Transcript ITU-T SG5 main results ICT and climate change

World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly
ITU-T Study Group 5:
Environment and Climate Change
Ahmed Zeddam
ITU-T SG5 Chairman
25 October 2016
Hammamet, Tunisia
ITU-T Study Group 5: Environment and Climate Change
Lead SG for:
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Environment and
climate change
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Electromagnetic
compatibility and
electromagnetic
effects
Producing standards to achieve the
48 New
Recommendations
8 Technical papers
and tutorials
27 Revised
Recommendations
42 New
Supplements
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ITU-T SG5 Current Key Topics
Damage prevention and safety
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ICT equipment protection (wired & wireless internet access)
Base station protection against lightning
Multi-port surge protective devices
Electromagnetic fields: emission, immunity and human exposure
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Exposure to EMF
EMC requirement for telecommunication equipment and cabling
EMC requirement in home network
ICT and climate change
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E-waste management & circular economy
Climate change adaptation
Environmental sustainability & green ICT procurement
Climate change mitigation, energy efficiency & SDN
Methodologies for the environmental impact
assessment of organizations, goods, networks, services,
cities, etc
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ITU-T SG5 main results
Damage prevention and safety
 ITU-T K.105, K110 to K112 “Lightning protection rules for radio base stations”
Electromagnetic fields: emission, immunity and human exposure
 ITU-T K.100 “Measurement of radio frequency electromagnetic fields to determine
compliance with human exposure limits when a base station is put into service”
 ITU EMF Guide and Mobile App produced and translated into the six UN languages.
A Malaysian version was launched in April 2016”
ICT and climate change
 ITU-L.1002 “External universal power adapter solutions for portable information
and communication technology devices ”
Builds on ITU-T standards defining universal chargers for hand-held devices such as mobile phones (ITU-T L.1000)
and stationary devices such as xDSL modems (ITU-T L.1001)
ITU-T SG5 Future key topics
Using ICTs to protect the environment
Internet data-centers protection
ICT protection
PVC
WPT
EMC requirements in ICT facilities
Circular economy
KPIs to assess energy efficiency
Green Data Centre
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EMF exposure assessment from
new and emerging technologies
ITU-T SG5 related groups
Focus Group on Smart
Sustainable Cities
Focus Group on Smart
Water Management
From February 2013 to May 2015
From June 2013 to March 2015
21 Technical Specifications and
4 Technical Reports developed
JCA on ICT and Climate
Change
Regional Groups
Reports developed
17 Meetings from April 2009 to October 2015
Sought co-operation from external bodies
Visible contact point for ICT and Climate
Change activities
Regional Groups for:
Africa (SG5 RG-AFR)
Arab Region (SG5 RG-ARB)
Americas (SG5 RG-AMR)
Asia and the Pacific (SG5 RG-AP)
Reports & Events on Environment and Climate Change
Partnering for
solutions: ICTs in
Smart Water
Management
The case of Korea: the
quantification of GHG
reduction effects
achieved by ICTs
Resilient pathways:
the adaptation of
the ICT sector to
climate change
15 events from Sept 2014 to Sept 2016
Report on
“Sustainable
Management of
waste electrical and
Electronic equipment
in Latin America”
Report on
“Monitoring of
electromagnetic field
levels in Latin
America”
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Thank you
ITU-T, Environment
and Climate Change
http://itu.int/go/tsg05
[email protected]
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ITU-T Study Group 5: Environment and climate change
Lead SG for:
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Environment and
climate change
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Electromagnetic
compatibility and
electromagnetic
effects
WP1/5
Damage prevention and
safety
WP3/5
ICT and climate change
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WP2/5
Electromagnetic fields:
emission, immunity and
human exposure
Q12/5
Guides and terminology
on environment and
climate change
ITU-T SG5 main results
Damage prevention and safety
 ITU-T K.105 “Lightning protection of photovoltaic
power supply systems feeding radio base stations”
 ITU-T K.110 “Lightning protection of the dedicated
transformer for radio base station ”
 ITU-T K.111 “Protection of surrounding structures
of telecommunication towers against lightning ”.
