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ITU Forum Bridging Standardization Gap – Brasilia, May 2008ITU Forum Bridging Standardization Gap – Brasilia, May 2008Forum on Next Generation Network StandardizationColombo, Sri Lanka, 7-10 April 2009
Paolo ROSAHead, Workshops andPromotion Division,ITU - Telecommunication Standardization Bureau
Bridging the Standardization Bridging the Standardization Gap and ParticipationGap and Participation
Forum on Next Generation Network Standardization
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 7-10 April 2009
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5Action LineAction Line Possible MPossible Moderators/Facilitatorsoderators/Facilitators
С1. The role of public governance authorities and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
ECOSOC/UN Regional Commissions/ITU
С2. Information and communication infrastructure ITU
C3. Access to information and knowledge ITU/UNESCO
C4. Capacity building UNDP/UNESCO/ITU/UNCTAD
C5. Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs ITU
C6. Enabling environment ITU/UNDP/UN REGIONAL COMMISSIONS/UNCTAD
C7. ICT Applications E-government E-business E-learning E-health E-employment E-environment E-agriculture E-science
UNDP/ITUWTO/UNCTAD/ITU/UPU
UNESCO/ITU/UNIDOWHO/ITUILO/ITU
WHO/WMO/UNEP/UN-Habitat/ITU/ICAOFAO/ITU
UNESCO/ITU/UNCTAD
C8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
UNESCO
C9. Media UNESCO
C10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society UNESCO/ECOSOC
C11. International and regional cooperation UN REGIONAL COMMISSIONS/ UNDP/ITU/UNESCO/ECOSOC
WSIS Actions and ITU
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WTSA-08 : Issues for developing countries
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Some inputs to WTSA-08• Some statistics
– Participations– Contributions
• Issues for discussions– Facilitating the participation (remote/in the regions)– Facilitating the understanding of ITU-T activities– Reflecting African countries requirements
• Resolutions related to Developing Countries (DC)• Other issues
– Conformity and Interoperability concerns– Chairman – Vice Chairmanship– Paperless Meeting
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Countries attending(2008 Study Group meetings)
05
101520253035404550 Developing
Developed
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Number of Participants(2008 Study Group meeting)
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200
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300 Developing
Developed
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Contributions at the last SG meetings(Logarithmic scale)
1
10
100
1000
Developing
Developed
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Facilitating the participation• In participating to the WTSA, developing
countries had a control over SG activities• WTSA role is changing, member states
participating in TSAG have more power between two WTSAs
• Necessity to participate to TSAG and to SGs– Direct participation– Through regional Groups – Through representatives– Using new “remote” technologies
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Facilitating the understanding• Many actions have been taken
– Free access to technical ITU-T Recommendations– A manual for beginners has been developed and
updating after WTSA-08 is in progress– Development of guides aimed at developing countries for
help implementing ITU-T Recommendations– Seminars, Workshops, Regional meetings and Forums,
• Presentations and tutorials available online• Audiocast recorded and available online for most events
– Close contact and increased cooperation with ITU Regional & Areas Offices, and Centers of Excellence for events and capacity building purposes
– TSB staff identified as contact point for the Region– Website has been improved, e-flash,…
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Facilitating the understanding
• Some ideas of what could be added– What developing countries could do?– Electronic meetings after each SG? To inform the
results of interest for developing countries with Questions and Answers period…
– Regional groups, “Block meetings in the regions”– Flagship groups– Remote participation– What else?
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Reflecting regional requirements
• Develop a Question of particular interest for the region
• Discuss the issue in the region– Regional Groups
• Submit contributions– How to submit? Individual member or after regional
consultation?
• Reply to the Questionnaires from ITU-T– Nominating a regional contact point for each SG of
interest
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PP-06 Resolution 123 (Antalya, 2006)
Recognizes:
"the continued shortage of human resources in the standardization field in developing countries, resulting in a low level of developing-country participation in meetings of ITU-T and of ITU-R and, consequently, in the standards-making process, leading to difficulties when interpreting ITU-T and ITU-R Recommendations;"
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Three dimensional environmentAny TIME connection
Any THING connection
Any WHERE connectionSource: ITU, Adapted from NRI (Japan)
• On the move
• Outdoors and indoors
• Night
•Daytime
• Between PCs
• Human to Human (H2H), not using a PC
• Human to Thing (H2T), using generic equipment
• Thing to Thing (T2T)
• On the move
• Outdoors
• Indoors (away from the PC)
• At the PC
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The concept of Opportunity Index (OI) to measure the information society
InfodensityICT capital [telecommunication network infrastructures (fixed, mobile, internet) and of ICT, including equipment (cables, routers, etc),
Info-use
Three indicators:
• Internet users every 100 inhabitants
• PC owners every 100 inhabitants
• Houses and TV sets proportion
disparity
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Digital Divide Standardization Gap &
Participation Relationship
Increase Participation & Capacity Building
Standardization Gap & Poor Access to Technologies
Digital Divide ≈ -----------------------------------
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The Standardization Gap• The standardization development gap: persistence of the wider
digital divide in ICTs.
