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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  back to top

ITU has is an observer to the Council for Trade in Services. See full list of observers to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ bodies