CTO Roadmap A Support Programme To Deliver WSIS/MDG Compliant Country ICT Action Plans A CTO CONCEPT PRESENTED WITH SUPPORT FROM Allan Drew & Susan Coote

Copyright CTO Developmental Challenges Posed by ICT Explosion  Policy issues  Legislative and Legal  Regulatory requirements  Technological implications  Economic and developmental dimensions  Financial and capital investment considerations  Socio-cultural impact  Political, national and global  Human Capital These variances lie at the heart of the digital divide

Copyright CTO The Global Response to These Challenges  The Millennium Development Goals (United Nations)  Country Poverty Reduction Strategies (World Bank)  Country ICT Policy Papers (Encouraged by G8)  The World Summit on the Information Society (UN-led)  Regional and sub-regional initiatives e.g. NEPAD, WATRA etc  Bilateral institutional funding, initiatives e.g. DFID, SIDA  Private Sector Responses e.g. Cisco, Microsoft, BT  Role of NGOs and other Stakeholders – Research, analysis, advocacy  Role of the CTO, Commonwealth and beyond

Copyright CTO Global Consensus on ICT  Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) –8 goals, 18 Targets & 48 indicators –Only Target 18 and 2 indicators formally relate directly to ICT ICTs are a key enabler of ALL goals

Copyright CTO WSIS Action Plan  Expands ICT dimensions of MDG activity  Explains detailed outcomes required  Specifies responsibilities of: – governments – international organisations – financial institutions – private sector and –other ICT stakeholders Implementation is the challenge

Copyright CTO Developing Country Telecoms Trends  China at 260m mobile, 250m fixed line subscribers  India added 2m mobile subscribers a month in 2003  Developing Countries account for: –Highest growth rates of mobile service since 2000 –Mobile subscription increased 500% in Nigeria, –Cameroon, Morocco & others have 5 times more cell phone users than fixed lines –Africa has only 0.6% of global Internet users –More than 50% of continent have not yet made a phone call Source: ITU

Copyright CTO African ICT Policy Status Of 53 African countries - Only 16 had ICT policy in early were in the process - 16 had no process for developing policy –Good progress since made in some countries, spurred by WSIS process Source: ITU

Copyright CTO ICT Regulatory Status Measured by % of regulators by region  Americas 79%  Africa79%  Europe75%  Arab States48%  Asia-Pacific37% Source: ITU

Copyright CTO The current status of MDGs and WSIS Action Plan F Goals are clarified F Actions are listed F Focus is on ends not means F Process for planning in- country F Best practice experience-sharing F Sources of funding F Partners for implementation The CTO Roadmap helps make progress happen In placeIncomplete

Copyright CTO Roadmap for success (1)  An implementation support process that provides: –A framework of processes, systems and structures to enable governments, in particular, achieve their WSIS/MDG targets –Milestones and signposts for performance indicators –Enablers for international organisations and financial institutions to identify areas of possible support –Help to other ICT stakeholders to more readily identify possible support roles, per country

Copyright CTO Roadmap for success (2) –Opportunity for specialist consultancy to deliver services that help governments create, execute, monitor and evaluate WSIS/MDG compliant plans –In-country training & skills transfer for implementation teams –Case studies to drive best practice –A process for sourcing of funds and case writing –Project management tools & techniques

Copyright CTO CTO Roadmap identifies action at several levels A. Political / Policy B. Legislative / Regulatory C. Operational /Telco-Cellco D. Citizen, consumer, community E. Regional and sub-regional coordination of policies, strategies, plans & programmes F. Harmonisation of programmes /procedures of donor agencies G. Fund mobilisation & coordination Country Regional International

Copyright CTO CTO Roadmap recognises  Roles of UN Agencies in assisting countries –UNDP/World Bank MDGs –UN/ITU WSIS process –In Africa, work of UN ECA with  Africa Information Society Initiative (AISI)  National Information & Communication Infrastructure (NICI) –Role of NEPAD and related initiatives –Roles of other Regional bodies – ATU, AfDB –Roles of Sub-regional groupings – WATRA, TRASA, ARICEA, EARTPO Need for collective action, alliances & partnerships Need for collective action, alliances & partnerships

Copyright CTO CTO Roadmap – 5 Milestones and Signposts to Success WSIS/MDG Compliant plan Milestone 1 Milestone 5 Funding cases prepared Milestone 3 Funding gaps known Milestone 2 Milestone 4 Implementation plans prepared Implementation begun Policy Regulatory Operational

Copyright CTO Milestone 1Milestone 5Milestone 4Milestone 3Milestone 2 Assess country policies for completeness Define compliance gap Review & strengthen country Action Plan Compare against country budgets Finalise & launch implementation plan Estimate implementation costs Prioritise & develop implementation plan Identify stakeholders in country Investigate sources of funding Create compliant Action plan Create compliant Action plan Build cases to secure funding Communicate with citizens Manage projects effectively Review benefits & adjust plans A Roadmap for Implementing WSIS/MDG Action Plan Review Strengthen & Plan Fund Plan Implement

Copyright CTO Minister initiates policy action Internal review by ICT ministry Minister issues internal directive Civil servants plan/produce documents Run public awareness campaign Contact all stakeholders through direct mail Consult with other ministers

Copyright CTO Stakeholders Relevant MDAs Legislature Other Ministries Regulator ICT operators ICT Professional associations Academic institutions Research bodies Consumer groups Representative bodies Trade unions Chambers of commerce Industry manufacturers Finance & Banking Security & Law enforcement Traditional authorities Stakeholders Relevant MDAs Legislature Other Ministries Regulator ICT operators ICT Professional associations Academic institutions Research bodies Consumer groups Representative bodies Trade unions Chambers of commerce Industry manufacturers Finance & Banking Security & Law enforcement Traditional authorities

Copyright CTO Review manifesto Review scope of ministerial/departmental action plans Disaggregate country plans by Goals, Targets & Indicators Align against MDG Goals, Measures & Targets Disaggregate WSIS Action plan by function Research case studies & best practice Identify gap Specify work required to close gap Review manifesto Review scope of ministerial/departmental action plans Disaggregate country plans by Goals, Targets & Indicators Align against MDG Goals, Measures & Targets Disaggregate WSIS Action plan by function Research case studies & best practice Identify gap Specify work required to close gap

Copyright CTO Identify 3 year rolling budgets Identify budgets committed to ICT development Compare against plan costs Define funding gap Identify 3 year rolling budgets Identify budgets committed to ICT development Compare against plan costs Define funding gap

Copyright CTO SUMMARY The CTO Road Map recognises Global Progress in ICTs Identifies MDGs/WSIS as central focal points for action Recognises capacity gaps in some countries for making speedy progress Offers framework for cooperation between CTO and other stakeholders Provides opportunity to assist member countries

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