Executive Summary of the ITU-T Study Group 20 Meeting (Geneva, 15-24 January 2025)
Numbers and other links
- Participants: 352. The ITU-T SG20 meeting was held physically in Geneva with remote participation via MyMeetings
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Contributions: 154
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TDs (not counting the revisions): 385
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Incoming/ Outgoing liaison statements: 46 incoming liaison statements / 46 outgoing liaison statements TD115-R4 (also see LS database).
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Main discussions and results
At its meeting held from 15-24 January 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland, ITU-T SG20 achieved the following outcomes:
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Recommendations approved: 12
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Consented Recommendations: 5
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Recommendations Determined: 9
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Recommendations agreed for Deletion: None at this meeting
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Other texts approved: 5
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New work items: 31
Major accomplishmentsApproved Recommendations by ITU-T SG20 (TAP-WTSA-20 Resolution 1)
Y.4506
| Reference architecture for the interworking of autonomous urban delivery robots | Q1/20 |
TD145-R1
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| Y.4229 | Requirements and reference functional model for an Internet of things-based smart forest firefighting system
| Q2/20 |
TD147-R1 |
| Y.4230 | Requirements and capability framework for a public smart charging service for electric vehicles | Q2/20 |
TD155 |
| Y.4231 | Requirements and capability framework of the Internet of things for vision | Q2/20 |
TD154 |
| Y.4232 | Requirements, capabilities and use cases of Internet of things infrastructures in roadside traffic perception system | Q2/20 |
TD146 |
| Y.4233 | Framework for smart public health emergency management in smart and sustainable cities | Q2/20 |
TD163 |
| Y.4234/ F.742.3 | Requirements, capabilities and deployment models for e-learning in remote classrooms | Q2/20 |
TD161 |
| Y.4222 | Framework of smart evacuation in a disaster or emergency in smart cities and communities | Q2/20 |
TD160 |
| Y.4507 | A functional architecture of power supply facilities warning system | Q3/20 |
TD148 |
| Y.4508 | Functional requirements and architecture of blockchain-based activity log management for Internet of things (IoT) data processing and management | Q4/20 |
TD159 |
| Y.4706 | Data exchange model for Internet of things (IoT) devices in power transmission and transformation equipment | Q4/20 |
TD158 |
Y.4499
| Framework for urban infrastructure monitoring based on crowdsourcing | Q4/20 |
TD157 |
Recommendations consented by ITU-T SG20 for Last Call (AAP - Recommendation ITU-T A.8)The ITU-T SG20 plenary meeting gave consent (AAP) to a number of draft new ITU-T Recommendations according to Recommendation ITU-T A.8:
Revised Recommendations
Y.4052
| Vocabulary for blockchain for supporting Internet of things and smart cities and communities in data processing and management aspects | Q6/20 | TD293-R1
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New Recommendations
| Y.4509 | Y.AI-DECCS | Functional architecture of AI enabled device-edge-cloud collaborative services for IoT and smart city | Q3/20 |
TD208-R1 |
| Y.4510 | Y.smart-PBRS | Functional architecture of smart power bank rental service framework | Q3/20 |
TD206 |
Y.4812
| Y.mv-iid | Interoperability of IoT devices' identity across metaverse platforms | Q6/20 |
TD321-R2
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| Y.4608 | Y.IoT-BoT-peer | Capability and functional architecture of blockchain of things peers | Q9/20 |
TD220-R1 |
Agreed informative texts
