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Setting the standard
                                                            Join us at WTSA-16 in Tunisia and help set the standardization agenda
                                                            for the future of the Information Society.
                                                             Help build the digital economy
                                                             Be part of the discussion on the standards and initiatives which will help enable
                                                             the digital economy. The future shape of the Internet of Things (IoT), smart cities,
                                                             cybersecurity and 5G are all underpinned by the work we will do at WTSA-16.
                                                                 $6
                                                                             1.7Mb
                                                                                             237
                                                                                                         80%
                                                                trillion
                                                                                                         video
                                                                           per second
                                                                                            million
                                                                                                      By 2020, the majority
                                                                                          Number of IoT
                                                             The value generated
                                                                           Amount of data created
                                                                                                      of Internet trafc will
                                                             by IoT technology
                                                                                          wearables shipped
                                                                           by each person by 2020
                                                                                                      be video, enabled by
                                                                                          by 2020
                                                             by 2025
                                                                                                      ITU standards
                                                                                                         64x
                                                                  95%
                                                                                     125x
                                                              Amount of international
                                                                                 Broadband access speed
                                                              trafc carried over bre
                                                                                 over copper increased by
                                                                                                     over bre increased by
                                                                                                     64x in past 15 years with
                                                                                 125x in past 15 years with
                                                              networks built using ITU
                                                                                                     ITU standards
                                                                                 ITU standards
                                                              standards
                                                            Building blocks of modern
                                                            communications
                                                             For over 150 years, the International Telecommunication Union has been at the
                                                             centre of advances in communications and today ITU international standards are at
                                                             play in virtually every facet of modern communications.
                                                                                Multimedia
                                                        Optical transport
                                                                                          High-quality
                                                                     High-speed
                                                                                                                Cybersecurity
                                                                                                     Numbering &
                                                                                          VoLTE
                                                        beyond 100 Gbit/s
                                                                     broadband
                                                                                                     emergency
                                                                                                     comms
                                                                     access
                                                             Enabling next-generation                Broadband access speed
                                                             apps and services
                                                             ITU standards support a wide array of industry sectors in their use of ICTs as enabling
                                                             technologies and assist in meeting the challenges of the 21st century.
                                                                                                  Aviation ight-data monitoring
                                                            Smart Grid          Smart cities
                                                                                              e-Health       Disaster relief, network
                                                                                                             resilience and recovery
                                                                                                   Accessibility
                                                                                                  Mobile money
                                                       Green ICTs to improve energy
                                                       efciency and reduce emissions
                                                                             Connected Cars
                                                                             Setting the agenda
                                                                             At WTSA-16, ITU members will meet to rene the
                                                                             strategic direction, leadership and structure of ITU’s
                                                                             standardization arm. WTSA-16 will fortify the inclusivity
                                                                             of ITU’s standardization platform, helping to bridge the
                                                                             digital divide.
                                                                                193       700+        120+
                                                                                Member     industry   academic
                                                                                States     players   and research
                                                                                                      institutes
                                                                               100+       1000+       20+
                                                                                meetings    virtual   WTSA-16
                                                                               worldwide   meetings    regional
                                                                                 +5000    +5000 virtual   preparatory
                                                                               participants  participants  meetings
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                                                             2020 vision and beyond
                                                             WTSA-16 will provide members with a standardization toolkit optimized to assist
                                                             government and industry in achieving their ambitions for the year 2020 and beyond.
                                                             The future of standardization will be driven by 5G, IoT and Trust as enablers
                                                             supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
                                                                    5G
                                                                    BIG
                                                                   DATA             Real-time        Market-driven
                                                             IoT           Trust  standardization      standards
                                                                                 Over 300 new ITU standards   Over 4000 active standards
                                                                  2020 Vision    released each year  in use
                                                                Be a part of it

                                                                Join us at WTSA-16 in Hammamet, Tunisia, from 25th October to
                                                                3rd November, to play a part in crafting the future of ICT.

                                                                http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/wtsa16     #ITUWTSA





                                                                References: Intel, IDC, Cisco, ITU.
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