ITU-T Conformity Database

A global database that will allow vendors to log products and declare conformity to ITU-T standards (ITU-T Recommendations) is now online. When populated it will give interested parties the ability to check whether a product has been declared to conform to ITU standards.

New Year Message from Malcolm JOHNSON, Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau.

ICTs: Part of the solution

At the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference  in Copenhagen, ITU will seek to have ICTs recognised as a sector. ITU, in collaboration with over 20 other organisations is working on a methodology to estimate the life cycle impact of the ICT sector. Information on this and a live demonstration on the contribution that ICTs can make in mitigating and adapting to climate change will be presented at an ISeeT kiosk at the conference. Also in Copenhagen, ITU in partnership with WIPO will organize a side event, 10 December, called Effective Use of ICTs and the IP System for Mitigating Climate. Information note to the press.

The Fully Networked Car New challenges for the car industry

Deeply affected by the financial crisis, the auto industry still has a thirst for innovation. New services and applications may provide the unique selling points necessary to give market advantage. A key issue is the move from the development stage to actual implementation and many see standardization as a major part of the solution. With the Geneva International Motor Show on its doorstep The Fully Networked Car is in a unique position to engage with that part of industry all too often missing from the ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) discussion – the motor industry itself. [More...]

ITU standards in action video