Presentation of the Report of the Broadband Commission State of Broadband 2012: Achieving Digital...

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Presentation of the Report of the Broadband Commission

State of Broadband 2012:Achieving Digital Inclusion for All

Broadband Commission for Digital Development

Introducing the Broadband Commission

The Annual Report

Broadband Commission targets

Moving forward to 2015

Launched in May 2010

• In response to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s call for more concerted efforts by the UN system to help achieve the MDGs

• Created by ITU in partnership with UNESCO

• Co-chairs: H.E. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Mr. Carlos Helú Slim of Mexico

• Co-vice-chairs: Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General of ITU, & Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO

Who, what, why?

• Who: a high-powered community of 60 Commissioners including CEOs and industry leaders, senior policy-makers, Government representatives, thought leaders and international organizations, foremost in their fields

• What: Advocacy for the importance of broadband for accelerating progress towards meeting the MDGs

• Why: In the 21st century, broadband is today vital national infrastructure, just like roads, water or electricity. Transformational change is needed to achieve MDGs – the kind of change broadband can deliver.

Broadband is important not just for homes and small business, but also for health centres and schools.

- Carlos Slim Helú

Everyone – wherever they live and whatever their means – needs equitable and affordable access to broadband.

- Hamadoun Touré

• Creation of eight thematic working groups on Climate Change; Education; e-government & PPPs; Health; LDCs; Multilingualism; Science; and Youth

• Paris, June: third meeting of the Broadband Commission. Launch of second report: ‘Broadband: A Platform for Progress’

• Geneva, October: fourth meeting of the Broadband Commission and Broadband Leadership Summit

• Launch of Broadband Challenge and endorsement of Broadband targets

Achievements to date

B more campaign & facebook

• Initial ‘B more’ campaign launched in 2010

• Campaign focuses on the benefits of broadband

• Available via website: www.broadbandcommission.org

• B more campaign will evolve through to 2015

• facebook page launched to engage with a younger, more dynamic audience: facebook.com/broadbandcommission

• 22 Commissioners on facebook, each with around 500 friends…

Sharehouse

• An open, dynamic repository

• Content: case studies, best practices, analysis and policy recommendations

• Please submit or send in your initiatives, case studies and latest materials

• Access the sharehouse via the Broadband Commission website: www.broadbandcommission.org

Other Resources

• Country Case Studies

• Philippines, Panama, TFYR Macedonia, Romania, Albania

• Broadband Universe – ITU Portal

• Broadband Policies Worldwide

• ITU Broadband Atlas

• Annual Reports

www.broadbandcommission.org

The Annual Report

The Annual Report• Commissioners are pro-active in promoting the importance

of broadband on the international agenda through outreach.

• The Commission has published various reports, data, best practices, country case studies, including the annual report:

The Annual Report of the Commission

2010 2011 2012

First, Some Statistics – Broadband

Speed of ConnectivityThe Annual Report of the Commission

Countries with % of Connections >5 Mbps shown in pale blue – source: Akamai

Social Web Coming into PlayThe Annual Report of the Commission

Source: Twitter, cited at Maproom: http://www.maproomblog.com/2011/06/twitter-mapping_the_japanese_earthquake.php;

We are seeing some results…

• Widespread recognition of the importance of broadband for boosting economic growth, employment & productivity.

• Growing recognition that broadband can help achieve the MDGs and that developing countries need broadband and ‘digital inclusion for all’ to participate in the digital economy (e.g., broadband is highlighted in the outcomes of the Rio+20 Conference).

• ICT infrastructure may be comparatively limited in developing countries, but conversely, their needs are greatest.

• National policy leadership can play a key role in ensuring public and private sectors work together most effectively.

The Annual Report

Measurable targets for 2015

• Developed by the Commission at the Broadband Leadership Summit in October 2011.

• Four ambitious but achievable targets for making broadband policy universal and for boosting affordability and broadband uptake to ensure the benefits of broadband (in mHealth, m-payments & m-learning, for example) are available to all.

• Progress is tracked & reported annually in the run-up to 2015

• Final reporting will be made in 2015 to the UN General Assembly and Broadband Commission meeting in New York

Target 1: Making broadband policy universal• By 2015, all countries should have a national broadband

plan or strategy or include broadband in Universal Access / Service Definitions

119 countries62 countries

12 countries

Target 2: Making broadband affordable• By 2015, entry-level broadband services should be made

affordable in developing countries (amounting to <5% of average monthly income)

Target 3: Connecting homes to broadband• By 2015, 40% of households in developing countries should

have Internet access

Target 4: Getting people online• By 2015, Internet user penetration should reach 60%

worldwide, 50% in developing countries and 15% in LDCs

The Annual Report

Working Towards 2015

• The Commission will continue to play a strong advocacy role at the highest level to promote the importance of broadband to achieve the MDGs

• Broadband is a vital enabler to accelerate progress towards the MDGs & other internationally agreed development goals

• From the targets, we can see that we still have a long way to go yet to ensure broadband can effectively underpin education and health initiatives where they are needed

• Broadband should become a top priority for decision-makers. It also needs to be included in the global development agenda post-2015.

Key Messages• MDGs: Broadband accelerates progress

• Access: Ensuring universal access to information and the “right to communicate”

• Economy: Broadband is critical infrastructure

• Development: Broadband benefits all society

• Partnership: Public-private sector cooperation

• Policy: National broadband plans

• Innovation: Private sector has vital role to play

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Thank you for your attention

www.wsis.org/stocktaking/prizes

WSIS Stocktaking: WSIS Project Prizes 2012/2013

WSIS Project Prizes recognize excellence in the implementation of projects and initiatives which further the goals of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in improving connectivity to information and communication technologies (ICTs) in line with the 11 Action Lines laid out in the WSIS outcome documents

WSIS PROJECT PRIZES

The Project Prizes respond to the requests expressed by WSIS stakeholders during the WSIS Forum 2011, to create a mechanism to evaluate and reward stakeholders for their efforts on the implementation of WSIS outcomes.

2012 PRIZES WINNERS

National Information Center

SudanSudanese Internet Exchange Point

C2. Information and communication infrastructure

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Oman Government Business Services (One Stop Shop) System

C7. ICT Applications: e-Business

Ministry of Education

Saudi ArabiaNoor Program

C7. ICT Applications: e-Learning

Human Resources Development Fund

Saudi ArabiaNational Unemployment Assistance Program

C7. ICT Applications: e-Employment

Information Technology OrganizationIran University of Science & Technology

Islamic Republic of Iran WSIS Cooperation: Research Study and Preparation of International Strategic Documents for the Information Society

C11. International and regional cooperation

W o r l d S u m m i t o n t h e I n f o r m a ti o n S o c i e t y

The contest of WSIS Project Prizes 2013 will start in September opening the project submission online. The time frame of the contest will be available soon at www.wsis.org/stocktaking/prizes

WSIS Project Prizes 2013• All stakeholders are invited to participate in the contest

of WSIS Project Prizes 2013.• The deadline is 16 December 2012. • The contest 2013 is organized into four phases: 1)

Project submission,2) Evaluation/Voting Process , 3)Compilation of extended descriptions "WSIS Stocktaking: Success Stories 2013”4) The WSIS Project Prize Ceremony, Showcasing Roundtable 2013 and WSIS Gala Dinner.

• United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) resolution 2012/5 “Assessment of the progress made in the implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society”