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Programmes and projects in 2021

Networks and digital infrastructure


  2021
Achieved results:
​Spectrum management and radiocommunication
​1. Regional Workshop "Implementation of the RA-19 and WRC-19 decisions" (online, 23-24 September 2021)
​2. Workshop “5G (IMT-2020) networks launch and operation experience” (Minsk, Belarus, 2-4 June 2021)
​3. Training materials "International cooperation on radiocommunication" (Part1Part2 Part3)
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​C&I and Future Networks
​4. ​Forum on Future Networks and C&I (St. Petersburg, Russia, 19-22 October 2021)
5. Official launch of the International Research and Development Testing Center (IRDTC) in St. Petersburg, Russia ​(21 October 2021)
​6. Information session on standardization priorities (St. Petersburg, Russia, 25-26 August 2021)
​7. Technical report "Development of recommendations for testing augmented reality services on model networks of regional laboratories"
​8. Technical report "Development of recommendations for service quality requirements under downgrading in pandemic congestion to ensure sustainable operation of communication networks"
​9. Technical report "Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)"
10. ​Technical report "Application of AI to analyze and manage traffic in telecom networks"
​11. Technical report "QoE assessment methods for key ICT services in post-COVID-19 realities"
​12. Technical report "Public-private partnership (PPP) mechanisms and concession agreements as a tool to foster infrastructure investment in information and communication technologies and their implementation in the CIS and neighboring countries"
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​Broadband development
13. Last Mile Connectivity (LMC) tool pilots in Armenia and Kyrgyzstan ​
​14. RPM-CIS​ side event: ITU infrastructure planning tools "ITU interactive transmission maps, Giga broadband calculation tool, ICT infrastructure business planning toolkit" (online, 21 April 2021)
​15. Connect2Recover initiative implementation in Armenia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

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Cybersecurity


  2021
Achieved results:
Establishing cybersecurity response capabilities
​1. First National Cyberdrill (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 28-29 April 2021)
2. ​Interregional Meeting on Cybersecurity: Asia Pacific and CIS regions (online, 15 September 2021) within the The ITU 2021 Global CyberDrill
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Policy and strategy advise
​3. Assistance to the Government of Kazakhstan on Global Cybersecurity Index planning and implementation
4. Information session on cybersecurity for the Government of Turkmenistan

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Digital services and applications


  2021
Achieved results:
Smart cities and communities
​1. Forum “Smart sustainable cities: organizational and technical aspects” (Minsk, Belarus, ​16-18 March 2021)
​2. Pliot smart school project in Polotsk, Belarus
​3. Giga initiative implementation in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
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Startup Central Eurasia
​3. Workshop “Regional cooperation of startup ecosystems as a key factor for global digital leadership - Startup Central Eurasia Platform” (Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 25-26 November 2021)
​4. ITU Online Training for Startups as part of the Startup Central Eurasia Platform (online, 15 October 2021)
​5. Targeted country trainings for Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
6. Regional Dialogue "Venture Day" (online, 24 June 2021)
​7. Startup Central Eurasia online platform
​8. Four new countries added to the ITU Guide on Startup Ecosystems (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Moldova)
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Digital health
9. Technical report "Design and implementation of telemedicine stations, including based on the renewable energy sources"

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Digital inclusion


  2021
Achieved results:
Accessibility
​1. Regional baseline assessment on digital accessibility
​2. Localization of the ITU online courses on web accessibility and ICT accessibility into Russian
​3. ICT training center for children with hearing impairments in Uzbekistan
​4. Workshop "Experience in training persons with hearing impairments" (Minsk, Belarus, 15-17 November 2021)
​5. Training for school teachers on accessible education in Kyrgyzstan
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Youth
​6. Generation Connect - CIS Youth Group (GC-CIS)
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Gender
7. Special session: International Girls in ICT Day and Network of Women (NoW4WTDC​)​ (online, 22 April 2021)

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Capacity development


  2021
Achieved results:
Training development and delivery
​1. Trainings for informatics teachers in rural and remote areas of Kyrgyzstan
​2. Trainings for women in Ugrench and Khorezm regions of Uzbekistan
​3. Hackathon in Kostanay region of Kazkahstan (23-24 October 2021)
​4. Training on cyber hygiene and digital skills for pupils in Kostanay region of Kazakhstan (8-18 October 2021)
​5. Training on digital transformation for SMEs in Kostanay region of Kazakhstan (17 March 2021)
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Knowledge resources on digital skills policy
​6. Digital skills assessment in telecom sector of Armenia

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Policy and regulation


  2021
Achieved results:
Implementing digital regulation
​1. ​GSR Regional Regulatory Roundtable and Regional Economic Dialogue for CIS countries (RRR-RED CIS 2021) (online, 15-16 June 2021)
​2. Overview of the ITU​ publications on economic and financial regulation
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Policy and regulatory advise
​3. Study and recommendations on ICT infrastructure sharing in Armenia

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