DOCUMENT #:
GSC15-PLEN-08
FOR:
Presentation
SOURCE:
ISACC
AGENDA ITEM:
Opening Plenary (4.5)
CONTACT(S):
Jim MacFie
ISACC Activities Since GSC-14
Jim MacFie
Chairman, ISACC
Global Standards Collaboration (GSC)
GSC-15
ISACC Activities
 ISACC 41st Plenary, November 5th 2009 on the
theme Next Generation Networks
 ISACC 42nd Special Plenary, March 16 2010 to
review the results of the IPv6 Task Group
 ISACC 43rd Plenary, May 6 2010 on the theme
Cloud Computing
 Successful outcomes from Plenaries where ISACC
has provided strategic directions to industry and
government:
• National Committee on Identity Management
• IPv6 Task Group
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41st Plenary – Next Generation Networks
Progress to Date and Evolution
 Legacy network is pushed to the limits of its
capabilities
 Convergence is becoming more and more important
to service providers, network operators and
consumers
 Must support present/future intrusive, bandwidth
intensive, machine-to-machine, etc. applications,
coupled with affordability and availability
 Standards play a vital role, among others, to ensure
interoperability, nationally and internationally
 Need for cooperation/coordination among SDOs to
avoid duplication of work
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42nd Plenary
IPv6 Task Group Final Report
 Background
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Participants at ISACC 40 approved the creation of a Task Group
on IPv6 deployment due to the perception that Canada was
trailing other nations in regards to IPv6
A Task Group was formed with over 50 participants from the
private and public sectors
15 meetings were held, face-to-face and via teleconference
 The IPv6 Task Group Final Report was presented, discussed and
approved at ISACC 42, a Special Plenary called for this purpose
 The full report can be found at
http://isacc.ca/isacc/english/task_groups/?ipv6
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IPv6 Task Group Recommendations:
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R.1: Canadian governments of all levels (e.g. federal, provincial, territorial, regional, municipal)
shall plan for IPv6 migration and specify IPv6 support in their IT procurements immediately
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R.2: Canadian Internet Service Providers (ISPs) shall accelerate the deployment and the
commercial availability of IPv6 services for business and consumer networks
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R.3: Canadian internet content and application service providers shall make their content and
applications reachable using IPv6
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R.4: Canadian industries in all sectors shall intensify the support of IPv6 on all products that
include a networking protocol stack
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R.5: Canadian industry and governments shall establish a Center of Excellence to increase IPv6
awareness in Canada, by offering training and education, advice and the sharing of best
practices
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R.6: Governments at all levels shall review current programs to ensure eligibility of IPv6 initiatives
and evaluate the creation of specific programs to enable Canadian industry to take full advantage
of global IPv6 markets
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R.7: The CRTC shall ensure that relevant telecommunications and broadcasting decisions and
policies support IPv6 deployment
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43nd Plenary – Cloud Computing
 Topic gaining significant momentum in the public
and private sectors over last couple of years
 May change, in radical terms, how the ICT sector
operates for users, service providers and
developers
 Good fit for the “ICT and the environment” agenda
 Issues involving privacy, security, interoperability,
QoS and other potential impediments remain
among the top from users’ perspectives
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Cloud Computing Actions
 ISACC recognizes the promise of cloud computing
 ISACC perceives some potential policy impediments that must be
addressed if cloud is to achieve its full potential, for example:
• Forensic data investigation and rules of evidence requirements
• Audit requirements
• Privacy and security requirements
• Regulatory status of cloud service offerings
• National sovereignty
 ISACC 43rd Plenary on cloud computing recommended the
formation of a Rapporteur Group to develop Canadian positions on
these policy issues
 ISACC is supportive of collaborative efforts among GSC Members
on cloud computing
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National Committee on Identity Management
 Objectives:
• Ensure consistent Canadian input to International
Standards activities of ISO, IEC, JTC 1 and ITU
• Ensure Canadian inputs in policy fora, e.g. APEC,
OECD, are consistent with international standards
positions
• Ensure other standards activities, e.g. OASIS,
OpenID, in which Canada participates are also
consistent
 Three subgroups:
• SG 1 - Terms and Definitions, Taxonomy
• SG 2 - Identity of a Person
• SG 3 - Frameworks and Architectures
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National Committee on Identity Management (cont’d)
 Progress to date
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Provided Canadian agreed input to the development of ITU-T X.1252
Obtained Translation Bureau input into the Terms and Definitions
development
Initiated development of a Canadian IdM Road Map
Initiated development of consistent Canadian IdM Concepts
 Future actions
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Continue development of Terms and Definitions, where necessary
Refine and finalize Canadian IdM Concepts
Complete the Canadian IdM Road Map
Develop the Canadian IdM Taxonomy
Develop the architecture and frameworks
Develop necessary guidance documents
Develop briefs where required
 See the companion ISACC contribution, Progress on Identity
Management, for more in-depth information
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ISACC Documents for GSC-15
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ISACC Opening Plenary Presentation
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Contribution Progress on Identity Management: A Canadian Perspective on
GSC Resolution 14/4
Contribution Cloud Computing
Contribution Smart Grids Standards Coordination
Contribution Conformance and Interoperability Testing
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Revised Resolution Broadband Services in Rural and Remote Areas
Revised Resolution Telecommunications/ICT Accessibility for Persons with
Disabilities
Revised Resolution Continuing Cooperation on IMT Standardization
Revised Resolution Identity Management
Revised Resolution Cybersecurity
Revised Resolution Interoperability
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New Resolution Cloud Computing
New Resolution Smart Grids
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ADMIN WG Contribution GSC Plenary Contributions
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Next Steps
 44th ISACC Plenary – November 4, 2010
Theme: Smart Grids
 For additional information please visit:
www.isacc.ca
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