Regional ITU Consultation on
Conformance Assessment and
Interoperability
(Sydney, Australia, 16-17 September 2010)
The ITU-T activities for
Conformity Assessment and
Interoperability
Paolo Rosa
Head, Workshops and Promotion Division
Telecommunication
Standardization
Bureau
The contents
1. Introduction to ITU&ITU-T
2. WTSA-08 Res. 76, WTDC-10 Res. 47,
Councils 09 and 10 highlights
3. Conformity
4. Interoperability
5. Assistance to Developing Countries
6. Conclusions
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Introduction to ITU & ITU-T
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Founded in 1865, oldest specialized agency of the UN
Standards making as one of the ITU’s first activities
HQ Geneva, 11 regional offices, 760 staff / 80 nationalities
Named as one of the world’s ten most enduring institutions by Booz Allen
Five elected officials:
ITU-T Product: Recommendations (= “standards”) Freely available
to the public
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Work (mostly) done in Study Groups (10 of them) + Regional and Focus
Groups
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Unique partnership of private sector (Sector Members) &
government (Member States)
– Truly global
– Consensus decisions
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Very flexible
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Fast and transparent procedures
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Brand name
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Common Patent Policy ITU-T/ITU-R/ISO/IEC
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ITU-T Member State Participation
Region A - The Americas (216)
Region B - Western Europe (178)
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Region C - Eastern Europe and Northern Asia (73)
Region D - Africa (182)
Region E - Asia and Australasia (460)
Member States: 191 governments
Sector Members: 565 private sector
Membership fee: 31,800 CHF (~= 29k USD)
Associates: 154 private sector
(one Study Group only)
Membership fee: 10,600 CHF (~= 9.6k USD)
Today, 95% of the work in ITU-T is done by the
private sector
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Strategic Objectives
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Develop and publish timely global standards
Promote conformance to ITU-T Recommendations and maintaining an online
“conformity DB”
Enhance interoperability by organizing events to prove interoperability of
different vendors equipment
Identify relevant areas for future standardization projects by involving
academia
Provide the most attractive forum for standardization in the interest of the
membership
Promote value of ITU-T to increase membership
Disseminate information and know-how and create awareness
Cooperate and collaborate with other Sectors and other regional and
international entities
Provide support and assistance to the membership, in particular from
developing countries
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ITU-T Working Structure
Workshops,
Seminars,
Symposia…
Focus
Groups
WTSA
World Telecommunication
Standardization Assembly
Other
SDOs
Telecommunication Standardization
Advisory Group
SG
Working Party
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TSB=Secretariat
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Study Group
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SG
Kaleidoscope
IPR
ad hoc
Questions: Develop Recommendations
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Hot Topics in ITU-T
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Climate change
Conformity and Interoperability
Cybersecurity
Accessibility
Smart grids – Next Generation Electrricity
Intelligent Transport systems
Tech watch
Kaleidoscope and Academia
NGN migration
Multimedia Serrvices
Optical networks
The contents
1. Introduction to ITU&ITU-T
2. WTSA-08 Res. 76, WTDC-10 Res. 47,
Councils 09 and 10 highlights
3. Conformity
4. Interoperability
5. Assistance to Developing Countries
6. Conclusions
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What happens everyday
• Lack of performance and of compliance to
conformity and interoperability requirements
• Market invaded by counterfeit products
• Legacy, regulatory, contractual and legal
issues
• Developing Countries linked to one vendor
only
– poor market competition
– lack of technology neutrality
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Some Problems
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How many Bluetooth™ earpieces are
you ready to buy before you find the good
one for your mobile?
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your service provider changes its
equipment, are you happy to discover
that your just bought “super-wirelessADSL2+ modem-router” is not
compatible?
Effects of lack C&I
Impact on ITU:
– Erosion of the perceived importance of ITU as the place of
choice to develop the full range of interoperable standards.
