An Implementation Approach to Action Plans on BSG

1. ITU-T FORUM ON IMPLEMENTATION OF WTSA-08 DECISIONSAND WORKSHOP ON BRIDGING THE STANDARDIZATION GAP(Nadi, Fiji, 16-17 September 2009) An Implementation Approachto Action Plans on BSG Dinh Van Dzung,Ph.D. Deputy Director, Research Institute of Post and Telecommunications (RIPT), Vietnam

2. Contents • BSG Background • Steps for Bridging the Gap • Develop toward a SDO • Develop a National ITU Committee • Domestic Standards & Contributions to ITU • Open Issues to ITU

3. BSG Background • Resolution 123 adopted at the 2002 Marrakesh Plenipotentiary Conference • Resolution 44 on Action Plan at WTSA-04(Florianópolis, Brazil, 2004) • PP-06 Resolution 123 (Nov. 2006, Antalya, Turkey) • TSAG 02/07 TD 417: Draft Report • TSAG 07/08 TD 610 Rev.1 • Global Standards Symposium (Oct. 2008, South Africa) • WTSA-08 Resolution 17: Telecommunication standardization in relation to the interests of developing countries • WTSA-08 Resolution 59: Enhancing participation of telecommunication operators from developing countries

4. Steps for Bridging the Gap • Domestic usage of ITU Recommendations • Training and Capacity-building • Domestic Sector Members or Associates • Participation in Study Groups and related meetings • Hosting events and/or regional groups • Making contributions to Study Groups and related meetings • Nominating representatives as study group chairs, vicechairs, rapporteurs, focus, group chairs etc • Making proposals on future study questions and work programmes Source: ITU, BSG – Report on the activities of ITU-T, April 2009

5. Develop toward a SDO (1/2) International Level IEEE, IETF, OMA, etc ITU, JTC1, etc Regional Level APT, ETSI, etc National Level Ministry Regulator SDO - Standards Development Organization SDO Industry Fora Industry Fora Industry Fora Infrastructure Industry Policy Legislation R&D Human Resource etc Source: TTA Consultation Program to MIC, June 2009

6. Develop toward a SDO (2/2) 1 Government - Special topics requiring views from government and industry - Secretariat : government or industry - Members : government, research institute, industry, academia, etc. 2 - Special topics requiring various views form service providers and manufacturers - Secretariat : industry - Members : research institute, industry, academia, etc. 3 - All ICT areas - Secretariat : SDO itself - Members : research institute, industry, academia, etc. Industry Adapted from: TTA Consultation Program to MIC, June 2009

7. Develop a National ITU Committee ICT related Ministries Develop a national strategy on ICT Develop a national strategic positions in ITU SDO National ITU Committee WRC IP, NGN, MPLS,… Review ITU Rec. and Questions & set up a national standards position WG1, WG2, … x-DSL, PON, WiMax Review ITU recommendations & domestic standards APT AWF, ASTAP, ADF 2G, 3G, 4G Review national & other countries’ Rec. … General Section ITU-T Section ITU-DSection ITU-R Section Adapted from: TTA Consultation Program to MIC, June 2009 R & D Institute Academia Industries Government

8. Domestic Standards & Contributions to ITU Standards development International cooperation and responding Government sector APT ITU Private sector Academia etc. Manufacturers Laboratories Reflection of national position / Participation ICT related Ministries APT joint contribution Standards contribution documents query ITU Committee Forums/ Consortiums Int. Standards Experts Standards contribution R&D Projects Research Institutes Standards contribution IT Standards Strategy Forum Forum standards proposal SDO Proposal of Draft Standards Development of Standards ICT services providers Adapted from: TTA Consultation Program to MIC, June 2009

9. Domestic Standards Development • Strategic importance • Ripple effect on economy Will of government Domestic market Will of industry Overseas market Public interests Effect on tech. Urgency … … … Establish the Master Plan for Standards development Analyze & Survey for IT Standards • Study standard items of other SDOs • - ITU, JTC1, ETSI, National(ANSI, ATIS, • TTC,), Forum, Consortium • Analyze of International and Domestic • ICT Policies • Needs from Company/ Research/Univ. Development of SRM Standards Planning Committee Selection of key technologies . RFP for Standards Projects Governments’ Needs Review RFPs Evaluation Committee 6~9월 Approve Standards Projects Source: TTA Consultation Program to MIC, June 2009 Development of SRM

10. Contributions to ITU • A Case Study: Study Framework for Question 19-1/2 Question 19-1/2: “Strategy for migration from existing networks to next-generation (NGN) for developing countries” Source: ITU-D, Implementation Approach for Question 19-1/2, Doc. 2/127-E, Contribution from Vietnam, 2nd meeting of SG2/ITU-D, 24-27 Sep., 2007.

11. Open Issues to ITU • Developing guidelines for involvement in ITU-T activities. • Developing webcasting systems that enable developing-country experts to follow study group meetings • Developing a set of guidelines on how to apply ITU-T Recommendations • Compiling and maintaining a database containing information on new technologies that are standardized. • Establishing a forum on the ITU-T website on BSG • Fundraising for BSG

12. Thank you ! Dinh Van Dzung, Ph.D. Deputy Director, Vietnam Research Institute of Post and Telecommunications Cell phone: + 84 91 322 2690 Fax: + 84 4 3754 4485 Email: dzung.dinh@ties.itu.int