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ITU Regional Development Forum 2008, Day 1, 19 May 2008 |
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0930 — 1030 |
Opening remarks
Chair of the Opening Ceremony: H.E. Ambassador
Ronaldo Sardenberg, President of
Anatel, Brazil
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Mr. Clovis Baptista, Secretary of the
Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) |
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Mr. Malcolm Johnson, Director of the
Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB),
ITU |
Keynote addresses
H.E. Ambassador Ronaldo Sardenberg, President of Anatel, Brazil |
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1030 — 1100 |
Coffee break |
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1100 — 1230 |
Opening Session: Assessing needs from the regions:
ICT standardization and development in the Americas
Chair of the Forum: Mr. Plínio de Aguiar Junior,
Member of the Governing Board of Anatel, Brazil
Objectives: this session will assess the impact of
ICT standardization and development in the Americas
region and will present a number of ICT development
experiences from the region.
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ITU-D activities to help ICT development in the Americas Region: Mr. Juan Zavattiero, Head, ITU Americas
Regional Office |
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Overview by CITEL of the digital divide and strategies for its reduction: Mr. Clovis Baptista, Secretary of the
Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) |
Overview of Caribbean Telecommunications Union: Caribbean ICT Development Projects: Mr. Kirk Sookram, Resource Planning and
Management Engineer, Telecommunications
Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
This presentation gives an overview some of the projects championed by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union, in the area of ICT standardization across the Caribbean. Although there may be evidence of ICT standardization at a national level amongst Member States in the Caribbean, there is need for ICT standardization amongst Member States, as we move into a single market and economy. |
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1230 — 1400 |
Lunch |
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1400 — 1530 |
Session 1: Overview of ITU activities, how to
participate in ITU work and address global
connectivity
Session Chair: Mr. Malcolm Johnson, Director of TSB, ITU
Objectives: this session will provide an overview on
ITU activities related to the Americas region. It
will highlight decisions taken by the last
Plenipotentiary Conference in 2006 concerning
bridging the standardization gap (Resolution 123
PP-06) and the activities carried out by the three
ITU sectors.
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Overview of ITU-T: ITU-T - Leader in ICTs and Telecommunications Global Standards: Mr. Paolo Rosa, Head, Workshops and
Promotion Division, TSB, ITU
This presentation will provide the most important information concerning the ITU-T and its secretariat, the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau. It will allow you to better understand what the standardization sector is, which are the achievements, the main activities and its commitment for the future. |
ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R): Mr. Fabio Leite, Deputy Director,
Radiocommunication Bureau (BR), ITU
The structure and activities of the ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) is presented with practical information for the participation in the study group work.
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ITU-D Activities: Mr. Riccardo Passerini, Head,
Telecommunication Technologies and Network
Development Division, Telecommunications
Development Bureau (BDT), ITU |
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1530 — 1600 |
Coffee break |
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1600 — 1730 |
Session 2: The Americas region development issues
Session Chair: Mr. Juan Zavattiero, Head, ITU
Americas Regional Office
Objectives: this session will focus on ITU-D
activities to help ICT development and
implementation in developing countries. Topics will
include ICT application and network development
(e-services, the Americas and its recent
achievements, capacity building (broadband
deployment).
Moreover it will be presented the activity of the
ITU-D Regional offices (AMS Regional Initiatives)
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La Convergencia en el desarrollo del acceso de Banda Ancha: Mr. Omar De Leon, Consultant, ITU |
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Ministry of Communications, Colombia |
Digital inclusion initiatives of the Ministry of Communications: Mr. Heliomar Medeiros de Lima, Director of the
Department of Digital Inclusion Services, Ministry of Communication, Brazil
This presentation describes the main digital inclusion initiatives of the Ministry of Communications. These initiatives seek the massification and the universalization of access to information and communication technologies enabling all citizens to access information and private and public services (e-gov) available on the Internet. |
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ITU for Americas. Connect The Caribbean (CTC): Ms. Regenie F. Ch. Fräser, Secretary General, Caribbean Association of National Telecommunication Organizations (CANTO) |
Overview of Caribbean Telecommunications Union’s. Caribbean Broadband Review: Ms. Judy Anderson, Project Manager, Spectrum Management Authority of Jamaica, Caribbean Telecommunication Union (CTU)
The Presentation seeks to show how Broadband uptake in the Caribbean has been limited because of cost. The cost was high because of little competition in international facilities.
Now that there are several integrated pan Caribbean fibre systems, the price of Broadband is falling dramatically in every country, with competition on the international facilities.
