ITU & Emergency Telecommunications

ITUWorkshoponEmergencyCommunicationsand InformationManagement h d 20th 22nd February2012,Bangkok ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Mr. Wisit Atipayakoon (wisit.atipayakoon@itu.int)

ITU Structure & Functions

Founded in 1865 Leading UN Special Agency for ICTs HQs in Switzerland Three sectors (ITU-T, ITU-D, and ITU-R) 4 Regional Offices & 7 Area Offices 193 Member States, 545 Sector Members, 161 Associates, and 33 A d i A i t d Academia

ITU-T ITU T
Efficient, right-time production of international telecommunication standards

ITU-D
Established to help spread equitable, equitable sustainable and affordable access to ICT.

ITU-R
Managing the international radio-frequency radio frequency spectrum and satellite orbit resources

ITU TELECOM
Brings together the top names from across the ICT industry & ministers and regulators for a major exhibition, a high-level forum & a host of other opportunities pp
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ITU in Asia-Pacific
RegionalOffice forAsiaandthePacific: Bangkok,Thailand AreaOffice forSouthEastAsia:Jakarta, Indonesia Theofficesservefor38MemberStates The offices serve for 38 Member States andover72SectorMembers

LDCs (13) Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia Lao, PDR Nepal Myanmar Timor Leste Kiribati Samoa Solomon Is. Tuvalu Vanuatu Fiji Maldives Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru Tonga SIDS (12) PNG

LowLow-Income States (9) D.P.R. Korea India I di Indonesia Mongolia Pakistan Philippines Sri Lanka Vietnam

The Rest (10) Australia Brunei China/Hong Kong Iran Japan Malaysia New Zealand R.O. Korea Singapore Thailand
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ITU-D Sector & Associate Members: Asia-Pacific Region

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 7 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 18 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 24 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 34 35. 36. Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS) Afghanistan Afghan Wireless Communication Co.- Afghanistan Asia Pacific Network Information Centre Australia Grameenphone (GP) Limited Bangladesh Orascom Telecom Bangladesh Limited (Banglalink) Robi Axiata Limited Bangladesh Telekom Brunei B h d (T lB ) B T l k B i Berhad (TelBru) Brunei Darussalam iD l CHUAN WEI (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. - Cambodia China Telecommunications Corporation - China China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. - China Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.- China ZTE Corporation China p Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) - Fiji Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. - India Bharti Airtel Limited - India Cellular Operators Association of India ITU-APT Foundation of India Luna Ergonomics Pvt Ltd - India Pvt. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. India RailTel Corporation of India Limited, India Shyam Telecom Limited, India Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal - India Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Vihaan N Vih Networks Li i d (VNL) I di k Limited (VNL), India PT. INDOSAT Tbk. - Indonesia PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk Indonesia Irancell Telecommunication Services Company I.R Iran Telecommunication Company of Iran Fujitsu Limited - Japan j p Hitachi, Ltd. - Japan KDDI Corporation - Japan National Institute of Information and Communications Technology Japan NEC Corporation - Japan Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation Japan Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation Japan Nomura Research Institute Ltd.- Japan 37. 38. 38 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 55 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 66 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 71 72. The ITU Association of Japan Tokai University Japan Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI) R.O.Korea Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) R.O. Korea KT Corporation _ R.O. Korea National Information Society Agency (NIA) R.O. Korea Samsung SDS Co.Ltd, R.O. Korea SK Telecom, R.O. Korea Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Malaysia Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development Malaysia Astronautic Technology (M) Sdn.Bhd., Malaysia Axiata Group Berhad, Malaysia CyberSecurity, Malaysia Green Packet Berhad Malaysia Maxis Mobile Sdn Bhd. Malaysia MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. - Malaysia Telekom Malaysia Berhad Malaysia Communications Regulatory Commission of Mongolia Information Communication Network Company Mongolia MobiCom Corporation Mongolia Nepal Telecom Company Limited- Nepal Nepal Telecommunications Authority Nepal e Worldwide Group Pakistan National Telecommunication Corporation Pakistan Pakistan Institute of Human Rights - Pakistan Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited - Pakistan Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited - Pakistan Smart Communications, Inc. Philippines Telecentre.org - Philippines Sri Lanka Telecom Ltd Sri Lanka Ltd. ROHDE & SCHWARZ Regional Headquarters Singapore Pte. Ltd. Singapore Asia-Pacific Telecommunity Thailand Advanced Info Service Public Company Ltd. Thailand Total Access Communication PLC Thailand True Corporation Public Co., Ltd. Thailand Co Ltd Viettel Corporation, VietNam

