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Telecommunication Development SectorImplementation report

January – September 2014

Strategic plan Operational plan

Financial plan

From Strategy to ExecutionThe progressive improvements of the Union’s budgetary and financial structure reached a significant turning point with the introduction of the result-based budgeting and result based management.

In addition, the introduction of the re-structured operational plan of the Telecommunication Development Sector enhanced the integration between strategic planning, operational planning and financial planning.

The primary purpose of this performance report is to provide a quarterly assessment of the implementation of the BDT strategic, financial and operational plans using several facets and dimensions.

This report provides an assessment of the implementation of the strategic, operational and financial plan.

Strategic

The quarterly assessment of the strategic plan implementation provides a means for monitoring the implementation of the mission, objectives, outputs and priorities of the Telecommunication Development Sector.

Operational

The quarterly review of the operational plan puts emphasis on the outputs of the Sector as well as on the actions and activities undertaken by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) in connection with the implementation of these outputs.

It provides information regarding the implementation level of the outputs and actions as well as other pertinent operational data.

Financial

The financial quarterly reports highlight the financial elements of both the strategic and the operational plan.

It provides an overview of the budgetary performance for the period as well as the annual year end expenditure forecast which in turn may allow management to adjust its plans in order to achieve optimal budget performance and implementation of activities.

Implementation of the:

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Overview of the strategic plan implementation

January - September 2014 implementation report

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ITU’s duties and

responsibilities

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Telecommunication

development

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consolidated in the

Telecommunication

Development

Sector (ITU-D)

The following is a summary of results achieved, for the period January to September 2014, on the overall implementation of the six ITU-D strategic objectives of the Strategic Plan by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT).

Strategic objectives

Objective 1

“To foster international cooperation, among ITU-D members and other stakeholders, on telecommunication/ICT development issues, by providing the pre-eminent forum for discussion, information sharing and consensus building on telecommunication/ICT technical and policy issues”

The results achieved during the period of January to September 2014 are as follows: – WTDC-14

The sixth World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) 2014 of ITU was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30 March to 10 April 2014 under the theme “Broadband for Sustainable Development”.

The key results of WTDC-14 included:

• The Dubai Declaration • ITU-D Contribution to the ITU Strategic Plan• Dubai Action Plan• new scope of work for the Study Groups, which consists of revised and new study Questions

– TDAG-14

The TDAG meeting took place from September 29th to October 1st 2014. It provided a summary report on the conclusions of WTDC-14 held in Dubai.

The main results of the meeting were:

• Establishment of correspondence groups for three key areas• Determination of specific roles of Vice-Chairmen• Review of the outcome indicators and key performance indicators (KPIs) for the Operational

Plan 2015-2018

– Study Groups

The two ITU-D Study Groups successfully held their first meetings for the new period from 15 to 26 September 2014 (SG1 and SG2). The key results were:

• Establishment of work plans and specific methods of work • Preparation of initial tables of content and overviews for the specific deliverables that will be

worked on over the coming years.The meetings also reviewed a large number of liaison statements (30 distinct liaison statements) which had been received for consideration by the groups

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Objective 2

“To assist the membership in maximizing the utilization of appropriate new technologies, including broadband, in developing their telecommunication/ICT infrastructures and services and in designing and deploying resilient telecommunication/ICT network infrastructures”

This objective has the following priority areas: Spectrum management and radio monitoring, Next-generation networks, Mobile communications (2G, 3G, 4G, etc.), Broadband networks, Rural Communications.

The results achieved during the period of January to September 2014 are as follows: – Broadband infrastructure:

Under the project on “National Broadband Policies and Applications”, implemented by ITU and the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) of the Republic of Korea, technical assistance was provided to Vanuatu in September 2014 on drafting its national broadband plan. ITU had provided similar assistance to the Republic of Marshall Islands in drafting its national broadband plan in August 2014.

To further ICT infrastructure development in the CIS, ITU created additional Internet access centres in 16 rural settlements in the rural areas of the Republic of Moldova. Within the CIS regional initiative on “Provision of a Stable Electric Power Supply for Telecommunication/ICT Facilities in Rural and Remote Areas”, ITU implemented a project in the Republic of Uzbekistan in cooperation with the Communication Administration and in partnership with Uzbektelecom. Assistance was also provided to AMS countries in preparing Guidelines for a Sustainable Broadband Infrastructure in Rural Areas.