Reactions from Developing Countries
– Complains due to:
• lack of conformance and poor quality of products
• counterfeit equipment and lack of legal framework
– a plea for ITU to help and to assist in achieving the
requested level of conformity to standards and
interoperability among vendors
– Request to assist in capacity building and test centres.
ITU commitment
– WTSA-08 Resolution 76 approved. ITU-T to take actions as
successfully done by other SDOs & Forums on C&I issues
– WTDC-10 Resolution 47. ITU-T to support and complement
the Res.76 from the ITU development sector point of view
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WTSA-08 Resolution 76
Johannesburg, October 2008
“Studies related to conformance and
interoperability testing, assistance to
developing countries, and a possible
future ITU mark programme”
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Res.76: instructs the Director of TSB
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identify and prioritize the problems of developing
countries
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study the overall effect on ITU and manufacturers,
legal, national and international regulatory
implications, cost of set up and location of testing
facilities, measures to build the necessary human
resource capacities
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Conduct studies with the view to introduce the
voluntary use of ITU Mark permitting manufacturers
and service providers to make a visible declaration
of conformity to ITU-T standards of products and to
study the relevant financial and legal implications
for the ITU-T and ICT industries
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to submit the result of these studies to Council-09
for its consideration and required actions
Conclusions on Res. 76
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Res. 76: meets the needs of Developing Countries for conformance
and interoperability aspects
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Conformity is a first step to increase the probability of interoperability
between different equipment, manufacturers, vendors, service
providers
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Identification of Labs able to carry out tests according to the ITU-T
Recommendations requirements and training programs
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Voluntary based ITU conformity programme as a demonstration of
conformance to ITU-T Recs and possible creation of an ITU-Mark: the
“ITU inside” concept.
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The increased business opportunities and benefits to both suppliers
and customers, positive industry response
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The TSB Programme
• Conformity assessment:
– The first step to interop,
– Testing: certification / SDOs-Forums recognized labs
– Creation ITU conformity database
• ITU as facilitator for interop events to:
– identify the interoperability problems
– develop Interoperability test suites as needed
• Use of Current international procedures (ISO/IEC
17025, 17050, ISO Guidelines 65 - CASCO
toolbox)
• Conduct feasibility studies in developing
countries for capacity building and labs
• Develop a long-term business plan
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TSB Director’s Recommendations
endorsed by the Council-09
• Implement conformance assessment and
interoperability events programme, including
the creation of a conformance database leaving
the ITU mark for further consideration
• Creation of human resources capacity building
opportunities
• Assist establishment of test facilities in
developing countries
• Report to next Council on the effective
implementation of the above.
TSB Programme Benefits
– Industry:
increased business opportunities
(MRA: market expansion, time to market, reduced test
costs no TBT issues)
– End users:
increased QoS &
interoperability legacy to existing
infrastructure, savings, confidence
– Developing countries:
capacity
building opportunities, regional and sub-regional
type testing laboratories, bridging
standardization Gap and digital divide,
promotion of a conformity testing culture
Resolution 47
(Rev. Hyderabad, 2010)
Enhancement of knowledge and effective
application of ITU Recommendations in
developing countries, including conformance
and interoperability testing of systems
manufactured on the basis of ITU
Recommendations
WTDC-10 Resolution 47
instructs the Director of the Telecommunication Development
Bureau to:
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encourage the participation of developing countries in
training courses and workshops organized by ITU-D on best
practices in the application of ITU-R and ITU-T
Recommendations;
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assist developing countries in building their capacity,
in collaboration with ITU-T, so as to be able to perform
conformance testing of equipment and systems;
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assist the Director of TSB, and in collaboration with the
Director of BR, and as appropriate, with equipment and systems
manufacturers, internationally and regionally recognized
standards development organizations, in conducting
conformance assessment and interoperability testing
events, preferably in the developing countries, and
encouraging developing countries to attend these events; and
WTDC-10 Resolution 47
In collaboration with TSB
First Step:
• Issue a Questionnaire on the “status quo” in the
region, needs for testing, human, technical and
instrumental available resources
• Preparation of ToR for implementation of Res. 47 &
Res. 76.