 ITU-T K.112 “Lightning protection, earthing and
bonding: practical procedures for radio base
station”.
ITU-T SG5 main results
Electromagnetic fields: emission, immunity and human exposure
 ITU-T K.100 “Measurement of
radio frequency
electromagnetic fields to
determine compliance with
human exposure limits when a
base station is put into service”
 ITU-T K.113 “Generation of
radiofrequency electromagnetic
field level maps”.
 ITU-T K.115 “ Mitigation
methods against
electromagnetic security threats
ITU EMF Guide and Mobile App
produced and translated into the six
UN languages. A Malaysian version
was launched in April 2016.
ITU-T SG5 main results
ICT and climate change
 ITU-T L.1002 “External universal power adapter solutions for portable information
and communication technology devices ”
 ITU-T L.1330 “Energy efficiency measurement and metrics for telecommunication
networks” together with ETSI EE
 ITU-T L.1440 “Methodology for environmental impact assessment of information
and communication technologies at city level ”
 ITU-T L.1500 “Framework on ICT and adaptation to the effects of climate change”
 ITU-T L.1700 “Requirements and framework for low-cost sustainable
telecommunications infrastructure for rural communications in developing
countries ”.
ITU-T SG5 main results
Damage prevention and safety
 ITU-T K.95 “Surge parameters of isolating transformers used in telecommunication devices and
equipment”
 ITU-T K.96 “Surge protective components: Overview of surge mitigation functions and
technologies”
 ITU-T K.104 “Method for identifying the transfer potential of the earth potential rise from high
or medium voltage networks to the earthing system or neutral of low voltage networks”
 ITU-T K.107 “Method for determining the impedance to earth of earthing systems”
 ITU-T K.98 “Overvoltage protection guide for telecommunication equipment installed in
customer premises”
 ITU-T K.20 “Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in a telecommunication
centre to overvoltages and overcurrents”
 ITU-T K.97 “Lightning protection of distributed base stations”
 ITU-T K.101 “Shielding factors for lightning protection”
 ITU-T K.105 “Lightning protection of photovoltaic power supply systems feeding radio base
stations”
ITU-T SG5 main results
Electromagnetic fields: emission, immunity and human exposure
 ITU-T K.58 “EMC, resistibility and safety requirements and guidance for determining
responsibility under co-located information and communication technology installations”
(rev)
 ITU-T K.59 “Electromagnetic compatibility, resistibility and safety requirements and
procedures for connection to unbundled cables” (rev)
 ITU-T K.100 “Measurement of radio frequency electromagnetic fields to determine
compliance with human exposure limits when a base station is put into service”
 ITU-T K.113 “Generation of radiofrequency electromagnetic field level maps”.
 ITU-T K.106 “Techniques to mitigate interference between radio devices and cable or
equipment connected to wired broadband networks and cable television networks”
 ITU-T K.114 “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements and measurement methods for
digital cellular mobile communication base station equipment”.
 ITU-T K.81 “High-power electromagnetic immunity guide for telecommunication systems”
 ITU-T K.115 “Mitigation methods against electromagnetic security threats”
 ITU-T K.116 “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements and test methods for radio
telecommunication terminal equipment”
Symposiums on
human exposure to
EMF were held, which
disseminated
knowledge on EMF
exposure.
The studies were
carried out in close
cooperation with
WHO, ICNIRP and IEC
TC106.
ITU-T SG5 main results
ICT and climate change
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ITU-T L.1101 “Measurement methods to characterize rare metals in information and communication technology goods”
ITU-T L.1005 “Test suites for assessment of the universal charger solution”
ITU-T L.1010 “ Green battery solution for mobile phones and other hand-held information and communication technology devices”.