The elaboration of new guidelines on Implementation for Evolving Telecommunication/ICT Infrastructure for Developing Countries: Technical, Economic and Policy Aspects is ongoing. These guidelines will introduce essential telecommunication/ICT infrastructures and their technologies, economic and policy aspects supporting effective adoption of Next-generation Networks.

– Internet exchange points (IXPs):

In Europe, technical assistance was provided to Montenegro to establish its national Internet exchange point. Assistance includes equipment and human capacity building through national workshops on Establishing a National Internet Exchange Point, (Budva in September 2014), co-organized by ITU, the Ministry for Information Society and Telecommunications, the University of Montenegro, and the Internet Society.

– Transition from IPv4 to IPv6:

A regional workshop for CIS on “Recommendations on Transition from IPv4 to IPv6 in CIS Region” was organized by the ITU Area Office in cooperation with the Communication Administration of Uzbekistan and with the support of JSC Uzbektelecom. Assistance to Yemen on SMS4DC and IPV6 provided

– New technologies:

In the Americas, an ITU Regional Forum on “IMT Systems, Technology, Evolution and Implementation”, was held in Panama in August 2014, where countries recognized the increasing interest to participate in all training activities offered through the ITU Centre of Excellence, especially in the graduate programme in “Strategic Management of Telecommunications”.

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Several academic institutions expressed their willingness to participate in the new framework of the ITU Academy.

A regional workshop for the CIS on “Advanced Satellite Communications Technologies” was organized in cooperation with the Communication Administration of Armenia in Yerevan in September 2014.

– Conformance and interoperability (C&I):

In accordance with WTDC Resolution 47, regional forums and training courses on C&I were conducted in collaboration with TSB and BR, focusing on homologation procedures and type approval testing for mobile terminals for Africa, Americas, Arab States, and CIS, involving 212 participants from 44 countries. Guidelines on Establishing Conformity and Interoperability Regimes were published.

The following agenda of implementation has been concluded:

• Arab Region: Tunis, 17-22 March 2014 • AFR region: Tunis, 23-27 June 2014. • AMS region: Sao Paulo, Brazil, 12 to 16 May 2014. • CIS region: Moscow, Russian Federation, 20-22 August 2014• ASP region: collaboration agreement (MoU) on C&I activities with China has been initiated.

The Conformity and Interoperability Training Programme (CITP) has been initiated, to be integrated in the ITU Academy. ITU and APT organized conformance and interoperability event on 26 August 2014, Bangkok, Thailand.

Assessment studies in the regions are being conducted to increase regional integration and ICT infrastructure development by encouraging the establishment of harmonized C&I programmes, notably through the development of MRAs (Mutual Recognition Arrangements/Agreements) between countries and/or building labs, as appropriated.

New guidelines on Establishing Conformity and Interoperability Regimes – Basic Guidelines were published in February 2014. These guidelines address challenges faced by developing countries as they plan and review their own C&I regimes. Aspects covered by this publication include, inter alia, conformity assessment procedures, legislation to promote an orderly equipment marketplace; surveillance; coordination across regulatory agencies; and relevant international standards. The complete version of the guidelines on establishing C&I regimes has been finalized and it is under publication.

The C&I Portal has been constantly updated. All ITU activities on the C&I Programme led by BDT (Pillar 3: capacity building; and Pillar 4: assistance in the establishment of test centres and C&I programmes in developing countries) can be found at one place.

– Spectrum management

The Spectrum Management System for Developing Countries (SMS4DC) is now in use in over 40 countries, and two workshops were conducted in Africa and one in Timor-Leste. In-country training was provided in Yemen as part of the support ITU is providing to help their efforts in the frequency management coordination with Sudan. Guidelines have been written to assist countries in the development of their National Table of Frequency Allocations and their national spectrum management assessments. Training was also provided to the British Virgin Island. Training on SMS4DC to improve the management of the ITU software SMS4DC and its diffusion in the region was organized in Venezuela and Guinea.

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The modules for additional propagation models and import data from external sources in the system were under preparation during the Q2 and Q3 of 2014.