Membership Application at http://www.itu.int/members/sectmem/Form.pdf

ITU Academia Members: Asia-Pacific Region

China

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT) Tsinghua University Zhejiang University

India Japan

Sinhgad Technical Education Society

The University of Tokyo Waseda University

Malaysia

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Membership Application at http://www.itu.int/members/academia/applicationformforacademia.pdf

ITUDevelopmentPrograms(201114)
Programme1 Programme2 Programme 2
Informationandcommunicationinfrastructure andtechnologydevelopment and technology development Cybersecurity,ICTApplicationsandIPbased Cybersecurity,ICTApplicationsandIP network networkrelatedissues EnablingEnvironment

Programme3 Programme4

CapacityBuildinganddigitalinclusion

Programme5 emergency telecommunications and climate change adaptation emergencytelecommunicationsandclimatechangeadaptation

Leastdevelopedcountries,countriesinspecialneed,

ITUDevelopmentPrograms(201114)
Programme5:Leastdevelopedcountries,countriesin specialneed,emergencytelecommunicationsandclimate changeadaptation
To provide assistance in disaster prevention, preparedness and relief/response and telecommunication infrastructure reconstruction/rehabilitation in countries affected by disasters. ToprovideassistancetodevelopingcountriesintheuseofICTs tomitigateandaddresstheeffectsofclimatechangetakinginto accounttheimpactofICTsontheenvironment.

AsiaPacificRegionalInitiatives(201114)
UniqueICTneedsofleastdevelopedcountries(LDCs),small

ASPRI1 ASPRI2 ASP RI 2 ASPRI3 ASPRI4 ASPRI5

islanddevelopingStates(SIDS)andlandlockeddevelopingcountries island developing States (SIDS) and landlocked developing countries

Emergencytelecommunications Emergency telecommunications

Digitalbroadcasting

Broadbandaccessanduptakeinurbanandruralareas Telecommunications/ICTpolicyandregulation intheAsiaPacificregion in the Asia Pacific region

ITU Emergency Telecommunications

ITU Framework for Cooperation in Emergencies ( (IFCE) )
Eminent Industry Champion Ch i Eminent Corporate Champion Eminent Corporate Champion Ch i

Technology Cluster
Satellite operators and Land Earth station operators Telecom Operators GIS/Remote sensing service providers Radiocommunications Equipment Providers

Finance Cluster Cl t
Governments Private Sector Development Banks Regional Economic Groups

Logistics Cluster
Air Transport operators International Couriers

ITU Emergency Resources

Satellite terminal: (Voice and data communication) Deployable CDMA base stations Wi-Fi and WI-MAX equipment VSATs Handheld satellite phones Satellite broadband terminals

Broadband mobile satellite terminals B db d bil t llit t i l Mobile Communication tools for Global Internet and data access at broadband speeds and simultaneous voice Resource deployment Equipment will be dispatched to a disaster-hit area immediately after request i di t l ft t ITU bears costs of airtime and logistics ITU experts are ready to fly to the area and p p y y provide training of equipment

Method of Request for Assistance

Immediate Information/Action Needed from Disaster-Affected Administrations:
Contact Emergency Telecommunication Team and/or ITU Regional Office. Indication as to number of satellite phones and/or other emergency telecom equipment needed to restore vital communication links a ge e ts o custo s clearance Arrangements for customs clea a ce Designated Focal Point and contact details E Exact Address where equipment will t Add h i t ill be delivered Advise ITU about designated focal to ll in times of emergency. t call i ti f g point

Publication & Events

National Emergency Telecommunications Plan (NETP)

NETP aims at:

Identification of telecommunications needs in time of emergencies; Identification of vulnerabilities, and assessment of threats; Forging of partnerships; Forward-planning as part of preparedness

The NETP should be part of a national disaster management framework or plan plan

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