The International Telecommunication Union Council launched a public consultation process
on the development of a new ITU Strategic Plan for 2016-2019, which will be
approved at ITU’s next Plenipotentiary
Conference, to be held in Busan, Korea, in October 2014. DotConnectAfrica has in support of the multi stakeholder approach contributed the strategic plan in
response to the call.
DotConnectAfrica Trust is an independent, non-profit and
non-partisan organization that is based in Port Louis, Mauritius (Reg ID.
CT8710DCA90) with its registry operations located in Nairobi, Kenya. Its main
charitable objects are: (a) for the advancement of education in information
technology to the African society; and (b) in connection with (a) to provide
the African society with a continental Internet domain name to have access to
Internet services for the people of Africa as a purpose beneficial to the
public in general.
The ITU Council Working
Group for the Elaboration of the Draft Strategic Plan and the draft Financial
Plan for the Union for 2016-2019 is mandated to develop a coordinated draft
of this strategic plan. To do this well, it is vitally important to consider
everyone’s opinions, ideas and proposals on where ITU should prioritize its
efforts in the post-2015 era.
According to the ITU, “This
public consultation is a great opportunity for all voices to be heard, and
demonstrates ITU’s openness, transparency and inclusiveness in its planning
processes. ITU – with its commitment to connecting the world – continues to
help to bring everyone online, ensuring that the global communications
infrastructure runs as smoothly and efficiently as possible, and enabling
everybody to access the benefits of ICTs and assisting in mitigating new
risks.”
In 11 July 2012, the ITU Council decided that the Draft of
the future ITRS be made publicly accessible for an open consultation process,
where all stakeholders could express their views and opinions on the content of
the Draft of the future ITRs or any other matter related to WCIT.
DotConnectAfrica as a concerned stakeholder in the ICT sector of the African
continent submitted several recommendations to that effect. DCA's contribution
has been published at ITU's
Public Views and Opinions page.
DotConnectAfrica strongly believes in the engagement of all
stakeholders in the preparation of the ITU 2016-2019 Strategic Plan. Other
similar significant contributions by DotConnectAfrica include the New
SmartAfrica Manifesto to Accelerate Socio-Economic Development. , Agenda
2063 of the Africa Union and Draft
African Union Convention on the Establishment of A Credible Legal Framework For
Cyber Security In Africa October 2013
See link to the contribution here
