Overview of ITU Plenipotentiary Conference

1. Overview of ITU Plenipotentiary Conference Malcolm Johnson TSB Director ITU 2nd CTO Meeting, Paris29 October 2010

2. PP-10 in numbers • in Guadalajara, Mexico, 4-22 October 2010 • Opened by President of Mexico Felipe Calderón Hinojosa • 2,022 registered participants and observers • from 167 ITU Member States • 42 Sector Members and observer organizations • over 70 Ministers, 26 Deputy Ministers, and 35 ambassadors

3. PP-10 Elections • Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré reelected • Deputy SG Houlin Zhao reelected • Director TSB Malcolm Johnson reelected • Francois Rancy elected as new Director BR • Brahima Sanou elected as new Director BDT • 48 Member States elected to Council • 12 Radio Regulations Board Members elected

4. Strong backing of ITU-T in PP-10 • TSB Director Malcolm Johnson honoured with strong mandate • PP-10 had numerous ITU-T issues and numerous references were made to ITU-T work

5. ITU-T’s strategic goals • “To develop interoperable, non-discriminatory international standards (ITU-T Recommendations) • To assist in bridging the standardization gap between developed and developing countries • To extend and facilitate international cooperation among international, regional and national standardization bodies”

6. ITU’s financial situation • Some countries increase, some countries decreased their financial contribution to ITU • Financial Plan of CHF 632 million adopted for the years 2012 – 2015

7. New membership category for Academia membership fee: • Universities/institutes from developed countries CHF 3,975 • Universities/institutes from developing countries CHF 1,987.50 • (Sector Membership fee for industry: CHF 31,800)

8. Reduced membership fee for Sector Members from developing countries ITU-T Sector membership fee for Sector Members from developing countries with annual per capita income of less than USD 2 000 according to the UNDP classification: CHF 3,975

9. ITU-T reinforced role in ICT and Climate Change • PP-10 approved a new Resolution “The role of telecommunications/ICTson climate change and the protection of the environment” • A strong mandate for ITU-T to show leadership

10. Strong support for Conformance and Interoperability programme • PP-10 approved a new Resolution “Conformance and Interoperability” • ITU-T to implement without delay Council-09 endorsed: • - conformity assessment programme; - interoperability programme; - human resources capacity building; - assistance in the establishment of test facilities in developing countries

11. Invites Sector Members • to populate the pilot conformity database with details of products tested to applicable ITU-T Recommendations: • in accredited test laboratories (first, second or third party) • or by accredited certification bodies • or according to procedures adopted by an SDO or forum qualified in accordance with Recommendation ITU-T A.5; • to participate in ITU-facilitated interoperability events • to take an active role in building capacity in developing countries • to bear in mind the legal and regulatory frameworks concerning equipment that negatively affects the quality of telecommunication infrastructure, in particular with respect to counterfeit equipment

12. Five Internet-related Resolutions • Revised: • Res 101 “Internet Protocol-based networks” • Res 102 “ITU's role with regard to international public policy issues pertaining to the Internet and the management of Internet resources, including domain names and addresses” • Res 133 “Role of administrations of Member States in the management of internationalized (multilingual) domain names” • New: • New Res “ITU role in organizing the work on technical aspects of telecommunication networks to support the Internet” • New Res “Facilitating the transition from IPv4 to IPv6” 12

13. Essence of Internet Resolutions • ITU “to explore ways and means for greater collaboration between ITU and relevant organizations including, but not limited to, ICANN, the RIRSs, IETF, ISO and W3C, on the basis of a reciprocity • … to increase the role of ITU in Internet governance …” • Director TSB to review need for new study group to work on technical issues of telecommunication networks to support the Internet 13

14. First Resolution on Accessibility • PP-10 approved a new Resolution "Telecommunication/ICT accessibility for persons with disabilities, including age-related disabilities“ • ITU to provide accessibility to ICTs, and to ITU facilities and services, for participants with visual, hearing or physical disabilities • Establishment of voluntary fund to assist disabled participants

15. Cybersecurity • Rev Resolution 30 ”Strengthening the role of ITU in building confidence and security in the use of ICTs” • ITU-T • - to intensify work in ITU-T study groups • - to address existing and future threats and vulnerabilities • ITU to work towards a possible MoU to strengthen cybersecurity and to combat cyberthreats

16. International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs) and World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT) • PP-10 confirmed Council’s decision to hold a World Conference on International Telecommunication (WCIT) back-to-back with WTSA (October/November 2012) • WTSA will again be preceded by a 1-day Global Standards Symposium • WCIT will consider new and emerging issues for updating International Telecommunication Regulations within its scope and purpose

17. PP-10 Final Acts : http://www.itu.int/plenipotentiary/2010/index.html