1. ITU Standardization
Homomorphic Encryption Standardization Consortium Fourth Meeting
@Intel Santa Clara, California
17 August 2019 1

2. Setting the standard
Who we are
What we do
How we work
How to engage 2

3. The UN specialized agency for ICT
ITU structure
Establishing international standards
Allocation of radiofrequency spectrum and satellite orbits
The UN specialized agency for ICT
Bridging the digital divide

4. ITU membership
700+
ITU has a unique Public-Private Partnership model
193
150+
MEMBER STATES
COMPANIES & ORGANISATIONS
ACADEMIA
ITU Secretariat Geneva ~700 staff, incl. me, provide secretariat, facilitate the work of membership

5. Core membership

6. New communities Setting the standard Insurance Space Fintech Quantum
OTTs
Automotive
Artificial Intelligence
MVNOs/ MVNEs
UAVs
Utilities 6

8. Setting the standard
Who we are
What we do
How we work
How to engage 8

9. ITU enables 5G ITU Allocates frequencies for 5G
ITU Standardizes network aspect, such as Machine Learning for 5G
All Standards are free, available online

10. ITU Standardizes Video Codecs
2 Primetime Emmy Awards
Exception to free standards, since joint work with ISO/IEC
Video coding is joint work with ISO-IEC (JTC1)
H.264 = MPEG-4 Part 10
H.265 = HEVC = MPEG-H Part 2

11. 95% ITU Standardizes Ultra-high speed BB G.fast DSL
International traffic carried over fibre networks built on ITU standards
Backbone optical transport
95% of international traffic is transported on fibre, fibre built on ITU standards
G.fast
DSL 11

12. Security standards from X.509 to quantum
Secure software updates to connected cars
Security aspects of distributed ledger technologies
Personal data protection
Strong authentication for digital financial services
Quantum Key Distribution
Quantum Random Number Generators
Group from quantum alliance initiative Came
Incl. smaller companies
In sept. approve standards after 1.5 years
RFC 5280

13. How we work Who we are What we do How to engage Setting the standard13

14. Develop: “ITU-T Recommendations” (brand!)
ITU standards community
Focus Groups
Study Groups
Open to non-members, Focus Groups define new directions in ITU standardization, flexible structure, design own working methods: blanc check -> except to call output ITU-T Recommendation
Develop: “ITU-T Recommendations” (brand!)
~1 approved per day, >4,000 in force

15. Study Groups overview SG2 - Operational aspects
SG3 - Economic and policy issues
SG5 - Environment and circular economy
SG9 - Broadband cable and TV
SG11 - Protocols and test specifications
SG12 - Performance, QoS and Qo
SG13 - Future networks (& cloud) SG15​ - Transport, access and home
SG16 - Multimedia
SG17 - Security
SG20 - IoT, smart cities &​ communities​
To say: governments, private sector members, academia
To say: range from startups and SMEs to AETNA, Symantec is an important contributor

16. Next meetings: September 2019, March 2020, August 2020
Study Group 17: Security
SG17 meets every 6 months:
Next meetings: September 2019, March 2020, August 2020
> 150 participants from > 40 countries;
Add slide all SGs
To say: governments, private sector members, academia
To say: range from startups and SMEs to AETNA, Symantec is an important contributor

17. Artificial Intelligence for Health
Machine Learning for 5G
Digital Financial Services
Data processing and management
Blockchain
Safe Autonomous Driving 17

18. Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Health18

19. Financial Inclusion Global Initiative
Following success FG; mobile money works in some countries, not in others, what is the secret sauce that makes mobile money work. ITU brought together telco and banking to figure it out. developed 30 best practices for DFS, led to the FIGI in order to test these BPs in the field
Now 3 countries -> to see how BPs work
FIGI: by WB, BIS, ITU, B&M Gates 19

20. Focus Groups design their own working methods
do not require ITU membership
Outputs branded as e.g. “ITU-T Specification”
Common practice: Focus Group output turned into “ITU-T Recommendation” by a Study Group 20

21. How to engage Who we are What we do How we work Setting the standard21

22. Homomorphic Encryption at ITU
Study Group 17: Security (ITU members only)
Stand alone Focus Group (open to non-members)
Part of an existing Focus Group
SG would have to approve adding HE as a work item
A stand alone FG would have to be approved by SG17, needs to be carefully prepared
Recent example: quantum IT

23. Membership options Sector Member (all Study Groups): 31.8K CHF
Associate (one Study Group only, e.g. SG17) 10.6K CHF; if SME 4K CHF
Academia 4K CHF