Countries around the world put forward efforts to create an enabling environment for investment and for ICT development. They are shaping policies based on the premise that providing access to basic and advanced telecommunications/ICT services have a wide-ranging socio-economic rationale. In terms of reaping the benefits of ICTs, further discussion is needed on what the success factors of a competitive and inclusive market are and what the best mechanisms to spur competition and growth in the sector are, how to bring fresh investment in developing countries, and what is good regulation in the current circumstances of economic downturn.

In an effort to provide a forum for an open and constructive dialogue on the implementation of this action line, ITU convenes this meeting involving regulators, policy-makers, industry and civil society to exchange experiences and best practices in creating an enabling environment and building regulatory capacity in developing countries. The meeting will be driven by stakeholders� contributions. As the lead facilitator, ITU will capitalize on this opportunity to capture the positives synergies among stakeholders and build on the momentum of the multiple initiatives in WSIS implementation.

ITU is launching a call for contributions to the forthcoming WSIS C6 facilitation meeting.