Malcolm Johnson Director, ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau ITU-T ICT Industry Roundtable ANSI Headquarters 5 December

2 1.ITU and ITU-T in a nutshell 2.Interoperability 3.Convergence 4.Cooperation and collaboration 5.Food for thought for cooperation and collaboration Outline

3 1. ITU and ITU-T in a nutshell

ITU is the specialized agency of the UN for telecommunications and ICTs 4 Unique public/private partnership: 193 Member States (Governments and regulatory bodies) 700 Private Sector (Sector Members and Associates) 66 Academia In ITU-T, 95% of work is done and approved by private industry

ITU allocates (1) frequency spectrum to different services, (2) satellite orbit assignments, (3) numbers and identifiers 5

ITU develops standards 6

ITU assists developing countries 7

A sample of ITU key events WRC/RA-12WSTA-12WTDC-14 WCIT-12WTPF-13 Sector World Conferences Other major ITU conferences and fora ITU Connect series Other major ICT sector events 8

ITU Patent Roundtable in 2012 and accelerated meetings of the IPR group in Any patents in an ITU, ISO or IEC standard must be available -free of chargeor-RAND Goal of patent roundtable: find a solution to some of RAND encumbered problems related to SEP (standards essential patents), in particular: The availability of injunctive relief The meaning of “reasonable” in RAND ISO and IEC send representatives to IPR group

Committed to Connecting the World 10 ITU-T’s three strategic goals To develop interoperable, non- discriminatory international standards (ITU-T Recommendations) To assist in bridging the standardization gap between developed and developing countries To extend and facilitate international cooperation among international, regional and national standardization bodies

Key topics in ITU-T 11 Fixed Internet access Optical fibre access and backbone Multimedia, IPTV E-Health Cloud computing Smart Grid Internet of Things ICT and climate change Cyberseurity Intelligent Transport Systems Accessibility for persons with disabilities Emergency communications Numbering resources Roaming charges

BSG: Bridging the standardization gap Goal: – Increase participation of developing countries in standardization activities Voluntary BSG fund Fellowships (travel and/or hotel) Handbooks Mentoring programme Reduced fee for Sector Members from developing countries Remote participation Regional groups 12

Committed to Connecting the World ITU’s network of Academia members keeps growing 63 universities and research centers in 38 countries 66 universities and research centers in 38 countries

14 2. Interoperability

ITU Conformance and Interoperability program rests on 4 pillars 15 1.Conformity assessment 2.Interoperability events 3.Capacity building 4.Assistance in the establishment of test facilities in developing countries

Pillar 1: Conformity assessment program 16 1.(ITU-T recognized) accredited test lab tests products/services against ITU-T Recommendation according to test specification 2.If vendor so wishes, publish the fact that test was passed on ITU website 3.Voluntary program for products/services where there is a market demand for a conformity assessment program

17 ITU Conformity Database Conformity Assessment & Certification ITU C&I services ITU On-line Form Tests performed in a lab agreed by an Accredited Certification Body (ISO/IEC 17065) (Rec. ITU-T X.290 ) Route 2 Conformity Certificate issued by the Certification Body Route 1 Tests performed by an accredited lab (ISO/IEC 17025) (Rec. ITU-T X.290) Recommendation(s) compliant test results ISO/IEC Assessment Procedures Route 3 Tests performed in a lab selected by ITU-T A.5 agreed SDO/Forum/MoUs (Rec. ITU-T X.290) Recommendation(s) compliant test results Route 4 ITU Members Only Tests performed in 1 st party lab Self-Declaration of Compliance issued by the Supplier Self-assessmentRecognized SDOs Four routes to populate ITU conformity DB

Some issues under discussion 18 1.Should there be ITU-T recognized test labs ? We are learning from IECEE 2.Which criteria should test labs fulfill? Is ISO/IEC necessary and sufficient? 3.Entries in conformity database need to be unambiguous, indicating e.g. that product xyz, software version 1.2.3, passed tests according to test specification abc 4.Are entries in database best made by test lab, given the agreement of vendor? 5.How should ITU cooperate with SDOs/forums that operate an conformity assessment programme (route 3)? 6.Should route 4 (self-assessment) stay?

