Report on Dutch WCIT 2012 Preparation

During April and May 2012 the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, responsible for preparation of the Dutch position on the ITR review during WCIT 2012 in Dubai, consulted technical and business experts and stakeholders in a series of meetings. The main conclusions are represented in this summary report.

The ITR review is "managed" by the Council Working Group on ITR’s, and is building on the preparation that has been taking place over recent years, now with one more official meeting planned to take place in Geneva, 20 to 22 June 2012. In the years leading up to where we are today it has become clear that the ITRs will remain in place – even if some countries in earlier stages of the discussions were of the opinion that they were no longer necessary. So the focus is on getting the best possible result out of the meeting in Dubai, in December 3-14 this year.