — including pedestrians”, he said. He noted transport systems and that “Hands-free communications mean fewer accidents, especial- navigation devices can ly among young people who account for more than half of road help reduce congestion. deaths.” Radars can help to prevent Mr Ban then commended ITU for its work with industry to de- collisions with other velop ICT standards, and for collaborating with the International road users — including Automobile Federation to create awareness of road safety, stressing that the best use of technology could save millions of lives. pedestrians.”

6 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 World Telecommunication andInformationSocietyAward 2013 International AutomobileFederation of Robert Bosch andJeanTodt, President ofthe Volkmar Denner, ChairmanoftheBoard ofManagement ITU Award goestoPresident UeliMaurer ofSwitzerland, Meet thelaureates Ueli Maurer Volkmar Denner Jean Todt 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 7 Getty Images Improving road safety ITU Award | Laureate Ueli Maurer

Ueli Maurer Ueli Maurer, President of the Swiss Confederation hails from Hinwil, where his political career began in 1978 with his election as member of the Communal Council. Hinwil is a centre of the Swiss motorsports industry and is home to the Sauber Formula 1 racing team.

Mr Maurer has shown personal commitment to sports, health, social security and civil protection. In 2008, he was elected as a member of the Federal Council and has been in charge of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport. From 1995 to 2003, he was a member of the Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy Committee. After 2003, he was engaged as member of the Finance Committee, and after 2007, as member of the Social Security and Health Committee. From 1996 to 2008, he was Chairman of the Swiss People’s Party.

Switzerland

Switzerland is among the safest countries for road users in the world and recorded a significant decrease in road traffic mortality in the period 2001–2010. The Swiss Council for Accident Prevention has been actively involved with ITU in developing standards for driver assistance systems and intelligent systems for accident prevention in road traffic.

8 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 honours Switzerland as awhole.Herecalled thattheperiod2011–2020had dent’s thanks for theaward conferred onhim—anaward, whichhesaid,also tions andotherinternational organizationsinGeneva. Fasel, Permanent Representative ofSwitzerland totheOfficeofUnitedNa- byAmbassadorAlexandre award ceremony atITUheadquarterson17 May ecommunication andInformation SocietyAward 2013,wasrepresented atthe President UeliMaurer oftheSwissConfederation, awinneroftheWorld Tel- of theSwissConfederation Representing President UeliMaurer Ambassador Alexandre Fasel to reduce road deaths Switzerland’s programme Speaking on behalf of Mr Maurer, AmbassadorFasel conveyed thePresi- Speaking onbehalfofMr Maurer, us couldbeready bythe which manufacturers tell itself entirely safely, and car, which candrive so-called ‘intelligent’the infrastructure andalso between vehiclesand between vehicles, of communication thinking, inparticular, not verylongago. Iam were unimaginable of road safetywhich solutions inthearea emergence ofinnovative now heralding the technologies are and communication “ end ofthe decade. Information 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 ”

ITU/R. Farrel Improving road safety ITU Award | Laureate Ueli Maurer

“In Switzerland, road safety Ambassador Fasel then went on to briefly outline has improved over the last the priorities that Swiss authorities are currently pursu- 40 years. In 1971 — our darkest ing in their road-safety policy. As Switzerland does not produce cars, he focused on how the Swiss authorities year — 1773 people were plan to effectively applyintelligent solutions for road killed on our roads. This figure safety, based among other things on ICT. has since been cut by 80 per In Switzerland, road safety has improved over the cent. In comparison with other last 40 years. In 1971 — our darkest year — 1773 peo- countries, Switzerland comes ple were killed on our roads. This figure has since been in a (healthy) seventh position cut by 80 per cent. In comparison with other countries, behind the United Kingdom, the Switzerland comes in a (healthy) seventh position be- Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, hind the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Denmark. Iceland and Denmark.”

The “Via Secura” programme In 2010, the Federal Council set the target of been declared Decade of Action for Road Safety by the cutting the number of deaths by a further 25 per cent United Nations General Assembly and congratulated within 10 years, through the “Via Secura” programme, ITU on having selected the theme “ICTs and Improving adopting a broader approach than hitherto. Road Safety” to mark this year’s World Telecommunica- “Via Secura” focuses primarily on actions in awareness- tion and Information Society Day and paid tribute to raising among the population, road user behaviour the work the Union is accomplishing. “Information and communication technologies are now heralding the emergence of innovative solutions in the area of road safety which were unimaginable not very long ago. I am thinking, in particular, of communi- “However amazing the cation between vehicles, between vehicles and infra- breakthroughs made by ICT in structure and also the so-called ‘intelligent’ car, which relation to driving-assistance can drive itself entirely safely, and which manufactur- systems, I believe that nothing ers tell us could be ready by the end of the decade,” can replace education, training said Ambassador Fasel. But he also acknowledged that and awareness-raising for drivers there are instances where the use of ICT may impair road safety. This is the case, for example, when people — and pedestrians — to ensure make telephone calls, consult their smartphones or they behave as responsible send each other SMS messages while driving. citizens when on the roads and behind the wheel.”

10 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 then beusedbytheauthorities. Fourth are measures vehicle withablackbox whichrecords datathatcan lar atreckless drivers,whowillbeobligedtoequiptheir detection andwarningservices. the supplyofcommercial orpublictraffic speed-check hicles equippedwithanalcohollock,andprohibiting drink-driving offenders (asfrom 2015)todriveonlyve- rules. Thiswillinclude,for example,allowingrepeat to ensure more effective enforcement of the existing stages by2015. categories ofmeasures tobeimplementedinseveral standards already inforce. Inthisregard, there are five It focuses onmore effective applicationoftherules and programme doesnotintroduce anynewprescriptions. and safety ofvehicles androad infrastructure. The Third are enforcement measures targetedinparticu- First are preventive measures. Secondare measures roads andbehindthewheel. ensure they behave as responsible citizens when on the awareness-raising for drivers— and pedestrians— to that nothingcanreplace education,training and by ICTinrelation todriving-assistancesystems,Ibelieve Switzerland, for one,hastaken upthis challenge. structure tokeep upwithtechnologicaldevelopment. have tobeprepared tomodernize their road infra- in thearea ofroad safety. Aspartofthisprocess, States automobile sectortomake immenseandfast progress cura” programme. tion system.Theseare themainfeatures ofthe “Via Se- through theintroduction ofamultipurposeinforma - measures aimed atoptimizingroad-accident statistics to improve theroad infrastructure. Andfinally, fifth are Finally, howeveramazingthebreakthroughs made The information societyismakingitpossiblefor the driving testing drunk a sensorfor equipped with A device ITU Award |Laureate UeliMaurer 4 |2013 ITU News Improving road safety  May2013 11

AFP Improving road safety ITU Award | Laureate Volkmar Denner

Volkmar Denner Volkmar Denner is Chairman of the Board of Management of Robert Bosch GmbH. He is also chief technical officer, and has corporate responsibility for research and advance engineering, engineering coordination, corporate strategy and corporate communications. His responsibilities also include the Bosch Software Innovations and Healthcare Telemedicine units.

Mr Denner received his undergraduate degree in physics from the University of Stuttgart in 1981. After a period spent conducting research in the United States, he was awarded a PhD in physics by the University of Stuttgart in 1985.

About Robert Bosch GmbH

Robert Bosch GmbH was among the first signatories of systems, as well as driver-assistance and other the European Road Safety Charter. Founded in 1886, guidance functions. Bosch is a multinational engineering and electronics For more than 30 years, active safety systems company headquartered near Stuttgart, Germany. developed by Bosch have significantly contributed to It is one of the leading suppliers of automotive reducing the number of road crashes. The company’s components, including fuel-injection systems for innovations include the antilock braking system internal combustion engines. Bosch is also responsible (ABS), traction control system (TCS), and electronic for pioneering innovations in the areas of vehicle stability programme (ESP®), all of which intervene safety systems, in-car information and communication before a crash occurs.

12 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 declined from 15 000 in1980toless than4000in2012.Improved crash declined from 15 000 Germany, where thenumber offatalities caused bytraffic accidentshad assistance. neers throughout theworld workinginthefieldoftraffic safety anddriver engi- of Robert Bosch GmbH, paid tribute to the more than 5000 Bosch Award 2013,Volkmar Denner, ChairmanoftheBoard ofManagement Accepting the ITU World Telecommunication and Information Society of RobertBoschGmbH Chairman, Board of Management Volkmar Denner solutions forsaferdriving Delivering innovative Noting thatalothadalready beenachieved, hegavetheexampleof road safety. true championsof stressful. Theyare the driving saferandless results inmaking accomplished amazing and whohave driver assistance, of traffic safetyand who workinthefield throughout theworld, 5000 Bosch engineers with more than prestigious award “ I share this 4 |2013 ITU News ”

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“In Germany, the number More powerful safety and driver assistance systems, of fatalities caused by traffic especially predictive safety systems, are the next tech- accidents has declined nological steps to further improving road safety, according to Mr Denner. Bosch already has a predictive significantly from 15 000 in 1980 emergency braking system in the market that reacts to to less than 4000 in 2012. ” preceding cars. The system is based on the company’s 77 GHz sensors and works with a cascade of increasing system reaction. First it warns the driver that a crash is behaviour of vehicles has certainly contributed to this imminent. If the driver reacts, it supports the driver by reduction, the more rigid bodywork in particular. Just adjusting the brake pressure so that the vehicle stops as certainly, lives have been saved by active and pas- in front of the target. If the driver does not react, auto- sive safety systems. International studies demonstrate mated braking minimizes collision impact. In a similar that at least 40 per cent of all fatal traffic accidents way, Bosch plans to bring an automated braking sys- are caused by skidding. Electronic stability control tem to the market in 2014 that will protect pedestrians could prevent up to 80 per cent of all skidding acci- and further help to save lives on our streets. dents. Bosch developed the ESP® electronic stability All these systems depend on information technol- programme and was the first company to put it on the ogy. “This is one of the many areas where ITU plays a market in 1995. Since then, Bosch has delivered more crucial role for road safety,” said Mr Denner, giving the than 75 million ESP® systems. Today, every second ve- example of predictive safety systems, which rely on hicle sold worldwide is equipped with such a system. high-resolution vehicular radar in order to detect ob- Unfortunately however, the worldwide road fa- stacles, pedestrians and other vehicles. tality rate is still rising year by year. “Every life lost is one too many, and Bosch’s strategic imperative is ‘In- vented for life’. All over the world — and this includes the emerging markets in particular — our focus is on “International studies systems for environmental protection, energy efficien- demonstrate that at least cy, and safety. At the end of the day, our automotive 40 per cent of all fatal traffic technology engineers are not only working for Bosch accidents are caused by skidding. and its customers. After all, the two main objectives of their development work — making cars safer and more Electronic stability control could eco-friendly — are clearly also for the good of society. prevent up to 80 per cent of all Reducing the number of road deaths is urgent. We are skidding accidents.” providing technical solutions for a number of political programmes, whether devised by the European Un- ion, emerging countries, or the United Nations,” said Mr Denner.

14 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 Radiocommunication Conference 76–81 GHz needstobeallocated 76–81 GHz areas where Boschisactive asan in 2015andisoneofthemany for automotivesafety-related on theagendaofITU’s World basis. Thisimportanttopicis “ applications onaprimary The frequency range of ITU SectorMember. ” an ITUSectorMember. and isoneofthemanyareas where Boschisactiveas ITU’s World RadiocommunicationConference in2015 primary basis.Thisimportanttopicisontheagendaof located for automotivesafety-related applicationsona needstobeal- that thefrequency range of76–81 GHz tems,” heexplained.Inorder toavoidthis,heconsidered stance, traffic infrastructure or intrusion detection sys- cal situation because of interference caused by, for in- emergency braking system being deactivatedin a criti- operating inthesamefrequency range. Imaginean tems mustnotbedisturbedbyradio-frequency devices essential. For obviousreasons, emergencybraking sys- frequency ranges for automotiveradar applicationsis “The allocationofharmonized, globallyavailable ITU Award |Laureate Volkmar Denner 4 |2013 ITU News Improving road safety  May2013 15

Shutterstock Improving road safety ITU Award | Laureate Jean Todt

Jean Todt Jean Todt is President of the International Automobile Federation (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, FIA). He is well known in the area of motorsports where, under his leadership as CEO of Ferrari, Scuderia Ferrari won 14 Formula‑1 World titles — including five consecutive titles with Michael Schumacher — and 106 Grand Prix.

Since his election as President of FIA in October 2009, Mr Todt has made global road safety a priority of the Federation. In April 2009, Mr Todt became President of the “eSafetyAware” campaign.

Jean Todt is also Vice-President of the Foundation known as Institut du cerveau et de moelle épinière (Brain and Spine Institute — a research centre which brings together patients, physicians and researchers under one roof for the rapid treatment of lesions affecting the nervous system).

About the International Automobile Federation

FIA is the governing body for world motor sport and the federation of the world’s leading motoring organizations. Founded in 1904, with headquarters in Paris, the FIA is a non-profit making association. It brings together more than 230 national motoring and sporting organizations from over 135 countries on five continents. Its member clubs represent millions of motorists and their families. FIA will collaborate with ITU over the next seven years to contribute towards achieving the goals of the UN “Decade of Action for Road Safety”.

16 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 means more thananyofthesemajorpandemics. Andthisdoesnottake peoplewill dieontheworld’s roads eachyearby2020,which 2 million culosis andalmostasmany asAIDS.Hewarnedthat “If nothingisdone, year, road accidents killtwiceasmanypeoplemalaria,tuber - tion technologies(ICT)androad safety. commended theworkofITUinfieldinformation andcommunica - Jean Todt, President oftheInternationalAutomobileFederation (FIA), Accepting theWorld Telecommunication andInformation SocietyAward, President oftheInternationalAutomobile Federation Jean Todt lives onourroads Invest more tosave r otpitdotta iha siae . milliondeathseach Todt pointed outthatwithanestimated 1.3 Mr people severely account the50 million does nottake into pandemics. Andthis any ofthesemajor means more than year by2020,which world’s roads each people willdieonthe is done,2 million AIDS. Ifnothing almost asmany as as tuberculosis and as malaria,many twice asmany people accidents killalready each year, road 1.3 million deaths “ injured everyyear… With anestimated 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 ”

ITU/R. Farrel Improving road safety ITU Award | Laureate Jean Todt

“An estimated 90 per cent of major priority,” said Mr Todt, suggesting that road of road accidents happen in safety should be integrated into the post-2015 Sustain- emerging and developing able Development Goals that will follow on from the Millennium Development Goals. countries. And we estimate that He stressed the need to find additional resources to they already cost to developing battle against road accidents, which he categorized as countries 100 billion dollars a one of the greatest — and one of the fastest growing year, which equals the amount — problems of our time. “The international community these countries receive in rightly spends billions of dollars to take up major issues international aid.” such as the environment, pandemics, food crisis, and so on. But still, far too little money is pledged by the international community for this battle — in no way less vital. This must change.” His strong belief that ICT can into account the 50 million people severely injured eve- make an incredible difference in road safety was based ry year. This will rise to 80 million by 2020 if no action on improved vehicle safety over the past 10–15 years, is taken.” thanks to enhanced crash test standards, crumple zones, air bags and so on. Mr Todt went on to underline that road safety is not “Now a new generation of safety systems, often only a human issue, but also a challenge for economic based on ICT, can even prevent accidents from hap- development. “An estimated 90 per cent of road acci- pening in the first place. Intelligent vehicle technolo- dents happen in emerging and developing countries. gies are making cars safer than ever before. Applica- And we estimate that they already cost to developing tions such as electronic stability control, warning and countries 100 billion dollars a year, which equals the amount these countries receive in international aid,” he said. Unfortunately, these dramatic figures are still largely “In the European Union ignored. “Road safety remains widely seen as a nation- alone, it is estimated that if all al issue, while instead it has become a genuine global cars used electronic stability challenge. And so the international community must control, at least 4000 lives mobilize more purposefully. The United Nations has paved the way by launching, two years ago, the Decade a year could be saved and of Action for Road Safety. But we need to go further 100 000 injuries avoided. These and we need to go faster. Road safety must be given 4000 lives represent 10 per the place it deserves on the international agenda: one cent of the 40 000 deaths on European roads every year.”