• Unequal access to technology and the ability to use that technology
• ability to access, implement, contribute to and influence international ICT standards, ( ITU Recommendations)
• digital divide measures disparities – among different regions (e.g., urban/rural), or – between different groups within society
(e.g., by age, sex, race, income, etc)
• PP-06 (Res. 123) and WTSA-08 Resolutions
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Bridging the standardization gap
• ITU-T mandated to bridge the standardization gap between developing and developed countries.
• Action plan established:• Improve standards making capabilities• Develop guidelines• Consultancy• Human resources building• Fundraising• Fellowship
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Technical Flyers
• Numbering, Naming and Addressing• VoIP • QoS & QoE • NGN• ASON • B-PON ; CWDM; DSL ; G-PON• Optical Fibres and Cables • OTN ; OTS • Synchronization over packet networks• Accessibility • H.264 ; H.350 • Multimedia Communications • ASN.1 • Security• IMT-2000
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Workshops: some activities• Forums Bridging Standardization gap in the Regions
• The Fully Networked Car – A Workshop including Demonstrations on Information and Communication Technologies in Motor Vehicles Geneva, March
• ITU Symposium 2 on ICTs and Climate Change, Kyoto and London, April and June 2008, Next in Quito July 2009
• ITU-T/IEEE workshop on the next generation optical access Geneva, 19 – 20 June 2008
• ITU Workshop: “ICT Standards and Intellectual Property Rights”, 1 July 2008
• Workshop on "From Speech to Audio: bandwidth extension, binaural perception", 10-12 Sep 2008
• Side events at WTSA-08 and IGF
• Participation in BDT Forums in the regions
• Next Forums on the implementation of the WTSA-08 Resolutionshttp://itu.int/ITU-T/worksem
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Workshops in and out Geneva
653935212.0060302008
702030132.2033152007
542246192.2841182006
663134162.6147182005
74232682.0731152004
331267242.5736142003
541346112.0024122002
%days%days
outside GenevaGenevaAveragedays/event
Total yearly days
N. Events
Year
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Workshops trend
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% Daysin
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Workshops in 2008 by Region
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The ITU Centre of Excellence
Network
The ITU Centre of Excellence
Network
3 PROGRAMS
4 Prog./5 partners
CoE AMS
OAS/CITELIDB
BELL SOUTHIIT
CTU
Telecom PoliciesNew Telecom Techniques
Regulatory IssuesICT based Business
5 Prog/ 5 Partners
CoE ASP
Technical AwarenessRegulatory Issues
Business ManagementRural connectivity
Spectrum management
Regulatory IssuesBusiness management
New TechnologiesSpectrum Management
Rural Connectivity
Regulatory IssuesBusiness management
New TechnologiesSpectrum Management
Rural Connectivity
5 Prog./2 partners
CoE AFR-F
SFM IIT
6 Prog./2 partners
CoE ARB
ALCATELIIT
Telecom PoliciesRegulatory Issues
Business managementNew Technologies
IP AwarenessRural Connectivity
Regulatory IssuesBusiness management
New TechnologiesSpectrum Management
Rural Connectivity
Regulatory IssuesBusiness management
New TechnologiesSpectrum Management
Rural Connectivity
CoE AFR-E
CTOAirtelIIT
CoE Africa
5 Prog./3 partners
5 Prog./ ? Partners
CoE EUR+CIS
Tech.AwarenessPolicies & Reg. Issues
Corporate ManagementInternet Technologies
Spect Man & Sup.
Strategic ManagementTechnology TrendsRegulatory Issues
Spectrum managementInformation Techn.
CEEBranch
CISBranch
To be define
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ITU Centre of ExcellenceITU Centre of ExcellenceR.O.Korea
Pakistan
Thailand
Malaysia
Iran
Worldwide Networks
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TSB Questionnaire to developing countries on
TSB Circular 213 – 5 May 2008to: [email protected]
It will provide background information on the relevance of ITU-T Recommendations for developing countries and a useful tool to develop strategies able to meet the requirements of the PP-06 and WTSA-08 Resolutions.