– Transition from analogue to digital broadcasting:

Several actions were undertaken as regards transition from analogue to digital broadcasting, of which assistance for roadmap on digital migration for Equatorial Guinea, assistance to Mauritania and Palestine for transition from analogue to digital broadcasting, third African digital Migration Summit organized, support on digital terrestrial television broadcasting frequency for Guyana and Albania. Several activities and assistance related to DTTV were provided. Some trainings, seminars and workshops were also organized on digital migration and digital broadcasting. Three case studies on DTTB implementation (Thailand, Australia, and Japan) were completed with support from MSIP Korea, Comms Australia, and MIC Japan. The ITU Asia-Pacific Centres of Excellence Training on “Interactive Multimedia Services and Pay TV” was successfully held in September 2014, organized by ITU, MIC Viet Nam, and Viettel, with the support of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). In close cooperation with BR, Albania was supported in digital terrestrial television broadcasting frequency issues. In response to a request of Council 2014, a Digital Switch-Over database has been created and data are updated based on contributions from administrations (see http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Spectrum-Broadcasting/Pages/DSO/Summary.aspx).

Eight countries in the Americas are receiving technical support for the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting within the framework of a technical cooperation agreement signed with CAF – Corporación Andina de Fomento (Latin America Development Bank). Technical assistance to Afghanistan was provided in response to Resolution 127 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010) to develop its DTTB roadmap report in 2014.

A comprehensive study on the status of the deployment of digital terrestrial television (DTT) and digital switchover in Europe was completed in 2014.

– Various activities and projects:

Numerous activities and projects on telecommunication/ICT infrastructure and technology development, cybersecurity, ICT applications and IP-based network-related issues, enabling environment, capacity-building and digital inclusion, emergency telecommunications and climate change adaptation have been implemented in response to Resolution 135 (Rev. Busan, 2014) to assist developing countries.

Objective 3

“To foster the development of strategies to enhance the deployment, security and safe and affordable use of ICT applications and services to-wards mainstreaming telecommunications/ICTs in the broader economy and society”

This objective has the following priority areas: ICT applications and services, Cybersecurity, and Critical Internet resources.

The results achieved during the period of January to September 2014 are as follows: – Cybersecurity:

In cybersecurity, BDT carried out activities within the scope of the Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA) to support Member States in countering cyberattacks, by: facilitating the establishment

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of computer incident response teams (CIRTs); building capacity through technical workshops, hands-on training and assessment; and fostering international cooperation through cooperation agreements with key stakeholders and the UN System.

In Africa, ITU, in partnership with IMPACT, organized a cyberdrill in Zambia in September 2014 with the aim of building and developing the national capacities of participating countries to protect their information technology infrastructure against cyberthreats or cybercrime. To combat spamming and cybercrime, a methodology and an action plan have been developed to implement the Child Online Protection (COP) Guidelines in Africa.

In the Americas, ITU assisted countries to establish national CIRTs and technical cooperation projects were signed and are being implemented in Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. CIRTs are established with the objective to identify, defend, respond and manage cyberthreats. A CIRT and cybersecurity posture assessment was conducted for Central American countries.

In the Arab States, recent activities include a Regional Cybersecurity Summit, a Cybersecurity Trends Conference in Yemen, CIRT readiness assessment for Comoros, Jordan, and the State of Palestine, a specialized and customized capacity building training programme in Comoros and Mauritania, and a Child Online Protection (COP) Strategy workshop and challenge in Bahrain. The assistance to the State of Palestine was provided in response to Resolution 125 (Rev. Busan, 2014). An agreement on assistance to Lebanon in response to Resolution 159 (Rev. Busan, 2014) was signed in March 2014 for the establishment of its national CIRT.

Asia and the Pacific saw several training activities in cybersecurity in the second half of 2014. Since July 2014, around 50 participants enhanced their skills in wireless security and cloud forensics through training at the ITU Asia-Pacific Centres of Excellence, organized in partnership with MICT (Thailand), NBTC (Thailand), IMPACT and Globeron. In the Pacific Islands, several workshops were organized to build cybersecurity capacity.