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1730 |
Welcome reception |
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ITU Regional Development Forum 2008, Day 2, 20 May 2008 |
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0900 — 1030 |
Session 3: Current ITU standardization hot topics
Session Chair: Mr. John Visser, Chairman, ITU-T SG 19, ITU
Objectives: this session will address current
standardization topics in ITU-T. It will present
each topic from various perspectives: technology,
evolution and trends, current and future studies,
new services that could derive from new technologies
particularly focusing on how they could serve the
Americas region. NGN studies on architecture,
service requirements, network capabilities,
migration scenarios, mobility and fixed-mobile
convergence will be presented together with
Multimedia and Optical Transport Networks &
broadband access issues, Voice over IP (VoIP),
Emergency communication and Accessibility.
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Current ITU standardization hot topics: Multimedia: Mr. Simao Campos, Counsellor, ITU-T SG 16, ITU |
Relationship between ITU Standardization and CITEL’s Standards Coordination: Mr. Wayne R. Zeuch, Rapporteur of the Group
on Standards Coordination of the PCC.I/CITEL
CITEL has historically looked to the work of the ITU as a key source of telecommunication technology discussions and standards development. This presentation focuses on the CITEL-PCC.I standards coordination process and the endorsement of standards for the Americas Region. Under the broad topic of Next Generation Networks, CITEL has identified and reviewed a wide variety of technologies and corresponding standards studied within the ITU. Interaction between the ITU and CITEL has enabled CITEL to address the significance of new technologies and services to the Region and to assess the need for endorsement of related standards.
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ITU-T Activities on IMT-2000, Mobility, Fixed-Mobile Convergence, and Future Studies: Mr. John Visser, Nortel, Canada
Mobility is fundamental to modern telecommunications. It is the basis for the growth of telecommunications tomorrow. This presentation will illustrate this, provide a brief overview of the emergence of mobility as a key ITU-T topic (i.e., network side of the IMT 2000 Family), show hoe the ITU sectors and other SDOs are cooperating to provide global IMT 2000 specifications and show how the convergence is at the heart of the work on Next Generation Networks
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Mutual Recognition Agreements: Mr. Haroldo Pazzini Motta, Manager of
Equipment Certification Processes, Anatel,
Brazil
Mutual Recognition Agreements - MRAs related to type approval of telecommunication products aim to facilitate trade among participating parties by streamlining conformity assessment procedures. This presentation provides an overview of the basic principles of MRAs and its benefits. It also describes the effects of standardization, the phases of implementation, and the current status of ARMs within CITEL and Mercosul. |
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1030 — 1100 |
Coffee break |
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1100 — 1230 |
Session 4: International radiocommunication
standards and guidelines
Session Chair: Mr. Maximiliano Salvadori Martinhão,
General Manager for Certification and Spectrum
Engineering, Anatel, Brazil
Objectives: this session will address the ITU-R
standards making process, with emphasis in the
collaboration with external organizations and the
participation of developing countries; proposals in
how to address the standardization gap issues will
be presented.
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ITU Radiocommunication Standardization Activities: Mr. Fabio Leite, Deputy Director,
Radiocommunication Bureau (BR), ITU
The presentation describes the activities relating to radio conference preparations and standards development in the ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) and shows statistics of the participation of developed and developing countries in the ITU-R. |
Global Standards Collaboration: Dr. Bruce A. Gracie, Industry Canada
The identification of mechanisms to enhance national, regional and international collaboration and cooperation on key standardization issues is becoming essential, not only in response to the predominantly global nature of such issues, but also in the interest of optimizing the use of resources and avoiding duplication of effort. Accordingly, the Global Standards Collaboration, consisting of the ITU as well as Participating Standards Organizations (PSO) from Europe, the USA, Canada, Japan, China, Korea and Australia, meets normally on an annual basis to exchange information on the progress of standards development in the different regions and the state of the global standards development environment. Opportunities for participation in GSC meetings by observer entities, such as Regional Telecommunication Organizations, offers the prospect of expanding the scope of discussions to include those previously excluded from such dialogue, thus contributing to bridging the standardization gap. |
Broadband Wireless Access systems and developments: Mr. Marcos Castello Branco, Researcher, CPqD,
Brazil
Radiocommunication Services, both spatial and terrestrial ones, have been for years implemented in Brazil following interregional and international rules through CITEL and ITU-R activities respectively. In the Brazilian Study Committees, mostly chaired by ANATEL, several interested parties such as service providers, equipments manufacturers, R&D Centers and universities have been discussing technical and regulatory topics and generating Brazilian contributions to those international standardization forums thus converging national interest to the international rules. These resulting documents then usually become national rules for new implemented services, systems and data bases.