18 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 ing astheprimarycauseof teenageroad deathsin the that textingwhiledrivinghasnowreplaced drunkdriv- the wheel.Hecitedarecent American study showing items —cellphones,smartphones,andsoonbehind safety, butalsoaboutthedangerofusingelectronic only aboutthepossibilityofusingICTtoimprove road awareness amongpolicy-makers and car users,not 100 000 injuries avoided. ayearcouldbesavedand control, atleast4000 lives it isestimatedthatifallcarsusedelectronic stability sands oflives”, hesaid.IntheEuropean Unionalone, thousands of accidents, and save thousands and thou- course speedalertscanhelpavoidthousandsand blind spotmonitoring,adaptativeheadlightsandof emergency braking systems,lanesupport r Todt highlightedthe problem ofthelack Mr ments for thefuture,” saidMr Todt. the drivers’ stateofattention, are importantdevelop- little intrusiveaspossible.This,wellsurveillanceof machine interfaces tomake theseelectronic itemsas wheel. Thenextstepisalsotomake progress onman- and notbeabletotext,for example,whilebehindthe tempted whiledriving,todecidenotreceive calls step for responsible driverswhodon’twant tobe way we already have a ‘fly mode’? This would be afirst the phonemanufacturers ona ‘car mode’, thesame intrusive aspossible.For example,whynotworkwith to imaginewaysmake theseelectronic itemsasless cifically aboutthedangersoftextinganddriving. with FIAwouldbelaunchingaglobalcampaignspe- United States.HewaspleasedthatITUinpartnership “Raising awareness is a first step, but wealsohave ITU Award |Laureate JeanTodt 4 |2013 ITU News Improving road safety  May2013 19

Shutterstock ITU/J.M. Ferré 20 near Hinwil.Ever since, hehasbeenatthe arena withSauber, the Swissteambased team. In2002,heentered theFormula ‑1 affect evenaprofessional driver. distractions andtexting whiledrivingcan ceremony todemonstrate howon-board cation andInformationSocietyAward 2013 a simulatorduringtheWorld Telecommuni- ishing inthird position,puthis footdownin of 11–12May2013inBarcelona, Spain,fin- 125th Grand PrixforFerrari ontheweekend Formula‑1 championdrivers,whodrove his 4 |2013 ITU News of distraction behind thewheel Felipe Massademonstrates the dangers Mr Massa drivesfortheScuderia Ferrari Felipe Massa,one of themost resilient  May2013 Formula‑1 isverysafetyconscious. Itisa “Safety isparamount forFormula‑1. Formula‑1 teamsaidinavideomessage: principal oftheSwitzerland-based Sauber the ceremony, MonishaKaltenborn, team FIA’s ActionforRoadSafety. ian Children. Heisalsoastrong advocate of has become UNICEF’s Champion for Brazil - Massa sports personalitiescan wield,Mr that sportscan haveandtheinfluence that onships. Understandingthepositiveeffect ished second intheDrivers’ World Champi- pinnacle ofmotorsports.In2008,hefin- Reiterating thewords of allspeakers at

please don’ttext whiledriving.” Information SocietyDayisdrive safely. And message onWorld Telecommunication and or more efficient”, Ms Kaltenbornsaid “My components thatare lighter, more compact ogies andprocesses whichfinally result in us tousesophisticated materials,technol- oratory for car manufacturers that allows that “motorsports islike ahigh-speedlab- as speedshaveincreased.” Emphasizing and hasledtohigherlevelsofsafetyeven trend thathasdevelopedovertwodecades are nowinoperation orundergoing trials the road safetysectorandICTindustries resulting from theinteraction between curity. Anumberofdifferent applications is needed,more andmore, toenhance se- tion andcommunication technologies(ICT) to prevent accidents, theuseof informa- people. Apartfrom thestandard measures and acrucialelementintheprotection of National Telecommunication RegulatoryAgency, Morocco By AhmedKhaouja,Director ofCompetition andFollow-up ofOperators, and ICTindustriesmay bring What theinteraction betweentheautomotive From assistedtoautomateddriving Washington, D.C. the streets of moving through self-driving car The Google Road safetyisapublichealthpriority of closetozero. and ultimatelyachievearoad accident rate level istodevelopdriverlessmotor vehicles and ICTstakeholders attheinternational (Spain). Thelong-termgoalforresearchers of LasVegas (United States)and Barcelona jor ICTcongresses in2013,includingthose teraction hasbeenacentral themeatma- around theworld.ThisICT–road safetyin- systems andwillmake roads safer. creasingly importantelementincar driving human intervention. ICTwillbecome an in- see self-drivingcars requiring onlyminimal ture, ontheotherhand,wemayexpect to ble forpilotingthevehicle. Inthenearfu- which leave the driver ultimately responsi - must beregarded asdrivingorsafety “aids” Current technologiesusedin vehicles 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 21

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This is because far more road accidents One limitation is the system’s inability The need for spectrum are caused by human error than by any to understand hand signals given by some- for high-resolution, low- technical failures. The trend towards ever one directing traffic. As for the legislative range vehicle radars more sophisticated vehicle control technol- aspects, according to the New York Times, The “O1 Business” magazine (Issue ogy should continue if we are to achieve regulators and politicians have indicated No. 2162 of 28 February 2013) reported anything close to a zero-accident scenario. that new legislation will be required for an interesting trial in Japan. Sompo, in col- Already there have been real experiences driverless cars to become a reality. In the laboration with an insurance company, has in this domain. United States for example, the State of developed “Safety Sight”, an application Nevada, in June 2011, endorsed such that uses an iPhone as a “co-pilot”. The iP- legislation, which entered into force on hone camera analyses what is going on in The automated vehicle 1 March 2012. front of the driver’s vehicle, emitting an au- piloting system dible alert (for example) to prevent a colli- In October 2010, the Internet search sion if another vehicle comes too close. It giant Google announced that it had de- The robot car is believed that a harmonized, worldwide signed an automated vehicle piloting sys- In early 2013, researchers at Oxford 79 GHz frequency band will encourage the tem which has already been installed in University in the United Kingdom man- development of such applications. On the eight different car models which have been aged to perfect a tablet controlled vehicle basis of studies being carried out by the ITU driven more than 200 000 km in California which acts like an aircraft under autopilot Radiocommunication Sector (ITU–R), the (United States) without incident. The pro- system. This type of piloting system is de- World Radiocommunication Conference in ject began in 2005 at Stanford University in signed for use in heavy traffic and on daily 2015 (WRC‑15) will consider the allocation California’s Silicon Valley. The automated commutes. The “robot car”, developed from of the band 77.5–78 GHz to the radioloca- pilot system comprises a camera, radars, an electric-powered prototype, is equipped tion service to support automotive short- Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, with a camera and lasers, and uses one la- range high-resolution radar operations. drive wheel sensors and a laser remote ser fitted at the front of the vehicle to scan Use of these frequencies will enable auto- detection system. The system pilots the the road 13 times a second. When obsta- mobile manufacturers to develop a range vehicle autonomously, processing the data cles are detected, the vehicle slows down of applications that will improve safety in a signals it receives during the journey, but or stops. However, in the view of the Ox- vehicle’s immediate environment. allows a human driver to take back control ford-based designers, the technology will of the car at any time. The cost of installing not be operational for another 15 years. the test system is around USD 150 000 per car for the equipment alone, according to a 2011 estimate.

22 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 safety ontheroad. tion fordriverswishingtoimprove their systems more widelyavailable asanop- accident. warnings incars closetothescene ofan as wellsettingoffauditoryandvisual stopped outside the driver’s fieldof view, of anaccident orindicate thatavehiclehas alarm audibleatupto500 metres towarn sist overtakingandcan emitapowerful 2004. Theyprovide safetywarnings toas- Rally, havingundergone initialtrialsin been usedsuccessfully intheParis-Dakar Efforts are under way tomake these Applications ofthis kindhavealready occurred. guage ofthecountry inwhichtheaccident tails of the car’s precise location, in thelan- built-in SIMcard tosendanSMSwithde- in theeventofanaccident, usingthecar’s make anautomaticemergency phonecall just theairconditioning. Thecar can even status, mileageandfuellevel,orevenad- networks andascertain the maintenance of asmartphonetolinkcar tomobile manufacturer Volvo demonstrated theuse gress inFebruary 2013,Swedishcar At theBarcelona MobileWorld Con- tive aspectsconcern ways ofpoolingthe from various sensors.Mostoftheinnova- of road usersinthesecategories usingdata that willfacilitate monitoringandlocation together ona project to developsoftware of Clermont-Ferrand inFrance are working Recherche Scientifique) andtheUniversity Scientific Research (Centre Nationaldela clists andcyclists,theNationalCenter for road userssuchaspedestrians,motorcy- vulnerable road users and locationofthemost facilitate themonitoring Developing software to In order toprotect themostvulnerable From assistedtoautomateddriving 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 Feature 23

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sensor data, and the major outcomes are a For example, the GPS is already being with navigation systems (GPS), with their number of different data processing algo- used to improve road safety: some compa- employees’ agreement, to monitor speed, rithms. These applications will be of great nies are fitting their vehicles with naviga- maintenance status and other param- benefit, given the particular vulnerability tion systems, with the agreement of their eters and thus improve the passive safety of pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, employees, to improve passive safety. GPS of their vehicles. Companies also need to as highlighted by the World Health Organi- units installed in vehicles transmit data to conduct awareness-raising campaigns to zation. These groups account for half of all software systems at company premises so improve familiarity with road safety issues, road accident victims worldwide and up to that a vehicle’s location, speed and mainte- especially among employees required to 80 per cent in developing countries. nance status at any given time are known. travel in the course of their work, since Another system being used to improve road safety is a major area of occupational road safety is the “video-verbalisation” accident risk. Insurance companies can Global positioning and (“Video Cautioning”) system introduced also be involved in these awareness-rais- video cautioning systems on 2 April 2013 in Paris (France). Cameras ing programmes. It is already entirely possible to track sited at the most hazardous locations re- In addition, telecommunication termi- a car’s movements using various telecom- cord traffic contraventions and photograph nal equipment manufacturers should be munication networks through constant offending vehicles with their registration encouraged to provide a “car mode” for exchanges of data with a centre that pro- numbers. Reports are then generated and communications along the lines of the “air- cesses data in real time. If an incident oc- sent to the drivers concerned. plane mode”: the system responds to in- curs the centre can pinpoint the car’s loca- In view of development of these in- coming calls with a recorded message (“I tion and dispatch emergency services if novative solutions, companies with ve- am driving at the moment, Please leave a necessary. hicle fleets must commit themselves to message”) and prompts callers to record improving road safety by fitting vehicles their message.

24 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 and back-up parking assistance. These change assistance, rear cross-traffic alerts ing systems,blind-spotmonitoring, lane- as adaptive cruise control, collision warn- have largely beencomfort functions,such tems are already inuse. Uptonow, these on forways ofimproving road safety. major globalchallenge—sothesearch is By Davide Brizzolara, Project SupportManager, ERTICO —ITSEurope radars: Towards the79 GHzband Future trends forautomotive over speeding radar fordetecting A new-generation Radar-based driverassistance sys- Road traffic crashes havebecome a bandwidth thanthenarrowband frequency objects ontheroad. Thisrequires more able todistinguish functions for car safety, systemsmustbe able road userdetection. as collision mitigationsystemsandvulner- now permitproactive safety features such some extent, buttechnological advances systems obviouslyalsoenhance safety to In order toprovide theseessential more clearlybetween ing inurbanareas. detection orautonomousemergency brak tial fornewfunctionssuchaspedestrian better objectdistinction.Theseare essen- tation will enable better resolution and that are usedatpresent. GHzbands GHzand76 ranges inthe24 Wide bandwidthandhighpowerlimi- 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 - 25

AFP Feature Future trends for automotive radars: Towards the 79 GHz band

Benefits of the A high-resolution system can deter- The European 79 GHz band mine whether a vehicle will crash into an Commission’s Higher frequency radar systems tend object or there will be a near miss. A low- 79 GHz project — an to perform better because they are more resolution system will have a higher rate of initiative towards a reliable and more accurate. This has been false alarms and will miss a small object worldwide harmonized shown by several studies, including the that is in front of a big one (see Figure 2). frequency allocation European Union’s More Safety for All by Given the benefits of using the 79 GHz Radar Interference Mitigation (MOSARIM) band, there is momentum towards a world- project (www.mosarim.eu). Smaller devices and wide harmonized frequency allocation for Along with a greater capability for a single technology vehicular radars in the frequency range distinguishing between objects, the main for all applications 77 GHz to 81 GHz. Technological progress advantages of the 77 GHz to 81 GHz fre- The structure of high frequency circuits and advocacy in countries and regions will quency range (79 GHz band) are that ra- and the size of antennas depend directly pave the way for global agreements in dar devices can be much smaller, a single on the wavelength used. The higher the ITU’s Radiocommunication Sector and the technology can be used for all applications, operational frequency, the smaller the to- International Electrotechnical Commission and the risk of mutual interference is low tal size of the radar device. The relation- (IEC). because of the smaller emission power ship is linear, with the result that a device The 79 GHz project founded by the required. operating in the 79 GHz band is smaller by European Commission (www.79ghz.eu) a factor of three than a device using the involves specific activities in countries, as 24 GHz band. well as an expert group — the Internation- Clearer and more Currently, automotive radar applica- al Automotive Radio Regulations Expert accurate pictures tions use different frequency ranges for Group — to speed up global agreement to Multiple objects cannot be distin- different applications. By using a common use the 79 GHz band for vehicular radars. guished if they appear in the same range 76 GHz to 81 GHz technology platform, a In 2004, the European Commission leg- gate. In such a case, spatial resolution is holistic and flexible system can be estab- islated on the harmonization of the 79 GHz low, and several objects are fused into one lished. This makes development easier, band for use by short range radar equip- virtual object (see Figure 1). This is what and individual sensors can be used for ment for the European Union member happens currently with the use of narrow multiple purposes. States as well as the European Economic bandwidth. The possibility of using a large Area (EEA) States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, bandwidth of 4 GHz, available around Switzerland and Norway). In all 27 mem- 79 GHz, allows for high spatial resolution ber States of the European Union, as well and a much better capability of distin- as in all the other countries that are mem- guishing between objects. bers of the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations

