1、 International Telecommunication Union ITU-T TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDIZATION SECTOR OF ITU WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDIZATION ASSEMBLY Johannesburg, 21-30 October 2008 Resolution 43 Regional preparations for WTSAs FOREWORD The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations
2、specialized agency in the field of telecommunications, information and communication technologies (ICTs). The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) is a permanent organ of ITU. ITU-T is responsible for studying technical, operating and tariff questions and issuing Recommendations on t
3、hem with a view to standardizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis. The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA), which meets every four years, establishes the topics for study by the ITU-T study groups which, in turn, produce Recommendations on these topics. ITU 2009 All rights
4、 reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, by any means whatsoever, without the prior written permission of ITU. WTSA-08 Resolution 43 1 RESOLUTION 43 Regional preparations for WTSAs (Florianpolis, 2004; Johannesburg, 2008) The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (Johanne
5、sburg, 2008), considering a) that many regional telecommunication organizations have coordinated their preparations for this and preceding assemblies; b) that many common proposals have been submitted to this and preceding assemblies from administrations participating in the preparatory work of regi
6、onal telecommunication organizations; c) that this consolidation of views at regional level, together with the opportunity for interregional discussions prior to the assembly, has eased the task of reaching a consensus during the assembly; d) that the burden of preparation for future assemblies is l
7、ikely to increase; e) that the coordination of preparations at regional level is consequently of great benefit to the Member States; f) that greater efficiency of regional coordination and interaction at interregional level prior to future assemblies will help ensure their success; g) that some regi
8、onal organizations lack the necessary resources to organize adequately and participate in such preparations; h) that there is a need for overall coordination of the interregional consultations, recognizing a) the benefits of regional coordination as already experienced in the preparation of plenipot
9、entiary conferences, world radiocommunication conferences and world telecommunication development conferences; b) that regional preparatory meetings for the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) have helped in identifying and coordinating regional views on issues considered to be o
10、f particular relevance to each region, and in developing common regional proposals for submission to WTSAs, taking into account the efficiency benefits that WTSAs have gained from an increased amount and level of prior preparation by the Member States, noting a) that many regional telecommunication
11、organizations have expressed the need for the Union to cooperate more closely with them; b) that, consequently, the Plenipotentiary Conference (Minneapolis, 1998) resolved that the Union should develop stronger relations with regional telecommunication organizations, as emphasized in the first objec
12、tive of the ITU strategic plan 2008-2011, 2 WTSA-08 Resolution 43 noting further that the relationship between ITU regional offices and regional telecommunication organizations has proved to be of great benefit, resolves to instruct the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau to mai
13、ntain the organization, within the financial limitations established by the Plenipotentiary Conference, of one regional preparatory meeting per region, the closest in time possible to the next WTSA, followed by an informal meeting of the chairmen and vice-chairmen of the regional preparatory meeting
14、s and other interested parties, to be held not earlier than six months prior to WTSA, invites the Secretary-General, in cooperation with the Directors of the Bureaux of the three Sectors 1 to consult with Member States and regional and subregional telecommunication organizations on the means by whic
15、h assistance can be provided in support of their preparations for future WTSAs, including support for the organization of a “Bridging the Standardization Gap Forum“ per region to address major issues of the next WTSA of interest to developing countries1; 2 on the basis of such consultations, to assi
16、st Member States and regional and subregional telecommunication organizations in such areas as: i) the organization of informal regional and interregional preparatory meetings, and formal regional preparatory meetings if a region so requests; ii) the identification of major issues to be resolved by
17、the next WTSA; iii) the development of coordination methods; iv) the organization of information sessions on expected work for WTSA; 3 to submit, no later than the 2009 session of the ITU Council, a report on feedback from Member States concerning WTSA regional preparatory meetings, their results an
18、d the application of this resolution, invites Member States to participate actively in the implementation of this resolution, invites regional and subregional telecommunication organizations 1 to participate in coordinating and harmonizing the contributions of their respective Member States in order to generate common proposals where possible; 2 to convene, if possible, informal interregional meetings in order to arrive at interregional common proposals. _ 1These include the least developed countries, small island developing states and countries with economies in transition.
