ITU Regional Forum on Broadband

ITU-D Activities in Europe

FORUM2012Tirana, Albania

www.itu.int/ITU-D/EUR/rf/broadbandwww.itu.int/ITU-D/EUR

Regional Approaches

in Europe

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2.4 billion Internet users in 2011*

5.9 billion Mobile cellular

subscriptions in 2011*

Global ICT Developments, 2000-2011

1.19 billion Mobile

broadband subscriptions

in 2011*

Europe Leads the Broadband RaceIn 2011 Some of the CEE Countries Amongst 25 Top Broadband Economies

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• Europe leads in broadband connectivity, with fixed- and mobile-broadband penetration reaching 26% and 54%, respectively.• A number of developing countries have been able to leverage mobile-broadband technologies to overcome infrastructure barriers and provide high-speed Internet services to previously unconnected areas. In Africa, mobile-broadband penetration has reached 4%, compared with less than 1% forfixed-broadband penetration.• The world’s top broadband economies are from Europe and Asia and the Pacific. In the Republic of Korea mobile-broadband penetration exceeds 90%.

Fixed Broadband Development in Selected Countries of South Eastern Europe Fixed Broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants and Internet Users

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Source: ITU World Telecommunication Indicators Database

Mobile Broadband Development in Selected Countries in South Eastern Europe

Mobile BB: Mobile Cellular Subscriptions with Access to Data Communication at Broadband Speed

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Source: ITU World Telecommunication Indicators Database

Accompanying Countries Broadband

• Broadband Case Studies– 2012: Albania– 2012: Macedonia– 2012: Romania

• NLP-BBI– 2011 Joint ITU–Poland Project on

New Legislative Paradigms for Broadband Infrastructure Development

– www.itu.int/itu-d/nlp-bbi • Broadband Commission

– 2 April 2012, Ohrid, Macedonia– European Commissionaires:

EU Commissionaire, Serbia, Macedonia• Regional Forum on Broadband

– 6/7 September 2012, Tirana, Albania

Accompanying Countries Cybersecurity

• ITU - IMPACT– Country Assessments

• Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Montenegro

– Montenegro• 2012: Computer Incident Response Team

• Curriculum for Executive Master Studies on Cybersecurity– 2012: Montenegro

• Meetings – Regional Seminar for CIS/EUR on Children Online Protection

• April 2011, Odessa, Ukraine

– Cross-regional Seminar on Cybersecurity for EUR/CIS/ASP• March 2012, Odessa, Ukraine

–Regional Cybersecurity Forum• 23-25 October 2012, Bulgaria

Accompanying CountriesBroadcast./Telecom/Others

• Albania – Development of the National Broadband Plan – Tender for Setting up a Spectrum Monitoring Center– Strategy for National Numbering Plan Development

• Serbia– Within the framework of the PP-10 Resolution 126 on

rebuilding the broadcasting infrastructure ITU accompanies JP ETV, and carries out series of activities facilitating reconstruction process

Regional InitiativesICT applications, including e-health • Regional initiative comprises of 3-years activity to share best practices in the

implementation of e-applications, including e-health. • To this end it aims at assisting countries in the capacity of building an e-

healthcare delivery service using the potential of telecommunication and ICT’s applications, in particular focusing on the mobile technologies.

• Project document has been elaborated and consulted with the member states. Series of actions have been proposed as follows: – i. Elaboration of comprehensive report based on two

background documents (mid-2012) focusing on technology, business and regulation as well as results of the experts group meeting, including case studies (September 2012),

– ii. web-platform/e-repository of m-health case studies and best-practices (2012),

– iii. policy and regulatory self-assessment toolkit (2013), – iv. twinning programme facilitating transfer of knowledge

between European administrations (2013), – v. direct assistance to countries (2013/2014). www.itu.int/itu-d/ri/health

Regional Initiatives

E-accessibility in Central and Eastern Europe (Internet and digital television) for blind people and people with visual impairment problems• Regional initiative comprises of 3-years activity to provide assistance to Member

States in order to offer e-accessibility (including Internet and information access) for blind people and people with visual impairment problems. Based on the information collected via a questionnaire a background material has been elaborated and consulted with the European administrations in order to ensure that the activities proposed within the framework of the RI correspond to real needs of countries.

