Joint ITU-GISFI-DS-CTIF
Standards Education Workshop
(Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012)
ICT standards in SEE education:
Macedonian case
Prof. Liljana Gavrilovska
Head of Telecommunications Department
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies
liljana@feit.ukim.edu.mk
Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012
Outline
General remarks
Initiatives, efforts, facts, prognosis …
Case study: Macedonia
ICT status
ICT standardization
Participation in SE activities
University practices
Conclusions
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Motivation
Standardization provides essential conditions for transparent
development of overall society => SE important
Possible consequences of neglecting SE in Europe*
Reduction of the European influence in international
standardization
Domination of non-European agents in international
standardization
Europe becomes a follower, not a leader in
standardization issues
Every EU country must follow the SE initiatives
Macedonia should not miss the train
Macedonian government marked ICT as a strategic area
Dialog among relevant bodies and Universities already
initiated
*Proposals for a coherent approach to standardization education in Europe by Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Hesser/ Dr. Axel
Czaya at Educating a New Generation of ICT Standards Professionals EU Commission Workshop 18 November 2009, Brussel
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Towards SE
ITU targets standardization education
Number of organizations follow up and
participate
WSO, ISO, IEC, IEEE, APEC, ICES, IEICE
CEN/CENELEC, EURAS
SE initiatives
Harmonization of ICT standards
SE awareness: workshops, seminars etc.
Creation of standard related curricula
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SE status
IEC, ISO and ITU formed World Standards
Cooperation (WSC)
CEN, CENELEC and ETSI have formed a Joint
Working Group - Education about
Standardization (JWG-EaS)
Most SEE countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Albania, Slovakia
and others) are ETSI and ITU members
International Cooperation for Education
about Standardization (ICES) and
European Academy for Standardization
(EURAS) have initiated and harmonized SE
courses
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EES Standardization Awareness
EURAS White paper* ; by W. Hesser and H. de Vries discussing
the current situation in standardization education.
Conference on Strategic Importance of Education about
Standardization** (June, 2012)
The Southeast-European SEE-ERA.Net has been established in
order to promote scientific co-operation between the SEE
countries. It is designed to contribute to the EU-Balkan Countries
Action Plan in Science and Technology’ dedicated to enhancement
of the European Research Area.
Participation of West Balkan Countries in SEE_ERA Net
activities
WBS Regional Competitiveness Initiative (2010-2013)***
Standardization, Prototypes & Quality: A Means of Balkan
Countries' Collaboration - 9th International Conference
(05-06 Oct 2012)
…
*http://www.euras.org/
**ftp://ftp.cencenelec.eu/EN/%20EuropeanStandardization/Education/Invitation20120629.pdf
***www.oecd.org/daf/privatesectordevelopment/45870812.pdf
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Do we need standards in ICT?:
ITU’s Broadband Commission* released first country case
studies (Geneva, May 2012) highlighting the links between
broadband and the UN Millennium Development Goals in
partnership with ITU
Broadband Target 2015 (ITU – UN)
* www.broadbandcommission.org/Documents/Broadband_Targets.pdf
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Outline
General remarks
Initiatives, efforts, facts, prognosis …
Case study: Macedonia
ICT status
ICT standardization
Participation in SE activities
University practices
Conclusions
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ICT sector in Macedonia
Strategic leadership by the Government
Information Society Strategy
National Broadband Strategy
ICT responsibilities transferred to the Agency for
Information Society and Administration (AISA)
from 1.01.2012
AISA closely cooperates with:
Agency for Electronic Communications (AEC)
Standardization Institute of the Republic of Macedonia
(ISRM)
Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC)
Ministry of Information Society (MIO)
ICT emerges as a strategic area in education and
in the society in general
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Notes regarding Macedonia*
A nation with a strong commitment to connectivity as
a driver of national growth
Boasts an impressive broadband penetration rate of
32% on a national level
With 100% company Internet connectivity
Internet access in schools and Wi-Fi-based public
Internet access points rolled out throughout the
country including remote areas
Schools offer one Web-enabled computer for every
1.45 children
University students and academics can freely access
knowledge and research resources via the academic
network MARnet
* www.broadbandcommission.org/Documents/Broadband_Targets.pdf
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Internet penetration in SEE*
* eGovernance and ICT usage report for SEE – 2nd edition, Sarajevo 2010
www.undp.ba/upload/publications/eGovernance%20and%20ICT%20Usage%20Report%20for%20South%20East%20Euro
pe%202.pdf
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SE status in Macedonia (1/2)*
ICT educational centers
* Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Macedonia
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SE status in Macedonia (2/2)*
Academic institutions offering ICT education
* Workforce Demand Survey for the ICT Industry in Macedonia 2009
prepared by SMMRI Skopje
supported by USAID, Macedonia
for ICT Chamber for commerce – MASIT, www.masit.org.mk
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Membership in international
organizations
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
European Telecommunication Network Operators’ Association
(ETNO)
European Telecommunications Standardization Institute
(ETSI)
International Satellite Communications Organization
