1. Fourth Meeting of ITU-D Study Group 2: Digital transformation, including Q4/2, 5-9 May 2025, Geneva, Switzerland
   
2. ​Third Meeting of ITU-D Study Group 2: Digital transformation, including Q4/2, 11-15 November 2024, Geneva, Switzerland 
   
3. Workshop on Techniques designed to promote harmonization of C&I regimes, 10 May 2024​, Geneva, Switzerland
1. Session 1: Theft of Mobile Devices and importance of raising awareness among equipment suppliers and users
   
2. Session 2: Internet of things and regulatory aspects for adoption of C&I​
4. Rapporteur Group Meeting for Question 4/2​: Telecommunication/ICT equipment: Conformance and interoperability, combating counterfeiting and theft of mobile devices, 10 May 2024, Geneva, Switzerland

1. ITU Academy C&I training: Conformity and interoperability on test reports analysis and regulatory aspect of electromagnetic compatibility testing (EMC), in collaboration with NCA/Ghana Laboratory, November 2023​​

1. Second Meeting of ITU-D Study Group 2, including Q4/2, 30 October - 3 November 2023, Geneva, Switzerlan​d​

1. Rapporteur Group Meeting for Question 4/2: Telecommunication/ICT equipment: Conformance and interoperability, combating counterfeiting and theft of mobile devices, 1-2 June 2023, Geneva, Switzerland

1. Workshop on conformity and interoperability challenges for digital transformation​, 2 June 2023
2. Session 1: Future challenges and adoption in telecommunications/ICTs and digital skills enhancement for C&I
3. Session 2: C&I infrastructure and application​

1. First meeting of ITU-D Study Group 2, including Q4/2, 5 - 9 December 2022, Geneva, Switzerland​​

1. ​Conformity and Interoperability virtual/online Training Workshop for Africa Region​, 21-25 November 202​2​, ITU Academy Training

1. Start-ups readiness for IoT deployment training: Pre-compliance testing​, 28 March-6 May 2022​​, ITU Academy Training

1. Conformity and Interoperability relating to 5G​, 11-24 April 2022​, ITU Academy Training

1. ​​​​Conformity and Interoperability virtual/online Training Workshop for Africa Region​, 15-19 November 2021 (11:00-17:00 GMT+2)​​​

2. Conformity and Interoperability relating to 5G​, 11-23 October 2021
   

3. Start-ups readiness for IoT deployment training: Pre-compliance testing, 6 September-15 October 2021
   

4. Conformity and Interoperability virtual/online Training Workshop for Africa Region, 16-27 November 2020 (12:00-15:00 GMT+2): Invitation letter - Agenda - Registration​​​

5. Conformity and Interoperability Training for French-Speaking Countries of the Africa Region​, 4-8 November 2019, Accra, Ghana​​

6. ITU Centres Of Excellence Network For Asia Pacific Region: Conformity and Interoperability relating to Smart City​, 18-21 September 2019, Guangzhou, P.R. China    
   

7. Conformity and Interoperability Training for English-Speaking Countries of the Africa Region​, 2-6 September 2019, Accra, Ghana​​

8. Workshop on C&I dedicated to Mauritania, 17-19 December 2018, Nouakchott, Mauritania
   

9. ​Q4/2 Session on Combating​ Counterfeit ICT Devices, 4 October 2018, Geneva, Switzerland
   

10. ITU Asia-Pacific CoE Training on Conformity and Interoperability, 10-14 September 2018, Shenzen, P.R. China
    

11. Forum on the Conformance and Interoperability (C&I) in Innovation for Youths (25-27 June 2018) and Establishing a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) for the Caribbean Countries Workshop (28-29 June 2018), Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

12. Conformity and Interoperability Training for Africa Region: Regulatory framework and practical EMC tests including creation of basic lab facilities, 30 April-4 May 2018, Tunis, Tunisia

13. ITU Regional Workskhop for CIS on Mobile Number Portability, Conformance and Interoperability, 1-2 March 2018, Moscow, Russian Federation

