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ITU-T’s work contributes to the implementation The ITU-T Review Committee (RevCom) was
of ITU mandates of the World Summit on the established to undertake a review of ITU’s strategy,
Information Society (WSIS), and in particular to structure and working methods to assist related
Action Lines C2 (Information and communication studies in TSAG.
infrastructure), C5 (Building confidence and security Several statistics-reporting tools were developed by the
in the use of ICTs) and C7 (e-Environment). ITU-T secretariat at the request of RevCom to facilitate the
ITU-T has undertaken a mapping of its activities to the UN monitoring of Study Group activities. RevCom identified Focus
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), an action highlighting Groups as a key tool in ITU-T to stimulate new standardization
the ITU-T activities most relevant to the SDGs and proposing work in the various Study Groups, and thus recommended to
actions for ITU-T to expand its contribution to the pursuit of TSAG that ITU-T develop guidelines on how to fast-track the
the SDGs. This mapping of ITU-T work to the SDGs will support transfer of Focus Group output into standards developed by
the WSIS process in its promotion of efforts to leverage Study Groups. RevCom also called for ITU members to explore
ICTs for sustainable development (see the WSIS-SDG Matrix the establishment of a strategic coordination function focused
linking WSIS Action Lines with the SDGs), highlighting areas on the dialogue among the leadership of ITU-T working
where these efforts will receive support from the international groups on the identification and initiation of new work topics of
standards developed by ITU-T. particular strategic importance to industry and government.
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