Opening remarks: 

Master of Ceremony

Jim Paterson, Director, International Relationsm, Department of Communications, South Africa

Welcome address: Representative from South Africa

Keynote addresses:

• Abdoulkarim Soumaila, Secretary General, ATU
  [ Biography | Speech ]
• Andrew Rugege, ITU Regional Director for Africa, Addis Ababa
  [ Speech ]
• Malcolm Johnson, Director, ITU/TSB
  [ Biography | Speech ]
• H.E. Mrs Dina Pule, Minister of Communications, South Africa
  (delivered by Mr. Gift Buthelezi, Deputy Director-General, ICT International Affairs and Trade, Department of Communications, South Africa)

• Chairman of the Events, Jim Paterson, Director, International Relations, Department of Communications, South Africa​
• Vice-Chairman of the Events, Sherif Guinena, Advisor to NTRA Executive President, Egypt​
• First Rapporteur, Idrissa Gassama, International Relations Organizations Division, SONATEL, Senegal​
• Second Rapporteur, Christopher Wambua, Communications Manager, CCK Kenya​

Session A:  Briefing on Preparations for WTSA-12 and major issues for the ITU-T work programme and working methods

Objectives: This session will review the major outcomes of WTSA-08 (Johannesburg, 2008) and the preparation status of WTSA-12, including expected participants, structure, objectives of WTSA-12, and logistics. There will be information on the Global Standardization Symposium (GSS-12) to be organized the day before WTSA-12. This session will also review the major WTSA Resolutions and Recommendations, and examine changes that have been proposed for WTSA-12. It will examine likely key topics on the agenda of WTSA-12, including structuring of study groups and information on relevant TSAG correspondence groups.​

Speakers:

• Malcolm Johnson, Director, ITU/TSB
  [ Biography | Presentation ]
• Alex Ntoko, Head, Corporate Division, ITU
  [ Presentation ]

Speaker:

• Vijay Mauree, Programme Coordinator, ITU/TSB
  [ Biography | Presentation ]

Session C:  ICT standardization gaps in the Africa region​

Objectives: This session will provide an overview of the current status of ICT standardization, ITU standards activities with specific relevance to the Africa region and will provide an opportunity for policy-makers from the region to express their future requirements. This session will also include a presentation on the standardization gap and the wider digital divide, and what can be done to overcome it.

Speakers:

• Vijay Mauree, Programme Coordinator, ITU/TSB
  [ Biography | Presentation ]

Session D: WTSA-12 – Regional Preparations

Objective:  This session will discuss regional concerns, determine issues on which proposals should be drafted, consider and adopt texts of proposals.

Speakers:

• Report of the Cairo meeting by Raynold Crispin Mfungahema, Director, Consumer and Industry Affairs with the Tanzania Communications
  [ Biography | Presentation ]
• Other ITU Regional organizations
  • Summary of proposals from other Regional Organizations: Richard Hill, ITU-T SG2 and SG3 and CWG-WCIT
    [ Biography ]

Session E: WTSA-12 – Regional Preparations

Objectives:  This session will discuss regional concerns, determine issues on which proposals should be drafted, consider and adopt texts of proposals.

• Ghana
• Côte d’Ivoire
• ITU-T Study Group 3 Regional Group for Africa
• Uganda
• Egypt
• Nigeria
• Tanzania

Session G: Conclusion

Conclusion of the discussion and review of draft texts and any regional positions to be adopted.​