Transcript ICT Standards and Regulations - Mr. Dan Rosenne (Israel).

2007 World Electronics Forum
ICT Standards and
Regulation
Israeli ICT Sector Perspectives
Daniel Rosenne, [email protected]
Chairman, Central ICT Standardization Committee, Standards Institution of Israel
November 5th, 2007
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Israel’s ICT 2006
182,000 employees
6.5% of total workforce
Sector GDP NIS 62.4 billion
17% of business sector GDP
ICT sector exports $ 15.6 billion
26% of total exports
NIS 16 billion R&D investment
Source: CBS, 2007
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Israel’s Trade 2006
Export dominated by high-tech products to large markets
By Technology Intensity
By Geographical Region
North
America
High tech
48%
31%
21%
13%
36%
18%
Mediumlow tech
28%
15%
Mediumhigh tech
Israel
Asia
27%
7%
European
Union
Israel
19%
33%
31%
14%
Low tech
37%
21%
2006 totals (without diamonds):
 Exports: $29.3 billion
 Imports: $34.7 billion
Source: CBS, 2007
All other
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Standards Role - Promote Business
 Standards as an enabler for
networks and services development
 Standards as a tool for market
development
 Conformity assessment as a barrier
to trade
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Standards as an Enabler
Standards support trade and access to
markets, shape technology and
stimulate productivity and innovation
Standards promote development,
especially in complex high-tech ICT
environment
Compatibility / interoperability standards
are key enablers for the ICT sector
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Standards as a Tool
Market fragmentation and
decreased productivity caused by
conflicting standards
Increased risk and uncertainty due
to lack of standards
High costs of being on the wrong
side in a “standards war”
Large multinationals always win…
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Standards for Customer Empowerment
 Standards are trusted by their users
 Standards are important for ICT services customer
satisfaction
 Key standardization areas:
 Quality of services (QoS) and service level agreements
(SLAs)
 Truth in billing
 Interconnection and compatibility
 Customer portability (between service providers)
 Cyber security
 Local issues - language, common data formats, etc.
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Conformity Assessment as a Barrier to Trade
 Significant proportion of products require
conformity assessment in importing country
 Supplier Declaration of Conformity (SDOC) and
marking prove unsatisfactory
 The concept of “one product, one test, accepted
everywhere”, is wishful thinking
 Israeli approach - mutual recognition:
 By conformity assessment bodies
 By governments and regulators
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Israeli ICT Sector Viewpoint
 Standards are an important productivity tool
 Israeli standardization priority - adoption of international standards

“Original” standardization is limited to unique local conditions (Hebrew language
implementation, etc.)
 Increased Israeli participation in international standardization efforts, in
areas where Israel offers unique technology advantage
 Technical regulation should be based on standards
 Deviation from international standards should be limited to special cases
 National conformity assessment should be reduced to
essential public safety requirements
 Mutual recognition among conformity assessment bodies, accepted by
regulatory bodies, is key for the reduction of trade barriers
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The End
Thanks for your attention
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