1、 International Telecommunication Union ITU-T TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDIZATION SECTOR OF ITU WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION STANDARDIZATION ASSEMBLY Johannesburg, 21-30 October 2008 Resolution 71 Admission of academia, universities and their associated research establishments to participate in the work of
2、ITU-T FOREWORD The International 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 fo
3、r studying technical, operating 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 stud
4、y groups which, in turn, 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 71 1 RESOLUTION 71 Admission of academia, universities and their ass
5、ociated research establishments to participate in the work of ITU-T (Johannesburg, 2008) The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (Johannesburg, 2008), considering a) that academia, universities and their associated research establishments have significant roles in research and developme
6、nt of emerging technologies, and that their participation in the work of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) is essential for ITU-T to remain at the cutting edge of technology standardization; b) that the application of this resolution is limited to those research establishments
7、 which do not receive substantial funding from major corporations, recognizing a) Goal 3 of Resolution 71 (Rev. Antalya, 2006) of the Plenipotentiary Conference on the strategic plan for the Union for 2008-2011; b) that ITU-T held a consultation meeting on cooperation between ITU-T and universities,
8、 Geneva, 18-19 January 2007, to explore ways to improve cooperation between ITU-T and academia, universities and associated research establishments; c) that, as part of an initiative to encourage greater participation of universities and academia in the work of ITU-T, a Kaleidoscope Event was organi
9、zed in Geneva on 12-13 May, 2008; d) that the decision has been taken by the ITU-T management to continue such events on a yearly basis, in order for ITU-T to remain the leader in standardization for emerging technologies; e) that the subject of “innovations in next generation networks“ was the firs
10、t in a series of academic conferences that aim at increasing the dialogue between academia and experts addressing standardization issues, resolves to instruct the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau 1 to explore and recommend, based in part on advice from the Telecommunication S
11、tandardization Advisory Group, various mechanisms, such as the use of voluntary financial and in-kind contributions, to encourage cooperation between ITU-T and academia, universities and their associated research establishments, as well as any possible additional modalities to facilitate their great
12、er participation in the work of the Sector, including the study groups, that are not addressed by Resolution 1 of this assembly and relevant Recommendations; and 2 to invite the ITU Council to consider the admission of academic institutions, universities and their associated research establishments in the work of ITU-T as Sector Members or Associates, at a reduced level of financial contribution, particularly academic institutions of developing countries1. _ 1These include the least developed countries, small island developing states and countries with economies in transition.
