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PP14/34(Rev.1)(Add.1)-E
Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14)Busan, 20 October – 7 November 2014 /
PLENARY MEETING / Addendum 1 to
Document 34(Rev.1)-E
2 October 2014
Original: English/Spanish
Member States of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL)
Inter-American Proposals for the work of the Conference
IAP / Title
IAP-1 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 152 “IMPROVEMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND FOLLOW-UP OF THE DEFRAYAL OF ITU EXPENSES BY SECTOR MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES”
IAP-2 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 169 “ADMISSION OF ACADEMIA, UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR ASSOCIATED RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORK OF THE THREE SECTORS OF THE UNION”
IAP-3 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 179 “ITU'S ROLE IN CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION”
IAP-4 / DRAFT NEW RESOLUTION “PRESERVING AND PROMOTING MULTILINGUALISM ON THE INTERNET FOR AN INTEGRATING AND INCLUSIVE INFORMATION SOCIETY”
IAP-5 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 162 “INDEPENDENT MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE”
IAP-6 / DRAFT NEW RESOLUTION “GLOBAL FLIGHT TRACKING “
IAP-7 / DRAFT NEW RESOLUTION “PROTECTING TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE USERS/CONSUMERS”
IAP-8 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 70 “MAINSTREAMING A GENDER PERSPECTIVE IN ITU AND PROMOTION OF GENDER EQUALITYAND THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES”
IAP-9 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 175 “TELECOMMUNICATION/INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING AGE-RELATED DISABILITIES”
IAP-10 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO DECISION 5 “REVENUE AND EXPENSES INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FOR THE UNION FOR THE PERIOD 2012-2015”
IAP-11 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO ANNEX 2 TO DECISION 5 ON MEASURES FOR REDUCING EXPENDITURE
IAP-12 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 135 “ITU’S ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS/ INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, IN PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES1,AND IN IMPLEMENTING RELEVANT NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND INTERREGIONAL PROJECTS”
IAP-13 / DRAFT NEW RESOLUTION “STRATEGY FOR THE COORDINATION OF EFFORTS AMONG THE THREE SECTORS OF THE UNION”
IAP-14 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 123 “BRIDGING THE STANDARDIZATION GAP BETWEEN DEVELOPING AND DEVELOPED COUNTRIES”
IAP-15 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 166 “NUMBER OF VICE-CHAIRMEN OF SECTOR ADVISORY GROUPS, STUDY GROUPS AND OTHER GROUPS”
IAP-16 / MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 71 “STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE UNION FOR 2012-2015”
IAP-17 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 72 “LINKING STRATEGIC, FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL PLANNING IN ITU”
IAP-18 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 151 “IMPLEMENTATION OF RESULTS-BASED MANAGEMENT IN ITU”
IAP-19 / STABILIZATION OF THE BASIC INSTRUMENTS. NOC TO ARTICLE 4 OF THE ITU CONSTITUTION
IAP-20 / PROPOSAL ON DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL: CONSTITUTION ADD77A
IAP-21 / PROPOSAL DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL: CONVENTION ADD 105A
IAP-22 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 102 “ITU'S ROLE WITH REGARD TO INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE INTERNET AND THE MANAGEMENT OF INTERNET RESOURCES, INCLUDING DOMAIN NAMES AND ADDRESSES”
IAP-23 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 146 “REVIEW OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION REGULATIONS”
IAP-24 / DRAFT NEW RESOLUTION “PROMOTION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES TO YOUNG PEOPLE”
IAP-25 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 30 “SPECIAL MEASURES FOR THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES, LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND COUNTRIES WITH ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION”
IAP-26 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO DECISION 12 (Guadalajara, 2010) “FREE ONLINE ACCESS TO ITU PUBLICATIONS”
IAP-27 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION OF THE RESOLUTION 140 “ITU'S ROLE IN IMPLEMENTING THE OUTCOMES OF THE WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY”
IAP-28 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 154 “USE OF THE SIX OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF THE UNION ON AN EQUAL FOOTING”
IAP-29 / SUPPRESSION OF RESOLUTION 163 “ESTABLISHMENT OF A COUNCIL WORKING GROUP ON A STABLE ITU CONSTITUTION”
IAP-30 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 136 “THE USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS/INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT IN EMERGENCY AND DISASTER SITUATIONS FOR EARLY WARNING, PREVENTION, MITIGATION AND RELIEF”