26 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 Feature Future trends for automotive radars: Towards the 79 GHz band

Figure 1 — Broader bandwidth permits higher (CEPT), the use of short range vehicular ra- spatial resolution dar operating in the 77 to 81 GHz frequency range is regulated by an ETSI standard

Spatial resolution low Spatial resolution high (EN 302 264). Vehicular radar equipment transmitting in the 79 GHz band faces nei- 4 4 ther time constraints nor any other opera- 3 3 tive restriction burdens, and is thus permit- 2 2 ted to operate in the near vicinity of radio 1 1 astronomy sites (in general, such operation is prohibited). 4 4 3 3

2 2 What other countries 1 1 are doing Reality Recognition Reality Recognition As members of CEPT, Belarus, Georgia, the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Turkey and the Balkan region have approved the use of the 79 GHz band for automotive high-resolution short range radars, with Figure 2 — Crash or near miss? identical provisions as those set by the Eu- Testing spatial resolution in real conditions ropean Commission and by ETSI standard EN 302 264. In North America, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expected to rule favourably on a petition submitted in May 2012 by Bosch (on behalf of the 79 GHz project) on the use of the 79 GHz band for short range radar in the United States. The Federal Communica- tions Commission would then be expected to release a Notice of Proposed Rule Mak- Near miss Crash ing, proposing to adopt rules permitting the use of the 77–81 GHz band for automotive radar applications in the United

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States on an unlicensed basis. In Canada, a Singapore was the first country after (RADAR ACC, ARPOD and RASSUR 79) similar proposal has been sent to Industry the European member States and all other financed by the French government, com- Canada. CEPT countries to adopt the 79 GHz band for plementing work being carried out by PSA In Latin America, Brazil and Argentina short range radar (it did so in 2007). Regula- Peugeot Citroën Automobile. are at a preliminary stage of considering tions for 79 GHz have already been set up in A range of companies have made sub- the use of the 79 GHz band for vehicular Australia by the Australian Communications stantial investments in 79 GHz high-reso- short range radar. and Media Authority. In Japan, the Ministry lution radar technology. Among companies In the Gulf States, Saudi Arabia and of Internal Affairs and Communications has involved in the integration of all types of the United Arab Emirates are considering established regulations for 79 GHz band applications (such as pre-crash or blind implementing the relevant ETSI standard, high-resolution radar. spot functions), investors include TRW, while in Oman the 79 GHz band has been Bosch, Continental, Denso and MAGNA. allocated since 2009 for vehicular short Radar suppliers that are investing include range radar, with the same power limit as Companies investing Autocruise (TRW), Fujitsu Ten and Hitachi. in the ETSI standard. in 79 GHz technology Radar millimetre wave chip suppliers such In the Asia-Pacific region, China Various projects have been under- as Freescale, Infineon, UMS, ST Microelec- currently has no regulation for 79 GHz taken since the European Decision in 2004 tronics and TriQuint are also investors. It high resolution vehicular radars, although to open the 79 GHz band for automotive seems that the 79 GHz technology is al- the Hong Kong region is taking steps in short range radar. The Radar on Chips for most ready to be validated and that costs that direction. The Republic of Korea’s Cars (RoCC) project involves Daimler, BMW, can be kept stable. National Radio Research Agency is Bosch, Infineon and Continental (with fi- Taking an advocacy approach, the preparing to amend legislation to accept nancing from the German government). International Organization of Motor Ve- 79 GHz. Thailand’s National Broadcasting The RoCC project aims to further advance hicle Manufacturers (OICA) and the Euro- and Telecommunication Commission silicon-based radar technology in the 76– pean Association of Automotive Suppliers is expected to consider the matter. 81 GHz band. Its goal is to bring down the (CLEPA) have created a joint task group The Malaysian Communications and cost of 79 GHz automotive radar sensors — the Global Automotive Radio Regula- Multimedia Commission is working on significantly and make them cost-competi- tions Expert Group — to promote global an automotive/ultra-wide band spectrum tive. The main cost drivers for 79 GHz sen- frequency harmonization for radiocom- plan to be included in its Standard Radio sors are the high frequency laminate and munication systems used to equip motor System Plan. In India, the 79 GHz band is millimetre wave chips required for process- vehicles. not regulated. In New Zealand, the Radio ing, and the micro-processor itself. This article is based on contributions Spectrum Management is considering In France, research and development from the activities of the partners of the adopting the European Union solution. work has also been undertaken on 79 GHz European Commission founded 79 GHz ultra-wideband short range radar technol- project: Robert Bosch GmbH, TRW, ERTICO ogy within the framework of three projects — ITS Europe, Continental and Renault.

28 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 museum, with70 percentofitsvisitorscomingfrom outsideGeneva. number ofdelegatesthatcometoITUeveryyear. ICTDiscovery isatrulyinternational having sinceitsofficialopeningayearago. attracted Thisisnearlyhalfthe 3000 visitors ICT Discovery, ITU’s 2013 interactive museum, celebrated its 1st anniversary on 17 May ICT Discovery, oneyearold opening inMay2012 ITU Secretary-General duringitsofficial Discovery withDr HamadounI.Touré, in anoriginalNASAspacesuit toursICT Pierre Maudet,thenMayorofGeneva, 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 29

ITU 30 ICT Discovery, oneyearold General, andotherdistinguishedguests. Ezzeddine Mili, a former ITU Secretary- TRA’s DeputyDirector General; Mohamed Mesmar, Secretary-General; MajedAl presence ofDrHamadounI.Touré, ITU around today. Internet andthemobiledevices wecarry the very beginning of humanity, up to the they havetransformed ourlives—from and communication technologiesandhow hibits highlightthehistoryofinformation and thefuture ofcommunications. Theex- Emirates. tory Authority(TRA)oftheUnitedArab partner, theTelecommunication Regula- the generous support of the founding construction was madepossiblethrough dorsed bytheITUCouncil in2008.Andits 4 |2013 ITU News Thecelebration tookplace inthe Visitors can seethepast,present The creation ofICTDiscovery was en-  May2013 ates, are delightedandhonoured tobe artefacts. We, at the United Arab Emir- and provides apreview onprospective ICT which showcases the proud historyofICT an exciting anddistinct initiativeofITU public atlarge.” sociated withtheworldofICT, andforthe a great resource forITU, foreveryoneas- edge societyoftomorrow. ICTDiscovery is multimedia communications intheknowl- and thejourneytowards instant,global, of theinterconnected worldwelivein, plays in ICT Discovery provide a snapshot to visitorsfrom around theworld.Thedis- demonstrate the results of our joint efforts said: “It isagreat pleasure tobeable age ofthishigh-techmuseum,DrTouré of theUnitedArab Emirates foritspatron- Telecommunication RegulatoryAuthority r l Mesmarsaid: “ICT Discovery is Al Mr Expressing ITU’s deepgratitude tothe

ITU anniversary celebration ofICTDiscovery I. Touré, ITUSecretary-General duringthe1st of theUnitedArab Emirates, and Dr Hamadoun Telecommunications RegulatoryAuthority(TRA) Majed AlMesmar, DeputyDirector General ofthe coming projects andinitiatives.” pledge to continue supporting ITU in up- best ofluckintheirfuture endeavoursand agement team of ICT Discovery the very covery togrow further. We wishtheman- other museumsare alsohelpingICTDis- tions andpartnershipprogrammes with ums. Thesettingupoftemporary exhibi- which housessomanywonderfulmuse- cellent additionto thecityofGeneva, said: “The ICTDiscovery museumisanex- will helpinraising awareness onICT”. outreach as “outstanding initiatives,which the children’s programme andeducational couraging and inspiring”. Hedescribed growing numberofvisitorswas “very en- Resources Managementoncareers.” and college students consult ITUHuman tent is integrated into classroom materials, to their academic profile and needs. Con- on current ICTissuestostudentsaccording popular venue, where ITUstaffgivelectures cluding the general public. It has become a educating different target audiences, in- outreach andeducation platformforITU, founding partner.” associated withICTDiscovery asitssole Concluding hisremarks, Mr Al Mesmar Mesmarcommented thatthe Al Mr ICT Discovery provides an excellent 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 31

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ITU/R. Farrell ITU/R. Farrell ITU/R. Farrell (ICT), particularlyasanengineof growth. mation andcommunication technologies (UNDP). Itfocusedonthefuture ofinfor- United NationsDevelopmentProgramme Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the ESCO), theUnitedNationsConference on Scientific andCultural Organization (UN- ly byITU, theUnitedNationsEducational, This meetingoftheWSISForum alsomarks tenyearssince thefirstphaseofSummit,heldinGeneva2003. leaders contributed passionatelytotheeventreviewing progress towards theWSIS targets setinTunis in2005. anddeputyministers,ambassadors,chiefexecutive officers of companies,aswellcivilsociety 60 ministers Several high-levelrepresentatives,ITU atitsheadquartersinGenevafrom includingmore 13to17 May. than sector took part in the World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2013 (WSIS Forum 2013), hosted by representing government,civilsocietyandtheprivate from over140 countries, More than1800 stakeholders WSIS Forum 2013reviews progress WSIS Forum 2013was organized joint- in the information society, smart climate ciety examined women’s empowerment representatives from businessandcivilso- dialogues withgovernmentministers and media, accessibility, and ethics. High-level ment, e‑learning, e‑health, e‑agriculture, structure, cybersecurity, enablingenviron- discussed diversetopics,suchasICTinfra - In more than 150 sessions, participants said, “This year’s WSISForum isaunique Secretary-General DrHamadoun I.Touré goals forICT. helped participantstoidentifypost‑2015 world, and youth ICT. Thesedebates 39), securingcyberspace inaborderless standards (seerelated storyonpages37– change monitoring,ICTinnovation and Kicking off the opening ceremony, ITU 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 33

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opportunity to develop multistakeholder and adapt UNESCO publications and data In her view: “There is room for devel- consensus on what is needed for the WSIS free of charge. oping countries to make better use of their process in the future, to ensure that the Anne Miroux, Director of UNCTAD’s software potential. Governments can take bottom-up approach of this process is pre- Division on Technology and Logistics, de- active part in fostering software capabili- served and that the decisions concerning scribed WSIS as an attractive platform for ties and in strengthening their national modalities also respect the real require- enhancing the development gains from software systems. But they should harness ments of the use of ICT for socio-economic ICT. She underlined that UNCTAD greatly the views and experience of other actors, development, while ensuring growth in the values its cooperation with ITU in specific including the software industry, universi- ICT ecosystem itself.” fields such as measuring ICT for develop- ties, software developer communities as Francis Gurry, Director General of the ment and cyberlegislation. “There is today well as users.” World Intellectual Property Organization wider scope than ever for securing an in- Adama Samassékou, President of the (WIPO) described how the advent of the clusive information society. However, we International Council for Philosophy and “digital society” has fundamentally trans- should keep in mind that realizing this Humanistic Studies, President of Maaya formed our lives bringing new challenges ambitious objective requires more than World Network for Linguistic Diversity, and opportunities that require a central affordable access to infrastructure and ser- and former President of the WSIS Prepara- role for intellectual property. Creative vices. More attention needs to be given to tory Committee for Geneva (2003), asked works are freely available to anyone, as the the development of local capabilities and how we can speed up the attainment of cost of reproduction is minimal. In this con- skills, local content and adequate laws and current goals while guaranteeing cultural- text, intellectual property serves to balance regulations for the ICT potential to be cap- linguistic diversity. He reminded partici- the interests of individuals, producers and tured in full,” Ms Miroux said. pants that we are still a long way from a society, and is a means of giving value to a In 2012, UNCTAD sought to contrib- world of technology for all, particularly producer’s work. WSIS is an opportunity to ute new insights into how developing in Africa. The success of future initiatives discuss these challenging questions. countries can strengthen their domestic will depend on States implementing poli- Janis Karklins, Assistant Director- capabilities in the ICT sector. In its Informa- cies. While language is important for the General for UNESCO’s Communication and tion Economy Report 2012, UNCTAD called Millennium Development Goals, opening Information Sector, reported on how the upon governments in developing countries up to cultural diversity is an even greater organization has been working on the WSIS to give attention to domestic software pro- challenge. Stressing that open source soft- review process. In February 2013, UNESCO duction. “As you know, software is embed- ware and inclusiveness should be at the hosted a review meeting in Paris under ded in an expanding range of goods and centre of the debate today, he encouraged the theme Towards Knowledge Societies services, making it increasingly important delegates to instil new meaning into the for Peace and Sustainable Development. for developing countries to have the nec- Geneva Plan of Action. Mr Karklins affirmed UNESCO’s belief in essary capabilities to adopt, adapt and John Davies, General Manager of the freedom of expression, online and offline, develop software,” Ms Miroux explained, Intel World Ahead Program, Intel Corpora- and encouraged stakeholders to promote adding that meanwhile, the evolving ICT tion, encouraged the private sector to get this principle. He announced that on landscape is making it easier for program- involved with organizations such as ITU 1 July 2013, UNESCO will demonstrate mers in low-income countries to generate and UNESCO, as they are spearheading its principles by making all publications an income from software development many important programmes. He said that available in open format. This will mean projects. everyone benefits from an event such as freedom to access, download, translate WSIS because of the wealth of experience,

