The ITU and development assistance: North,South and the dynamics of the CCIs |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;2. Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran;3. Pharmacotherapy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;4. Nanotechnology Research Centre, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;5. State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macau 999078, China;6. Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery Systems, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Sichuan 610041, China |
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| Abstract: | The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), like other UN agencies, has been called upon to assist the developing countries in establishing a telecommunications infrastructure. This article charts the change of the ITU from being an organization concerned solely with matters of technical coordination to one which is involved in development assistance. The development of its various International Consultative Committees is also explained. The author argues that the developed countries have had to accept the change in the ITU's purpose demanded by its Third World members because of an imperative to consolidate the worldwide operation of telecommunications networks. As the industrialized nations' stake in those networks increases, the higher is the cost of breaking up the collective arrangements which make their operation possible. |
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