growth, where new businesses will receive guidance and assistance in the form of services such as business set-up support, workspace facilities, networking opportunities with other IT professionals, videoconferencing and business consultancy, as well as financial, technical and marketing mentorship. There are numerous examples of projects, initiatives and other activities that have been launched to enable government agencies to share information securely at higher speeds and more cost-effectively and also to ensure the link between governments and citizens. Indeed, many countries have established government portals, call centres and other similar initiatives. There are a growing number of initiatives that focus on gender mainstreaming, providing relevant training and personal capacity-building tools. In the Dominican Republic, for instance, the purpose of the Women in the Internet project is to ensure that poor, young Dominican females have access to training opportunities and to the upper levels of the different ICT industry areas, such as telecommunication networks, programming and multimedia. The activities reported also to light initiatives that have furthered several objectives within a single project, thus illustrating a multidimensional approach in achieving the WSIS targets. It is important to emphasize that in the nine since 2004, WSIS stocktaking has been playing a crucial role, and this role takes on even greater significance in the light of the WSIS+10 review process on the implementation of the WSIS outcomes. The ten-year reporting mechanism based on the WSIS stocktaking process has been carefully designed, administrations and action line facilitators have been provided with templates for reporting, and ITU has taken a lead role in organizing a series of virtual coordination meetings with action line facilitators. On behalf of the entire team, we like to thank all stakeholders who have contributed to the WSIS Stocktaking Database this year, and we encourage and urge stakeholders to continue to submit the latest - updated and new - information on a regular basis.
ADMA Africa Digital Media Academy AEF Ark Earth Foundation AGORA Research in Agriculture AGPR Accountant General Pakistan Revenues AJK Azad and Kashmir AMARC World Association of Community Broadcasters ANRT National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency APCS Automated passenger clearance system APNIC Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre APWKomitel Asosiasi Pengusaha Warnet/Komunitas Telematika Association of Community Internet Center (ACIC) ARDI Research for Development and Innovation ARN Academic Research Network ASEAN Association of South-East Asian Nations ASO Analogue switch-off ATVAM Automated Traffic Violations Administering and Monitoring B2B Business-to-Business B2G Business-to-Governments BDC Business Development Center BDT Telecommunication Development Bureau BGP Border Gateway Protocol BIID Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development BIM Bulgarian Institute of Metrology Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication BOT Build, operate, and transfer BPO Business Process Outsourcing BSS Basic Safety Standards BVS Biometric Verification Service BWA Broadband wireless access BYOD Bring Your Own Device CAN-Q College of North Atlantic in Qatar CAT Computer Adaptive Testing CBA Commonwealth Broadcasters Association CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CERT-MU Mauritian Computer Emergency Response Team CETS Child Exploitation Tracking System CHI Child Helpline International CICESE El Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada The Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada CIS Centre of Information Security CIUF-CUD Interuniversity Council of the French Community - University Commission for Development CKCs Community Knowledge Centres CNES National Centre of Space Research CNNIC China Internet Network Information Center COMEST World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology COMEX Not an acronym .comEx COTS Crime Occurrence Tracking System CP Common proposals CPE Computers to Educate CR Community CRPD United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CSAI Child sexual abuse images CSCs Common service centres
CSS Central Superior Services CTA Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation CTS Comprehensive Telemedicine Systems CWP Community Web Portal DAE Digital Agenda for Europe Digital Accessible Information System DBMS Astrogeology Science Center DED The Department of Economic Development DHIS2 DIBAM Directorate of Libraries, Archives and Museums DLR German Aerospace Center DMS Data management systems DNIe Electronic National Identity Card DNS Domain Name System DoS Department of Statistics DPC Dubai Press Club DPS Digital Public Schools DRC Democratic Republic of Congo DSO Dubai Silicon Oasis DSOA Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority DWDM Dense Wave Division Multiplexing EAC East African Community ECG Electrocardiograph ECMS E-Commodities The Electronic Commodities Monitoring System ECO Economic Cooperation Organization EESS Earth Exploration-Satellite Service EFA Education for All EGD Electronic Government Directorate Exploit and Help Nature EHR Electronic health record EHS Electronic Health Solutions EIFL-PLIP - Public Library Innovation Programme EITI Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative EIU ePCR Project "Electronic Patient Care Records EPITOME Empowerment Programme for IT use: Outreach for Micro Entrepreneurship ER Electronic Referral ERP Enterprise resource planning ESA European Space Agency EU European Union EuroDIG European Dialogue on Internet Governance EYSNBA Every young scientist needs a business angel Federal Association for the Advancement of Visible Minorities FALIR Food, Agriculture & Livestock Information Repository FANA Federally Administered Northern FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FATA Federally Administered Tribal Areas FCAW The Federal Commission for the Advancement of Women FDI Foreign direct investment FIA Federal Investigation Agency FMC Fixedmobile convergence FOSS Free and Open Source FRCN Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria FTRA Forum on Telecommunication/ICT Regulation and Partnership in Africa G2B Government to Business G2G Government to government G3ict Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies GCC Gulf Cooperation Council GDP Gross domestic product GIS Geographical Information System GIZ Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) GLIN Global Legal Information Network GOI Government of Indonesia GoP Government of Pakistan GPOBA Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid GSB Government Service Bus GSM Global System for Mobile Communications GSR Global Symposium for Regulators GTB Government Tender Board HBV Hepatitis B HESN Health Electronic Surveillance Network HINARI Research in Health HIS Health information system HIV/AIDS Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
NAS National Academy of Sciences NAv6 National Advanced IPv6 Centre NBP2012 National Broadband Policy 2012-2020 NCB National Computer Board NCC National Contact Center NGA NGN Next networks NGO Non-Governmental Organization National Human Resources Information System NICT NITC National Information Technology Center NLL National Library of Latvia NOC No Objection Certificate NRA National Revenue Agency NSC Nanoscopy Science Center NSI National Statistical Institute NTIC Nouvelles technologies de l'information et de la communication - New information and communication technology NWFP North-West Frontier Province OARE Research in the Environment ODC Regional Bureau for the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia ODS Operational Data OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OEP Open educational practices OER Open Educational Resources OJSCo Open Joint Stock Company OLPC One Laptop per ONDE Observatoire National des Droits de l'Enfant National Law Observatory OPAC OpenMRS Open Medical Record System PACE Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment PACEWG Working Group for the Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment PCB Pakistan Computer Bureau PCC Poison Control Center PIK public information kiosks PIN Paradigm Initiative Nigeria PPP Public private partnership PSEB Pakistan Software Export Board QGCC Qatar Government Call Center QR Quick Response RCA Royal Court Affairs RCC Regional Commonwealth in the field of Communications RCN Regional Cable Network REC Rwanda Education Commons RENIEC National Register of Identity and Civil Status RENIEC National Register of Identity and Civil Status RIPE-NCC European IP Networks - Network Coordination Centre ROP Royal Oman Police RR Radio Regulations RS Remote Sensing SA Space Applications SADC Southern African Development Community SAP Service access points SCG State Commission on Gambling SCM Supply Chain Management SIS Safer Internet Service SISP States Information System Project SME Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises SMS Short message service SNOMED Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine SOF Silicon Oasis Founders STC Telecom Company STS Short-term business statistics SWIM Sustainable Water Integrated Management Programme TCW Telecentre Women Digital Literacy Campaign TDC Technology Development Committee TFYR The Former Yugoslav Republic TRA Telecommunications Regulatory Authority TRC The Research Council (Oman) TRC Telecommunication Regulatory Commission TRESS The Research Electronic Submission System