| YSTR.Ambient-IoT | YSTR.Ambient-IoT | Analysis on requirements and use cases of ambient power-enabled IoT | Q2/20 |
TD278-R1 |
Y.Suppl.85
| Y.Sup.SmartAqua-usecases | ITU-T Y.4000-series - Use cases of IoT-based smart aquaculture | Q2/20 |
TD276-R1 |
Y.Suppl.86
| Y.Sup.VFS | Supplement to ITU-T Y.4471-Functional architecture of connected vehicle formation supporting based on edge computing
| Q3/20 |
TD205 |
Y.Suppl.87
| Y.Sup.MM-EDMC-SSC | Maturity model of digital management capability of industrial equipment used in smart sustainable cities | Q7/20 |
TD245-R2 |
Y.Suppl.88
| Y.Sup-IoT-BC | Applicability cases of blockchain in the IoT | Q9/20 |
TD222 |
Recommendations determined
Y.4235
| Y.PGComNet-Reqts | Requirements of IoT-based power grid communication network
| Q2/20 |
TD277-R1 |
| Y.4236 | Y.EMM-reqts | Requirements for Real-Time Event Monitoring and Integrated Management in Smart City Platforms | Q2/20 |
TD275-R1 |
| Y.4237 | Y.dt-IWCS | Requirements and capability framework of digital twin for intelligent water conservancy system | Q2/20 |
TD273-R1 |
| Y.4496 | Y.RA-PHE | Requirements and reference architecture of smart public health emergency information system | Q3/20 |
TD268-R1 |
| Y.4708 | Y.IoT-DPE | Management framework for IoT-based distributed power equipment | Q3/20 |
TD207 |
Y.4609
| Y.metadata-EPI | Inventory metadata for IoT-based electric power infrastructure monitoring system | Q4/20 |
TD178 |
| Y.4813 | Y.iepi-dm-sa | Security assessment framework of data management for IoT-based electric power infrastructure | Q6/20 |
TD180-R2 |
| Y.4814 | Y.IoT-acs-fra
| Functional requirements and architecture of access control service of IoT platform enabled by zero trust in decentralized environments | Q6/20 |
TD196-R1 |
| Y.4911 | Y.KPI-Flood | Key performance indicators of ICT based data support capability for urban flood disaster prevention and mitigation
| Q7/20 |
TD174-R4 |
A.4, A.5 and A.6 Qualifications
New work items
| Recommendation | Y.citiverse-reqts | Requirements of citiverse platform for smart sustainable cities and communities | Q1/20 |
TD283 (A.1 TD282-R1) |
| Supplement | Y.Sup.DRI-usecases | Supplement to ITU-T Y.4607 - Use cases of interworking-based autonomous mobile robot services | Q1/20 |
TD287 (A.13
TD286) |
| Recommendation | Y.4201-Rev | Revision of Y.4201 - "High-level requirements and reference framework of smart city platforms" | Q1/20 |
TD285 (A.1
TD284) |
| Recommendation | Y.Ambient-IoT | Requirements and capabilities of ambient power-enabled Internet of Things | Q2/20 |
TD370 (A.1
TD369) |
| Recommendation | Y.EBM-fra | A capability framework of Energy Battery Monitoring Based on Ambient power-enabled Internet of Things | Q2/20 |
TD372 (A.1
TD371) |
| Recommendation | Y. IoT-SWMS | Requirements of IoT-based smart warehousing management system | Q2/20 |
TD380 (A.1
TD379) |
| Recommendation | Y.MetaSklSys | Requirements of Metaverse-powered skills Training System for renewable energy plant installations and monitoring | Q2/20 |
TD374-R1 (A.1 TD373-R2) |
| Recommendation | Y.MetaExpSys | Requirements of Metaverse Experience System for Tourist Places | Q2/20 |
TD384-R1 (A.1 TD386) |
| Recommendation | Y.PM-FUSG | Technical framework and use cases of the power metaverse for future urban smart grids | Q2/20 |
TD376 (A.1 TD375-R1) |
| Recommendation | Y.AIA-SH | Requirements and capabilities of AI agent system for smart home | Q2/20 |
TD382 (A.1
TD381) |
| Recommendation | Y.IoT-IPP | Requirements and framework of intent perception and processing in intelligent operations for IoT | Q2/20 |
TD378 (A.1
TD377) |
| Recommendation | Y.DT-VS-arch | Functional architecture of visualization system in digital twin for SSC&C | Q3/20 |
TD210 (A.1
TD209) |
| Recommendation | Y.SAMS-arch | Functional architecture of IoT-based Substation Auxiliary Monitoring System | Q3/20 |
TD212 (A.1
TD211) |
| Recommendation | Y.IoT-IVMP | Functional architecture of IoT-based industrial vehicles monitoring platform | Q3/20 |
TD216 (A.1
TD215-R1) |
