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Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,International Telecommunication Union,*,The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of ITU or its membership.The author can contacted by e-mail at tim.kellyitu.int.,“Bridging the ICT standardization gap,Dr Tim Kelly,Head,Standardization Policy Division(ITU-T),UNECE Symposium:“Trade rules,regulations and standards Geneva,23 October 2007,Bridging the ICT Standardization Gap,Standardization in ITU,Defining the Gap,Digital Divide,Standardization“Ladder of Development,Measuring the Gap,Usage of Recommendations,Membership and participation statistics,Study Group officials,Bridging the Gap,ITU-T Actions and collaboration to bridge the gap,Plenipotentiary Conference,Council,World Conferences on Intl Telecoms,World/Regional RadiocommunicationConference(WRC)Radiocommunication,Assembly(RA),Radio RegulationsBoard(RRB,AdvisoryGroup,StudyGroups,World TelecommunicationStandardizationAssembly(WTSA),AdvisoryGroup,StudyGroups,Telecom Standardization,World/RegionalTelecommunication,Development Conference(WTDC),AdvisoryGroup,StudyGroups,Development,Secretary-General,Deputy Secretary-General,T,ELECOM,Director,RadiocommunicationBureau(BR),Secretariat,Director,Telecom StandardizationBureau(TSB),Director,Telecom DevelopmentBureau(BDT),ITU structure,Radiocommunication,Defining the ICT standardization gap?,Shortages in human resources leading to disparities in the ability of developing countries,to,access,implement,contribute to and influence international ICT standards,It contributes to the,persistence,of the wider digital divide,Relevant ITU Resolutions,PP-06 Res 123,WTDC-06 Res 47,WTSA-04 Res 44,Source:,ITU/UNCTAD,World Information Society Report 2007:Beyond WSIS,The Standardization Development Ladder,Bridging the standardization development gap requires a sequence of steps,depending on the level of:,economic development,local manufacturing capability,local R&D capability,previous engagement with standards development organisations(SDOs),These steps can be conceptualised in terms of a“Ladder of Standardization Development,Entering proposals at WTSA,on future study questions,and work programmes,Growing usage of ITU,Recommendations,Nominating representatives,as study group chairs,vice,-,chairs.,rapporteurs,focus,group chairs etc,Giving contributions at,Study Groups and,related meetings,ITU Sector and Associate,Membership,National training and,capacity,-,building in use of,ITU Recommendations,Attracting ITU meetings,and/or regional groups,(Res 54),Going to Study,Groups and related,meetings,Standardization Development Ladder,(1),On the lowest rung of the ladder is the,growing usage of ITU Recommendations,(standards),and website,This can be measured in terms of sales or downloads of Recommendations,Use of international standards in ICT procurement should help to reduce costs and promote inter-operability,Growing use of ITU,Recommendations,Entering proposals at WTSA,on future study questions,and work programmes,Nominating representatives,as study group chairs,vice,-,chairs.,rapporteurs,focus,group chairs etc,Giving contributions at,Study Groups and,related meetings,ITU Sector and Associate,Membership,National training and,capacity,-,building in use of,ITU Recommendations,Attracting ITU meetings,and/or regional groups,(Res 54),Going to Study,Groups and related,meetings,Top ten developing and transition economies,by number of downloads,Growing usage of ITU,Recommendations,Free Downloads from ITU-T website,Jan-May 2007.,Source:ITU-T Web Trends,Entering proposals at WTSA,on future study questions,and work programmes,Nominating representatives,as study group chairs,vice,-,chairs.,rapporteurs,focus,group chairs etc,Giving contributions at,Study Groups and,related meetings,ITU Sector and Associate,Membership,National training and,capacity,-,building in use of,ITU Recommendations,Attracting ITU meetings,and/or regional groups,(Res 54),Going to Study,Groups and related,meetings,Standardization Development Ladder(2),On the second rung of the ladder is the,national capacity-building in use of ICT Standards,Capacity-building helps to build a national resource base of qualified engineers able to implement Recommendations,ITU can provide capacity-building and training programmes,Growing usage of ITU,Recommendations,National training and,capacity,-,building in use of,ITU Recommendations,Entering proposals at WTSA,on future study questions,and work programmes,Nominating representatives,as study group chairs,vice,-,chairs.,rapporteurs,focus,group chairs etc,Giving contributions at,Study Groups and,related meetings,ITU Sector and Associate,Membership,Attracting ITU meetings,and/or regional groups,(Res 54),Going to Study,Groups and related,meetings,ITU-Ts new policy of making Recommendations free of charge online has led to increased usage from developing countries,Standardization
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