Report on ETSI activities since GSC#10 SOURCE: ETSI TITLE: Report on ETSI activities since GSC#10 AGENDA ITEM: Opening 4.5 CONTACT: Karl Heinz Rosenbrock GSC11_Open_10 Report on ETSI activities since GSC#10 Karl Heinz Rosenbrock ETSI Director General

Table of Contents ETSI’s Annual Report 2005 ETSI’s membership ETSI’s elected officials General achievements ETSI Secretariat matters ETSI Strategy for 2006

ETSI’s Annual Report 2005 (1) What is ETSI? Enabling the Next Generation Standards – Preserving the interests of the user Protecting the Public Reaping the Harvest of New Technology Security for ICT Next Generation Networks (NGN)

ETSI’s Annual Report 2005 (2) 3GPP Developments in Ultra Wide Band In-house highlights ETSI Competence Centres Standards Production Specialist Task Forces Membership Financial Statements

ETSI’s membership (April 2006) (1) 654 Members from 59 countries 511 Full Members from 37 CEPT countries 105 Associate Members from 22 other countries 38 Observers

ETSI’s membership (April 2006) (2) Small increase in membership After three years of losses in 2002 – 2004 Considerable increase in UoCs Owing to recent initiatives

ETSI’s elected officials GA Chair: GA Vice-Chair: Board Chair: Board Vice-Chair: Director General: Deputy Director General: Karsten Meinhold (until 11/2006) John Phillips (until 11/2006) Nicola Colecchia – appointed 11/2004 (until 11/2006) * GA top-level elections to be held at GA#48 Francisco da Silva – reappointed 11/2005 Alistair Urie – reappointed 11/2005 Didier Chauveau – reappointed 11/2005 * Mandate period 11/2005 - 11/2008 Karl Heinz Rosenbrock (until 06/2006) Dr. Walter Weigel – appointed 03/2006 (until 06/2011) Jørgen Friis – reappointed 11/2005 (until 06/2009)

General Achievements High production of deliverables in 2005 (> 2300) i.e. nine deliverables each working day (5 d/w, 52 w/y) Three SOS interop workshops on open standards, open source and interoperability Creation of an IPR policy review ad hoc group (see extra contribution) Industry Specification Groups STFs spent 4 M€ + in 2005 10% more than in 2004 @LIS project established closer links to Latin America Apointment of account managers as caretakers for external relations Ex-officio case with EC DG COMPETITION closed

ETSI Secretariat Matters Renewal of ISO 9001 2000 certification in 03/2006 ongoing since 03/1994! General satisfaction with the achievements related to the ES Business Plan ETSI’s Competence Centres are running well – and their services are appreciated Quality of deliverables increased – and lead times kept within the limits ETSI’s service provisioning develops well: PlugtestsTM, forapolis Several ETSI roadshows organized for membership care & recruitment Meetings at ETSI’s HQs remain at high level Budget expectation for 2006 looks good ES staff (03/2006): 108 employees 19 part time ≥ 14 full time

ETSI Strategy 2006 Major changes compared with Strategy 2005: New ETSI vision included Issues related to Open Standards & IPR included New regulatory issues and EC initiatives included Aligned with HLRG recommendations ETSI role as Service Provider included

ETSI’s Vision ETSI is the preferred organisation for the ICT industry and other stakeholders, to develop standards and specifications for the global market, and to support regional initiatives as appropriate.

Six strategic topics for 2006: GRID Next Generation Networks Emergency Communications Interoperability & Testing Information Security Radio Spectrum Usage

ETSI’s three main activity areas GSP Global Standards Producer SPO Service Providing Organization ESO European Standards Organization Strategy for ETSI as a: ESO: European Standards Organization, standardization for European needs GSP: Global Standards Producer, standardization for the global market SPO: Service Providing Organization, services such as Forapolis, PlugtestsTM, etc.

Developing Standards for the global market Fulfill industry needs for production of deliverables Industry Specification Groups Making ETSI more attractive ETSI – the first choice for new work External Relations Support strategies, policies & positioning Collaboration with Research & Universities Promotional activities Open Standards Definition Interoperability Increase ETSI’s visibiity in ICT IPR think tank

ETSI’s obligations as ESO ESS (European Standardization System: CEN,CENELEC & ETSI: JPG, ICT SB Common Objectives EC/EFTA: New Directives Strategic issues for governments EC: i2010 Support for frequency management European Space Policy Intelligent Transportation System, Grid computing, etc.

ETSI as Service Provider Forapolis (hosting service) PlugtestsTM Validation Interoperability tests IMS testbed Customer Support helpdesks etc.