| Recommendation | Y.IoT-MV | Functional architecture of IoT for metaverse | Q3/20 |
TD218-R2 (A.1
TD217-R2) |
| Technical Report | YSTR.DPI-BP | Best practices in Digital Public Infrastructure for Cities | Q3/20 |
TD214-R1 (A.13 TD213-R3)
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| Supplement | Y.Supp-AI-WF | Analysis of AI models and Datasets for Cerrado Savana Wildfire Detection | Q4/20 |
TD353-R2 (A.13 TD352-R2)
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| Supplement | Y.Sup.ABIoT-usecase | Intelligent IoT service with Best Practices on interworking with agent-based things | Q4/20 |
TD325 (A.13
TD324) |
| Recommendation | Y.AIoT-DA | Framework of network resource management with data affinity in AIoT environments | Q4/20 |
TD304-R1 (A.1
TD303-R1) |
| Recommendation | Y.AIoT-RSreq | General requirements of on-device AIoT framework for robot services | Q4/20 |
TD298-R1 (A.1
TD297-R1) |
| Recommendation | Y.DPM_LCIP | Framework and requirements of data processing and management to support low-carbon smart industrial park | Q4/20 |
TD270-R1 (A.1
TD269-R1) |
| Recommendation | Y.mv-iid | Interoperability of IoT devices' identity across metaverse platforms | Q6/20
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TD185-R3 (A.1 TD194-R3) |
| Recommendation | Y.PIoT-arch | Requirements and functional architecture of authentication system based on Internet of things and wireless signal fingerprints in power grid | Q6/20 |
TD184-R2 (A.1 TD193-R2) |
| Recommendation | Y.metaID | Framework and requirements for identity visualization in and across metaverse | Q6/20 |
TD182-R3 (A.1
TD358) |
| Recommendation | Y.IoT-DQA-FMT | Assessment metrics for IoT data quality in foundation model training | Q7/20 |
TD233-R2 (A.1
TD232-R2) |
| Recommendation | Y.Frwk-mwell | Requirements and capability framework for IoT enabled well-being methods measurement through metaverse | Q8/20 |
TD253-R2 (A.1 TD252-R2) |
| Supplement | Y.Sup-DIoT-logistics | Use cases for decentralized scheduling service of logistics | Q9/20 |
TD244-R1 (A.13
TD243-R1) |
| Recommendation | Y.DIoT-req-cap | General requirements and capability framework of decentralized/distributed Internet of things | Q9/20 |
TD242-R1 (A.1
TD241-R1) |
| Recommendation | Y.DIoT-data space | The architecture of blockchain based distributed infrastructure for trusted data space | Q9/20 |
TD240-R1 (A.1 TD239-R2) |
| Recommendation | Y.DIoT-inventory | Requirements and framework of distributed IoT-based inventory collaboration in warehouses | Q9/20 |
TD238-R1 (A.1
TD237-R1) |
| Supplement | Y.Sup-DIoT-IS | Supplement to ITU-T Y.4000 - A framework for agent-based distributed IoT interactive services | Q9/20 | (A.13
TD235-R2) |
Contributions
The full list of Contributions can be found in
TD114-R2.
Main decisions taken by WTSA-24
SG20 Chair provided a brief overview of the highlights of WTSA-24. The following TD was presented and noted:
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TD118 - Resolution 2 (Rev. New Delhi, 2024) "Scope and mandate of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector study groups"
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C1 - Title, mandate, lead roles, points of guidance and Questions for ITU-T Study Group 20 in the study period 2025-2028
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TD117 - WTSA-24 Actions relevant to ITU-T Study Group 20
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WTSA Proceedings - Review of new/revised Resolutions and A-series Recommendations and actions to be taken by Study Group 20
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TD116 - Draft action plans for implementation of WTSA-24 Resolutions relevant to ITU-T Study Group 20
Organization of the work of SG20
ITU-T SG20 Management Team
During the WTSA-24 (New Delhi, 15-24 October 2024), the Chairs and Vice-Chairs of ITU-T SG20 were appointed, as contained in
TD95. This document was presented and noted during the SG20 plenary.
