Motivation

A home is needed to handle contributions and liaison statements when they are not directly related to Questions already under study. This Question is also intended to provide cross-ITU coordination for the many aspects for which Study Group 9 is responsible and to foster consistency among ITU-T Study Groups, ITU-R Study Groups as well as with other related bodies. Additionally, this Question provides a focal point for Study Group 9 matters such as terminology, ICT and climate change, accessibility, and conformance and interoperability testing.

Question

• When considering new topics for the SG, which actions are needed to address contributions not related to existing Study Group 9 Questions?
• What are the new or updated Questions that need to be worked on in the SG?
• What are the results of workshops, TSB initiatives, and actions of other SGs or SDOs that need to be considered under the Study Group work programme?
• What kind of promotional materials (including workshops) can be prepared to assist in the dissemination of Study Group 9 work?
• What kind of materials (reference implementations, tutorial etc.) could be made available on the SG website?
• What guides would be needed to help the users to implement the new Recommendations?
• What terms and definitions should be collected and made available to the Study Group 9 rapporteur for vocabulary?
• What coordination needs to take place in Study Group 9 based upon the activities of JCAs?

Tasks

• To identify the needs of the rapidly changing telecommunications marketplace best addressed by the programme of work of Study Group 9, and to propose new Questions or updates to existing Questions.
• to nominate, in collaboration with other SGs or standardization bodies, representatives in the steering committees of workshops.
• to ensure a coordination among various standards activities mandated to Study Group 9 and collaboration with other standards bodies.
• to serve as a focal point in Study Group 9 for conformance and interoperability testing based on WTSA-08 Resolution 76.
• to serve as a focal point in Study Group 9 for terms and definitions.
• to ensure accessibility is addressed in appropriate Study Group 9 Recommendations.
• to maintain Recommendations not under the responsibility of other SG 9 Questions. No new Recommendation will be developed under this Question.

Relationships

• Recommendations: All Recommendations related to Study Group 9 activities.
• Questions: All Questions related to Study Group 9 activities.
• Study Groups: All ITU-T, ITU-R and ITU-D Study Groups with Study Group 9 related activities.
• Standardization bodies: ISO, IEC, ISO/IEC JTC 1, ARIB, ATIS, ETSI, IEEE, IETF, OMA, SCTE, SMPTE.