A “Business case” for possible roles for the BDT to assist member states to deploy concrete measures to address concerns regarding counterfeit devices is under development to respond to the WTDC-14 Resolution on “The role of telecommunications/information and communication technologies in combating and dealing with counterfeit telecommunication/information and communication devices” that calls on the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau to continue to increase and develop ITU activities on combating, and ways of limiting the spread of, counterfeit devices.

– ICT applications deployment:

ITU-D continued to scale up the Mobile Health for Non-Communicable Diseases Initiative: Be He@lthy, Be Mobile. The initiative has been implemented in eight countries, focusing on operational projects and standard operating procedures to prevent NCDs using m-Health. Programmes currently under way include an m-Tobacco Cessation project in Costa Rica and an m-Diabetes programme in Senegal. Planning is in progress for programmes in the Philippines, Tunisia, the United Kingdom, Norway, and Zambia. In addition, a global database on e-health-related projects was established in partnership between ITU and WHO, with the aim of disseminating good practices in e-health.

ITU also prepared a paper entitled “Filling the Gap: Legal and Regulatory Challenges of Mobile Health (m-Health) in Europe” for discussion by Member States of the Europe region. The paper provided an analysis of the primary legal challenges faced by European countries with the development of medical information services, and patient health-care or follow-up services, accessible over mobile terminals.

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Objective 4

“To assist the membership in creating and maintaining an enabling policy and regulatory environment, including the establishment and implementation of sustainable national policies, strategies and plans, through sharing best practices and collecting and disseminating statistical information on telecommunication/ICT developments”

This objective has the following priority areas: National strategies, policies, plans, regulations and economic and financial mechanisms, and measuring the information society.

The results achieved during the period of January to September 2014 are as follows: – Enabling environment enhancement:

ITU convenes the largest gathering of the global ICT regulatory community at its annual Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR). The Global Regulators-Industry Dialogue (GRID) programme of the GSR fosters a productive dialogue between regulators and the industry on topical ICT issues. GSR-14 was hosted in June 2014 by Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA ).

The 2014 edition of the flagship report Trends in Telecommunication Reform was made available exceptionally free of charge (ITU bookshop) in all six ITU official languages. In the Broadband Thematic Reports Series, 14 reports were published on cutting-edge policy, regulatory and economic aspects, including costing and tariffs methodologies.

BDT has developed, for the first time, an ICT Regulatory Tracker. It has been built as a tool to monitor and measure the changes taking place in the telecommunication/ ICT regulatory environment. Using quantitative methods, it facilitates both the benchmarking and identification of evolutionary trends in legal and regulatory frameworks. The Tracker covers over 150 countries for a period of 11 years, showcasing regulatory progress within the same country, amongst regions and worldwide.

BDT hosts the world’s most comprehensive collection of ICT data and statistics in various thematic areas, including ICT infrastructure, access and usage, policy and regulation, and cost and tariff policy issues.

ITU regional seminars on economic and financial aspects of telecommunications/ICT were organized annually in coordination with ITU-T Study Group 3 Regional Groups meetings. Several seminars and workshops were also carried out in coordination with the ITU Regional Offices, focusing on specific areas of ICT policy and regulation, as well as cost-modelling and pricing for Quad play/Next-Generation Access (NGA) issues.

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Objective 5

“To build human and institutional capacity in order to improve skills in the development and use of telecommunication/ICT networks and applications, and to foster digital inclusion for people with special needs, such as persons with disabilities, through awareness-raising, training activities, sharing information and know-how and the production and distribution of relevant publications”

This objective has the following priority areas: provision and delivery of high quality ICT information sharing, education and training, and assistance in the development of national strategies, policies, plans, practices and awareness-raising on the importance of digital inclusion for people with special needs.

The results achieved during the period of January to September 2014 are as follows: – Human capacity building:

In line with WTDC Resolution 73 (Rev. Dubai, 2014), the Centre of Excellence (CoE) project was reviewed. A new Centres of Excellence strategy and its operational processes and procedures were developed. The launch of this new phase saw a total of 99 applications received from 65 institutions across the world, expressing interest to be a part of the CoE network.

The ITU Academy Event on Fostering Innovation and Partnerships in Human Capacity Building: Enhanced Engagement of Academia in the International Telecommunication Union was successfully held in Prague, Czech Republic on 28-29 April 2014. This event strengthened cooperation between the ITU Academy, Academia and other stakeholders from the private and public sectors and opened the door for further collaboration.

