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Program Data Sheet 935-004 CENTRAL OPERATING UNIT: Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade: Office of Human Capacity Development (EGAT/HCD) PROGRAM TITLE: Telecommunications Leadership STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE AND NUMBER: Expanded Access to and Application of Information and Telecommunications Services, 935-004 STATUS: Continuing PLANNED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $3,500,000 DA PROPOSED FY 2003 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $2,900,000 DA INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 1997      ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2004 Summary: USAID's program to expand developing country access to and use of information and telecommunication technology includes: · policy dialogue and training to foster reform of telecommunications, Internet, and electronic commerce policy and regulation; · technical assistance to help host-countries better manage and expand their information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure and increase access to the under-served, especially women and girls; and · pilot programs to demonstrate how ICT can support USAID objectives in education, economic growth, agriculture, democracy and governance, and environment. Inputs, Outputs, and Activities: FY 2002 Program: USAID will contribute to the Digital Opportunity through Technology and Communication Partnerships (DOT-COM) alliance which involves 75 institutional partners. The first of three DOT-COM activities USAID's annual contribution of $500,000 to USTTI has leveraged a total of $45 million from U.S. corporations and foundations to train 6,062 telecom professionals from 162 countries since 1982. is "dot-GOV" which assists host governments with telecommunications and e-commerce policy and regulatory reform. The second activity, "dot-ORG," expands ICT access for the under-served, especially women through technical assessments and pilot activities. The third component, "dot-EDU," develops ICT applications to improve the quality and reach of education. Planned FY 2003 Program: USAID plans to use FY 2003 resources requested in this Budget Justification to train leaders in the ICT sector and initiate pilot ICT applications. USAID programs will expand Internet access in secondary cities and in rural areas through community Internet centers and teacher training colleges. In addition, USAID will promote policy and regulatory reform. Performance and Results: Through the Leland Initiative, USAID-supported policy reform in Kenya led to an immediate 25% reduction in Internet costs, leading to a sharp rise in the Internet user base through cyber-cafes nation-wide. The USAID-assisted USAID has supported networks of community Internet centers in Benin, Bulgaria, Ghana, Guatemala, Morocco, Namibia to increase local Internet access, provide teacher training, and stimulate local business development. Greater Horn Electronic Communication Network provided Internet connectivity between 72 government ministries and skill training in Internet use for more than 300 government officials and 80 Tanzanian non-governmental organizations (NGOs). USAID regional workshops attracted the participation of approximately 200 policy and regulatory officials in Southern Africa, Southern Asia, and West Africa. USAID's Telecommunications Leadership Program (TLP) and DOT-COM were critical USG elements supporting the G-8's Digital Opportunity Task Force, or DOT-Force. The DOT-Force mobilized the resources of governments, the private sector, foundations, multilateral and international institutions to open "digital opportunities" for developing countries. Principal Contractors, Grantees or Agencies: U.S. Department of State, Federal Communications Commission, U.S. Department of Commerce, and Peace Corps; U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI); Academy for Educational Development (AED); ARD; Center for Democracy and Technology; Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector and the Center for International Development and Conflict Management, both at the University of Maryland; Computer Frontiers, Inc; Education Development Center (EDC); Internews Network, Inc.; Research Triangle Institute and Winrock International. US Financing in Thousands of Dollars 935-004 Access to and Application of Information and Telecommunications Services Expanded DA Through September 30, 2000 Obligations 6,300 Expenditures 5,854 Unliquidated 446 Fiscal Year 2001 Obligations 2,595 Expenditures 744 Through September 30, 2001 Obligations 8,895 Expenditures 6,598 Unliquidated 2,297 Prior Year Unobligated Funds Obligations 405 Planned Fiscal Year 2002 NOA Obligations 3,500 Total Planned Fiscal Year 2002 Obligations 3,905 Proposed Fiscal Year 2003 NOA Obligations 2,900 Future Obligations 11,105 Est. Total Cost 26,805

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