WORK WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ and ITU
Collaboration between °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ and ITU is mandated in the GATS Annex on Telecommunications para 6.
Under the cooperation agreement cooperation agreement between the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ, the two organizations participate as observers in each others' meetings and collaborate at the staff level on such activities as research, publications, conferences and workshops. For example, during 2006 the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Secretariat provided technical and drafting comments on portions of an ICT Regulation Toolkit being prepared by the ITU. Funding for the project was provided by the World Bank-managed Information for Developments (infoDev) donor facility. The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ also participated in ITU Study Groups and Expert Meetings, including, for example, one on the regulatory implications of “next generation” IP-enabled networks. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ is also an observer at the ITU.
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Joint work
Collaboration has included joint workshops such as:
Observer status
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ITU has is an observer to the Council for Trade in Services. See
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observers to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ bodies