ITU-D Study Groups

Previous Periods

ITU-D STUDY GROUPS 1 AND 2

RAPPORTEURS, VICE-RAPPORTEURS & BDT FOCAL POINTS

STUDY GROUP 1

STUDY GROUP 2

Question 1/1 - Strategies and policies for the deployment of broadband in developing countries
Rapporteurs	Mr Ahmed GAD (Egypt)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Issiaka ALHABIBOU (Mali)
	Mr Bharat B BHATIA (India)
	Mr Jesús CARBALLAL (Axon Partners Group (Spain))
	Mr Christopher HEMMERLEIN (Amazon (United States of America))
	Mr Ugur KAYDAN (Türkiye)
	Ms Nataša KUZMANOVIC (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
	Ms Keamogetswe MATOMELA (Botswana)
	Mr Turhan MULUK (Intel Corporation (United States of America))
	Ms Emma Ann OTIENO (Kenya)
	Mr Juan PEIRANO (Internet Society)
	Ms Syahniza Md. SHAH (Malaysia (resigned in 2023))
	Ms Uliana STOLIAROVA (Russian Federation)
	Ms Gevher Nesibe TURAL TOK (Türk Telekom (Türkiye))
	Ms Rozaidawati ZAINUL AZNAM (Malaysia)
	Ms Ziqi ZHANG (China (People's Republic of))
BDT Focal Points	Mr Mustafa AL MAHDI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Ms Rouda ALAMIR ALI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Désiré KARYABWITE (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Farid NAKHLI (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Jaroslaw PONDER (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Mr Rodrigo ROBLES (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Ms Anne Rita SSEMBOGA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Ms Nancy SUNDBERG (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Ms Pranita UPADHYAYA (BDT Focal Point (ASP))

Question 2/1 - Strategies, policies, regulations and methods of migration to and adoption of digital technologies for broadcasting, including to provide new services for various environments
Rapporteurs	Mr Roberto Mitsuake HIRAYAMA (Brazil)
	Mr Stanislas KANVOLI (Côte d'Ivoire)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Saeed Addow HIMMAIDA MOHAMMED (Sudan)
	Ms Therese KOIVOGUI (Guinea)
	Ms Nataša KUZMANOVIC (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
	Mr Jean Marie MAIGNAN (Haiti)
	Mr Malick NDIAYE (Senegal)
	Mr Luyu ZHAO (China (People's Republic of))
BDT Focal Points	Ms Rouda ALAMIR ALI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Désiré KARYABWITE (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Farid NAKHLI (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Rodrigo ROBLES (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Ms Anne Rita SSEMBOGA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Mr Elind SULMINA (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Ms Pranita UPADHYAYA (BDT Focal Point (ASP))

Question 3/1 - The use of telecommunications/ICTs for disaster risk reduction and management
Rapporteurs	Ms Alison BALZER (United States of America)
	Mr Serigne Abdou Lahatt SYLLA (Senegal)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Edva ALTEMAR (Haiti)
	Ms Muberra BINGOL (Türkiye)
	Mr Abdelwaheb GALIZRA (Algeria)
	Mr Hideo IMANAKA (Japan)
	Ms Ruth KARIUKI (Kenya)
	Mr N'guessan Tchissou Jean Roger KOFFI (Côte d'Ivoire)
	Mr Giquel Thérance SASSA (Cameroon)
	Mr Gökhan TOK (Access Partnership Ltd (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland))
	Ms Jingli WANG (China (People's Republic of))
BDT Focal Points	Mr Mustafa AL MAHDI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Ali Drissa BADIEL (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Mr Sylvester CADETTE (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Ms Maritza DELGADO SOLARTE (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Ms Valentina STADNIC (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Ms Pranita UPADHYAYA (BDT Focal Point (ASP))

