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​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Executive Summary of the ITU-T Study Group 20 Meeting (Geneva, 12-21 May 2026)

Numbers and other links​​​​​​
Main discussions and results​ ​​
​At its meeting held from 12-21 May 2026  in Geneva, Switzerland, ITU-T SG20 achieved the following outcomes:​​​​
Major accomplishments

Approved Recommendations by ITU-T SG20 (TAP-WTSA-20 Resolution 1) - 11
ITU-T Rec. Number
Titl​e
Que​​stion TD
Y.4241
Common requirements and capability framework of digital twin for smart complex and campus
Q2/20
TD1285
Y.4242
Requirements and capability framework of energy storage service for residential community in smart city
Q2/20
SG20-Report13
Y.4243
Requirements of Internet of things (IoT)-based smart school management
Q2/20
TD1286
Y.4420
Framework of Internet of things-based monitoring and management for lifts (elevators)
Q2/20
TD1287
Y.4614 ​
Energy data model for city-level energy management platform​​Q4/20
TD1573-R1
​Y.4813
Security assessment requirements of data management for IoT-based electric power infrastructure​Q6/20​TD1562
​​Y.4815
Framework of unified authentication service for data collaboration in Internet of things (IoT)-based electric power infrastructure​Q6/20TD1282
Y.4816​
Telecommunication security requirements and capabilities of base station inspection services using unmanned aerial vehicles
Q6/20
TD1283
​Y.4912
Reliability evaluation framework of sensing network in power gridQ7/20
TD1283
​Y.4512
Functional architecture of IoT-based distributed energy storage management system in smart citiesQ10/20
SG20-Report20
Y.4244​​
Functional capabilities to support Internet of things (IoT)-based electric power worksite operation services
Q10/20
​​SG20-Report21


Recommendations consented by ITU-T SG20 for Last Call (AAP - Recommendation ITU-T A.8) - 10

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 
ITU-T Rec. Number​
Title Question TD​
none.

​​​
New Recommendations ​​
 
ITU-T Rec. NumberProvisional nameTitleQuestionTD
Y.4247
Y.SCCNS-Reqts
Requirements of smart city communication network systemQ2/20
TD1377
Y.4514Y.IoT-NCM-archFunctional architecture of network connectivity management in the Internet of thingsQ3/20TD1459
Y.4515Y.IoT-MVFunctional framework of an Internet of things (IoT) platform for metaverse applicationsQ3/20TD1461-R1
Y.4615Y.AIoT-RSreqArtificial Intelligence of Things - On-device framework and requirements for robot servicesQ4/20TD1304
Y.4616Y.IoT-IIECFramework of the integrated intelligent IoT service based on multi edge computingQ4/20TD1338
Y.4618Y.AIoT-FRAArtificial Intelligence of Things - Reference model and requirementsQ4/20TD1505
Y.4245Y.ACC-ASMRequirements and capabilities of accessible service management using user accessibility preference profile for IoT servicesQ8/20TD1293-R2
Y.4246Y.ACC-IoTMVAccessibility requirements for metaverse services supporting Internet of thingsQ8/20TD1294-R2
Y.4516Y.IoT-EOSFunctional architecture of the IoT-based energy optimization system in municipal lighting facilitiesQ10/20TD1307-R1
Y.4517Y.DTS-archArchitecture of the digital twin system in power gridQ10/20TD1308

Agreed informative texts - 8

ITU-T Tech.Rep./
S​​up.
Number
Provisional nameTitleQuestionTD
Y.Suppl.102
Y.Sup.EdgeIoT-usecases
Supplement to ITU-T Y.4208 - Use cases of edge computing based Internet of ThingsQ2/20TD1378
Y.Suppl.103Y.Sup-SC​C-AISupplement to ITU-T Y.4223 - Use cases of smart cities and communities supported by AIQ2/20TD1379-R1
Y.Suppl.104Y.Sup.ABIoT-usecaseIntelligent IoT service with best practices on interworking with agent-based thingsQ4/20TD1340-R1
Y.Suppl.105Y.Sup-​AI-WFSupplement to ITU-T Y.4229 Recommendations Use of AI models and datasets for smart forest firefighting systemQ4/20TD1428-R1
YSTR.IoT-IMSYSTR.IoT-IMSIdentification management service of IoT deviceQ6/20TD1355
Y.Suppl.106Y.Sup.access-secSupplement to ITU-T Y.4221 - Security requirements for sensing devices to access IoT-based electric power infrastructure monitoring systemsQ6/20TD1354
Y.Suppl.107Y.Sup-Imp-CSIADESupplement to ITU-T Y.4811 - Implementation of converged service for identification and authentication for Internet of things devices in a decentralized environment
Q6/20TD1353-R1
YSTR.ACC-SCCYSTR.ACC-SCCGuidelines on developing ICT services for accessible smart sustainable cities and communities (SSC&C)Q8/20TD1292-R2

