Bangkok, Thailand, 25 August 2014

1. ITU Regional Standardization Forum for Asia Pacific Region (Bangkok, Thailand, 25 August 2014) Corresponding system to ITU in Korea Jongbong Park, Director, TTA of Korea jongbong@tta.or.kr Bangkok, Thailand, 25 August 2014

2. Standards development International cooperation and responding Government sector GSC/CJK/3GPPs APT ITU Telecommunications Technology Association Private sector TTA Standardization Committee Academia etc. Laboratories Manufacturers Standardization structure in Korea Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning Reflection of national position / Participation Notification of National standards review results Commissioning of national standards development rights APT joint contribution Radio Research Agency Operational supervision IT National Standards Council Request for National Standards review Providing Secretariat Service Korea ITU Committee Standards Contribution Fora/ Consortiums International Standardization Experts Standards contribution Selection / Support R&D project for developing draft standards Standards contribution ETRI KISA NIA KCA etc IT Standardization Strategy Forum Operational support Forum standards proposal Selection / Support Collaboration between standardization organizations TTA standards establishment / Provision Standards draft proposal participation Communication service providers

3. General Assembly Chairman : President of RRA Coordination Committee Chairman : Director of RRA ICT&CC ITU-R Advisory Committee Chairman : Director of RRA ITU-D Advisory Committee Chairman : Director of KISDI ITU-T Advisory Committee Chairman : vice-President of TTA SG1 SG2 SG12 SG1 SG3 SG3 SG13 SG2 SG4 SG5 SG15 SG5 SG9 SG16 SG6 SG17 SG11 SG7 Korea ITU Committee : structure

4. Korea ITU Committee : history • History • In 1983, WRC preparatory group has been established under MIC • In 1984, corresponding group to ITU-T was established in KT • In 1988, role to correspond to ITU-T/R was moved to TTA since TTA has established. ITU research department was established in TTA and the department operated ITU committee - Mid 1990s, ITU committees were merged into TTA Standardization committees • In 1999, Korea ITU-R Committee was established(renamed) • In April of 2004, ITU-T Committee was established(renamed) • In December 2004, Korea ITU-R Committee and ITU-T Committee • merged into Korea ITU Committee including ITU-D Committee

5. Korea ITU Committee : history • Before Korea ITU Committee • - Government agencies and companies were in charge of international as well as domestic standardization activities, such as, Korean Telecom (currently, KT) for CCITT. • Domain for CCITT • Domain for CCIR Ministry of Post & Telegraph Ministry of Post & Telegraph Radio Korean Telecom RRL Domestic Study Group Satellite ETRI Coordination Committee Korean Telecom Fixed and Mobile Comm. SG1 SG2 SG3 Joint WP Broadcasting KBS

6. What was challenges? • Limited number of personnel in the Ministry who was in charge of international & domestic standardization activities • needs for outside experts to cope with rapidly changing environment • Diverse technologies and services, but no platform to collect voices from various stakeholders • Needs for platform to assemble stakeholders

7. Korea ITU Committee : role and responsibility Govern-ment Set up national strategy on ITU Decision of national position on ITU meeting Contact Point to ITU Final approval of national delegation, contribution, etc Support ITU Committee Review ITU Recommendations and Questions Review relations between ITU recommendation & domestic standards Review domestic contribution to ITU Review other countries’ contributions Provide information on ITU activities to interested parties

8. Korea ITU Committee : role of secretariat • General Assembly -> RRA • ITU-T Committee -> TTA • ITU-R Committee -> TTA • ITU-D Committee -> KISDI • Terms of Reference • Organizational and procedural consultation / assist (ITU working methods as well as ITU Korea Committee working methods) • Allocation ITU circular letters to relevant experts and monitoring working status • Preparation of each committees’ meetings • Providing information on ITU meetings

9. Korea ITU Committee : members (1/2)

10. Korea ITU Committee : members (2/2)