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 The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) is held every
four years by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a specialized agency of the United Nations, to fulfil its mandate to co-ordinate the development of global standards for telecommunications networks and services.
Following Brazil's offer to host the WTSA-2004, the Assembly is being held in Florianópolis from 5 to 14 October 2004.
The International Telecommunication Union is unique among international organizations in that it was founded on the principle of co-operation between governments and the private sector. With a membership encompassing telecommunication policy-makers and regulators, network operators, equipment manufacturers, hardware and software developers, regional standards-making organizations and financing institutions, ITU's activities, policies and it provides a forum in which the Union's membership can collectively work towards the improvement and rational use of telecommunications of all kinds.
Highlights (In-session briefing notes)
Press releases
The role of ITU in global standardization What do WTSAs do? Looking ahead: a view from the Director of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) Statements
Closing address by Mr José
Leite Pereira Filho, Member of the Board of Directors, ANATEL -
Closing address by Mr R. Blois,
Deputy Secretary-General
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Closing address by Mr Houlin Zhao,
Director, ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB)
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Opening address by Mr Paulo Lustosa, Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Communications (Portuguese only)
Opening address by Mr Yoshio Utsumi, Secretary-General of ITU Statement at the first Plenary Meeting by Mr Savio Pinheiro, Chairman of WTSA-04 (Portuguese only) Statement at the first Plenary Meeting by Mr Houlin Zhao,
Director, ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB)
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