This presentation aims to illustrate the benefits of these well succeeded cases of Radiocommunication standardization and technical regulation activities in Brazil as well as to illustrate development and research programs that are being conducted in the broadband wireless access systems area especially by CPqD – Research and Development Center Foundation – in Campinas / São Paulo. This sort of access systems are becoming strategic technologies for developing countries to provide cheaper and flexible telecommunication and IT services and allow government to reduce digital divide and include poor people to the Internet community.
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Overview of Caribbean Telecommunications Union: Spectrum Management Policy Reform Project: Mr. Kirk Sookram, Resource Planning and
Management Engineer, Telecommunications
Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean
Telecommunication Union (CTU)
This presentation seeks to elaborate on a CTU project to harmonize the management of radio frequency spectrum resources amongst Member States. One of main objective of this project is to promote the most efficient, effective and productive use of spectrum across the Caribbean. In addition to a description of the project and the achievements thus far, areas for further spectrum management standardization will be identified, including an identification of the resources required to facilitate this standardization. |
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1230 — 1400 |
Lunch |
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1400 — 1510 |
Session 5: Security and regulatory issues
Session Chair: Ms. Marian Gordon, Rapporteur of the
Group on Cybersecurity & Critical Infrastructure of PCC.I/CITEL
Objectives: this session will provide an overview of
security standards and current security
standardization work. It will assess whether
developing countries and countries with economies in
transition have any special security need that is
not already being addressed by the current studies.
Security topics will include technologies and
convergence implications and will cover
cybersecurity issues e.g. combating spam, Identity
Management. Moreover case study/experiences from
developing countries and other regions will be
presented. The session will also address regulatory
issues and the role of the regulators and regulatory
bodies.
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ITU-D Cybersecurity Activities. Overview of Activities to support the Americas Region: Mr. Joe Richardson, Consultant, ITU
The integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) into almost
every sphere of daily economic and social activity has increased the dependence
of individuals, organizations and governments on globally interconnected
networks. At the same time, new cyber-threats have emerged that have an impact
on confidence and security in the use of ICTs. In order to protect networked
infrastructures and address these threats, coordinated national action is
required for the prevention, preparation, response and recovery from incidents.
National frameworks and strategies are needed that allow stakeholders (end
users, industry, and governments) to use all the technical, legal and regulatory
tools available to promote a culture of cybersecurity. This presentation will
review the activities underway within ITU-D to develop best practices, a
framework for action and tools to assist ITU members.
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Regulatory issues for next generation networks: Mr. Fabrizio Savi, Public Affairs
Legislation Analysis, Telecom Italia
The introduction of next generation networks requires huge investments and for this main reason the operators need a reasonable level of regulatory certainty. Furthermore, an adequate return on investment is strictly related to the success of new converging services.
A successful regulatory strategy, adopted by the regulators and supported also by the incumbent operators, can be structured in two phases: a transition period, where the safeguard of the current wholesale offers to the new entrants is complemented by the opening of some infrastructure bottlenecks; a second phase, with the gradual removal of the wholesale obligations keeping, if needed, the access to the ducts and poles of the incumbent’s network.
The presentation will describe some details of this regulatory model and suggest some points for discussion and further study.
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ITU standardization activities on telecommunications for disaster relief and early warning: Mr. Simao Campos, Counsellor, ITU-T
SG 16, ITU |
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1510 — 1540 |
Coffee break |
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1540 — 1700 |
Session 6: NGN technology, systems. Development
trends and migration scenarios
Session Chair: Mr. Bruno de Carvalho Ramos, Private
Services Regulation Manager, Anatel, Brazil
Objectives: This session will present the evolution
of NGN and future perspectives in the relevant
access technologies, service and network
architecture with special focus on convergence,
home, office and mobile applications, Internet
Protocol-Based Platform, Multiple Access Networks
pilot cases, and possible scenarios taking into
consideration the relevant Business Models and
Opportunities. Moreover, charging and accounting
principles for NGN, it will also look at migration
scenarios for NGN and accounting principles for NGN,
including related telecommunication economic and
policy issues at regional level.