– Digital inclusion:

Expertise was provided to ITU members on ICT accessibility for persons with disabilities during a meeting in September 2014 of ITU-D Study Group on Question 7/1 “Access to Telecommunication/ICT services by persons with disabilities and with specific needs”.

Since International Girls in ICT Day was first celebrated in 2011, over 3,500 events in 140 countries have taken place, empowering over 1110,000 girls and young women globally. In 2014, Girls in ICT Day events were held in 121 countries this year, with nearly 42,000 girls participating. This includes events held in 24 countries in the AFR region, 25 countries in the AMS region, 15 countries in the ARB States, 24 in the ASP region, 6 in the CIS and 27 in EUR.

Guidelines were provided to overcome youth unemployment and promote youth entrepreneurship in the ITU report, “Digital Opportunities: Innovative ICT Solutions for Youth Employment”. A database of ICT-enabled resources was made available to members and young job seekers and entrepreneurs, including links to training opportunities, crowd funding for start-up capital, mentoring networks and job-matching services. See http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/sis/Youth/Resources/.

New training materials for the ITU-Telecentre.org Foundation Women’s Digital Literacy Campaign have been developed for women and youth on entrepreneurship skills and the use of ICTs to promote entrepreneurial activities.

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Objective 6

“To provide concentrated and special assistance to least developed countries (LDCs) and countries in special need, and to assist ITU Member States in responding to climate change and integrating telecommunications/ICTs in disaster management“

This objective has the following priority areas: Assistance to LDCs and countries in special need, Universal access, Emergency Telecommunications, and Climate-change and adaptation.

The results achieved during the period of January to September 2014 are as follows: – Special assistance, emergency telecommunications and climate change:

ITU-D continues to provide concentrated assistance to least developed countries (LDCs), small island developing states (SIDS), landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) and countries in special need. Assistance in disaster preparedness was provided to several ITU Member States through training events. Up to September 2014, a total of xx LDCs, xx LLDCs, and xx SIDS received concentrated assistance in various priority areas that included infrastructure, regulation, capacity building, and cybersecurity. A study on special needs for LLDCs to discuss how to overcome access to the sea issues including bandwidth issues was undertaken. A global project for LDCs was launched in the area of cybersecurity seeking to establish CIRTs in the countries. ITU set aside seed funds and the beneficiary countries are in the process of contributing financial and in-kind resources.

A Movable and Deployable ICT Resource Unit (MDRU) was installed in the island of Cebu in the Philippines with support from MIC Japan as a pilot for a feasibility study in restoring basic telecommunication infrastructure in the post-disaster period – in this case, in the aftermath of super-typhoon Haiyan.

ITU also assisted countries in designing national emergency telecommunication plans (NEPTs), contingency plans, and operating procedures through hands-on training events. Expertise was provided in the planning and management of emergencies, e-waste management, and climate change adaptation and mitigation.

In the Americas, ITU provided support to several countries, for example, in reviewing and updating the disaster emergency communication plan for Guyana, and in the development of NEPTs for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, and the Dominican Republic, in collaboration with COMTELCA. In September 2014, ITU in collaboration with INDOTEL, Dominican Republic, organized a forum on human exposure to electromagnetic fields.

ITU entered into a partnership with four private sector partners who will provide funds, space segment and expertise. The project links general development initiatives and disaster risk and management activities. Implementation is in progress. A similar project is being planned for the Pacific Islands. ITU also partnered with ABU to conduct Media Summit on Climate Change, ICTs and Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia in June 2014

ITU held the 4th ITU Green Standards Week with focus on Smart Sustainable Cities (SSC) from 22-26 September 2014 in Beijing with CATR and Huawei that raised awareness of participants in the areas of sustainable development models for cities. It was followed up by a training focusing on the role of ICTs in SSC in Bangkok, Thailand from 29 Sep-2 Oct.

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Implementation level by Objectives (RBM perspective)

Chart 1 below provides a distribution of the actual use of the resources among the six objectives of the sector for the period of January to September 2014.

