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A Perspective on the Evolution of ICT and its

Standards

A Perspective on the Evolution of ICT and its

Standards

Prof. François Coallierfcoallier @ele.etsmtl.ca


Objectives

The Information & Communications Technology (ICT) domain include a wide

range of technologies that have been evolving at a brisk pace for the last thirty years. The direct and indirect economic importance of

ICT in industrialized societies is very significant, if not critical. This short

presentation will provide a perspective on what ICT is and its probable evolution in the

near to middle term.


What is ICT ?ISO/IEC JTC 1 Terms of References:

Standardization in the field of Information Technology.

Information Technology includes the specification, design and development of

systems and tools dealing with the capture, representation, processing, security, transfer,

interchange, presentation, management, organization, storage and retrieval of

information


Markets Size (109 US $)

Telecommunications 777

IT Hardware 336

Internal Spending 304

IT Services 266

IT Software 115

Other Office Equipment 29

TOTAL 1 827

Telecommunications equipment

380

Computer Systems Hardware

240

Software Licenses 70

Project Oriented IT Services

250

Semiconductors 150

Support/Management IT Services

350

TOTAL 1 440

Global ICT 1998 [1] ICT Vendor 2002 [2]

[1] Miller, H.; Sanders, J , Scoping the global market: size is just part of the story , IEEE IT Professional, Volume: 1 Issue: 2 , March-April 1999, Page(s): 49 -54[2] R.Fulton, COM-15-1667, Predicts 2002 – What’s Ahead for the IT Industry, Gartner Research, Research Note, 2002-01-08


Canada’s market

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inict-tic.nsf/vwGeneratedInterE/h_it07229e.html


Canada’s market

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inict-tic.nsf/vwGeneratedInterE/h_it07229e.html


From: The fortune of the commons. In Coming of Age - A Survey of the IT Industry. The Economist, May 8th 2003


System Integration Market

:Exhibit 5 of « When computers learn to talk: A Web services primer », S. Patil et S. Saigal, The McKinsey Quarterly, no 1, 2002, Web exclusive


Strategic developments

• Middleware and Web Services

• Ontologies

• Security and Authentication

• ICT systems architecting and engineering

• Management of intellectual property rights

• Privacy Management

• Broadband / Wireless


Wi-FI Hotspots Expansion

From: Bubble trouble

Jun 26th 2003The Economist

Some technologies can spread very

fast.

Note: this exclude home networks


OASIS B2B Conceptual Model (2003)

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XML Syntax

Network

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Vertical Industry Area

XML and Web Services Area

Generalized Processes

Specialized Processes

Generalized Content

Specialized Content

Messaging

Service Description Language

Presentation Description

Transaction Patterns

Transaction Instance

Repository

Registry / Directory

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Reference: OASIS http://www.oasis-open.org/presentations/ws_forum_conceptual_model.ppt


Key Players• Web Services: OASIS, W3C• Ontologies: OASIS, ‘Vertical’ Associations and

Consortia• Security and Authentication : OASIS, JTC 1,...• ICT systems architecting and engineering: JTC 1,

IEEE, OMG.• Management of Intellectual Property Rights: OASIS,

IEEE, JTC 1,…• Privacy Management: IETF, Liberty Aliance, W3C.• Broadband / Wireless: IEEE,..


Selected Regional ICT Standardization Initiatives

• EU/CEN:– Design for All – and assistive technologies for eAccessibility – eBusiness and eCommerce – from ebXML and online procurement

issues to sector-specific initiatives reaching consensus in areas such as construction or textiles

– eHealth – healthcare informatics. New activities in this domain are under review

– eLearning – for both academic and workplace environments– Intelligent Transport – road and traffic telematics, including e-safety,

electronic fee collection– Public Interest - work to support EU legislative and policy initiatives– Smart Cards and related – from the technical requirements of cards

and readers to applications in authentication and ticketing

http://www.cenorm.be/cenorm/index.htm


Selected Regional ICT Standardization Initiatives

US• ANSI:

