Committed to Connecting the World Regulatory Resources for Capacity Building: Regional Networks and Mandates - Role, standards, resources available to

Committed to Connecting the World

Regulatory Resources for Capacity Building: Regional Networks and

Mandates - Role,standards, resources available to the

regulators

Legal Frameworks for ICTs Building Capacity and Implementing Regulation

St. Julian’s Malta 21st April 2014

Malcolm Johnson, DirectorTelecommunication Standardization Bureau

International Telecommunication Union


About ITU…

The United Nations Specialized Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)

Founded in Paris in 1865 as the International Telegraph Union

2015 will mark 150 years of experience and innovation


ITU’s Global Presence


Leading Private Sector Members


ITU’s StructureRadiocommunication

ITU-R

Coordinates global wireless communication

Standardization ITU-T

Produces interoperable technical ICT

standards

Development ITU-D

Provides assistance to the un-connected

The General Secretariat provides intersectoral coordination for the whole organization


ITU-R: Radiocommunication Sector

Manages the radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits


ITU-T: Standardization Sector

Produces international standards covering all fields of telecommunications. Defines tariff and accounting principles for international telecommunication services


Why is standardization important?

International Standards essential in a complex world Standards make things easier Essential for international communications

… and global trade Drive competitiveness … efficiency, responsiveness and innovation Standards provide interoperability and economies of

scale Lower prices and increase availability by reducing

technical barriers and promoting compatibility between systems and networks

Manufacturers, network operators and consumers benefit

All ITU-T Recommendations are freely available


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…breathing new life into old infrastructure

ITU-T Recommendations for G.fast, a new broadband standard that can deliver superfast broadband (up to 1Gb/s) over traditional copper telephone wires


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Connecting medics with patient data

ITU-T H.810 gives interoperability guidelines for personal health systems

Work progressing on enabling remote patient monitoring


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Common Patent Policy

RAND Patent Policy and Guidelines adopted by ITU, ISO and IEC in 2008

Current litigation on standards essential patents

Meaning of “Reasonable”

Use of injunctions

Non-discrimation SEP=Standards Essential Patent


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Human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF)

ITU App on EMF

Public Database

Database empowers consumers


ITU and Accessibility Champions principles of

Universal Design enshrined in the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Includes accessibility features in all standards

Strong advocacy focus

Regular workshops


Emergency Communications

Consistent approach for the transmission of warning or alerting messages

Call prioritization for emergency calls in a disaster area

Emergency call numbers

Common alerting protocol (CAP)

ITU: Committed to Connecting the World


Bridging the standardization gap

ITU organizes workshops and seminars anywhere in the world

Meetings in the regions

Fellowships (travel and/or hotel) for participation in meetings

Remote Participation

Over 40 new countries participating since 2006


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Standards in academia

Kaleidoscope brings academia and industry together: 2014 St Petersburg

Academic membership category great success – 45 ITU-T members


Flight data tracking

Following request from Malaysian Government…

ITU will convene experts dialogue on real-time monitoring of flight data

Malaysia, May 26-27



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Standards for autonomous networked driving

Future Networked Car event & Collaboration on Intelligent Transport join car and ICT industries to forge new era of personal transport

Call for ITU and UNECE to organise roundtable discussion of key stakeholders


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Smart water

Multistakeholder ITU-led effort to create greater efficiencies in the distribution of water

Focus Group and new report together with UNESCO


ITU-D: Development Sector

Assists the development of ICTs in the developing world

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A fast changing and dynamic sector

• Mobile cellular subscriptions nearly equals the world’s population

• Active mobile broadband subscriptions surpassed 2 billion in 2013

• Smartphones are leading the way in drawing consumers online

• IP traffic continues to show strong growth

• Apps market adds millions of users per month

Source: ITU, based on data from ITU, Gartner, Cisco VNI, Telegeography and IDC.


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TVproducti on

OTTservice

providersMass storage

Operator 2IP core network

(Convergedfixed/mobile

network)

Operator 1IP core network

(Convergedfixed/mobile

network)

Interconnecti on Point to point backhaul

3G/4GWiMax mast

3G/4GWiMax mast

Smart phone,tablet or lap top

Offi ce/homeWiFi

WiMax Street box

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Communications in a digital world

• Competition

• Technical convergence

• Digital broadcasting and new online

content, new delivery means

• New business models (advertizing),

and importance of managing traffic

flow

• Need for more IP addresses to

connect all devices

• Need for security and reliabilitySource: ITU, Trends in telecommunication Reform – Special Edition


The evolution to 4th generation regulation

Note: *2013 estimates.