IAP-31 / DRAFT NEW RESOLUTION “ASSISTING MEMBER STATES TO COMBAT THEFT OF MOBILE DEVICES AND TO STUDY TECHNOLOGICAL ALTERNATIVES TO RESTRICT THE USE AND TRADE OF LOST OR STOLEN DEVICES”
IAP-32 / DRAFT NEW RESOLUTION “VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES AND BEST PRACTICES FOR DESIGNING, INSTALLING AND OPERATING INTERNET EXCHANGE POINTS (IXP)”
IAP-33 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 25 “STRENGTHENING THE REGIONAL PRESENCE”
IAP-34 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 167 “STRENGTHENING ITU CAPABILITIES FOR ELECTRONIC MEETINGS AND MEANS TO ADVANCE THE WORK OF THE UNION”
IAP-35 / DRAFT NEW RESOLUTION “COMBATING TELECOMMUNICATION/INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION COUNTERFEIT, SUBSTANDARD AND UNAUTHORIZED EQUIPMENT”
IAP-36 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 177 “CONFORMANCE AND INTEROPERABILITY”
IAP-37 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 144 “AVAILABILITY OF MODEL HOST-COUNTRY AGREEMENTS IN ADVANCE FOR CONFERENCES AND ASSEMBLIES OF THE UNION HELD AWAY FROM GENEVA”
IAP-38 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 139 “USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS/INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE AND BUILD AN INCLUSIVE INFORMATION SOCIETY”
IAP-39 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 131 “MEASURING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICTs) TO BUILD AN INTEGRATIVE AND INCLUSIVE INFORMATION SOCIETY”
IAP-40 / PROPOSALS OF NO CHANGE TO THE DEFINITIONS IN THE CONSTITUTION: ARTICLE 5 – DEFINITIONS
IAP-41 / PROPOSALS OF NO CHANGE TO THE DEFINITIONS IN THE CONVENTION: ANNEX - DEFINITION OF CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THIS CONVENTION AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
IAP-42 / DRAFT NEW RESOLUTION “CONNECTIVITY TO MOBILE BROADBAND NETWORKS”
IAP-43 / PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 157 “STRENGTHENING OF THE PROJECT EXECUTION FUNCTION IN ITU”
IAP-44 / DRAFT NEW RESOLUTION “REVIEW OF THE CURRENT METHODOLOGIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF A FUTURE VISION FORTHEPARTICIPATION OF SECTOR MEMBERS, ASSOCIATES AND ACADEMIA INTHEACTIVITIES OF ITU”
IAP-1:PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 152 “IMPROVEMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND FOLLOW-UP OF THE DEFRAYAL OF ITU EXPENSES BY SECTOR MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES”
Introduction
Resolution 152 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010) instructs the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Directors of the Bureaux, to report to the Council on the management and follow-up of the defrayal of ITU expenses by Sector Members and Associates, highlighting any difficulty that may be encountered and proposing further improvements.
The Secretary-General reported to Council 2011 (Document C11/21) that following its initial implementation, Resolution 152 (Antalya, 2006) brought about a considerable improvement in the follow-up and oversight of the annual contributions of Sector Members and Associates. However, results showed that the prescribed implementation of Resolution 152 resulted in a systematic exclusion of a number of the Union's Sector Members and Associates. Faced with this trend, the ITU management decided, on a provisional basis from January2011, to not automatically exclude Sector Members and Associates for non-payment of fees or when difficulties arose following an acquisition when one of the parties was in arrears. The concerned entities were instead contacted to encourage their continued participation and the payment of fees that were previously invoiced. It is common practice in the private sector for companies to negotiate with creditors to clear outstanding debts but the ITU Secretariat did not have the flexibility to make such arrangements, and was thus missing the opportunity to recover some of the past debts owed.
The Secretary-General reported to Council 2011 (Document C11/21, §3.1) that while there can be no disputing the fact that Resolution 152 has had positive results in terms of the management and follow-up of the defrayal of ITU expenses by Sector Members and Associates, it was also clear that its strict application could lead to certain difficulties, particularly with regard to flexibility in the recovery of arrears and improving the Union’s membership and financial situation. In that regard, the Council 2011 was requested to grant the Secretary-General flexibility, in cooperation with relevant administrations, with regard to the application of Resolution152 (Rev.Guadalajara,2010), particularly vis-à-vis the prescribed timelines, on the suspension and exclusion of Sector Members and Associates. Council 2011 granted that request on a one year trial basis and each subsequent Council, considering further reports and requests of the Secretary-General, has continued to grant such flexibility for an additional one year period.