Chart 1Breakdown of the implementation level by objective

(RBB perspective)

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Highlights of the operational plan implementation


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The operational

plan framework

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thorough view of

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level of the different

objectives, outputs

and actions

This report highlights the results achieved as regards the implementation of the Operational Plan for the period January 1st to September 30th, 2014 for the Telecommunication Development Bureau. It also provides information by objectives and regions.

Overall implementation level

As at September 30th 2014, out of a total of 246 actions planned for 2014, 106 have been completed, 85 are under implementation and the remaining 55 have not yet started.

Implementation level by objective

Chart 1 below highlights, in terms of number, the status of actions (completed, under implementation and not yet started) by objective for the 3rd quarter.

Chart 1

Actions Objective 1

Objective 2

Objective 3

Objective 4

Objective 5

Objective 6

Completed 1 34 16 31 12 12Under implementation 3 16 11 29 16 10

Not yet started 0 18 11 13 9 4

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Budget implementation level by regions (in Swiss francs)Chart 2 below highlights the expenditure level by regions to Q3

Chart 2

Action Plan Extra-budgetary (Global projects)

Budgeted 3,893,205 2,502,715Consumption 2,635,345 833,889

% of activation

67.7% 33.3%

World or Multi-Regional

Action Plan Extra-budgetary

Budgeted 540,579 1,597,922Consumption 341,786 513,190

% of activation

63.2% 32.1%

ARAB STATES


Budgeted 609,742 3,971,618Consumption 285,725 1,958,086

% of activation

46.9% 49.3%

ASIA & PACIFIC


Budgeted 243,583 160,732Consumption 184,180 123,544

% of activation

75.6% 76.9%

EUROPEAction Plan Extra-budgetary

Budgeted 291,269 125,580Consumption 232,286 99,262

% of activation

79.7% 79.0%

CIS Countries



% of activation

74.2% 39.5%

THE AMERICAS



% of activation

42.6% 41.2%

AFRICA

Implementation level by objectives and regions (number of actions)Chart 3 below shows, in terms of number, the implementation level of actions by objectives and regions to Q3.

Chart 3

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Total planned

Obj. 1 0 0 0Obj. 2 5 2 8Obj. 3 4 1 5Obj. 4 7 2 11Obj. 5 2 1 4Obj. 6 2 2 4

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Total planned


World or Multi-Regional

Extra-budgetary excludes UNDP funds

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Budget implementation level by objectives

Chart 4 shows the global budget implementation level and charts 5 to 10 highlight the budget activated1 for each objective to Q3.

1 Budget activated: Amount of the budget of the action (under implementation and completed) which has been committed and/or spent.

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This report highlights the expenditure level as at September 30th, 2014 (Q3) for the sector and the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT). It also provides information by objectives and outputs.

Result-based budget statement by objectives

Table 1 below provides the expenditure level by objectives in a Result Based Budget perspective as at September 30th, 2014.

Table 1 (in thousands of Swiss francs)

Strategic objectives Budget Actual Balance

Level of implementation

Q3 2014


Q3 2013Objectives of ITU-DD-1 To foster international cooperation on telecommunication/ICT issues

8,360 5,492 2,868 65.7% 71.3%

D-2 To assist in the development on telecommunication/ICT infrastructure

4,237 2,483 1,754 58.6% 62.8%

D-3 To enhance the deployment and the safe use of ICT applications and services

3,353 2,127 1,226 63.4% 66.7%

D-4 To create a policy and regulatory environment conducive to telecommunication/ICT development

7,183 4,647 2,536 64.7% 69.3%

D-5 To build human and institutional capacity and foster digital inclusion

4,048 2,466 1,582 60.9% 62.2%

D-6 To provide concentrated assistance to LDCs, SIDs, LLDCs, and assist in disaster management

2,714 1,842 872 67.9% 69.3%

Costs of ITU-D Strategic Goal 29,895 19,057 10,838 63.7% 67.5%

Financial statement for the Telecommunication Development SectorTable 2 below, shows by section, the ITU-D expenditures as at September 30th, 2014 and the 2014 year end expenditure projections. As at Q3, expenditures amounted to CHF 19.0 million or 63.7% of the ITU-D budget for 2014. At this time, it is projected that the total ITU-D budget of CHF 29.9 million will be fully spent.

