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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
Invited speakers:
- 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
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS ]
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.
Invited speakers:
- 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)
[ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION ]
- Overview of Caribbean Telecommunications Union: Caribbean ICT Development Projects: Mr. Kirk Sookram, Resource Planning and
Management Engineer, Telecommunications
Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
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PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
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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.
Invited speakers:
- Overview of ITU-T: ITU-T - Leader in ICTs and Telecommunications Global Standards: Mr. Paolo Rosa, Head, Workshops and
Promotion Division, TSB, ITU
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PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
- ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R): Mr. Fabio Leite, Deputy Director,
Radiocommunication Bureau (BR), ITU
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PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
- ITU-D Activities: Mr. Riccardo Passerini, Head,
Telecommunication Technologies and Network
Development Division, Telecommunications
Development Bureau (BDT), ITU
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PRESENTATION ]
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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)
Invited speakers:
- 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
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ABSTRACT ]
- ITU for Americas. Connect The Caribbean (CTC): Ms. Regenie F. Ch. Fräser, Secretary General, Caribbean Association of National Telecommunication Organizations (CANTO)
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- Overview of Caribbean Telecommunications Union’s. Caribbean Broadband Review: Ms. Judy Anderson, Project Manager, Spectrum Management Authority of Jamaica, Caribbean Telecommunication Union (CTU)
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ABSTRACT ]
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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 [ BIOGRAPHY ]
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.
Invited speakers:
- Current ITU standardization hot topics: Multimedia: Mr. Simao Campos, Counsellor, ITU-T SG 16, ITU
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- 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
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PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
- ITU-T Activities on IMT-2000, Mobility, Fixed-Mobile Convergence, and Future Studies: Mr. John Visser, Nortel, Canada
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PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
- Mutual Recognition Agreements: Mr. Haroldo Pazzini Motta, Manager of
Equipment Certification Processes, Anatel,
Brazil
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PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
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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
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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.
Invited speakers:
- ITU Radiocommunication Standardization Activities: Mr. Fabio Leite, Deputy Director,
Radiocommunication Bureau (BR), ITU
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PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
- Global Standards Collaboration: Dr. Bruce A. Gracie, Industry Canada
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PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
- Broadband Wireless Access systems and developments: Mr. Marcos Castello Branco, Researcher, CPqD,
Brazil
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PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
- 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)
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PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
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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.
Invited speakers:
- ITU-D Cybersecurity Activities. Overview of Activities to support the Americas Region: Mr. Joe Richardson, Consultant, ITU
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ABSTRACT ]
- Regulatory issues for next generation networks: Mr. Fabrizio Savi, Public Affairs
Legislation Analysis, Telecom Italia
[ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
- ITU standardization activities on telecommunications for disaster relief and early warning: Mr. Simao Campos, Counsellor, ITU-T
SG 16, ITU
[ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION ]
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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.
Invited speakers:
- NGNs, Hyperconnectivity and the Evolution of Structures and Services: Mr. John Visser, Nortel, Canada
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PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
- Mr. Marcelo Ehalt, Head of Engineering,
Cisco
- Internet Protocol based platform: Mr. Oscar Messano, Rapporteur of the Group
on issues relative to Internet resources
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PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
- Summary about our experience in the process of creating a Recommendation for ITU: Prof. Ademir Lourenço, Researcher, FUCAPI, Brazil
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PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
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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".
Invited speakers:
- Creation of ITU-T SGs 5 and 6 Regional Groups in Latin America: Mr. Júlio César Fonseca, Manager of
Certification Technical Regulations, Anatel,
Brazil
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- Connect the Caribbean. Importance of ICT Measurements: Ms. Regenie F. Ch. Fräser, Secretary
General, Caribbean Association of National
Telecommunication Organizations (CANTO)
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PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
- Mr Pedro Oliva, Ministry of Information and Communications, Cuba
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1030 — 1100 |
Coffee break |
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1100 — 1230 |
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.
Invited speakers:
- Outline and expected results of WTSA-08: Mr. Malcolm Johnson, Director of TSB
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PRESENTATION ]
- Implementation status of WTSA-04 Resolutions adopted in Florianópolis: Mr. Simao Campos, Counsellor, ITU-T
SG 16, ITU
[ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION ]
- The ITU-T: “Bridging the Standardization Gap”: Mr. Paolo Rosa, Head, Workshops and
Promotion Division, TSB, ITU
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PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
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1230 — 1400 |
Lunch |
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1400 — 1515 |
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.
Invited speakers:
- Issues and status of improvements to working methods of ITU-T: Mr. Simao Campos, Counsellor, ITU-T
SG 16, ITU
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- ITU-T Structure, Status and Trends: Mr. John Visser, Chairman, ITU-T SG 19, ITU
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PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
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1515 — 1600 |
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.
Invited speakers:
- Facilitating participation in ITU-T activities: Mr. Paolo Rosa, Head, Workshops and
Promotion Division, TSB, ITU
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PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
- WTSA-08 : Issues for developing countries: Mr. Simao Campos, Counsellor, ITU-T
SG 16, ITU
[ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION ]
- Strengthening involvement of developing countries in ICT standards development: Mr. Oscar Avellaneda, Senior Manager, NGN
Architecture, Industry Canada
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PRESENTATION |
ABSTRACT ]
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1600 — 1630 |
Coffee break |
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1630 — 1730 |
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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1930 |
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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1100 — 1230 |
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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1400 — 1600 |
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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