Second Step:
Define the framework of the field study on the
economic feasibility of and need for creating regional
laboratories and to report to Council on results;
Third Step
Identify partners for conducting the Field Study and
Training Activities Region by Region.
Regional “robust”
Consultation Meetings 2010
• Quito, Ecuador, 6 July 2010
• Nairobi, Kenya, 30-31 July 2010
• BDT event - 2-4 August 2010 Nairobi, Kenya
on NGN and creation of test labs in Africa
• Sydney, Australia,16-17 September 2010
• http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/wtsa08/res76/index.html#events
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BDT Workshop: NGN Conformity and Interoperability
Testing Centre(s)
Nairobi, Kenya, 2-4 august 2010
•2011: BDT actions concentrated to the Arab, African and CIS
regions (BDT Programme 1)
•building test facilities: technologies, training, accreditation,
infrastructure
•Presented the ITTC testing experience: European operators
services conformance testing, conformance testing for IP/MPLS,
key features for SIP protocol conformance testing ETSI
interoperability testing, key factors for NGN, SIP and MEGACO
protocols for testing
•Approach of Service Conformance and QoS Testing: Internal
NGN functional Blocks testing (RACF)
Concerns
• The database presents both legal and associated financial
liability risks for the ITU and the ICT industry
• A step-by-step approach should be taken in order to take
into account the concerns of the membership as ITU moves
forward in implementing the action lines adopted by Council
2009
• The use of accredited test labs is time consuming and
expensive, delaying users’ access to technology and
slowing global trade
• TSB should first prepare a business plan to establish the
real costs, potential liabilities and measurable benefits to
society before launching the ITU-T Conformity Database
• Test centres in developing countries, according to one
contributor, would lead to confusion in the market place
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Support
• Interoperability as Mission for ITU (Res. 71 – Strategic Plan)
• Res. 76: intended to assist DCs and manufacturers should
contribute to its implementation
• Consultations presented case studies on problems
• The conformance database would be exceedingly useful for
operators and end users for whom equipment are
manufactured. Good experience in this field is proven by
existing DBs from other SDOs
• Confidence of users in the kind of equipment they buy is
more important than how quickly they appear on the
market
• ITU-T Study Groups will study Recommendations also in
view of conformance assessment and interoperability
testing as relevant
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The contents
1. Introduction to ITU&ITU-T
2. WTSA-08 Res. 76, WTDC-10 Res. 47,
Councils 09 and 10 highlights
3. Conformity
4. Interoperability
5. Assistance to Developing Countries
6. Conclusions
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Conformity
Ability of a product to meet the
requirement(s) of a standard
A first step to increase the
probability of interoperability
ITU Programme intended to create a
conformity mentality and to make
visible products conform to ITU-T
Recommendations
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ITU Conformity Pilot Database
• Voluntary and free-of-charge tool permitting manufacturers
and service providers to make a visible declaration that
their equipment conform to ITU-T Recommendations when
duly tested.
• Information.
• Users advised that
– the DB contains only information entered directly by vendors, and
– the ITU is not in a position to verify the accuracy of the
information received: Vendor’s Declaration of responsibility
• The Pilot Database may provide information on applicable
normative references by other standards organizations
complying with Recommendation ITU-T A.5.
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Concerning the effectiveness
of Databases: the others do
Shown Conformance Databases produced by other
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reduce time-to-market,
reduce testing costs also thanks to Mutual
Recognition Agreements and/or Arrangement
(tested once tested everywhere),
increase competition,
increase confidence of end users to products,
be a window available to vendors to show
conform products.
