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Bridging The Bridging The Standardization Gap for Standardization Gap for

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Africa Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTSA-12Africa Regional Preparatory Meeting for WTSA-12Bridging the standardization gap in AfricaBridging the standardization gap in Africa

Durban, South AfricaDurban, South Africa21 May 201221 May 2012

Vijay MaureeVijay MaureeProgramme Coordinator - TSBProgramme Coordinator - TSB

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Outline

Standardization gap

Bridging the Standardization Gap

ITU Activities to bridge the 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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The Standardization Gap


Bridging The Standardization Gap

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Enhance Standardization Capability

Develop Human Resources

Set up Regional Groups

Establish BSG Fund

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ITU Activities to Bridge the Gap



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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 3,975) for developing countries including academia



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Increase number of officials (Chairs / Rapporteurs) from developing countries in ITU-T Study Groups

Increase SG meetings and workshops in developing countries

Standards Q&A Online Forum


Standards Q&A

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

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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Manuals and handbooks

Handbook on Testing (2011)

Convergent Networks (2010),

ITU-T Manual on Optical Transport Networks from TDM to Packet (2010)

DSL Story (2010),

Deployment of packet based networks (2009)

Handbook on Fibre Optic Cables and Systems (2009),

Security in Telecommunications and IT (2009)

E-learning course on ITU-T Meeting Procedures NEW!


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)

Regional Groups

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BSG Fund : 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

BSG Fund

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ICT Standardization Capability Study

Understand the primary gaps that must be bridged to improve the standards development, implementation, and usage capacities of developing countries.

Identify variables necessary for developing

countries to effectively develop, access, and deploy standards.

Develop a national profile of standards readiness

and recommend best practices for national standards participation

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Methodology

Tool for Assessing Standards Capability

a questionnaire designed to elicit a self-assessment of

standards capacity for effectively developing, accessing,

and deploying ICT standards

Distributed to LDCs/Developing Countries

Scope limited to ICT standards Preliminary Report published in December 2009

Case Studies : China, Czech Rep., Lebanon, Mali, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, Thailand, Zambia

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Questionnaire

Standards Development Capability

Government Standards Policy

Standardization Human Resources

National Standards Use and Adoption


National Standards Capability Scale

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National Standards Capability Scale

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Strategies To Improve

How to interface with ITU-T? Public-private partnership for ICT standardization

activities at national level identify new ICT standards requirements define strategy for participation in regional and

international standards-setting organizations.

Capacity building programme on ICT standardization for officials of the national standards body and ICT regulatory authority

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Strategies To Improve

Offer government-sponsored ICT standards training in collaboration with private industry and international standards-setting organizations

Provide incentives towards hosting international ICT standards conferences and workshops in the country.

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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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