Preparing for WTSA Major Issues Related to Working Methods

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Preparing for WTSAMajor Issues Related to
Working Methods

•   Gary Fishman
• ITU-T TSAG Chairman
• Preparatory Meeting for Africa for WTSA-04
• Victoria Falls, 23-25 June 2004

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WTSA Resolutions and A-Series RecommendationsWha
t are the options?

• Changes of Substance
• Updating to recognize completed or out of date
  elements
• New Resolution or Recommendation
• No change other than factual elements (e.g.,
  dates)

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This Presentation

• Designed to introduce you to the major working
  method-related issues for TSAG and WTSA-04
• Will group these issues by working method areas
• Will provide a list of all Resolutions and
  A-Series Recommendations and where proposals have
  been made
• Will provide contact information for the relevant
  TSAG correspondence groups

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Working Methods

• Study Groups and other groups
• Definition
• Purpose
• Composition
• Lifetime
• Rules of Procedure
• Parent body and reporting relationship
• Financial aspects
• Relationship to SG, Lead SG, JWP, JCG, ICG,
  Focus Group, Rapporteur Group

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Working Methods (continued)

• Starting new work that is responsive to
  membership proposals
• When a relevant Question exists
• When a relevant Question does not exist
• When does a Question have to be officially
  approved?

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Working Methods (continued)

• Where is the biggest opportunity for further
  improvement in work methods?

Activity Historical Currently Possible
Start work 2 to 4 years 1 day to a few weeks
Develop content and reach agreement 9 months to 2 or 3 years weeks to 2 or 3 years
Approve a Recommendation 2 or 3 years 5 weeks to 9 months
?
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Working Methods (continued)

• Alternative Approval Process (AAP)
• Role of Associates to be clarified
• Guidelines on AAP Implementation are in
  preparation (TSAG action item, not for WTSA)
• Suppress Resolution 37 (AAP) but retain process
  to change approval procedures
• Voting of Sector Members and Member States on
  equal footing
• Unopposed agreement of Member States for final
  decision-making (2 of AAP Recs)

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Working Methods (continued)

• Traditional Approval Process (TAP)
• What was learned from AAP that can be used for
  TAP?
• Why not improve TAP with new procedures to reduce
  cost and volume of documentation and to reduce
  time to market?

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Working Methods (continued)

• Documents
• One type of input document full or partial
  merging of normal and delayed contributions?
• New types of output document, in addition to
• Recommendations
• Supplements
• Implementors Agreement
• Handbooks
• Reports
• Liaisons

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Work Methods Resolutions Recommendations
Doc. Subject Have there been proposals? Is Res/Rec completed?
Res 1 Rules of procedure ?
Res 18 Work allocn coordn between ITU-T ITU-R
Res 20 Procedures for allocn and mgt of international numbering resources ?
Res 22 Authorization for TSAG to act between WTSAs ?

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Work Methods Resolutions Recommendations
Doc. Subject Have there been proposals? Is Res/Rec completed?
Res 26 Assistance to the Regional Tariff Groups  
Res 31 Associates ?
Res 35 Maximum term of office for chairs and VCs ?
Res 37 Alternative Approval Process   ?

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Work Methods Resolutions Recommendations
Doc. Subject Have there been proposals? Is Res/Rec completed?
Res 38 Coordination among ITU-T, -R and -D for IMT-2000
Res 40 Regulatory aspects of ITU-T work
Rec A.1 Work methods for SGs of ITU-T ?
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Work Methods Resolutions Recommendations
Doc. Subject Have there been proposals? Is Res/Rec completed?
Rec A.7 Focus Groups Working methods and procedures
Rec A.8 AAP for new and revised Recs
Rec A.9 Working procedures for the SSG on IMT-2000 and beyond
Rec A.13 Supplements to ITU-T Recommendations

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Working Between TSAG Meetings by Correspondence

• Work Method Correspondence Groups

Working methods Mr. Stewart Alexander (BT) Tel [phone] Fax [phone] stewart.alexander_at_bt.com
Use by TSAG of other group Mr. Stewart Alexander (BT) Tel [phone] Fax [phone] stewart.alexander_at_bt.com
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Promotion, EDH and Publication Policy

• Further use of electronic working methods
• How to change the old, incorrect perceptions of
  ITU-T? (Note Promotion is a priority in
  Strategic Plan - should WTSA take any action?)
• No WTSA issues other than Resolution 32 (Use of
  EDH in ITU-T)

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Promotion, EDH Publication Policy
Doc. Subject Were there proposals? Is Res/Rec completed?
Res 32 Strengthening the use of EDH for the work of ITU-T
Rec A.2 Presentation of contributions ?
Rec A.11 Publication of ITU-T Recs and WTSA proceedings
Rec A.12 Identification and layout of ITU-T Recs
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External Coordination and Cooperation (CoCo)

• ITU-T relationship with Internet-related
  organizations
• Relationship of new NGN Focus Group with other
  national and regional bodies
• Recent examples of external bodies seeking to
  join ITU-T (FS-VDSL Forum, OCAF)

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External Cooperation
Doc. Subject Were there proposals? Is Res/Rec completed?
Res 7 Collaboration with the ISO and IEC
Res 11 Collaboration with the Postal Operations Council UPU
Rec A.4 Communication process between ITU-T and forums and consortia
Rec A.5 Including reference to other orgs documents in ITU-T Recs
Rec A.6 Cooperation and information exchange between ITU-T and SDOs
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External Cooperation
Doc. Subject Were there proposals? Is Res/Rec completed?
Rec A.23 Collaboration with the ISO and IEC on Information Technology
Supp. 3 IETF and ITU-T collaboration guidelines
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Working Between TSAG Meetings by Correspondence

• CoCo Correspondence Group

Informal Forum Summit (IFS) Mr. Fabio Bigi (Italy) Tel [phone] fabio.bigi_at_ties.itu.int
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Working Between TSAG Meetings by Correspondence

• General TSAG Matters Correspondence Group

General TSAG Matters Mr. Gary Fishman (Lucent Technologies) Tel [phone] Fax [phone] garyfishman_at_lucent.com
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Preparations for TSAG and WTSA-2004

• Regional and national processes should be fully
  engaged by now
• Consultations with ITU-T leadership and between
  regions will assist good preparation