Table 2(in thousands of Swiss francs)

Budget Expenditures as at 30/09/2014

Balance Level of implementation

Projection as at 31/12/2014

Section 3 World Telecommunication development conferences 1,367 985 382 72.1% 1,367

Section 5 Telecommunication Development Advisory Group 132 6 126 4.5% 132

Section 6 Study Group 412 99 313 24.0% 412

Section 7 Activities and programmes 5,145 2,236 2,909 43.5% 5,718

Section 9 Bureau 22,839 15,731 7,108 68.9% 22,266

TOTAL 29,895 19,057 10,838 63.7% 29,895

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Financial statement by objectives and outputsTable 3 below shows the expenditures by ITU-D objectives and outputs as at September 30th, 2014. As at Q3, expenditures amounted to CHF 3.3 million or 47.1% of the budget.


Budget Expenditures BalanceLevel of

implementation Q3 2014


Q3 2013Objective 1 WTDC 1,367 985 382 72.1% N/A

TDAG 132 6 126 4.5% 0.0%

STG 412 99 313 24.0% 64.3%

Total 1 1,911 1,090 821 57.0% 53.9%

Objective 2 ICT Infrastr. Dev. 1,520 514 1,006 33.8% 46.4%

Objective 3 Cybersec. & ICT appl. 758 349 409 46.0% 44.6%

Objective 4 Enabling env. & ITU-D publ. 1,646 816 830 49.6% 59.8%

Objective 5 Human Capacity & digital inclusion 807 323 484 40.0% 34.2%Objective 6 Special ass., emergency tel. &

cl imate change 414 234 180 56.5% 53.8%

Activities and prog. (obj. 2 to 6)

Total 2 5,145 2,236 2,909 43.5% 48.5%

Total ITU-D activities Total 1+2 7,056 3,326 3,730 47.1% 49.6%

Financial statement for the Telecommunication Development BureauTable 4 below highlights, by category of expenditure, the expenditures for the Telecommunications Development Bureau as at September 30th, 2014. As at Q3, expenditures amounted to CHF 15.7 million or 68.9% of the Bureau budget.


Budget Expenditures BalanceLevel of

implementation Q3 2014


Q3 2013Categories

1 Staff costs 16,497 11,424 5,073 69.2% 71.6%2 Other-s taff costs 4,836 3,514 1,322 72.7% 85.1%3 Travel expenses 620 316 304 51.0% 56.9%4 Contractual serv. 211 137 74 64.9% 64.9%5 Renta l & mainten. 104 27 77 26.0% 30.5%6 Purchase of equipmnt 65 45 20 69.2% 58.7%7 Acquis i tion, furni t. 240 33 207 13.8% 34.7%8 Uti l i ties & services 172 174 -2 101.2% 52.8%9 Auditing, inter-agenc. 94 61 33 64.9% 70.8%

TOTAL 22,839 15,731 7,108 68.9% 72.6%

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Level of implementation by objectives

The chart below shows the budget and expenditures by objectives to Q3.

(in thousands of Swiss francs)

Telecommunication Development SectorImplementation report

January – September 2014

Strategic plan Operational plan

Financial plan

From Strategy to ExecutionThe progressive improvements of the Union’s budgetary and financial structure reached a significant turning point with the introduction of the result-based budgeting and result based management.

In addition, the introduction of the re-structured operational plan of the Telecommunication Development Sector enhanced the integration between strategic planning, operational planning and financial planning.

The primary purpose of this performance report is to provide a quarterly assessment of the implementation of the BDT strategic, financial and operational plans using several facets and dimensions.

This report provides an assessment of the implementation of the strategic, operational and financial plan.

Strategic

The quarterly assessment of the strategic plan implementation provides a means for monitoring the implementation of the mission, objectives, outputs and priorities of the Telecommunication Development Sector.

Operational

The quarterly review of the operational plan puts emphasis on the outputs of the Sector as well as on the actions and activities undertaken by the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) in connection with the implementation of these outputs.

It provides information regarding the implementation level of the outputs and actions as well as other pertinent operational data.

Financial

The financial quarterly reports highlight the financial elements of both the strategic and the operational plan.

It provides an overview of the budgetary performance for the period as well as the annual year end expenditure forecast which in turn may allow management to adjust its plans in order to achieve optimal budget performance and implementation of activities.

Implementation of the:

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