34 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 Emirates istheWSIS+10VisioningPartner. Saudi Arabia, Tanzania andHewlett-Packard. TheUnited Arab from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Mexico, Poland, Rwanda, Intel Corporation. Contributions for specific activitiesalso came partnership andcontribution oftheSultanateOmanand trends andinnovation intheICTecosystem. the worldaswellindustryexecutives —discussedemerging ministersfrom around attended bymore than50 government andahigh-levelsession— (see related storyonpages42–44), issued a joint statement on the Post-2015 Development Agenda negotiated. ute tothepost-2015developmentframeworks currently being his engagementwithyoungpeopletoinspire themtocontrib - Annan addressed theWSISprocess beyond2015,aswell ments, our businesses and essentially with one another,” he said. pletely transformed therelationships wehavewithourgovern- generated, shared andutilized. Thisdigitalprocess hascom- “We are trulywitnessingarevolution intheway informationis world, where anyone, anywhere can haveaccess toknowledge. the WSIS2003and2005outcomes pavingtheway toadigital ates describedhowhiscountry hadworked hard toimplement munications Regulatory Authority(TRA)oftheUnitedArab Emir- knowledge, andconsolidate goals. text, WSISrepresents anextraordinary opportunitytoexchange of ICTisacornerstone ofanysocietyintoday’s world.Inthiscon - must first take action to provide services online. Having mastery In order forcitizens toenjoythebenefitsofICT, governments have ledtothecurrent highlevelsofICTaccess intheSultanate. Information Technology Authority(ITA), highlightedeffortsthat reach itsgoals. benefit from thatpressure and,inturn,willhelpthepublicsector ICT industry, pushingittoexcellence. Theindustry, hesaid,will isters, ambassadors,andcountry leaderstobedemandingofthe knowledge and best practice that can be shared. He urged min- The Forum programme was enhanced through thestrategic The UnitedNationsGroup onthe InformationSociety(UNGIS) In awebinar, formerUnited NationsSecretary-General Kofi Majed Al Mesmar Deputy Director General of the Telecom- Dr Salim SultanAlRuzaiqi,ChiefExecutive Officer ofOman’s Kofi Annan inawebinarduringWSIS Forum 2013 Former UnitedNationsSecretary-General 4 |2013 ITU News Reviewing progress WSIS Forum 2013  May2013 35

ITU/R. Farrell ITU 36 Ministerial round table WSIS Forum 2013 ITU DeputySecretary-General in thecoming years. mind-set inorder toturnwords intoaction decade. Theysawtheneedforachangein possible tosetclearobjectivesforthenext depth evaluation andreview itwillnotbe ciety. Ministers stressed that without in- people-centric, inclusive information so- platform topursueacommon visionofa for the WSIS process as a multistakeholder 4 |2013 ITU News the WSISPreparatory Committees forGeneva (2003)andTunis (2005). Secretary-General, andco-chaired byAdamaSamassékou andJanisKarklins, thePresidents, respectively, of the WSISreview process andWSISbeyond2015.Themeetingwaschaired byHoulinZhao, ITUDeputy participated in a round table discussion to share 2013, more their vision on than 50 ministers On 14 May Ministerial round table Participants reaffirmed theirsupport Houlin Zhao  May2013 pants considered thatitshould continue to mechanism atthegloballevel,and partici- venting thewheel. to replicate success storiesandavoidrein- learning andsharing,makingitpossible WSIS hasprovided apertinent platformfor achieved goodresults sofar. Theyfeltthat the informationsocietyworldwideand process hasspurred thedevelopmentof President oftheWSISPreparatory Committee WSIS provides aneffective coordination Ministers recognized thattheWSIS Adama Samassékou (Geneva, 2003) which shouldbefurtherreplicated. a School,Connect aCommunity initiative, highlighting successes suchastheConnect ments andchallengesintheir countries, important role infuture inthatrespect. Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to playan United NationsEducational, Scientificand better coordination, lookingtoITUandthe of theWSISprocess, participantscalled for do sobeyond2015.Notingthecomplexity Ministers reported onthe achieve- President oftheWSISPreparatory Committee Janis Karklins (Tunis, 2005) WSIS Forum 2013 Ministerial round table/ICT innovation and standards

Thinking about the way forward, par- accessibility of services. Ministers also cooperation, as well as public-private part- ticipants said that it would be important to noted the challenges of rolling out ICT in- nerships, in accelerating the implementa- link the WSIS+10 Review process with the frastructure including broadband, creating tion of WSIS goals. Post-2015 Development Agenda (the fol- local content, building capacity though Regional meetings relating to the low-up to the United Nations Millennium e‑learning and investment in education, WSIS+10 process have recently been held Development Goals). According to minis- and fostering innovation and entrepre- in Moldova, Cambodia, Uruguay and Tuni- ters, focusing on development is the way neurship. Recognizing the use of ICT for sia. Further relevant meetings to be held to accelerate implementation of the WSIS economic integration, they stressed the in 2013 include the Global Symposium for objectives, but a lot of work remains to be importance of ensuring good governance, Regulators (Poland), Connect Asia-Pacific done to transit from an information society promoting the well-being of all people, Summit and Telecom World 2013 (Thai- to a knowledge society. Proper planning and preserving culture and ecology. In an land), the Global Youth Summit (Costa and benchmarking will be crucial to future environment where cloud computing is Rica), and will be followed in 2014 by the success. becoming the norm, ministers highlighted World Telecommunication Development Among the challenges facing the next the need for progress in cybersecurity and Conference and the High-Level Event on phase of WSIS, participants identified in ways of dealing with spam. WSIS+10, to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, ensuring the affordability — for all — of Along with the support of ICT policy Egypt. information and communication technol- and regulatory frameworks, there is a ogy (ICT) terminals and devices, and the role for international multi-stakeholder

High-Level Dialogue on ICT Innovation and Standards

The discussion questions addressed by the High-Level necessary foundational knowledge. The How is the innovation process in devel- Dialogue on ICT Innovation and Standards. availability of adequate funding over a oping countries different from developed The process of innovation can be di- long period of time is also essential for the countries? What are the key ingredients for vided into two separate stages: the con- prototyping and validation of ideas. In this establishing a climate that is conducive to ception stage and the commercialization respect, governments and funding institu- sustaining ICT innovations? Is there a link stage. During the conception stage, ideas tions play an important role in providing between ICT standards, patents and inno- are conceived followed by their experimen- long-term funding for innovation projects vations? What are the specific challenges tation, prototyping and validation. Educa- — particularly those that carry a high-risk facing emerging economies in sustaining tional systems play a key role in the con- of failure but which, if successful, could ICT innovations? These were some of the ception stage, as they provide innovators have a high beneficial impact on society.

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The commercialization phase of inno- approach is becoming increasingly popular Measuring the impact of ICT innova- vation involves society’s adoption of the in emerging markets. But frugal innovations is not an easy task because it has im- ideas conceived and validated during the tions sometimes lack quality and could plications on other sectors. A lot of research first phase. Widespread adoption of ideas have implications on patent, copyright and is still going on in this area. One measure requires business knowledge about returns other intellectual property rights. is the economic value of patents. Recent on investments; start-up culture in which Countries such as Mexico and India analysis shows that many of the world’s venture capital, angel investors or other identified the need for frugal innovations new technologies are now being produced seed funding are available; a solid patent as a means to bridge the socio-economic in Japan, China and the Republic of Korea. protection system; and a legal framework divide, particularly through the availability In 2012, China filed the same number of in which start-up companies can be easily of affordable technology. In Mexico, the international patent applications as Ger- set up or dissolved. government is working towards making many. There is a geographic shift of the An innovation system comprises a net- public funds more widely available to fi- value of patents from traditional western work of institutions, rules, and procedures nance research and development. There developed economies to the emerging that influence ways in which a country is also a focus on finance reform in order economies in Asia. acquires, creates, disseminates and uses to increase the availability of credit to Innovations in developing countries knowledge. The actors in the innovation the private sector for use in research and may not always be patented, but it is system include universities, public and development activities, as well as on tel- worthwhile to emphasize their advantages private research centres, enterprises, con- ecommunication reform to increase Inter- and benefits for citizens. Registering a pat- sulting firms and policy-makers. The inno- net access to all citizens. Finally, there are ent is an expensive and lengthy process. vation performance of a country largely de- also programmes to provide ICT training Communication channels between the pends on how these actors relate to each and skills to the population in order to republic sector and academia are needed to other as elements of a broader system. duce skill gaps and meet market demand. facilitate matters. The expense can be bro- Two types of innovation are emerging In India, funding is provided for basic and ken down into three parts: lawyers’ fees, in developing countries: frugal innovation applied research — there is no separate translation costs and government fees. and reverse innovation. Frugal innova- funding for innovation. An adequate inno- Standards are important because they tion involves taking innovations originally vation ecosystem is needed in developing define how telecommunication networks designed for the developed world and countries to foster innovation from grass- operate and interwork and enable people adapting them specifically for low-income roots level. from all over the world to communicate. A market segments. Reverse innovation in- Google’s concept of innovation is to patent system creates an incentive for involves new products developed in emerg- think outside the box and rethink the exist- novators to develop new products for the ing markets, which are then modified for ing models. The case of the self-driving car market. But there is a need to have better sale in developed countries. Frugal inno- was mentioned as an example to illustrate databases on linkage between patents vation reduces the complexity and cost of this. The idea is to build a car without the and standards. products and enhances affordable solu- preconceived conceptions of current trans- tions and services. The frugal innovation portation systems.

38 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 ICT companies, international,regional and ration withgovernments,policy-makers, actions should be carried outincollabo- Standards shouldbeencouraged. These on BridgingtheGap: From Innovations to and participation in theITU–T Focus Group linkage between patentsand standards, developed concerning therelationship and and standards; betterdatabasesshouldbe serve asatraining toolonICT innovation should bedevelopedanddistributedto leadership ofITU, amanualortextbook Main outcomes There was consensus thatunderthe Gap: From Innovations to Standards national levels. makers attheinternational,regional and ecosystem, including,inparticular, policy- among thevarious stakeholders intheICT awareness on innovation andstandards property andstandards. Itwouldalsoraise ship betweenICTinnovations, intellectual a greater understandingon the relation- ing, themanualortextbook wouldprovide other relevant stakeholders. national organizations, academia, and The ITU–TFocus Group on Bridging the Apart from servingasatool fortrain- meeting ofthefocusgroup. logue’s ideaswillbepresented tothe next emerging economies. TheHigh-Level Dia- recognizing the innovations happening in cus Group wouldpavetheway forward in participation intheworkofthisITU–TFo - to playintheinnovation ecosystem and ganizations allhave a very important role private sector, academia andresearch or- from standardization. Governments, the developing countries that maybenefit and identifyinginnovations emerging in provides an initial platform for recognizing ICT innovationandstandards 4 |2013 ITU News WSIS Forum 2013  May2013 39

ITU/ A. Melikyan WSIS Forum 2013 Cybersecurity takes centre stage

Cybersecurity takes centre stage ITU develops partnerships with Member States and industry

Cybersecurity took centre stage at WSIS Forum 2013. A high-level dialogue on “Securing cyberspace in a borderless world: Vision 2015 and Beyond” focused on the future strategies and actions needed to harmonize international cooperation.

Citing annual losses of more than Ghana seeks to part of the solution, curbing potential cy- USD 100 billion caused by cybercrime, ITU safeguard cyberspace berthreats that are currently emanating Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun I. Touré Ghana’s Ministry of Communications from sources in Africa.” said, “In the security business, trust is key, has entered into an agreement with ITU and if we do not start to develop a culture on the establishment of a national Com- of trust, there will be no way that the cy- puter Incident Response Team, in order ITU and ABI berworld can ever become truly safe and to strengthen its ability to prevent and Research agree to secure.” mitigate cybersecurity incidents. The six- establish a global Global initiatives within the frame- month project will provide Ghana with the cybersecurity index work of ITU’s Global Cybersecurity Agenda necessary capacity and technical capabili- At a facilitation meeting on WSIS include Child Online Protection and the ties to build a national point of contact to Action Line C5 (which accords ITU International Multilateral Partnership respond in an effective manner to cyber- the responsibility for strengthening Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT). Meeting crimes and cyberattacks. cybersecurity), participants recognized the during WSIS Forum 2013, the ITU-IMPACT ”This project demonstrates the com- importance of building confidence in the partners and the Child Online Protection mitment of Ghana to unleash the full po- use of ICT in an increasingly networked partners confirmed the commitment in the tential of ICT by ensuring security in cyber- society and agreed to extend the dialogue private sector and among civil society lead- space and building trust and confidence in beyond the target date of 2015. ers to work together with governments to the use of the Internet,” said Minister of An important step was taken when develop activities and projects. Communications Edward Omane Boamah. ITU and ABI Research, a market intelli- “This agreement will enable Ghana to join gence company specializing in technology, the global network that we are building to signed an agreement to establish a global secure cyberspace,” said Brahima Sanou, cybersecurity index. The aim of the index Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Devel- is to facilitate information sharing on cy- opment Bureau. “Ghana will then become berthreats among ITU Member States.

40 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 and youth. businesses and,mostsignificantly, children ronment forallusers—governments and help create a safer and more secure envi- rising threats incyberspace, inorder to reports aimstoappriseMember Statesof commitment topublish Symantec security fight againstcyberthreats. ITU’s ongoing landscape andsets newmilestonesinthe Symantec dataandanalysisonthethreat Security Threat Report,whichpresents rity company, ITUreleased theInternet 2011 withSymantec,anetworksecu- In linewithanagreement madein rights butisacore humandevelopment only a matter of safeguarding children’s emphasized thatchildprotection isnot Online Protection national frameworks, ganisation on the establishment of Child Commonwealth Telecommunications Or- 2013 inSanJose, Costa Rica. that willtake place on9-11September Smart” track oftheGlobalYouth Summit to train trainers during the “Be Safe, Be are joining forces to develop workshops safety, ITU and theWalt Disney Company A workshop organized by ITU and the With theaimofenhancingchildonline curity worldwide.” velopment andforstrengthening cyberse- for internationalcooperation onICTforde- Forum adds value as an enabling platform Sanou. “TheWSIS certed effort,” saidMr that requires aglobalapproach andcon- tius, NigeriaandSierra Leone. tries: Cameroon, Gambia,Ghana,Mauri- national frameworks insixAfrican Coun- have establishedChildOnlineProtection wealth Telecommunications Organisation Development Goals.ITUandtheCommon - component inmeeting theMillennium “Cybersecurity isaborderless issue Cybersecurity takes centre stage 4 |2013 ITU News WSIS Forum 2013  May2013 41

AFP WSIS Forum 2013 United Nations Group on the Information Society issues joint statement

United Nations Group on the Information Society issues joint statement ICT must move up the post-2015 development agenda

The 30 agencies that make up the United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS; see box) issued a joint statement in Geneva on 13 May 2013 staking a claim for information and communication technologies (ICT) to play a central role in post-2015 development. According to the agencies, ICT should be the tools with which poverty and inequality are fought in the 21st century.

The UNGIS joint statement — agreed acknowledged, harnessed and specifically United Nations Group on at a meeting held at ITU headquarters, as linked to the achievement of all other MDG the Information Society part of the World Summit on the Informa- targets. (UNGIS) tion Society — was addressed to the Secre- In 2003 and 2005, at the two phases tary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki- of the World Summit on the Information UNGIS was founded in 2006 Moon, and to the United Nations System Society, the international community rec- to coordinate the inclusion of Task Team on the Post-2015 Development ognized ICT as enablers for development. information and communication Agenda. World leaders — representing govern- technologies (ICT) in development ments, civil society, the private sector and plans throughout the United the technical community — set out a stra- Nations system. Millennium shift to ICT tegic framework engaging multi-sectoral UNGIS members are: FAO, IAEA, As the UNGIS statement points out, stakeholders as partners to promote the ILO, ITU, OECD, UN Women, when the Millennium Development Goals deployment and use of ICT. UNCTAD, UNDESA, UNDP, UNECA, (MDGs) were established in 2000, the This framework captures the potential UNECE, UNECLAC, UNESCAP, international community was only just of ICT to enhance access, especially of vul- UNESCO, UNESCWA, UN-Habitat, beginning to understand the catalytic nerable populations, to education, health UNHCR, UNICEF, UNIDO, UNITAR, potential of ICT to advance development care, banking and other services. It recog- UNODC, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, agendas and priorities. By the MDG target nizes that ICT open the door to information WB, WFP, WHO, WIPO, WMO date of 2015, it seems that the benefits of and knowledge, and the empowerment and WTO. mobile services will be available to all, and of women. The technologies offer ways For 2013, UNESCO holds the that an ICT-related target will be achieved. of protecting the environment, mitigating chairmanship of UNGIS, and ITU, But the potential of ICT as key enablers for natural disaster risks, and ensuring sus- UNCTAD, UNDP and UNDESA the inclusive development has yet to be fully tainable food production. vice-chairmanship.

