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CONGRESS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN THE BICENTENNIAL 21 September 2010 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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International Telecommunication Union

ITU

Introduction to ITU
Founded in 1865, oldest
specialized agency of the UN Standards making one of the ITUs first activities 192 Member States, 780 private sector entities HQ Geneva, 11 regional offices, 760 staff / 80 nationalities Named as one of the worlds ten most enduring institutions by Booz Allen
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ITU Structure

ITU-R: Global radio spectrum and satellite

orbits

ITU-D: Bridging the digital divide ITU-T: Without ITU standards you couldnt
make a call or surf the Internet

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Enabling Environment
ITU works with regulators/policy makers and
Global Symposium for Regulators ICT Regulation Toolkit ITU Study Groups

industry to develop/share guidelines and best practices as well as global standards

Capacity-building in developing and least

developed countries

Workshops and symposiums

International Telecommunication Union

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ICT Development
ITU has mandate from membership to help
spread ICT connectivity connect the unconnected developed countries

Building capacities in developing and least Working with ITU government membership
and industry partners

Executing agency of UN for ICT projects Mobilizing resources and partners for
implementation

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Global Cybersecurity Agenda

Launched 17 May 2007

ITU framework for global action:

1. Legal Measures 2. Technical and Procedural Measures 3. Organizational Structures 4. Capacity Building 5. International Cooperation

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Managing Spectrum
World Radiocommunication
Conference 2007
Spectrum for future mobile communications Spectrum for broadcasting Satellite communications Spectrum for advanced aeronautical communications Global Maritime issues Protect frequencies for earthexploration satellites to monitor resources, emergencies, meteorology, climate change
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IMT Background
Broadband multimedia First IMT standards IMT-2000 Now more than a billion IMT-2000
(3G) subscribers

IMT-Advanced
Global platform for the next
generation of mobile services and broadband multimedia exciting new interactive services
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Fast data access, unified messaging

What is IMT-Advanced?
IMT-Advanced systems will:
Provide access to a wide range of services supported by (increasingly packet-based) mobile and fixed networks. Support low to high mobility applications and a wide range of data rates in multiple user environments. Provide for high quality multimedia applications within a wide range platforms with significant improvement in performance and QoS.
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Key features
A high degree of interoperability worldwide Flexibility to support a wide range of services
in a cost efficient manner

Service compatibility: IMT and fixed networks Interworking with other radio access systems User equipment suitable for worldwide use Worldwide roaming capability Enhanced peak data rates to support
advanced services and applications

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ITU Standards in Action

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ITU-T Recommendations: Not all standards are equal

Recommendations become mandatory if
adopted in law Private standards may confuse users and consumers ITUs broad range of stakeholders, and robust processes provide the basis for consensus across sectors and countries Market-driven international standards, based on objective information and knowledge. Meet the needs and concerns of all relevant stakeholders
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Strategic Objectives
1. Develop and publish timely global standards 2. Identify relevant areas for future standardization
projects

3. Provide the most attractive forum for

membership

standardization in the interest of the membership

4. Promote value of ITU-T to attract increased 5. 6. 7. 8.

Disseminate information and know-how Cooperate and collaborate with other SDOs Provide support and assistance to the membership Maintain ITU as the preeminent global standards body
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ITU-T Key Features

Open, transparent, consensus based, fast
working, public/private partnership Technical standards developed by industry members, when consensus placed on website and if no comments after 4 weeks is in effect approved by 191 governments ITU standards are therefore truly global, open standards, unlike those of many other standards bodies, fora or consortium that claim to produce global and open standards, available free of charge Publicly available database of products and services meeting ITU standards Organizing interoperability events to prove interoperability of different vendors equipment Common IPR policy with ISO and IEC (FRAN)
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Importance of Global Standards

Global Standards essential in a complex world Standards make things easier Essential for international communications and

global trade Drive competitiveness, for individual businesses and world economy Help organisations with their efficiency, effectiveness, responsiveness and innovation Lower prices and increase availability by reducing technical barriers and promoting compatibility between systems and networks Manufacturers, network operators and consumers benefit
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Importance of Participation
Ensure local requirements are included in new
standards Influence choice of technologies Gain better understanding of standards content Better judgment of choice of standards Increased capacity for implementing and maintaining equipment and services to new standards Increase human capacity Network with leading experts from all major players from the world Provide advice and assistance to members
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2009: A year of highlights

Study Groups
Despite financial crisis many study 120 e-meetings First global standard for a fully
networked home ITU-T Rec. G.9960; ex G.hn Universal charger for mobile phones Methodology to measure the impact of ICTs on climate change with the involvement of 20 other organizations Handbooks on Optical fibres, cables and systems, converged networks, and the security manual
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groups saw increased participation Remote participation on the rise

2009: A year of highlights

Workshops
30 events, 2500 participants
Implementation of WTSA-08
decisions Bridging the standardization gap ICTs and climate change Cybersecurity NGN Accessibility
Event distribution
Asia /Pacific 17%

