I.2-1 Knowledge-sharing, networking and partnerships /  I.2-2  Memoranda of understanding (MoUs)

Connect 2020 [97]: Adopted at PP-14, the Connect 2020[1] Agenda sets out a shared vision and goals, as well as universal, specific and measurable targets for the development of the ICT sector.

ITU has being working on the implementation of the Connect 2020 Agenda, in particular by measuring the Connect 2020 goals and targets. In 2017, for example, 15 of the 17 targets (88%) were measured. Of the 15, nine (60%) are on track to be achieved by 2020, two (13%) are partially on track and four (27%) are not on track. More information may be found in documents C15/INF/9, C16/39, and C17/39.

Cybersecurity [98]: Separate reports to Council (documents C15/18, C16/18, C17/18, C18/18) summarize ITU's activities annually since PP-14 in relation to Resolutions 130, 174, and 179, as well as ITU's role as sole facilitator for WSIS Action Line C5, and other related decisions by the membership.

These reports are organized around the five pillars of the Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA). Related activities are listed under five work areas: (a) legal measures; (b) technical and procedural measures; (c) organizational structures; (d) capacity building; and (e) international cooperation. Activities are related inter alia to the work of ITU-R, ITU-T and ITU-D study groups; ITU's National CIRT programme and other capacity-building initiatives; and partnerships with other entities. The reports also include ITU's activities in the area of Child Online Protection (COP).

Activities in support of tech SMEs [99]: SMEs play a key role in ensuring sustainable economic growth, and are often the source of innovative ICT-enabled solutions and an important source of new jobs especially for young people. SMEs make up more than 95% of all businesses worldwide and represent a path out of poverty for many developing countries.

ITU has published two reports under the EMERGE initiative to improve understanding of the role that ITU membership can play to support tech SMEs: "A review of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the ICT Sector" and "Trends in tech MSMEs and startup support". Finally, ITU has advanced in the implementation of a pilot project to identify ways of facilitating the participation of SMEs in the work of ITU study groups, in particular from the ITU-T Sector. This new pilot project has begun in ITU-T Study Group 20 and the results will be shared at the end of 2018.

Internet Issues [100]: Separate reports to the Council (C15/33; C16/33; C17/33, and C18/33) summarize ITU's activities since PP-14 related to Resolutions 101, 102, 133, and 180. Activities reported include those related to: (a) Internet Protocol (IP) Networks, the development of next-generation networks (NGN) and future Internet, including policy and regulatory challenges; (b) IPv6; (c) Internet-related public policy issues including the management of domain names and addresses; (d) Internationalized Domain Names (IDN); (e) ENUM; (f) International Internet Connectivity (IIC)/Internet Exchange Points (IXPs); and (g) the annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF).

[97] PP Res. 71, 72, 151, 200; WSIS Action Lines C2, C5, C6; SDG Targets 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17.

[98] PP Res. 130; WSIS Action Line C5; SDG Targets 1.4, 4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 5.b, 7.1, 7.a, 7.b, 8.1, 9.1, 9.c, 11.3, 11.b, 16.2, 17.8.

[99] WSIS Aciton Line C2; SDG Target 9.

[100] PP Res. 101, 102, 133, and 180; WSIS Action Lines C2, C4, C5, C6; C7, C8 and C9; SDG Targets 9.1, 9.c.