42 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 tion oftheoutcomes oftheWorld Summit by theongoingreview oftheimplementa- inclusive development.Asdemonstrated of opportunities that ICT offer topromote Internet havegreatly expanded thegamut technologies, andimproved access tothe innovation, diffusion and uptake of mobile scape haschangeddramatically. Rapid on theInformationSociety, theICTland- after thefirstphaseof World Summit tions MillenniumSummitandtenyears natural resources. Agenda 21—forthesustainableuseof tioned in boththeRio+20Principlesand of theinternational community — as men - In particular, ICT can respond to the desire ternationally-agreed developmentgoals. Thirteen yearssince theUnited Na- These usesofICTare inlinewith- based development.Theyenable awider play animportantpartinensuring rights- general, andtheInternetinparticular, can and environmental sustainability. ICTin namely economic growth, socialinclusion three pillarsofsustainable development, integrate and accelerate delivery on all the coming decades. it definesanewdevelopmentagendafor harnessed by the UnitedNationssystemas ence andexpertise. Thislearningshould be produced awealthofknowledge, experi- laboration onthestrategic useofICThas cooperation and multistakeholder col- on theInformationSociety, international What weknowtoday ICT can provide aplatformtobetter United NationsGroup ontheInformationSocietyissuesjointstatement adequate humancapacity, knowledge development work. enhancing thetechnical effectivenessof and regional cooperation, as well asin play atransformative role ingovernance directly affect their ownlives.ICT can a voice indecision-makingprocesses that ency, andgivemarginalized populations can empowerwomen,enhance transpar - access toknowledgeandeducation. They of basicpublicservices, ICTcan improve for thecreation ofjobsand thedelivery promoting sociallyinclusivedevelopment. sensitivity, deepeningaccountability, and combating corruption, ensuringgender- press freedom, whichinturnare critical to exercise offreedom ofexpression and For ICTtofulfiltheirpotential requires As critical driversand essentialtools 4 |2013 ITU News WSIS Forum 2013  May2013 43

ITU/ A. Melikyan WSIS Forum 2013 United Nations Group on the Information Society issues joint statement

management, content development, in- the lessons learned during the past decade over the past decade on a multistakehold- frastructure deployment, and an enabling in the implementation of the outcomes of er basis, focusing on innovative tools and environment. the World Summit on the Information So- approaches to tackle multiple develop- ciety. It is important to build on what has ment challenges. This knowledge and re- been learned about the potential of ICT source base can help inform the setting of What needs to be done since the MDGs were established in 2000. the Post-2015 Development Agenda. UNGIS recommends that the potential In particular, account should be taken of in- At international level, UNGIS can pro- of ICT as key enablers of development, and ternational cooperation and collaboration vide assistance in the form of expertise, as critical components of innovative de- galvanized by the 2003 and 2005 phases and should engage on a consultative ba- velopment solutions, is fully recognized in of the World Summit on the Information sis with the bodies tasked to shepherd the the Post-2015 Development Agenda. This Society to promote ICT as enablers for post-2015 development process. means recognizing ICT, including broad- development. At country level, UNGIS can make ex- band Internet, mobile technologies and Efforts across the United Nations Sys- perts available to United Nations Mem- relevant ICT applications, as tools that can tem should be coherent, connected and ber States, bringing in the experience help empower people, enable wider exer- coordinated to achieve maximum, sustain- of the past 10 years to support future cise of human rights including freedom of able impact. UNGIS therefore recommends development. expression, foster access to information, that work on the Post-2015 Development In keeping with its mandate, UNGIS is open up employment opportunities, and Agenda should interact with the WSIS+10 committed to supporting the United Na- expand access to learning, education and Review processes to create synergies. tions community as it frames the Post-2015 basic services. Development Agenda. UNGIS is also com- In collaboration with other stakehold- mitted to helping achieve the new set of ers, the United Nations system should take An offer of assistance post-2015 goals by ensuring policy and full advantage of ICT in addressing the de- UNGIS stands ready to assist in imple- programme coherence within the United velopment challenges of the 21st century. menting the recommendations made in its Nations system, and by providing guidance UNGIS also recommends that the Post- joint statement. UNGIS offers a valuable on the ways that ICT can be used to ad- 2015 Development Agenda should reflect knowledge and resource base, developed vance development.

44 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 Action Line, are described briefly here. org/stocktaking/prizes). of theWSISstocktaking process established in2004(www.wsis. tion technologies(ICT).TheWSISProject Prizes are anintegral part strategies thatleverage thepowerofinformationandcommunica- private-sector companies, inimplementingdevelopment-oriented cal, regional andinternationalagencies,research institutionsand success by individuals, governments and civil society, including lo- stakeholders foraneffectivemechanismto recognize outstanding the WSISActionLinesoutlinedinGenevaPlanofAction. ofthe WSIS ProjectSummit ontheInformationSociety(WSIS). The 18 categories Prizes 2013are linked to that recognized outstanding efforts and achievements in the implementation of the outcomes of the World On 13 May 2013,ITUSecretary-General DrHamadounI.Touré announced the18 winners ofaglobalcontest Prize-winning projects The prize-winning projects in2013,bycategory andWSIS The WSISProject Prizes contest responds torequests from WSIS istry ofCivilServices —collaborated indeveloping, implementing the MinistryofInterior, theMinistryofEducation, andtheMin- with disabilities.Anumberofgovernmental agencies—suchas to theworldofSaudiArabian citizens. Itgivespriorityto students vance theeducational level,research capabilities, andopenness Education isanintegrated onlinescholarshipprogramme toad- development (ActionLineC1) in thepromotion ofICTfor authorities andallstakeholders Role ofpublicgovernance The Safeer project from SaudiArabia’s MinistryofHigher 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 45

ITU WSIS Forum 2013 Prize-winning projects

and operating the Safeer project to promote an information socie- Building confidence and security ty. The project reflects the country’s commitment to gender equal- in the use of ICT (Action Line C5) ity, social justice, and the education and empowerment of citizens. The Digital Training through Mobile Classrooms project from Ecuador’s Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society uses buses equipped with state-of-the-art Information and communication technology to provide all citizens with access to ICT. The buses infrastructure (Action Line C2) circulate throughout Ecuador, promoting the use of technological The Schools Connectivity project from Saudi Arabia’s tools and offering training — in particular to children — on the Ministry of Education aims to connect more than 3000 remote proper use of ICT. This builds confidence and security in the use schools (currently unserved by the Internet) via satellite using very of ICT. The project is part of a strategy, launched in November small aperture terminal (VSAT) technology. The project will also 2011, to provide everyone with access to the Internet. By 2015, the upgrade connectivity in more than 19 000 schools. All schools in project is expected to reach 350 000 citizens. Saudi Arabia will be linked to the Ministry of Education via the Internet, enabling schools to use major centralized services. The Schools Connectivity project is a part of a larger nationwide con- Enabling environment (Action Line C6) nectivity project being undertaken by the Ministry of Education. The Club Digital project from Mexico’s Ministry of Communications and Transportation promotes entrepreneurship among youth to foster the development of technological innovation. Access to information and The project offers open online ICT courses free of charge. Cutting- knowledge (Action Line C3) edge content is provided by the Ministry of Communications and The Agricultural Libraries in Jagodina project from Serbia’s Transport and its ICT partners, as well as by entrepreneurship Radislav Nikcevic Public Library targets rural communities, specialists. transforming village libraries into communication, information and educational hubs. The project also facilitates the sharing of information among farmers. There are now five rural library E‑government (Action Line C7.1) branches offering Internet access, ICT training, agricultural The SAKSHAM project from the Network for Information lectures, and online access to agricultural journals and literature. and Computer Technology (India), in conjunction with the Indore Municipal Corporation and the Bank of India, provides ICT-enabled direct distribution of old age pensions. The system Capacity building (Action Line C4) comprises ICT-enabled pension distribution centres in the form The Electronic Information for Libraries Public Library of kiosk banks. So far, the project has created a network of kiosk Innovation Programme from Italy is building community ICT banks at 15 different locations, and trained social entrepreneurs skills in 23 developing countries and countries in transition. More to run the kiosks. This has enabled 13 000 elderly citizens to get than 7500 people in 23 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and their pensions locally, without having to travel far. The project was Europe have already benefited from ICT training provided in local enabled by new government policies on information technology libraries. Since 2010, the project has been supporting sustainable and banking. information access and learning opportunities, enabling disadvantaged people to improve their lives.

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The SAKSHAM project from the Network for Information and Computer Technology (India), in conjunction with the Indore Municipal Corporation and the Bank of India

E‑business (Action Line C7.2) villagers to use ICT. The project is driven by the need to promote a The E‑licence Information System project from Kazakhstan’s culture of peace through using ICT as a way towards harmonious Ministry of Transport and Communications, National Information social integration. The project educates people on the positive Technologies, and Ministry of Regional Development allows impact of ICT in improving the conditions of life in towns and villages. licences and permits to be obtained online. The project simplifies the process for obtaining licences and permits by automatically requesting the necessary data from the information systems of State E‑health (Action Line C7.4) agencies, which are integrated with the project’s information system. The Reduction of Childhood Mortality Rates project, from Thanks to the single registry of electronic licences, users can obtain Oman’s Ministry of Health, provides holistic primary care for information about the status and authenticity of companies’ licences pregnant women and young children in order to reduce maternal and permits. Since 2012, all electronic licences in Kazakhstan have mortality rates and childhood mortality rates among infants and been issued via the E‑licence Information System. children under five years of age. Prenatal and postnatal care is available at all medical centres, and mothers give birth at a tertiary hospital. Medical records tracing the patient histories of mothers E‑learning (Action Line C7.3) and children are made available throughout pregnancy, and are in- The Training and Connecting Rural People project from tegrated into the Childhood Illnesses System. Through this project, the African Forum for the Promotion of New Information Oman has succeeded in reducing the maternal mortality rate from and Communication Technologies (Republic of the Congo) is 22 (per 100 000 live births) in 1995 to 13.4 in 2009, and the infant working to connect the villages of sub-Saharan Africa and to train mortality rate from 20 (per 1000 live births) in 1995 to 9.6 in 2009.

ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 47 WSIS Forum 2013 Prize-winning projects

E‑employment (Action Line C7.5) E‑science (Action Line C7.8) The E‑Employment system project from Kuwait’s Civil The Abu Dhabi Science Festival project from the Abu Dhabi Service Commission facilitates the process of applying for a job Technology Development Committee (United Arab Emirates) is in the governmental sector. This government-to-citizen (G2C) e a strategic initiative to engage and inspire the nation’s youth with service allows for the online submission of job applications, the exciting science-related hands-on activities. It is part of a wider online tracking of applications, and an online SMS notification of plan geared towards building a talent base in science, technology the progress of the application through the system. and innovation. The 11-day Festival held in 2012 attracted more than 120 000 visitors, an increase of 20 per cent as compared with 2011. Over 20 000 students from 224 schools attended the festival. E‑environment (Action Line C7.6) Collaboration with some of the leading universities in the country, The Zero Balance project from Argentina’s University of and the recruitment and training of 800 university students as sci- La Punta involves primary school students in collaborative digital ence communicators, were key factors in the festival’s success. environmental activities to reduce global warming. Children visit every house in their hometowns to find out how much energy is consumed. With the support of their laptop and the application Cultural diversity and identity, “Efficient House” (www.chicos.edu.ar), they calculate the equiva- linguistic diversity and local lent amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. The content (Action Line C8) information is uploaded to the website and the children are able to The En mi idioma (In my language) project from Colombia’s determine the number and type of trees that need to be planted to Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications,

capture the equivalent balance of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. in cooperation with Colnodo (an association of non-profit non-governmental organizations), pursues the inclusion of indigenous communities in the technology and knowledge society E‑agriculture (Action Line C7.7) through the use of ICT. The primary aim of the project is to pre- The Web 2.0 and Social Media Learning Opportunities serve and promote the dissemination of indigenous Colombian project from the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural languages and knowledge. Multiple international stakeholders Cooperation (the Netherlands) provides five-day training support training in the use of ICT, content generation and infor- events designed to raise awareness and stimulate adoption of mation publishing. The active participation and empowerment of Web 2.0 and social media in the context of development work. indigenous communities is a crucial aspect of the project. This is The events are held in partnership with national and international achieved through universal and equitable access, capacity build- development agencies, on a cost-sharing basis. By the end of 2012, ing and knowledge sharing. The project is currently being imple- approximately 1500 people (of whom 31 per cent were women) mented in seven indigenous communities in Colombia. had been trained in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, St Lucia, Tanzania, Gambia, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uganda.

