Committed to connecting the world Status of World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly Resolutions ITU Americas Region Preparatory Meeting Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 2012 Paolo Rosa Head, WPD, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU

Committed to connecting the world WTSA-08  ICTs and climate change  Deployment of IPv6  Accessibility to ICTs  Conformance and interoperability  Encouraging academic and developing country participation  Major reorganization of the Study Groups  Reduced fees for SMs from developing countries 2

Committed to connecting the world WTSA-08 Action Plan where are we?  Reporting tool to keep membership informed  Now at Version 7 (Sept 2011)  Lists responsible TSB staff member, deadlines  Details actions taken and results achieved  URLs itu.int/dms_pub/itu- t/oth/26/01/T E0007XLSE.xls itu.int/dms_pub/itu- t/oth/26/01/T E0007XLSE.xls itu.int/dms_pub/itu- t/oth/26/01/T E0007MSWE.doc itu.int/dms_pub/itu- t/oth/26/01/T E0007MSWE.doc

Committed to connecting the world WTSA-08 Action Plan – Metrics  49 Resolutions (21 new, 28 revised)  189 Action Items for 49 Resolutions, under 22 TSB staff 40 Resolutions have 120 Action Items for TSB & Director 24 Resolutions have 41 Action Items for SGs 18 Resolutions have 30 Action Items for TSAG 24 Resolutions have 46 Action Items in coop with sectors/GS  Status Report (September 2011) 103 Action Items are completed (54%) 54 with ongoing activities are progressing on target (29%) 22, mostly for WTSA-12, to be initiated (12%) 10 pending (5%)

Committed to connecting the world 5 WTSA Action Plan  Last updated in September 2011  08/actionplan/index.html 08/actionplan/index.html  Spreadsheet with  Responsible TSB staff member  Milestone dates  Cooperation entities  Reporting requirements  Word document  Detailed status reports on milestone checking points

Committed to connecting the world WTSA-08 Action Plan Supporting Sector Objectives  Bridging the Standardization Gap Action Items on: Workshops; regional groups, activities and coordination; Conformance and Interoperability; Computer Incident Response Teams (CIRTs); training; remote participation  Standardization Action Items on: EWMs; security; ICT and Climate Change; external and internal cooperation; strategic activities (e.g. new FGs, JCAs); accessibility; academia participation  Disseminating Information Action Items on: Allocation and management of network resources (e.g. numbering); accessibility; IPv6; Seminar Coordination Committee; Technology Watch; Vocabulary Committee

Committed to connecting the world WTSA-08 Resolutions: Major Themes (1)  Organization and Working Methods  21 Resolutions: Res. No. 1,2,18,22,26,31,32,35,38, 43,45,50,53,63,66,67,68,70,71,73,76  Cooperation and Collaboration  20 Resolutions : Res. No. 7,11,18,22,26,38,43,44,45,48,50,52,53,57, 58,70,71,72,73,75 7

Committed to connecting the world WTSA-08 Resolutions: Major Themes (2)  Bridging Standardization Gap  18 Resolutions: Res. No. 17,26,31,32,33,34,43,44,54,56,58,59,64, 68,70,72,74,76  Resource, Policy and Regulatory issues  16 Resolutions : Res. No. 20,29,33,40,47,48,49,52,58,60,61,62,64, 65,69,75 8

Committed to connecting the world 9 WTSA-08 Resolutions - Action item statistics # of Resolutions # of Action Items % “workload” Action Items for TSB/TSB Director Action Items for SGs Action Items for TSAG cooperation and collaboration2438 reporting to ITU Council19N/A reports to WTSA-128N/A Action for Member States/Sector Members 4N/A

Committed to connecting the world 10 WTSA-08 Resolutions - Implementation Status as of March 2012 Status # of Action Items % of total 189 Action Items completed7338.6% Periodic goal met3216.9% Continuous/ongoing effort6132.3% total16688%

