telecommunication/ICT policy and regulatory matters, especially on global and cross-sectoral issues; 2 that WTPF shall not produce prescriptive regulatory outcomes; however, it shall prepare reports and adopt opinions by consensus for consideration by Member States, Sector Members and relevant ITU meetings; 3 that WTPF shall be open to all Member States and Sector Members; that WTPF be convened on an ad hoc basis to respond quickly to emerging policy issues arising from the changing telecommunication/ICT environment; that WTPF should be convened within existing budgetary resources and, as far as possible, in conjunction with one of the meetings or forums of the Union in order to minimize the impact on the budget of the Union; that the Council shall continue to decide on the duration and the date, allowing ample time for preparations, and on the venue, the agenda and the themes of WTPF; that the agenda and themes shall continue to be based on report by the Secretary-General, ; that, in to ensure that they are well focused, discussions at WTPF shall be based solely on and contributions from views of Member States Sector Members, ; that participation in WTPF and operational efficiency during the forum shall be facilitated, instructs the Secretary-General to make the necessary preparations for convening WTPF on resolves above instructs the Council 1 to continue to decide on the duration, date, venue, agenda and themes of any future WTPF; further instructs the Council to submit to the next plenipotentiary conference a report on WTPF for any necessary action. Reasons: CITEL proposes the following modifications to Resolution 2 of the Plenipotentiary. Conference.
telecommunication/ICT policy and regulatory matters, especially on global and cross-sectoral issues; 2 that WTPF shall not produce prescriptive regulatory outcomes; however, it shall prepare reports and adopt opinions by consensus for consideration by Member States, Sector Members and relevant ITU meetings; 3 that WTPF shall be open to all Member States and Sector Members; that WTPF be convened on an ad hoc basis to respond quickly to emerging policy issues arising from the changing telecommunication/ICT environment; that WTPF should be convened within existing budgetary resources and, as far as possible, in conjunction with one of the meetings or forums of the Union in order to minimize the impact on the budget of the Union; that the Council shall continue to decide on the duration and the date, allowing ample time for preparations, and on the venue, the agenda and the themes of WTPF; that the agenda and themes shall continue to be based on report by the Secretary-General, ; that, in to ensure that they are well focused, discussions at WTPF shall be based solely on and contributions from views of Member States Sector Members, ; that participation in WTPF and operational efficiency during the forum shall be facilitated, instructs the Secretary-General to make the necessary preparations for convening WTPF on resolves above instructs the Council 1 to continue to decide on the duration, date, venue, agenda and themes of any future WTPF; further instructs the Council to submit to the next plenipotentiary conference a report on WTPF for any necessary action. Reasons: CITEL proposes the following modifications to Resolution 2 of the Plenipotentiary. Conference.
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