ITU-T Recs &
test suites
Test results
(ITU-T X.290)
Supplier’s
conformity
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decision
1st party
Evaluation
Supplier’s Conformity
Declaration
(ISO/IEC 17050)
Route 2 B
Product successfully
tested in a lab
recognized by
any Rec. ITU-T A.5
SDO / Forum
ITU C&I services
Supplier’s
Request to ITU
ITU Conformity
Database
Test lab
(Certification Body
/ Rec.A.5
SDO/Forum lab)
Test results
(ITU-T X.290)
Route 2 A
Accredited
(ISO/IEC Guide 65)
Certification Body
Evaluation
Conformity
Certificate issued by
Certification
Body
Implementation
of the ITU Conformity
Programme
Conformity Assessment / Certification
accredited lab
(ISO/IEC 17025)
The contents
1. Introduction to ITU&ITU-T
2. WTSA-08 Res. 76, WTDC-10 Res. 47,
Councils 09 and 10 highlights
3. Conformity
4. Interoperability
5. Assistance to Developing Countries
6. Conclusions
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Interoperability
Ability of two or more systems or
applications or network management
products and services from different
suppliers to exchange information and
to mutually / fruitfully make use of it
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TSB interoperability initiatives
www.itu.int/interop
 TSB facilitator and co-organizer, calendar of interoperability
events & partnership with relevant SDOs/forums/consortia
 Possible hot topics:
 IPTV
 G.9960 (Home Networking); HomeGrid Forum
 VDSL; Broadband Forum
 GPON (Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network)
 G.hn (home grids / networks)
Interested Companies SDOs, Forums, Consortia
to contact TSB (interop@itu.int).
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IPTV Interop event
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Next ITU Interop events
• Singapore – IPTV – September 2010
• Geneva – G.hn ??? – November 2010
• India – IPTV – December 2010
Interested Companies SDOs, Forums, Consortia
to contact TSB (interop@itu.int).
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The contents
1. Introduction to ITU&ITU-T
2. WTSA-08 Res. 76, WTDC-10 Res. 47,
Councils 09 and 10 highlights
3. Conformity
4. Interoperability
5. Assistance to Developing Countries
6. Conclusions
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Assistance to DCs:
Capacity Building and
Regional Test Centres
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The ITU-T Secretariat (TSB) is implementing proposals on
human capacity building in close collaboration with the
ITU-D Secretariat (BDT) (WTDC Res. 47), needed to:
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The ITU-T will assist in the establishment of test facilities in
developing countries and in cooperation with international
institutions is planned (UNIDO, International Laboratory
Accreditation Cooperation - ILAC, International
Accreditation Forum - IAF,…)
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Visits to various Labs are in progress in the regions
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A project to create a test center in Tanzania is in progress
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Capacity building and test centers
• The ITU-T Secretariat (TSB) is implementing proposals
on human capacity building in close collaboration with
the ITU-D Secretariat (BDT) (WTDC Res. 47), needed
to:
• The ITU-T will assist in the establishment of test
facilities in developing countries and in cooperation with
international institutions is planned (UNIDO,
International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation ILAC, International Accreditation Forum - IAF,…)
• Visits to various Labs are in progress in the regions
• A project to create a test center in Tanzania is in
progress
• Training on Optical Fiber Network design – Rwanda Sept
2010
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The Global Conformity and
Interoperability ITU Portal
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Information on the meaning of Conformity and Interoperability
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Search functions in databases from ITU and from other SDOs/ Forums
on a reciprocal collaboration basis
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Links to C&I-related international organizations e.g. ILAC, IAF, NABs,
Labs (Where are is the lab for my products?), SDOs
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Repository/link for global MRAs for C&I
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Information on ITU and other SDOs Interop events worldwide
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Contributions on best practices for certification, interop organization,
MRAs
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Link to civil society and consumers associations
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The contents
1. Introduction to ITU&ITU-T
2. WTSA-08 Res. 76, WTDC-10 Res. 47,