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NGNs, Hyperconnectivity and the Evolution of Structures and Services: Mr. John Visser, Nortel, Canada
We’re always working on Next Generation Networks, but this time we’re changing everything. The transition of telecommunications, computing and broadcast to an all-IP based infrastructure not only makes convergence possible but requires it. The megatrends of hyperconnectivity, communications enabled applications and ubiquitous low cost broadband are providing both tremendous opportunities and challenges. The synergies in Next Generation Networks matter because the challenges are multi-dimensional.
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Mr. Marcelo Ehalt, Head of Engineering,
Cisco |
Internet Protocol based platform: Mr. Oscar Messano, Rapporteur of the Group
on issues relative to Internet resources
Las redes NGN presentan desafíos en todas las áreas, las comerciales y las tecnológicas son algunas de ellas, en estas últimas, las tecnológicas, el principal desafío es poder soportar todos los servicios actuales, así como los futuros que serán más que importantes en cantidad y variedad. Si bien la tecnología está lista para este desafío –Ipv6- parecería ser que los estados y las empresas en general no lo están. ¿Qué hacer? El reloj está corriendo. |
Summary about our experience in the process of creating a Recommendation for ITU: Prof. Ademir Lourenço, Researcher, FUCAPI, Brazil
The objective of this presentation is to briefly discuss about the experience lived by ANATEl, FUCAPI and UFPB during the meetings from the “Focus Group on IPTV” that took place in Tokyo/2007 and Malta/2007. During those events a contribution about the middleware Ginga was submitted. This contribution added a new topic to the document “Standards for IPTV multimedia application platforms". Besides that it will be also discussed the participation on the events Q13/SG16 and “IPTV Global Standards Initiative” (IPTV GSI). |
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1700 — 1730 |
Conclusions and wrap-up
Chair of the forum: Mr. Plínio de Aguiar Junior, Member of the Governing Board of Anatel, Brazil |
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The ITU Americas region WTSA-08 Preparatory Meeting, Day 1, 21 May 2008 |
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0900 — 1030 |
Session 1: Panel session: ITU for the Americas
Chair of the Prep meeting and of all the sessions:
Dr. Luiz Fernando Ferreira Silva, Head of the Office
of the International Affairs, Anatel, Brazil
Objectives: this session will discuss on how
to enhance the working methods in order to create
opportunities for the Americas region to increase
contributions and participation into ITU activities.
Creation of regional groups and other ways to go
forward will be discussed. How to help ITU-T's
sector members to commit to input resources into the
"Connect Americas initiative".
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Creation of ITU-T SGs 5 and 6 Regional Groups in Latin America: Mr. Júlio César Fonseca, Manager of
Certification Technical Regulations, Anatel,
Brazil |
Connect the Caribbean. Importance of ICT Measurements: Ms. Regenie F. Ch. Fräser, Secretary
General, Caribbean Association of National
Telecommunication Organizations (CANTO)
Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Organizations (CANTO) is spearheading a project, Connect the Caribbean Initiative (CTC ).
CTC is the Caribbean's response to ITU's Connect the World Initiative. In collaboration with other stakeholders, CANTO is seeking to mobilize human, financial and technical resources in a bid to connect the unconnected in the region by 2015.
A critical component of this effort is how we measure and monitor outcomes. The availability of ICT Indicators that are reliable and relevant to the region is a key challenge. This is an area in which ITU could support work on ICT development in the region, through capacity building initiatives and support in the development of relevant measurement standards and indicators.
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Mr Pedro Oliva, Ministry of Information and Communications, Cuba |
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1030 — 1100 |
Coffee break |
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Session 2: WTSA preparation briefing
Objectives: this session will review the major
outcome of WTSA-04 and the preparation status of
WTSA-08, including qualified participants, duties of
WTSA-08, and information on logistic as well as
information on Round table to be organized on 20
October 2008 just before WTSA-08.
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Outline and expected results of WTSA-08: Mr. Malcolm Johnson, Director of TSB |
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Implementation status of WTSA-04 Resolutions adopted in Florianópolis: Mr. Simao Campos, Counsellor, ITU-T
SG 16, ITU |
The ITU-T: “Bridging the Standardization Gap”: Mr. Paolo Rosa, Head, Workshops and
Promotion Division, TSB, ITU
The ITU Plenary Potentiary Conference in Antalya (2006) approved Resolution 123 in order to reduce the standardization gap between developed and developing countries.
This presentation will highlight the tools and initiatives put in place by the sector to meet the requirements of that resolution and of Resolution 44 (WTSA-04, Florianopolis) and will also advice on possible steps to be undertaken.
