EUROPE Using ICT to Save LivesITU Regional Initiatives for

Europe

24 April 2019

Odessa, Ukraine

Jaroslaw PONDER

Head of the ITU Office for Europe

EURregion@itu.int | @ITU_EUR

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Regional Initiatives for Europe EUROPE

Broadband infrastructure, broadcasting and spectrum management

A citizen-centric approach to building services for national administrations

Accessibility, affordability and skills development for all to ensure digital inclusion and sustainable development

Enhancing trust and confidence in the use of information and communication technologies

ICT-centric innovation ecosystems

Implementation Framework EUROPE

Implementation Period2018-2021

EUROPE PRIORITIES 2018-2021

ICT Infrastructure

Digitizatione-Services

Digital Inclusion

CybersecurityInnovation

EUROPE INFRASTRUCTURE

To facilitate high-speed

connectivity with resilient

and synergistic infrastructure

development, deployment

and sharing, whilst ensuring

a trusted and quality user

experience.

EUROPE ICT FOR ENERGY

Identified Types of Cooperation

EUROPE ICT FOR ENERGY

THE ROLE OF ICT ALONG THE ENERGY VALUE CHAIN

EUROPE ICT FOR ENERGYRelevant Fields of Cooperation

EUROPE DIGITIZATION and e-SERVICES

To facilitate the development

of transformative and

paperless citizen-centric

services that are accessible

and available to all

members of society.

EUROPE • Four year project funded by

Horizon 2020 (EU), 3 Million Euros• ITU is Lead Partner, WHO is Partner

• Objectives:• Establish an EU mHealth Hub for collecting and disseminating

research and experience relating to large-scale implementations of mHealth programs

• Build capacity for the Hub to be able to support Member States in implementing national mHealth programs

• Start-up: 1st March 2017

• Status: Host of the Hub Selected

mHealth Hub for Europe

EUROPE “(M)edical and public health practice supported by mobile devices, such as mobile phones, patient monitoring devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and other wireless devices”

(Global Observatory for eHealth, 2011)

mHealth Hub for Europe

Why mHealth?

• mobile phone subscriptions versus

population: (7.194 billion subscriptions (ITU,

2015) vs 7.5 billion people (2017))

• more people with access to mobile phone

than clean water

• proven channel for behaviour change services

• advances in mobile phone and wearable

devices means we can record and use our

own data for health and behaviour change

EUROPE mHealth Hub for EuropemHealth in Europe • mHealth is a subset of eHealth and digital health with focus on individual

empowerment and free movement of services within EU

• smartphones more dominant (i.e. less distinction between eHealth and mHealth in terms of services)

• “Old” EU MS: complex legacy of systems• “New” EU MS: can start from scratch Key policy areas: • mHealth integration with national health services• Privacy and security• Free movement of people within EU (access to health services, i.e. access to their

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EUROPE mHealth Hub for Europe1. Creating evidence on health outcomes, quality of life and care efficiency

gains in the NCD management by using mHealth solutions. 2. Enabling mHealth to be deployed in national and regional level health

services and to deliver large-scale benefits, first of the selected entities, and later in the rest of Europe.

3. Becoming the focal point for expertise on mHealth in the EU and identifying and highlighting trends and gaps in policies, standards, regulations, etc. and best practices and barriers to the creation of consistent mHealth infrastructure and strategy.

4. Unique platform to support innovation in and up-scaling of mHealth by convening cross sector stakeholders (young entrepreneurs, start-ups, governments, technical officers etc.).

5. Creating synergies with the existing EU platforms of stakeholders such as eHealth network of Member States and also the EU EIP on Active and Healthy Ageing (requirement, scope, impact). P

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EUROPE DIGITAL INCLUSION

To bridge the digital divide

and equip all groups of

society, including persons

with disabilities and specific

needs, to take advantage of

ICT, by enabling capacity

building in digital skills.

EUROPE ICT ACCESSIBILITY

4-6 December 2019 Valetta, Malta

EUROPE ICT ACCESSIBILITYInnovative Digital Solutions for

Accessible Europe

Call for Solutions

Vetting Process Nomination Voting ProcessSelection by

Experts

Announcement at Accessible

Europe

EUROPE CYBERSECURITY

To support the deployment

of resilient infrastructure and

secure services allowing all

citizens, especially children,

to use information and

communication technologies

(ICTs) in their daily lives with

confidence.

EUROPE CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION

The Blue Whale Game also "Blue Whale Challenge", is an Internet

"game" that is claimed to exist in several countries. The game allegedly

consists of a series of tasks assigned to players by administrators during a

50-day period, with the final challenge requiring the player to

commit suicide.

Thousands kids lost their lives

EUROPE COP in GEORGIA

Child Online

Protection Ecosystem

Ministry of Economy and Sustainable

Development of Georgia (chair) Ministry of

Internal Affairs

• Law enforcement

Ministry of Education

• Schools

Ministry of Justice

• DEA

Media regulator

Child ombudsman

Children, Parents

Academia

Industry / Telecom

operators

Non Governmental Organisations

International organisations

Monday, 6 May 2019

Rome, Italy

www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regional-Presence/EUROPE

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ITU REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM FOR EUROPE

ICT Infrastructure | Digitisation | ICT Accessibility | Cybersecurity | InnovationRegional Initiatives for Europe | Projects | Study Groups | Partnerships | Membership

Call for ContributionsSubmissions at EURregion@itu.int

EUROPE

Thank You!!!

EURregion@itu.int

EUROPE ITU Contribution to WSIS and SDG

ICTs as a key enabler

Main Key Focus

Universal and Affordable

Access for all

Key Focus

ICT forempowerment of

women

Higher Educationin ICT

Enhanced Use of ICTfor global partnership

ICT as an Enabler

ICTs improve access to basic services like education and healthcare, create jobs, and empower communities

WSIS Action Lines as foundation for contribution

to achievement of Sustainable Development Goals

EUROPE

Implementation Period2018-2021

Proj. 1

Proj. 2

Proj. 3

Proj. 4

Proj. 5

Proj. 6

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Programmes

Study Groups

Projects

ITU Academy

Membership

Regional & Sub Reg.

UN SDGs and WSIS

Building Blocks & Impact of Initiatives