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+++ international-organisations:start [2024/12/03 09:54] (current) – [Global Digital Compact] carlos
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   * AMS-4 - Development of enabling policy and regulatory environments to connect the unconnected through accessible and affordable telecommunications/ICTs that support the achievement of SDGs and the progress towards the digital economy.
 <callout> Expected result: Support for Member States in the implementation of policy and regulatory strategies to connect the unconnected with a focus on affordability, including support of small operators and **community networks**; </callout>
+== WTDC-22 ==
+Due to the COVID19 pandemic, the World Telecommunications Development Conference took place in Kigali in 2022. The preparatory process above, resulted in Resolution 37 "Bridging the digital divide", where complementary connectivity solutions are
+included in “acknowledging” and “considering”but more importantly in:\\
+"resolves to instruct the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT)"
+  * “15. to continue supporting Member States, where requested, in developing policy and regulatory frameworks that could expand and support the engagement of telecommunication/ICT complementary access networks and solutions in bridging the digital divide”
+  * “17 to continue supporting Member States, in the case where it is requested, in developing policy and regulatory frameworks that could expand and support the engagement of telecommunications/ICTs complementary access networks and solutions in bridging the digital divide;”
+\\
+"invites Member States"
+  * “5 to consider inclusive and innovative policies to close the digital divide, taking into account national initiatives and telecommunications/ICTs complementary access networks and solutions,”
 === ITU-D Study Groups ===
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 ===== Global Digital Compact  =====
-OBJECTIVE 1 CLOSE ALL DIGITAL DIVIDES
+The Global Digital Compact was adopted as an annex of the UN Pact for the Future ((https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/sotf-pact_for_the_future_adopted.pdf)) in September 2024. Among its commitments to meet "Objective 1 - Close All Digital Divides And Accelerate Progress Across the Sustainable Development Goals" it contains the following:
-AND ACCELERATE PROGRESS ACROSS
+  * "c) Invest in and deploy resilient digital infrastructure, including satellites and local network initiatives, that provide safe and secure network coverage to all areas, including rural, remote and “hard-to-reach” areas, and promote equitable access to satellite orbits, taking into account the needs of developing countries We will aim for universal access at affordable rates and at sufficient speeds as well as reliability to enable meaningful use of the Internet (SDGs 9 and 11);"
-THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
-Connectivity
-c) Invest in and deploy resilient digital infra-
-structure, including satellites and local net-
-work initiatives, that provide safe and secure
-network coverage to all areas, including ru-
-ral, remote and “hard-to-reach” areas, and
-promote equitable access to satellite orbits,
-taking into account the needs of developing
-countries We will aim for universal access at
-affordable rates and at sufficient speeds as
-well as reliability to enable meaningful use of
-the Internet (SDGs 9 and 11);
-https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/sotf-pact_for_the_future_adopted.pdf
 ===== Broadband Commission  =====
 ==== 21st Century Financing Models for Bridging Broadband Connectivity Gaps ====
-- Recommends that the potential beneficiaries from USF should include not-for-profit complementary access solution providers, such as community networks.
-- Governments can provide licensed spectrum for free to support community networks, and local authorities can ease access to RoWs and allow the use of public sites as well.
-- Proposes an international fund, where for other projects that are less scalable, such as community networks, the fund can act as a clearing house for knowledge and best practices, while also potentially providing loans or other resources.
-- Recommends that Governments may also explore the options and feasibility of funding allocations to empower smaller providers and implementers offering innovative business and programmatic (demand-focused) solutions and models, including, for example, community networks, rural providers, and small and medium-size ISPs.
-https://broadbandcommission.org/publication/21st-century-financing-models/
+This report from the Broadband Commission ((https://broadbandcommission.org/publication/21st-century-financing-models/)) contains the following references:
+  * Recommends that the potential beneficiaries from USF should include not-for-profit complementary access solution providers, such as community networks.
+  * Governments can provide licensed spectrum for free to support community networks, and local authorities can ease access to RoWs and allow the use of public sites as well.
+  * Proposes an international fund, where for other projects that are less scalable, such as community networks, the fund can act as a clearing house for knowledge and best practices, while also potentially providing loans or other resources.
+  * Recommends that Governments may also explore the options and feasibility of funding allocations to empower smaller providers and implementers offering innovative business and programmatic (demand-focused) solutions and models, including, for example, community networks, rural providers, and small and medium-size ISPs.
 ==== State of Broadband 2023 ====
-mentions "complementary connectivity solutions as recipients of the USF"
+The State of Broadband 2023 report ((https://broadbandcommission.org/publication/state-of-broadband-2023/)) mentions "complementary connectivity solutions as recipients of the USF"
-https://broadbandcommission.org/publication/state-of-broadband-2023/
 ==== Broadband Commission - Moonshot report ====
-The **Broadband Commission “Connecting Africa Through Broadband: A strategy for doubling connectivity by 2021 and reaching universal access by 2030”** [[https://www.broadbandcommission.org/Documents/working-groups/DigitalMoonshotforAfrica_Report.pdf | recognizes]] the role of community networks in 3 of the 7 Objectives of its Action Plan. Of particular interest is Objective 5:
+The **Broadband Commission “Connecting Africa Through Broadband: A strategy for doubling connectivity by 2021 and reaching universal access by 2030”** [[https://www.broadbandcommission.org/Documents/working-groups/DigitalMoonshotforAfrica_Report.pdf | recognizes]] the role of community networks in 3 of the 7 Objectives of its Action Plan. Of particular interest is
-<callout>Provide direct funding support for extending affordable broadband access to commercially challenging rural and remote areas, to women, and low-income users</callout>
+  * Objective 5: "Provide direct funding support for extending affordable broadband access to commercially challenging rural and remote areas, to women, and low-income users"
-and the recommendations under Objective 1 “Ensure that the commercial broadband ICT market is open and structurally prepared for competitive private investment":
+  * and the recommendations under Objective 1 “Ensure that the commercial broadband ICT market is open and structurally prepared for competitive private investment": "Adopt open wholesale and retail telecommunications market entry policies, especially competitive and unified licensing regimes, and liberal, dynamic spectrum policies. Such policies should also accommodate community and nonprofit focused network operators who offer services in underserved areas."
-<callout>Adopt open wholesale and retail telecommunications market entry policies, especially competitive and unified licensing regimes, and liberal, dynamic spectrum policies. Such policies should also accommodate community and nonprofit focused network operators who offer services in underserved areas.
-</callout>