InternationalTelecommunicationUnion
ITU PerspectivesEng. Ali Drissa BADIEL
Senior Advisor for IP networks and ICT applicationsITU ROA, Addis Ababa
[email protected]://www.itu.int
Johannesburg, April 8th 2008
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Content
I. ITU brief profile
II.Some activities & projects
III. Perspectives
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ObjectivesObjectives promote the use of telecommunication services with the objective of facilitating
peaceful relations
promote the extension of the benefits of the new telecommunication technologies to all the people of the world
promote and offer technical assistance to developing countries giving more attention to the least developed countries.
MembershipMembership 191 Member States
Over 600 Sector Members comprising private sector, telecommunication and ICT operators, Equipment manufacturers, research institutes, regional and international organizations and academia
I. ITU brief profileI. ITU brief profile
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Standardization (ITU-T)Standardization (ITU-T) The ITU standardization activities have already helped create a global and
interconnected communications network and foster the growth of new technologies such as: mobile telephony Internet
Those standardization activities are now serving in: defining the building blocks of the emerging Global Information
Infrastructure (GII) designing advanced multimedia systems which deftly handle a mix of
voice, data, audio and video signals
Radiocommunication (ITU-R)Radiocommunication (ITU-R) The ITU Radiocommunication activities :
to manage the radio-frequency spectrum in order to ensure that radio-based systems like cellular phones and pagers, aircraft and maritime navigation systems, scientific research stations, satellite communication systems and radio and television broadcasting all continue to function smoothly
to provide reliable wireless services to the world's inhabitants
ITU Mission & ActivitiesITU Mission & Activities
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Development (ITU-D)Development (ITU-D) The ITU development activities are aimed at:
playing an important role as a catalyst for forging development partnership between government and private industry
helping bring about rapid improvements in telecommunication infrastructure in the world's under-developed economies
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II. Some activities & projectsII. Some activities & projects
ITU-TITU-T IP Next Generation Networks (NGNs, ITU-T Study Group 13) : where
IP plays a key role Transport network is an IP-based network
Protocols and applications are IP oriented MPLS: Multi Protocol Label Switching SIP: Session Initiation Protocol IP services at the application layer Etc.
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Fig. 2: IP NGN architectureFig. 2: IP NGN architecture
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ITU-T (c’d)ITU-T (c’d) IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS, ITU-T Study Group 13)
A milestone towards fix, mobile and IP networks convergence All services and applications are also IP oriented
Activities & projects (c’d)Activities & projects (c’d)
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Fig. 3: IMS architectureFig. 3: IMS architecture
Source: EFORT, 2005Source: EFORT, 2005
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Activities & projects (c’d)Activities & projects (c’d)
ITU-T (end)ITU-T (end) The ENUM Protocol (tElephone NUmber The ENUM Protocol (tElephone NUmber
Mapping):Mapping): Analogy telephone numbering and ccTLDs
e.g. South Africa: (ccTLD=.za, telephone country code= +27)
IETF RFC 2916, ITU-T Study Group 2 Use of Internet resources (IP, DNS) and E.164 (telephone
numbering) to form a unique identifier for users communication needs (URI: Uniform Resource Identifier)
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Fig. 4: the ENUM process Fig. 4: the ENUM process
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Activities & projects (c’d)Activities & projects (c’d)
ITU-D:ITU-D: The African Regional Initiatives (cf. WTDC-06, The African Regional Initiatives (cf. WTDC-06,
Doha, Qatar 2006): 5 RIsDoha, Qatar 2006): 5 RIs Human and institutional capacity building Strengthening and harmonizing policy and regulatory frameworks for
integration of African ICT markets Development of a broadband infrastructure and achievement of regional
interconnectivity ICT applications Introduction of new digital broadcasting technologies
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Activities & projects (c’d)Activities & projects (c’d)
ITU-D (c’d):ITU-D (c’d): The Connect Africa objectives (cf. Connect The Connect Africa objectives (cf. Connect
Africa Summit, Kigali, Rwanda 2007): 5 obj.Africa Summit, Kigali, Rwanda 2007): 5 obj. Interconnect the African major cities to broadband ICT networks
within 2012 Connect African villages to broadband ICT networks and services
within 2015 Adopt basic regulatory measures to promote affordable broadband
networks and services development, fair competition among operators, the creation of IXPs
Support capacity building, the creation of centers of excellence, and cooperation between African universities and training centers
Adopt a national cyberstratey, including a cybersecurity framework, to develop and promote e-Services: e-governance, e-health, e-commerce, etc.
