1. ITU Update since GSC-13 Global Standards Collaboration (GSC) 14
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GSC14-PLEN-72
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Presentation
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ITU
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PLEN 4.6
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ITU Update since GSC-13
Malcolm Johnson
Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, ITU
Geneva, July 2009

2. Highlights of current activities (1)
Primetime Emmy for advanced video coding Rec. ITU-T H.264
The first global standard offering an in-home network capable of delivering room-to-room HDTV G.9980 (ex G.hn).
Work on IPTV standards progressed from the foundation documents to more detailed specifications.
New ITU-T Focus Group on Future Networks (FG-FN)
Series of academic events: Kaleidoscope
Bridging the standardization gap
Regional forums and meetings in regions
Remote participation
Geneva, July 2009

3. Highlights of current activities (2)
IMT-Advanced
Evaluation process defined for candidate radio interfaces
Spectrum management
Spectrum Monitoring
Cognitive radio
International regulatory framework (to be addressed at WRC-[12]
Workshops/Seminars relating to spectrum issues
ITU-R Study Group activities for CPM & WRC-[12]
33 agenda items covering almost all radiocommunication services
Broadcasting
3D TV
Satellite
Global broadband Internet to developing countries
Geneva, July 2009

4. Highlights of current activities (3)
Climate Change
New Study Group: Environment and climate change
Symposia on ICTs and Climate Change, Quito, virtual event Korea.
Protection of spectrum used for climate monitoring
ITU-R Recommendations on relevant radio services and systems
Liaison with WMO in related activities
Studies on climate monitoring and weather forecasting
Agreed methodology for ICT companies to measure carbon footprint
Accessibility
Accessibility action plan
Emergency communications
Database of frequencies for use in early stages of disaster management
Protection of spectrum used by radiocom services and systems for early warning and relief operations
Geneva, July 2009

5. WTSA-08 Total of 350 contributions Record participation… by far
Significant restructuring of Study Group system
First Global Standards Symposium
WTSA adopted 21 new Resolutions, revised 27 existing Resolutions
VIPs spanning the world and the ICT sector
Chairmen/vice-chairmen from 33 countries (22 from developing countries)
Geneva, July 2009

6. WTSA Key Resolutions
Resolution 44 Bridging the standardization gap between developing and developed countries
Resolution 58 to encourage the creation of national Computer Incident Response Teams (CIRTs) particularly for developing countries
Resolution 64 instructs ITU-T Study Groups 2 and 3 to study the allocation and economic aspects of IP addresses taking account of the ITU workshop on IPv6 in September 2008
Resolution 69 invites Members to refrain from taking any unilateral and/or discriminatory actions that could impede another Member State to access public Internet sites, within the spirit of Article 1 of the ITU Constitution and WSIS principles and to report any such incident to TSB.
Geneva, July 2009

7. WTSA Key Resolutions (2)
Resolution 70 encourages more work in the field of telecommunication/ICT accessibility for persons with disabilities
Resolution 71 to encourage cooperation between ITU-T and academia, universities and their associated research establishments, and invite Council to consider reduced fee
Resolution 73 on ICTs and Climate Change encourages the membership to work towards reductions in greenhouse gas in line with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Resolution 74 instructs Director TSB to propose to Council reduced ITU-T fee for Sector Members from developing countries based on ITU-D model, and that it include its consideration of this matter in preparation of PP-10
Resolution 76 requires ITU-T to develop conformance and interoperability testing Recommendations as quickly as possible
Geneva, July 2009

8. Conformance and Interoperability
WTSA Resolution 76
Calls for increased work on conformance and interoperability
ITU created to ensure interoperability of international telecommunications
Conformity assessment important in the context of WTO standardization commitments
Gives increased confidence in ICT
Assistance to developing countries to establish testing facilities
Assist the development of regional test centres
Study of possible future ITU Mark
Geneva, July 2009

9. ITU Strategic Direction
Develop and publish standards for global ICT interoperability
Identify areas for future standardization
Provide an attractive and effective forum for the development of international standards
Promote the value of ITU standards
Promote efficient use of spectrum and satellite orbit resource
Disseminate information and know-how
Cooperate and collaborate
Provide support and assistance
Geneva, July 2009

10. Challenges Increasingly complex standardization scenario
Maintaining ITU as preeminent global telecommunication and radiocommunication standards development organization
Geneva, July 2009