(INTELSAT)
European Satellite Communications Organization (EUTELSAT)
International Satellite Organization (INMARSAT)
European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications
Administrations (CEPT)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
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Important ICT pillars
MASIT - ICT Chamber of Commerce - www.masit.org.mk
Economic Chamber of Macedonia / IT Association Macedonian Association of the IT Companies www.mchamber.org.mk
Macedonian Chambers of Commerce / ICT Chamber www.sojuzkomori.org.mk
Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts www.manu.edu.mk
Macedonian e-Society Association (MESA) www.e-society.org.mk
e-Gov Project - www.egov.org.mk
Foundation for sustainable ICT solutions “Metamorphosis” www.metamorphosis.org.mk
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ICT standardization status
The focal standardization body in the country
Standardization Institute of the Republic of
Macedonia (ISRM) http://www.isrm.gov.mk
ISO/ISRM Awareness-Raising Seminar (Sep 2009)
29 participants from production, educational
institutions and governmental bodies
ISRM is a full-fledged member of European
standardization committees CEN and
CENELEC (since June 2012)
“The accession of ISRM as a full member of both CEN
and CENELEC is a very positive development, not only
for the European Standardization System, but also for
the economy of the Balkan region and the whole of
SEE. It means that the fy Republic of Macedonia can
become fully integrated into the European Single
Market.” (Mrs Elena SANTIAGO CID, Director General
of CEN and CENELEC)
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Participation in ICT standard
establishment
Contribution to ICT standards
ISRM ongoing activities
Active participation in COST, EC FP7, NATO
SfP
Cooperation in transition processes
towards European initiatives (e.g. digital
television transition)
Improvement of knowledge and
awareness on ICT standards among
industry, SMEs and consumers
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National SE efforts (ISRM)
Seminars and workshops
ISO/ISRM Awareness-Raising Seminars:
e.g. “Standards, quality and global
competitiveness”
Workshop on participation of ISRM’s
Technical Committees in the work of
CEN/CENELEC Tech. Committees
Development of a standardization
strategy to ensure and encourage the
involvement of all stakeholders
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National SE efforts (cont.)
ITU:
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information
Technologies (FEEIT) is an ITU Centre of Excellence
(CoE)
Two e-learning courses already successfully
conducted
FEEIT:
Apart from the students’ curricula, FEEIT regularly
offers various courses on new standards and
technologies (e.g. UMTS, LTE, Iv6, VoIP etc.) for
broad professional auditorium (continued education)
CISCO:
Academia available for ICT professionals (standard
based)
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Outline
General remarks
Initiatives, efforts, facts, prognosis …
Case study: Macedonia
ICT status
ICT standardization
Participation in SE activities
University practices
Conclusions
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University curricula
A handful of courses based on relevant ICT
standards, e.g. IEEE 802 family of standards, 3GPP,
optical networks, DOCSIS, multimedia, etc., offered
to students majoring in Telecommunications
and Information Engineering
Specific courses related to ICT standards:
Standardization and regulations in
telecommunications (BSc level)
Business management in telecommunications
(MSc level)
Continuous curricula updates to accommodate the
new technologies (e.g. LTE, LTE-Advanced, DVB-T
etc.)
AEC in cooperation with the university initiated a
master program in the ICT standardization and
regulation field
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Outline
General remarks
Initiatives, efforts, facts, prognosis …
Case study: Macedonia
ICT status
ICT standardization
Participation in SE activities
University practices
Conclusions
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Conclusions
SE aids to bridge the gap among the latest
ICT developments and the society’s potential to
transparently follow them
The academia can foster the process by
introducing SE in the curricula on all levels
This synergy among the standardization
responsible bodies and academia will faster the
developments towards a comprehensive ICTbased society
SEE undertakes a number of actions towards
SE awareness and active participation
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Contact: liljana@feit.ukim.edu.mk
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Balkan Countries Initiatives
Standardization, Prototypes & Quality: A Means of Balkan Countries'
Collaboration - 9th International Conference
[05-06 Oct 2012]
http://www.euras.org/ EURAS White paper, 2011; by Wilfried Hesser and
Henk de Vries discussing the current situation in standardization education.
CONFERENCE ON THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION ABOUT
STANDARDIZATION –
;
A DIALOGUE WITH ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY
29 June 2012 CEN-CENELEC
Meeting Centre, Avenue Marnix 17, 1000 Brussels
PARTICIPATION OF WEST BALKAN COUNTRIES ... Specific support activities for the
'Western Balkan Countries' must be included in FP7 to foster ... investments in R&Dinfrastructure according to European standards.(SEE_ERA Net activities)
2007 Macedonia become a member of CEFTA
WESTERN BALKANS REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS INITIATIVE 2010
2013
The Southeast-European ERA- NET (SEE-ERA.NET) has been established in order to
promote scientific co-operation between the SEE-ERA.NET consortium members with
a specific emphasis on Southeast Europe. It is designed to contribute to the ‘EUBalkan Countries Action Plan in Science and Technology’ adopted by the Council of
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Ministers in Thessaloniki and dedicated to enhancement of the European Research
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