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Alexander NTOKO Project Manager, ITU Electronic Commerce

International Telecommunication Union (ITU). 3 rd United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries The Digital Economy 14-20 May 2001. Alexander NTOKO Project Manager, ITU Electronic Commerce Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT)

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Alexander NTOKO Project Manager, ITU Electronic Commerce

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  1. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 3rd United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries The Digital Economy 14-20 May 2001 Alexander NTOKO Project Manager, ITU Electronic Commerce Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

  2. Role of ITU in the Digital Economy • Framework for GlobalCo-ordination Policy and Regulatory • Assisting Developing Countries Electronic Commerce for Developing Countries • Building Global Connections The ITU Standards

  3. Electronic Commerce For Developing Countries (EC-DC) - Objectives …from e-commerce to the deployment of global e-transaction infrastructure in 100 developing countries… 1. Assist in Building the E-transaction Infrastructure 2. Build Local Capacity in E-transaction Technologies 3. Address E-transaction Policy and Regulatory Issues 4. Neutral and Non-Exclusive Alliances with Industry

  4. 112 Countries Participating in ITU EC-DC Africa: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Americas: Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica (Common wealth of), Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Saint-Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, USA and Venezuela. Arab States: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Syria, Tunisia and United Arab Emirates. Asia Pacific: Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China (People’s Rep. Of), Fiji, India, Iran, Korea (Rep. of), Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Samoa (Independent State Of), Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vanuatu and Vietnam. Europe & CIS: Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Monaco, Portugal,Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and Ukraine.

  5. ITU Partners in EC-DC • Partnership Agreement with: • WISeKey SA and World Trade Centre (WTC) • Participation of: • Ministries of ITU Members States • Telecom Operators and Regulators • National Banks and Financial Institutions • Trade Points and Business Organisations • Internet Service Providers • Regional Telecommunication Organisations • Private Businesses and NGOs • Chamber of Commerce and World Trade Centres • More than 225 organisations from 110+ countries

  6. The Status of EC-DC • Launched in March 1998, at the ITU WTDC in Valletta, Malta and has expanded from e-commerce to global deployment of e-transactions infrastructure. • Cited in Time Magazine (July 2000) and many national and international media as an activity to watch out for. • Largest e-transaction infrastructure project (110 countries) - International Security Review (April 2001). • Partnership Agreements signed with the World Trade Centre (WTC), WISeKey and FUNDANDINA. • Support of several leading ICT companies with more than $5 million already contributed. • Other Projects and activities in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Arab Region. • Conference for 120 countries (27-29 Nov 2000) at the ITU HQ in Geneva.

  7. EC-DC - ITU-WISekey Partnership Conference More than 500 participants from 128 countries and internet security experts met at ITU HQ in Geneva for 3 days to launch the World Internet Secure Infrastructure for developing countries. Launching of one of the largest deployment of secure electronic transaction infrastructure for 100+ developing countries from all regions. An African delegate watching live PKI demo at the ITU-WISeKey Secure Electronic Commerce Partnership Conference at the ITU HQ in Nov 2000

  8. ITU EC-DC – Solutions e-transactions Multi-Platform (Fixed, Mobile and DVB) Component-Based Architecture Verifiable Chain of Trust (e-trust) Integrity, Confidentiality, Non-repudiation E-Payments and Financial Services E-Government, E-Health and E-Learning

  9. ITU EC-DC – Services For DCs and LDCs Certification Authority for DCs and LDCs Secure B2B Electronic Market Place Deployment of Trust Infrastructure in DCs Generic Infrastructure for E-transactions Technology Neutral Registration Authority National, Regional & International Training

  10. ITU EC-DC Solutions - Secure B2B e-marketplace – Strong End-User Authentication using PSE (Tokens)

  11. ITU, its industry partners and more than 100 DCs and LDCs are working within the framework of the EC-DC initiative… …together, we can transform these good intentions into concrete actions and make a real difference in Least Developed Countries.

  12. Thank You. For more information, http://www.itu.int/ecdc

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