MODIAP/34A1/1
RESOLUTION 152 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010busan, 2014)
Improvement of management and follow-up of the defrayal
of ITU expenses by Sector Members and Associates
The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Guadalajara,2010Busan, 2014),
considering
a)Resolution 110 (Marrakesh, 2002) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, on review of the contribution of Sector Members towards defraying the expenses of the Unionthe report to Council by the Secretariat-General in Document C11/21, noting improvements due to implementation of Resolution 152 (Guadalajara, 2010) while also requesting flexibility when addressing the strict time intervals found in resolves 6 of this Resolution;
b)Resolution 1208 of the ITU Council, which set the terms of reference of the working group open to all Member States and all Sector Members to study the system whereby Sector Members and Associates contribute towards defraying the expenses of the Union, and instructed the working group to make a final report to the 2005 session of the Council at the latestCouncil 2011, as reported in §4.7 of Document C11/120, approved granting the Secretary-General flexibility for one year regarding implementation of this Resolution and that the Secretary-General report to Council 2012 on progress achieved, and such flexibility was extended for an additional one year by each succeeding Council,
considering further
the reports accordingly presented by the working group to the Council at its 2005 session in Document C05/40, and more specifically Part 5 and recommendations R7 and R8 thereof Secretary-General to Council 2012 in Document C12/10, Council 2013 in Document C13/14 and Council 2014 in Document C14/14,
noting
the provisions of Article 33 of the ITU Convention regarding the obligations of Member States, Sector Members and other entities in respect of defraying the expenses of the Union and the financial consequences of denunciation,
noting further
the amendments made to No. 240 of the Convention by this conference in order that denunciation shall take effect at the end of six months from the date when notification is received by the Secretary-General,
recognizing
a)the rapid pace of the market and the financial realities faced by private-sector entities;
b)that it is essential to retain and attract more Sector Members and Associates, having regard to their invaluable contribution to the work of the Union;
c)that there is a need to ensure better follow-up and oversight of financial matters relating to Sector Members and Associates, on the part of both ITU and the Member States, in order to ensure increased stability in the finances of the Union;
d)that the rules and procedures regarding the oversight of financial matters relating to Sector Members and Associates should be amended so as to be flexible and effective, and hence fully enforceable,
recognizing further
a)that the relevance and effectiveness of penalties applicable in the case of arrears may be questioned, since Sector Members' arrears are increasing more rapidly than those of Member States;
b)that, under the present framework, a Sector Member or an Associate in arrears is able to participate in ITU for at least three years before any sanction is imposed, and therefore may not have any incentive to submit a repayment schedule;
c)that the applicable time-frame for the imposition of suspension and exclusion must be shortened,
that a better collection rate and a significant reduction in debts of Sector Members and Associates have resulted from flexibility granted by the Council to the Secretary-General with regard to application of Resolution 152 (Guadalajara, 2010) in recovery of arrears, negotiation of payment conditions, and special terms and conditions for acquisitions,
resolves
1that simple changes of name and address of Sector Members or Associates shall be handled administratively, without charge;
2that, in the case of a merger between Sector Members or Associates of the same Sector, duly notified to the Secretary-General, No. 240 of the Convention shall not apply and shall thus not have the effect of requiring the Sector Member or the Associate resulting from the merger to pay more than one contribution for its participation in the work of the Sector concerned;
3that every new Sector Member or Associate shall, in respect of the year of its accession or admission, pay in advance a contribution calculated as from the first day of the month of accession or admission, as the case may be;
4that annual contributions for existing Sector Members or existing Associates will be invoiced in advance and no later than 15 September each year;
5that annual contributions for existing Sector Members or existing Associates become due for payment on 31 March each year;
6that, in the event of late payment, suspension of participation in ITU shallshould, in the case of a Sector Member or Associate, occur six months (180 days) after the date on which payment of the annual contribution was due, and in the absence of a negotiated and agreed repayment schedule, exclusion of a Sector Member or an Associate on grounds of non-payment shall should occur three months (90 days) after the date of receipt of the notification of suspension;
7that, with a view of retaining members and recovering past debts owed, the Secretary-General may have flexibility in implementing resolves 6 of this Resolution and negotiating repayment plans with Sector Members and Associates;
78that Sector Members and Associates can be readmitted to the Union under the usual conditions and upon payment of membership contributions;
89that any difficulty (e.g. non-payment, mail returned due to lack of information regarding a new address) shall be immediately notified to the Member State which endorsed the Sector Member or the Associate,
instructs the Secretary-General
in consultation with the Directors of the Bureaux, to report to the Council on the implementation of this resolution, highlighting any difficulty that may be encountered and proposing further improvements, as appropriate,
instructs the Council
to take appropriate measures to facilitate the implementation of this resolution,
invites Member States
as appropriate, to participate actively in the follow-up and oversight of financial matters relating to Sector Members and Associates.