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1230 — 1400 |
Lunch |
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Session 3: WTSA-08 - major issues regarding the
ITU-T work program and working methods
Objectives: this session will review WTSA
Resolutions and Recommendations, indicating the
major modifications to be proposed to the WTSA-08.
It will also provide contact information for the
relevant TSAG correspondence groups.
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Issues and status of improvements to working methods of ITU-T: Mr. Simao Campos, Counsellor, ITU-T
SG 16, ITU |
ITU-T Structure, Status and Trends: Mr. John Visser, Chairman, ITU-T SG 19, ITU
This presentation describes some key points in the process leading up to the discussions on Study group structure and mandates in the Study groups themselves, in TSAG, and at WTSA itself. It summarizes the changes in ITU-T Study group structure that have taken place in the past several decades. The current state of the discussions on Study group restructuring in the TSAG Correspondence Group are reviewed. This is followed by a discussion of industry directions and how the work might be looked at in terms of an overall structure, both current and looking forward. It concludes by looking at current trends as they relate to the longer term and notes a need to move beyond the current “quantum level” restructuring approach toward more of an ongoing consideration of Study Group structure.
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Session 4: Issues for developing countries
Objectives: this session will explain the importance
of regional preparations and TSAG preparations for
the WTSA-08, the action taken to facilitate the
participation and understanding of developing
countries in the activities of ITU-T. Other issues
like how to develop a Question or Resolution of
particular interest for the Americas.
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Facilitating participation in ITU-T activities:
Mr. Paolo Rosa, Head, Workshops and
Promotion Division, TSB, ITU
One of the main issues in ITU and ITU-T in particular is the participation of regional members’ experts in ITU-T meetings. Reasons for the low participation can be found in distance, budgets, technical preparation. This presentation shows possibilities and available means as candidates to encourage and implement remote participation and a project introducing the possibility to held standardization regional “block” meetings to meet Requirements concerning standardization gap, regional presence, capacity building and membership increase. |
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WTSA-08 : Issues for developing countries: Mr. Simao Campos, Counsellor, ITU-T
SG 16, ITU |
Strengthening involvement of developing countries in ICT standards development: Mr. Oscar Avellaneda, Senior Manager, NGN
Architecture, Industry Canada
The presentation titled "Strengthening Involvement of Developing Counties in ICT Standards Development" will focus on the issue of participation - a key to help bridge the standardization divide. The presentation defines the standardization divide and examines its dimensions which are all linked to the issue of participation. Standardization stakeholders are defined and reasons are reviewed why it is important for stakeholders to participate in standards development.
The presentation makes the case that society, both economically and socially, is inextricably tied to ICTs. The ICT infrastructure is converging into an IP network that enables a new “Everything over IP” world where everyone and everything is connected. Global ICT standards development is a key tool that helps deal with the complexities of convergence. Therefore, to address the standardization divide, the presentation posits that the issue of participation in standards development must be addressed.
Solutions and best practices from other international organizations to enhance developing country participation are reviewed and proposed to be adopted and modified by the ITU to help in its efforts to bridge the ICT standardization divide. The presentation outlines practical actions that can help address barriers to accessibility. The presentation concludes with a call to action for the participants to expand upon the ideas presented and identify additional efforts for the ITU to help overcome other barriers to participation in the Americas.
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1600 — 1630 |
Coffee break |
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Session 5: Open discussion
Discuss region concerns and adoption of strategies
to enhance participation of the Americas region in
future ITU-T Study Group activities. In particular
consider Study Group restructuring, chairmanships
and vice-chairmanships for Study Groups and TSAG.
Presentation of
contributions by countries and
sector members |
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Dinner |
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The ITU Americas region WTSA-08 Preparatory Meeting, Day 2, 22 May 2008 |
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0900 — 1030 |
Session 6: Open discussion
Status of implementation of WTSA-04 issues – Lessons
review and updating of existing resolutions and
propositions of new resolutions
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1030 — 1100 |
Coffee break |
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Session 7: Open discussion
Discussion on Study Groups restructuring and
candidacies for chairs and vice chairmen for SG and
TSAG |
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1230 — 1400 |
Lunch |
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Session 8: Open discussion
Bridging the standardization gap and proposals to
enhance the participation in ITU-T current new and
emerging activities including accessibility,
cybersecurity and WSIS implementation. |
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1600 — 1630 |
Coffee break |
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1630 — 1730 |
Session 9
Conclusion of the discussion and review of draft texts to be adopted (if any).
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