Summary of Session 4 “Hotter Topics” ITU-T FORUM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF WTSA-08 DECISIONS AND WORKSHOP ON BRIDGING THE STANDARDIZATION GAP (Nadi, Fiji, 16-17 September 2009) Summary of Session 4 “Hotter Topics” Jongbong PARK Moderator / Session 4 Nadi, Fiji, 16-17 September 2009

General Introduction Session 4 was held on 16 September 2009, for 2 hours Wide range of “Hotter Topics” including conformity assessment, climate change, NGN, Number hijacking, ICT governance 5 outstanding speakers Prof. John Nkoma (DG, TCRA, Tanzania) Joseph Kim (Director, PANGTEL, PNG) Siva Ramamoorty(Head of Marketing, Tajas Network) Stuart Davies (Telecom. expert, APT) Arthur Levin (Head, Std. policy division, ITU/TSB) Nadi, Fiji, 16-17 September 2009

Presentation and follow-up Needs on conformity assessment and interoperability issues in Tanzania (by Prof. Nkoma) Introduced the case of Tanzania for the institutional arrangement for conformity assessment and interoperability Emphasized on the capacity building in this area. Sharing what TSB has been working at the upcoming Council. ICT for good governance in the face of Globalization and Climate changes (by Joshep Kim) Introduced needs for ICT for good governance in terms of e-government, globalization, and climate change Identifying needs for a new resolution on this issue (PP or WTSA)  driven by PNG / APT ? Nadi, Fiji, 16-17 September 2009 3 3

Presentation and follow-up Standard and Innovation – carrying NGN traffic (by Siva Ramamoorthy) Introduced a value chain with case study on Carrier Ethernet and NGN network : standard  helps Innovation  creates Market "The dominant logic holds that innovation comes from the U.S., goes to Europe and Japan, then gravitates to poor countries, but now we're starting to see a reversal of that flow." (by C.K. Prahalad, University of Michigan) Number Hijacking (by Stuart Davies) Introduced WTSA resolution on number hijacking and PITA approach and APT preparation process Attending GSR; Encouraging operators and regulators to take proper actions; Asking ITU SG2 Nadi, Fiji, 16-17 September 2009 4 4

Presentation and follow-up ICTs, ITU and Climate Change (by Arthur Levin) Introduced global framework on climate change, ITU role and activities, and issues for Pacific Islands. Encouraged members to attend ICT virtual symposium on 23 September hosted by ITU/Korea Identifying needs for a new resolution of PP on ICT and climate changes  driven by APT ? Nadi, Fiji, 16-17 September 2009 5 5

Thank you ! Nadi, Fiji, 16-17 September 2009