Priorities of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector

Within its overall mission, the priorities of the Telecommunication Standardization Sector for 2004-2007, in addition to those that may be identified by future conferences, are indicated below. Each priority is linked to the specific relevant goal enumerated in Part I, section 3.3 above:

To offer an organization that is attractive to industry entities as a place to do their standards development work (Goals 2, 3 and 5).
To create an environment in which interested parties can work effectively and efficiently together in partnership (Goals 1, 3 and 5).
To develop and execute a proactive plan, in collaboration with the secretariat, in order to promote the value of ITU-T in the face of competition from other standards bodies and continue to enhance efforts in this regard (Goal 3).
To stimulate active participation of existing membership and attract new participants by convincing them of the benefits of working in, or with, ITU-T, stressing its global recognition and credibility and the high quality of its recommendations, as well as its willingness to change (Goals 3, 5 and 6).
To identify areas where recommendations should be developed for the information society (Goals 2 and 4).
To develop high-quality, global, consensus-based recommendations in its core competency areas efficiently, on a market-driven and timely basis (Goals 1, 2, 4 and 5).
To facilitate the interoperability of networks and services (Goals 2 and 4).
To be able to develop recommendations that may have regulatory or policy implications (Goals 1, 2, 4 and 6).
To give appropriate consideration to the particular needs of developing countries (Goal 6).
To utilize a bottom-up (rather than top-down) mode of operation and production of (Goals 4 and 5).
To utilize clear and transparent working methods and processes, to encourage transparency, inclusiveness, and representation of a broad range of participants and views, particularly incorporating a gender and youth perspective (Goals 1, 4 and 5).
To be flexible and constantly look for ways to improve (Goal 5).
To define and establish formal relationships with the broadest practicable range of relevant bodies. In this regard, ITU-T should:
- foster awareness within ITU-T of the work done by other bodies (such as standards development organizations, forums and consortia) (Goal 1);
- coordinate and cooperate with such groups in order to reduce duplication, avoid inconsistencies, and ensure that ITU-T work creates added value (Goals 1, 2, 4 and 5);
- continue to participate in appropriate coordinating bodies (Goals 1 and 5).
To be flexible in responding to market demands (Goals 2, 4, 5 and 6).
To coordinate and cooperate with the Radiocommunication (ITU-R) and Telecommunication Development (ITU-D) Sectors and with the General Secretariat (Goal 5).
To work with ITU-D, with special attention to telecommunication development in developing countries, including supporting ITU-D's efforts to improve access to the information society in developing countries, and developing handbooks as appropriate (Goals 5 and 6).
To develop and strengthen the linkage between financial, strategic, and operational planning (Goal 5).
To monitor, through the Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG), the performance of the Sector against identified milestones and to propose adjustments to the strategic plan, as needed (Goal 5).