14. ITU Asia-Pacific CoE Training on Conformity and Interoperability for Internet of Things, 30 October - 3 November 2017, Shanghai, P.R. China

15. ITU Conformity and Interoperability (C&I) Week for the Americas Region, 3-7 July 2017, Campinas, Brazil:
    * Workshop on the ITU C&I Assessment Study for South America, 3-4 July
    * Training for AMS Region on C&I Infrastructures and Virtual Laboratory Services, 5-7 July 

16. Conformity and Interoperability Training for Africa Region: Regulatory framework and practical EMC tests, 22-26 May 2017, Tunis, Tunisia

17. Online Program on "Conformity and Interoperability (C&I) for 4G LTE" for the Asia-Pacific Region, 17 April-15 May 2017

18. ITU-UMA Experts Meeting on Conformity and Interoperability in the Maghreb Countries, 14-15 December 2016, Rabat, Morocco

19. Second Workshop on Conformity and Interoperability for COMTELCA Member Countries, 5-6 December 2016, San Salvador, El Salvador

20. ITU Asia-Pacific CoE Program on Conformity and Interoperability, 17-21 October 2016, Chongqing, P.R. China

21. Conformity and Interoperability Training for Americas Region on Type Approval testing for Mobile Terminals, NGN integration and Interoperability testing, Homologation Procedures and Market Surveillance, 27 June-1^st July 2016, Campinas, Brazil

1. Invitation letter: English - Spanish
2. Programme: English - Spanish
3. Agenda: English - Spanish
4. Registration form
5. Fellowship request form
6. Information note: English - Spanish
7. Presentations and Training Material

22. Conformity and Interoperability Training for Africa Region, 30 May-3 June 2016, Tunis, Tunisia

1. Invitation letter: English - French

2. Agenda
3. Registration form

4. Hotel reservation form

5. Fellowship request form

6. Information note

7. Presentations

23. Conformity and Interoperability Training for Arab Region, 11-15 April 2016, Tunis, Tunisia

1. Agenda
2. Presentations

24. ITU Regional Workshop for CIS and Georgia on Mobile Number Portability, Conformance and Interoperability, 22-24 March 2016, Moscow, Russian Federation

25. Conformity and Interoperability Training for Africa Region on Type Approval Testing for Mobile Terminals, Homologation Procedures and Market Surveillance, 14-18 December 2015, Tunis, Tunisia
    

1. ​Invitation letter: English - French
2. Programme
3. Detailed agenda
4. Registration form
5. Hotel reservation form
6. Fellowship request form
7. Information note
8. List of participants
9. Training material
10. Presentations
1. C&I Programme: Pillars 1 and 2
2. C&I Programme: Pillars 3 and 4
3. ITU C&I Programme: Guidelines
4. ITU Guidelines for development and implementation of MRAs
5. Testing scopes of C&I test laboratories, implementations and costing issues
6. Conformity assessment procedures
7. Assessment study on conformance and interoperability for EAC Countries
8. Outcomes and Recommendations
9. Market surveillance and enforcement
10. Mutual Recognition Agreement/Arrangement: General introduction, framework and benefits
11. Conclusions from the assessment study for EAC Countries
12. Way forward for establishing common C&I Regime and MRA Agreements in EAC Countries
13. Outcomes of the workshop for EAC Countries
14. P​​resentation from CERT
1. ​​HOMOLOGATION : ACTUAL STATE AND ACTION PLAN FOR A POSTERIORI MARKET SURVEILLANCE
2. Procedur​es One Stop Shop: Chammen Abdelkarim (English, French); Chokri Ben Hadj Yahia; Zied Salhi
1. TEST BE​NCH AND STANDARDS​
2. Exemple of sample with RF cable​​
3. Some devices in lab of approval​
4. Some radio devices in lab of approval​
5. Some types of RF adapters in the lab of Approval
6. ​Test plan and primary configuration for Agilent 8960​​
7. EMC ​Standards​; The new Radio Equipment Directive; SAR – Specific Absorption Rate​
3. Participants' experiences: Burkina Faso - Congo (Republic of) - Gambia - Ghana - Malawi

