1. The ITU-T and the Action Line C2 - WSIS

2. Lead Study Groups – 1/2 SG 2 SG 5 SG 9 SG 11 SG 12
service definition, numbering and routing
telecommunication for disaster relief/early warning
telecommunication management
SG 5
electromagnetic compatibility and electromagnetic effects
SG 9
integrated broadband cable and television networks
SG 11
signalling and protocols
intelligent networks
test specifications
SG 12
Lead study group on quality of service and quality of experience

3. Lead Study Groups 2/2 SG 13 SG 15 SG 16 SG 17 future networks and NGN
mobility management and fixed-mobile convergence
SG 15
access network transport
optical technology
optical transport networks
SG 16
multimedia coding, systems and applications
on ubiquitous applications ("e-everything", such as e-health
telecommunication/ICT accessibility for persons with disabilities
SG 17
telecommunication security
identity management (IdM)
languages and description techniques

4. The Global Standards Initiative Concept
Hot topics work is carried forward by ITU-T’s Global Standards Initiative (GSI) environment, which encompasses all the relevant study item work across ITU-T Study Groups. It is implemented by co-located meetings of concerned Study Groups and Rapporteur Groups to jointly progress the work under the auspices of the GSI.
The goals are:
to address the market needs for standards and to produce global standards
to further strengthen the ITU-T’s leading role amongst the other SDOs
to keep visibility of the work spread between different technical groups in ITU-T

5. Ability of a product to meet the requirement(s) of a standard
Conformity
Ability of a product to meet the requirement(s) of a standard
Interoperability
Ability of two or more systems or applications or network management products and services from different suppliers to exchange information and to mutually / fruitfully make use of it