1、Res. ITU-R 7-1 1 RESOLUTION ITU-R 7-1 Telecommunication development including liaison and collaboration with the ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (1993-2000) The ITU Radiocommunication Assembly, considering a) that one of the purposes of the Union is to “foster international cooperation and
2、solidarity in the delivery of technical assistance to the developing countries and the creation, development and improvement of telecommunication equipment and networks in developing countries by every means at its disposal, .” (No. 14 of the ITU Constitution); b) that a further purpose of the Union
3、 is also to “undertake studies, make regulations, adopt resolutions, formulate Recommendations and Opinions and collect and publish information concerning telecommunication matters” (No. 18 of the Constitution); c) that the Constitution and the ITU Convention consolidate the activities of the ITU re
4、lating to radiocommunications in the Radiocommunication Sector and the activities relating to the technical cooperation with, and assistance to, developing countries in the Telecommunication Development Sector; d) that Nos. 159 and 160 of the Convention require that the Radiocommunication Study Grou
5、ps “. pay due attention to the study of Questions and to the formulation of Recommendations directly connected with the establishment, development and improvement of telecommunications in developing countries at both the regional and international levels” and that, for the purpose of facilitating th
6、e review of activities in the Radiocommunication Sector, “. measures should be taken to foster cooperation and coordination with . the Telecommunication Development Sector”; e) that Resolution 5 (Rev.Doha, 2006) of the World Telecommunication Development Conference further instructs the Director of
7、the Telecommunication Development Bureau in close collaboration with the Directors of the Radiocommunication and Telecommunication Standardization Bureaux, to consider and implement the best ways and means to assist developing countries, and in particular least developed countries, in preparing for
8、and participating actively in the work of the three Sectors, and notably in the Sector advisory groups, assemblies and conferences and in the Study Groups of particular relevance to developing countries; f) that Resolution 66 (Rev. Minneapolis, 1998) of the Plenipotentiary Conference instructs the D
9、irector of the Telecommunication Development Bureau to implement, as a priority, in close coordination with the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau and the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, strategies and mechanisms to encourage and facilitate the efficient use by the d
10、eveloping countries, and in particular least developed countries, of the Web-based documents and publications of the Union; g) that in accordance with No. 134 of the Convention, the Radiocommunication Assembly shall “group Questions of interest to developing countries, as far as possible, in order t
11、o facilitate their participation in the study of those Questions”, Res. ITU-R 7-1 2 noting a) the very limited material and financial resources available to the developing countries, preventing them from participating regularly in the work of the Radiocommunication Study Groups; b) the adverse effec
12、ts which the absence of the developing countries from Study Group activities has on the universal nature of Study Group decisions and, possibly, on their effective application; c) that the procedure for adopting Recommendations by correspondence necessitates adequate exchange of information to obtai
13、n the broadest possible support; d) that, since the Radiocommunication Study Group work now involves Radiocommunication Conference preparation including procedures and other matters related to the Radio Regulations, all countries, irrespective of their level of development, need to be fully informed
14、 of developments in the studies, further considering a) the important function of the Telecommunication Development Bureau in the provision of efficient consultancy to developing countries and the need to benefit in this respect from the expertise existing in the Secretariat of the Radiocommunicatio
15、n Bureau; b) that the complementary activities of engineers in the two Sectors, when appropriately coordinated, would benefit greatly the developing countries, recognizing 1 that the developing countries themselves should, to the extent possible: 1.1 participate in an active manner in the work of th
16、e Radiocommunication Study Groups, and provide any relevant technical information they possess concerning the conditions in their respective countries; 1.2 exchange technical information on Study Group matters among themselves in areas of common interest; 1.3 take advantage of the participation of c
17、ountries of the same region in the meetings of the Study Groups; 1.4 when they face difficulties which may be of interest to other administrations during the course of operating radio services, be encouraged to submit contributions to the Radiocommunication Bureau describing these difficulties. The
18、Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau will communicate these contributions to the appropriate Study Group(s), resolves 1 that the Radiocommunication Advisory Group and the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau shall cooperate actively with the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group and
19、 the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau in identifying and implementing means facilitating developing countries to participate in the Study Groups activities; 2 that, in order to facilitate this participation, Questions which are of interest to developing countries shall be grouped
20、 as far as possible in a limited number of Study Groups as stipulated in No. 134 of the Convention; 3 that the participation of developing countries may be facilitated through extensive use of modern communication means and the Telecommunication Development Bureau should be urged to consider possibi
21、lities for providing developing countries with such means; Res. ITU-R 7-1 3 4 that, pursuant to No. 224 of the Convention, the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau shall assist the Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau in organizing worldwide and/or regional information meetings,
22、 seminars or workshops that will provide developing countries with the required information on ITU-R activities; 5 that, pursuant to No. 166 of the Convention, the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau shall provide assistance to the developing countries in their preparations for radiocommunicat
23、ion conferences; 6 that the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau, assisted by the Radiocommunication Study Groups, shall provide the Telecommunication Development Bureau with the necessary assistance in the development and updating of Handbooks; 7 that the Director of the Radiocommunication Bur
24、eau, assisted by the Radiocommunication Study Groups, shall contribute to and participate in the work of the Telecommunication Development Study Groups, when considering relevant studies to which they may give valuable inputs; 8 that the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau shall cooperate with
25、 the Directors of the other two Bureaux relating to the activities in the development of, and updating of, handbooks with the view to avoiding duplication of effort; 9 that, in the process of cooperating actively with the Telecommunication Development Bureau, all radiocommunication activities of the
26、 Union in the field of telecommunication development should be closely coordinated in the interest of achieving efficiency, effectiveness and avoiding duplication of effort, instructs the Chairmen of the Study Groups and the Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau 1 to take all appropriate actions
27、 for the implementation of this Resolution, among others, by motivating participants in the Radiocommunication Sector to provide assistance to the Telecommunication Development Sector, urges administrations and Members of the Radiocommunication Sector 1 to actively participate in the implementation
28、of this Resolution, among others, by providing experts to assist developing countries, by contributing to the information meetings and seminars, by providing the necessary expertise in matters under consideration by the Telecommunication Development Study Groups and by hosting trainees from developing countries. _
