Committee 4 – ITU-T work programme and organization

• To submit to the plenary meeting reports including proposals on the programme and organization of the work of ITU-T consistent with ITU-T strategy and priorities, on the basis of the TSAG reports submitted to the assembly and the proposals of ITU Member States and ITU-T Sector Members. It shall specifically:

  i) propose a set of study groups;
  ii) review the Questions set for study or further study;
  iii) produce a clear description of the general area of responsibility within which each study group may maintain existing and develop new Recommendations, in collaboration with other groups, as appropriate;
  iv) allocate Questions to study groups, as appropriate;
  v) decide, when a Question or group of closely related Questions concerns several study groups, whether:
  

  - to accept the recommendation of TSAG;
  - to entrust the study to a single study group; or
  - to adopt an alternative arrangement;

  vi) review, and adjust as necessary, the lists of Recommendations for which each study group is responsible;
  vii) propose the establishment, where needed, of other groups in accordance with Nos. 191A and 191B of the Convention;

• To review the proposals regarding Resolutions as outlined in DT/1;
• To review the proposals of Working Group 4A of Committee 4 and submit proposals to plenary (the presentation of proposals related to WG 4A will be first made in WG 4A, not in Committee 4);
• To review the proposals of Working Group 4B of Committee 4 and submit proposals to plenary (the presentation of proposals related to WG 4B will be first made in WG 4B, not in Committee 4).

• Working Group 4A of Committee 4 (WG 4A)

Terms of reference:
• To submit to Committee 4 reports including proposals, on the basis of the TSAG reports submitted to the assembly and the proposals of ITU Member States and ITU-T Sector Members, regarding matters related to international naming, numbering, addressing and identification resources; to Internet domain names and addresses; to security; to WSIS; and selected other issues (see DT/1 for details).
• Working Group B of Committee 4 (WG 4B)

Terms of reference:
• To submit to Committee 4 reports including proposals, on the basis of the TSAG reports submitted to the assembly and the proposals of ITU Member States and ITU-T Sector Members, regarding bridging the standardization gap and related Resolutions, including conformance and interoperability (see DT/1 for details).