SOURCE ETSI TITLE Report on ETSI activities since

SOURCE: ETSI TITLE: Report on ETSI activities since GSC#10 AGENDA ITEM: Opening 4. 5 CONTACT: Karl Heinz Rosenbrock GSC 11_Open_10 Report on ETSI activities since GSC#10 Karl Heinz Rosenbrock ETSI Director General GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 1

Table of Contents q ETSI’s Annual Report 2005 q ETSI’s membership q ETSI’s elected officials q General achievements q ETSI Secretariat matters q ETSI Strategy for 2006 GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 2

ETSI’s Annual Report 2005 (1) q What is ETSI? q Enabling the Next Generation q Standards – Preserving the interests of the user q Protecting the Public q Reaping the Harvest of New Technology q Security for ICT q Next Generation Networks (NGN) GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 3

ETSI’s Annual Report 2005 (2) q 3 GPP q Developments in Ultra Wide Band q In-house highlights q ETSI Competence Centres q Standards Production q Specialist Task Forces q Membership q Financial Statements GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 4

ETSI’s membership (April 2006) (1) 654 Members from 59 countries 511 Full Members from 37 CEPT countries 105 Associate Members from 22 other countries 38 Observers GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 5

ETSI’s membership (April 2006) (2) Small increase in membership After three years of losses in 2002 – 2004 Considerable increase in Uo. Cs Owing to recent initiatives GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 6

ETSI’s elected officials GA Chair: GA Vice-Chair: Karsten Meinhold (until 11/2006) John Phillips (until 11/2006) Nicola Colecchia – appointed 11/2004 (until 11/2006) * GA top-level elections to be held at GA#48 Board Chair: Board Vice-Chair: Francisco da Silva – reappointed 11/2005 Alistair Urie – reappointed 11/2005 Didier Chauveau – reappointed 11/2005 * Mandate period 11/2005 - 11/2008 Director General: Karl Heinz Rosenbrock (until 06/2006) Dr. Walter Weigel – appointed 03/2006 (until 06/2011) Jørgen Friis – reappointed 11/2005 (until 06/2009) Deputy Director General: GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 7

General Achievements q High production of deliverables in 2005 (> 2300) i. e. nine deliverables each working day (5 d/w, 52 w/y) q Three SOS interop workshops on open standards, open source and interoperability q Creation of an IPR policy review ad hoc group (see extra contribution) q Industry Specification Groups q STFs spent 4 M€ + in 2005 10% more than in 2004 q @LIS project established closer links to Latin America q Apointment of account managers as caretakers for external relations q Ex-officio case with EC DG COMPETITION closed GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 8

ETSI Secretariat Matters q Renewal of ISO 9001 2000 certification in 03/2006 ongoing since 03/1994! q General satisfaction with the achievements related to the ES Business Plan q ETSI’s Competence Centres are running well – and their services are appreciated q Quality of deliverables increased – and lead times kept within the limits q ETSI’s service provisioning develops well: Plugtests. TM, forapolis q Several ETSI roadshows organized for membership care & recruitment q Meetings at ETSI’s HQs remain at high level q Budget expectation for 2006 looks good q ES staff (03/2006): 108 employees 19 part time ≥ 14 full time GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 9

ETSI Strategy 2006 Major changes compared with Strategy 2005: q q q New ETSI vision included Issues related to Open Standards & IPR included New regulatory issues and EC initiatives included Aligned with HLRG recommendations ETSI role as Service Provider included GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 10

ETSI’s Vision ETSI is the preferred organisation for the ICT industry and other stakeholders, to develop standards and specifications for the global market, and to support regional initiatives as appropriate. GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 11

Six strategic topics for 2006: q GRID q Next Generation Networks q Emergency Communications q Interoperability & Testing q Information Security q Radio Spectrum Usage GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 12

ETSI’s three main activity areas GSP Global Standards Producer SPO Service Providing Organization ESO: GSP: SPO: Strategy for ETSI as a: ESO European Standards Organization, standardization for European needs Global Standards Producer, standardization for the global market Service Providing Organization, services such as Forapolis, Plugtests. TM, etc. GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 13

Developing Standards for the global market q Fulfill industry needs for production of deliverables Industry Specification Groups q Making ETSI more attractive ETSI – the first choice for new work q External Relations Support strategies, policies & positioning q Collaboration with Research & Universities q Promotional activities q Open Standards Definition q Interoperability q Increase ETSI’s visibiity in ICT q IPR think tank GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 14

ETSI’s obligations as ESO q ESS (European Standardization System: CEN, CENELEC & ETSI: JPG, ICT SB Common Objectives q EC/EFTA: New Directives Strategic issues for governments q EC: i 2010 Support for frequency management European Space Policy Intelligent Transportation System, Grid computing, etc. GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 15

ETSI as Service Provider q Forapolis (hosting service) q Plugtests. TM Validation Interoperability tests IMS testbed q Customer Support helpdesks etc. GSC: Standardization Advancing Global Communications 16