Question 4/1 - Economic aspects of national telecommunications/ICTs
Rapporteurs	Mr Arseny PLOSSKY (Russian Federation)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Yan CHEN (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications)
	Mr Tyler CROWE (United States of America)
	Mr Sidy DIOP (Deloitte (France))
	Ms Diago DIOUF FATI (Senegal)
	Mr Recep DURAN (Türkiye)
	Mr Emanuele GIOVANNETTI (Anglia Ruskin University (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland))
	Mr Mustafa GÖKHAN ACAR (Türk Telekom (Türkiye))
	Mr Xiaoyu LIU (China (People's Republic of))
	Mr Jorge MARTÍNEZ MORANDO (Axon Partners Group (Spain))
	Mr Talent MUNYARADZI (Zimbabwe )
	Ms Memiko OTSUKI (Japan, Japan)
	Mr Denis R RVILLALOBOS ARAYA (Costa Rica)
	Mr Wesam M. SEDIK (Egypt)
BDT Focal Points	Mr Mustafa AL MAHDI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Ms Natalia MOCHU (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Jaroslaw PONDER (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Ms Carmen PRADO-WAGNER (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Rodrigo ROBLES (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Ms Anne Rita SSEMBOGA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Ms Pranita UPADHYAYA (BDT Focal Point (ASP))

Question 5/1 - Telecommunications/ICTs for rural and remote areas
Rapporteurs	Mr Ja Heung KOO (Korea (Rep. of))
	Ms Caecilia NYAMUTSWA (Zimbabwe)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Antony Virgil ADOPO (Deloitte (resigned in October 2024))
	Mr Edva ALTEMAR (Haiti)
	Mr Shiv BAKHSHI (Ericsson (Sweden))
	Mr Anaël BOURROUS (Deloitte)
	Ms Runzhu CHEN (China (People's Republic of))
	Mr Christopher HEMMERLEIN (Amazon (United States of America))
	Mr Ashi KAPOOR (India)
	Mr Turhan MULUK (Intel Corporation (United States of America))
	Ms Julia NIETSCH (Orange (France))
	Ms Paulina PASTOR (Axon Partners Group (Spain))
	Mr Babou SARR (Senegal)
	Mr Yusuf Korhan SELEK (Türkiye)
	Mr Mahalmadane Sidi TOURE (Mali)
BDT Focal Points	Mr Mustafa AL MAHDI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Ali Drissa BADIEL (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Mr Désiré KARYABWITE (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Farid NAKHLI (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Jaroslaw PONDER (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Mr Sergio SCARABINO (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Ms Anne Rita SSEMBOGA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Ms Christine SUND (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Ms Pranita UPADHYAYA (BDT Focal Point (ASP))

Question 6/1 - Consumer information, protection and rights
Rapporteurs	Ms Cristiana CAMARATE (Brazil)
	Ms Wei PEI (China Institute of Communications (CIC))
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Carlo AGDAMAG (Access Partnership Ltd (resigned in September 2024))
	Ms Archana GULATI (Reseau International Des Femmes Expertes Du Numérique (resigned in 2025))
	Ms Hadiza KACHALLAH (Nigeria)
	Ms Hayun KANG (Korea (Rep. of) (resigned in July 2024))
	Ms Lin LIN (China (People's Republic of))
	Ms Tharalika LIVERA (Sri Lanka)
	Ms Caroline Kathure MURIANKI (Kenya)
	Ms Anne Chantal NGONDJI (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Postes, Télécommunications et TIC (Cameroon))
	Mr Jesús Coquis ROMERO (Mexico)
	Mr Osman SAHIN (Türkiye)
	Mr Issouf SOULAMA (Burkina Faso)
BDT Focal Points	Mr Mustafa AL MAHDI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Ahmed ELRAGHY (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Ms Natalia MOCHU (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Jaroslaw PONDER (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Mr Sergio SCARABINO (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Ms Anne Rita SSEMBOGA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Ms Pranita UPADHYAYA (BDT Focal Point (ASP))
	Mr Serge Valéry ZONGO (BDT Focal Point (AFR))

Question 7/1 - Telecommunication/ICT accessibility to enable inclusive communication, especially for persons with disabilities
Rapporteurs	Ms Mina Seonmin JUN (Korea (Rep. of))
	Ms Amela ODOBASIC (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Ms Ileana Gama BENÍTEZ (Mexico)
	Mr Mitsuji MATSUMOTO (Japan)
	Ms Mariéme Thiam NDOUR (Senegal)
	Mr Kadiri OURO-AGORO (Togo)
	Mr Gragba SEVERIN (Côte d'Ivoire)
	Mr Kun YANG (China (People's Republic of))
BDT Focal Points	Ms Rouda ALAMIR ALI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Emmanuel NIYIKORA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Ms Daria PEREPELIATNIKOVA (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Jaroslaw PONDER (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Ms Christine SUND (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Ms Pranita UPADHYAYA (BDT Focal Point (ASP))
	Ms Ana VENEROSO (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Ms Roxana WIDMER-ILIESCU (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))

