Executive Summary 2-3 pgs

· Highlight key findings

1.0 Introduction 1-2 pgs

· WSIS and TF background, context and objectives of the TF

· Structure of the report

2.0 Context and Framework for Financing ICT for Development 4-5 pgs

· Uniqueness of ICT and its importance for socio-economic development & MDGs

· ICT landscape: rapidly changing technologies, choices, roles and responsibilities

· Policy frameworks & enabling environment (ICT regulatory and business policies, e-strategies, e-government, PRSPs and other development strategies)

· Analytical Framework to bring it all together

3.0 Financial Mechanisms: Approaches and Experience 12-15 pgs

Summary of trends, issues and highlights

3.1 Global and Regional Resources and Mechanisms

For each subsection - data, trends, highlights, challenges and issues

3.1.1 Private Sector

· Foreign Direct Investment (privatizations, equity partnerships, mobile networks, etc.)

· Commercial marketing, import-export, joint ventures

· ICT products and services

3.1.2 International Finance Institutions

· World Bank Group

· Regional Development Banks

*3.1.3 Development Assistance and Cooperation

· Bilateral: OECD/DAC, CRS database

· Multilateral agencies and regional commissions: UNDP, UNESCO, ITU, etc. UNECE, UNECA, UNESCAP, ECLAC, ESCWA

· Emerging development cooperation & partnerships ("South-South")

*3.1.4 Foundations and Not-for-Profit Initiatives

· Selected

*3.1.5 Public –Private Partnerships & Emerging Initiatives

· Public-Private Partnerships

· Local government/authorities cooperation: the voluntary DSF initiative

3.2 Domestic Resources and Mechanisms 6-8 pgs

Summary of trends and issues. For each subsection: Data, trends, examples, challenges

3.2.1 Private Sector

· Self-financing (revenue)

· Domestic financial sector, banks, bonds

· Domestic equity investment

· ICT products and services

3.2.2 Public Resources and Development Initiatives

· Public finance, guarantees, incentive schemes

· "E-Government" networking, procurements

· Incubators, demand aggregation, other policies

· e-health, e-education, e-business, e-society initiatives

3.2.3 Universal Access Funding (3 pages – SJ Friday)

· National UAFs: structure, options, funding and approaches to resource mobilization, management, implementation and emerging priorities

· UAF constraints, regulation, transparency

· Linkages with licensing approaches (especially for mobile networks)

*3.2.4 Public-Private Partnerships & Emerging Initiatives

· Public-Private Partnerships - selected

· Microfinance for ICTD: business, consumer, community/NGOs

· Community based networks, cooperatives and local government initiatives

4.0 Financing Gaps, Challenges & Promising Practices 10-15 pgs

Introductory graphic: mapping mechanisms to categories of activity/needs, including geographic distinctions

For each section: financing trends, promising practices, gaps and challenges (= "adequacy")

*4.1 Promoting Policy Development & Implementation Strategies

· ICT Sector Reform

· National and regional ICTD strategies

· E-government & e-governance

· ICT for poverty reduction/PRSP, e-health, e-education, e-service strategies

4.2 Building Backbone Infrastructures

· National telecommunications

· Internet

· Broadcasting

· International & regional inter-connectivity

· Technological innovation: emerging challenges and opportunities

4.3 Ensuring Effective Access

· Access models and approaches

· Network connectivity

· Facilities and equipment

· Technological innovation: emerging challenges and opportunities

 

4.3 Enriching Development: Content & ICTD Applications

· Network-driven development: programs, services, initiatives

· Government and institutional networking, services

· Software applications, platforms

· E-health, e-educational programs, materials

· Radio, television, film, multimedia content

4.4 Strengthening Human Resource Capacity, Promoting Opportunity

· ICT sector training, development, including SMME incubation

· Government, institutional, and business ICT skills, adoption, integration

· Public ICT education, awareness, participation

· Fostering effective use of ICT: entrepreneurship, public participation, equal opportunity

*4.5 Meeting Critical Needs & Addressing Special Situations

· Conflict prevention, recovery, peacekeeping

· Emergency/Disaster planning, response, recovery

· Unique regional, demographic conditions

5.0 Findings, Conclusions, Recommendations 3-5 pgs

Appendix I: Case Studies, Promising Practices

Appendix II: Institutions, References, Links,

Appendix III: Consultation Inputs