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Current topics under discussion by the informal group on increasing cooperation between ITU-T and Academia

The ITU-T and Academia informal group is currently discussing in more detail the various issues raised at the ITU-T and Academia Consultation Meeting, including:

Creation of an ITU-T/Academia Steering Committee (IASC).
Establishment of a pre-standards environment trial:
- Managed by the IASC, which would be tasked with defining the Terms of Reference (ToR) of each pre-standards group, their deliverables, and communication mechanisms with ITU-T SGs and FGs.
- The theme could be one of the ones mentioned at this Consultation meeting, after a brief study of areas that could have critical mass (associated with the stocktaking initiative, see below).
Implications concerning the creation of an ITU-T Journal.
Preparation of promotion plan for ITU-T activities (workshops, meetings, etc) in the academic environment (coordinated with other ITU-T promotion initiatives).
Development of an action plan for educational initiatives.
Identification of opportunities for the organization of workshops and symposia, possibly co-located with ITU-T meetings and harmonized with the ITU-T Workshop/Seminar programme.
Organize the first of a series of regular event to bring together academia, research organizations and ITU-T members in the “Kaleidoscope events: bridging Standardization and Research”. The first event is aimed around 15-16 May 2008 and provisionally titled “Innovation in NGN”. A steering committee is being organized.
Support ITU-T Secretariat in various information gathering activities:
- identify external programmes that can be used to support internships in ITU
- identify relevant publications and societies that could increase visibility of ITU's standardization work
- stocktaking of academic organizations interested in standardization and facilitate networking of these organizations with potential sponsors
- identify opportunities to increase ITU-T presence in the academic environment

Contact

Alessia Magliarditi: tsbuni@itu.int