ITU-T FORUM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF WTSA-08 DECISIONS
AND
WORKSHOP ON BRIDGING THE STANDARDIZATION GAP
(Nadi, Fiji, 16-17 September 2009)
An Implementation Approach
to Action Plans on BSG
Dinh Van Dzung, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Research Institute of Post and
Telecommunications (RIPT), Vietnam
Nadi, Fiji, 16-17 September 2009
Contents
BSG Background
Steps for Bridging the Gap
Develop toward a SDO
Develop a National ITU Committee
Domestic Standards & Contributions to ITU
Open Issues to ITU
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BSG Background
Resolution 123 adopted at the 2002 Marrakesh
Plenipotentiary Conference
Resolution 44 on Action Plan at WTSA-04(Florianópolis,
Brazil, 2004)
PP-06 Resolution 123 (Nov. 2006, Antalya, Turkey)
TSAG 02/07 TD 417: Draft Report
TSAG 07/08 TD 610 Rev.1
Global Standards Symposium (Oct. 2008, South Africa)
WTSA-08 Resolution 17: Telecommunication
standardization in relation to the interests of developing
countries
WTSA-08 Resolution 59: Enhancing participation of
telecommunication operators from developing countries
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Steps for Bridging the Gap
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2)
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Domestic usage of ITU Recommendations
Training and Capacity-building
Domestic Sector Members or Associates
Participation in Study Groups and related meetings
Hosting events and/or regional groups
Making contributions to Study Groups and related
meetings
Nominating representatives as study group chairs,
vicechairs, rapporteurs, focus, group chairs etc
Making proposals on future study questions and work
programmes
Source: ITU, BSG – Report on the activities of ITU-T, April 2009
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Develop toward a SDO (1/2)
SDO - Standards Development Organization
International
Level
IEEE, IETF, OMA, etc
ITU, JTC1, etc
Regional
Level
APT, ETSI, etc
Ministry
Regulator
National
Level
Infrastructure
Industry Fora
Industry
IndustryFora
Fora
SDO
Industry
Policy
Legislation
R&D
Human
Resource
etc
Source: TTA Consultation Program to MIC, June 2009
Nadi, Fiji, 16-17 September 2009
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Government
Develop toward a SDO (2/2)
Task Force
- Special topics requiring views from government and
industry
- Secretariat : government or industry
- Members : government, research institute, industry,
academia, etc.
Industry Forum
- Special topics requiring various views form service
providers and manufacturers
- Secretariat : industry
- Members : research institute, industry, academia, etc.
Industry
Standards Organization
- All ICT areas
- Secretariat : SDO itself
- Members : research institute, industry, academia, etc.
Adapted from: TTA Consultation Program to MIC, June 2009
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Develop a National ITU Committee
ICT related Ministries
Develop a national strategy on ICT
Develop a national strategic positions in ITU
SDO
National ITU Committee
Review ITU Rec. and Questions
& set up a national standards position
WRC
WG1, WG2, …
Review ITU recommendations
& domestic standards
R & D Institute
ITU-T
Section
x-DSL, PON, WiMax
APT
Review national & other countries’ Rec.
ITU-R
Section
IP, NGN, MPLS,…
AWF, ASTAP, ADF
ITU-D
Section
Academia
General
Section
Industries
2G, 3G, 4G
…
Government
Adapted from: TTA Consultation Program to MIC, June 2009
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Domestic Standards & Contributions to ITU
Government sector
Standards development
International cooperation and responding
Reflection of national position / Participation
ICT related
Ministries
APT
ITU Committee
Int. Standards
Experts
Private sector
Research
Institutes
R&D Projects
IT Standards
Strategy Forum
Standards
contribution
documents
query
Standards
contribution
APT joint
contribution
ITU
Forums/
Consortiums
Standards
contribution
Forum standards
proposal
SDO
Proposal of Draft Standards
Manufacturers
ICT services
providers
Development of Standards
Laboratories
Academia etc.
Adapted from: TTA Consultation Program to MIC, June 2009
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Domestic Standards Development
Analyze & Survey for IT Standards
 Study standard items of other SDOs
- ITU, JTC1, ETSI, National(ANSI, ATIS,
TTC,), Forum, Consortium
 Analyze of International and Domestic
ICT Policies
 Needs from Company/ Research/Univ.
Establish the Master Plan for
Standards development
Development of SRM
Standards Planning
Committee
Selection of key technologies .
 Strategic
importance
Will of government
Will of industry
Public interests
Urgency
…
RFP for Standards Projects
 Ripple effect on
economy
Governments’ Needs
Domestic market
Overseas market
Effect on tech.
… 6~9월
…
Development of SRM
Review RFPs
Evaluation
Committee
Approve Standards Projects
Source: TTA Consultation Program to MIC, June 2009
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Contributions to ITU
A Case Study: Study Framework for Question 19-1/2
ITU-T/GSI
ITU-R, SDO
Network design software
tools developers
Experts
ITU-D
Question 19-1/2
Report of NGN development
Methodologies for planning NGN
Guidelines for migration to NGN
DONORS
GNPi
1
Programme 2,
Regional ITU
2
Q. 12-2/1, Q.18-1/2, Q.20-2/2
Question 19-1/2:
“Strategy for migration from existing
networks to next-generation (NGN) for
developing countries”
Member States /
Sector Memebers
Source: ITU-D, Implementation Approach for Question 19-1/2, Doc. 2/127-E,
Contribution from Vietnam, 2nd meeting of SG2/ITU-D, 24-27 Sep., 2007.
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Open Issues to ITU
Developing guidelines for involvement in ITU-T activities.
Developing webcasting systems that enable developingcountry experts to follow study group meetings
Developing a set of guidelines on how to apply ITU-T
Recommendations
Compiling and maintaining a database containing
information on new technologies that are standardized.
Establishing a forum on the ITU-T website on BSG
Fundraising for BSG
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Thank you !
Dinh Van Dzung, Ph.D.
Deputy Director,
Vietnam Research Institute of Post and Telecommunications
Cell phone: + 84 91 322 2690
Fax: + 84 4 3754 4485
Email: dzung.dinh@ties.itu.int
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