Estudio de caso: El ecosistema digital y la masificación de las Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones (TIC) en Panamá

Published in 2017

La Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones, a través de la Oficina de Desarrollo de las Telecomunicaciones (BDT), ha realizado estudios de caso en diferentes países con el propósito de generar insumos y recomendaciones a los respectivos Gobiernos para la promoción del ecosistema digital y las masificación de las TIC en los mismos, a partir de mejores prácticas, tendencias y experiencias internacionales, siendo el presente estudio de caso el cuarto que se desarrolla en la región luego de los efectuados anteriormente para República Dominicana, Paraguay y Bolivia. Table of contents Prólogo 1 Introducción 2 Metodología 3 La importancia de la masificación de…

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Estudio de caso: El ecosistema digital y la masificación de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC) en el Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia

Published in 2017

Es un placer para m presentar el Estudio de Caso: El Ecosistema digital y la masificaci n de las Tecnolog as de la Informaci n y la Comunicaci n (TIC) en el Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia (Bolivia). Este Estudio, elaborado por la Oficina de Desarrollo de las Telecomunicaciones de la UIT (BDT) en colaboraci n con la Autoridad de Regulaci n y Fiscalizaci n de Telecomunicaciones y Transportes (ATT), tiene como principal objetivo proveer al pa s con un panorama general sobre el sector de las Tecnolog as de la Informaci n y la Comunicaci n (TIC) y proponer recomendaciones…

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Quality of service regulation manual

Published in 2017

I am pleased to present the Manual on Quality of Service (QoS) Regulation pub- lished to serve as a reference and guiding tool for regulators and policy makers in dealing with QoS and Quality of Experience (QoE) matters in the ICT sector. Regulation and management of QoS are increasingly important and complex in today s highly competitive, challenging and globalized digital environ- ment. Ensuring fairness and high quality user experience requires effective regulatory frameworks. The profusion of ever-evolving technologies, net- works, services and devices with different QoS capabilities further adds to the complexity of regulation in this area. Quality can…

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Results and Performance of the World Bank Group 2015

Published in 2016

The World Bank Group considerably advanced its gender agenda over the past 15 years. The first gender strategy (introduced in 2001 and supported by Bank policy OP/BP 4.20) recognized the importance of addressing gender to reduce poverty, and mandated that gender be mainstreamed in all country strategies and throughout the World Bank lending portfolio. At first, the consideration of gender issues was primarily limited to the human development field (education and health in particular). The Gender Action Plan (World Bank 2006) later expanded the focus to traditionally neglected sectors, such as infrastructure, agriculture, private sector development, and labor markets. The…

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Public Access to Information for Development: A Guide to the Effective Implementation of Right to Information Laws

Published in 2016

Openness, accountability, and transparency seem to be on everyone s lips today. Thanks to national democratization movements, the Open Government Partnership with 69 member countries, international organizations such as the United Nations and the World Bank, and the leadership and encouragement of civil society organizations, we hear loudly and clearly that transparency is a key to holding governments accountable. Further, we understand that transpar- ency depends on the critical element of access: the right of a country s people to access information created and maintained by their government and governmen- tal institutions. Having a freedom of information law increasingly referred…

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Implementing a Unique Business Identifier in Government: Guidance Note for Practitioners and Nine Country Case Studies

Published in 2016

In an increasingly online world, governments are realizing that previous silo approaches to implementing information technology (IT) systems have cre- ated barriers to the sharing of information among business regulators. As they undertake efforts to increase tax compliance, streamline business start-up, enhance data sharing, improve public service delivery, reduce administrative burdens, and monitor the health of financial systems, governments are imple- menting unique business identifiers (UBIs) as part of their larger approach to achieving these goals and realizing the related benefits. A UBI provides the foundational information related to legal entities, enabling government and business to uniquely identify legal entities…

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World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends

Published in 2016

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Strengthening competitiveness in Bangladesh-thematic assessment : a diagnostic trade integration study

Published in 2016

Bangladesh can be justly proud of its track record in reducing poverty and achieving progress on key human development indicators, such as child mortality, school enrollment, and female empowerment, to name a few. In mid-2015, reflecting a decade of robust growth, the World Bank reclassified Bangladesh from low income to lower-middle-income. Over the next decade, the most important development challenge for Bangladesh will be to provide more and better jobs to its workers, as more than 20 million people join the labor force. Achieving this goal will require Bangladesh to connect more deeply to the world market for garments and…

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World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends

Published in 2016

We find ourselves in the midst of the greatest information and communications revolution in human history. More than 40 percent of the world’s population has access to the internet, with new users coming online every day. Among the poorest 20 percent of households, nearly 7 out of 10 have a mobile phone. The poorest households are more likely to have access to mobile phones than to toilets or clean water. We must take advantage of this rapid technological change to make the world more prosperous and inclusive. This Report finds that traditional development challenges are preventing the digital revolution from…

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East Africa One Network Area roaming initiative

Published in 2016

In 2015, ITU launched the Let s roam the world initiative to follow up on previous work in the area of international mobile roaming, and it is my pleasure to present this ITU report on the East Africa One Network Area (ONA) Roaming Initiative. This report is a good example of a multi-country initiative for the creation of a harmonized enabling environment for the international mobile roaming market with the objective of having affordable access to roaming services for both voice and data. It shows that despite price reductions, and the emergence of a range of alternative technologies and calling…

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