WTDC-2010
The fifth World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-10), took place in Hyderabad, India from 24 May to 4 June 2010 with participants to include government delegates, Ministers, Ambassadors and representatives from the private sector, as well as regional and international organizations. The Conference provided the opportunity to review the programmes and activities of ITU-D as well as to set the agenda for the following four-year cycle.
APT has played a key role in coordinating the Asia-Pacific input to the World Development Conferences in the past. Similarly, APT coordinated the regional input to the fifth World Development Conference (WTDC-10). The preparatory work is done through the Preparatory Group for WTDC-10 established at the 1st Preparatory Meeting held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 8 May 2009.
APT had 3 Preparatory Meetings for the WTDC-10. The second preparatory meeting was held in Bangkok from 1 to 4 December 2009 and the thrid preparatory meeting was held from 16 to 19 March 2010.
Report of the APT Preparation for WTDC-10
Results of the ACPs to WTDC-10
Office Bearers of APT Preparatory Groups for WTDC-10
Chairman: Ms. Nur Sulyna Adbullah
| Correspondence Groups (CG) | Rapporteur | Assistant Rapporteur |
| CG1- Programme and Questions | Mr. Le Thai Hong Vietnam |
Dr. Sabina Fernando Australia
Mr. Alfred Soakai
Tonga |
| CG2 –Regional Initiatives and projects |
Mr. U.K. Srivastava India |
Mr. Masanori Kondo Japan
Mr. Gihoon Park Republic of Korea |
| CG3 –ITU-D Strategic Plan and other matters |
Mr. Pedram Maleki Islamic Republic of Iran
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Mr. Tri Heru Raharjanto Indonesia
Mr. Mohamed Nasih Maldives |
Preparatory Meetings
The Preparatory meetings were held to assist members to organize their inputs into the WTDC, to harmonize the regions views and to produce Asia Pacific Common Proposals for submission to the WTDC.
APT 3rd Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-10
APT 2nd Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-10 and PP-10
APT 1st Preparatory Meeting for WTDC-10 and PP-10
APT Common Proposal for WTDC-10
The Asia-Pacific Telecommunity Common Proposals for the work of World Telecommunication Development Conference 2010 (WTDC-10) have been developed by the APT Preparatory Group for WTDC-10 which held three meetings through 2009-2010, and have been approved by the Member administrations according to the Approval Procedure for APT Common Proposals to the WTDC.
| Doc. No. | Description |
| WTDC10/27-E | APT common proposals for the work of the Conference |
| WTDC10/27-E/C1 | Corrigendum 1 to Document WTDC10/27-E |
| Addendum 1 | Proposal on a new WTDC Resolution on ICTs and Climate Change |
| Addendum 2 | Proposal on a new WTDC Resolution on Telecommunication/Information and Communication Technology accessibility for persons with disabilities |
| Addendum 3 |
Revision of Resolution 5
Enhanced participation of developing countries in the activities of the Union
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| Addendum 4 |
Revision of Resolution 45
Mechanisms for enhancing cooperation on cybersecurity, including countering and combating spam
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| Addendum 5 |
Revision of Resolution 47
Enhancement of knowledge and effective application of ITU Recommendations in developing countries
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| Addendum 6 |
Revision of Resolution 34
The role of telecommunications/information and communication technology in early warning and mitigation of disasters and humanitarian assistance
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| Addendum 7 |
Revision of Resolution 24
Authorization for the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group to act between world telecommunication development conferences
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| Addendum 8-R1 |
Revision of Resolution 2
Establishment of study groups
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| Addendum 9 | Interoperability in Next Generation Networks |
| Addendum 10 | Youth and Gender Issues on ICT Development |
| Addendum 11 | Creation of Common Database of Information, sharing-mechanism of Radio Equipment including establishment of regional resources for Emergency Communications for disaster relief |
| Addendum 12 | ITU-D Assistance in Digital Broadcasting |
| Addendum 13 | Pacific Computer Emergency Response Team (PacCERT) |
| Addendum 14 | Improving ICT development for small islands developing states in dealing with current Internet charging regime issue |
| Addendum 15 | Hyderabad Declaration for WTDC |
| Addendum 16 | Managing Cyber Security Challenges of Social Networking Applications |
| Addendum 17 | Bridging the Digital Divide through development of local content |