1. ITU-T Activities in Bridging The Standardization Gap Vijay Mauree Programme Coordinator, TSB ITU ITU Regional Standardization Forum for Asia-Pacific (Jakarta, Indonesia, 27-28 October 2015)

2. ITU: UN Agency for ICTs

3. ITU’s Membership: Public-private partnership 193 Member States and Regulatory Bodies 750 Companies, Business Associations, NGOs 100 Universities & Research Establishments

4. Radiocommunication (ITU-R): Coordinates global wireless communication and satellite orbits Standardization (ITU-T): Produces interoperable technical ICT standards Development (ITU-D): Bridges the digital divide ITU’s Role

5. ITU-T’s strategic goals 5 T.1 Develop non-discriminatory international standards (ITU-T Recommendations), in a timely manner, and foster interoperability and improved performance of equipment, networks, services and applications T.2 Promote the active participation of the membership, in particular developing countries, in the definition and adoption of non-discriminatory international standards (ITU-T Recommendations) with a view to bridging the standardization gap T.3 Ensure effective allocation and management of international telecommunication numbering, naming, addressing and identification resources in accordance with ITU-T Recommendations and procedures T.4 Foster the acquisition and sharing of knowledge and know-how on the standardization activities of ITU-T T.5 Extend and facilitate cooperation with international, regional and national standardization bodies

6. The Standardization Gap BSG is one of strategic goals of ITU-T Defined as the disparities in the ability of developing countries, relative to developed ones, to access, implement, contribute to and influence international ICT standards, specifically ITU‐T Recommendations. Bridging the standardization gap: PP Res 123, WTSA Res 44 and WTDC Res 47 6

7. The Standardization Gap Resolution 44 revised at WTSA-12, Dubai Disparities between developed and developing countries in standardization have 5 main components: – disparity of voluntary standardization, – disparity of mandatory technical regulations – disparity of conformity assessment, – disparity in human resources skilled in standardization – disparity in effective participation in ITU-T activities 7

8. The Standardization Gap The Standardization Ladder Concept 8

9. Bridging the standardization gap: developing countries have become an active part in the standards process ITU Regional Standardization Forums e-learning courses: o ITU-T working methods o Quality of Service o NGN deployment in developing countries Remote participation Guidelines on establishing a National Standardization Secretariat Interpretation of plenaries Translation of ITU-T Recommendations Fellowship programme

10. ITU-T Structure: Study Groups WTSA TSAG & Review Committee Study Group x Working Party 1/x Question i/x Working Party 2/x Question j/x Working Party 3/x Question k/x Study Group y Working Party 1/y Question i/y Working Parties … Study Group z … 10

11. ITU-T Structure: Other Groups TSAG Study Group x Joint Coordination Activity (JCA) Focus Group Study Group y GSI Regional Group Focus Group JCA 11

12. ITU-T Study Groups SG2 Operational aspects SG3 Economic and policy issues SG5 Environment and climate change SG9 Broadband cable and TV SG11 Protocols and test specifications SG12 Performance, QoS and QoE SG13 Future networks (&cloud) SG15 Transport and access SG16 Multimedia SG17 Security SG20 IoT & Smart Cities

13. Other types of groups Regional group (reporting to specific SG) Focus group (reporting to specific group) Global Standards Initiative (GSI) Inter-sector Rapporteur Group (IRG) Joint Coordination Activity (JCA) Other groups – TSB Director's IPR Ad hoc Group – TSB Director's AHG on Education about standardization (See the ITU-T delegate guide for further information – last slide) 13

14. WTSA-12 Res 54 SG2 Groups for Arab and East Africa Regions SG3 Groups for Asia and Oceania, Africa, Europe and Mediterranean, Latin America and Caribbean (Tariff and accounting principles) and CIS SG5 Groups for Arab, Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, Asia-Pacific (Feb 2013) (ICT and Climate Change) SG12 Group for Africa (Performance, QoS) Regional Groups

15. ITU-T deliverables (1/2) Main products: ITU-T Recommendations Recommendations are international standards Grouped into themed series Normative texts – Approved by members Voluntary by nature – Compliance only mandatory after adoption in law Developed at the request of membership Maintained through amendments, corrigenda and revisions 15

16. ITU-T deliverables (2/2) Other products (non-normative) Non-normative texts – Agreed by members Supplements Implementers’ guides Technical Papers Technical Reports (Handbooks) Focus groups deliverables Ad-hoc publications 16

17. Hot ITU-T Topics 5G (non-radio) and future networks Internet of Things & smart sustainable cities Security, privacy and trust Transport, access, home Video coding, e-everything (e.g., e-health) ICT and the environment Digital financial service (e.g., Mobile money) Global roaming, Over The Top Intelligent Transport Systems

18. Conclusions WTSA-12 strengthen ITU-T’s mandate for BSG Bridging the Standardization Gap – Enhanced co-ordination on ICT standardization at national level – Enhance implementation of ITU-T Recommendations – Capacity building on standardization and ITU-T Recommendations – Increase participation in Study Groups, Workshops, Meetings and number of contributions

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