48 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 effective learning. on studentcollaboration withthecommunity asthefoundationfor prepares studentsforworkinthedigitalmedia.Theemphasis is learning from televisionexperts intheUnitedStates,project learning inthecomputer labandproduction studio, withdistance all areas ofthedigitalmediaindustry. Through live, hands-on It provides Rwandan studentswiththeskillsnecessary toworkin 2012 bytheWorkforce DevelopmentAuthorityandPixel Corps Ltd. Authority isavocational training programme initiatedinMarch Ministry ofYouth andICTWorkforce Development Media (ActionLineC9) The Africa DigitalMediaAcademy project from Rwanda’s phase oftheproject willaddsupportformobiledevices. more than30 government andcivilsocietyorganizations. Thenext programmes. Theplatformwas created withtheparticipationof rights, healthservices, immigration supportandgovernment ers womenbyofferingthemaccess toinformationabouthuman videos, learningtools,chatsandtutorials,theproject empow- Through web-enabledonlineeasy-to-understandapplications, percent ofallmigrants inMexico. women, whorepresent 50 for migrant women. Mujermigrante.mx uses ICT to help migrant Communications andTransportation promotes humanrights Society (ActionLineC10) Ethical dimensionsoftheInformation The Mujermigrante.mx project from Mexico’s Ministryof 4 |2013 ITU News Prize-winning projects WSIS Forum 2013  May2013 49

Shutterstock 50 AFP Prize-winning projects WSIS Forum 2013 4 |2013 ITU News obtain telephone numbers that are easy to remember and that suggests various techniquesthatchildhelplinescan adoptto the telecommunication sectorindifferent countries. Thetoolkit toolkit topromote cooperation betweenchildhelplinesand Helpline International(theNetherlands) has produced a Stories_2013.pdf int/wsis/stocktaking/docs/reports/WSIS_Stocktaking_Success_ descriptions oftheseprojects andisavailable athttp://www.itu. The WSISStocktaking: Success Stories2013report provides detailed cooperation (ActionLineC11) International andregional The Child HelplinesandTelecoms project from Child  May2013 free numbers. havebeenassignedtoll services, childhelplines in46 countries telecom regulators toprovide tollfree numbersforchildhelpline Helpline InternationalandITUjoinedforces toencourage national Since 2006,whenChild plines are operational in142 countries. and youngpeopletochildhelplineservices. Currently, childhel- internationally. studies andgoodpractices thatcan bereplicated andshared toolkitalsohighlightscase and numberimplementation.The telecommunication termsandprocesses, regulatory aspects can be used free of charge. It provides information on basic The goaloftheproject istoincrease tollfree access for children nesses atalltimes.Thegoalisto integrate able electronically to citizens and busi- ernment services bymakingthemavail- aims toincrease theeffectivenessofgov- specific stagesandtimeline. Thisplan e‑Government Transformation Plan with tion Technology Authoritylaunchedthe of theCouncil ofMinisters,theInforma- and e‑business. particular, ine‑government, ‑education readiness. Progress has beenmade, in current levelofdigitalpenetration and that haveenabledOmantoachieveits governmental, private andcivilinitiatives been instrumentalin fostering various for Excellence ine‑Government,has in creating theHMNationalAward Majesty theSultananddemonstrated E‑government as awayoftransforming communities andintegrating societies. steps tostreamline access toinformationandcommunication technologies(ICT), its revision in2010,Oman’s InformationTechnology Authorityhastaken concrete Since theestablishment oftheOmanDigitalSociety(e‑Oman)strategy in2003and Information Technology Authority By SalimSultanAlRuzaiqi,CEOofOman’s becoming adigitalsociety Oman’s strategy for In October2012,undertheauspices Political will,asexpressed byHis strategy and ICT skills are keys to turning ment, andtheirownershipofthe e‑Oman E‑education services. all e‑Omanprojects andenhances public linking allgovernmententities,supports national communication infrastructure tion ofnationalinterests. the recovery ofpublicfundsandtheprotec - porting ofsuspecttransactions, leadingto for communicating. Thisenablesthere- eral publicbyproviding atwo-way system Institution hassoughttoengagethegen- citizens enabled by ICT. Oman’s StateAudit sponsibility are key characteristics ofgood the Internet. provided seamlessly, easilyandsafelyover government e‑services sothatthey can be People remain thecore ofdevelop- The OmanGovernmentNetwork,a Transparency, accountability and re - Oman’s strategy forbecoming adigitalsociety bridging thedigitalliteracy divide. a cornerstone to empowering citizens and to beagreat success inpromoting ICTas community-based initiativeshaveproven tres, theNationalPCInitiative andother the Women’s Community Knowledge Cen- in theaffairsoftheirown communities. and enablecitizens tobeactivelyinvolved initiatives seektobridgethedigitaldivide Oman intoadigitalsociety. Arange of The Community Knowledge Centres, Success storiesfrom WSISpartners 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 51

ITU 52 Mohamed Almawali Oman’s strategy forbecoming adigitalsociety Success storiesfrom WSISpartners 4 |2013 ITU News training andaccess toICT. and civil society organizations to provide holder partnershipinvolvingprivate sector stakeholders andestablishedamultistake- brokered cooperation amongseveral Information Technology Authority has Through thee‑Omanstrategy, the  May2013 back cycletotheICTsector. projects andinitiativestoensure afeed- enterprises intheimplementationofits tion Technology Authorityengagesthese In turn,andwhere relevant, theInforma- gage inICTandknowledgemanagement. bator supportforsuchenterprisesthaten- Authority provides different formsofincu- the ICTsector. TheInformationTechnology economic development,inparticular have beenrecognized askey playersin E‑business Small-and medium-sized enterprises incubation phase. inthepre-being fullyincubatedand3 are are projects, ofwhich9 already has12 globally competitive ICTbusinesses.Sas will helptodeveloptheseenterprisesinto aims tocreate abusinessecosystem that build arobust ICTsectorinOman.Sasalso mote small-andmedium-sized enterprises of-the-art business designed to help pro- ness developmentinitiativeandastate- — meansfoundation).SasisanICTbusi- gramme (Sas—incolloquial OmaniArabic nology AuthoritylaunchedtheSaspro- Most recently, theInformationTech - cent, upfrom just over52 per cent in2010. in Omanhasnowreached around 66 per line andenriche‑content. PCpenetration that can access allkinds ofservices on- jority of these phones being smartphones ber ofmobilephonesubscribers,thema- has seena92 per cent increase inthenum- fixed broadband. percent oftheseentitieshave than 73 are connected totheInternet,andmore of allPCsinsurveyedgovernmententities ees nowhaveICTskills.Around 66 per cent cent) ofgovernmentemploy- jority (61 per published inDecember 2012,aclearma- ably. According toanICTsurveyinOman literacy progress Indicators ofdigital The telecommunication sectorinOman Digital literacy hasimproved measur- and teachers. have beenprovided tofamilies, students modemsfortheInternet than 72 000 free andmore Initiative, more than90 000 PCs Women’s Community KnowledgeCentres. capacity-building initiativessuch as the special ITtraining aspartof community ing andCertification programmes, and Training initiatives,GovernmentITTrain- have been trained through Community IT females, includingpeoplewithdisabilities, 2012. cent atthebeginningof 2013 from 39 per cent atthebeginningof creased to52 per Active mobilebroadband penetration in- 100 inhabitants. in 2012toreach 190 per Mobile penetration increased by9 per cent Since thelaunchofNationalPC males and 000 To date, around 100 Oman’s strategy forbecoming adigitalsociety and internationallevels. sist themwithcyberservices atregional their national cybersecurity centres and as- tries with therequired supportto establish Centre anditaimstoprovide Arab coun- Arab region. ThisisthefirstITURegional the RegionalCyber SecurityCentre forthe boost earlier this year with the launch of tional cooperation with ITU experienced a portive regional role, and Oman’s institu- digital society, Omaniskeen toplayasup- centre Regional cybersecurity Beyond itsownfocusonbecoming a Success storiesfrom WSISpartners 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 53

AFP AFP 54 Intel andeducation Success storiesfrom WSISpartners is noteasy—butitveryimportant. All Corporation, says “Connecting the world digital world. more peopletothebenefits oftoday’s 2013 to listen, learn, and lead more and ple around theworld.Join WSIS Forum increase economic opportunitiesforpeo- form education, improve healthcare and relevant content, Intel is helping trans- access todigitaldevices, theInternetand 4 |2013 ITU News Empowering youthandtransforming communities Intel andeducation As JohnDavies,Vice President, Intel Through programmes thatincrease  May2013 quality ofeducation forstudentsandhelp use technology to increase access and helped governments in over 100 countries services throughout theworld. necting millionsofpeopletobroadband with WSISandtosupportITU’s goalofcon- help make ithappen!” We can —andshouldworktogetherto nology thatcan helpimprove theirlives. people shouldhaveaccess todigitaltech- For more thanadecade, Intelhas Intel isproud tobeastrategic partner prepare studentstothrive inthe21st — creates educational opportunitiesthat nology —includingbroadband andICT (ICT) indevelopingcountries. mation andcommunication technologies their promises” toincrease access toinfor- United Nations,formembersto “deliver on of BanKi-moon,Secretary-General ofthe sequently, Intel fully supports the appeal to prosper intoday’s globaleconomy. Con- create aworkforce withtheskillsnecessary Intel understandsthataccess totech- citizens inthisway. with Inteltobuildabetterfuture fortheir countries thathave worked inpartnership rocco andVietNamare justafewofthe success. Pakistan, Nigeria,SriLanka, Mo- the digitaldivideandincrease student create classroom environments thatclose governments andeducators worldwideto tive programmes, Intelworks toempower century. Through innovative andcollabora - derstanding that reliable classroom tent adaptedtolocal needs.Withtheun- solutions andappropriate curricularcon - around theworld,withholisticeducation ware andsoftware technologytostudents thorities, Intelhelpsbringhands-onhard- needs. Working with local and national au- available, andbettersuitedtoregional forts tomake technologymore affordable, In addition,Intelisleadingglobalef- technology —thatwillgrow worldwide. information, communication andscience the seeds—enablingaccess toeducation, e-learning. Combined, thesesolutionsare problem- andproject-based approaches to educators, promoting standards-aligned, velopment programmes andresources for also offersawide range ofprofessional de- technology needsatrained teacher, Intel Success storiesfrom WSISpartners 4 |2013 ITU News Intel andeducation  May2013 55

AFP Success stories from WSIS partners Azerbaijan’s role in improving connectivity in Eurasia

Azerbaijan’s role in improving connectivity in Eurasia

Most of the remote and underdeveloped areas of Eurasia are landlocked or located far from broadband highways, depriving their inhabitants of access to telecommunications and to information and communication technologies (ICT).

It is unfeasible for such countries to build their own terrestrial networks to reach global highways, even if they have permission from all the countries they would have to pass through. Because of limited connectivity between countries, intra-regional traffic has to be routed through irrational paths, leading to unnecessary interconnection costs.

Trans-Eurasian On 21 December 2009, the 64th session organizations in expanding telecommuni- Information Super of the United Nations General Assembly cations and ICT networks, broadband back- Highway adopted a first resolution (A/RES/64/186) bone and access. Establishing infrastructure to provide on “Building connectivity through the Trans- The Eurasian Connectivity Alliance is international connectivity is a must for Eurasian Information Super Highway”. to be coordinated by ITU and will bring to- Eurasia. Recognizing that regional con- Co‑sponsored by 30 countries and adopted gether the efforts of many different stake- nectivity solutions can enable countries to by consensus, the resolution acknowl- holders to provide strategic assistance and achieve economies of scale by offering re- edges the role of Azerbaijan in coordinat- support to projects such as the Trans-Eura- duced costs and better quality of services, ing the superhighway. A second resolution sian Information Super Highway. and having discussed possible options for (A/RES/67/194) on the same subject, unan- Because of its mandate and expertise, enhanced regional connectivity, the Gov- imously adopted by the 67th session of the ITU is well placed to serve as a common ernment of Azerbaijan proposed that Eura- United Nations General Assembly on 21 De- forum for facilitating the sharing of expe- sian and neighbouring countries should cember 2012, establishes the Eurasian rience among partners that are helping jointly build and manage a trans-Eurasian Connectivity Alliance, which is expected to countries to realize the potential for de- information super highway. realize the synergies of governments, pri- veloping regional broadband backbone vate sector and international development networks.

56 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 tion infrastructure developmentplans,and oped inlinewithnationaltelecommunica- place. Newfibre-optic routes can bedevel- lot offibre-optic infrastructure isalready in the biggestexchange pointsinEurope. A from Frankfurt toHongKong, connecting them todevelope‑economies. countries oftheregion, andenabling 20 systems ande‑informationresources for access totheInternet,telecommunication East-West transport corridor, facilitating Highway will be a major element of the superhighway Aims oftheinformation A majornewtransit route willbebuilt The Trans-Eurasian Information Super duct bilateral meetingswithUnited with theUnitedNationsandITU, andcon- nectivity Alliance, Azerbaijan will work countries intotheglobaleconomy. will alsofavour theintegration ofEurasian an informationsocietyintheregion. It knowledge-based economies andsupport per Highway willhelptofurtherdevelop Closing thedigitaldivide Eurasian InformationSuperHighway. to allowfortheirintegration intotheTrans- old routes can beupgraded technologically In order toestablishtheEurasian Con- The Trans-Eurasian Information Su- Azerbaijan’s role inimproving connectivity inEurasia in closingthedigitaldivide. Super Highway willbeabigstepforward menting theTrans-Eurasian Information Summit ontheInformationSociety. Imple- for DigitalDevelopmentandbytheWorld envisaged bytheBroadband Commission Development Goals,aswelloutcomes connectivity targets setintheMillennium help to accelerate the achievement of the way, theEurasian Connectivity Alliance can Trans-Eurasian InformationSuperHigh- Nations Member States. By promoting the Success storiesfrom WSISpartners 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 57

AFP Success stories from WSIS partners Electronic licensing in Kazakhstan

Electronic licensing in Kazakhstan

In Kazakhstan, an e‑licence information system allows citizens to obtain licences and permits online in a transparent way.

The e‑licence information system pro- of each permit document required from the more accessible, simple and transparent, ject is designed to automate the process applicant. State agencies are direct partici- avoiding risks. The number of permits of obtaining licences and permits, and is pants, as grantors of licences, controlling has been minimized. Both the volume of particularly important for citizens in dis- relevant sectors of the economy. documents to be submitted and the ap- tant parts of Kazakhstan. The first stage of The licensing system is designed to pro- proval procedures have been reduced. All the project (2008–2012) focused primarily tect citizens, society and the State from any these changes have simplified the lives of on the automation of licences. Now the harm that may be caused by improper pur- entrepreneurs. In addition, government project is in its second phase (2012–2014), suit of activity. Developed during Kazakh- agencies are now rendering high quality, with the main goal of automating the issu- stan’s transition to a market economy, the reliable services. A multifaceted monitor- ance of permits. permit system sought to protect the busi- ing system was introduced for State agen- Overall implementation of the project ness community from risks. But the system cies. So if an agency fails to respond to is monitored by the Deputy Prime Minis- had many shortcomings. One is that many a request in time, it faces administrative ter. The Department of Entrepreneurship permit documents were introduced. For sanctions. Development of the Ministry of Regional instance, to establish a construction busi- Some 86 licences for different fields Development maintains the methodology ness, an applicant was required to collect of activity were automated in 2011, with framework of the project,while the Minis- 12 different permit documents. Another 87 permits added in 2012. The overall try of Transport and Communications and barrier was in the complexity of business number of licences was reduced by half National Information Technologies JSC (the procedures and established requirements. (from 1035 to 517). And 40 permits were national operator in the field of informa- Many months were spent in vain just wait- transformed into notifications. Such noti- tization) are responsible for the project’s ing for a permit, and lost opportunities be- fications allow businesses to launch their technical implementation. came commonplace. activities as soon as they are notified by Kazakhstan has a growing, active civil While it has not been possible to abol- the government agency to which they society. The “Forum of Entrepreneurs of Ka- ish all regulations, barriers to establishing have applied. Some 600 out of more than zakhstan”, one of the most influential civil a business have been reduced as a result 1000 types of application documents were society organizations, has experts taking of implementing some of the tasks of optimized. Over 30 000 electronic licences part in the project’s working group. Busi- the e‑licensing project. Now there is less were issued through the www.elicense.kz ness representatives consider the validity pressure on business. The processes are web-portal.

