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  Office of the Quarte

The parties are encouraged to conclude arrangements for the process of the issuance of the donation number. 3. (...) The PA is encouraged to advance the retendering process for the GCDP. (...) The PA and GEDCO are encouraged to build a dedicated electricity line to fully operationalized Deir Al Balah STLV.

Score: 514276 - https://www.un.org/unispal/wp-...2/10/OoQAHLCKEYASKS_220922.pdf

  1 February 2021 Key

The parties are encouraged to sign the 5 March 2020 meeting minutes of the GCDP Task Force. (...) Donors are encouraged to support the PWA in these efforts. Stakeholders are encouraged to progress a pilot on a performance benchmarking system for water and wastewater service providers. (...) The parties are encouraged to implement the outstanding elements of the West Bank 3G agreement. 3 14.

Score: 514032.57 - https://www.un.org/unispal/wp-...2/OFFICEOFQUARTETKA_220221.pdf

  Principles for the Promotion of Low Cost Broadband and Internet Connectivity

An enabling regulatory regime that encourages broadband deployment and Internet connectivity 1. (...) We encourage regulators to adopt policies that are technology neutral and do not favor one technology over another. 7. (...) We encourage regulators to explore programs that encourage public access to broadband and Internet services to schools, libraries and other community centers. 7.

Score: 504938 - https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/treg...ctice/2004/best_practice_e.pdf

  GSR 2004 Best Practice Guidelines

An enabling regulatory regime that encourages broadband deployment and Internet connectivity We encourage political support at the highest government levels with such support expressed in national or regional policy goals. (...) We encourage regulators to adopt policies that are technology neutral and do not favor one technology over another.  (...) We encourage regulators to explore programs that encourage public access to broadband and Internet services to schools, libraries and other community centers. 

Score: 503308.64 - https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/treg...rs/GSR/GSR04/consultation.html

  How to Randomize

• Something that makes some folks more likely to use program than others • Not itself a “treatment” • Examples – provide information about program availability or just propose participation – Deny or not participation in the control group – El Mashrou in Egypt: send sms to watch the tv show Encouragement design Z NZ Assigned to treatment Encouraged Assigned to control Not encouraged Encouragement design NT T NT Assigned to treatment Encouraged Assigned to control Not encouraged T Does it work? • This is enough to evaluate the program impact • Specific population of compliers: these who get the treatment because of encouragement • Compare the average of the two Z groups • Scale by the share of compliers • However evaluation is only for compliers Encouragement design NT T NT Assigned to treatment Encouraged Assigned to control Not encouraged T Encouragement design • Need to assume that encouragement only affects treatment • Example microcredit in Morocco • Randomly assign villages to two groups • In one group MFI offers microcredit in the other not • However only 15% of household offered a microcredit take one • Can we assume the 85% who were offered a microcredit are not affected? (...) Encouragement design Encouragement design Does it work?

Score: 495697 - www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/grou...s/presentation/wcms_418987.pdf

  How to Randomize

• Something that makes some folks more likely to use program than others • Not itself a “treatment” • Examples – provide information about program availability or just propose participation – Deny or not participation in the control group – El Mashrou in Egypt: send sms to watch the tv show Encouragement design Z NZ Assigned to treatment Encouraged Assigned to control Not encouraged Encouragement design NT T NT Assigned to treatment Encouraged Assigned to control Not encouraged T Does it work? • This is enough to evaluate the program impact • Specific population of compliers: these who get the treatment because of encouragement • Compare the average of the two Z groups • Scale by the share of compliers • However evaluation is only for compliers Encouragement design NT T NT Assigned to treatment Encouraged Assigned to control Not encouraged T Encouragement design • Need to assume that encouragement only affects treatment • Example microcredit in Morocco • Randomly assign villages to two groups • In one group MFI offers microcredit in the other not • However only 15% of household offered a microcredit take one • Can we assume the 85% who were offered a microcredit are not affected? (...) Encouragement design Encouragement design Does it work?

Score: 495697 - https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/gro...s/presentation/wcms_418987.pdf

  ITU Normal.dot

We encourage the establishment of an effective regulator separated from the operator. (...) We encourage regulators to adopt a coherent approach to regulating the converged information and communication technology (ICT) sector. (...) We encourage regulators to keep in mind the need to create regulatory certainty for both incumbent and competing/alternative providers, in order not to stifle innovation.