Source: ITU, Trends in telecommunication Reform – Special Edition


ITU Publications and Reports

Broadband Thematic reports in 2013: Developing successful Public-Private Partnerships to foster investment in

universal broadband networks Competition and regulation in a converged broadband world

Net neutrality: a regulatory perspective Spectrum policies in a hyperconnected digital mobile world International roaming services: a review of best practice

policies Global and regional IP interconnection

Trends in Telecommunication Reform 2013 : Transnational aspects of regulation in a networked society

www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regulatory-Market/Pages/Regulatory-Publications.aspx

Regulatory, Economic and Financial Reports 2013: Strategies for the deployment of NGN and NGA in a broadband

environment – regulatory and economic aspects ITU Study on Taxing telecommunications/ICT services: an overview Regulating broadband prices

4th generation regulation: a new model of regulation for the digital ecosystem White spaces: managing spaces or better managing inefficiencies Interconnection charging models in a national broadband network environment Digital broadcasting and online content delivery Digital transactions in today’s smart society The Need for More IP Addresses www.itu.int/trends-special

Trends in Telecommunication Reform Special edition


• Opening Debate: redefining responsibilities in a data driven digital world

• Changing ICT consumer behaviors: consumer empowerment and protection in the digital age

• Why competition matters• Big data: an opportunity or a threat?• Is it time to rethink spectrum licensing?

Manama, Bahrain, 3 to 5 June 2014

www.itu.int/gsr14

Chaired by Dr M. Al Amer, Chairman of TRA, Bahrain

• Network Debate: Meeting the demand for capacity, are we getting there?

• Is it time to rethink spectrum licensing?• New business models driven by digital

communications and services• Regulatory impact assessment: spurring

regulatory efficiency • New types of converged regulators• How to monitor broadband plan/digital

agendas’ implementation?

Themes

Global Symposium for Regulators

http://www.itu.int/gsr14


ITU Training Workshops on Economic Regulation

ITU/BDT Asia and Pacific CoE Training on Strategic Costing and Business Planning for Quad Play Bangkok, Thailand, 13-22 August 2014

ITU/BDT Expert Level Training on Effective Price Regulation for Broadband for Caribbean Countries St Kitts and Nevis, 7-10 July 2014

ITU/BDT Training on Interconnection principles and Cost modeling for Africa - CoE Initiative with University of Rwanda’s Node Kigali, Rwanda 16-18 May 2014

ITU/BDT Expert Level Training on Effective Economic and Financial Regulation for Latin American CountriesSantiago, Chile November 2014

Two ITU/BDT Expert Level Training on Licensing and Access Price Regulation of Submarine cable landings for Africa – for French and English speaking countriesOctober and December 2014

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www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Regulatory-Market/Pages/default.aspx


27www.ictregulationtoolkit.org

Online tools: ITU/World Bank ICT Regulation Toolkit

6 thematic modules Regulating the

telecommunications sector - overview

Competition and price regulation Authorization of

Telecommunication/ICT Services Universal Access and Service Radio Spectrum management Legal and institutional framework


ITU’s Capacity Building Programme

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Mandate/main purpose:

to assist the ITU membership by ensuring that human and institutional capacity building in the field of telecommunications/ICTs is of the utmost quality and is available worldwide.

www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Capacity-Building


Capacity Building: ITU Academy Launched in October 2012 as

the main tool for advancing and

harnessing all the cross sectoral

capacity building Various capacity building

interventions

2500 professionals per year

over the past twelve years.

The Centres of Excellence Closer collaboration forged

between the ITU Academy and

the Academia Topics:

Policy and RegulationTechnologies & services Business & Management

http://academy.itu.int


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CoE

CoECoE

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CoE

CoE

CoE

CoECoE

CoE

CoE

ITU’s Centres of Excellence (CoEs) Network

ASP-CoE 2014: Selected Online Training Programme

• Broadband Policy for Universal Access• Wireless security practices for policy makers

and regulators• Economic Aspects of Spectrum Management• Innovative Applications for Rural Broadband

Community• Quality of Service of Telecom Services from a

regulators perspective• CVAS Licensing Regime

Africa CoE 2014 training: • ICT Policy and Regulation (with emphasis on

Licensing)• Satellite Communication• Wireless Networking• Broadband Network: FIBRE, NGN, WIMAX, WI-FI• Cloud Computing• IPV6• Interconnection Costing• ICT Application Products and Services• Broadband Ecosystem• Services and Technical Aspects of TNT

http://academy.itu.int


Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 30 March to 10 April 2014

www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Conferences/WTDC/WTDC14/Pages/default.aspx

Setting the agenda for ICT development over the next four yearsDubai Action Plan

Objectives:1) Foster international cooperation on telecommunication/ICT development issues.2) Foster an enabling environment conducive to ICT development and foster the deployment of telecommunication/ICT networks as well as relevant applications and services, including bridging the standardization gap.3) Enhance confidence and security in the use of telecommunications/ICTs, and roll-out of relevant applications and services.4) Build human and institutional capacity, provide data and statistics, promote digital inclusion and provide concentrated assistance to countries in special need. 5) Enhance environmental protection, climate-change adaptation and mitigation, and disaster-management efforts through telecommunications/ICTs.

InternationalTelecommunicationUnion


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