19 1 st ITU IPTV Interop testing and showcasing, July 2010 Pillar 2: Interoperability testing events

Pillar 3 & Pillar 4 20 Pillar 3: Capacity building -Workshops -Training events in various regions Pillar 4: Assistance in the establishment of test facilities in developing countries Guidelines on conformity assessment test labs Guidelines for development, implementation and management of Mutual Recognition Agreements

21 3. Convergence

Convergence of telecommunications and Information technology sectors continues 22 Manifestation of convergence also in governing texts: ITU references “telecommunication/ICT” in its govering/bylaws texts ISO/IEC JTC 1 just changed its mission statement from IT to ICT

Challenges for global standards makers 23 Traditional demarcation lines between (ICT) SDOS are becoming blurred Forums and consortia continue to proliferate Risk of overlap and duplication increases Concerns on both sides (ISO, IEC, ISO/IEC JTC 1 and ITU-T) have been voiced Complexity of standards landscape keeps increasing

But it gets even more complicated 24 ICTs are ubiquitous in all sectors of life: Healthcare, transportation, banking, electricity, entertainment, trade, education, … Each sector has its own ecosystem which differs in: Market environment Product life cycle Policy and regulatory aspects Ownership of data Safety Security Privacy Nomenclature Standards landscape

Key to today’s complex world 25 International standards are becoming ever more essential Key for SDOs: collaboration and cooperation rather than competition

26 4. Cooperation and collaboration

ITU membership’s emphasis on collaboration / cooperation 27 One of the three strategic objectives of ITU-T is: “To extend and facilitate international cooperation among international and regional standardization bodies”

ITU’s Global Standards Symposium (Nov 2012) recognizes challenges 28 ISO Sec-Gen and IEC Vice-President attended GSS recognizes the challenges for global standards makers GSS affirms the importance of SDOs to collaborate ITU’s World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (Nov 2012) created Review Committee One of the goals: Identify means to enhance cooperation between and among SDOs

ITU-T’s Chief Technology Officers’Group calls for bilateral coordination between ITU and SDOs 29 ITU established high-level industry advisory group in 2009 Consists of 20+ chief technology officers from many of the world’s leading ICT companies Proliferation of standards bodies a major concern of CTOs CTO meeting 18 November 2013: Calls also for development of bilateral coordination between ITU and SDOs

ITU-T has 5 MoUs and > 60 collaboration agreements

World Standards Cooperation (WSC): ISO, IEC and ITU 31 Goals “to strengthen and advance voluntary consensus- based international standards system of IEC, ISO and ITU …” About 10% of ITU-T’s standards are common text with ISO/IEC JTC 1 Common patent policy ITU-T, ITU-R, ISO, IEC Three-year rolling plan Joint workshops, academia, accessibility, WTO- issues, IPR, promotion

GSC (Global Standards Collaboration) 32 Current members: ITU-T, ITU-R, CCSA (China), TTA (Korea), TTC & ARIB (Japan), ISACC (Canada), TIA & ATIS (USA), ETSI (Europe) Currently reform discussion under way Expand membership?

33 5. Food for thought for collaboration / cooperation

34 Food for thought Increase communication, e.g. ensure that new work items are communicated to respective groups Identify areas for closer collaboration between ISO, IEC, ISO/IEC JTC 1 early in the process Increase collaboration between the ITU-centric and ISO/IEC- centric players and organizations within each country (a national matter) Leadership meeting ITU-T & ISO/IEC JTC 1 (?!) ITU-T -> JTC 1 and JTC 1 -> ITU-T liaison officers could be "facilitators" during discussions Develop a web page presenting past and current collaborative projects Explore collaboration on C&I matters (ANSI-ASQ has accredited test labs for ITU-T Recommendations)

Committed to Connecting the World Thank you ! 35