1. RECENT DICUSSIONS IN ITU-T ON COLLABORATION
Document No:
GSC(14)18_030
Source:
ITU
Contact:
Reinhard Scholl
Agenda Item:
5.1 (M2M / IoT)
RECENT DICUSSIONS IN ITU-T ON COLLABORATION
Reinhard Scholl, ITU
GSC-18 Meeting, July 2014, Sophia Antipolis, France

2. Collaboration – one of three strategic goals of ITU-T
Recommendation ITU-T A.4 - Communication process between ITU-T and Forums and Consortia (1st version 1996)
Recommendation ITU-T A.5 - Generic procedures for including references to documents of other organizations in ITU-T Recommendations (1st version 1998)
Recommendation ITU-T A.6 - Cooperation and exchange of information between ITU-T and national and regional standards development organizations (1st version 1998)
GSC-18, July 2014, Sophia Antipolis

3. ITU-T A.4/A.5/A.6 statistics
ITU-T A.4/A.5/A.6 qualified organizations
Type of combination
Numbers of Organization
A.4 only 14
A.5 only 8
A.6 only
A.4 and A.5 19
A.6 and A.5 16
Under evaluation 12
Most important aspect for qualification: IPR policy to be consistent with ITU IPR policy
GSC-18, July 2014, Sophia Antipolis

4. Collaboration with ISO & IEC
Resolution 7 - Collaboration with ISO and IEC
ITU-T A.23 - Guide for ITU-T and ISO/IEC JTC1 cooperation
Long document (68 pages)  
10% of ITU-T Recommendations is “common text” with ISO/IEC JTC1
GSC-18, July 2014, Sophia Antipolis

5. Revisiting collaboration
ITU-T Review Committee: Strategic and structural review of ITU-T
TSAG (Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group)
Rapporteur Group “Strengthening Collaboration” revisits ITU-T A.4/A.5/A.6
Numerous discussions this year on collaboration
GSC-18, July 2014, Sophia Antipolis

6. Standardization landscape becomes more competitive
Convergence is a reality
Demarcation between SDOs is blurring
Overlap and duplication is a reality to be managed
SDO-shopping is a reality
ICT is everywhere
Different SDOs have different scopes, memberships, cultures, skills, procedures, regulatory environments
GSC-18, July 2014, Sophia Antipolis

7. GSC-18, 22-23 July 2014, Sophia Antipolis
Some key questions
How can ITU-T integrate another body’s text in its Recommendation?
By reference
By integrating all, or part, of the other body’s text, with or without modifications
Need to make sure that other body is “qualified”, in particular with respect to IPR policy
GSC-18, July 2014, Sophia Antipolis

8. GSC-18, 22-23 July 2014, Sophia Antipolis
Some key questions
How does ITU-T jointly develop “common text” with another body?
See ISO/IEC JTC1 example: successful but complex
Recently: ETSI and ITU-T on ICT & climate change
Joint development among standards bodies likely to increase in importance
Collaboration on ITS Communication Standards
GSC-18, July 2014, Sophia Antipolis