Study on National Standards Capability ITU-T Workshop on Bridging the Standardization Gap and Interactive Training Session (Nadi, Fiji, 4 – 6 July 2011 ) Study on National Standards Capability Venkatesen Mauree Programme Coordinator ITU Nadi, Fiji, 4-6 July 2011

National Standards Capability Scale Main Challenges Outline Objectives Methodology National Standards Capability Scale Main Challenges Strategies To Improve Nadi, Fiji, 4-6 July 2011

Objectives Understand the primary gaps that must be bridged to improve the standards development, implementation, and usage capacities of developing countries.   Identify variables necessary for developing countries to effectively develop, access, and deploy standards. Develop a national profile of standards readiness and recommend best practices for national standards participation Nadi, Fiji, 4-6 July 2011

Methodology Tool for Assessing Standards Capability a questionnaire designed to elicit a self-assessment of standards capacity for effectively developing, accessing, and deploying ICT standards Distributed to LDCs/Developing Countries Scope limited to ICT standards Case Studies done for nine countries – China, Czech Rep., Lebanon, Mali, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, Thailand, Zambia Preliminary Report published in December 2009 Nadi, Fiji, 4-6 July 2011

Questionnaire Standards Development Capability Government Standards Policy Standardization Human Resources National Standards Use and Adoption Nadi, Fiji, 4-6 July 2011

Standards Development Capacity Participation in international ICT standards development processes (e.g. ITU, ISO, IEEE, IETF, W3C) Participation in regional ICT standards development processes Private industry involvement in ICT standards development Number of domestic standards/year Number of patent applications/year Nadi, Fiji, 4-6 July 2011

Standardization Human Resources ICT standards courses/curricula in higher education Availability of government-sponsored standards training ICT standards conferences held in country in past year Estimated number of standards experts. Estimated number of standards expert from private sector Nadi, Fiji, 4-6 July 2011

Government Standards Policy Existence of a national ICT standards agency, department, or advisory council Existence of a national ICT standards strategy Government laws, regulations and policies on ICT standards Government funding and investment in ICT standardization Nadi, Fiji, 4-6 July 2011

National Standards Use and Adoption Government interoperability framework or ICT standards procurement policy Adequacy of technical infrastructure for accessing standards for those involved in implementing standards National use of ITU Recommendations, either in product procurement or development Percentage of technology products and market share based on international ICT standards Nadi, Fiji, 4-6 July 2011

Who are the key standards stakeholders in your country? Additional Questions Who are the key standards stakeholders in your country? What could private industry do to improve national standards capability? What could international standards-setting institutions do to better facilitate your nation’s international standards participation? What could the national government do to improve national standards capability? Nadi, Fiji, 4-6 July 2011

National Standards Capability Scale Nadi, Fiji, 4-6 July 2011

National Standards Capability Scale Nadi, Fiji, 4-6 July 2011

Strategies To Improve Public-private partnership for ICT standardization activities at national level identify new ICT standards requirements define strategy for participation in regional and international standards-setting organizations. Capacity building programme on ICT standardization for officials of the national standards body and ICT regulatory authority Nadi, Fiji, 4-6 July 2011

Strategies To Improve Offer government-sponsored ICT standards training in collaboration with private industry and international standards-setting organizations Provide incentives towards hosting international ICT standards conferences and workshops in the country. Nadi, Fiji, 4-6 July 2011

Conclusion National Standards Capability maturity is influenced by Importance of ICT standards in Government’s national ICT strategy Private sector involvement in ICT standardization Availability of funding to support ICT standardization work 29 December 2018

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