ITU-T SG20 Structure
The structure of SG20 was presented during the opening plenary on 15 January 2025, as contained in TD97. ITU-T Study Group 20 has reached consensus to establish a new Question titled “Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for effective energy management in smart sustainable cities and communities (SSC&C)". Its Terms of Reference is contained in TD141. It was also agreed to send an outgoing liaison statement to TSAG to review the ToR and approve the text of the new Question (WTSA Res.1 §s 7.2.2, 7.3.3, 7.3.5, 8.2), as contained in TD187-R1. The updated structure of SG20 was subsequently approved during the plenary session on 22 January 2025, as contained in TD97-R1.
Additionally, the designation of Working Party Chairs and
Vice-Chairs, along with the Rapporteurs and Associate Rapporteurs, was approved during the plenary session on 22 January 2025, as contained in
TD156-R2.
Map of Working Party Meeting reports
Map of Question Meeting reports
List of current and future stale work items
TSB provided information on the list of current and future stale work items as contained in
TD113. The Rapporteurs of the concerned Questions were encouraged to discuss these work items during their sessions and take appropriate action when needed.
TD113-R1 provides information on the results of the discussions concerning the current and future stale work items.
Work Programme
The updated work programme can be found
here.
Rapporteur group meetings (including e-meetings)
The complete list of planned meetings and e-meetings can be found at:
http://www.itu.int/net/ITU-T/lists/rgm.aspx?Group=20&type=interim.
Updates in the ITU-T SG20 management team and Rapporteurs
- Click here for the complete list of SG20 management team.
- Click here for the complete list of SG20 Rapporteurs and Associate Rapporteurs.
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Click here for the complete list of SG20 Liaison Rapporteurs and other representative roles.
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TD96-R6 contains the list of SG20 Liaison representatives and other roles.
ITU-T SG20 Regional GroupsITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Africa (SG20RG-AFR)
- It was noted that there are no updates for SG20RG-AFR.
ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for the Arab Region (SG20RG-ARB)
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TD140 on Proposed new vice-chair for SG20RG-ARB from Kuwait was presented. It was agreed to designate Ms. Rana Alsaqabi from the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (Kuwait) to replace Mr. Khaled Al-Azemi as Vice-Chair of SG20RG-ARB.
ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Latin America (SG20RG-LATAM)
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TD144 on Proposed new vice-chair for SG20RG-LATAM from the Dominican Republic was presented. It was agreed to designate Ms Amparo Arango from the Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones (Dominican Republic) as Vice-Chair of SG20RG- LATAM.
ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Transcaucasia (SG20RG-EECAT)
- It was noted that there are no updates for SG20RG-EECAT.
ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Asia Pacific (SG20RG-AP).
- It was noted that there are no updates for SG20RG-AP.
Proposed Correspondence Group on Internet of Things Security (CG-IoTSec) WTSA-24 instructs ITU-T Study Groups 17 and 20 to establish a joint coordination or agreement mechanism between the study groups to determine a demarcation line on the topic of Internet of things (IoT) security, and report to TSAG (see
WTSA Action [50/1]).
To implement the decisions of WTSA-24, ITU-T Study Group 20 convened an ad hoc session on security on 16 January 2025, chaired by Dr Ramy Ahmed Fathy. During this session, it was agreed to propose the establishment of a Joint Correspondence Group on Internet of Things Security (CG-IoTSec) between ITU-T Study Groups 17 and 20.
It was agreed to send a liaison statement to SG17, as contained in TD170-R1. Dr Ramy Ahmed Fathy, WP3/20 Chair, was proposed as the Co-Convenor of CG-IoTSec should it be established. The draft ToR and the meeting report of the ad hoc session can be found in TD171-R1.
