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  ITU Letter-Fax (English)

The rising synergy as well as competition amongst the fixed, mobile, Internet and broadcasting players, bundled services being offered by both Broadcast Cable TV operators and Telecom service providers, the eminence of cloud based and content delivery networks and over-the-top (OTT) content players create opportunities as well as challenges in respect to costing, pricing and competition. (...) In this first part the parties prepare their offers based on defined commercial objectives and business modelling. 1530-1545 COFFEE BREAK 1545-1700 Session 5B: PRACTICAL EXERCISE ON QUAD-PLAY NEGOTIATION Objective: A hypothetical but realistic scenario in which an over-the-top service provider seeks to negotiate a quad-play offer with non-dominant fixed and mobile operators. (...) Friday 10th October (Day-5) 0900-1030 Session 10: THE QUAD-PLAY ECOSYSTEM Objective: To understand the business environment of quad play, its revenue drivers and ecosystem, including an industry case study.

Score: 1054359.9 - https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/R...ibia/Invitation_letter_web.pdf

  Microsoft PowerPoint - Maarten Blokland UNESCO IHE

Microsoft PowerPoint - Maarten Blokland UNESCO IHE 1 Capacity Building Experiences In the Water for African Cities Programme 3 December 2006 Maarten Blokland UNESCO-IHE Core Activities Focus on Human Resources & Institutional Development 2 UNESCO-IHE Staff and Outputs 2005 166 Staff (92 Academic, 74 Support) 300 Guest Faculty 4 Academic programmes in water and environment: - 193 MSc participants ) From 66 countries - 58 PhD fellows ) - 449 Participants in 45 Short Courses, incl. 83 in the 1st run of 6 on-line courses R&D: 231 Publications 121 Projects (Capacity Building, research, tailor made training, advisory services) Turnover of € 23 mln, financial result +€ 20,000 UNESCO-IHE Connecting the Community of 13,000 Alumni in 162 countries UNESCO-IHE Alumni Community 0 - 50 51-150 151-300 301-500 501-850 851-1200 3 UNESCO-IHE Networking activities in Africa NBCBN-RE WaterNet Water for African Cities Water for African Cities, Objectives The WAC programme (collaborative initiative of UNCHS - Habitat and UNEP) supports African countries to manage the urban water crisis and to protect the water resources Its objectives are: Operationalising an effective Water Demand Management (WDM) strategy in six demonstration cities for efficient water use by domestic users, industry and public institutions. (...) Quality Assurance Reporting MOA with cities Water for African Cities, the Contracts 5 Water for African Cities, Players and Activities 6 x WAC City Organisations CapBldg & Training Centres 1x International 2x Regional 6x Local Info Training Action Plan Technical Economic/Financial Legal/Institutional/Organisational PublicAwareness &Participation Capacity building Water for African Cities, the Target Groups Board, Council Managing Director and Deputies Top level Senior level Middle level Heads of Section, Branch Managers Directors, Heads of Department 3 3 15 Other Key Players Utility 6 Water for African Cities – the Action Planning Approach Middle Level Managers (15/city) Senior Level Managers (3/city) Top Level Managers (3/city) Cycle 1 Fall 2004 Cycle 2 Spring 2005 Nairobi Dakar Lusaka Abidjan Addis Ababa Accra Nairobi, Kenya Delft, the Netherlands Implementation Delft, the Netherlands Nairobi Nairobi Dakar Lusaka Addis Ababa Accra Abidjan Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Action Plans Lessons Learned Water for African Cities, Training/Seminar Design Training Design: each group 2 trainings Objective: Mainstream and operationalise WDM and EM throughout the utility and beyond Upon completion of the training/seminar, the participant: appreciates the importance of WDM and EM… understands the approaches…………………... knows the methods………………………………. knows strategies across WAC……………………….. knows related activities and results………………… understands own position and role, expected contribution and required levels of cooperation…. understands and is able to design a Project Matrix using LFA and a Schedule using MS Project or equivalent……. prepares situational analysis of work situation;identifies and evaluates alternative WDM/EM projects; selects, details and implements most beneficial project(s)………. (...) Turnover of high level staff had a negative impact on the consistency in follow up and supervision Participants at different levels were not always in the same ‘hierarchical line’ Conclusions Level 1 (learning impact): learning objectives have been attained Level 2 (impact on individual performance): varies between managers, e.g. action plans not always realistic Level 3 (functional & organisational improvement): Clear indication of impact in some city organisations 8 Thank You!

Score: 1053085.4 - https://www.un.org/esa/sustdev...rica/presentations/maarten.pdf

  WTO | Managing the Challenges of WTO Participation: Case Study

First, the EU is not seen as a prospective international market player. ‘We really target the EU-25 market: 450 million consumers’, says Patrick Ferrere. (...) Consistency with Rodrik’s claim (1994) that ‘there is a natural status quo bias to policy-making whenever some of the gainers (or losers) from reform cannot be identified ex ante ’. Most players’ perceptions support the claim. ‘Eventually our effort objectively to measure gains and losses was partly undermined by the macro-economic context of recession and the political interference of the CAP reform’, notes Christophe Lecourtier. (...) The study is further based on selected interviews of public and private decision-makers and on inside analysis provided by ‘players’.      

