ITU Regional Bridging Standardization Gap Workshop
Activities of BDT for BSG
(Yangon City, Republic of Union of Myanmar
28-29 November 2013)
Sameer Sharma
Senior Advisor ITU
Regional Office for Asia-Pacific
sameer.sharma@itu.int
International
Telecommunication
Union
Agenda
Envisioning Asia-Pacific 2020: Smartly
Digital
ITU-D Activities on NGN
ITU-D Study Group 2 Questions
Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway
Maps
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Envisioning Asia-Pacific 2020:
Smartly Digital
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Digital Gap in Asia-Pacific
Active ICT/mobile-broadband
subscriptions, penetration (2013)
Potential Opportunities for ICT Growth
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Investment Opportunity
Investment on
Broadband/Access
in Asia Pacific
2011 - 2015
Leaders Vision
Leaders Vision to
realize Asia-Pacific Smartly DIGITAL
2020 : e.g.,
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Digital
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Inclusive
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Green
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Innovative
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Transformative
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Affordable
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Living
Communique
Priority Areas for
the Actions
1. Investment in ICT
Infrastructure
2. Stimulating Innovation &
Creative Use of ICT
3. Sustainable Development
through ICT
4. Digital Inclusion
5. Building Digital Literacy &
Building Human and
Institutional Capacity
Through Smart Partnership
(4Ps)
Outcomes
625 participants from 37 ITU Member
States, 7 Heads of State, 1 Deputy Prime
Minister, 30 Ministers, Deputy Ministers and
Ambassadors, 13 Observers from ITU
Member States outside the Asia-Pacific
region, 19 international and regional
organizations, 10 Recognized Operating
Agencies, 13 Scientific and Industrial
Organizations, 8 other entities
90 projects to cater for market opportunities
worth approximately 53 billion USD
ITU D Activities on NGN
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ITU-D Activities on NGN
Study Period 2010-2014
NGN and ITU-D Hyderabad Action Plan (HAP)
NGN is one of the Priority areas of the
HAP - Programme 1: Information and
Communication Infrastructure and
Technology Development
Q.26/2:Migration from existing networks to
next-generation networks for developing countries:
technical, regulatory and policy aspects
ISSUES FOR STUDY
Trends of telecommunication networks towards NGN
Examination of NGN technologies, Migration solutions to NGN
(ITU-T SG13 works on NGN)
Interconnection for NGN, technical and regulatory aspects
OUTPUT
Report on studies of various issues related to migration from
existing networks to next-generation networks and among
others the description of the technical, legislative and regulatory
framework that would be needed to implement appropriate
interconnection arrangements for new generation networks.
Economic impact to implement these interconnection
arrangements are also to be reported
The main Report and respective Annexes
http://www.itu.int/md/D10-SG02-C-0278 were approved by the
fourth and final ITU-D SG 2 meeting of the current study (Sep/13)
Content of the Main Report
Migration to NGN
Technology developments for NGN
migration
Regulatory Challenges for NGN
migration
Reviews from NGN deployment
Case Studies
Method for the promising technologies
and status of NGN deployments
Content of the Annexes
Annexes:
Trends of Telecommunication
Tariff Considerations on Data Service
including NGN
NGN Functional Architecture/Security
Quality of Service in NGN
NGN Management
NGN Testing
Examples of Migration Scenarios
Issues on NGN
ITU NGN standards
Possible Future of Question 26
for the next Study Period
NGN and telecom/ICT virtualization
resources
New technics and methodologies to
the migration to NGN networks
Specific cases of networks and their
capabilities: cloud computing,
network virtualization, etc.
Further discussions WTDC 14
Programme 1: Other Activities on NGN
Case Studies and Direct Assistance
Best Practices for Implementing Nextgeneration networks (NGN) in the Asia and
Pacific Region; Region Case Study; India,
Philippines and Sri Lanka
NGN access network planning: A case Study of
BTCL Network in Bangladesh
Events: Training events, an E-learning course in
ITU Academy and Workshops for the Regions are
planned for 2014.
