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ITU-T and Academia

Joint ITU-GISFI-DS-CTIF Standards Education Workshop (Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012). ITU-T and Academia. Bilel Jamoussi, PhD, IEEE SM Chief, SGD, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau International Telecommunication Union. AGENDA ITU Overview ITU-T (standards)

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ITU-T and Academia

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  1. Joint ITU-GISFI-DS-CTIF Standards Education Workshop (Aalborg, Denmark, 8-9 October 2012) ITU-T and Academia Bilel Jamoussi, PhD, IEEE SM Chief, SGD, Telecommunication Standardization Bureau International Telecommunication Union

  2. 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

  3. ITU Overview

  4. ITU : enabling communication since 1865 18652015

  5. Unique public/private partnership Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations and Dr. H. Touré, Secretary-General of ITU • UN agency for ICTs • Members: • 193 Member States (Governments and regulatory bodies) • 700 Private Sector (Sector Members and Associates) • 48 Academia

  6. ITU’sGlobalpresence Headquarters in Geneva with Liaison Office in New York Regional offices in Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Brasilia, Cairo Area offices in Bridgetown, Dakar, Harare, Jakarta, Moscow, Santiago, Tegucigalpa, Yaoundé

  7. Leading Private Sector Members

  8. ITU’smission:committed to connecting the world ITU-T develops ICT and telecommunication standards ITU-R manages radio spectrum and satellite orbits ITU-D assists developing countries General Secretariat coordinates work of ITU

  9. Importance of Global Standards • Drive competitiveness, for individual businesses and world economy • Lower prices • Reduce technical barriers • Foster interoperability • Manufacturers, network operators and consumers benefit

  10. 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

  11. ITU-T collaboration with standards organizations 44 formal partnerships • 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

  12. ITU-T (standards)

  13. ITU-T Standards in ActionVIDEO

  14. ITU-T’s Key Topics

  15. 5% Regulatory Numbering Tarif and Accounting SG2 SG3 Denmark +45

  16. ITU Internet Broadband Access &Transport Standards • 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 SG15

  17. SMART GRID • CLOUD COMPUTING

  18. INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) • Focus Group on M2M Service Layer (FG M2M) NEW! INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS • ITU/ISO/IEC collaboration on ITS Communication Standards Focus Group on Driver Distraction (FG Distraction) Focus Group on Cars Communication (FG CarCOM)

  19. CLIMATE CHANGE Global Portal on ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change SG 5 • 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

  20. 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% SG16

  21. ACCESSIBILITY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES • Focus Group on Audiovisual • Media Accessibility (FG AVA)

  22. Cybersecurity & Identity SG17 The Economist, July 2010 • Strengthen the confidence and security in the use of ICTs • Strengthen cybersecurity and combat cyber threats • Identity Management • ITU X.509 compliant services • Child Online Protection

  23. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS Focus Group on Disaster Relief Systems, Network Resilience and Recovery (FG-DR&NRR)NEW! BRIDGING THE STANDARDIZATION GAP

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. ITU-T: Study Groups

  27. ITU and Academia

  28. Cooperation between ITU-T and Universities Consultation meetingGeneva, 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

  29. Cooperation between ITU-T and Universities Consultation meetingGeneva, 18 - 19 January 2007 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

  30. Cooperation between ITU-T and Universities Consultation meetingGeneva, 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

  31. ITU-T Technology Watch: Publish your research!

  32. 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

  33. Technical co-sponsorship The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE)

  34. Shareyour 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

  35. … 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

  36. Past Kaleidoscope editions Kaleidoscope 2011 - The fully networked human? - Innovations for future networks and services Cape Town, South Africa Kaleidoscope 2010 – Beyond the Internet? - Innovations for future networks and services Pune, India Kaleidoscope 2009 – Innovations for Digital Inclusion Mar del Plata, Argentina Kaleidoscope 2008 – Innovations in NGN Geneva, Switzerland

  37. Next Kaleidoscope event • Building 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

  38. ITU opens up to Academia

  39. 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)

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

  41. ITU welcome ceremonyforAcademia First welcome ceremony in January 2011 With all ITU elected officials WasedaUniversity, Japan, receiving ITU member certificate

  42. ITU’S network of academia members 48 universities in 33 countries

  43. Become a Member! Annual Membership fee: For developed countries: 3.975 CHF For 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

  44. 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

  45. Participate as a speaker at our events: get involved! See: www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/index.html

  46. Seminarsto meetour 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

  47. 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

  48. Introduce standards in your academic curricula: Standards Education • ITUWebinar on Standards Education - 30April 2012 • http://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!

  49. Get info on our work: ITU-T promo materials and Newslog ITU-T News: http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/newslog/ ITU-T Promo materials: http://www.itu.int/oth/T0B/en

  50. Thank YOU

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