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2015 marked a major milestone in the history of ITU. enhanced on continuous basis to facilitate the work of the
The celebrations of the 150th anniversary took the membership, and this study period saw the items in a number
theme, “ICTs as Drivers of Innovation”, and 2016 of these databases being assigned unique persistent identifiers
marks 60 years since the 1956 establishment of the based on the Digital Object Architecture. A new system has
International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative been made available for the management of documents of
Committee (CCITT), the precursor to ITU-T, ITU-T Rapporteur Group Meetings (RGM) in a well-structured
established in 1992. and secure environment. The INR database has undergone a
major revamp, including the presentation of a more intuitive
The 60th anniversary of CCITT/ITU-T celebrates the many user interface.
experts that contribute their time and expertise to the
development of the ITU standards that bring cohesion to the A new online collaborative platform based on SharePoint
unceasing innovation of the ICT community. To celebrate the is now provided as part of the suite of electronic working
60th Anniversary, a series of talks will be held during the WTSA- methods available to experts participating in ITU
16 on the topics of artificial intelligence and digital financial standardization work. A SharePoint collaboration site has also
services. been developed for ITU-T members to connect with secretariat
staff to receive support and professional advice on the various
Electronic working methods offer crucial support to electronic services available.
members engaged in ITU standardization work. The Since January 2014, TSB has been providing Adobe Connect
” and services to maintain and expand ITU’s advanced as the remote participation tool for all official ITU-T meetings
ITU secretariat continues to develop new applications
held at ITU Headquarters in Geneva. GoToMeeting is preferred
electronic working environment.
as the tool to facilitate ad-hoc electronic meetings of working
A new website design developed under the ITU Web Site groups. Between 6000 and 7000 e-meetings are facilitated
Visual Redesign Project has seen the redesign of core elements each year.
of the ITU website. A range of databases are maintained and
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