ITU Regional Standardization Forum for Asia-Pacific
(Jakarta, Indonesia, 27-28 October 2015)
ITU-T Activities in Bridging The
Standardization Gap
Vijay Mauree
Programme Coordinator, TSB
ITU
ITU: UN Agency for ICTs
ITU’s Membership: Public-private
partnership
193 Member States and Regulatory Bodies
750 Companies, Business Associations, NGOs
100 Universities & Research Establishments
ITU’s Role
Radiocommunication (ITU-R): Coordinates global wireless
communication and satellite orbits
Standardization (ITU-T): Produces interoperable technical
ICT standards
Development (ITU-D): Bridges the digital divide
ITU-T’s strategic goals
T.1 Develop non-discriminatory international standards (ITU-T
Recommendations), in a timely manner, and foster interoperability and
improved performance of equipment, networks, services and applications
T.2 Promote the active participation of the membership, in particular
developing countries, in the definition and adoption of non-discriminatory
international standards (ITU-T Recommendations) with a view to bridging the
standardization gap
T.3 Ensure effective allocation and management of international
telecommunication numbering, naming, addressing and identification
resources in accordance with ITU-T Recommendations and procedures
T.4 Foster the acquisition and sharing of knowledge and know-how on the
standardization activities of ITU-T
T.5 Extend and facilitate cooperation with international, regional and
national standardization bodies
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The Standardization Gap
• BSG is one of strategic goals of ITU-T
• Defined as the disparities in the ability of developing
countries, relative to developed ones, to access, implement,
contribute to and influence international ICT standards,
specifically ITU‐T Recommendations.
• Bridging the standardization gap: PP Res 123, WTSA Res 44
and WTDC Res 47
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The Standardization Gap
• Resolution 44 revised at WTSA-12, Dubai
• Disparities between developed and developing countries in
standardization have 5 main components:
– disparity of voluntary standardization,
– disparity of mandatory technical regulations
– disparity of conformity assessment,
– disparity in human resources skilled in standardization
– disparity in effective participation in ITU-T activities
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The Standardization Gap
The Standardization
Ladder Concept
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Bridging the standardization gap: developing
countries have become an active part in the
standards process
• ITU Regional Standardization Forums
• e-learning courses:
o ITU-T working methods
o Quality of Service
o NGN deployment in developing countries
• Remote participation
• Guidelines on establishing a National Standardization
Secretariat
• Interpretation of plenaries
• Translation of ITU-T Recommendations
• Fellowship programme
ITU-T Structure: Study Groups
WTSA
TSAG &
Review
Committee
Study Group x
Study Group y
Working Party
1/x
Working Party
2/x
Working Party
3/x
Working Party
1/y
Question i/x
Question j/x
Question k/x
Question i/y
Study Group
z…
Working
Parties …
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ITU-T Structure: Other Groups
TSAG
Study Group
x
Joint
Coordination
Activity (JCA)
Focus Group
Study Group
y
GSI
Focus Group
JCA
Regional
Group
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ITU-T Study Groups
 SG2 Operational aspects
 SG3 Economic and policy issues
 SG5 Environment and climate change
 SG9 Broadband cable and TV
 SG11 Protocols and test specifications
 SG12 Performance, QoS and QoE
 SG13 Future networks (&cloud)
 SG15 Transport and access
 SG16 Multimedia
 SG17 Security
 SG20 IoT & Smart Cities
Other types of groups
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Regional group (reporting to specific SG)
Focus group (reporting to specific group)
Global Standards Initiative (GSI)
Inter-sector Rapporteur Group (IRG)
Joint Coordination Activity (JCA)
Other groups
– TSB Director's IPR Ad hoc Group
– TSB Director's AHG on Education about standardization
(See the ITU-T delegate guide for further information – last slide)
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Regional Groups
• WTSA-12 Res 54
• SG2 Groups for Arab and East Africa Regions
• SG3 Groups for Asia and Oceania, Africa, Europe and
Mediterranean, Latin America and Caribbean (Tariff and
accounting principles) and CIS
• SG5 Groups for Arab, Africa, Latin America and Caribbean,
Asia-Pacific (Feb 2013) (ICT and Climate Change)
• SG12 Group for Africa (Performance, QoS)
ITU-T deliverables (1/2)
Main products: ITU-T Recommendations
• Recommendations are international standards
• Grouped into themed series
• Normative texts
– Approved by members
• Voluntary by nature
– Compliance only mandatory after adoption in law
• Developed at the request of membership
• Maintained through amendments, corrigenda
and revisions
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ITU-T deliverables (2/2)
Other products (non-normative)
• Non-normative texts
– Agreed by members
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Supplements
Implementers’ guides
Technical Papers
Technical Reports (Handbooks)
Focus groups deliverables
Ad-hoc publications
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Hot ITU-T Topics
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5G (non-radio) and future networks
Internet of Things & smart sustainable cities
Security, privacy and trust
Transport, access, home
Video coding, e-everything (e.g., e-health)
ICT and the environment
Digital financial service (e.g., Mobile money)
Global roaming, Over The Top
Intelligent Transport Systems
Conclusions
• WTSA-12 strengthen ITU-T’s mandate for BSG
• Bridging the Standardization Gap
– Enhanced co-ordination on ICT standardization at
national level
– Enhance implementation of ITU-T Recommendations
– Capacity building on standardization and ITU-T
Recommendations
– Increase participation in Study Groups, Workshops,
Meetings and number of contributions
Thank YOU!
Thank YOU!
chaesub.lee@itu.int