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The ITU-T Kaleidoscope Events
Contact: kaleidoscope@itu.int
The ITU-T Kaleidoscope events aim to increase the dialogue between experts working on the standardization of information and communications technologies (ICTs) and academia. By viewing technologies through a Kaleidoscope, these forward looking events will also seek to identify new topics for standardization. The objective is to hold these events once a year in different parts of the world.

Given that the concepts of innovative technologies are normally developed in the academic world, ITU is increasingly looking to attract academics from the world’s universities and R&D institutions, fostering their involvement in the ITU Standardization process. There are numerous examples of this policy bearing fruit as many ITU-T Recommendations (international standards) have been heavily influenced by academic involvement. However this is not always recognized because academics frequently participate in ITU-T Study Groups meetings under the banner of an organization other than their own.

The Kaleidoscope events also provide a venue to facilitate networking and discuss ways forward to enrich the ITU standardization process, both in terms of technical proposals for current work items and in steps to increase participation of academia and research organizations in the ITU standardization work.

The Kaleidoscope academic conferences are international events that bring together researchers, professors and students from all over the world. The paper selection follows a rigorous double-blind, peer-revision process that involves more than 100 subject matter expert reviewers. The three best papers are awarded a total of $10,000 price money (kindly provided by the event supporters).

News: The third Kaleidoscope event will take place in India in December 2010

Kaleidoscope 2010
Past Kaleidoscope events
   
   

 

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