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Marcos A Perez Garcia, Cuban Telecommunications Company SA, (Etecsa), Cuba: Globalize Number Harmonization
Considering that the national part, following country code managed by
ITU-TSB, of every national numbering plan is unique inside each country,
integrated numbering plans, and national numbering plans could be
harmonized to some extent by adopting common principles for numbering
plan design, choosing identical or similar codes for special services,
new services and services of social value.
It should be notice that numbering harmonization could be useful as well
for mitigating the effects of climate changes especially in those areas
of the world challenged by severely consequences as hurricanes, rising
sea levels, tsunamis.
Harmonization of telecommunication facilities is a concept also
considered within the purpose of the International Telecommunication
Union.
The Presentation outlines the benefits of globally harmonized numbers in
order to achieve the “same number-same service” concept whenever deemed
appropriate. |
Cynthia D. Waddell, Executive Director, ICDRI and Andrea Saks, Convener, ITU-T Joint Coordination Activity on Accessibility and Human Factors, JCA-AHF): ITU-T Standardization and Accessibility
This presentation will discuss ITU-T accessibility landmarks including
WTSA-08 Accessibility Resolution 70 and how it impacted the whole of the
ITU culminating in the ITU Plenipotentiary 2010 Accessibility Resolution
175. The presentation will give a brief history of the beginning of
accessibility work for persons with disabilities in the ITU-T commencing
as early as 1991 in standardization work. The presentation will then
proceed to describe the progress of the ITU in its standardization work
to conform to the telecommunication/ICT accessibility provisions of the
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The
presentation will further explain what the ITU as an organization can do
to comply with the Convention. The following list are some of the
specific areas of work in the ITU accessibility effort and will be
further described in the presentation:
1. ITU-T Study Group 16 (Multimedia coding, systems and applications) is
the lead study group on telecommunication/ICT accessibility for persons
with disabilities, and has special Question 26 that assists and studies
the inclusion and mainstreaming of accessibility features in current
international standards work in all Study Groups at ITU-T.
2. ITU-T Study Group 2 (Operational aspects of service provision and
telecommunications management) which has special Question 4 that deals
with Human Factors and usability related issues for improving the
quality of life through international telecommunications. It covers the
needs of children, the elderly and persons who may or may not have a
disability.
3. ITU-T also has a Joint Coordination Activity on Accessibility and
Human Factors (JCA-AHF) whose function is to coordinate the work of
ITU-T Q4/2 and Q26/16. The JCA-AHF also assists by providing current
information applicable to aiding the accessibility work in standards
creation for persons with disabilities. The JCA-AHF also has a mandate
to serve from WTSA-08 Resolution 70 as the ITU communication vehicle
reporting to all sectors current accessibility work on many levels. The
JCA-AHF also coordinates the accessibility work with ITU-T, ITU-D and
ITU-R in documenting their respective accomplishments and communicating
to all their accessibility work.
4. The ITU-T supports the work of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
and sponsors the Dynamic Coalition on Accessibility and Disability
(DCAD). DCAD seeks to build a future where all members of the global
community have equal access to the Information Society.
5. The role of Universal Design as defined by the UN Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities will be further illuminated.
6. Tools that can be used to further accessibility and inclusion for
persons with disabilities such as the ITU-T Telecommunications
Accessibility Checklist, ITU-T Recommendation F.790 (Telecommunications
Accessibility Guidelines for Older Persons and Persons with
Disabilities), ITU-T Recommendation F.703 Total Conversation, and the
ITU-G3ict eAccessibility Policy Maker Toolkit for Persons with
Disabilities.
7. How you can be involved in the JCA-AHF, IGF DCAD, and the ongoing
work with ITU-T Q4/2 and Q26/16.
8. How the ITU Plenipotentiary 2010 Accessibility Resolution 175 can be
a template for increasing accessibility for persons with disabilities in
the creation of international standards. |
Luis Enrique Conde del Oso, Cuban Telecommunications Company SA., (ETECSA), Cuba: Evaluation of the QoE in NGN starting from ITU-T recommendations
The current evolution from the network TDM to NGN in ETECSA, is
explained, and the new possibilities of this evolution toward the
Broadband and its contribution to the introduction of new services,
among them the IPTV. In this new scenario IP new types of disturbances
appear that are necessary to evaluate, for what the term of QoE is
introduced and different tools are shown for the validation of the QoE
in this type of network and it is explained like by means of
experimental tests and UIT recommendations an appropriate
Objective-subjective correlation was achieved in the mentioned tools.
