4th SG13 Regional Workshop for Africa on “Future Networks for a better Africa: IMT-2020, Trust, Cloud Computing and Big Data” (Accra, Ghana, 14-15 March 2016) Zambia’s Strategic Involvement in ICT Standardization Elliot N. Kabalo, Acting Manager Standards and Type Approval, ZICTA, ekabalo@zicta.zm Presentation Outline • • • • • • • • • Country Location and Statistics Overview of ICT sector Policy / Legal Environment Standardization Strategy and Perspective Legal Framework and other Issues TC Performance International Participation Challenges Future Outlook Country Location Strategic Country Location .. At the Crossroads of two major regional markets SADC COMESA COMESA – 400 m people, GDP US$ 360 bn SADC – 247 m people, GDP US$ 431bn Zambia Country Statistics • POPULATION = 15,545,778 • AREA = 75 million Hectare • GDP = ZMW 117,743.1 Million (2013) Overview of the ICT Sector • • • • • • • GSM Coverage = 78% Geographical, 80% population ICT Sector = Fully Liberalized in 2009 Sector Regulator = ZICTA, 2009 Licensing Regime= Unified, Technology neutral PSTN Penetration = 0.75% Mobile Subscription = 11,557,725 [SIM CARDS] Internet Subscriptions = 38,316 (Fixed) 6,057,229 (Mobile) Standardization Strategy • Policy / Legal Environment – The Standards Act of 1997 – ICT Policy of 2006 – ICT Act No. 15 of 2009 – National Quality Policy 2010 – ICT Standardization Policy of 2011 (By ZICTA) Standardisation Perspective New Business Models --> Innovation Manufacturers, Operators Market Place Consumer, Service providers & Competition Novel Ideas VAS providers Completed Adopted Standards GSM/W-CDMA/ ITM2000 Established Participation in Standardisation bodies Regulatory Regime Government Policy Regional & International Agreements (SADC, WTO, ITU,3GPP, 3GPP2) Legal Framework ZABS Ministry of Commerce Trade and Industry Minister Minister, on recommendation of Bureau, may by statute: - Publish any spec/code of practice and declare it a compulsory standard - Make & publish amendments or repeal any such compulsory standard - Declare a mark of conformity Control and direction of Minister Council appoints: - Director of ZABS - Deputy Director - ZABS Staff Standards Council 15 Members including Chair and VC (5 members) Nominated by Ministries related to Industry, Finance, Planning, Health, Local Gov’t (8 members) Nominated by other organizations (2 members) Persons with standards experience Appointed by Minister Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) - Director (acts as CEO) - Deputy Director - Staff Appointed by Standards Council Other Comm’s Technical Comm’s Advisory Comm’s Source: National Standardization Organization Audit Report and Recommendations for Zambia by Gary Fishman Legal Framework - ZICTA Minister, in consultation with ZICTA and ZABS, may by statute: - Prescribe equipment standards (i.e., regulations), including incorporation by reference Ministry of Transport and Communication Board appoints Director-General of ZICTA Director General appoints ZICTA Staff (4 members) Ministries/agencies related to ICT, home affairs; national security and Justice. Representative of Attorney General Board of the Authority 11 Members including Director-General (5 members) Nominated by other organizations Board sets, terms & conditions of D-G and staff (1 member) Person appointed by Minister Members except DG Appointed by Minister Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) - Director-General (is CEO of ZICTA) - Staff Appointed by Board Committees Committees Committees Submissions from the public on standards - Regulate provision of ecommunication services and products Take into account international standards, including ITU - Set standards for the sector - Establish and publish technical standards relating to all electronic communications equipment to be used in Zambia Funds: - Appropriated by Parliament - Loans, grants, donations Source: National Standardization Organization Audit Report and Recommendations for Zambia by Gary Fishman MoU – ZABS & ZICTA CTI Ministry MTC Ministry Standards Council Board of ZICTA ZABS ZICTA - Sets standards for the sector - Issues regulations for ecommunication services and products - Constitutes, in consultation with ZABS, size, structure and members of ISC - Develop ToR of ISC - Publish in Gazette any spec/code of practice and declare it a voluntary standard MoU ICT Standards Steering Committee (ISC) 13 members Report on Gazetted standards ready for enforcement ISC Secretariat (ZICTA/ZABS) TC1 TC2 TC3 - Publish in Gazette any proposed compulsory standard; take comments and report to Minister Report on standards ready for Gazetting - Set and drive the strategic agenda for ICT standard development in Zambia - Manage and coordinate TCs - TCs develop ICT standards in conformity with the ZABS Guidelines & ISO/IEC Directives - Review for approval standards from TCs*, for Gazetting by ZABS TC4 TC5 * Developed, Adopted or Adapted by TCs Source: National Standardization Organization Audit Report and Recommendations for Zambia by Gary Fishman TC Topics (2012-2014) ICT Standardisation Steering Committee ISC Secretariat (ZICTA/ZABS) TC1 - ICT Safety & Protection TC2 Electromagnetic Compatibility & Immunity TC3 - QoS & Interconnection TC4 - Terminal & Human Factors TC5 - Cyber security Standardization Process Via Secretariat ISC receives request from stakeholders for a standards project ISC assigns the