Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) 14 DOCUMENT #: GSC14-PLEN-055R1 FOR: Presentation SOURCE: TTC AGENDA ITEM: Opening/Plenary 6.8 "ICT & the Environment" CONTACT(S): Yoh SOMEMURA New structure of ITU-T for ICT&CC (SG5 & JCA-ICT&CC) Yoh SOMEMURA The Telecommunication Technology Committee (TTC) as Prime PSO for ICT & Environment Geneva, 13–16 July, 2009 Fostering worldwide interoperability Establishment of new SG5 & JCA TSAG of ITU-T, in April 2009, received reports from FG-ICT&CC and approved the establishment of a new SG5 on “Environment and Climate Change” and a new Joint Coordination Activity (JCA) on ICT&CC. In the future, study items closely related to those covered by existing SGs will be assigned to the existing Questions under the respective SGs. Geneva, 13–16 July, 2009 Fostering worldwide interoperability 2 Establishment of WP3 in ITU-T SG5 relating to ICT&CC SG5 of ITU-T, in May 2009, approved the Questions of Working Party 3 as follows: (1) Q14/5(revised): Guides and terminology on environment and climate change; (2) Q17/5(new): Coordination and planning of ICT&CCrelated standardization; (3) Q18/5(new): Methodology of environmental impact assessment of ICT; (4) Q19/5(new): Power feeding systems; (5) Q20/5(new): Data collection for energy efficiency of ICTs over the lifecycle; (6) Q21/5(continuation of Q.19/15): Environmental protection and recycling of ICT equipment/facilities. Geneva, 13–16 July, 2009 Fostering worldwide interoperability 3 Strategic Collaborative Direction in GSC (proposed) Encourage PSOs to contribute to ITU-T initiatives on ICT and climate change to standardize energy-saving ICT systems and methodologies for analyzing, evaluating, and quantifying GHG reductions that may be achieved through ICT use to actively participate in standardization work in WP3/SG5 to produce recommendations on ICTs and climate change Geneva, 13–16 July, 2009 Fostering worldwide interoperability 4 Next Steps/Actions of TTC in Support of ITU-T Initiatives At a new WP3/SG5 meeting of ITU-T, TTC will actively contribute to discussions on standardizing a methodology for evaluating the energy-saving impact of ICT services in collaboration with other PSOs. Future TTC Contribution Propose a methodology and power feeding, etc. Support management and operation of WP3/SG5. Liaise with other related organizations. Geneva, 13–16 July, 2009 Fostering worldwide interoperability 5 Thank you for your Attention Geneva, 13–16 July, 2009 Fostering worldwide interoperability 6