An introduction At the Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) and - PDF document

ITU/BDT Tandem Programme for Regulators An introduction • At the Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR) and the 2nd Annual Meeting of Regional Regulatory Associations (AMRRA) in December 2004, the main focus was on resource mobilization and capacity building • Based on a questionnaire disseminated to member administrations and regional regulatory associations … 1

The questionnaire Questionnaire on the Establishment of the Tandem Programme for Regulators Country: 1) Would your national regulatory authority be interested in participating in a global exchange programme for regulators? Yes No Providing assistance and mentoring 2) Would your national regulatory authority be willing to send subject matter experts from your national regulatory authority to a foreign regulatory authority to provide mentoring and assistance? Yes No If Yes , please indicate what level of support you would be willing to provide (e.g. travel, accommodation, etc.) 3) Would your national regulatory authority be willing to host and mentor visiting regulators from foreign regulatory authorities? Yes No If Yes , please indicate what l evel of support you would be willing to provide (e.g. travel, accommodation, etc.) Receiving assistance and mentoring 4) In the event your national regulatory authority seeks advice, assistance or training on a particular regulatory issue, would your national regulatory authority be interested in inviting and hosting subject matter experts from foreign regulatory authorities? Yes No If Yes , please indicate what level of support you would be willing to provide (e.g. travel, accommodation, etc.) A clear majority of RAs are ready to participate in an exchange • Key trend: a willingness Total: 67 Countries to reciprocate Africa • A good opportunity to 22% Europe 29% benefit both host and visiting countries • Of 70 regulatory authorities that replied to Americas Asia Pac 12% 25% the questionnaire, 67 Arab States 12% indicated interest 2

Countries are paired in tandem… Seeking Training Providing Training • 52 regulatory • 56 regulatory authorities are willing authorities seeking to send staff overseas training are willing to to provide advice and send their staff training • 58 regulatory • 47 regulatory authorities are willing authorities indicated to receive trainers/ that they were advisors from prepared to receive overseas visitors, to provide training on their premises … to learn from each other on selected areas of expertise Finding optimal ways of sharing and assuming exchange expenses Training Request Training Provision Travel Accommodation Travel Accommodation When receiving staff providing When sending staff to provide Training and advice … training and advice … • 20 regulatory authorities indicated • 20 regulatory authorities indicated they are prepared to assume they are prepared to assume travel expenses travel expenses • 45 regulatory authorities indicated • 26 regulatory authorities indicated they will provide accommodation. they will assume accommodation expenses When receiving staff to provide When sending staff to receive training and advice … training and advice … • 5 regulatory authorities are • 38 regulatory authorities indicated prepared to assume travel that they would bear travel costs expenses • 45 indicated that they would bear • 26 were prepared to assume accommodation costs. accommodation expenses to receive staff from other regulatory authorities seeking training and advice. 3

Training topics requested Number Portability 2 2 Business Processes 3 Infrastructure Security Development of NRA 3 Radio device control 6 6 Standardization/Type Approval/Equipment Services Cost Methods 7 QOS and Consumer Protection 8 New Mobile Services/Broadband Develop. 8 Policies re: Reg. Struct. / Multi Sector Regul. 8 Market Analysis 9 Numbering 9 9 Price Regulation Dispute Resolution 9 VoIP/IP Telephony/Next Gen 10 12 Liberalization/Competition/DeReg 13 Licensing Universal Service/Access 14 Spectrum Management/Control 19 29 Interconnection 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Training topics provided 2 Electromagnetic Hazards Protection VoIP/IP Telephony/Next Gen 2 Universal Service/Access 2 New Mobile Services/BB Dev/Wireless LL 3 Development of NRA 3 Dispute Resolution 4 Laws Legislation /ICT Policy Framework 4 QOS and Consumer Protection 5 Policies re: Reg. Struct. / Multi Sector Regul. 5 Price Regulation 5 Liberalization/Competition/DeReg 7 10 Numbering Interconnection 11 Spectrum Management/Control 11 Licensing 12 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 4

4 pilot exchanges already underway Requesting Providing Country Country Licensing & Erithrea Uganda universal access Inter- Gambia Latvia connection & price Egypt Morocco regulation Universal Oman Jordan access We look forward to facilitating many more! Thank you! 5