Implementation of decisions of the World
Telecommunication Standardization
Assembly-08 (WTSA-08)
Quito, Ecuador 7 July 2009
ITU-T activities in the
region in the light of
WTSA-08 Resolutions
Paolo Rosa
Head, Workshops and Promotion Division
Telecommunication
Standardization
Bureau
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Telecommunication
Union
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Digital divide
standardization gap & participation
Digital Divide 
Standardization Gap &
Poor Access to Technologies
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Participation &
Capacity Building
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RESOLUTION 17 (1)
Telecommunication standardization
in relation to the
interests of developing countries
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TSB to cooperate with the ITU regional offices,
and consider to holding ITU-T meetings in the regions;
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TSB to strengthen cooperation and coordination with regional
organizations
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Provide administrations of DCs with electronics copies of
available documents, such as:
- handbooks, directives, texts on operation and
maintenance of networks
- basic ITU-T texts able to increase awareness and
participation in the studies of the T- sector
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RESOLUTION 17 (2)
Telecommunication standardization
in relation to the
interests of developing countries
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TSB to increase SGs meetings in the regions
Promote the creation of flagship groups
Take into account the technological priorities of developing
countries e.g. for IPv6, IPTV, security, NGN
Facilitate the participation of Developing Countries in the
creation of Questions
Study Groups to consider standardization issues addressing
specific issues of their interest.
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Resolution 44
Bridging the standardization gap between
developing and developed countries
 Programme 4: Flagship groups for
bridging the standardization gap:
assistance to help on specifiic
issues, expertise,
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RESOLUTION 54
Creation of regional groups
 Open without the exclusion to the participation
of all members that belongs to the specific
region where that regional group had been
created
 draft terms of reference and working methods
to be approved by the parent study group
 dissemination of knowledge of standardization
and encouraging submissions of written
contributions to the parent study group
reflecting the priorities of the region
 Cooperation with the relevant regional
organizations and reporing to the work in the
region
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Resolution 54 : Creation of regional groups
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resolves
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invites the regions
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to develop draft terms of reference and working methods for regional groups that
are to be
approved by the parent study group;
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to pursue the creation of regional groups with a view to disseminating knowledge
of standardization and encouraging submissions of written contributions to the parent
study group reflecting the priorities of the relevant region,
invites the regional groups thus created
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to disseminate information about telecommunication standardization and to
submit written contributions to the parent study group reflecting the priorities of the
relevant region;
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to cooperate closely with the relevant respective regional organizations,
instructs the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, in
collaboration with the Director of the Telecommunication Development
Bureau
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to provide, within available resources, all necessary support for creating and
ensuring the smooth functioning of the regional groups;
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to take all necessary measures to facilitate the organization of the meetings and
workshops of those groups,
3
to report upon the effectiveness of regional groups to Council.
invites
the regional groups thus created to cooperate closely with the relevant regional
respective organizations and to report on their work in their regions.
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to support, within available or otherwise contributed resources and on a case-by-case basis
the creation of regional groups,
Note: The regional groups are open without the exclusion to the participation of all
members that belongs to the specific region where that regional group had been
created
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The BK,J matrix concept:
any Question from any SG
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“Block” Meetings: Pros and Cos
 PROS:
 More participation of experts from the region: study, progress, approval
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process - “have a voice in global standards”
Increase of contributions from the region
Lower costs associated (travel/accomodation Region/Geneva) for
regional experts
Same TSB facilities available on site: regional presence
Possibility to co-locate S-RBMs with ITU Forums or other events
Potential increase of membership: sector’s promotion
Reduce standardization gap and digital divide increase capacity building
Possibility to reduce Study group meetings duration
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TSB staff to move for one-two weeks
Funding / associated organizational costs
Risk to work on too much regional-oriented standards
Need to look for co-location with ITU Forums or other events
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Actions
 Increased number of study group meetings in
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the regions planned
New regional group meetings planned. Next
days African Regional Group for SG12 will be
established
Workshops in regions on implementation of
WTSA-08 actions and application of ITU-T
Recommendations in regions
Participation in events organized by other
institutions
Fellowships now available for all ITU-T study
group meetings
New ITU-T Flagship Group
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ITU Centre of Excellence
5 Prog/ 5 Partners
Worldwide Networks
4 Prog./5 partners
OAS/CITEL
Telecom Policies
3 PROGRAMS
IDB
New Telecom Techniques
BELL SOUTH
Regulatory Issues
IIT
ICT based Business
CTU
CoE AMS
R.O.Korea
Pakistan
Thailand
Malaysia
Iran
Technical Awareness
Regulatory Issues
Business Management
Rural connectivity
Spectrum management
5 Prog./ ? Partners
To be
defined
CoE ASP
The ITU Centre
of Excellence
Network
Tech.Awareness
Strategic Management
Policies & Reg. Issues
Technology Trends
Corporate Management
Regulatory Issues
Internet Technologies Spectrum management
Spect Man & Sup.
Information Techn.
CIS
CEE
Branch
Branch
CoE EUR+CIS
5 Prog./2 partners
6 Prog./2 partners
Telecom Policies
Regulatory Issues
Business management
New Technologies
IP Awareness
Rural Connectivity
CoE ARB
ALCATEL
IIT
5 Prog./3 partners
Regulatory Issues
Business management
New Technologies
Spectrum Management
Rural Connectivity
Regulatory Issues
Business management
New Technologies
Spectrum Management
Rural Connectivity
CTO
Airtel
SFM
IIT
CoE AFR-F
IIT
CoE AFR-E
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Workshops trend
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Some recent and upcoming workshops
 Forum on Next Generation Network
Standardization, Colombo,
April 2009
Sri Lanka, 7-10
 ITU Forum on “Conformity Assessment and
Interoperability”, Geneva,16-17 July 2009
 ITU Symposium on ICTs and Climate Change,
Quito, Ecuador, 8-10 July 2009
 Kaleidoscope event: Innovations for Digital
Inclusion, Mar del Plata, Argentina, 31 August –
1 September 2009
 Workshop on Accessibility: Planned in Bamako,
Mali, 13-15 Oct 2009 (TBC)
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ITUing…
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Increasing the use of ITU
Recommendations and membership
Capacity building, training
Increasing participation in SGs,
management, workshops, meetings and
number of contributions
Contributing to ITU work plans
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Thank you
Questions?
itu.int/ITU-T/worksem
Paolo Rosa
tsbworkshops@itu.int
tsbpromo@itu.int
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