Africa 14%

Europe 10%

First fully virtual ITU

symposium on ICTs and climate change

Organised together with the KCC
and TTA
Geneva 25% Arab 17%

Americas 17%

5th Fully Networked Car

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Recent Activities in the Region

Study Group 3 Regional Group for Latin America and the Caribbean, Santo Domingo, 6-9
July 2010 Regional ITU Consultation on Conformance Assessment and Interoperability, Quito, Ecuador, 6 July 2010 ITU-T Study Group 5 Buenos Aires, Argentina 12-16 April 2010 ITU-T Workshop on "Interactions of Voiceband Signal Processing Functions and their End-toEnd Coordination" Germantown, Maryland, USA, 21 April 2010 Seminar on ITU-T hot topics for standardization and Kaleidoscope event: Innovations for Digital Inclusion Mar del Plata, Argentina, 31 August - 01 September 2009 ITU-T Study Groups 11 and 13 and IPTV-GSI Mar del Plata, Argentina 2-12 September 2009 ITU panel Globalization of Standardization and Making the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Accessible at the 18th Biennial TDI Conference Where Access begins Washington DC, USA, 30 July - 1 August 2009 ITU Symposium on ICTs and Climate Change and Forum on "Implementation of decisions of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-08) Quito, Ecuador, 7-10 July 2009 Regional Seminar on the economic and financial aspects of telecommunications for Member Countries of the Study Group 3 Regional Group for Latin America and Caribbean (SG3RGLAC) (former TAL Group) Lima, Peru, 23 - 24 June 2009

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Regions Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen (ITU-T)

Bruce Gracie, Chairman TSAG, Industry Canada, Canada Stephen J. Trowbridge, VC TSAG, Alcatel-Lucent, USA Marcos Prez Garca VC, SG2, Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de

Cuba, S.A. (ETECSA), Cuba Steven D. Lind, VC SG 2, AT&T, USA Leslie Joseph Martinkovics, VC, SG3, Verizon, USA Hctor Mario Carril, VC SG5, Secretaria de comunicaciones, Argentina Arthur Webster, Chairman SG 9, US Department of Commerce, USA Charles A. Dvorak, Chairman SG 12, AT&T, USA Jlio Cesar Fonseca, VC SG15, Regional focus group coordination, ANATEL, Brazil Mark T. Neibert, VC SG16, Ygomi, USA Antonio Guimaraes, VC SG17, ANATEL, Brazil Committed to connecting the world
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The network knocks at your door

Home Networking to
achieve interoperability on a global scale
PC World (US) 13.12.08: The powerful world standards organization [ITU].. has reached agreement on G.hn a set of specifications that would encompass phone lines, power lines, and coaxial cable to provide HDTV room to room

Now: G.hn for Smart Grid

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Future networks
Focus Group Collect and identify visions of
future networks Next Meetings: Korea 26-29 October 2010; Slovenia 29 November 3 December 2010. Results will be presented at workshop on 1 December Report to Study Group 13 January 2011

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ITU-Ts quantum leaps in speech, audio and video quality

Video codec H.264 in HDTV,
iPhone, Blu-ray, 3G, etc

2008 Primetime Emmy award Call for technical contributions

for next generation on speech coding:

Extension of work

New Joint ISO/IEC/ITU Video

Team established

Wider bandwidths, richer user experience

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Intelligent Transport Systems

ITU, ISO and
Annual Event

IEC and Geneva Motor Show

New work:
Wideband communication in cars Vehicle gateway protocol
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Safety in the cyber world

Identity management (IdM) Security standards for:

NGN IPTV Home networks, Ubiquitous sensor networks Mobiles Traceback Countering spam (EVCert)

Road map of security standards: Cybersecurity Information

December 2010 Exchange Framework (CYBEX)

itu.int/ITU-T/studygroups/com17/ict/

Security Workshop, Geneva 6-7

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Accessibility
Champions principles
Universal Design enshrined in the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities in all standards

Includes accessibility features Strong advocacy focus Group to coordinate activities

on accessibility

ITU led Dynamic Coalition on

the Internet and Accessibility at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Interoperability of Accessibility protocols
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Proposed new Focus Group on

ICTs and Climate Change

Focus Group on ICTs and
Climate Change ITU led Dynamic Coalition on Internet and Climate change at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Participation in COP15 Establishing close liaison with UNFCCC

UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon: "ITU is one of the very important stakeholders in the area of climate change."

