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WSIS Forum 2016 › Agenda › Session 121

Action Line C2 (ICT Infrastructure) - Evolving Affordable Broadband Infrastructure for Bringing ICT to All

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As mentioned in the Outcome Document of the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the overall review of the implementation of WSIS Outcomes and as recognized on the 2030 Agenda to SDG: Resolution 70/1 - Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, high-speed broadband has been recognized as an essential enabler of sustainable development. At the same time, harnessing ICT for development and bridging digital divides will require greater and sustainable investment in ICT infrastructure and services.

On the other hand, the WSIS-SDG Matrix developed by UN WSIS Action line Facilitators is playing a key role to serve as the mechanism to map, analyze and coordinate the use of ICTs as enablers and catalysts for the implementation of the SDGs.

Considering the above trend, this year’s WSIS Action Line C2 Facilitation Meeting will focus on the “Implementation of Information and Communication Infrastructure Goals, covering technical, economic and policy aspects”, identified by the WSIS-SDG Matrix. The Meeting will discuss on latest and affordable technologies, innovative ways for funding ICT development and challenges to be addressed to accomplish SDGs. The meeting will invite high-level officials and active participants from the industry, international organizations, administrations, and others to share their views as Panelists.

Moderator

Mr Kemal Huseinovic

Speakers / panellists

Opening Remarks:

Mr. Yushi Torigoe


Deputy to the Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Keynote Speech:

  • Mr. Igor Sant`Anna Resende

Deputy Head of the Information Society Division, on behalf of the  Communication Ministry of Brazil

Presentation by Panellists:

[Technical Aspects: New Technologies] [Economic Aspects: Affordable Infrastructure] [Policy Aspects: Public policies to foster the development of Broadband Infrastructure]

  • Mr José Costa

Director, Wireless Access Standards

  • Mr Colin Langtry

Chief, Radiocommunication Study Groups Department, ITU - BR

  • Mr Bilel Jamoussi

Chief of the Study Groups Department, ITU - TSB

  • Ms Julia Jasinska

​Head of Trade Policy and Regulatory Affairs, EU office-Nokia

  • Ms Atsuko Okuda

Chief, ICT and Development Section; ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division UNESCAP

  • Ms Elizabeth Migwalla

Senior Director Government Affairs - Africa, Qualcomm

  • Mr Desiré Karyabwite

IP Coordinator, ITU - BDT

  • Mr Chehem Ibrahim Mohamed

Chef de Service Informatique et responsable du Projet E-santé, Ministère de la Santé - Djibouti

  • Mr Abdoulkader Osman Farah

Network Engineer CDMA& Wimax, Djibouti Telecom

Panel Discussion:

Moderator:

Mr Kemal Huseinovic

Chief, Department of Infrastructure, Enabling Environment and E-Applications, International Telecommunication Union

Link to WSIS Action Lines
  • C2. Information and communication infrastructure

C2. Information and Communication Infrastructure

Link to the Sustainable Development Process
  • Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
  • Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
  • Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
  • Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

[Technical Aspects: New Technologies]
-Significantly increase access to information and communication technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet (SDG 9.c);
- Facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States (SDG 9.a)
-Implementation of Broadband infrastructure: access and backbone, national and regional  (i.e. success stories in new ICT services and applications, converged services);


[Economic Aspects: Affordable Infrastructure]
-Social and economic impact of Broadband  to enable the achievement of higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value-added an labor-intensive sectors (SDG 8.2);
-Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all (SDG 9.1).
- ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, appropriate new technology and financial services (SDG 1.4)


[Policy Aspects: Public policies to foster the development of Broadband Infrastructure]
- Substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implement integrated policies and plan towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters (SDG 11.b);
- Technologies, standards, policies, and regulations:  strategies and solutions to lower initial and operational costs of Broadband infrastructure (i.e. success stories of wireless Broadband infrastructure, software based routers and switches, network sharing scheme for FTTH/PON)
- Role of administration / policy makers in developing Broadband infrastructure.

WSIS Forum 2016 | WSIS Action Lines: Supporting the Implementation of SDGs
2–6 May 2016, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Place des Nations, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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