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Press Release : ITU Regional Workshop on Bridging the Standardization Gap for Asia Pacific Region and Interactive Training Session
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The ITU Regional Workshop on Bridging the Standardization Gap (BSG) for Asia Pacific Region took place on 4-5 July 2011 in Nadi, Fiji. The workshop was organized in association with Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association (PITA) and the Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) of the Republic of Korea with the generous support of the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), Republic of Korea.
The objective of the workshop was to provide concrete advice and best practices on participation by developing countries in global standards development and building nation standards readiness. The Hon. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Attorney General and Minister of Fiji For Justice, Anti-Corruption, Public Enterprises, Communications, Civil Aviation, Tourism, Industry And Trade, delivered the address at the opening ceremony.
Mr Arthur Levin, Chief Operations and Planning, welcomed participants on behalf of Malcolm Johnson, Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), ITU. He stated that standards are an essential tool in bridging the digital divide and thus fulfilling the ITU goal of connecting the world.
Mr Ivan Fong, the President of PITA acknowledged the efforts by ITU and the support of TTA and the Korean Government to hold a workshop on standardization and assist with country priorities and work plan on standardization, benchmarking, and addressing technical issues with the remote island countries of the Pacific. He reiterated the need for continuity and follow up on requirements to develop an effective program to bridge standardization gap, that should include training.
Mr. Cha-Sik Leem, the Director General of KCC, emphasized that Korean government’s efforts to assist developing countries that need assistance in terms of building national standardization capability, and this message was reinforced by Mr. Keun Hyeob Lee, the President of TTA, in his remarks at the welcome reception.
The Hon. Hae-wook Cheong, Korean Ambassador to Fiji, stated during the welcome reception the importance of placing priority on ICT capacity building based on lesson that Korea had learned in the past. In addition, he restated the Korean government’s commitment for annual contribution of US$ 1 million to the Pacific Island countries to emphasize the importance of collaboration between developed and developing countries.
45 participants from countries in the region attended the workshop and discussions centred on topics such as ICT standardization challenges for developing countries in Asia-Pacific, strategies for bridging the standardization gap, best practices for spectrum planning, conformity assessment, climate change and implementation issues for mobile broadband, VoIP and emergency communications and disaster management.
Some of the main action points which came out of the workshop are summarized below:

 

1.      Need for adaptable and scalable solutions to address common issues faced by island states in the Pacific:

o   Conformity assessment and certification programme

o   Spectrum management best practice for mobile broadband and digital broadcasting

o   Develop national spectrum allocation tables and harmonize spectrum use

o   Assess commonalities for PPDR systems

o   Consider where cooperative or collaborative issues (amongst PI states) are more appropriate than national consideration)

2.      Assessment of ICT standardization benefits and ways to prioritize involvement in global standards development activities.

3.      Develop a national/regional ICT standardization strategy and roadmap based on conceptual tools such as the standardization ladder interpreted for Pacific Island requirements and also applied to the radiocommunication spectrum and standards environment

4.      Capacity building programme for developing countries in the region

o   on implementation of standards for broadband, wireless and NGN targeting ICT regulatory authorities and operators

o   ICT standardization tutorial for officials of the national focal point

5.      Each country needs to consider a focal point with a clear mandate for co-ordinating ICT Standardization activities at national level and regional level.

 

The workshop was followed by a one day Interactive Training Session. The Interactive Training Session provided an interactive learning experience through a simulated Study Group meeting. It was designed to assist participants who will be, or who have begun, participating in international meetings.
The overarching goal of ITU’s Bridging the Standardization Gap program is to facilitate increased participation of developing countries in standardization, to ensure that developing countries experience the economic benefits of associated technological development, and to better reflect the requirements and interests of developing countries in the standards-development process. One specific objective of this project is to understand the primary gaps that must be overcome to improve the standards development, implementation, and usage capacities of developing countries.

A number of measures have already been implemented by ITU to facilitate the participation of developing countries in ITU-T study group meetings. For instance, almost all ITU-T study groups are now using online meetings as part of their regular working methods. The number of Study Group leadership positions during the Study Period 2009-2012 has increased to four Chairmen and 47 Vice Chairmen from developing countries, including five Vice Chairs from least developed countries. In 2010, for the first time participants from developing countries outnumbered participants from developed countries in study group meetings participation.

For more information refer to the ITU Bridging the Standardization Gap website at http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/gap


About ITU

ITU is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology. For over 145 years, ITU has coordinated the shared global use of the radio spectrum, promoted international cooperation in assigning satellite orbits, worked to improve communication infrastructure in the developing world, and established the worldwide standards that foster seamless interconnection of a vast range of communications systems. From broadband networks to new-generation wireless technologies, aeronautical and maritime navigation, radio astronomy, satellite-based meteorology and converging fixed-mobile phone, Internet and broadcasting technologies, ITU is committed to connecting the world.

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