Proposed Correspondence group on Internet of Things identification and Numbering, Naming, Addressing and Identification aspects (CG-Identification)
WTSA-24 instructs ITU-T Study Groups 2 and 20 to establish a joint coordination or agreement mechanism between the study groups to determine a demarcation line for IoT identification and NNAI aspects, and report to TSAG (see
WTSA Action [39A1/1]).
To implement the decisions of WTSA-24, ITU-T Study Group 20 convened an ad hoc session on identification on 17 January 2025, chaired by Dr Ramy Ahmed Fathy. During this session, it was agreed to propose the establishment of a Joint Correspondence Group on IoT identification and NNAI aspects (CG-Identification) between ITU-T Study Groups 2 and 20.
It was agreed to send a liaison statement to SG2, as contained in TD188-R1. Mr Jun Seob Lee, WP2/20 Chair, was proposed as the Co-Convenor of CG-Identification should it be established. The draft ToR and the meeting report of the ad hoc session can be found in TD189-R1.
Proposed Correspondence group on Trust (CG-Trust)
WTSA-24 instructs ITU-T study groups, inter alia Study Groups 13, 17 and 20, to establish a coordination mechanism between the study groups in order to deliberate on the topic of "trust" (including trusted information) and "trustworthiness", and report to TSAG (see
WTSA Action [50/2]).
To implement the decisions of WTSA-24, ITU-T Study Group 20 convened an ad hoc session on trust on 20 January 2025, chaired by Dr Ramy Ahmed Fathy. During this session, it was agreed to propose the establishment of a Joint Correspondence Group on Trust (CG-Trust) between ITU-T Study Groups 13, 17 and 20.
It was agreed to send a liaison statement to SG13 and SG17, as contained in
TD341. Mr Gyu Myoung Lee, Q4/20 Rapporteur, was proposed as the Co-Convenor of CG-Trust should it be established. The draft ToR and the meeting report of the ad hoc session can be found in
TD342.
Joint session of SG20 and SG21 on metaverse
A joint session of SG20 and SG21 on metaverse standardization was held on 20 January 2025, chaired by Mr Muath Alrumayh, SG20 Vice-Chair, and Mr Vincent Affleck, SG21 Vice-Chair.
During the session, the following documents were presented and discussed:
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SG20-TD153 = SG21-TD28: Draft agenda for the Joint session of SG20 and SG21 on metaverse, which included the following addendums:
Addendum 1: ITU-T SG20 Activities on metaverse presented by Jun Seob Lee (ETRI, Korea), provided an overview of SG20's ongoing work in this domain.
Addendum 2: Draft harmonized ToR of JCA-MV merging C26 and C53 contributions of SG21 was presented by Shin Gak Kang, Chair of SG21 AHG-MV.
Addendum 3: ITU-T SG21 Activities on metaverse also presented by Shin Gak Kang Chair of SG21 AHG-MV, highlighted SG21's ongoing activities.
Additionally, the following key Contributions were presented:
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SG20-C63 = SG21-C53: Request for comments on the draft Terms of Reference for JCA-MV under TSAG, presented by Shin Gak Kang (ETRI, Korea).
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SG21-C26: Proposed draft ToR of Joint Coordination Activity on metaverse(JCA-MV) and proposal on sending the ToR to TSAG from SG21, presented by Hideo Imanaka (Japan).
During the discussions, SG20 and SG21 agreed to submit the proposed draft Terms of Reference for the Joint Coordination Activities on metaverse standardization (JCA-MV) to TSAG for consideration as detailed in Addendum 4 of
SG20-TD153/GEN &
SG21-TD28/PLEN. The report of the joint session can be found in Addendum 5 of
SG20-TD153/SG21-TD28.
