Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 15 / Trend H.Valiyev /
The delegates of the Second Committee of UN General Assembly have adopted a resolution by consensus on 'Improving access to Internet by creating Transnational Eurasian Information Super Highway' (TASIM) on Azerbaijan's initiative, a UN report said on Friday.
The delegates called on member states to contribute to implementation of this and other initiatives aimed at overcoming the gap in the field of digital technology.
Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Ukraine and Uzbekistan are among the co-authors of the draft resolution adopted by the committee this week. The document welcomed a project on creation of TASIM, which is designed to promote the modernization and diversification of telecommunication channels between Asia and Europe.
The member states are invited to further support this project through the involvement of public and private sectors, where appropriate.
The resolution takes note of the proposal to establish the Eurasian Union for expanding cooperation jointly with the International Telecommunication Union.
The document mentioned the regional meeting of ministers of communications on TASIM project, held by Azerbaijani government on November 11, 2008 in Baku in collaboration with the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. It recalls the establishment of the Secretariat of TASIM project with headquarters in Baku in 2011 including project executives, appointed by the governments of the member states.
The resolution notes the huge opportunities offered by broadening access to the Internet in the field of social development, including the empowerment of women and youth and promoting social integration and tolerance.
The assembly encouraged member states to participate in the development of regional solutions in the field of internet access. The resolution encourages the international community to support efforts to increase access to modern telecommunications, with particular attention to countries that do not have full access to international broadband communications. Like all General Assembly resolutions adopted by its general committees, this resolution will also be submitted for approval of the plenary session. This is a legal formality, since the committee brings together all representatives of UN member states, and the results of the voting at the plenary session mostly do not differ from the voting in committees.
