ITU/CITEL-PCC.I Seminar on “Bridging the Standardization Divide” |
Mendoza, Argentina, 24 September 2007 |
Contact: tsbworkshops@itu.int |
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Introduction
The Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), the Telecommunication
Development Bureau (BDT) of the International Telecommunication Union
jointly with the Permanent Consultative Committee I – PCC – I of the
Inter-American Telecommunication Commission - CITEL – in close collaboration
with Secretaria de Comunicaciones del Ministerio de Planificación Federal,
Inversión Pública y Servicios y Comisión Nacional de Comunicaciones de la
República Argentina organize a forum on bridging the standardization gap
between developed and developing countries.
The Seminar, that will take place on 24 September 2007 in Mendoza,
Argentina, is open to participation of all interested parties in addition to
ITU Member States, Sector Members and Associates, and is addressed to
manufacturers, operators, service providers, regulators and administrations,
will provide a panorama on recent technologies and technological convergence
in information and communication technologies (ICT) that have created major
standardization challenges for all stakeholders such as NGN, multimedia,
Voice over IP (VoIP), IPTV, security and regulatory issues.
The seminar will highlight opportunities and tools to enhance cooperation
and participation in standardization activities and, moreover, to facilitate
standards implementation in developing countries.
Objectives
The overall objectives of the seminar are to develop guidelines and propose
initiatives to encourage the participation in standardization activities and
the adoption of international standards that support interoperability,
interworking and Quality of Service. These guidelines and initiatives should
respond to the needs of the end users and the common approaches that all of
the stakeholders could take in order to increase awareness of international
standardization benefits in the public administrations, private sector and
universities.
In particular the seminar will:
- explore the various dimensions of the telecommunication divide;
- identify strategies to address these standardization gaps;
- identify potential roles and responsibilities of government an
telecommunications regulatory bodies in promoting standardized
solutions;
- develop a better understanding of the economic and competitive
advantages of deploying networks and systems based on ITU-T
Recommendations and other international standards developing
organizations (SDOs); and
- prepare a standardization work plan, identifying actions to overcome
the standardization divide in the region.
Information and Documentation
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General Information
- Organized and Hosted by: ITU-T, ITU-D and
CITEL-PCC.I
in close collaboration with Secretaria de Comunicaciones del Ministerio de Planificación Federal,
Inversión Pública y Servicios y Comisión Nacional de Comunicaciones de la República Argenina.
- Venue: HOTEL PARK HYATT
Chile 1124 - Ciudad de Mendoza
Provincia de Mendoza - República Argentina
Tel/Fax: +54. 261-441-1234
http://www.mendoza.park.hyatt.com
- Hotels and other practical information [EN]
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Hotels are to be contacted directly for room reservations
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