ITU-T L.1700 “Requirements and framework for low-cost sustainable telecommunications infrastructure for rural communications in
developing countries”
ITU-T L.1500 “Framework for information and communication technologies and adaptation to the effects of climate change”
ITU-T L.1501 “Best practices on how countries can utilize ICTs to adapt to the effects of climate change”
ITU-T L.1502 “Adapting information and communication technology infrastructure to the effects of climate change”
ITU-T L.1503 “Information and communication technologies for climate change adaptation in cities”.
ITU-T L.1300 “Best practices for green data centres”
ITU-T L.1301 “Minimum data set and communication interface requirements for data centre energy management”
ITU-T L.1302 “Assessment of energy efficiency on infrastructure in data centres and telecom centres”
ITU-T Y.4900/L.1600 “Overview of key performance indicators in smart sustainable cities”
ITU-T Y.4901/L.1601 “Key performance indicators related to the use of information and communication technology in smart sustainable
cities”
ITU-T Y.4902/L.1602 “Key performance indicators related to the sustainability impacts of information and communication technology in
smart sustainable cities”.
ITU-T L.1201 “Architecture of power feeding systems of up to 400 VDC”, ITU-T L.1202 “Methodologies for evaluating the performance of an
up to 400 VDC power feeding system and its environmental impact”
Focus Group on Smart Sustainable Cities
4 Working Groups
Established
in February
2013 and
concluded in
May 2015
WG1.
ICT role and
roadmap for
SSC
Open platform for
smart-city stakeholders
WG2.
SSC
infrastructure
WG3.
Standardization
gaps, KPIs and
metrics
Over 150 participants
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WG4. Policy
and positioning
Technical
Specifications
and Reports
developed
Liaison with over 90
SDOs, UN agencies,
and Forums
Focus Group on Smart Water Management
Established
in June 2013
and
concluded in
March 2015
Technical Report
on “The role of
ICTs in water
resource
management"
Technical Report
on
"Requirements
for water
sensing and
early warning
systems"
4 Technical Reports
Technical report
on
"Standardization
gap analysis for
smart water
management"
Technical Report
on "Smart water
management Global
initiatives and
key
stakeholders"
5 meetings
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Partnering for solutions:
ICTs in Smart Water
Management
JCA on ICT and Climate Change
(JCA-ICT&CC)
Established in April 2009 and concluded in October 2015
 Provided a visible contact point for ICT and
Climate Change activities in ITU-T
 Sought co-operation from external bodies
working in the field of ICT & climate change
and enabled effective two-way
communication with these bodies.
 External bodies included representatives
from relevant SDOs such as IEC, ISO or
relevant academia, consortia or fora.
17 meetings were held
Co-Conveners:
 Ahmed Zeddam (Orange)
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Dave Faulkner (Climate Associates Ltd)
Secretariat:
Contact: [email protected]
Events and activities on Environment and Climate change
4th ITU Green Standards Week
Setting the vision for smart sustainable
cities
Beijing, China, 22-26 September 2014.
5th ITU Green Standards Week
Cities and Climate Change”: From the
New Climate Agreement to the New
Urban Agenda
Nassau, Bahamas, 14-18 December 2015.
11th Symposium on ICT,
Environment and Climate Change
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 21 April 2016.
Joint UN Workshop on “Towards
building effective partnerships for
sustainable management on E-waste
Geneva, 5 May 2016.
Forum on Building a Better Connected
World, Making Networks Greener
Madrid, Spain, 11-12 May 2016.
Forum on “Shaping smarter and more
sustainable cities: Striving for Sustainable
Development Goals”
Rome, Italy, 18-19 May 2016.
6th ITU Green Standards Week
Shaping Smart Sustainable Cities:
Towards Habitat III
Montevideo, Uruguay 5-9 September 2016.
Forum on The catalytic role of ICTs to
achieve the Sustainable Development
Goals: 11, 12 and 13
City of La Plata, Argentina, 12 September 2016