58 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 automatically accepted bytheelectronic ders, because the data on their licences are provide licences whenparticipatinginten- e‑license informationsystem. cies havebeenissuinglicences through the tronic format only. Since then,State agen- all Stateagenciestoissuelicences inelec- in 2012legislationwas enactedobliging Today, businessesare notobligedto Given theeffectivenessofproject, 30 days toregister abusiness,butin2012, services. Inthepast,ittookmore than plished inautomatingimportantsocial cesses, enormousworkhasbeenaccom- the Tax Committee through thesystem. is evenpossibletosubmittaxreports to customs andlaw-enforcement agencies.It information systemisalsointegrated into public procurement system.Thee‑license Apart from optimizinglicensing pro - global contest. category of the WSIS Project Prizes 2013 named thebestproject inthe “e‑Business” through thewww.egov.kz portal. companies havebeenregistered 6000 Since thelaunchof this service, more than the electronic governmentwebportal. this was reduced toafewhoursthrough Kazakhstan E‑license webportalwas Success storiesfrom WSISpartners Electronic licensing inKazakhstan 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 59

Shutterstock Success stories from WSIS partners Connecting government agencies in Kuwait

Connecting government agencies in Kuwait A model for better service delivery

By Abdullateef Al‑Suraie, Director-General of Kuwait’s Central Agency for Information Technology

The Kuwait Information Network (KIN), the flagship service of Kuwait’s e‑government programme, started in January 2008 with the objective of creating a super highway to connect all government agencies in the country to one local area network (LAN) setup. Phase one of the KIN project, which ended as planned in early 2010, cost about USD 12 million. This included all networking, security and management platforms as well as implementation costs. The e‑government programme, including KIN, is being developed by Kuwait’s Central Agency for Information Technology.

Business drivers From an organizational standpoint, purchasing power in the telecommunica- KIN was planned to meet certain KIN should provide an impetus to smooth- tion market. business requirements, the predominant er collaboration among participating The standardization of core products concern being security. The network must agencies. The KIN project is also an oppor- and services also offers a cost benefit by provide high speed, secure, reliable, and tunity for the government to show leader- removing technical barriers to cheaper, scalable connectivity to all its constituents. ship in the use of innovative technology to more efficient methods of inter- and intra- These constituents include not only gov- support better service delivery and greater agency communication. ernment agencies, but also private-sector efficiency. A common information network re- enterprises — such as banks, authentica- duces the time and money that needs to tion authorities and payment gateways be spent responding to telecommunication — that can contribute to Kuwait’s e‑gov- Cost-saving benefits problems and risks. It also decreases the ernment programme. Centralized enforce- In addition to the business drivers, overall expenditure of government agen- ment of confidentiality, and protection of KIN was designed to achieve a range of cies on technical expertise and human re- government transactions, data and infor- cost efficiencies. An obvious benefit arises source services. mation are seen as strategic objectives of from economies of scale. Agencies collabo- the KIN project. rate to make the most of their combined

60 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 work components, providing supportfor availability infrastructure includesallnet- sion multiplexing (DWDM). Thehigh ing (MPLS)anddensewavelength divi- standards ofmultiprotocol labelswitch- government agency. links are currently dedicated toeach 1 GB communication bandwidth.Oneortwo gigabit(GB) speed, providing upto10 backbone. Itischaracterized byitshigh- reliable andredundant fibre-optic cabling Infrastructure The networkimplementstheopen The KINnetworkinginfrastructure isa malware, virusesandspamattacks. protection software againstthreats suchas tinuously updatedwiththelatestsecurity security related threats. Theyare alsocon- devices are continuously monitored forany tween KINandtheoutsideworld.Security ture spansallpointsofconnection be- Security and video). dia communication (data,sound,photos Internet protocol (IP)phonesandmultime- High performance securityinfrastruc- in place. provided. Safetyauditingsystemsare also advanced end-pointsecurityservices are to protect databeingmovedaround, and cryption isappliedthroughout thenetwork - vanced encryptionstandard (AES)256 en securing point-to-pointconnectivity. Ad- secure virtualprivate networkpathsfor at allitsconnectivity ports.There are also intrusion detection system devices placed vanced intrusionprevention system and Connecting governmentagenciesinKuwait KIN securityischaracterized byad - Success storiesfrom WSISpartners 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 61

Thinkstock Success stories from WSIS partners Connecting government agencies in Kuwait

Management Challenges Future plans A state-of-the-art network operations As for any nationwide project, various Currently, KIN connects 55 government centre delivers all monitoring and man- challenges arose during the process of im- agencies, and almost 60 per cent of gov- agement services. The centre operates plementing the network. The first hurdle ernment data traffic passes through the 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, monitoring was to find a physical location to house the network. At this stage, only government all KIN devices and sending the necessary main connectivity and other hardware in- headquarters of information centres are alerts to the management console (local or frastructure. This challenge was successful- connected, but there are plans to expand remote) as they happen. Experience shows ly overcome by concluding a service agree- KIN to connect branch offices of govern- that many device malfunctions are being ment to use the communication exchanges ment agencies as well. Both fibre-optic detected before they cause downtime or of the Ministry of Communications. links and digital subscriber line (DSL) links before they start to affect KIN efficiency or A related challenge was to lay down will be provided to accommodate even performance. the cabling infrastructure for nationwide small offices outside urban areas. Each The KIN management platform is char- coverage. A further service agreement with government agency will have two separate acterized by continuous online monitoring the Ministry of Communications provided links through two different paths to ensure of all KIN core and perimeter devices and the necessary fibre-optic backbone. full redundancy. Internet services will be services. This monitoring is proactive, aim- KIN design requires installing security provided to all KIN constituents. ing to anticipate potential malfunctions. equipment at each government agency, On a regional scale, it is anticipated Service agreements are monitored and but those locations are not under the con- that KIN will eventually be connected to managed. The ability to analyse the real trol of the Central Agency for Information the sister national networks of Gulf Coop- cause of problems allows the KIN manage- Technology. This equipment should be eration Countries. ment to mitigate risk and reduce the ef- installed in a suitably controlled and ac- fects of malfunctions. The best practices of cessible environment in order to allow the the Information Technology Infrastructure Agency to deliver on the high availability Library are applied in the management of requirements and respect the service-level information technology services. agreements. The Agency managed to mitigate this risk through the unlimited support of all government agencies, encouraged by the long-term vision of the political leadership. The KIN project was the first to be implemented in Kuwait at this scale. The availability of human resources was a challenge to start with. To overcome this hurdle, the Agency allocated almost 15 per cent of total project cost to train local Kuwaiti staff.

62 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 Success stories from WSIS partners Poland — Emergency calls and number portability

Poland’s system for locating emergency calls and facilitating number portability By Magdalena Gaj, President of Poland’s Office of Electronic Communications

Poland’s telecommunications regulatory authority — the Office of Electronic Communications (Urząd Komunikacji Elektronicznej) — has set up a platform that both adds value to the country’s emergency call system and supports number portability. This is the Location and Information Platform with a Central Database (Platforma Lokalizacyjno Informacyjna — Centralna Baza Danych), established as part of the nationwide information technology system for emergency reporting.

The platform was developed by the Poland’s Location and Information When a caller dials the emergency Office of Electronic Communications to im- Platform with a Central Database includes number, the call is transmitted through the prove the system for collecting information a database of users of public telephone public telephone network to the Voivode- about the location of a customer calling an networks and provides a well-organized ship Emergency Notification Centre or to emergency telephone number, as well as system for informing the relevant emer- the closest competent unit of the rescue to streamline processes related to number gency services of the location of the tel- services. The telephone number of the cus- portability. ephone network terminal (fixed-line or tomer calling for help is displayed at the mobile) from which an emergency call is emergency centre or unit and — for calls made. from fixed-line telephones — the emer- Emergency In the case of fixed-line, the system gency centre or unit can request data on location service provides the address of the installed net- the caller’s location to be forwarded from Emergency helpline systems save hu- work termination point (a telephone). If the platform’s database. man lives, and the European Union (includ- the call is made from a mobile telephone, When an emergency number is dialled ing Poland) has introduced 112 as a com- the system provides the geographical coor- from a mobile telephone, the network of mon number that enables callers to contact dinates of the terminal device. In that case, the mobile operator initiates the process local emergency services for assistance. the accuracy of the location data depends of locating the caller. Once the caller’s lo- on the location system offered by the op- cation is established, that information — erator of the mobile network. along with the caller’s telephone number

ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 63 AFP 64 Poland —Emergency calls andnumberportability Success storiesfrom WSISpartners 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 one month. portingprocesses within andupto4.5 million within 24 hours processes form iscapable ofsupportingupto200 000 porting nical baseforprocesses related to numberportability. Theplat- base benefitstelecommunication businessesbyoffering atech- from oneservice provider toanother. ers tobeableretain theirtelephone numberswhenchanging mobile orfixed communications, itisimportant for telephoneus- portability isakey facilitator ofconsumer choice. Whetherfor and processes around fouremergency incidentalertspersecond. form inaboutthree tofiveseconds, andtheplatform receives within oneminuteandupto40 millioncalls withinonemonth. calls platform iscapable ofsupportingupto15 000 emergency tabase shortens the response time of the rescue services. The a precise descriptionoftheirlocation. ty oftouristswhomaynotknowanarea wellenoughtoprovide location withsufficient accuracy. Itisalsoimportantforthesafe- is inaseriouscondition orinshockandcannot definehisorher call ismadeofgreat significance, inparticularwhenthe caller mediate identification ofthelocation from whichanemergency relevant rescue services. number, andthepackage ofinformationisthenforwarded tothe base) aboutthecaller is addedtothelocation andtelephone formation (previously collected andheldintheplatform’s data- — issentbythemobileoperator totheplatform.Further in- Number portability The Location andInformationPlatformwithaCentral Data- In acompetitive telecommunication environment, number Mobile networkoperators convey location datatotheplat- The Location andInformationPlatformwithaCentral Da- When humanlifeisatstake, everysecond isimportant.Im- operators connect securely via the Internet. connection withtheplatform,whileother customershavea dedicated than 1 million ecommunication businesseswithmore by telecommunication businesses.Alltel- each month. This information is provided notifications on location around 4 million two dataprocessing centres receive 7 days aweek,includingpublicholidays. aday, which workcontinuously, 24 hours near Warsaw andSiemianowice Śląskie, data processing centres, located inBorucza with aCentral Databaseconsists oftwo Structure oftheplatform On average, thedatabasesinthese The Location andInformationPlatform erations oftelecommunication businesses citizens, theplatformhasenhanced theop- ject toimprove theplatform. tions isnowundertakingafollow-uppro - and theOffice ofElectronic Communica - 2011 tabase was completed on31 March Information PlatformwithaCentral Da- gency alertsorviatheInternet. nected through acentral pointforemer- are theemergency rescue services, con- A usefulmodel Besides itsimportance forthesafety of Work ontheoriginalLocation and At theotherendofsystem,there Poland —Emergency calls andnumberportability ested countries. el thatcould bereplicated byotherinter- Platform withaCentral Databaseisamod- system withoutanyunnecessary costs. munication operators to connect to the allows emergency services andtelecom - terface, guarantees fullfunctionalityand proach, togetherwithanopen userin- and internationalstandards. Thisap- interoperable solution,basedonnational portability. mentation of processes related to number by offeringatechnical basisfortheimple- Poland’s Location andInformation The platformwas established asan Success storiesfrom WSISpartners 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 65

AFP Success stories from WSIS partners Innovating for a knowledge-based economy in Rwanda

Innovating for a knowledge- based economy in Rwanda kLab, an open technology hub enables young entrepreneurs to collaborate and innovate

With only a table and two laptops in a bare room inside a building known as “Telecom House” in Kacyiru, Kigali, Sylvie Umutesi and Stanley Mwizerwa are among the many young entrepreneurs in Rwanda with a strong belief to shape their country’s future economy through information and communication technologies (ICT).

Umutesi and Mwizerwa are software designing software. “Patience pains, but it At the kLab, young people are hard at pioneers. In 2010, they founded their soft- pays,” they now say. work on their laptops on the sixth floor of ware company. Their first ideas and pro- As Dr Hamadoun I. Touré, Secretary- Telecom House — the government build- jects were a calendar for doctors’ visiting General of ITU and co-Vice-Chairman of ing in Kacyiru. Software developers can hours and software for providing advice to the Broadband Commission for Digital De- use the premises free of charge, exchange farmers. Using text messaging or the Inter- velopment said during the 7th Broadband ideas with colleagues and mentors and net, farmers could ask experts for help on Commission Meeting, held in Mexico City present their projects to an informed and how to improve their harvests and make in March 2013, “the power of knowledge interested audience. informed choices when selling or buying is based on one key ingredient: the human “One of the ideas behind kLab was products. brain, which is equally distributed every- to create a space where students, fresh “Putting our ideas in writing and cod- where in the world. We must work for a graduates, entrepreneurs and innovators ing, or technically developing, software world where every citizen can use informa- come to work on their ideas and projects was not our main challenge,” says Stanley tion, create information and share informa- to turn them into viable business models,” Mwizerwa. “The biggest challenge was tion.” Rwanda has made this call a priority explains Claude Kalisa Migisha, kLab’s how to overcome the scepticism we en- in its Vision 2020 by investing heavily in General Manager since its founding in countered among ordinary Rwandans re- ICT infrastructure and services as it wants June 2012. garding our products.” to become a knowledge-based economy. kLab has already attained remarkable Initially, Umutesi and Mwizerwa had To help young entrepreneurs like Umu- achievements. Fresh graduates have be- to offer their software free of charge before tesi and Mwizerwa, the Government of come great programmers after benefiting they could gain the trust of potential clients Rwanda, businesses and development aid from kLab’s rich online materials from the among ordinary Rwandans and business- organizations joined hands to fund a newly world’s top universities. Foreign inves- es. They hardly believed they could benefit created Knowledge Lab (kLab) to support tors, venture capitalists and angel inves- from the time and energy they spent on the young generation of ICT specialists. tors, along with big companies such as

66 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 performance updatestoeffectivelymonitor their children, allowingthem to getregular oped toconnect parents totheschoolsof school system”, awebapplication devel- ing mobileandwebapplication; “unified tenants include “e-Nkunga”, acrowd fund- ents andhavecreated jobs. Google havepartnered withlocal ICTtal- Samsung, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and Innovations beingdevelopedbykLab ily access agricultural informationand application thatenablesfarmers toeas- different health facilities, and “Sarura”, an allows patientstobookappointmentsat cal appointmentSMSapplication”, which tivities throughout a farming cycle; “medi- to guidefarmers inday-to-dayfarming ac- perts such as veterinaries and agronomists bytes application (FIBA)”, whichhelpsex- the education oftheir children; “farm in Innovating foraknowledge-basedeconomy inRwanda cessful businesses. to developtheirtrailblazing ideas intosuc- ambitious entrepreneurs tocome together tions. Itisalsoatechnologyspace enabling each other, anddevelopinnovative solu- need toexplore theirideas,learnfrom gether andgivesthemtheresources they phones. weather updatesthrough theirmobile kLab bringslike-minded innovators to- Success storiesfrom WSISpartners 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 67

klabrw Success stories from WSIS partners Hewlett-Packard’s early infant diagnosis project

Hewlett-Packard’s early infant diagnosis project Improving testing and treatment for babies exposed to HIV

When new-borns are diagnosed with HIV, there is no time to wait. If they do not get treatment right away, half of them will not live to see their second birthday. Yet all too often, infants in some developing countries die because outdated, paper-based systems delay test results, diagnoses and the care they need.

