WTSA12 Side Events Side event on ICT Innovations

WTSA-12 Side Events Side event on ICT Innovations (Dubai, UAE, 22 Nov. 2012) From Innovations to Collaborative Standardization Ramy Ahmed rahmed@tra. gov. eg WG-2 Chair, Focus Group Innovation Sen. Manager, Digital Services Policies National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) Dubai, UAE, 22 Nov. 2012

Bridging the Standardization Gap one of the major strategic goals of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) Has a lot of implication on developing countries Dubai, UAE, 22 Nov. 2012 2

The Magnitude of the Problem How can we assess the magnitude of the gap? Level of Participation ITU Meetings Number of Standalone Contributions Number of Addendums and modifications to existing contributions But…. is this enough? If these indicators increases Standardization Gap is Bridged? Tunis, Tunisia, 20 June 2012 3

The Magnitude of the Problem Concept of Effective Participation Contributions that reflects the true interests and concerns of developing countries Participation in the standards development process with proper competences that would enable them from submitting proposals, and defending them, and possibly obtaining consensus Tunis, Tunisia, 20 June 2012 4

Towards Effective Participation in Standardization Process Competences • Exposure and training • ITU BSG Programmes • Academic cirrucula ammendments Fellowships? • Means to increase demand for top notch ICT services • Industrial Incentives Government Policies? Drivers Foundational ICT Infrastructure • Develop national R&D strategies • Innovation as a major driver Funds? Effective Participation Tunis, Tunisia, 20 June 2012 5

Innovation Life-Cycle Gap will always increase !! Tunis, Tunisia, 20 June 2012 6

Remedies Innovation is the key principle that forms the way out of the gap for the developing countries ITU should support currently established regional study groups and encourage the establishment of new regional groups Tunis, Tunisia, 20 June 2012 7

Thank You Tunis, Tunisia, 20 June 2012 8