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Mr. Christopher Clark
Head, Partnership and Resource
Mobilization Division
International Telecommunication Union www.itu.int/academia

• Inclusive approach of broad consultation with Academia
• The consultation provided opportunity to exchange views on what ITU can d​o to best meet the needs and expectations of Academia.
• 18 universities and research establishments participated
• Questionnaire with 36 Questions
• Results are available in more detailed report – to be shared www.itu.int/academia

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• Share knowledge;
• Contribute to Focus Groups, Research activities, Reports;
• Draft recommendations;
• Interact with other ITU members and look for collaboration/partnerships;
• Stay up-to-date about the sector’s development;
• Access to the information and use it for teaching purposes
• Participate in activities organized by Academia
• Contribute to the standards development www.itu.int/academia

• Standards play a significant role in the education overall, particularly when it is related to the research, best practices and teaching;
• Recommendations/Standards/Best Practices are used within academic network;
• The recommendations are cited in the research articles, however many indicated that there is more potential in this area. www.itu.int/academia

Main challenge for Academia in contributing to ITU’s work www.itu.int/academia

• Important journals for Academia include IEEE journals, regional and national journals as well as journals issued by universities;
• Examples of journals where universities are published: IEEE, ACM,IET, IETF, Hindawi, Elsevier,
RTI,ICAO journal, Electrosvyaz, Radiotechnika, ITU
News, Telecom Policy, journals published by
Springer www.itu.int/academia

The frequency of ITU
Journal: monthly, quarterly or twice per year www.itu.int/academia

• Editorial (Review) board and/or Advisory (Review) Board and/or a
Technical committee.
• Board should include mix of experts representing academia and industry.
• Experts should be identified from top universities and also representatives from industry, science and private sector.
• Indexing is crucial to the success of the journal
• The review of the ITU Journal should be ideally conducted blindly or through a Board/Technical committee.
• The examples: IEEE Journal (or equivalent)/ Kaleidoscope conference.
• Criteria: originality, relevance, pertinence, references, research methods, quality, innovation, applicability www.itu.int/academia

ITU Journal’s scope, incentives & audience
• Scope: It could be series of ITU Journal focused on 1) key ITU areas, or related to 2) the work of Study Groups 3) updates in
ICTs and emerging trends 4) scientific papers 5) recs.
• Incentives: international and reputable citation indexes like
Thomson Reuters, Web of Science, Scopus; referencing authors’ /institutions’ names in the publications; diploma/certificate
• The target audience for ITU Journal: 1) scientific community, researchers and ICT practitioners 2) policy makers and regulators, 3) academia and industry 4) students and graduates 5) public www.itu.int/academia

Recognition of academic contribution
• Participating in the update of recommendations
• Acknowledging contributions and referencing authorship
• Certificates
• Partnerships and collaboration
• Funding opportunity to cover travel expenses to meetings www.itu.int/academia

• Partnering more with industry
• Contributing inputs to technical activities and research
• Sharing articles among academia
• Providing consulting services
• Networking among academia
• Participating in study groups, meetings and conferences
• Hosting events
• Publishing in the forthcoming journals, and
• Supporting developing countries www.itu.int/academia

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