26. ​ITU-UMA Experts Meeting on C&I in the Maghreb Countries, Rabat-Morocco, 23-25 Nov. 2015​​​
    

27. 3rd Joint APT/ITU Conformance and Interoperability Event​​

28. ​Conformance and Interoperability (C&I) Validation Workshop for COMTELCA Countries and Cuba,Tegucigalpa, Honduras 7 – 9 December 2015 
    

1. Invitation letter​
2. ​Draft Prog​ramme​​​
3. Presentations
4. Assessment Study on C&I for COMTELCA Countries
5. Registration Form​​
6. Informa​tion n​ote​​​
7. List of pa​rticipants​​​
8. Results and Outcomes of the Workshop: 
1. C&I Assessment Study for COMTELCA: Survey Findings
2. Outcomes
3. Recommendations: In Country C&I Test Lab
4. Criteria for selecting countries for establishing regional test centres
5. Proposed plan for COMTELCA framework MRA
6. Informe del Taller

29. Conformance and Interoperability (C&I) Validation Workshop, Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya 21st  – 23rd October 2015 ​​​
    

1. ​​Invitation letter
2. Progra​m​me​​
3. Presentations
4. Assessment Study on C&I for EAC Countries​
5. Registration Form​
6. Information n​ote​​
7. List of pa​rticipants​​​
8. Results and Outcomes of the Workshop: 
1. ​C&I Assessment Study for EAC: Survey Findings
2. Outc​​omes
3. Recommendations: In ​Country C&I Test Lab
4. Criteria for selec​ting countries for establishing regional test centres
5. Proposed plan for EAC fra​mework MRA
6. EAC Task Force on Conformity and Interoperability​ (C&I): Terms of Reference​
   

30. ITU Asia-Pacific Centre of Excellence Training on Conformity and Interoperability​, 12-16 October 2015, Beijing, P. R. China​​

31. ​​​Regional Workshop for CIS on Conformance and Interoperability, Moscow, Russian Federation,  7-9 July 2015​​

32. ​​Conformity and Interoperability Training for Americas Region on Type Approval testing for Mobile Terminals, NGN integration and interoperability testing, Homologation Procedures and Market Surveillance, 8-12 June 2015, Campinas (Brazil)​
    

1. Invitation letter: English - Spanish
2. List of Topics: English - Spanish
3. Registration form
4. Fellowship request form
5. Information note​
6. Training material
1. Conformity and I​nteroperability Training Homologation Procedures and Type Approval Testing for Mobile Terminals –theory
2. Conformity and Interoperability Training Homologation Procedures and Type Approval Testing for Mobile Terminals Mobile - practice
3. Next-generation Networks testing - theory​
4. Next-generation Networks testing - practice​​
7. Presentations
   
• ​​C&I Pro​​gramme Pillars 1 and 2​
• ​​C&​I Pro​​gramme Pillars​ 3 and 4​
• C&I Guidelines
• Market Surveillance
• Testing Laboratories - CP​qD​
  
8. Participants' experiences: Brazil​, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Paraguay
   

33. Conformity and Interoperability Training for Arab Region on Type Approval testing for Mobile Terminals, Homologation Procedures and Market Surveillance, 20-24 April 2015, Tunis (Tunisia) - Organized in collaboration with the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche des Télécommunications (CERT)

