Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Mauro Flórez
Calderón, President CITIC - Ecuador [ BIOGRAPHY ]
Chairperson of the Forum: Dra. Zoila Ramos, Director CITIC -
Ecuador [ BIOGRAPHY ]
Welcome addresses:
Dra. Zoila Ramos, Director CITIC – Ecuador [ BIOGRAPHY ]
Ing. Fabian Jaramillo, Superintendent, Superintendencia de
Telecomunicaciones del Ecuador
Ing. Jaime Guerrero, Presidente CONATEL – Ecuador
Mr. Malcolm Johnson, Director ITU-TSB [ BIOGRAPHY
| SPEECH: English ]
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:0 – 12:30
SESSION 1: Overview of the ITU-T and its activities, and of the WTSA-08.
Initiatives to increase participation in the standardization work from
developing countries.
Objectives: This session will provide an
overview of ITU-T the standardization sector of ITU. It will highlight
decisions taken by the Plenipotentiary Conference 2006 (Resolution 123) and
the main achievements reached at WTSA-08 including those to bridge the
standardization gap and to increase participation in ITU activities from
developing countries and academia.
ession Chairman: Malcolm Johnson, (Director, Telecommunication
Standardization Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU/TSB))
Malcolm Johnson, (Director, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau,
International Telecommunication Union (ITU/TSB)): ITU-T Overview and WTSA-08
results [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION: English | Español ]
Paolo Rosa, (Head of Workshops and Promotion Division, ITU/TSB): ITU-T
activities in the region in the light of WTSA-08 Resolutions [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION: English | Español ]
Paolo Rosa, (Head of Workshops and Promotion Division, ITU/TSB): ITU-T at
a glance [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION: English | Español ]
12:30 – 12:45
Q & A
12:45 – 14:15
Lunch
14:15 – 15:30
SESSION 2: Resolutions addressed to Developing Countries
Objectives: This session will address the main difficulties raised by
Developing Countries regarding participation in ITU-T management, studies,
standardization and approval process. This session will address issues
dealing with the standardization gap and the need to ensure conformance and
interoperability of equipment. This session will also highlight ITU-T
initiatives in the Latin America region.
Session Chairman: Arthur Levin, (Head, Standardization Policy Division,
ITU/TSB)
Julio Cesar Fonseca, (ANATEL, Brazil): Potential of
laboratories in Brazil to meet Res.76 requirements [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION: English ]
Paolo Rosa, (Head of Workshops and Promotion Division, ITU/TSB): WTSA-08
Resolutions’ action plan and Resolution 76 in view of Council-09 [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION: English ]
Arthur
Levin, (Head, Standardization Policy Division, ITU/TSB): Strategies to
bridge the standardization gap [ BIOGRAPHY| PRESENTATION: English | Español]
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30
SESSION 3: Hot topics addressed by WTSA-08
Objectives: This session
addresses “Hot” topics such as NGN, mobility and fixed-mobile convergence
(FMC), future IP-based networks, misappropriation of numbering resources,
emergency communications, climate change issues, accessibility, IPTV, IPv6
deployment, multimedia services and cybersecurity.
Session Chairman: Paolo Rosa, (Head of Workshops and Promotion Division,
ITU/TSB)
Raul Echeberria, (Executive Director of Latin American and
Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC): [ BIOGRAPHY |
PRESENTATION: English ]
Sergio Scarabino, (Head, ITU Area Office, Chile): ICTs development and standardization needs in Latin-America region [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION: Español ]
Paolo Rosa, (Head of Workshops and Promotion Division,
ITU/TSB): Relationship between inputs by the Americas region to WTSA-08
and relevant outcomes [ BIOGRAPHY | PRESENTATION: English ]
17:30 – 17:45
SESSION 4: Panel discussion
Participants: Session Chairmen
Malcolm Johnson, (Director, Telecommunication Standardization
Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU/TSB)) [ BIOGRAPHY ]
Arthur Levin, (Head, Standardization Policy Division,
ITU/TSB) [ BIOGRAPHY ]
Paolo Rosa, (Head of Workshops and Promotion Division,
ITU/TSB) [ BIOGRAPHY ]
17:45 – 18:00
Closing Session:
Closing remarks:
Dra. Zoila Ramos, Director CITIC - Ecuador and Chairperson of the Forum [ BIOGRAPHY ]
Mr. Malcolm Johnson, Director ITU-TSB [ BIOGRAPHY ]