• Project document builds upon three components, as follows: – creating best practice: pilot projects in at least three CEE countries leading towards

establishment of the ICT Assistive Technology Telecenters for All as well as provision of equipment (specialized hardware and software) in five national/public libraries and schools for blind (2012/2013),

– building capacities: a workshop for CEE administrations to build their capacities on e-accessibility and twinning programmes (2013),

– wide-spreading adoption of access services via digital television: hands on training for relevant TV program producers and digital TV engineering staff on planning, production and offer of audio description/audio captioning services.

www.itu.int/itu-d/ri/accessibility

Regional InitiativesDigital Broadcasting• Regional initiative comprises a 3-years activity to assist countries in Central and Easter Europe to

perform smooth and successful switchover from Analogue to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting in period June 2011 – June 2014. It will provide assistance in resolving regulatory, political, technological and economic challenges which the beneficiary countries of Central and Eastern Europe are facing with regard to Migration from Analogue to Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting. Experiences and best practices will be shared and recommendations on the way forward for implementation of the Regional Initiative in the region and related countries will be formulated. Set of activities has been elaborated based on the information provided via a questionnaire about the actual situation and Administration Round Table (Gyor, 2011).

• List of activities include the following: – a high-level round table at the ministerial level and regulatory workshop/seminar

(Seminar and Regional Development Forum on Transition to Digital Broadcasting, Borderline Frequency Coordination and Digital Dividend, 7-9 May 2012, Republic of Poland),

– follow-up seminar and technical workshop (5-7 November 2012/2013), – country assistance (set of regional experts have been identified and series of

twinning programmes are planned for 2012/2013), – knowledge database and discussion forum (dedicated ASO/DD website to be

promoted in coordination with Romanian Administration), – closure seminar and administration round table (planned for mid-2014).

www.itu.int/itu-d/ri/broadcasting

Building CapacityCenter of Excellence• ITU Centres of Excellence • These are institutions sharing expertise, resources and capacity-

building know-how in telecommunications and ICTs training/education, distributed around the world.

• Designed to offer continuous education to ICT managers in the public and private spheres through face-to-face or distance learning programmes, the Centres serve as regional focal points for professional development, research, and knowledge sharing, as well as providing specialist training services to external clients.

• Recent Trainings– March 2012: Digital Dividend,

Greece (face-to-face)– June 2012: Future Internet (online)– November 2012: Mobile

Broadband: LTE/LTE-Advanced, WiMAX and WLAN (online)

European Nodes– Greece: INA Academy– TFYR Macedonia:

St. Cyril & Mathody Univeristy

– Poland: NTI (National Telecommunication Institute)

– Turkey: Turk Telekom Academy

academy.itu.int

Promoting Public and Private Partnership and

New Membership

• Promotion of ITU aimed at identification of new membersin particular amongst Europeanprivate sectors and academia

• Closer work with Academia – Academic Experts Group Meetings– Identification of Academic networks– November 2012

Accompanying Region in Global Actions

• Girls in ICTs Day / 26 April 2012– Celebration of international day– Promotion campaign across the

region – Hundreds of events celebrating

Girls in ICTs Day in 31 European countries

– Showcasing held at the WSIS Forum 2012, Geneva• 16 May 201

Accompanying Region in Global Actions

• World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-12)– 3-14 December 2012, Dubai

• Global Symposium for Regulators– 2-4 October 2012, Sri Lanka

• TELECOM– 14-18 October 2012

• WSIS Process

WTDC-14

• 2014 World Telecommunication Development Conference – March/April 2014 – Sharm el Sheik, Egypt

• European Regional Preparatory Meeting– 25 to 29 November 2013 – Republic of Serbia

• Common European Proposals – What recommendations may be put forward?

Broadband?

Europe Coordination, ITUwww.itu.int/itu-d/eur

EURregion@itu.intJaroslaw.Ponder@itu.int

Thank you very much for your attention!!!