They are carried out proposals for their employment in the IP network in
ETECSA and also different results are shown obtained in experimental
tests. |
Richard Labelle, ITU Consultant, Canada: ICTs for abating climate change and promoting Green Growth
Increased energy demand worldwide suggest that the worst case scenarios for
fossil fuel use and resultant greenhouse gas emissions will prevail.
Research suggests that efficiency measures will be responsible for a 50 –
53% reduction in CO2 emissions. The presentation will discuss the role of
ICTs in deepening this efficiency wedge and facilitating the introduction of
renewable energy sources through the use of ICT based enabling technologies
and practices. The resultant growth in Green ICT technologies underpins
Green Growth and will be outlined in the presentation. |
Héctor Carril, Vice-Chairman ITU-T SG5 and Chairman ITU-T SG5 Regional Group for Latin America and
Caribbean: ITU Conferences, non-ionizing radiations and wireless network deployment
La Conferencia de Plenipotenciarios realizada en Guadalajara emitió la
Resolución WGPL/3 (Guadalajara, 2010): Exposición de las personas a los
campos electromagnéticos y medición de los mismos. La misma se basa en
la Resolución 72 – Problemas de medición relativos a la exposición de
las personas a los campos electromagnéticos de la Asamblea Mundial de
Normalización de Telecomunicaciones (Johannesburgo, 2008), la Resolución
62, también sobre los problemas de medición relativos a la exposición de
las personas a los campos electromagnéticos; de la Conferencia Mundial
de Desarrollo de las Telecomunicaciones (Hyderabad, 2010) y los trabajos
de la UIT-R y UIT-T en la materia.
La WGPL/3 encarga a los Directores de las tres Oficinas a divulgar
información sobre la exposición a los campos electromagnéticos,
incluidos los métodos para la medición de los campos electromagnéticos,
a fin de ayudar a las administraciones nacionales y, en particular, las
de los países en desarrollo, a elaborar reglamentaciones nacionales
apropiadas; Encarga al Director de la BDT en colaboración con los otros
Directores a crear capacidad humana en la materia así como alienta a la
cooperación y la compartición de conocimientos y recursos.
Ante la la importancia de las telecomunicaciones y las tecnologías de la
información y la comunicación (TIC) para el progreso político, económico,
social y cultural y considerando que una parte importante de la
infraestructura necesaria para contribuir a reducir la brecha digital
entre países desarrollados y países en desarrollo implica el uso de
diversas tecnologías inalámbricas la UIT reconoce que es necesario
mantener informado al público sobre los efectos potenciales de la
exposición a los campos electromagnéticos (EMF);que ciertas
publicaciones sobre los efectos de los EMF en la salud han sembrado
dudas entre la población, en particular en los países en desarrollo y
que, debido a la ausencia de reglamentación, la gente, en particular la
de los países en desarrollo, sigue albergando numerosas dudas las que
sumadas a la la falta de planificación estatal en la construcción de las
redes de telefonía celular sin normativas medioambientales, sin
información a la población relacionada con las Radiaciones No
Ionizantes y sin regulación municipal llevó a las poblaciones a impedir
la construcción de estaciones bases en muchos casos en forma violenta,
en otros por vía judicial.y se opone cada vez más a las instalaciones
radioeléctricas en sus vecindarios logrando la sanción de ordenanzas
municipales restrictivas
Hoy la industria celular, una de la más próspera y dinámicas de la
economía mundial vive la realidad de la informalidad y con instalaciones
sin autorización municipal.
La presentación plantea soluciones a los problemas existentes en la
Región Américas para el despliegue de infraestructura inalámbrica debido
a la aprehensión de la población a las radiaciones no ionizantes y en
base a la información recopilada sobre experiencias en diversas partes
del mundo se propone una alternativa de resolución para la región basada
en: La cooperación entre las partes con la elaboración de un Código de
Buenas Prácticas; Sistemas de Monitoreo continuo de bajo coste y mapas
de radiación municipal y Comunicación social relacionada con las RNI y
el despliegue de infraestructura. |
Richard Labelle, ITU Consultant, Canada: ICT connectivity trends and issues
The diffusion of ICTs continues unabated
worldwide. Several trends are
responsible for the digital
transformations revolutionizing the way
we work and live. Broadband is at the
core of these transformative
technologies. The presentation will
highlight the diffusion of fiber
broadband as well as mobile broadband
technologies and their impact on the
developing world. |
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