1、 International Telecommunication Union ITU-T TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDIZATION SECTOR OF ITU WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDIZATION ASSEMBLY Johannesburg, 21-30 October 2008 Resolution 66 The creation of a technology watch function in the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau FOREWORD The Intern
2、ational Telecommunication 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, ope
3、rating and 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,
4、produce Recommendations 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 66 1 RESOLUTION 66 The creation of a technology watch function in the Telecommunication Stand
5、ardization Bureau (Johannesburg, 2008) The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (Johannesburg, 2008), considering a) that it is desirable for the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) to consider the creation of a technology watch function (TWF) to survey new technologies for po
6、ssible new standardization activities in ITU and how such new technologies can be included within the ITU-T Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) work programme; b) that the TWF needs to identify emerging technologies, as well as their likely impact on future standardization work for both
7、 developed and developing countries1, with a view to identifying work items for possible new ITU-T Recommendations; c) that the rapid change of the telecommunication/information and communication technologies environment requires related technology watch and immediate reaction, in order to propose p
8、ossible ITU-T standardization activities as early as possible; d) that the TWF should collaborate with other standards development organizations (SDOs) recognized by ITU, universities, academia and other related institutions, recognizing the encouraging results of this TWF in the last cycle, resolve
9、s to instruct the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau 1 to formalize such a function within the Bureau; 2 that the output of TWF, with relevant findings and analysis, shall be provided as soon as possible to the TSAG and to the Workshop and Seminar Coordination Group for their c
10、onsideration and action in accordance with their mandates; 3 to publish the main results of this function as brief summaries on the ITU-T NEWSLOG webpage; 4 to report on the implementation of this resolution to the next world telecommunication standardization assembly, with a view to reviewing this resolution and introducing the appropriate amendments, in light of the implementation outcome. _ 1These include the least developed countries, small island developing states and countries with economies in transition.
