aalborg, denmark, 8-9 october 2012 itu-t and academia joint itu-gisfi-ds-ctif standards education...

Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012

ITU-T and Academia

Joint ITU-GISFI-DS-CTIF Standards Education Workshop

(Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012)

Bilel Jamoussi, PhD, IEEE SM

Chief, SGD, Telecommunication Standardization BureauInternational Telecommunication Union

AGENDA

ITU Overview

ITU-T (standards) ITU-T Standards in action video ITU-T’s Key Topics

ITU and Academia Kaleidoscope conferences Membership Other opportunities for collaboration

ITU Overview

ITU : enabling communication since 1865

1865 2015

Unique public/private partnership

UN agency for ICTsMembers:

193 Member States (Governments and regulatory bodies) 700 Private Sector (Sector Members and Associates) 48 Academia

Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nationsand Dr. H. Touré, Secretary-General of ITU

ITU’s Global presence

Headquarters in Geneva with Liaison Office in New YorkRegional offices in Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Brasilia, CairoArea offices in Bridgetown, Dakar, Harare, Jakarta, Moscow, Santiago, Tegucigalpa, Yaoundé

Leading Private Sector Members

General Secretariat coordinates work of ITU

ITU-R manages radio spectrum and satellite orbits

ITU-D assists

developing countries

ITU’s mission: committed to connecting the world

ITU-T develops ICT and telecommunication standards

Importance of Global Standards

Drive competitiveness, for individual businesses and world economyLower pricesReduce technical barriersFoster interoperabilityManufacturers, network operators and consumers benefit

Standards proven economic tool

Standards make annual contribution of 2.5 billion £ - British Standards Institute (BSI)

Economic benefits of standardization about 1% GDP - German standards body (DIN)

Standards have a significant effect on limiting the undesirable outcomes of market failure

The work of ITU has smoothed the more economical introduction of new technologies

ITU-T collaboration with standards organizations

World Standards Cooperation: Patent policy & Joint events

ITU-T and IEEE: MoU & Joint events

Global Standards Collaboration: Supports ITU as preeminent global ICT standards organization

ETSI: Management meetings

ITU-T and IETF: Management meetings

ITU-T and ICANN: Management meetings

44 formal partnerships

ITU-T (standards)

Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012

ITU-T Standards in ActionVIDEO

ITU-T’s Key Topics

5% Regulatory

Numbering Tarif and Accounting

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Denmark +45Denmark +45

SG3

Access: ADSL: ITU-T G.992 PLT: ITU-T G.9960 (G.hn) FTTX:

GPON ITU-T G.984 Bendable fibers: ITU-T G.657

Optical Transport: SDH: ITU-T G.707 Carrier Ethernet: ITU-T Y.1731 Synchronization: Mobile Backhaul

ITU Internet Broadband Access &Transport Standards

SMART GRID

CLOUD COMPUTING

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

Focus Group on Driver Distraction (FG Distraction)

Focus Group on Cars Communication (FG CarCOM)

ITU/ISO/IEC collaboration on ITS Communication Standards

INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT)

Focus Group on M2M Service Layer (FG M2M) NEW!

CLIMATE CHANGE

Global Portal on ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change

Enhance the use of ICTs to measure greenhouse gas emissions across human activities

Reduce greenhouse gas emissions in ICT sector New standard for universal charger

Increase information on the role of ICTs in combating climate change

Multimedia

Advanced video coding: ITU-T H.264

Used to compress billions of clips on YouTube, but also high-definition content on Blu-ray Discs

New work on the way: Joint Collaborative Team on Video Coding (ITU-T, ISO/IEC) to reduce H.264 data rate by 50%

ACCESSIBILITY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Focus Group on Audiovisual Media Accessibility (FG AVA)

Cybersecurity & Identity

Strengthen the confidence and security in the use of ICTsStrengthen cybersecurity and combat cyber threats

Identity ManagementITU X.509 compliant servicesChild Online ProtectionThe Economist, July 2010

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS

Focus Group on Disaster Relief Systems, Network Resilience and Recovery

(FG-DR&NRR) NEW!

BRIDGING THE STANDARDIZATION GAP

Conformance and Interoperability

To ensure their interoperability, products of different vendors must undergo conformity testing to standards

Interoperability is part of the mission of ITU: ITU-T Conformity Database

Conformity to ITU standards significantly increase the probability of interoperability of tested equipment, services and systems

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ITU Interop Events

E-health Interop event, Dubai, UAE, 18-20 November, 2012 NGN Interop Event organized by HATS (Japan), supported by ITU, Tokyo, Japan, 11-13 July, 2012 IPTV Showcasing, Telecom World-2011, Geneva, Switzerland, 24-27 October 2011 IPTV Showcasing, Dubai, UAE, 20-22 September 2011 4th ITU IPTV Interop Event, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18-22 July 2011 1st G.hn Interop Testing, Geneva, Switzerland, 23-27 May 2011 3rd ITU IPTV Interop Event, Pune, India, 14-17 December 2010 2nd ITU IPTV Interop Event, Singapore, 23-24 and 27 September 2010 1st ITU IPTV Interop Event, Geneva, Switzerland, 20-23 July 2010

