Joint ITU-GISFI-DS-CTIF
Standards Education Workshop
(Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012)
A framework for fostering
telecommunications standardization in
a Mexican research center
Arturo Serrano-Santoyo
CICESE Research Center, Ensenada,
Mexico
serrano@cicese.edu.mx
Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012
Introduction
It is particularly relevant the role of
standardization in a complex and highly
globalized and converging context.
National ICT regulatory administrations of
emerging economies are committed to
consolidate
and
strengthen
their
standardization processes and policies.
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According with the ITU ’ s Strategic
Plan for 2008-2011, two elements
are
crucial
to
accomplish
participation of developing countries
in standardization matters:
Bridging the Digital Divide
Training and capacity building
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Challenges
One of the challenges of
regulatory
authorities to develop a comprehensive
national standardization working frame is
to understand the convergence and
complexity issues involved, not only the
technical elements, but also the
Cultural, Contextual, Developmental
and
Transdisciplinarity
factors
involved.
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The case of Mexico
This is particularly important for emerging
economies, like Mexico, in search of strategically
positioning the country in a globalized economy.
The case of telecommunications provides an
opportunity
to
generate
and
stimulate
participation
of
developing
countries
in
standardization matters.
One key element is to tap the knowledge and
research capacities of the national research
centers
with
string
telecommunications
programs.
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The case of Mexico
Two elements are key:
•
The deployment of an ambitious emexico program
•
The publication in 2010 of two national
standards involving the adoption of
Electronic Health Records and the
Federal Law for data personal protection.
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The case of CICESE Research Center
For the development of a comprehensive
standardization framework for Mexico, we
have taken the following steps:
Establishment of an agreement for cooperation
in research and development with the Mexican
Federal
Telecommunications
Commission
(COFETEL).
Application of membership as academic member
before ITU
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The case of CICESE Research Center
We are in the process of evaluating the
country’s national standards capability through
the application of the ITU’s Tool for Assessing
the Standards Capability (TASC).
As well as developing a transdisciplinary
educational program to generate, in the short
term, the human resources required to
accelerate the participation of the country, and
in particular of CICESE, in standardization
initiatives.
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Conclusions and Recommendations
The experiences of developing countries in the
provision of, for instance, Health IT services in
rural and under-served areas is very important,
the development of a national standards
framework supported by all the regulatory
agencies involved is seen by CICESE as a
fundamental step in our transit and insertion as
a global and serious player in the knowledge
society.
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Conclusions and Recommendations
Without a comprehensive framework for
telecommunications
standardization
in
emerging economies, the role of ICT as a
vehicle for human development will be elusive
and an important opportunity to participate in
the definition and creation of standards of
global impact will be lost.
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