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Universal charger

ITU-T Recommendation

L.1000 Delivers 50% reduction in standby energy consumption, will eliminate up to 82,000 tonnes of redundant chargers, and cuts GHG emissions by at least 13.6 million tonnes CO2 annually

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Common Methodology
Common methodology for measuring
ICT carbon footprint Only way to provide meaningful comparisons Will help to establish the business case to go green Over 20 organizations participate in the ITU group Standards on life cycle environmental impact of ICTs goods and services, and ICT projects, November 2010
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Economic and policy issues

SG 3 deals with international tariff and charging Recommendations on charging and accounting
for International Internet Connectivity for international mobile telephony charging and accounting

Recommendations on charging and accounting Guidelines for resolution of disputes regarding Development of charging and

accounting/settlement mechanisms

Regional Group for Latin America and Caribbean

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Technology Watch: Scouting for future technologies

Recent papers:
Remote collaboration tools Ubiquitous Sensor Networks ICTs and Climate Change Telepresence High-performance video-conferencing Intelligent Transport Systems Lawful interception (LI) Next-Generation Networks (NGNs) and energy efficiency Mobile applications Batteries for portable ICT devices Upcoming: ICTs and food security, network robotics, telebiometrics New Briefing Reports published in ITU News
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Chief Technology Officer (CTO) meeting

Nineteen major CTOs Recognition of need
for review of standardization landscape Results will be presented at next meeting, Paris, 29 October.

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Next generation electricity

Chief Technology Officer
Group highlighted Smart Grid as a priority area Focus Group on Smart Grid will
Identify impacts on standards development Investigate ITU-T study items Familiarize ITU-T with emerging attributes of smart grid Encourage collaboration between ITU-T membership and utilities

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In the cloud
WTPF participants
highlighted Cloud as a priority area Computing will

Focus Group on Cloud

Identify potential impacts on ITU-T standards development Investigate future study items Analyze how interoperability can be assured Familiarize ITU-T with emerging attributes and challenges of cloud computing Committed to connecting the world

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Kaleidoscope 2010

Pune, India, 13-15 December 2010 Exhibition by local universities Best paper awards $10,000 Proceedings IEEE Xplore online library Standards Corner (tutorial) Jules Vernes Corner (SciFi writers and dreamers)

New this year:

Additional info: itu-kaleidoscope.org/2010 Associated events: Third IPTV Interoperability event

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ITU and IPv6

Massive deployment of Internet
related resources=depletion of IPv4 addresses. ITU actively promoting IPv6 deployment New ITU-T/D IPv6 Group 3rd meeting 7-8 April 2011, Geneva, Switzerland Open participation

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The International Telecommunication Regulations

ITRs catalyzed global telecoms liberalization and
facilitated Internet

Adopted to:
Provide a basis for the provision & operation of international telecommunication services To designate responsibilities of Administrations and Operators To provide general principles, even for commerciallynegotiated arrangements

World Conference on International Telecommunications

5-30 November 2012

ITRs: New issues?

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Conformity and interoperability

Conformity assessment benefits
manufacturers, service providers, users and regulators and supports sustainable development.

Conformity gives confidence and All successful SDOs have testing

facilitates access to world markets.

specifications; conformance testing to determine compliant products; and interoperability testing.

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ITUs Conformity and Interoperability Programme

Four Action Lines:

1. Creation of a conformity database 2. Organisation of interoperability events 3. Develop human resources capacity through
workshops and tutorials developing countries

4. Assist establishment of test facilities in

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The ITU-T Pilot Conformity Database

Will provide a source of what products have been
successfully tested to ITU-T Recommendations. Pilot conformity database follows ISO/IEC 17000series: Requires the issue of a Suppliers Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) (ISO/IEC 17050) Voluntary and free, open to ITU members. Nonmembers may participate on a case by case basis Testing 1st, 2nd, 3rd party accredited labs conformity assessment 3rd party accredited certifiers
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IPTV Interop events

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Capacity Building
Develop expertise in conformity and

interoperability testing Plan to organize tutorials at established test centres around the world Joint workshops planned with UNIDO

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Establishment of conformity test centres in developing countries

Need to build partnerships with relevant
organizations: UNIDO, ISO (CASCO), IEC, IAF and ILAC UNIDO has a programme to assist in establishment of accreditation bodies and conformity test centres in developing countries UNIDO offer of collaboration
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Regional Consultation Meetings 2010

Americas 6 July, Quito, Ecuador Africa 30-31 July, Nairobi, Kenya Asia Pacific 16-17 September, Sydney, Australia
Continue the discussion to better implement the four action lines adopted by Council 2009. Improve the ITU-T pilot conformity database to meet the requirements of all the stakeholders in the spirit of the WTSA-08 Resolution 76 addressing the needs of developing countries on this subject.
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Business Plan
Council endorsed need to develop a
business plan for the long term implementation of the programme Need to first determine the demand for each of the action lines Amend programme in light of further consultations

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Admission of Sector Members from Developing countries

ITU Council supports proposal to reduce cost to 1/16 of
the Sector Member contributory unit = CHF 3,975 Proposal to be reviewed at PP10

Admission of academia, universities and their associated research establishments

ITU Council supports proposal to reduce cost to 1/32 of the
Sector Member contributory unit = CHF 1,987 Academia Member would not participate in approval process of Recommendations. Proposal to be reviewed at PP10
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Plenipotentiary Conference 2010

4 to 22 October 2010

The key event at which ITU Member States decide on ITUs future role of the organization. Sets the Union's general policies, adopts four-year strategic and financial plans and elects the senior management team, the members of Council and the members of the Radio Regulations Board.

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