Question 1/2 - Sustainable smart cities and communities
Rapporteurs	Mr Javokhir ARIPOV (Uzbekistan)
	Mr Yétondji HOUEYETONGNON (Benin)
	Mr Diyor RAJABOV (RESIGNED IN SEPTEMBER 2024 (Uzbekistan)
	Ms Fifatin Carrelle Lucrèce TOHO (Benin (resigned in April 2023))
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Cai CHEN (China (People's Republic of) - resigned in March 2024)
	Ms Ying CUI (China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT))
	Mr Seydou DIARRA (Mali)
	Ms Paulette HERNANDEZ (United States of America)
	Mr Mory KOUROUMA (Guinea)
	Mr Yoshihiro NAKAYAMA (KDDI Corporation (Japan))
	Ms Mariéme Thiam NDOUR (Senegal)
	Mr Álvaro NEIRA (Axon Partners Group (Spain))
	Mr Hemendra SHARMA (India)
	Mr Zhen ZHANG (China (People's Republic of))
BDT Focal Points	Mr Karim ABDELGHANI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Miguel ALCAINE (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Mr Farid NAKHLI (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Jaroslaw PONDER (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Ms Anne Rita SSEMBOGA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Ms Pranita UPADHYAYA (BDT Focal Point (ASP))
	Mr Jody VAN WYK (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Serge Valéry ZONGO (BDT Focal Point (AFR))

Question 2/2 - Enabling technologies for e-services and applications, including e-health and e-education
Rapporteurs	Mr Isao NAKAJIMA (Seisa University (Japan))
	Mr Done-Sik YOO (Korea (Republic of))
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Osther Rock BADOU (Benin)
	Mr Robert Kwambai CHIRCHIR (Kenya)
	Ms Kübra DIRI (Türkiye)
	Mr Gregory DOMOND (Haiti (resigned in July 2024))
	Mr Sandeep Kumar GUPTA (India)
	Ms Allomo Francine Tania LOGBO (Côte d'Ivoire)
	Mr Mayank MRINAL (India (resigned in May 2024))
	Mr Geraldo NETO (Telecommunications Management Group, Inc (United States of America))
	Mr Arseny PLOSSKY (Russian Federation)
	Mr Ibrahima SYLLA (Guinea)
	Ms Alicia TAMBE (United States of America)
	Ms Shan XU (China (People's Republic of))
BDT Focal Points	Mr Karim ABDELGHANI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Miguel ALCAINE (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Mr Ali Drissa BADIEL (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Mr Farid NAKHLI (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Jaroslaw PONDER (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Ms Valentina STADNIC (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Ms Christine SUND (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Ms Pranita UPADHYAYA (BDT Focal Point (ASP))
	Mr Jody VAN WYK (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))

Question 3/2 - Securing information and communication networks: Best practices for developing a culture of cybersecurity
Rapporteurs	Ms Vanessa Copetti CRAVO (Brazil)
	Ms Nicole DARABIAN (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
	Ms Jabin VAHORA (United States of America (resigned in October 2023))
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Damnam K. BAGOLIBE (Togo)
	Mr Daniel BATTY (Access Partnership Ltd (resigned in April 2024)
	Ms Maria BOLSHAKOVA (Russian Federation (resigned in April 2024))
	Mr Tommaso DE ZAN (Access Partnership Ltd)
	Mr Idrissa DIALLO (Guinea)
	Mr Sidy Mouhamed FALL (Senegal)
	Mr Alvaro GARCIA (Axon Partners Group)
	Mr Dogukan Ömer GÜR (Türkiye)
	Mr Prachish KHANNA (India)
	Mr Teng MA (CITCC (China (People’s Republic of)))
	Mr Rodgers MUMELO (Kenya)
	Ms Uliana STOLIAROVA (Russian Federation)
	Mr Samuel TEW (Axon Partners Group (Spain) (resigned in April 2024) )
	Ms Xinxin WAN (China (People's Republic of))
	Ms Kacie YEAROUT (United States of America)
	Mr Jaesuk YUN (Korea (Republic of))
BDT Focal Points	Mr Adel DARWISH (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Farid NAKHLI (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Emmanuel NIYIKORA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Mr Orhan OSMANI (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Pablo PALACIOS OCHOA (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Ms Valentina STADNIC (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Ms Pranita UPADHYAYA (BDT Focal Point (ASP))
	Mr Serge Valéry ZONGO (BDT Focal Point (AFR))