standards project to a TC Technical research Standards of other countries TC Standards of other standards bodies, e.g., ITU TC sub-group meetings to discuss relevant material and existing standards TC develops or adopts or adapts documents as a draft standard, compatible with national requirements and laws TC proposes draft standard to ISC Public Comment Period ISC votes on approval of standard Other relevant material TC Comment Resolution Process ISC requests ZABS to Gazette the standard ZABS Gazettes the standard and declares it a voluntary standard Source: National Standardization Organization Audit Report and Recommendations for Zambia by Gary Fishman ISC informs ZICTA standard has been Gazetted TC Performance Standards analysis per TC :2012-2014 TC Adopted Gazetted Standards Standards Standards inforce/Not % not inforce adopted gazetted % Inforce but not adopted TC1 12 9 6 2 25 25 TC2 16 16 14 6 0 30 TC3 54 54 5 0 0 0 TC4 79 72 59 65 9 52 TC5 14 10 10 0 29 0 TOTAL 175 161 94 73 8 44 Source: ZAMBIA ICT STANDARDISATION REVIEW 2011-2015 (ZICTA) TC Performance Chart Title 90 80 Adopted 70 60 Gazetted 50 40 Inforce 30 20 Not gazetted but Inforce 10 0 TC1 TC2 TC3 TC4 TC5 Source: ZAMBIA ICT STANDARDISATION REVIEW 2011-2015 (ZICTA) Distribution of Adopted/Adapted/Developed Standards Number of Standards adopted per SDO No. of Standards 69 39 ISO IEC/ IEC 23 13 ETSI 75 43 BS EN/EN 5 3 ZS 2 1 ICNIRP 1 1 TOTAL 175 100 SDO ITU % BS EN/EN 3% ZS 1% ICNIRP 1% ITU 39 % ETSI 43 % ISO IEC/IEC 13 % Standards Adopted per SDO Source: ZAMBIA ICT STANDARDISATION REVIEW 2011-2015 (ZICTA) SG13 Adopted CC Standards • Y.3500: Information technology – Cloud computing – Overview and vocabulary • Y.3502: Information Technology- Cloud Computing- Reference Architecture • Y.3503: Requirements for desktop as a service • Y.3512: Information Technology - Cloud Computing – Functional requirements of Network as a service • Y.3513: Cloud Computing – Functional requirements of Infrastructure as a service Participation in ITU Meeting • There is current no procedure for TC members to participate in ITU meetings. • However, ZICTA has in the past sponsored TC members to ITU meetings held in Zambia • Standardization is currently downstream (from SDOs to National) • ZICTA participate in ITU meetings and attend Study Groups of interest International Participation - ZICTA • The key study groups that have since been identified as being appropriate to the Zambian ICT environment include: – – – – – – – – – ITU-T SG2: Operational Aspects ITU-T SG3: Economic and policy issues ITU-T SG5: Environment and Climate ITU-T SG12: Performance, Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) ITU-T SG13: Future Networks Including cloud computing ITU-T SG15: Transport, Access and Home ITU-T SG16: Multimedia Services ITU-T SG17: Security ITU-T SG20: Internet of Things (IoT) and its Applications including Smart Sustainable cities International Participation - ZABS • ICT – related TCs – ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38 - Cloud Computing and Distributed Platforms (O-Member ) • Other TCs – – – – – – – – ISO/TC 34 - Food products ( O-Member ) ISO/TC 34/SC 6 - Meat, poultry, fish, eggs and their products ( O-Member ) ISO/TC 34/SC 17 - Management systems for food safety ( P-Member ) ISO/TC 68 - Financial services ( O-Member ) ISO/TC 82 - Mining ( P-Member ) ISO/TC 82/SC 7 - Mine closure and reclamation management ( O-Member ) ISO/TC 86 - Refrigeration and air-conditioning ( O-Member ) ISO/TC 86/SC 6 - Testing and rating of air-conditioners and heat pumps ( OMember ) International Participation - ZABS • Other TC cnt’ – – – – – ISO/TC 126 - Tobacco and tobacco products ( O-Member ) ISO/TC 147 - Water quality ( O-Member ) ISO/TC 174 - Jewellery ( O-Member ) ISO/TC 218 - Timber ( O-Member ) ISO/TC 224 - Service activities relating to drinking water supply systems and wastewater systems - Quality criteria of the service and performance indicators ( P-Member ) – ISO/TC 242 - Energy Management ( P-Member ) – ISO/PC 278 - Anti-bribery management systems ( P-Member ) • Policy Development Committees (PDC) – ISO/COPOLCO - Committee on consumer policy ( O-Member ) – ISO/DEVCO - Committee on developing country matters ( O-Member ) Challenges Human Resources Infrastructure • Standardisation know how • Immediate, short and long term HR needs? • Resources & Investment • Technical Infrastructure (R & D) • Inadequate internet connectivity Awareness Collaboration • Information availability and access • Rapid Technology and Changes • Standards Maintenance & Management • Local / National level [No Industry Participation] • Regional [SADC & COMESA] • International [Participation in Intl orgs] Budgetary Resource Process of Adopting ITU Recommendations Future Outlook ZICTA Responsible Agency NSO Bureau Arranged by ZICTA National Advisory Committee T-NAC TC1 TC2 NSG1 for SG5 NSG2 for SG15/SG20 TC3 NSG3 for SG12 TC4 NSG4 for SG2/SG15 TC5 NSG5 for SG13/SG17 TC6 NSG6 for SG3 Conclusion • More effort is required by Zambia and Africa in standards development participation – Skills Training – Set up National Standards Organisations (NSOs) – More participation at international level • Standards should have relevant to local needs • Sensitization required to encourage utilisation of Standards to enhance competition. • Regulatory Authorities to impose certain standards such as those for Security