In line with Council Decision
496, the main objective of the workshop is to inform
the Secretary-General on the subject of possible new work items for
the Union.
In addition, the workshop will serve as a forum for policy-makers
and regulators involved in spectrum management, wireless user
groups, experts and industry players to exchange information and experiences
on the issue of radio spectrum management in the current climate of
technological change and convergence.
Among other things, the workshop will discuss radio spectrum
management issues that range from topics such as the continued
relevance of international and national service definitions for
radio spectrum use and whether market forces should play a larger
role in spectrum allocation and assignment. The workshop will also
focus on issues related to the unlicensed portions of the radio
spectrum.
Experiences
of individual countries will help stimulate the discussions.
From these discussions, the workshop will seek
to identify a number of important global trends in radio spectrum
demand and attempt to
distil a set of policy priorities that could be used to guide
the ITU and its membership in managing access to radio spectrum in
the coming years in order to maximise its use at both international
and national levels.
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