Score: 495389.36 - https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/treg...tice/2007/best_practices_e.pdf

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We encourage the establishment of an effective regulator separated from the operator. (...) We encourage regulators to adopt a coherent approach to regulating the converged information and communication technology (ICT) sector. (...) We encourage regulators to keep in mind the need to create regulatory certainty for both incumbent and competing/alternative providers, in order not to stifle innovation.

Score: 495389.36 - https://www.itu.int/ITU-D/treg...rs/GSR/GSR07/consultation.html

  RESOLUTION GSC-16/26: (Plenary) User Needs, Considerations and Involvement (Revised)

Considering: a) that the interested GSC Members and a range of consumer representatives developed a GSC Guide to Consumer Involvement in Standards Making that was adopted at the GSC-9; and b) that GSC Members have discussed a wide range of high interest subjects of relevance to users including accessibility, future networks, quality of service, protection of personally identifiable information, emergency services and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). Resolves: 1) to encourage GSC Members to implement a framework for end-user involvement in the standards setting process; 2) to encourage GSC Members to promote the use of GSC Member user guides considering end-user needs in developing Recommendations inside and outside their organizations; 3) to encourage GSC Members to consider the impact of new technologies, particularly RFID, protection of personally identifiable information and NGN/future network technologies on users, and collaborate on raising user awareness on these technologies and standards in development; 4) to encourage GSC Members to provide education and training for user representatives so that GSC Members can provide “best practice” in user advocacy. The training should contain skills development to assist both users and industry in the development of standards; 5) to support the GSC Members in maintaining a general acronym and technical terms consolidated dictionary for ongoing use by end-users at GSC meetings; 6) to encourage GSC Members to create and implement a communication strategy between GSC Members, users and User Groups; recognising that portals greatly assist on-going collaboration; 7) to maintain the GSC definition of types of users formulated at the GSC-11: · Residential Consumers; · Enterprise Users: · End users; · Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME); · IT&T managers; and · Managers; · Users with special needs; · Service Providers; and · Government departments; 8) to encourage GSC Members to collaborate with and, where appropriate, send Liaison Statements to ISO/IEC JTC 1 (International Organisation for Standardisation/International Electrotechnical Commission Joint Technical Committee 1) and other standardisation bodies on user related issues and topics; 9) to encourage GSC Members to develop approaches to provide standardised information for users about equipment features and network services which assist accessibility; 10) to encourage standardisation of access to emergency services in places of public accommodation, e.g., elevator phones, alarms for nursing homes, house phones in hotels, hospital rooms and subway tunnels; 11) to encourage GSC Members to conduct user satisfaction surveys and harmonise the result of surveys; and 12) to encourage standard developers to consider human factors as a key priority. ______________ Page 1 of 2

Score: 495143.3 - https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/g...iderations_and_Involvement.doc

  Georgetown Declarati

Ensuring Topics of Relevance to the Caribbean SIDS are Discussed at the HRC a) Encourage high-level participation from SIDS in sessions of the HRC, which would allow officials to contribute to the discussion on issues of interest to the Caribbean Region and bring their perspectives to the discourse in the Council b) Encourage Caribbean SIDS to engage with Member States, particularly members of the HRC, on issues of importance to SIDS that can be reflected in the HRC agenda and its discussions c) Encourage the delivery of joint statements on behalf of CARICOM, particularly on Annual Days (e.g. (...) Increasing the Number of SIDS Members of the HRC a) Consider the establishment of a framework for ensuring the continuing membership of CARICOM member states on the HRC b) Encourage mutual support for HRC candidatures of LDCs/SIDS c) Encourage regional groups having SIDS Members to give their support to CARICOM candidatures 6. Increasing the number of HRC Experts from the Caribbean Region a) Encourage CARICOM member states to establish a database of experts b) Encourage governments to put forward and support the nomination of experts, particularly women c) Ensure that information regarding appointments to HRC bodies is accessible and widely disseminated d) To take the opportunity of the visits of Special Rapporteurs to encourage information sessions with academia etc. around the region. 7.

Score: 495026.27 - https://www.ohchr.org/sites/de...townDeclarationTowards2022.pdf