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2019 HIGHLIGHTS

EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS

ITU Guidelines for national Joined Crisis Connectivity
emergency telecommunication plans Charter (CCC). To make satellite-based
newly developed. The guidelines will communications more readily available to
assist countries with the humanitarians and affected communities in
development of national emergency
plans times of disaster

ITU Emergency Roster
initiative launched. The initiative trains ITU
staff to be deployed when disasters strike

ENVIRONMENT
Launched Regional E-waste
https://globalewaste.org/
through the Global E-Waste Statistics Monitor. Improved the
partnership. A website that visualises e- collection of e-waste statistics in
Arab States and Latin American
waste data and statistics globally, by countries
region and country

NETWORKS & DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Business Planning ITU Broadband Maps. To promote
for Infrastructure understanding and investment opportunities of
network infrastructure to take stock of
Deployment toolkit. worldwide connectivity. Represent information
Assists Member States in from more than 440 operators and 24,000
evaluation of proposed access points worldwide
broadband projects

STATISTICS POLICY & REGULATION
Launched the new
Measuring Digital GSR-19 adopted Best
Development Series Practice Guidelines on
in support of harmonizing and fast-forwarding digital connectivity
disseminating world data. The first for all. The guidelines support
spreading last mile networks and
publication in the series - Facts services to fulfil last mile
and Figures 2019 was launched in connectivity
November 2019

Strengthened capacity of 75 Quantified the positive impact of
countries on ICT statistics
broadband, digital transformation and
the interplay of ICT regulation on national
economies using new-generation, mature
econometric modelling techniques, applied
at the regional level

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