Score: 1052691.5 - https://www.wto.org/english/re...p_e/casestudies_e/case14_e.htm

  Round 7

Furthermore, Museums of Bologna have also created the video game WunderBO, to encourage players to explore the cultural heritage of Bologna. Throughout the game, players experience adventures full of puzzles, curiosities and hidden objects, while collecting ‘discoveries’ from the Medieval Museum and the Museum of Palazzo Poggi in Bologna to recompose a real Wunderkammer or ‘chamber of wonders’.

Score: 1050335.4 - https://en.unesco.org/creative...s/default/files/bologna_en.pdf

  Workshop_Purpose_and_objectives - PAP 21.5.03

Workshop_Purpose_and_objectives - PAP 21.5.03 International Telecommunication Union Workshop on Standardization in E-health Geneva, 23-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization Workshop on Standardization in Ein E--HealthHealth Geneva, 23-25 May 2003 2 23-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health ITU-T Workshop Objectives o Bring together key players in e-Health standardization (users, operators, manufacturers, scientific organizations) o Define a framework for standardization o Identify areas of possible coordination and cooperation o Prepare a standardization work plan, identifying possible ITU-T and ITU-D role o Agree on next steps 3 23-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health ITU-T Opening session 23 May 2003/09:30-10:30 Session Chair: P.A.Probst/ITU-T SG 16 Chairman o Workshop purposes and objectives (Session Chair) o Vision of the Standardization Sector of the ITU (H.Zhao, Director of TSB) o Role of the Development Sector of the ITU (H.Touré, Director of BDT) o WHO challenges and the role of standards (A.Issakov, WHO) o Workshop Programme (Session Chair) o Practical information (TSB)

Score: 1047089.3 - https://www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-t/workshop/e-health/os-04.pdf

  Dear Ladies and Gent

We are all very much aware of the fact that broadband infrastructure, networks, and services development are imminent byte of new life, aimed by the EU Digital Agenda 2020 with its sets of objectives. Among a seven pillars, the Digital Agenda’s main objective is to develop a digital single market in order to generate smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in Europe. (...) Policy-makers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, at all levels, should set goals for market competition, broadband availability and seek the ways in which investment in broadband can be stimulated, such as providing positive regulatory environment and financial support which might encourage market players to provide broadband in rural areas where the population density may not be satisfactory enough to justify deployment costs. As one of the resulting acts of mapping study will be the modular mapping concept which comprises four kinds of broadband mapping: Infrastructure mapping, service mapping, demand mapping and investment and fund mapping. Each actor and key player, focusing on the set-up of a broadband mapping initiative, can choose the best-fit option depending on their requirements.

Score: 1045964.5 - https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/R...0Broadband%20mapping-FINAL.pdf

  Background and Objectives of the Workshop

Background and Objectives of the Workshop Français  |  Español   Print Version   Home : Office of the Secretary-General : CSD : New Initiatives Prog. (...) The topics of the workshops are selected from areas of high current interest by the Secretary-General in consultation with the Member States and Sector Members. Objectives  In line with Council Decision 496 , the main objective of the workshop is to inform the Secretary-General on the subject of possible new work items for the Union. In addition, the workshop will serve as a forum for policy-makers and regulators involved in spectrum management, wireless user groups, experts and industry players to exchange information and experiences on the issue of radio spectrum management in the current climate of technological change and convergence.

Score: 1044980.5 - https://www.itu.int/osg/spu/ni/spectrum/objectives.html

  UNITED

In order to support this objective, the Working Party also recommended to establish a team experts to consider the “list of issues of concern and suggestions” brought forward during the Forum (see annex ) and other relevant market surveillance issues. 8. (...) Market surveillance is important for the protection of human health, safety and other legitimate objectives. Since different approaches to the concept and its implementation are pursued within the UNECE region, communication is seen as indispensable between all players, including public authorities, economic operators and consumers/users; 2. (...) Efforts should be made to ensure consumers or users confidence regarding the safety of products and other legitimate objectives specified in legislation; 5. Efforts should be made to explore ways to raise awareness and give greater visibility to market surveillance activities among all relevant players, including manufacturers (and in particular, SMEs), suppliers and consumers.

Score: 1043971.5 - https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trade/ctied7/trd-03-007e.doc

  Agenda item: 4.3 - France Telecom

And in particular, what role must each player take on in order to ensure that this strategy produces positive results that are acceptable to all parties? (...) We shall now go on to discuss the role of each player in the context of a successful partnership. (...) ITU must thus be the intermediary, facilitating contact among all the players. Its involvement in specific projects amounts to a guarantee and ensures the project continuity which keeps private and public investors happy.

Score: 1043042.6 - https://www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-d/wtdc/wtdc98/docs/34.pdf

  International Telec

And in particular, what role must each player take on in order to ensure that this strategy produces positive results that are acceptable to all parties? (...) We shall now go on to discuss the role of each player in the context of a successful partnership. (...) ITU must thus be the intermediary, facilitating contact among all the players. Its involvement in specific projects amounts to a guarantee and ensures the project continuity which keeps private and public investors happy.

Score: 1043042.6 - https://www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-d/wtdc/wtdc98/docs/34_ww7.doc