- Applications and Services – This includes e-government, e-entertainment, e-democracy, Digital Literacy
- Policies and Regulations – it covers developing the National Plans and Policies, Intellectual Properties, genders issues
- Technology – the technologies include wired and wireless, broadband, network management and operation
The creation of Centres of Excellence (CoE) is an ITU undertaking by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the benefits of developing countries. The formulation of CoE arose as an extension of the concept underlying the Global Telecommunication University/Global Telecommunication Training Institute (GTU/GTII), which entails the use of existing resources in public, private or semi-public institutions concerned by the telecommunication and ICT sector, for the purpose of assisting developing countries.The primary function of the CoE is to train policy-makers, administrators and regulators, and to establish priorities and regulations in the national sector, as well as to
train corporate directors in the management of telecommunication networks and services.
In the first stakeholders meeting of the International Telecommunications Union Asian-Pacific Region Center of Excellence (ITU ASP CoE) in Bangkok, Thailand on the 19th to 20th October 2006 recently, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) was selected and given the mandate to become the CoE node in the Asia Pacific Region for Rural Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Development.
In the first stakeholders meeting of the International Telecommunications Union Asian-Pacific Region Center of Excellence (ITU ASP CoE) in Bangkok, Thailand on the 19th to 20th October 2006 recently, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) was selected and given the mandate to become the CoE node in the Asia Pacific Region for Rural Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Development.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) responsible for telecommunications and the development of the global information and communication technologies (ICT), especially the telecommunication sector. ITU, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, was established in Paris in 1885 and has been mandated as the UN special agency since 15 October 1947.
The main objective of the ITU is to harmonize the international relations for socio-economic development through efficient use of telecommunication services, which would enable international cooperation in channeling technical assistances to the developing world, in the effort to promote the development of telecommunication network and services in those countries (ITU, 2004).
The management and daily operations of the ITU are handled by a management team formed from among the ITU member states. As part of the UN structure, a country can apply to be a member of the ITU, thus known as the ITU Member State.
Other organizations and corporate sectors can apply to be Sector or Associate Members of the ITU. Malaysia is one of the ITU member states and serves a very active role as a member of the ITU Council. Further information on the ITU can be obtained from http://www.itu.int
The Global ITU Centre of Excellence (CoE) ProjectsThe main objective of the ITU is to harmonize the international relations for socio-economic development through efficient use of telecommunication services, which would enable international cooperation in channeling technical assistances to the developing world, in the effort to promote the development of telecommunication network and services in those countries (ITU, 2004).
The management and daily operations of the ITU are handled by a management team formed from among the ITU member states. As part of the UN structure, a country can apply to be a member of the ITU, thus known as the ITU Member State.
Other organizations and corporate sectors can apply to be Sector or Associate Members of the ITU. Malaysia is one of the ITU member states and serves a very active role as a member of the ITU Council. Further information on the ITU can be obtained from http://www.itu.int
The Center of Excellence (CoE) concept was established by the ITU with the aims to develop and strengthen the effort to produce experts in the fields of advanced policy, regulation, management and advanced policy related to telecommunication networks and services.
The CoE initiative is coherent with the increased usage of latest technologies, efforts towards corporatization and global competition as well as clear separation of the regulatory functions from operation services in the ICT industry, especially in telecommunication industry in many developing nations including Malaysia (ITU, 2006). Hence, a CoE is needed to meet the demand for human resource expertise in helping the transition towards the latest information and communication technologies and services.
There are six CoEs established by the ITU around the globe (see Table 1). Since 2003, more than 13,000 telecommunication/ICT professionals and executives have received technical training under CoE programs around the world, as depicted in Figure 1 (ITU-CoE, 2006). In Asia Pacific region, the establishment of the Asia Pacific Center of Excellence (ASP CoE) is inline with Doha’s World Telecommunication Development Conference 2006 resolutions (WTDC, 2006) which among others emphasize the need for human capacity building initiatives especially in the developing nations.
There are six CoEs established by the ITU around the globe (see Table 1). Since 2003, more than 13,000 telecommunication/ICT professionals and executives have received technical training under CoE programs around the world, as depicted in Figure 1 (ITU-CoE, 2006). In Asia Pacific region, the establishment of the Asia Pacific Center of Excellence (ASP CoE) is inline with Doha’s World Telecommunication Development Conference 2006 resolutions (WTDC, 2006) which among others emphasize the need for human capacity building initiatives especially in the developing nations.
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