1. Invitation letter
2. Programme - Agenda​​​
3. Registration form
4. Hotel reservation form
5. Fellowship request form
6. Information note
7. List of participants​
8. Training material​: 
1. EMC stand​ards​
2. SAR: Specific absorption rate​​
3. Schémas de réflexion pour gérer les activités d’homologation
4. EMC for Radio equipment
5. The new Radio Equipment Directive​​​
6. Tunisian Approach for Type Approval of Mobile Terminals and Wireless Equipment:
1. Administratives Procedures of type approval for mobile terminals: Tunisian approach​
2. Homologation Procedures & Type Approval. Testing for Mobile Terminals for ARB Region
3. ​​Technical Request​
4. TEST BENCH AND STANDARDS​
5. Exemple of sample with RF cable​​
6. Some devices in lab of approval​
7. Some radio devices in lab of approval​
8. Some types of RF adapters in the lab of Approval
9. ​Test plan and primary configuration for Agilent 8960​
7. Presentations
1. Conformity Assessment Schemes
2. ​​​Conformity Assessment Activities
3. ​Conformity Assessment Examples
4. Market Surveillance and Enforcement
5. Mutual Recognition Agreement/Arrangement: General Introduction, Framework and Benefits
6. Regulatory Framework for C&I Regimes​​​​
7. Key activities and major ITU-T outcomes on C&I​​​
8. ITU C&I Programme: Pillars 3 and 4​​​
9. ITU Conformity and Interoperability  Guidelines​
10. Assessment Study on Conformance and Interoperability for Maghreb Countries​
8. Participants' experiences: Mauritania​, Kingdom of Bahrain​​
   

34. Workshop for Maghreb Countries to promote the Development and Implementation of Conformity Assessment Programmes, 9-11 December 2014, Tunis (Tunisia)

1. Invitation letter
2. Programme
3. Presentations
4. Assessment Study on C&I for Maghreb Countries
5. On-line registration
6. Information note
7. List of participants
8. Results and Outcomes of the Workshop
1. C&I Assessment Study for Maghreb: Survey Findings
2. Outcomes
3. Recommendations: In Country C&I Test Lab
4. Criteria for selecting countries for establishing regional test centres
5. Proposed plan for a Maghreb framework MRA

• Workshop for Caribbean Region to promote the Development and Implementation of Conformance and Interoperability Programmes, 2-4 December 2014, St. Augustine (Trinidad and Tobago)

• Invitation letter
• Programme
• Presentations
• Assessment Study on C&I for the Caribbean
• On-line Registration
• Information note
• List of participants
• Report
• Outcomes

• Regional Workshop for CIS: "ITU Virtual Laboratory for Remote Tests of Equipment, New Technologies and Services", 10-12 November 2014, Moscow (Russian Federation)

• Invitation letter: Russian - English
• Draft Programme: Russian - English
• Registration and hotel reservation form (Russian)
• Registration form (English)
• Hotel reservation form (English)
• Practical information: Russian - English
• Fellowship request form
• Visa support form

• Workshop for SADC Countries to promote the Development and Implementation of Conformity Assessment Programmes, 13-15 October 2014, Livingstone (Zambia)

1. Invitation letter
2. Draft Programme
3. Presentations
4. Assessment Study on C&I for SADC
5. Registration form
6. Practical information and hotel reservation
7. Participants List
8. Results and Outcomes of the Workshop:
1. C&I Assessment Study for SADC: Survey Findings
2. Outcomes
3. Recommendations: In Country C&I Test Lab
4. Criteria for selecting countries for establishing regional test centres
5. Proposed plan for a SADC framework MRA
9. ​Media ​statement on the meeting of SADC Ministers Responsible for  Communications, Postal and ICTs. Mangochi, Malawi,​ 21 November 2014​​
   
1. Reference Documents from Training Course on Conformance and Interoperability Testing for the Africa Region, 23-27 June 2014, Tunis (Tunisia)
1. List of participants
2. Training material:
1. Guidelines for Developing Countries on establishing conformity assessment test labs in different regions
2. Guidelines for the development, implementation and management of Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs)
3. Feasibility Study for a Conformance Testing Center
4. Establishing Conformity and Interoperability Regimes
5. Assessment Study for SADC Region
6. Training material from CERT: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5
7. Presentations from participants
8. Guidelines and Recommendations: English - French

