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Programme

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ITU Workshop on "Future technology trends towards 2030"​

Geneva, Switzerland, 24 - 25 July 2023 ​​

Contact: tsbevents@itu.int



​​​​Day 1: 24 July 2023

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0​9:30 - 09:45 CEST
Opening Ceremony
​09:45 - 11:00 CEST
​Session 1: IMT-2030 (networks aspects)
This session of the workshop introduced future technology trends of terrestrial IMT systems, architectural vision for IMT-2030, potential IMT-2030 network architecture and key technologies, Solutions for sub-THz systems, 6G network architecture design direction, etc. The selected topics have the potential to be the guide for the future technologies and giving direction to the standardization roadmap towards IMT-2030.

Moderator: Ved P. Kafle, Research Manager, Network Architecture Lab, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)​
Q&A
​11:00 - 11:30 CEST
​Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:45​ CEST​​Session 2: IMT-2030 (networks aspects)

This session of the workshop introduced AI native open RAN systems, AI technologies for IMT-2030, Next generation Distributed Edge, etc. The selected topics have the potential to be the guide for the future technologies and giving direction to the standardization roadmap towards IMT-2030.

Moderator: Marco Carugi, Senior Consultant, Advanced ICTs and Standardization, Huawei Technologies​
Q&A
12:45​​ - 14:00 CEST​​Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30 CEST​​Session 3: The next Web (Emerging Web technologies) 

The existing ICT infrastructures for the future emerging Web era need significant changes with emerging technologies (i.e., 6G, AI, blockchain, crypto and quantum computing, etc.). This session of the workshop introduced various activities utilizing the emerging Web technologies.

Moderator: Hyeontaek OhConvenor of ad-hoc group on "Future ICT Evolution for emerging Web Era" | KAIST, Korea (Rep. of)​
Q&A
15:30 - 16:00 CEST​Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:00 CEST​Session 4: The next Web (Emerging Web technologies) 

This session of the workshop introduced Spatial Web related to metaverse and several zero trust related technologies related to blockchain based applications.

Moderator: Soumaya Benbartaoui, SG13 Vice-Chairman​ I Chief of Information Security Officer Regulatory Authority of Post and Electronic Communication​, Algerian Regulator of Post and Electronic Communication​
Q&A

​​​Day 2: 25 July 2023

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0​9:30 - 11:00 CEST

Session 5: Quantum Network – Research status

Quantum network is a new trend on quantum information technology expected to be based on entanglement of quantum physics. This session of the workshop introduced relative research status what quantum network is, which technologies are required, and how to be implemented.

Moderator: Hyung-​Soo (Hans) Kim, Vice-chairman, ITU-T Study Group 13 | KT Corporation, Korea (Rep. of)​
Q&A
​11:00 - 11:30 CEST
​Coffee Break
​11:30 - 12:30 CEST​​
​Session 6: Quantum Network – Panel discussion

​Industry's readiness for Quantum network is one of aspects should be taken into account for the progress of standardization in ITU-T. This session of the workshop introduced relative approaches from quantum experts and their perspectives. ​

Moderators: Junsen Lai, Chair of JCA-QKDN & Hyung-​Soo (Hans) Kim, Vice-chairman, ITU-T Study Group 13 | KT Corporation, Korea (Rep. of)​
Q&A
​12:30 - 14:00 CEST
​Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00 CEST​

​Session 7: Deterministic Communications and Services

Future networks such as 5G-advanced and 6G require high quality and reliable communications technology to support emerging applications and services. This session of the workshop introduced the research and standardization efforts of the deterministic communications core technologies as enabling technologies to meet the requirements by the research communities.

Moderator: Taesang Choi, Rapporteur of Q.6/SG13 for QoS of QKDN I ETRI
Q&A
​15:00 - 15:30 CEST
​Coffee Break
​15:30 - 16:30 CEST
​Session 8: Deterministic Communications and Services (Part 2)

In addition to the R&D and standardization status, this session introduced various approaches on the deterministic communications technology by the industries in terms of use cases, applications, and deployment.

Moderator: Taesang Choi​, Rapporteur of Q.6/SG13 for QoS of QKDN​ I ​​ETRI
Q&A
​16:30 - 17:00 CEST
Coffee Break
​17:00 - 17:30 CEST

​Wrap up
​17:30 CEST
​Closure of the workshop

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