Healthcare Informatics Standards Board: Information System Standards Board Information Infrastructure Standards Panel

NIST NIST assists industry groups as they develop IT standards Sector-Focused Activities:

Electronic Data Exchange Manufacturing Systems Integration Division National Wireless Electronic Systems Testbed

http://www.ansi.org/standards_activities/standards_boards_panels/hisb/overview.aspx?menuid=3 http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/general2.htm


Conclusions• ICT is a key sector of Canada’s economy, as well as a

critical infrastructure and enabler.• ICT should keep its current pace of development

during the decade.• The ICT service sector is rapidly going global. • Consortia drive ICT standards development (about

350 of them according to a recent CEN survey).• Formal standards bodies are adopting Consortia

developed standards that meet their criteria.


Recommendations

Focus limited resources on key value-added activities:

– Enhanced awareness tools (web site)

– Support strategic sectors• Telecom

• ‘Software & Computer Services’

• Multimedia

– Support strategic application domains (e.g. health)

– Support participation in key committees:• Consortia

• Formal standards bodies


BACKUPS


ICT Taxonomy Model

Human Interfaces

Processes and Methods

APIs and Middleware

Hardware and Devices

Base Technologies

Ontologies

ICT

Social and Cultural


Computer Games Market (billions of US $)

2000 2001 2002 2003

Games Software 13 15 17 19

Cinema box-office receipts

18 18 19 20

DVD/Video 18 21 26 30

CDs 35 33 32 32

Console wars, Jun 20th 2002 , The Economist http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=1189352


Other trends to track• Intelligent tags (will eventually replace barcodes)• ‘Broadband’ (Wi-Fi, UWB, 4G, fiber to the home,

HDSL,..)• Flexible displays / digital paper• Geo-enabling of the web• Utility computing• Virtual Reality• Advanced Networks (Mesh, P2P, PAN)• Intelligent fabric• Human – machine interface


Digital Home Working Group Vision

Consumers want theirdevices to work together

and share content

Consumers want theirdevices to work together

and share content

BROADBANDBROADBANDEntertainment,

E-Business, Services

MEDIAMEDIAPre-Recorded Content

Personal Media

MOBILE MULTIMEDIAMOBILE MULTIMEDIAEntertainment,

Personal Pictures and Video, Services

BROADCASTBROADCASTServices,

Entertainment

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Digital Home Vision

IPv6IPv6

UPnP Arch v2UPnP Arch v2

DRM/CP InteroperabilityDRM/CP Interoperability

Physical NetworkPhysical Network

Network ProtocolNetwork Protocol

Device DiscoveryDevice Discoveryand Controland Control

Media TransportsMedia Transports

Media FormatsMedia Formats

Digital Rights Management/Digital Rights Management/Content ProtectionContent Protection

20042004 20052005 2006+2006+

Candidates for DHWG Technologies

Disclaimer: Some of the formats/standards referenced above are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.Disclaimer: Some of the formats/standards referenced above are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Under Consideration in DHWG

Required: Required: PNG, JPEG, LPCM, MPEG2PNG, JPEG, LPCM, MPEG2

Optional: Optional: GIF, TIFF, MP3, WMA9, AC-3, AAC,GIF, TIFF, MP3, WMA9, AC-3, AAC,ATRAC3plus, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, WMV9ATRAC3plus, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, WMV9

DRM/CP TechnologiesDRM/CP Technologies

IPIP IPv4IPv4

UPnP Arch v1UPnP Arch v1

EthernetEthernet

UPnP DCP UPnP DCP AVv1AVv1

HTTPHTTP

Wired 802.3uWired 802.3uWireless 802.11a/b/gWireless 802.11a/b/g

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JPEG2K, MPEG4JPEG2K, MPEG4

DHWG Media Formats

Wireless 802.11e/i Wireless 802.11e/i

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