Collaboration matters and information sharing
The following TDs were presented and noted during the SG20 opening plenary:
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TD143 – Joint IEC-ISO-ITU Smart Cities Task Force (J-SCTF) activities
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TD111 – United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC)
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TD162 – Global Initiative on Virtual Worlds - Discovering the Citiverse and 2nd UN Virtual Worlds Day
- TD385 – Liaison Report for ITU-T JCA-AHF
Joint IEC-ISO-ITU Smart Cities Task Force (J-SCTF)
TD143 on “Update on Joint IEC-ISO-ITU Smart Cities Task Force (J-SCTF) activities" was presented during the JCA IoT and SC&C meeting. The J-SCTF officially concluded its four-year mandate in October 2024, and a final report is being prepared for submission to the governing bodies of IEC, ISO, and ITU. The final report is expected to be presented to ITU Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG) in May 2025. It was agreed that the continuous updating of the smart cities standards mapping will now be carried forward under the JCA-IoT and SC&C.
Joint Coordination Activity on Internet of Things, digital twins and smart sustainable cities and communities (JCA-IoT, DT and SSC&C)
A proposal to revise the ToR of JCA-IoT and SC&C was submitted to the SG20 meeting held from 15 to 24 January 2025, as contained in
C10. During this meeting, SG20 agreed that the proposal should be discussed at the 30th JCA-IoT and SC&C meeting. In addition, Mr Emanuele Nastri (Italy) was appointed as the co-convenor of the JCA-IoT and SC&C during the SG20 opening plenary on 15 January 2025.
The 30th meeting of the JCA-IoT and SC&C took place on 16 January 2025, under the Chairship of Mr Toru Yamada and Mr Emanuele Nastri. All the meeting documents can be found here. At the JCA-IoT and SC&C meeting, it was agreed to revise both the title and the ToR of the JCA, as detailed in TD177. Additionally, it was agreed to send the outgoing liaison statement to TSAG to kindly invite TSAG to review the adjusted title and Terms of Reference for JCA-IoT and SC&C and approve its continuation, as contained in TD175-R1.
The revised title and ToR of the JCA, along with the report of the 30th JCA-IoT and SC&C meeting, as contains in TD296-R1, were presented by Mr Toru Yamada, JCA-IoT SC&C Co-Convener, and were approved during the ITU-T SG20 plenary held on 22 January 2025. The agreed revised title of the JCA is “Joint Coordination Activity on Internet of Things, digital twins and smart sustainable cities and communities (JCA-IoT, DT and SSC&C)".
The next JCA-IoT, DT and SSC&C meeting is planned to take place in conjunction with the next SG20 meeting in September 2025.
Promotion activities and bridging the standardization gap
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Joint Bridging the standardization gap session with SG12 and SG21 took place on 14 January 2025 in Geneva and was attended by around 100 participants.
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SG20 Newcomer's Session took place on 16 January 2025 in Geneva. Mr Marco Carugi, Q2/20 Rapporteur and ITU-T SG20 Mentor delivered a series of presentations which are contained in TD139 and are available HERE.
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A Year of Impact –
Advancing sustainable digital transformation with ITU standards in 2024 was launched in December 2024. The Year of Impact 2024 report offers an in-depth view of ITU's accomplishments on sustainable digital transformation, smart sustainable cities, metaverse and virtual worlds. More information is available in TD123 and HERE.
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ITU has been organizing the
Digital Transformation Dialogues (DTD). DTD offers a dynamic platform to facilitate a deeper understanding of emerging technologies to reshape traditional processes, improve operational efficiency and unlock new possibilities for innovation and standardization. More details can be found HERE.
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Throughout 2024, the Digital Transformation Resource Hub continued to collate a range of quality publications on various digital transformation topics such as smart sustainable cities, AI, IoT, blockchain, digital twin, metaverse, digital public infrastructure and digital transformation trends.
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ITU has consistently published the
Digital Transformation and Cities Digest, with editions being released in January, March, May, July, September and December 2024. Copies are accessible HERE.
Future events and dates of next ITU-T SG20 meeting
- A series of meetings and e-meetings will take place in 2025;
- The next meeting of ITU-T SG20 is planned to take place on 15-25 September 2025 in Geneva; and
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The next meeting of JCA-IoT, DT and SSC&C is planned to take place on 26 September 2025 in Geneva.
