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Navigating Data Governance: A Guiding Tool for Regulators

31.10.2024

Introduction In today’s data-driven world, the importance of robust data governance is more critical than ever. As digital ecosystems rapidly expand, the surge in mobile broadband subscriptions, internet traffic, and the number of internet users, now surpassing 5.4 billion[1], has transformed data into a vital asset. This data—whether generated by businesses, governments, or individuals—fuels innovation, enhances decision-making, and accelerates the digital transformation of economies and societies. However, the immense volume of data being generated, collected, and processed brings with it substantial challenges for regulators. Ensuring the responsible use, protection, and governance of this data is paramount to safeguarding personal data…

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Guiding principles for ICT regulators to enhance cyber resilience

05.02.2024

Introduction[1] Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) enable global digital connections between individuals, businesses, government, academia, and civil society. ICTs play a fundamental role in all aspects of national security and economic and social affairs[2]. In a world where modern societies are increasingly digital and hyperconnected, it is essential for the communication and technological infrastructures on which they depend to be fully functional and resilient against cyber incidents/attacks[3]. Telecommunications/ICT regulators, hereafter “ICT regulators”, can have sector-specific, multi-sector, or converged institutional structures. Their mandates and roles may have also shifted from being rules-based to principles-based.[4] Though their institutional structures, roles, mandates, and…

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Developing a telecommunications/ ICT contingency plan for a pandemic response

09.11.2020

(Adapted from the ITU Guide to develop a telecommunications/ ICT contingency plan for a pandemic response) Summary The Covid-19 crisis has demonstrated the essential role of connectivity worldwide and the importance of having telecommunications and ICT in place for coordination mechanisms to respond to it. The response has demonstrated the strategic importance of a robust, resilient, and secure telecommunications/ICT infrastructure to social welfare and the global economy. This pandemic is the biggest global health crisis in decades. All government agencies and stakeholders involved in disaster risk management, including government decision-makers and the community in general should deploy coordination mechanisms and…

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