1. Invitation letter
2. Agenda: Russian - English
3. Registration form
4. Practical information
5. Fellowship request form
6. Visa support
7. Presentations
1. ITU Conformity & Interoperability Programme: Overview
2. ITU Conformity & Interoperability Programme: Key activities and main ITU outcomes which are related to the implementation of ITU C&I
3. ITU Conformity & Interoperability Programme: Pillars 3 and 4
4. ITU Conformity & Interoperability Programme: Guidelines
5. Activities of the Regional C&I Laboratory

• Invitation letter: English - French
• Programme
• Agenda
• Application for the training course: English - French
• Fellowship request form: English - French
• Hotel reservation form: English - French
• Information note: English - French
• List of participants
• Training material:
• Guidelines for Developing Countries on establishing conformity assessment test labs in different regions
• Guidelines for the development, implementation and management of Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs)
• Feasibility Study for a Conformance Testing Center
• Establishing Conformity and Interoperability Regimes
• Assessment Study for SADC Region
• Training material from CERT: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5
• Presentations from participants
• Guidelines and Recommendations: English - French

• Invitation letter: English - Spanish
• Programme: English - Spanish
• Application for the training course
• Fellowship request form
• Information note: English - Spanish
• List of participants
• Training Report
• Training material:
• Guidelines for Developing Countries on establishing conformity assessment test labs in different regions
• Guidelines for the development, implementation and management of Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs): Spanish version
• Feasibility Study for a Conformance Testing Center
• Establishing Conformity and Interoperability Regimes: Spanish version
• Homologation Procedures and Type Approval Testing for Mobile Terminals: English  - Spanish
• The ITU Conformity and Interoperability Programme
• Participants' experiences: Argentina - Brazil 1 - Brazil 2 - Brazil 3 - Costa Rica - Cuba - Ecuador - El Salvador - Haiti - Paraguay - Peru - Venezuela

• ​​Invitation letter
• Programme
• Registration form
• Fellowship request form​
• Hotel reservation form
• Information note​
• List of participants
• Training material 
• Participants' experiences: Sudan Presentation - Comoros Presentation - Mongolia Presentation

• Invitation letter: English - French
• Training Program
• Application for the training course: English - French
• Fellowship request form: English - French
• Information note
• List of participants
• Training material:
• EMC Standards - EMC Fundamentals - New Approach Directives
• Conformance and Interoperability Assessment Study for SADC Region
• Guidelines for Establishing a Conformity and Interoperability Regime for Developing Countries: Short version
• Guidelines for Developing Countries on establishing conformity assessment test labs in different regions
• Guidelines for the development, implementation and management of Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs)
• Feasibility Study for Conformance Testing Center
• Presentation ITU C&I Programme
• Report and follow-up training for 2014

• Invitation letter: English - Spanish
• List of topics: English - Spanish
• Programme: English - Spanish
• Application for the training course
• Fellowship request form
• Information note: English - Spanish
• ITU Academy
• Group photo
• Press release
• Training material
• Evaluation form: English - Spanish
• Evaluation results

• Invitation letter
• Training programme
• Application for the training course
• Fellowship request form 
• Information note
• Hotel reservation form
• List of participants
• Training material:
• EMC Standards - EMC Fundamentals - New Approach Directives
• Conformance and Interoperability Assessment Study for SADC Region
• Guidelines for Establishing a Conformity and Interoperability Regime for Developing Countries: Short version
• Guidelines for Developing Countries on establishing conformity assessment test labs in different regions
• Guidelines for the development, implementation and management of Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs)
• Feasibility Study for Conformance Testing Center
• Presentation ITU C&I Programme
• Report and follow-up training for 2014

• Invitation letter: English -Français - Arabic
• Draft Agendas: Forum - Training
• Final Agenda/Presentations
• Registration forms: Forum - Training
• Fellowship forms: Forum - Training
• Information note
• Hotel Reservation Form
• Final list of participants  

• Invitation letter: English - Spanish
• Provisional Program
• Final Presentations
• On-line Registration
• Fellowship request form
• Hotel reservation form
• Information for participants: English - Spanish
• Final list of participants
• Report of panel discussion
• Report of the Forum

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