Transcript Bridging The Standardization Gap for RCC

Bridging The
Standardization Gap for
RCC
ITU Regional Forum 2012
Bridging the standardization gap for RCC countries
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2 April 2012
Vijay Mauree
Programme Coordinator - TSB
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Outline
 Standardization gap
 Bridging the Standardization Gap
 ITU Activities to bridge the gap
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The Standardization Gap
 One of the three strategic goals of ITU-T
 Defined as the disparities in the ability of developing
countries, relative to developed ones, to access,
implement, contribute to and influence international ICT
standards, specifically ITU‐T Recommendations.
 The standardization development gap is itself both a cause
and a manifestation of the wider digital divide
 Bridging the standardization gap: PP Res 123, WTSA Res
44 and WTDC Res 47
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Bridging The Standardization Gap
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ITU Activities to Bridge the Gap
 Enhance Standardization Capability
 Develop Human Resources
 Set up Regional Groups
 Establish BSG Fund
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Enhance Standardization Capability
Mentoring programme for newcomers to Study Groups
Mentor role in study group
Research on measuring and reducing the standardization
capability gap
Free access to ITU-T Standards
Increase remote participation and collaboration
Reduced fees (CHF
including academia
3,975)
for
developing
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countries
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Enhance Standardization Capability
Increase number of officials (Chairs / Rapporteurs) from
developing countries in ITU-T Study Groups
Increase SG
countries
meetings
and
workshops
in
developing
Standards Q&A Online Forum
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Standards Q&A
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http://groups.itu.int/itu-t/StandardsQA.aspx
Open to everyone
Moderated Forum
Objectives
 Enable developing countries to seek advice directly from
ITU-T study group experts
 Ensure developing countries have a better understanding
of ITU-T Recommendations
 Enhance the application of ITU-T Recommendations in
developing countries
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Standards Q&A
 26 Topics : some examples
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Naming, numbering
IPv6
ICT and Climate Change
Optical Transport Networks
IPTV
Cloud Computing
Cybersecurity
Future networks and NGN
Home Networking
Multimedia coding
Accessibility
Conformity and Interoperability
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Develop Human Resources
In Depth
Technical
Manuals/
Tutorial
ELearning
Capacity
Building
Workshop
Crash
Courses/
Webinar
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Develop Human Resources
Manuals and handbooks
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Handbook on Testing (2011)
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Convergent Networks (2010),
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ITU-T Manual on Optical Transport Networks from TDM to
Packet (2010)
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DSL Story (2010),
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Deployment of packet based networks (2009)
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Handbook on Fibre Optic Cables and Systems (2009),
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Security in Telecommunications and IT (2009)
E-learning course on ITU-T Meeting Procedures
NEW!
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Regional Groups
 SG2 Groups for Arab and East Africa Regions
 SG3 Groups for Asia and Oceania, Africa, Europe and
Mediterranean, Latin America and Caribbean (Tariff and
accounting principles)
 SG5 Groups for Arab, Africa, Latin America and Caribbean
(ICT and Climate Change)
 SG12 Group for Africa (Performance, QoS)
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BSG Fund
 BSG Fund set up in 2008 : CHF 289,000
 Objective
 Facilitate the participation of developing countries in the
standards development process
 Allow developing countries to profit from access to new
technology development
 Ensure that the requirements of developing countries are
taken into account in the development of standards
 Korea Communications Commission, Nokia Siemens
Networks, Microsoft, Cisco
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Conclusions
 Bridging the Standardization Gap
 Enhanced co-ordination on ICT standardization at
national level
 Increase the use of ITU-T Recommendations
 Capacity building on standardization and ITU-T
Recommendations
 Increase participation in Study Groups, Workshops,
Meetings and number of contributions
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Thank You
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