Councils 09 and 10 highlights
3. Conformity
4. Interoperability
5. Assistance to Developing Countries
6. Conclusions
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What we said
• Resolutions 76(ITU-T) and 47(ITU-D) : the replies to the
needs of Developing Countries about conformity and
interoperability
• Conformity one of the tools able to increase probability of
interoperability
• Created the voluntary based and free pilot conformity
database
• ITU-T interop events successfully started
• TSB and BDT committed to implement Res. 76 and Res. 47
• Capacity Building activities and creation of test centers
started
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Useful links
• ITU-T Conformity and Interoperability
www.itu.int/C&I
• ITU-T Conformity : www.itu.int/conformity
• ITU-T Interoperability : www.itu.int/interop
• ITU-T Workshops and Seminars
www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/index.html
• ITU-T News www.itu.int/net/ITU-T/info/news.aspx
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Thank you
ADDITIONAL SLIDES
ICTs Matter
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ICTs (excluding radio
Estimated distribution of global CO2 emissions from ICTs
sector) as an estimated
2-3% of global
Greenhouse Gas
emissions
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Around 0.9 Gigatonnes
of carbon dioxide
equivalent (CO2eq)
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Telecoms contributed
around one quarter of
this total
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Airplanes and shipping
about 3% each
Source: Gartner Group
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Universal charger
• Approved ITU-T Rec. L.1000
“Universal power adapter and
charger solution for mobile
terminals and other ICT devices”
• Delivers 50% reduction in
standby energy consumption,
eliminates 51,000 ton of
redundant chargers, and cuts
GHG emissions by 13.6 million
ton CO2 annually
• Current version covers charger
for mobile terminals but will
cover other ICT devices in future
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Accessibility
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Champions principles Universal
Design enshrined in the UN
Convention on Rights of Persons
with Disabilities
Includes accessibility features in
all standards
Strong advocacy focus
Group to coordinate activities on
accessibility
ITU led Dynamic Coalition on the
Internet and Accessibility at the
Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
Proposed new Focus Group on
Interoperability of Accessibility
protocols
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Next generation electricity
 Chief Technology Officer
Group highlighted Smart
Grid as a priority area
 Focus Group on Smart Grid
will
 Identify impacts on standards
development
 Investigate ITU-T study items
 Familiarize ITU-T with emerging
attributes of smart grid
 Encourage collaboration between
ITU-T membership and utilities
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Intelligent Transport Systems
 ITU, ISO and
IEC and Geneva
Motor Show
 Annual Event
• New work:
– Wideband
communication
in cars
– Vehicle gateway
protocol
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Safety in the cyber world
• Identity management
• Security standards for:
NGN
IPTV
Home networks,
Ubiquitous sensor
networks
– Mobiles
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• Traceback
• Countering spam
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Technology Watch: Scouting for
future technologies …
• Recent paper/reports:
– Remote collaboration tools
– Ubiquitous Sensor Networks
– ICTs and Climate Change
– Telepresence
– High-performance video-conferencing
– Intelligent Transport Systems
– Lawful interception (LI)
– Next-Generation Networks (NGNs) and energy
efficiency
– Mobile applications
– Batteries for portable ICT devices
• Upcoming: ICTs and food security, network robotics,
telebiometrics
• New Briefing Reports published in ITU News
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Involving future engineers
• 1st Kaleidoscope event 2008:
– 140 contributions from
academic institutions
from around the world
• 2nd Kaleidoscope event:
– Innovations for Digital
Inclusion
– September 2009,
Mar del Plata, Argentina
• Best papers proposed as
new work
• Published by IEEE
• Sponsorship opportunities
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Kaleidoscope 2010
Pune, India, 13-15 December 2010
Exhibition by local universities
Best paper awards $10,000
Proceedings  IEEE Xplore
online library
• New this year:
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– Standards Corner (tutorial)
– Jules Verne’s Corner
– (SciFi writers and dreamers)
• Additional info: itu-kaleidoscope.org/2010
• Associated events: Focus Group on Future
Networks
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