1、 International Telecommunication Union ITU-T TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDIZATION SECTOR OF ITU WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDIZATION ASSEMBLY Johannesburg, 21-30 October 2008 Resolution 59 Enhancing participation of telecommunication operators from developing countries FOREWORD The International Tel
2、ecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations 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
3、tariff questions and issuing Recommendations on them 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 Rec
4、ommendations on these topics. ITU 2009 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, by any means whatsoever, without the prior written permission of ITU. WTSA-08 Resolution 59 1 RESOLUTION 59 Enhancing participation of telecommunication operators from developing countries1(Joh
5、annesburg, 2008) The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (Johannesburg, 2008), recognizing a) that the participation by operators from developing countries in standardization activities is weak; b) that the majority of these operators are subsidiaries of developed countries telecommunic
6、ation companies which are Sector Members; c) that the strategic objectives of Sector Members from developed countries participating in activities of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) do not necessarily include the participation of their subsidiary entities; d) that those devel
7、oping countries telecommunication operators are placing particular emphasis on information and communication technology (ICT) operation and infrastructure deployment, to the disadvantage of standardization activities; e) the impact of ITU Recommendations on the activities of Sector Members, taking i
8、nto account the strategic plan of the Union adopted in both Resolution 71 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) and Resolution 123 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) of the Plenipotentiary Conference, considering a) that developing countries would benefit from effective participation by their operators in ITU-T activities; b) tha
9、t this participation by the operators would contribute to enhancing capacity building in the developing countries, increase their competitiveness, and support innovation in the markets of developing countries, resolves to invite the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau 1 to encou
10、rage Sector Members from the developed countries to promote the participation in ITU-T activities of their subsidiaries installed in developing countries; 2 to develop mechanisms to support the effective participation by telecommunication operators from developing countries in standardization activities, invites Member States to encourage their Sector Members to participate in ITU-T activities. _ 1These include the least developed countries, small island developing states and countries with economies in transition.