Bridging the Standardization Gap
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The ITU-T QuestionnaireTSB Circular 213 of 5 May 2008
replies by 13 of June
• Familiarity with Recommendations published by ITU-T• Relevance and usefulness of Recommendations to
Developing Countries• Difficulties for implementation and suggestions to
increase participation by developing countries• Regional standardization “block” meetings as a tool to
facilitate participation from the regions• Seminars and Workshops in the regions• The WTSA Resolutions relevant to developing countries:
contributions and proposal for improvement
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Participation
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WTSA-08 NEW RESOLUTION 74Admission of Sector Members from developing countries in the work of the ITU-T
• resolves… to encourage the adoption of the necessary measures to enable new members from developing countries to join ITU-T …and other groups within the ITU-T, (consider financial contributions applied in the BDT)
• instructs the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureauto propose to the Council to consider the admission of such category in the work of theITU-T …. and to include its consideration of this matter in the council work for the preparation of the 2010 Plenipotentiary Conference.
Note: These Sector Members from Developing Countries shall not be affiliated in any way to any Sector Member of a Developed Country, and be limited to those Sector Members of Developing Countries classified by the UNDP as low income per capita Country, not exceeding (……US$).
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TIES and ITU-T Members distribution
1'531
36
2'064
106
258
49
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
TIES Accounts Member States
LDC
Developing
Developed
ITU Member States and their TIES accounts , June 2007
227102
88
16 09
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Sector Members Associates
LDC
Developing
Developed
ITU-T Sector Members and Associates, June 2007
Need for more participation
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Participation
78.4%
20.0%
71.2%
26.5%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2000 2007
LDC
Developing
Developed
Participants in ITU-T meetings
1.5% 2.3%
Total: 2'987 3'896
4451 56
923 33
331
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
1996 2000 2004
LDC
Developing
Developed
ITU-T SG Chairs and Vice-Chairs, 1996-2000-2004
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Participation: Contributions
678 contributions
(25.2%)
2'011contributions (74.8%)
Developing countries
Developed countries
ITU-T Member contributions
2007
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The Standardization Development Ladder
• Bridging the standardization development gap requires a sequence of steps, depending on the level of:– economic development– local manufacturing capability– local R&D capability– previous engagement with ITU
• These steps can be conceptualised in terms of a “Ladder of Standardization Development”
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Capacity-building • to build a national resource base of
qualified engineers able to implement Recommendations
• ITU centres of excellence
Standardization Development Ladder (1)
Growing use of ITU Recs• can be measured in terms of sales or
downloads of Recommendation• should help to reduce costs and promote
inter-operability Growing use of ITU
Recommendations
National training andCapacity-building in
useITU Recommendations
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Standardization Development Ladder (1)
Contributing to ITU-T SGs “Contribution-driven” philosophy: to enter into the process and shaping future standards
Growing use of ITU Recommendations
Entering proposals at WTSAon future study questions
and work programmes
Nominating representativesas study group chairs, vice-chairs. rapporteurs, focus
group chairs etc
Submit contributions at Study Groups andrelated meetings
ITU Sector and Associate Membership
National training and capacity-building in use of
ITU Recommendations
Attracting ITU meetingsand/or regional groups
(Res 54)
Going to Study Groups and related
meetings
Entering proposals to WTSA
Determining ITU-T study questions to drive the work of the Study Groups.
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Going to Study Groups and related
meetings
Entering proposals at WTSAon future study questions
and work programmes
Nominating representativesas study group chairs, vice-chairs. rapporteurs, focus
group chairs etc
Giving contributions at Study Groups andrelated meetings
Attracting ITU meetingsand/or regional groups
(Res 54)
Growing usage of ITU Recommendations
ITU Sector or Associate Membership
National training and capacity-building in use of
ITU Recommendations
Growing Usage
National Training
ITU Membership
Going to meetings
Attracting meetings
Giving inputs
Nominating reps
Entering proposals
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It’s all about ENGAGING with ITU and
its membership,
by getting more involved
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Regional Flagship GroupsRegional Flagship Groups
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Types of collaborationSame time
synchronousDifferent time asynchronous
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Face-to-face meetings
meeting rooms, projection systems, tabletop
computer, flip charts etc
Remote meetings
remote collaboration tools, video/audio conferencing,
IM/chat, telepresence, webcasts, virtual worlds etc
Ongoing collaboration
project management tools, e-calendars, wall charts, shift-work groupware etc
Time-shift remote collaboration
websites, forums, email, e-calendars, sharepoints, wikis,
version control etc
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Remote participation why?• To assist in bridging the standardization gap,
especially for delegates from developing countries
• To provide training materials (archived on web)
• To make participation in short meetings more efficient (e.g. steering committees, seminars, rapporteur groups)
• To contribute in reducing carbon footprint
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Increasing bandwidth requirements
Incr
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Instant messaging
Phone calls
Audio conference
Webcast/Webinar (one-way)
Telepresence
Studio-based videoconferencing
Portable videoconferencing
Virtual Worlds
Remote meeting with shared screen and audio
Web conference with full interaction (two-way)
Segmenting the market
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Remote collaboration existing online tools
• Free access to ITU-T Recommendations online (since 1 January 2007)
• TIES access (password protected) to meeting documents etc
• Other electronic tools, e.g., correspondence groups, informal FTP areas on website, Forums etc
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• ITU-T trial, launched by TSAG in Dec-07, to evaluate remote participation tools– GoToMeeting: used extensively within ITU for
short (>2 hours) meetings, with up to 30 participants
– GoToWebinar: used for covering Climate Change symposium in Kyoto, with up to 200 participants over 2 days (archived)
- WebEx: one year trial offered by CISCO
Remote participation
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• Increasing share of ITU meetings held outside Geneva or in cyberspace– Workshops and symposia, Webinars– Regional block meetings
• Distributed participation in ITU meetings– Broadcast (two-way audio/video) to regional offices of
Centres of Excellence, allowing for local interaction and participation
• Increased use of remote collaboration tools– Full-scale use of existing tools after trial period?– ITU-T workshops in Second Life?