Committed to connecting the world action items log 11 # Resolution Number* Title** Implementation status Possible actionprediction 1 Resolution 1Resolution 1 - Rules of procedure of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) Will be revised 2 Resolution 2Resolution 2 - Study Group responsibility and mandates Will be revised 11 Resolution 11Resolution 11 - Collaboration with the Postal Operations Council (POC) of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in the study of services concerning both the postal and the telecommunication sectors No action in the past study period Remove 17 Resolution 17Resolution 17 - Telecommunication standardization in relation to the interests of developing countries Merge with Res Resolution 22Resolution 22 - Authorization for TSAG to act between WTSAs maintain 26 Resolution 26Resolution 26 - Assistance to regional groups of Study Group 3 maintain 29 Resolution 29Resolution 29 - Alternative calling procedures on international telecommunication networks No contribution to SG 2 or 3 31 Resolution 31Resolution 31 - Admission of entities or organizations to participate as Associates in the work of ITU-T Requested TSB actions completed. Remove - move Rights/rules of ITU-T associates might need to be moved to Res. 1? 32 Resolution 32Resolution 32 - Strengthening electronic working methods for the work of ITU-T Revise according to PP Res 167 revised 47 Resolution 47Resolution 47 - Country code top-level domain names no progress in SG2 in the past study period CEPT propose to merge Res 47 and Resolution 48Resolution 48 - Internationalized (multilingual) domain names no progress in SG16 in the past study period

Committed to connecting the world Methodology  Analysis of Resolutions’ resolves: addressed to Members and SGs  ITU-T Secretariat facilitating the implementation following to the “instructions” to the TSB Director  Creation of Action Items and Deadlines  Critical paths issues and problem solving  More “measurable” resolves beside the principles  Members encouraged to submit contributions to implement the “instructions” to the SGs  Consolidate Resolutions on similar subjects, e.g. cooperation and coordination: harmonization, reduction  Issues of: who, what, when, where, how…. 12

Committed to connecting the world Revise/update WTSA-08 Resolutions  Member States are invited to  Check current WTSA-08 Action Plan  Submit contribution to WTSA-12 on new/revised WTSA Resolutions 13 WTSA-08 Resolutions Implementation Contact: Mrs. Xiaoya Yang Xiaoya.yang[at]itu.int

Committed to connecting the world Developing country participation in WTSA-08

Committed to connecting the world Traditional ITU areas of strength  Network infrastructure: optical transport  Access technologies  Quality of Service (QoS) and network management  Numbering  Economic and policy issues  Emergency telecoms  Multimedia codecs (voice, video) 15

Committed to connecting the world ITU-T should strengthen presence in certain areas  e-Health  Accessibility  ICTs and climate change  Internet of Things/M2M  Intelligent Transport Systems  Cybersecurity including Identity management  IPTV, cloud computing and smart grid  Conformity and interoperability

Committed to connecting the world Global Standards Symposium an “all star” standards day  Monday, 19 Nov 2012  Ministers, Ambassadors, CEOs, CTOs, senior executives from the private sector and lead officials from other standards bodies.  Themes: Bridging the Standardization Gap: from innovation to standards Global Standards Challenges e.g., e-health; resilience of networks to disasters Global Standards Collaboration: Roundtable

Committed to connecting the world The GSS “Confusion and duplication cannot serve the purposes of anyone… consumer, manufacturer, service provider, rich or poor country. Clarity, and efficiency must be brought to bear in this – most important of industrial sectors.” (Malcolm Johnson) 18

Committed to connecting the world …the standardization gap?  The standardization development gap is defined as disparities in the ability of developing countries, relative to developing ones, to access, implement, contribute to and influence international ICT standards.  The standardization development gap is itself both a cause and a manifestation of the wider digital divide  It contributes to the persistence of the wider digital divide

Committed to connecting the world BDT Forum - Yogyakarta July 2009 Measuring the Gap  Number of TIES users  Number of downloads of ITU-T Recs from website site  Number of Sector Members and Associates  Number of chairmen, vice-chairmen and rapporteurs from developing countries  Number of participants in meetings and contributions by country

Committed to connecting the world Bridging the Standardization Gap (Res 44)  One of the three strategic goals of ITU-T  Web :  40 new countries participating  BSG Fund : CHF 289,000 -  2012 : CHF 190,087  Reduced membership fees (CHF 3,975 PA) + Fellowships  Increase Remote participation  Mentoring Programme + Mentor role in Study Groups  New Focus Group -  Bridging the gap: from Innovations to Standards 

Committed to connecting the world Bridging the Standardization Gap (Res 44)  Workshops and Technical Tutorials  Regional Groups  Technical Manuals on ITU-T Recommendations  Increase number of officials (Chairs / Rapporteurs) from developing countries in ITU-T Study Groups  Standards Q&A Online Forum Standards Q&A Online Forum 22

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