Recommendations determined - 12​​
ITU-T Re​c. NumberProvisional nameTitleQuestionTD
Y.4248
Y.SCGMS
Requirements and capabilities of IoT-based smart crop growth monitoring systemQ2/20
TD1373
Y.4249Y.IoT-PDPElectric power data perception requirements and applications based on the Internet of ThingsQ2/20TD1376
Y.4253Y.LASS-fraRequirements and capability framework of IoT-based low-altitude sensing systemQ2/20TD1375-R1
Y.4254Y.IoT-soilRequirements of Internet of things-based smart soil environmental management system​Q2/20TD1374-R2
Y.4255Y.EV-PUDRequirements of electric vehicle power usage data acquisition and management for smart cityQ2/20TD1372
Y.4518Y.SFPPFunctional capabilities and architectures for the smart farmland production platformQ3/20TD1462
Y.4519Y.DT-VS-arch Functional architecture of visualization system in digital twin for smart sustainable cities and communitiesQ3/20TD1460-R1
Y.4619Y.IoT-IWATFramework of interworking with agent-based transportation for intelligent IoT servicesQ4/20TD1339
Y.4617Y.EDSSFramework and requirements of electricity data sharing systemQ4/20TD1368-R2
Y.4817Y.IoT-IADSIntelligent anomaly detection system for Internet of thingsQ6/20TD1351-R2
Y.4913Y.Expressway-KPIKey performance indicators of ICT based expressway traffic safety assessmentQ7/20TD1290-R1
Y.4520Y.SAMS-archFunctional architecture of an Internet of things (IoT)-based substation auxiliary monitoring systemQ10/20TD1309-R2

​A.4, A.5 and A.6 Qualifications
ITU-T Rec. Numbe​r Provisional name Title Question TD
No​ne. 
   