Question 4/2 - Telecommunication/ICT equipment: Conformance and interoperability, combating counterfeiting and theft of mobile devices
Rapporteurs	Mr Ibrahima SYLLA (Guinea)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Ms Helen KYEYUNE (Access Partnership Ltd (resigned in September 2024))
	Ms Tharalika LIVERA (Sri Lanka)
	Mr Sergei MELNIK (International Telecommunication Academy (Russian Federation))
	Mr Kishik PARK (Korea (Republic of) (resigned in October 2023))
	Mr Serigne Abdou Lahatt SYLLA (Senegal)
	Mr Diao TOURE (Guinea)
	Ms Awa Koko Valéry Nadège TRAORE EPOUSE GOUE (Côte d'Ivoire)
	Mr Junzhi YAN (China (People’s Republic of))
	Mr Jiawei ZANG (China (People’s Republic of))
BDT Focal Points	Ms Rouda ALAMIR ALI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Miguel ALCAINE (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Mr Vladimir DAIGELE (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Farid NAKHLI (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Ms Anne Rita SSEMBOGA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Mr Elind SULMINA (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Ms Pranita UPADHYAYA (BDT Focal Point (ASP))

Question 5/2 - Adoption of telecommunications/ICTs and improving digital skills
Rapporteurs	Mr Abdulkarim OLOYEDE (Nigeria)
	Ms Sha WEI (China (People’s Republic of))
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Ahmadou Dit Adi CISSE (Mali)
	Ms Niver Bengü KARABACAK (Türkiye)
	Mr Guoqing LI (China (People’s Republic of))
	Ms Armelle MANKO (Reseau International Des Femmes Expertes Du Numerique (RIFEN))
	Mr Turhan MULUK (Intel Corporation (United States of America))
	Mr N Kishor NARANG (India)
	Mr Babou SARR (Senegal)
	Mr Labh SINGH (India)
BDT Focal Points	Ms Irina DIVAKOVA (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Carlos LUGO SILVA (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Mr Emmanuel NIYIKORA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Ms Daria PEREPELIATNIKOVA (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Ms Valentina STADNIC (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Ms Christine SUND (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Ms Susan TELTSCHER (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Ms Pranita UPADHYAYA (BDT Focal Point (ASP))

Question 6/2 - ICTs for the environment
Rapporteurs	Ms Aprajita SHARRMA (India)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Apollinaire BIGIRIMANA (Burundi)
	Mr Issa CAMARA (Mali)
	Mr Jean-Manuel CANET (Orange (France))
	Mr Gregory DOMOND (Haiti (resigned in July 2024))
	Ms Gnakri Isabelle Sonia GNABRO EPOUSE KAKOU (Côte d'Ivoire)
	Mr Sang-hun LEE (Korea (Republic of))
	Mr Shang LI (China (People’s Republic of))
	Mr Thomas Wambua LUTI (Kenya)
	Mr Ethan MUDAVANHU (Access Partnership Ltd (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland))
	Ms Julia NIETSCH (Orange (France) resigned in May 2024)
	Mr Yasumitsu TOMIOKA (Japan)
BDT Focal Points	Mr Garam BEL (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Ms Blenda GONCALVES DA SILVA (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Ms Anne Rita SSEMBOGA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Ms Valentina STADNIC (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Ms Pranita UPADHYAYA (BDT Focal Point (ASP))
	Mr Serge Valéry ZONGO (BDT Focal Point (AFR))

Question 7/2 - Strategies and policies concerning human exposure to electromagnetic fields
Rapporteurs	Mr Haim MAZAR (Israel)
	Mr Tongning WU (China (People's Republic of))
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Diarrassouba BAKARY (Côte d'Ivoire)
	Ms Aminata Niang DIAGNE (Senegal)
	Mr Gregory DOMOND (Haiti (resigned in July 2024))
	Mr Wenhua MA (China (People's Republic of))
	Ms Keamogetswe MATOMELA (Botswana)
	Mr Diao TOURE (Guinea)
	Mr Hüseyin Avni YAVUZARSLAN (Türkiye (resigned in January 2025))
BDT Focal Points	Ms Rouda ALAMIR ALI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Walid MATHLOUTHI (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Farid NAKHLI (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Rodrigo ROBLES (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Ms Anne Rita SSEMBOGA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Mr Elind SULMINA (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Ms Pranita UPADHYAYA (BDT Focal Point (ASP))

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