Recognizing WSIS Impacts
- Synopsis of the Opinion
- Supporters Letter
- Statements
- WSIS
- Geneva Plan of Action
- ITU Plenipotentiary Conferences
- PP 2010 – Guadalajara, Mexico
- PP Resolution 2
- PP Resolution 21
- PP Resolution 22
- PP Resolution 23
- PP Resolution 24
- PP Resolution 25
- PP Resolution 30
- PP Resolution 31
- PP Resolution 34
- PP Resolution 35
- PP Resolution 36
- PP Resolution 58
- PP Resolution 64
- PP Resolution 70
- PP Resolution 71
- PP Resolution 73
- PP Resolution 100
- PP Resolution 101
- PP Resolution 102
- PP Resolution 112
- PP Resolution 113
- PP Resolution 122
- PP Resolution 123
- PP Resolution 124
- PP Resolution 128
- PP Resolution 129
- PP Resolution 130
- PP Resolution 131
- PP Resolution 133
- PP Resolution 135
- PP Resolution 136
- PP Resolution 137
- PP Resolution 138
- PP Resolution 139
- PP Resolution 140
- PP Resolution 143
- PP Resolution 149
- PP Resolution 157
- PP Resolution 169
- PP Resolution 170
- PP Resolution 172
- PP Resolution 174
- PP Resolution 175
- PP Resolution 177
- PP Resolution 178
- PP Resolution 179
- PP Resolution 180
- PP Resolution 181
- PP Resolution 182
- PP Resolution 183
- PP Resolution 184
- PP 2014 – Busan, Republic of Korea
- PP Resolution 2
- PP Resolution 21
- PP Resolution 58
- PP Resolution 64
- PP Resolution 70
- PP Resolution 71
- PP Resolution 101
- PP Resolution 102
- PP Resolution 123
- PP Resolution 130
- PP Resolution 131
- PP Resolution 133
- PP Resolution 135
- PP Resolution 137
- PP Resolution 139
- PP Resolution 140
- PP Resolution 157
- PP Resolution 162
- PP Resolution 174
- PP Resolution 177
- PP Resolution 180
- PP Resolution 185
- PP Resolution 187
- PP Resolution 188
- PP Resolution 189
- PP Resolution 190
- PP Resolution 191
- PP Resolution 195
- PP Resolution 196
- PP Resolution 197
- PP Resolution 199
- PP Resolution 200
- PP Resolution 201
- PP Resolution 203
- PP 2010 – Guadalajara, Mexico
- World Telecommunications Development Conferences
- WTDC 2010 – Hyderabad, India
- WTDC Resolution 5
- WTDC Resolution 7
- WTDC Resolution 8
- WTDC Resolution 11
- WTDC Resolution 13
- WTDC Resolution 15
- WTDC Resolution 16
- WTDC Resolution 17
- WTDC Resolution 20
- WTDC Resolution 21
- WTDC Resolution 22
- WTDC Resolution 23
- WTDC Resolution 24
- WTDC Resolution 30
- WTDC Resolution 31
- WTDC Resolution 32
- WTDC Resolution 34
- WTDC Resolution 35
- WTDC Resolution 36
- WTDC Resolution 37
- WTDC Resolution 38
- WTDC Resolution 39
- WTDC Resolution 40
- WTDC Resolution 44
- WTDC Resolution 45
- WTDC Resolution 46
- WTDC Resolution 47
- WTDC Resolution 48
- WTDC Resolution 50
- WTDC Resolution 52
- WTDC Resolution 53
- WTDC Resolution 54
- WTDC Resolution 55
- WTDC Resolution 56
- WTDC Resolution 58
- WTDC Resolution 59
- WTDC Resolution 62
- WTDC Resolution 63
- WTDC Resolution 64
- WTDC Resolution 65
- WTDC Resolution 66
- WTDC Resolution 67
- WTDC Resolution 68
- WTDC Resolution 69
- WTDC Resolution 70
- WTDC Resolution 71
- WTDC Resolution 72
- WTDC Resolution 73
- WTDC Resolution 74
- WTDC 2014 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- WTDC Resolution 22
- WTDC Resolution 23
- WTDC Resolution 30
- WTDC Resolution 37
- WTDC Resolution 40
- WTDC Resolution 43
- WTDC Resolution 45
- WTDC Resolution 50
- WTDC Resolution 54
- WTDC Resolution 63
- WTDC Resolution 64
- WTDC Resolution 69
- WTDC Resolution 73
- WTDC Resolution 77
- WTDC Resolution 78
- WTDC Resolution 79
- WTDC Resolution 80
- WTDC Resolution 82
- WTDC 2010 – Hyderabad, India
- World Telecommunications Standards Assemblies
- WTSA 2012 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- WTSA Resolution 1
- WTSA Resolution 7
- WTSA Resolution 17
- WTSA Resolution 20
- WTSA Resolution 22
- WTSA Resolution 29
- WTSA Resolution 33
- WTSA Resolution 43
- WTSA Resolution 44
- WTSA Resolution 45
- WTSA Resolution 47
- WTSA Resolution 48
- WTSA Resolution 49
- WTSA Resolution 50
- WTSA Resolution 52
- WTSA Resolution 53
- WTSA Resolution 54
- WTSA Resolution 55
- WTSA Resolution 56
- WTSA Resolution 57
- WTSA Resolution 58
- WTSA Resolution 59
- WTSA Resolution 64
- WTSA Resolution 69
- WTSA Resolution 70
- WTSA Resolution 73
- WTSA Resolution 74
- WTSA Resolution 75
- WTSA Resolution 76
- WTSA 2012 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
PP Resolution 123
PP RESOLUTION 123 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010)
Bridging the standardization gap between developing and developed countries
The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Guadalajara, 2010),
- recalling
- Resolution 123 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) of the Plenipotentiary Conference,
- considering
- a) that “the Union shall in particular facilitate the worldwide standardization of telecommunications, with a satisfactory quality of service” (No. 13 in Article 1 of the ITU Constitution);
- b) that, in connection with the functions and structure of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), in Article 17, the Constitution indicates that those functions shall be “…, bearing in mind the particular concerns of the developing countries, to fulfil the purposes of the Union…”;
- c) that, under the strategic plan for the Union for 2012-2015, ITU-T is to work to “provide support and assistance to developing countries in bridging the standardization gap in relation with standardization matters, information and communication network infrastructure and applications, and relevant training materials for capacity building, taking into account the characteristics of the telecommunication environment of the developing countries”,