Possible future scenarios
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to support, within available or otherwise contributed resources and on a case-by-case
basis the creation of regional groupsSG2SG3SG6
SG12
Resolution 54 : Creation of regional groups
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Working Methods and Procedures• Establishment • Leadership• Participation
(Participation is open to any individual expert from a country which is a member of ITU who wishes to contribute to the work. This includes individuals who are also members of international, regional and national organizations. Participation in Regional Group should not be used as an alternative to ITU membership)
• General financing of Regional Group• Financing of meetings• Administrative support• Meeting logistics• Working language• Deliverables
(contributions from the countries of the region, reports, etc. to the parent study group)
• Approval of deliverables• Regional Groups can establish their own rules of approval. • Printing and distribution of deliverables• Progress reports
(Regional Group progress reports are to be provided to the parent study group meeting)
• Meeting announcements• Working guidelines
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Standardization “Block” Meetings in
the Regions
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From the Questionnaire
1.7 Willingness to host block meetings
Yes; 7; 47%
No; 0; 0%
Maybe; 8; 53%
Yes
No
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The ITU-T “Block” Meetings in the region
•Cooperation with regional organizations: CITEL, RCC, APT, ATU, LAS,…
•One per year per region possibly co-located with the ITU Development Forums
•Topics decided by the membership and transversal to any ITU-T Study Groups
•Official status as generator of contributions to parent study groups
•TSB secretarial support, EDH facilities as any other SG meeting
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The BK,J matrix concept: any Question from any SGSG A B C D E F G N N+1
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“Block” Meetings: Pros and Cos
• PROS:
• More participation of experts from the region: study, progress, approval process - “have a voice in global standards”
• Increase of contributions from the region• Lower costs associated (travel/accomodation Region/Geneva) for regional experts• Same TSB facilities available on site: regional presence• Possibility to co-locate S-RBMs with ITU Forums or other events• Potential increase of membership: sector’s promotion• Reduce standardization gap and digital divide increase capacity building • Possibility to reduce Study group meetings duration
• COS:• TSB staff to move for one-two weeks
• Funding / associated organizational costs
• Risk to work on too much regional-oriented standards
• Need to look for co-location with ITU Forums or other events
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Americas Flagship Group
• Resolution 123 (PP-06) – Standardization Gap
• Resolution 44 Efforts to decrease the standardization gap
• Resolution 54 Regional Groups
• TSAG to set up a group on the standardization gap
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a)Volume of downloads from Recs ITU-T site;b)Number of TIES usersc)Number of Sector members and associates;d)Number of Chairmen and rapporteur from DCse)Number of contributions to the SGsf) Regional groupsg)Flagship groups
Evaluation MechanismsFor the Standardization Gap
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Flagship Group Americas « FLAG-AL »
• Permanent regional standards awareness• Training on standardization in the regions also producing
manuals and audio/video material• Support and measure participation in ITU-T activities from
public, private sectors and academia• Translate ITU-T material• Support SMEs• Put in place tools for a remote or direct participation of
experts in ITU-T activities• Creation of regional Testing & Calibration labs• Support participation from Academia• Invite regulators to put in place mechanisms to consider
international standards when preparing national technical regulations
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ITU MissionCommitted to Connecting the
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Paolo ROSA Head, Workshop and Promotion Division ITU - Telecommunication Standardization [email protected]
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