ITU-T: Study GroupsSG# Area of ICT

SG2 Operational aspects of service provisioning and telecom management

SG3 Tariff and accounting principles (including economic and policy issues)

SG5 Environment and climate change

SG9 Television and sound transmission and integrated cable networks

SG11 Signaling requirements, protocols and test specifications

SG12 Performance, QoS and QoE

SG13 Future networks, including mobile and NGN

SG15 Optical transport networks and access network infrastructures

SG16 Multimedia coding, systems and applications

SG17 Security

ITU and Academia

Cooperation between ITU-T and Universities Consultation meeting

Geneva, 18 - 19 January 2007

Objectives

Better involvement of universities in the standardization process Future seeds for standardization Hurdles Proposals

Expectations from universities Assistance to the educational process Internship with ITU-T Members

Possible initiatives

Proposals

Free selective access to working documents and ITU-T Recommendations

New membership category for academia

Credits to authors in ITU-T’s SG work

ITU Courses recognized by academia in terms of curricula/credits

Pre-standard environment

Cooperation between ITU-T and Universities Consultation meeting

Geneva, 18 - 19 January 2007

First actions taken by TSB

Kaleidoscope academic conferences

Stocktaking of academic organizations

Coordination activities with the other ITU Sectors and SDOs

Internship opportunities

Cooperation between ITU-T and Universities Consultation meeting

Geneva, 18 - 19 January 2007

ITU-T Technology Watch: Publish your research!

ITU Kaleidoscope academic conferences:participate

International events bringing academia and industry together

Brainstorming on future ICT networks and services

Rigorous, double-blind, peer-review process

Top 3 papers win prize money totaling USD$ 10,000

Technical co-sponsorship

The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE)

Share your ideas…

Papers reviewed by a committee of more than 100 ICTs experts Each paper reviewed independently by 3 reviewers This year: 99 papers from 35 countries submitted for review

… Have your ideas spread

Proceedings distributed by IEEE Xplore

Potential publication of best papers in:

- IEEE Communications Magazine

- International Journal of Technology Marketing

- International Journal of IT Standards & Standardization Research

Kaleidoscope 2008 – Innovations in NGNGeneva, Switzerland

Past Kaleidoscope editions

Kaleidoscope 2010 – Beyond the Internet? - Innovations for future networks and servicesPune, India

Kaleidoscope 2011 - The fully networked human? - Innovations for future networks and servicesCape Town, South Africa

Kaleidoscope 2009 – Innovations for Digital InclusionMar del Plata, Argentina

Next Kaleidoscope eventBuilding Sustainable Communities

Kyoto University, 22-24 April 2013

• Future technologies should be designed to enhance the quality of human life.

• Sustainable communities will combine human-oriented technologies and human values.

http://itu-kaleidoscope.org/2013

ITU opens up to Academia

ITU membership now open to Academia

Academia, universities and associated research establishments

can join ITU’s three sectors in their own right

Resolution 169 (ITU PP-10)

Rights

Access to all ITU-T Study Groups Submit contributions Leading positions: rapporteur or editor Unlimited participation of delegates

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Benefits

Working with Member States and regulatory bodies from all around the world

Meeting key players in the ICT industry Partner with the most innovative research

institutes and universities

First welcome ceremony in January

2011

ITU welcome ceremony for Academia

With all ITU elected officials

Waseda University, Japan, receiving ITU member certificate

ITU’S network of academia members

48 universities in 33 countries

Become a Member!Annual Membership fee:

For developed countries: 3.975 CHFFor developing countries: 1.987 CHF

Step 1: Fill the Form www.itu.int/members/academia/applicationformforacademia.pdf

Step 2: Send the form

membership@itu.int

Internships for students

Flexible duration: from 1 to 6 months

Wide range of skills covered: from engineering and web design to public relations

Flexible work arrangements: part-time, remotely

Participate as a speaker at our events: get involved!

See: www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/index.html

Seminars to meet our experts

ITU Experts visit academia members

Seminars organized for academia members at ITU

Seminars organized for university students at ITU:

US Thunderbird School of Global ManagementGeneva, 12 January 2011

Sookmyung Women’s University Students, KoreaGeneva, 13 July 2010

Seminar - Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, GermanyGeneva, 16 April 2010

Lecture Series in ITU and in your university

ITU experts staff can give a presentation/lecture in your University on a topic of common interest to your University Faculty and ITU.

Professors are invited to ITU to give a presentation/lecture on a topic of common interest to TSB staff and your University Faculty.

Contact tsbuni@itu.int

Introduce standards in your academic curricula: Standards Education

ITU Webinar on Standards Education - 30 April 2012http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/Workshops-and-Seminars/webinars/201204/Pages/default.aspx

TSB Director’s Ad hoc Group on Education about Standardization - First meeting: today at 17h45

Join us!

Get info on our work: ITU-T promo materials and Newslog

ITU-T Promo materials: http://www.itu.int/oth/T0B/en

ITU-T News: http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/newslog/

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