- considering further
- a) that the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly adopted Resolutions 17, 44, 53 and 54 to assist in bridging the standardization gap between developing and developed countries;
- b) that the World Telecommunication Development Conference adopted Resolution 47 (Rev. Hyderabad, 2010), which calls for activities to enhance knowledge and effective application of recommendations of ITU-T and of the ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) in developing countries, and Resolution 37 (Rev. Hyderabad, 2010), which recognizes the need to create digital opportunities in developing countries,
- recalling
- that the Geneva Plan of Action and Tunis Agenda for the Information Society of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) emphasize efforts to overcome the digital divide and development divides,
- noting
- the following goals for ITU-T in the strategic plan for the Union for 2012-2015, adopted in Resolution 71 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010) of this conference:
- • to develop interoperable, non-discriminatory international standards (ITU-T recommendations)
- • to assist in bridging the standardization gap between developed and developing countries;
- • to extend and facilitate international cooperation among international and regional standardization bodies
- and the following strategic goal of the Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D) in the strategic plan for the Union for 2012-2015, adopted in Resolution 71 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010):
- • to provide assistance to developing countries in bridging the digital divide by achieving broader telecommunication/ICT-enabled socio-economic development,
- the following goals for ITU-T in the strategic plan for the Union for 2012-2015, adopted in Resolution 71 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010) of this conference:
- recognizing
- a) the continued shortage of human resources in the standardization field in developing countries, resulting in a low level of developing-country participation in ITU-T and ITU-R meetings, in spite of the improvement observed in such participation lately, and, consequently, in the standards-making process, leading to difficulties when interpreting ITU-T and ITU-R recommendations;
- b) ongoing challenges relating to capacity building, in particular for developing countries, in the light of rapid technological innovation and increased convergence of services;
- c) the moderate level of participation by representatives of developing countries in ITU standardization activities, whether through lack of awareness of these activities, difficulties in accessing information, lack of training for human talent in standardization-related matters, or lack of financial resources to travel to meeting sites, which are factors with impact in terms of widening the existing knowledge gap;
- d) that technological needs and realities vary from country to country and region to region, and in many cases developing countries do not have opportunities or mechanisms to make them known;
- e) that in implementation of the provisions of the Annex to Resolution 44 (Rev. Johannesburg, 2008) and of Resolutions 17, 53 and 54 (Rev. Johannesburg, 2008), ITU actions have been carried out through ITU-T to assist in reducing the standardization gap between developing and developed countries,
- taking into account
- a) that developing countries could benefit from improved capability in the application and development of standards;
- b) that ITU-T and ITU-R activities and the telecommunication/information and communication technology (ICT) market could also benefit from better involvement of developing countries in standards-making and standards application;
- c) that initiatives to assist in bridging the standardization gap are intrinsic to, and are a high priority task of, the Union;
- d) that although ITU is making efforts to reduce the standardization gap, major disparities in knowledge and management of standards remain between developing and developed countries,
- resolves to instruct the Secretary-General and the Directors of the three Bureaux
- 1 to work closely with each other on the follow-up and implementation of this resolution, as well as Resolution ITU-R 7 (Geneva, 2007) of the Radiocommunication Assembly, Resolutions 17 , 44 and 54 (Rev. Johannesburg, 2008) and 47 (Rev. Hyderabad, 2010), and to step up actions intended and to reduce the standardization gap between developing and developed countries;
- 2 to maintain a close coordination mechanism among the three Sectors at the regional level for bridging the digital divide, through activities of the ITU regional offices to that end;
- 3 to identify ways and means to support the participation of representatives of developing countries in the meetings of the three Sectors of ITU and the dissemination of information on standardization;
- 4 to further collaborate with the relevant regional organizations and support their work in this area,
- 5 to strengthen the reporting mechanisms on the implementation of the action plan associated with Resolution 44 (Rev. Johannesburg, 2008) through, for example, the annual operational plans,
- invites Member States and Sector Members
- to make voluntary contributions (financial and inkind) to the fund for bridging the standardization gap, as well as to undertake concrete actions to support ITU’s actions and the initiatives of its three Sectors and its regional offices in this matter.
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