Focus Group Bridging the Gap: From Innovations to Standards Ajay Ranjan Mishra Chairman-Focus Group ITU-T 17/12/2012 Email: ajayr_mishra@hotmail.com

Focus Group BTG: from Innovation to Standards Set up at TSAG meeting of January 2012 Web http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/focusgroups/innovation First meeting 19 March in Geneva ICT Innovations Workshop on 20-21 March Objective of FG Document successful ICT innovations in developing countries Assess their potential for standardization to enable their implementation in other parts of the world Identify new standardization work items for ITU-T Study Groups 17/12/2012 Email: ajayr_mishra@hotmail.com

ICT Innovations and Standards Lack of standards is a barrier to Innovations A balance between innovation and coordination is often achieved by market-sensitive standardization - Krechmer- Open Standards promote interoperability and drive innovation in Developing countries. Test beds for innovation Market size and network effects Standardization can enable globalization of innovations 17/12/2012 Email: ajayr_mishra@hotmail.com 3

Management Team Vice Chairs Pieter Geldenhuys, Vodacom, South Africa Dr Vilian Sarian, NIIR, Russia Slaheddine Mareef, Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia Issac Boateng, National Commission Authority, Ghana Dr Rekha Jain, Telecom Centre of Excellence, India Asok Chatterjee, Ericsson, USA TSB Coordinator Vijay Mauree Chairman Ajay Ranjan Mishra 17/12/2012 Email: ajayr_mishra@hotmail.com

Work Plan Item 1: In cooperation with ITU-D, document successful cases of ICT innovations by geographical area Asia Africa Latin America East Europe 17/12/2012 Email: ajayr_mishra@hotmail.com

Work Plan Item 2 : Analyze the innovations that may be standardized and identify best practices which can facilitate the implementation of such innovations in other parts of the world; Item 3 : Identify a few case studies which, in particular, developing countries can adopt to enhance their ICT innovation and standardization capabilities in order to improve their socio-economic development; Item 4 : Identify the issues developing countries may be facing to bring their ICT innovation to ITU-T. 17/12/2012 Email: ajayr_mishra@hotmail.com

Work Plan Item 5 : Suggest future ITU-T study items and related actions; Item 6 : Examine how other Standards Development Organizations, forums and consortia address ICT innovation, and integrate them into their standardization activities; 17/12/2012 Email: ajayr_mishra@hotmail.com

WG 1 WG 2 WG 3 Working Groups Item 1 Item 3 Item 2 Item 5 Item 4 WG: Chair Abhay Karandikar IIT, Mumbai WG: Chair Ramy Ahmad TR, Egypt WG: Chair Enbo Wang KEA, China 17/12/2012 Email: ajayr_mishra@hotmail.com 8

Deliverables ICT Innovations Report Report on successful cases of ICT Innovations in different economic sectors from various geographical areas which may benefit from standardization in ITU-T Proposals on new standardization activities for ITU-T, as appropriate Support TSB in organising a side event at the WTSA-12 on “Bridging the Gap: from Innovations to Standards” 17/12/2012 Email: ajayr_mishra@hotmail.com

FG- Working Group Outputs ICT Innovations Report (WG1+ WG3) Report on successful cases of ICT Innovations in different economic sectors from various geographical areas which may benefit from standardization in ITU-T Proposals on new standardization activities for ITU-T, as appropriate (WG 2) 17/12/2012 Email: ajayr_mishra@hotmail.com

Innovation Application Challenge Currently ITU is running an Innovation application challenge (for FG) Focus on ICT innovations applications that could be standardized. Ending Period: Q1 2013 More details on ITU website Invitations Open for Sponsorship 17/12/2012 Email: ajayr_mishra@hotmail.com

Current Outputs of FG Excellent Side Event @GSS – Dubai Repository of Innovations with more than 200 innovations to be analyzed FG working towards developing the criteria to analyze innovations 17/12/2012 Email: ajayr_mishra@hotmail.com

Future Meetings March 2013: India May 2013: US or Africa Final Report to TSAG: June 2013 17/12/2012 Email: ajayr_mishra@hotmail.com

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