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Preparing for WTSA
Major Issues Related to
Work Programme
Gary Fishman
ITU-T TSAG Chairman
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WTSA Resolutions and
A-Series Recommendations
What are the options?
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Changes of Substance
Updating to recognize completed or
out of date elements
No change other than factual elements
(e.g., dates)
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This Presentation
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Designed to introduce you to the major work
programme-related issues for TSAG and WTSA04
Will group these issues by work programme and
strategy areas
Will provide a list of all Resolutions and A-Series
Recommendations and where proposals have been
made
Will provide contact information for the relevant
TSAG correspondence groups
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Work Programme
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Questions from Study Groups – new, revised,
unchanged
Being posted as TDs on the TSAG web site
Your role:
 Review all Questions for content:
 Is the subject within the SG’s mandate
 Do they address your needs
 No duplication with work of other SGs
 Milestones – for reflection in the Operational
Plan and Work Programme Data Base
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Work Programme
SG structure
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Identify critical areas for future work, such as:
 NGN
 Security
 Mobility
Network Infrastructure aspects, including: Optical
Transport and IP-based Networks, Network
Management, Signalling, Performance, EMC, etc.
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Work Programme – Resolutions &
Recommendations
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Subject
Study Group responsibility
Res 2
and mandates
Alternative calling
Res 29 procedures on international
telecom networks
Accounting rate principles
Res 41 for international telephone
services
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Have there
Is Res/Rec
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completed?
proposals?
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Work Programme – Resolutions &
Recommendations
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Subject
Have there
Is Res/Rec
been
completed?
proposals?
Guidelines on
Supp 2
interoperability experiments
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Working Between TSAG Meetings
by Correspondence
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Work Programme Correspondence Groups
SG Restructuring
Mr. Jacques Boulvin (FT)
Tel: +33 1 45 29 48 34
Fax: +33 1 45 29 60 70
jacques.boulvin@francetelecom.com
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Strategy
Standardization in relation to interests of
developing countries
 Enhancements to Resolution 17
 In WTSA Resolutions, is there a need to
replace references to Resolution 74 (PP-98)
(review the management, functioning and
structure of ITU) and WG on Reform, by
references to Resolution 106 (PP-02)
(review of ITU structure) and WG on ITU
Structure
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Strategy
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Subject
Were there
proposals?
Is Res/Rec
completed?
Res 17
Telecommunication
standardization in relation to
the interests of developing
countries
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Res 33
Guidelines for ITU-T
strategic activities
Res 36
ITU Reform
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Res 39
The changing role of WTSA
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Working Between TSAG Meetings
by Correspondence
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Strategy Correspondence Groups
ITU-T User Guide for
Study Groups
Ron Box (ACA)
Phone + 61 3 9963 6840
Fax + 61 3 9963 6899
Mobile + 61 408 423 811
ron.box@aca.gov.au
Concept of Guide for
developing country
participation in ITU-T
Mr. Phan Tam (Vietnam)
Ministry of Posts and Telematics
of Vietnam
Tel: +84 4 9 43 69 09
Fax: +84 4 8 22 65 90
ptam@mpt.gov.vn
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Finance Matters
Impact of ITU Budget situation on work
programme and TSB support
 New work process needed that will
synchronize provision of TSAG advice on
finance matters with ITU budget
preparation process
 Adoption by Council of GoS and Dalberg
Consultancy recommendations
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Finance Matters
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Were there
proposals?
Is Res/Rec
completed?
Res 34 Voluntary contributions
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Working Between TSAG Meetings
by Correspondence
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Finance Correspondence Group
Mr. Bruce Gracie (Industry Canada)
Linkage, resources and Tel: +1 613 990-4254
sequence of events
Fax: +1 613 998-4530
gracie.bruce@ic.gc.ca
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Plenipot – 2002
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Many Resolutions and Decisions of PP-02 impact ITU-T
and require action
Many items will be handled through the Director and
through TSAG
These include:
 Resolution 71 - Strategic plan for the Union 2004-2007
 Resolution 72 - Linking strategic, financial and
operational planning in the ITU
 Resolution 107 - Improvements to the management and
functioning of ITU
 Resolution 109 - Review and consolidation of
provisions regarding observers
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Plenipot – 2002
Some Resolutions and Recommendations may
receive WTSA-04 attention
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Dec 7 - Review of the management of the Union
 Delegation of authority to Directors for the Sector
budgets should be exercised following advice from
the Sector advisory groups.
Dec 8 - ITU input to WSIS declaration of principles
and plan of action and info document on ITU
activities
 Pertained to WSIS Phase 1, but WTSA could
develop inputs to Phase 2 regarding standardization
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Plenipot – 2002
Some Resolutions and Recommendations
may receive WTSA-04 attention
Resolution 21 - Special measures
concerning alternative calling procedures on
international telecommunication networks
 How is this related to WTSA Resolution
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 Resolution 25 – Strengthening the regional
presence
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Plenipot – 2002
Some Resolutions and Recommendations
may receive WTSA-04 attention
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Resolution 106 – Review of the ITU structure
 Review functions of the Sectors, study current
structure, working methods and procedures of
the Sectors
Resolution 123 - Bridging the standardization gap
between developing and developed countries
 pursue initiatives that assist in bridging the
standardization gap
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Working Between TSAG Meetings
by Correspondence
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General TSAG Matters Correspondence Group
General TSAG
Matters
Mr. Gary Fishman (Lucent Technologies)
Tel: +1 732 949 3401
Fax: +1 732 949 1196
garyfishman@lucent.com
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Preparations for TSAG and
WTSA-2004
Regional and national processes should be
fully engaged by now
 Consultations with ITU-T leadership and
between regions will assist good preparation
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