Hewlett-Packard (HP) was pleased to Better technology for Infant Diagnosis project show how a posi- participate in WSIS Forum 2013 and hear faster test results tive impact can be made on global health from WSIS stakeholders how its technology Working with the Clinton Health by rethinking processes and innovating so- could be used. The company showcased Access Initiative and the Kenya Ministry lutions with governments, universities and its “Field Office” kit and “ePrint” wireless of Health, HP developed its Early Infant NGO partners. citizen kiosk for emergency situations and Diagnosis project to speed up early Six modern HP data centres linked to for empowering citizens in remote loca- testing and treatment for infants exposed Kenya’s national laboratories provide a tions. HP believes that the private sector, to HIV. The project automates the HIV platform to speed HIV data transmission. governments, non-governmental organi- testing process, giving babies a better Students from Strathmore University in zations (NGOs) and other civil society rep- chance of survival by speeding up the Nairobi developed a custom database ap- resentatives need to work together more reporting of test results and thus enabling plication to make HIV test results quickly to address today’s most pressing societal an early start of antiretroviral treatment. available online and to enable real-time challenges. Such a partnership can make a The project started in Kenya and has been tracking and analysis. An innovative solu- huge difference in people’s lives, as shown expanded to Uganda and Nigeria. There tion enables test results to be sent from by HP’s Early Infant Diagnosis project are plans to use the project’s information the national laboratories via text message in Africa. technology infrastructure for surveillance to an SMS-enabled printer, in each local of other diseases, such as malaria and clinic, where it can be printed out imme- tuberculosis. diately. These all-in-one HP printers are Through better use of technology, it is equipped with special modems that con- possible to improve access to life-saving nect to 3G networks, overcoming the lack information and quality care, reduce barri- of Internet or fixed broadband connectiv- ers and strengthen health systems across ity in rural areas. The use of SMS to send the globe. Programmes such as the Early and receive test results is key in the project,

68 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 positive and put on antiretroviral treatment the testedinfants were diagnosedasHIV cent of since 2011.Approximately 10 per have beentestedinKenya andUganda More than 200 000 infants than 30 days. accelerated from several months to fewer cess can receive SMSmessages. because evenclinics withoutInternetac- Diagnostic healthreporting has been living withHIVandAIDSinKenya. Viral tic testforthemore than600 000 patients roll outviral loadtesting,acritical diagnos- isting infrastructure isalsobeingutilized to put onearlytreatment andsurvive. Theex- in Africa andgivesthemthechance tobe testing of hundreds of thousands of infants Infant Diagnosisproject enablesearlyHIV immediately. Theexpansion oftheEarly Hewlett-Packard’s earlyinfant diagnosisproject Rochman [email protected] Vogel [email protected] orElisabeth hp.com/social-innovation orcontact Anja health deteriorates. tially changetreatment before apatient’s treatment failure earlyenoughtopoten- options and helps savelives by identifying load testingguidescliniciansontreatment For more information,pleasevisit Success storiesfrom WSISpartners 4 |2013 ITU News  May2013 69

AFP ITU appoints First Lady of Nigeria as Child Online Protection Champion

ITU appoints First Lady of Nigeria as Child Online Protection Champion

ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun I. Touré has appointed the First Lady of Nigeria and President of the African First Ladies Peace Mission, Dr Patience Goodluck Jonathan, as ITU’s Child Online Protection (COP) Champion.

The First Lady received her letter of ap- dialogue and cooperation in the area of cy- global network and localize cybersecurity pointment on 10 May 2013 from the Direc- bersecurity.” Mr Sanou added that the “COP services to meet the specific needs of the tor of ITU’s Telecommunication Develop- framework has become a crucial means of region. Nigeria has indicated its interest in ment Bureau, Brahima Sanou, during their creating a safe environment for our children hosting a new Regional Centre under the meeting to discuss cyberthreats and cyber- while they are on the net.” ITU-IMPACT framework. security in the African region. Mr Sanou Datuk Mohd Noor Amin said that “Her The proposed Regional Centre would was accompanied by Datuk Mohd Noor Excellency is both a progressive leader and become a hub of expertise and constitute Amin, Chairman of the International Mul- renowned humanitarian, and she is the an important component of the multi- tilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats ideal candidate to help ITU-IMPACT in its stakeholder network that must be built so (IMPACT), ITU’s executing arm for cyberse- mission to push for COP awareness and the that the full benefits of information and curity, and Andrew Rugege, ITU Regional need for national online protection frame- communication technologies can be as- Director for Africa. works to protect and support the younger sured for all citizens. “While acting as a “It is a great honour for ITU to have the generations online.” catalyst for greater regional collaboration support of Nigeria’s First Lady,” said Dr Tou- In addition to the COP initiative, ITU to address escalating cyberthreats, this ré. “Her commitment is further confirmation and IMPACT are looking at the possibil- centre would also help promote Nigeria as of the key role that ITU is playing as a global ity of setting up a Cybersecurity Regional an advanced cybersecurity hub for the re- catalyst and facilitator in international Centre in Nigeria to expand ITU-IMPACT’s gion,” said Mr Sanou.

70 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 over theperiod2015–2018. Development Sector(ITU–D)will carry out the activitiesthatITU’s Telecommunication el‑Sheikh, Egypt.WTDC14willdecideon 2014inSharm to11 April from 31 March ference (WTDC‑14),whichistobeheld Telecommunication DevelopmentCon- meetings toprepare forthenext World Communications. 2013, at the invitation of the Government of Moldova through the Ministry of Information Technology and by ITU’s February Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT)inChisinau,Moldova,from 19to21 The RegionalPreparatory MeetingfortheCommonwealth ofIndependentStates(CIS)region wasorganized Regional preparations kickoffinMoldova Development Conference 2014 World Telecommunication This eventwas thefirstofsix regional ITU DeputySecretary-General Houlin Zhao Committee oftheRegionalCommonwealth in closecollaboration withthe Executive technologies (ICT).Themeeting was held of informationandcommunication telecommunications and,more generally, regional prioritiesforthedevelopment of Preparatory Meeting was to identify participation Objective and The objectiveoftheCISRegional Preparing forWorld Telecommunication DevelopmentConference 2014 Information Technology and Moldova’s Ministerof Communications Pavel Filip Kyrgyz RepublicandVladimirMinkinof two vice-chairmen, BaiyshNurmatovofthe Communications. He was supported by Minister ofInformationTechnology and It was chaired byPavel Filip, Moldova’s agenciesororganizations. as well14 the region, twootherMember States, MemberStatesfrom representing 10 participants and brought together76 in thefieldof Communications (RCC), Development Bureau 4 |2013 ITU News Telecommunication Director ofITU’s Brahima Sanou  May2013 71

ITU Bureau Development Telecommunication Director ofITU’s and Brahima Sanou, Communications Technology and of Information Moldova’s Minister Pavel Filip,

72 ITU Preparing forWorld Telecommunication DevelopmentConference 2014 4 |2013 ITU News ards ofourcitizens”, saidMr Filip. instrument forimproving thelivingstand- of economic growth andisaneffective is oneofthemostsignificant components reached an advanced level. TheICT sector our country andthe entire region, have information societyasawhole, bothin munication and ICT sector, as well as the the ITUArea Office fortheCIS region. of the meeting, Orozobek Kaiykov, Head of the RussianFederation, andthesecretary “The developmentofthetelecom-  May2013 the livingstandards ofourcitizens. growth andisaneffectiveinstrumentforimproving one ofthemostsignificantcomponentseconomic have reached anadvancedlevel. TheICTsectoris whole, bothinourcountryandtheentire region, ICT sector, aswellthe informationsocietyasa Pavel Filip, Moldova’s MinisterofInformationTechnology andCommunications “ The developmentofthetelecommunicationand ”

Preparing for World Telecommunication Development Conference 2014

Supportive ITU initiatives seeks to link emergency telecommunica- ITU Deputy Secretary-General, Houlin tions and sustainable development in or- “It is clear that the Zhao, congratulated the countries of der to optimize the use of the resources countries in this the region for their achievements in the of the ICT sector. The business case is to region have identified field of ICT. The Director-General of the use excess capacities for delivering social ICT as a priority Executive Committee of the RCC, Nurudin services in remote and vulnerable areas to Mukhitdinov, emphasized the importance trigger development, while training these and a driving force of the Regional Preparatory Meeting for service providers to become emergency towards sustainable defining priority objectives and actions for telecommunication operators when natu- development.” the region in the period 2015–2018. ral disasters strike. The ITU Academy will Brahima Sanou, Director of ITU’s “It is clear that the countries in this re- develop training modules and toolkits for Telecommunication Development gion have identified ICT as a priority and countries and academic institutions cover- Bureau a driving force towards sustainable devel- ing all areas of ITU’s work. It will serve as a opment”, said Brahima Sanou, Director of platform for sharing training modules and ITU’s Telecommunication Development opportunities around the world. Bureau, adding “Now that the region has almost achieved universal access to mobile communications, the next challenge is to Inputs to the Regional develop fixed and mobile broadband on Preparatory Meeting the same scale. This will contribute to sus- The Regional Preparatory Meeting held in 2012. WCIT‑12 agreed on revised tainable development through timely ser- in Moldova was preceded on 18 Febru- International Telecommunication Regula- vice delivery for health, education, bank- ary by the Regional Development Forum tions, which have treaty status and will ing, and business.” for the CIS, which focused on trends in come into force in 2015. Mr Sanou shared three of the initia- the development of ICT. Discussions cen- The reports highlighted the results tives that he has launched, which he con- tered on efforts made by countries in the of WTSA‑12 and WCIT‑12 that have im- sidered would support the positive devel- CIS region to create a more dynamic ICT plications for the future work of ITU–D. opments in the CIS region. These initiatives sector. Countries were concerned, in par- The main purpose of the reports was to are: m‑Powering Development; Smart ticular, with infrastructure building, espe- facilitate the preparation of contributions Sustainable Development Model; and ITU cially for broadband access, as well as with to WTDC‑14. Participants noted both docu- Academy. strengthening cybersecurity and enhanc- ments with appreciation. The aim of m‑Powering Development ing capacity building. The following WTSA‑12 resolutions is to build partnership around the rapid Along with the views of the forum, the were considered to have a significant growth of mobile communications across Regional Preparatory Meeting had before impact on the work of ITU–D: Resolu- the globe to deliver ICT applications in ed- it reports on the results of the World Tele- tion 44 on bridging the standardization ucation, health, government, banking, en- communication Standardization Assembly gap between developing and developed vironment, business and other areas. The (WTSA) and the World Conference on Inter- countries; Resolution 50 on cybersecurity; Smart Sustainable Development Model national Telecommunications (WCIT), both Resolution 58 on encouraging the creation

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Special assistance; Cybersecurity and Human capacity ICT infrastructure Enabling environment emergency ICT applications building and digital development enhancement telecommunications; deployment inclusion climate change Bridging the Building confidence Bridging the Establishment of Assistance to standardization gap and security in the use standardization gap courses on ITU landlocked of ICT developing countries Broadband access Creation of database Harmonization of in developing Child online protection with access to ITU centres of excellence their broadband Wireless broadband publications and ITU Academy infrastructure infrastructure E-health Availability of ITU Development of Disaster forecasting Transition from IPv4 to E-education publications in the training programmes and monitoring IPv6 Russian language with certification E-libraries and cultural mechanisms Internet of things heritage Creation of training E-waste materials to be Energy efficiency publicly available Affordability of Assistance to people equipment with disabilities

of national computer incident response living with some kind of disability; increas- Participants also felt that ITU–D goals teams, particularly for developing coun- ing security by promoting greater interna- should include a reference to bridging the tries; Resolution 64 on IP address alloca- tional cooperation in ensuring the security standardization gap and to the United Na- tion and facilitating the transition to and and robustness of international telecom- tions Millennium Development Goals. deployment of IPv6; Resolution 76 on stud- munication networks; improving broad- ies related to conformance and interoper- band connectivity to landlocked develop- ability testing, assistance to developing ing countries and small island States; and CIS regional initiatives countries, and a possible future ITU mark improving access to emergency services. The Regional Preparatory Meeting con- programme; and Resolution 78 on infor- cluded by identifying the following five ini- mation and communication technology tiatives to: create a child online protection applications and standards for improved Priority areas for centre for the CIS region; ensure access to access to e‑health services. the CIS region telecommunications and ICT services for The main topics addressed by the Inter- Taking into account the 29 contribu- persons with disabilities; introduce train- national Telecommunication Regulations tions received from ITU Member States ing technologies and methods using tele- that affect the work of ITU–D are: creating and ITU–D Sector Members, a set of pro- communications and ICT in order to devel- and maintaining an enabling policy and posed regional priorities was drawn up op human potential; develop broadband regulatory environment; improving energy (see table) as a basis for contributions to access in the CIS countries; and build confi- efficiency and cutting e‑waste; bringing WTDC‑14. dence and security in the use of ICT in the the benefit of ICT to the 650 million people CIS countries.

74 ITU News  4 | 2013  May 2013 Official Visits other importantguests. Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, and HamadounI.Touré bythefollowingambassadorstoUnited Dr During April2013courtesy visitswere madetoITUSecretary-General Robert Conway, ChiefInternationalAffairs Officer atVimpelCom Datuk MohdNoorAmin,ChairmanoftheInternationalMultilateral Partnership AgainstCyber Threats; andBrahima Sanou,Director of From lefttoright: DrHamadounI.Touré, ITUSecretary-General; the ITUTelecommunication Development Bureau Néstor Osorio, President oftheUnited Nations Economic andSocialCouncil All photosare byRowanFarrell/ITU. Houlin Zhao, ITUDeputySecretary-General and Karen Pierce, Ambassador ofthe Meeting withtheSecretary-General United Kingdom 4 |2013 ITU News Official Visits  May2013 75

ITU/V. Martin Official Visits Meeting with the Secretary-General

Victor Moraru, Ambassador of Moldova Pierre Goudiaby, Chairman of ATEPA Group

Moncef Baati, Ambassador of Tunisia Umunna Humphrey Orjiako, Ambassador of Nigeria

Tibor Toth, Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Nicolas de Rivière, Director for United Nations and Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear other international organizations at the Ministry Test‑Ban Treaty Organization of Foreign Affairs in France

All photos are by Rowan Farrell/ITU.

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