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Working Group on Connectivity

 

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XIII Meeting of PCC.I will be held in Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina from August 5 to 8, 2008

Terms of Reference:

  1. To identify those projects whose outcomes comply with the requirement of satisfying the common needs of all the countries in the Region or a significant number of them, and that the project ensures the identification and recognition of the best practices all over the world, and in particular, in the Region where it will be implemented, aiming at promoting its replication and adaptation, and
  2. To do a systematic follow-up of the implementation of  the Agenda for Connectivity and Plan of Action of Quito and the Declaration of Principles and Plan of Action the first phase of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS)
  3. To continue holding Working Group meetings together with scheduled regular meetings organized by CITEL in order to promote maximum participation of the members and carry out as many activities by mail or through CITEL’s Electronic Forum
  4. To interact with ITU/BDT, through the ITU’s Regional Office and with other agencies interested in implementing projects derived from those initiatives
  5. To invite the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD) to work jointly with CITEL on activities which are developed within the framework of the areas identified by the group
  6. To continue working within the framework of the authority of CITEL, aimed at getting telecommunication development projects in line with the specific needs and decisions of each country
  7. To inform the OAS Office following up the decisions adopted by the successive Summits of the Americas on the implementation in the Region of said decisions regarding telecommunications
  8. To follow up the implementation of the Plan of Action adopted by the First Phase of the World Summit on the Information Society and inform said results to CITEL Member States and to OAS bodies which may request said information regarding telecommunications

Authorities:

Chair: Mr. Jaime Herrera (Costa Rica)
Vice Chairs: To be designated (NAFTA Group)
  Mr. Fernando Rodriguez (CAATEL - Andean Group)
  Mr. Rasel Antonio Tome (Central-American Group - Honduras)
  Mr. Chelston Bourne (CARICOM Group - Barbados)
  Mr. Rene Cortazar Sans (Mercosur and Chile Group - Chile)
Alternate Vice Chair: Mrs. Lorena Piñeiro (Mercosur and Chile Group - Chile)

 

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