ITU-D Study Group 2 Questions
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ITU-D Study Group2 Question 10-3/2:
Telecommunications/ICTs for rural and remote areas
Made on the contributions from
members and expertise of
volunteered authors (Mainly the
Rapporteur and Vice- rapporteurs)
Report contains information on;
Challenges for the development of
telecommunications/ICTs in rural and
remote areas
ITU-D Study Group 2 Question 10-3/2:
Telecommunications/ICTs for rural
and remote areas
Technologies for connecting rural and
remote areas (optical fibres, wireless,
satellites, …etc.)
Analysis of selected case studies
Questionnaire sent to members (Results
available in annex of Final Report)
ITU-D SG2 Q10-3/2: Case Study Library
Case study library: case studies
submitted by members as a means to
accumulate knowledge and experience
and share it with other members.
Livelihood opportunities and cultural
preservation through a sustainable and
eco-friendly ICT telecenter (Marshall
Islands)
ITU Initiatives on Broadband
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ITU Asia-Pacific Broadband Initiatives
Broadband Policies adopted at highest level : Fiji & Cambodia
Broadband Policies for Vietnam, Samoa, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan,
Bangladesh, Cambodia , Nepal, PNG, Indonesia, Pakistan, Lao PDR,
Vanuatu, Marshall Islands, Brunei, Philippines
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ITU Initiatives on Broadband : e-Health
 6 billion mobile users, over 90 %
coverage, 1/3rd of world population on
Internet and 2 billion broadband users
 ITU WHO: Commission’s on
Information & Accountability for
Women & Children’s Health
 ITU WHOA “National e-Health Strategy
toolkit”
 ITU WHO Mobile technologies
prevention cure & awareness of NCD
 Interoperable standards on e-Health
Study Group 16 : Q 28/16: “Multimedia
Framework for e-health Applications.”
 Telemedicine / e Health: Nepal
 Mobile Applications : Nepal , Bhutan
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ITU Initiatives on Broadband : e-Education
 What is the Connect a
School, Connect a
Community initiative
 Why Connect Schools?
 Best practices in using ICTs
for persons with disabilities
 Best practices in using
ICTs for women’s
empowerment
 Best practices in providing
ICTs for indigenous
persons
International
Telecommunication
Union
Mobile Applications : Bhutan
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Recognizing the role of mobile applications in
stimulating supply and creating demand , ITU and
MOIC Bhutan prioritized four key mobile applications
(i) m-health (ii) m-agriculture (iii) m-disaster
management and (iv) m-banking;
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Comprehensive report on development of four
mobile applications was prepared
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In close coordination with responsible line ministries
, four Mobile applications have been developed and
currently under deployment stage.
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Implementation almost completed
M-Agriculture
M-Banking
M-Health
M-Emergency Com
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/asp/CMS/Docs/Bhutan%20EV4.pdf
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ITU Initiatives on Broadband :
ICT for PWD
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Digital Inclusion
E Accessibility Tool Kit
Multimedia Standards
ITU assisting India, Nepal
Afghanistan ICT for PwD
ITU-MCMC Contest
Connecting at the Roots
Greening the Future: Bridging the
Standardization Gap on
Environmental Sustainability
Asia Pacific Regional IDI ranking
Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway
Maps
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Asia-Pacific Information
Superhighway Maps
ESCAP and ITU have jointly produced
groundbreaking new interactive maps
of the Global Information
Superhighway, which will help bridge
the digital divide in Asia-Pacific.
Maps are first ever to show policy
makers and investors where the
missing links in terrestrial transmission
are across the region, assisting
affordable broadband connectivity
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Only 7% of people in Asia Pacific have
fixed broadband access and it is the
most digitally divided region in the
world, with Republic of Korea at
37.56% fixed broadband penetration,
compared to Myanmar (0.01%)
Mapping regional terrestrial routes will
offer opportunities for policy makers
and investors on missing links to
development of a coherent AsiaPacific Information Superhighway.
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Asia-Pacific Information
Superhighway Maps
The maps also feature the region’s
main transport networks, the Asian
Highway and the Trans-Asian Railways
as it is critical that fiber-optic cables
can be laid in coordination with the
construction of railways and roads to
ensure appropriate cost savings.
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Special Thanks to
Riccardo Passerini
Vladimir Daigele
Sugimoto, Takayuki
Takayuki Sugimoto
Desire Karyabwite