ITU-T Study Group 15 Regional Group for Africa (SG15RG-AFR)
Terms of Reference
- Encouraging the active participation of delegates from African countries in the work of ITU-T SG15 (including rapporteur group meetings and other ITU-T SG15 events) and supporting African candidacies for ITU-T SG15 leadership positions.
- Identifying and discussing the deployment challenges in the region associated with ITU-T SG15 Recommendations.
- Supporting training needs in standards development and optical technologies for the region.
- Promoting ITU-T SG15 deliverables that align with relevant African regional priorities.
- Cooperating closely with the relevant respective African regional telecommunication organizations, standardization bodies of African countries and ITU regional/area offices in Africa, to create possible synergies and to report on the work in the region to ITU-T SG15.
- Creating a dedicated discussion space, for example by organizing regional technical workshops, to implement these Terms of Reference.
- Limiting its scope to these Terms of Reference in alignment with the mandate of ITU-T SG15 as specified by ITU-T Resolution 2, and not developing regional standards.