Global commitments for more than USD 55 billions
ITU-D activities (c’d):ITU-D activities (c’d):
Source: InternetWorldStats.com, Jan. 2007
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Activities & projects (c’d)Activities & projects (c’d) ITU-D (c’d):ITU-D (c’d):
Achievements in ccTLDs & cybersecurity Achievements in ccTLDs & cybersecurity fieldsfields
Organization of activities related to cybersecurity and Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP)
Elaboration of best practices related to national cybercesurity Elaboration of cybersecurity work program to assist Developing
Countries e.g.: Workshop held in Cape Verde, Nov. 2007 Upcoming workshops:
Zambia: August 2008 Tunisia: November 2008
Elaboration of an ITU botnet mitigation toolkit (Jan. 2008) Elaboration of a national cybersecurity/CIIP self-assessment toolkit
(Jan. 2008) ITU toolkit for cybercrime legislation (Oct. 2007) ITU available study on ccTLDs, title: “Policy, Business, Technical, and
Operational Considerations for the Operation of a ccTLD” (Jan. 2008) Etc.
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Activities & projects (end)Activities & projects (end)
ITU-D (end):ITU-D (end): Ad hoc assistanceAd hoc assistance As per requests and needs expressed
Assistance to LDCs:Assistance to LDCs: e.g. Somalia
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III. PerspectivesIII. Perspectives Links RIs/Connect Africa <> AfTLDLinks RIs/Connect Africa <> AfTLD
Promotion of broadband networksPromotion of broadband networks Telecommunications backbones: fix, mobile, NGNs Internet backbones Promotion of IPv6 deployment, in collaboration with AfriNIC
Promotion of IXPs in AfricaPromotion of IXPs in Africa In collaboration with AfriSPA To route intra-continent traffic inside Africa To save bandwidth To improve response time To allow more root servers mirrors deployment in Africa
Only 3 deployed : Egypt, Kenya, South Africa
Promotion of legal & regulatory frameworksPromotion of legal & regulatory frameworks For a safe ICT environment To fight cybercrime
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Perspectives (c’d)Perspectives (c’d) Links RIs/Connect Africa <> AfTLD (end)Links RIs/Connect Africa <> AfTLD (end)
ICT applications: e-ServicesICT applications: e-Services E-governance:
Use of Internet/IP-based networks to interconnect governmental services To encourage online services and procedures To promote a better effectiveness in African administrations
E-health: Use of Internet/IP-based networks to improve health services To compensate the lack of physicians
E-education: Use of Internet/IP –based networks to promote education for all To compensate the lack of specialized schools
Etc.
Remarks: Project documents ready for feasibility studies Will contribute to Internet, and therefore ccTLDs operations and management
enhancement
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Perspectives (c’d)Perspectives (c’d) ITU study on ccTLD best practicesITU study on ccTLD best practices
Title: “Policy, Business, Technical, and Operational Considerations for the Operation of a ccTLD” (Jan. 2008) Derived from ITU technical assistance to Somalia, but can be
applied to other countries Overall objectives: explain the numerous technical and
procedural aspects of establishing a ccTLD Details:
How to obtain control of .so ccTLD? General policy considerations Technical implementation of .so registry Policy formation of the ccTLD registry Launching the ccTLD Suggested operation plan
Would like to have AfTLD comments on the study:For more details: http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/cyb/ or mail to
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Perspectives (end)Perspectives (end)
PartnershipPartnership ITU is willing to collaborate with allITU is willing to collaborate with all Collaboration with other UN agencies: cf. UN delivering as ONE
concept Invitation to all Af* (AfriNIC, AfTLD, AfNOG, AfrISPA) organizations to
participate in the Connect Africa commitments implementation To contribute to the development of ICT for the benefit of the whole Africa More information at http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/connect/africa/2007/index.html
Invitation to all Af* organizations to become ITU sector members AfriNIC is already a member For the others, have a look at http://www.itu.int/members/sectmem/benef.html
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Any Questions?Any Questions?
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Thanks!Thanks!
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