New work items - 58
ITU-T Rec. /Te​ch.Rep./Sup.Working titleTitle​QuestionTD​​
RecommendationY.aidt-reqts
Requirements of AI integrated digital twin for cities and communitiesQ1/20
(A.1 TD1319)
RecommendationY.WTS-reqtsRequirements for the interworking of walk-through transportation fare collection servicesQ1/20
(A.1 TD1320)
RecommendationY.dt-FIPRequirements and capability framework for digital twin-based factory information presentation systemQ1/20
(A.1 TD1321)
RecommendationY.SWIPSRequirements and capability framework of IoT-based urban solid waste intelligent processing systemQ2/20
(A.1 TD1396)
RecommendationY.dt-IIoTm-SMRequirements and capability framework of digital twin for industrial IoT system management service for smart manufacturingQ2/20
(A.1 TD1398)
RecommendationY.AIA-SORequirements and framework of AI agent system for smart officeQ2/20
(A.1 TD1400)
RecommendationY.Req-CS-UAVRequirements and Capability Framework of Charging Services for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in Smart CitiesQ2/20
(A.1 TD1402)
RecommendationY.IoT-SHRequirements and capability framework of IoT system for smart hospitalQ2/20
(A.1 TD1404)
SupplementY.Sup.EMMSupplement to ITU-T Y.4236 – Use cases for real-time event monitoring and integrated management in smart city platformsQ2/20
(A.13 TD1406)
RecommendationY.IoT-QKDNRequirements and framework of enhanced IoT for QKDN capability supportQ2/20
(A.1 TD1408)
SupplementY.Sup-EPBNSupplement to ITU-T Y.4235 - Deployment guidance for IoT-based electric power bearer networkQ2/20
(A.13 TD1410)
RecommendationY.IRS-FERSRequirements and capabilities of the intelligent robots for fire emergency rescue scenariosQ2/20
(A.1 TD1412)
RecommendationY.Ambient-IoT-fraFramework of ambient power-enabled Internet of Things platformQ2/20
(A.1 TD1414)
Technical ReportYSTR.DPI-usecasesDigital Public Infrastructure (DPI): Use CasesQ2/20
(A.13 TD1418-R1)
RecommendationY.IoT-WSP-frFramework for IoT-enabled diagnostics of water supply pipelines using on-device AIQ3/20
(A.1 TD1452)
RecommendationY.DPM-Ambient-IoTFunctional requirements and architecture of data processing and management to support ambient power-enabled Internet of ThingsQ4/20
(A.1 TD1499-R1)
Technical ReportYSTR.QS-overviewOverview of the Quantum based Sensing for IoT and SSC&CQ4/20
(A.13 TD1501-R2)
RecommendationY.IoT-AMDMMetadata for AI model deployment in heterogeneous IoT environmentsQ4/20
(A.1 TD1366-R1)
RecommendationY.C&D-SCP-reqRequirements for centralized and decentralized data flow control on smart city platformsQ4/20
(A.1 TD1478-R3)
SupplementY.Sup.DAM-SCCSupplement to ITU-T Y.4223 - Use cases of data asset management in smart cities and communities​
Q4/20
(A.13 TD1503-R2)
RecommendationY.OnDevice-AIoT-archFunctional architecture for on-device Artificial Intelligence of Things enablementQ4/20
(A.1 TD1522)
RecommendationY.AIoT-DPI-frFramework of AIoT enabled Digital Public Infrastructure for smart sustainable cities and communitiesQ4/20
(A.1 TD1524-R1)
RecommendationY.Agentic-AIoT-archFunctional architecture for Agentic Artificial Intelligence of ThingsQ4/20
(A.1 TD1526-R1)
RecommendationY.SS-EAIRequirements and functional framework for resource sharing service of embodied artificial intelligence in smart sustainable citiesQ5/20
(A.1 TD1425-R2)
RecommendationY.DPP-trustTrust framework for digital product passport systems supporting IoT-enabled product lifecycle data managementQ5/20
(A.1 TD1422-R2)
RecommendationY.Satellite-reqtsRequirements and capability framework of Satellite Internet of ThingsQ5/20(A.1 TD1488-R3)
RecommendationY.Satellite-ERSRequirements and framework of satellite IoT based emergency response systemQ5/20(A.1 TD1516-R2)
RecommendationY.IoT-dce-secSecurity capabilities and guideline for IoT device capability exposureQ6/20
(A.1 TD1341-R1)
RecommendationY.SSC-AISE-secSecurity capabilities and guideline for artificial intelligence service exposure for smart sustainable citiesQ6/20
(A.1 TD1343-R1)
RecommendationY.sf-dpi-sscSecurity Framework of Digital Public Infrastructure for Smart Sustainable CitiesQ6/20
(A.1 TD1347-R1)
RecommendationY.LASS-KPIKey Performance indicators for IoT-based low-altitude sensing servicesQ7/20(A.1 TD1299)
RecommendationY.EVCS-KPIEvaluation framework and key performance indicators of IoT-enabled charging services for electric vehicles in smart citiesQ7/20(A.1 TD1301)
RecommendationY.KPI-PIoTEvaluation framework and KPIs for Internet of things (IoT)-based power systemQ7/20(A.1 TD1300-R1​)
RecommendationY.EI-AISEvaluation framework and indicators of IoT AI agent servicesQ7/20(A.1 TD1298-R2)
SupplementY.Sup.IGSSCImplementation Guidelines for Smart Sustainable Cities in Developing CountriesQ7/20(A.13 TD1302-R3)
Technical ReportYSTR.MM-DPI-citiesMaturity model and assessment framework of digital public infrastructure (DPI) for cities​Q7/20(A.13 TD1296-R2)
Technical ReportYSTR.DQE-IR-SCData quality evaluation framework for interactive reasoning of service robots in smart communitiesQ7/20(A.13 TD1297-R3)
RecommendationY.HMTCRequirements and capabilities of material transport coordination in hospital logistics systemsQ8/20
(A.1 TD1511-R1)
RecommendationY.AAL-ProIoTRequirements and framework for AI-enabled proactive IoT services for active assisted living (AAL)Q8/20
(A.1 TD1429)
RecommendationY.IoTSpEd_reqRequirements on AI-enabled personalised learning support systems for persons with disabilities in IoT-integrated digital learning environmentsQ8/20
(A.1 TD1431-R1)
RecommendationY.IMP-HOEIRequirements and framework of implicit human-object-environment interaction for human-centric IoT servicesQ8/20
(A.1 TD1436-R1)
Technical ReportYSTR.Acc-ToolsTools for accessible interactions in IoT-enabled immersive environments and virtual worlds for smart sustainable cities and communitiesQ8/20
(A.13 TD1433-R1)
RecommendationY.IoT-dAIAInternet of things capability framework to support decentralized artificial intelligence agentsQ9/20
(A.1 TD1471)
RecommendationY.IoT-CESRequirements and framework for coordination between computing and energy systems toward synergy in Smart and Sustainable Cities and Communities (SSC&C)"Q10/20
(A.1 TD1324-R2)
RecommendationY.GWMS-archRequirements and architecture of IoT-based grid-aware workload management system for computing infrastructureQ10/20
(A.1 TD1442-R1)
RecommendationY.MBS-OM-archFunctional architecture of metaverse-based simulation service for energy equipment operation and maintenanceQ10/20
RecommendationY.IoT-MEOSReference architecture of energy optimization system for IoT-based micro-gridsQ10/20
(A.1 TD1446-R1)
RecommendationY.MGR-assessAssessment of IoT-based micro-grid system for resilienceQ10/20
(A.1 TD1448-R1)
RecommendationY.EDFR-fraRequirements and framework of digital twin system for energy distribution fault recoveryQ10/20
(A.1 TD1450)
RecommendationY.OAM-EPIMSRequirements and Capability Framework of Operation, administration and Maintenance for IoT-based electric power infrastructure monitoring systemQ10/20
(A.1 TD1480)
RecommendationY.PTTEO-archArchitecture of Intelligent IoT System for Power Transmission and Transformation Equipment OperationQ10/20
(A.1 TD1482-R1)
RecommendationY.IDS-fraFramework of Intent-driven service for Industrial Park energy managementQ10/20
(A.1 TD1484-R1)
RecommendationY.SIAS-DARequirements and capabilities of sensing-based information analysis system for digital agricultureQ11/20
(A.1 TD1509)
RecommendationY.IMASRequirements and Capabilities for Intelligent Monitoring and Alerting System for Wildlife Intrusion detection in Agricultural FieldsQ11/20
(A.1 TD1539-R1)
RecommendationY.IoT-AgriRequirements and Capabilities of IoT network systems for digital agriculture in remote areaQ11/20
(A.1 TD1536-R1)
RecommendationY.IoT-BMSRequirements of IoT-based biodiversity monitoring systems for digital agricultureQ11/20
(A.1 TD1541-R1)
RecommendationY.IA.Smart.AGRRequirements for AI-Enabled Smart Agriculture Services for Resource Constrained EnvironmentsQ11/20
(A.1 TD1543-R1)

