GSS adopts its conclusions and calls for strong collaboration mechanisms

Malcolm Johnson, Director, ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau

Panel discussion on ICT innovation with Malcolm Johnson . Click for more pictures.

Yesterday’s Global Standards Symposium (GSS) resulted in the adoption of a set of key conclusions (available here) providing guidance and food for thought for ITU-T’s decision-making World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly, set to start today.

Three expert panels focused on innovation in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector and its impact on standardization; the opportunities and enabling effects of ICT in other economic sectors, such as transportation and healthcare – and the challenges that come with it; and the status of collaboration between national, regional and international standards organizations, forums and consortiums.