Reasons:Based on the positive results from the above mentioned trial periods, and with the view to retain members and recover past debts, it is proposed to include flexibility for the Secretary-General in application of prescribed timelines of resolves 6 of Resolution 152, regarding the suspension and exclusion of Sector Members and Associates.
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IAP 2: PROPOSAL OF MODIFICATION TO RESOLUTION 169 “Admission of academia, universities and their associated research establishments to participate in the work of the three Sectors of the Union”
Reasons for the proposal:
The Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) submits, for its consideration a few modifications to Resolution 169 adopted by the Plenipotentiary Conference, Guadalajara, 2010.
CITEL supports the initiative of bringing Academia closer to the ITU. We are convinced this will not only benefit the Union with the incorporation of new actors into the work it carries out, but also its Member States, especially developing countries, by allowing them to increase their level of participation in the activities of the Union while specialized resources are trained in telecommunications/ICTs.
For this reason, we support continuing with this initiative, and hope participation can be achieved equally in the three Sectors of the ITU, so as to promote the participation of the developing countries in ITU-T and ITU-R as well.
MODIAP/34A1/2
RESOLUTION 169 (Guadalajara, 2010rev. busan, 2014)
Admission of academia, universities and their associated research
establishments to participate in the work of the three Sectors
of the Union
The Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (Guadalajara,2010Busan, 2014),
recalling
Resolution 71 (Johannesburg, 2008) of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly,
considering
a)that the participation of academia, universities and their associated research establishments in the three Sectors work of the Union will benefit the work of the its three Sectors, particularly as these bodies address the research, study, follow-up and developments in modern technology within ITU's field of competence, while having a perspective and future vision allowing modern technologies and applications to be addressed in timely fashion;
b)that these entities will also contribute to enable and disseminate the activities of the ITU Academy in the academic spheres related to telecommunications/information and communication technologies (ICTs) around the world;
bc)that the scientific contribution of these bodies will far outweigh the level of financial contribution proposed to encourage their participation,
noting
that a comprehensive analysis of the current methodologies for the participation of Sector Members, Associates and Academia has been initiated in ITU, pursuant to Resolution 158 (Rev. Guadalajara, 2010),
resolves
1to admit academia, universities and their associated research establishments concerned with the development of telecommunications/information and communication technology (ICT) to participate in the work of the three SectorsUnion, pursuant to the provisions of this resolution, without the need for any amendment to Articles 2 and 3 of the ITU Constitution, for a trial period that will last until the next plenipotentiary conference;
2to set the level of the financial contribution for such participation at one-sixteenth of the value of a contributory unit for Sector Members in the case of organizations from developed countries, and one-thirty second of the value of the contributory unit for Sector Members in the case of organizations from developing countries[1] for defraying Union expenses;
3that acceptance of applications for participation shall be conditional on the support of the Member States of the Union to which the bodies belong, on the condition that this shall not constitute an alternative for those bodies currently listed with the Union as Sector Members or Associates,;
4that the level of contribution mentioned in paragraph 2 enables the academia, universities, and associated establishments to participate in the work of the three Sectors equally,
instructs the Council
1to add any additional conditions or detailed procedures to this resolution, if it deems appropriate;
2to submit a report on this participation to the next plenipotentiary conference, on the basis of an evaluation thereof by the advisory groups of the three Sectors, for a final decision to be taken on such participation;
3that such academia should not have a role in decision-making, including the adoption of resolutions or recommendations regardless of the approval procedure;
4that the application and approval process for academia, other than those mentioned in resolves 1, 2 and, 3 and 4 above, should be the same as for Associates;