Recommendation

Y.STDF-DASRequirements and Reference Architecture for Spatio-Temporal Data Fusion in Weather-Aware Digital Agriculture SystemsQ11/20
(A.1 TD1519-R1)


Contributions
The full list of Contributions can be found in TD1252​. 

Map of Working Party Meeting reports

WP1/20​
WP2/20 WP3/20
Meeting Report (including a summary of Questions' results) & Work Programme
​​TD1238-R4
TD1239-R4​​
TD1240-R3

Map of Question Meeting reports 
Question​
TD
Q1/20
TD1241-R4
Q2/20
TD1242-R3
Q3/20
TD1243-R2
Q4/20
TD1244-R1
Q5/20
TD1245-R3
Q6/20TD1246-R3
Q7/20TD1247-R2
Q8/20TD1248-R1
Q9/20
TD1249-R2
Q10/20
TD1250-R2
Q11/20
TD1251-R2

List of current and future stale work items
​​​TSB provided information on the list of current and future stale work items as contained in TD1253. The Rapporteurs of the concerned Questions were encouraged to discuss these work items during their sessions and take appropriate action when needed.TD1253-R2 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
ITU-T SG20 Regional Groups
ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Africa (SG20RG-AFR) ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for the Arab Region (SG20RG-ARB) ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Latin America (SG20RG-LATAM) ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Transcaucasia (SG20RG-EECAT) ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Asia Pacific (SG20RG-AP) Focus Group on AI for Smart Sustainable Cities and Communities (FG-AI4SSC)
This ITU-T Study Group 20 meeting received a series of Contributions on the establishment of a new Focus Group on AI. The Contributions supporting the establishment of the proposed Focus Group were co-supported by more than 40 members, representing a significant level of support from the ITU Membership.

In addition, the SG20 management team submitted TD1278 containing the ToR of the proposed Focus Group. 

Following the discussions, the plenary agreed to designate Mr Ramy Ahmed Fathy, Vice Chair of ITU-T Study Group 20 as Chair of the ad hoc session tasked with further refining the proposed ToR. The ad-hoc sessions took place on 15 May 2026 and 18 May 2026. The report of the two ad hoc sessions on the proposed focus group is contained in
TD1575-R1.

At its closing plenary that took place on 21 May 2026, ITU-T SG20
agreed to establish under its mandate in accordance with Recommendation ITU-T A.7 a new Focus Group on AI for Smart Sustainable Cities and Communities (FG-AI4SSC). More information on the Focus Group is available HERE.
Collaboration matters and information sharing
The following TDs were presented and noted during the SG20 opening plenary: ​​Joint Coordination Activity on Internet of Things, digital twins and smart sustainable cities and communities (JCA-IoT, DT and SSC&C) ​
The 32nd and final meeting of the JCA-IoT, DT and SSC&C took place on 14 May 2026 in Geneva, under the Chairship of Mr Toru Yamada and Mr Emanuele Nastri. All the meeting documents can be found here

​​​Joint Coordination Activity on Metaverse Standardization (JCA-MV)
The 2nd meeting of the JCA-MV took place on 12 May 2026 in Geneva, under the Chairship of Mr Muath Al Rumayh and Mr Shin-Gak Kang. All the meeting documents can be found here. ​

Promotion activities and bridging the standardization gap
Future events and dates of next ITU-T SG20 meeting


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