Activity report September-December 2021

Activity report September-December 2021

21 October: 3rd Interregional Meeting (IRM) for Preparation of WTSA-20 IRM updates on regional preparations: APT (C178); AST (C200); ATU (C203); CEPT (C183); CITEL (C202); RCC (C185) WTSA homepage: https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/wtsa20/Pages/default.aspx

Setting the standard Welcoming new communities 2017-2020 Automoti ve MVNOs/ MVNEs Spac e Smart cities Fintech Utiliti es IoT/ M2M v Espor ts Quantu m LiFi UAV s Blockch ain OTTs IP speed

Setting the standard ITU-T Sector Members and Associates 20172020 2017 2018 2019 2020 394 414 452 469 Septemb er 2021 47 9

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26 new Associates in 2021 32 Associates are now participating under the reduced SME fee structure

Broader participation Virtual ITU-T workshops and symposia attracting broader participation than previously (physical-virtual)

MyWorkspace Virtual meetings https://itu.int/net4/itu-t/myworkspace MyMeetings remote participation MyEvents agenda and networking All Events calendar view ITUSearch https://www.itu.int/search ITU Translate trained on ITU documents Search All ITU resources by sector and type ITU-T Cloud 10GB per user Mailing list management with search Social media search ITU Facebook and Twitter Community user directory Multimedia search ITU Flickr and Profile for user information and interests YouTube Suggested meeting documentsITU based ontexts pre-set basic full text search user interests & option to bookmark favourites Feedback from ITU-T Study Groups driving TSB development

Setting the standard AI for Road Safety New AI for Road Safety initiative ITU and offices of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety and Envoy on Technology Launched at an AI for Good webinar, 6 October, the initiative will advance AI’s support to the ‘safe system’ approach to road safety Building on established ITU standardization work for ITS and work of Focus Groups on AI for autonomous and assisted driving and vehicular multimedia

Setting the standard AI and IoT New Focus Group on AI and IoT for digital agriculture Pre-standardization studies exploring AI in conjunction IoT, connected services and autonomous systems in support of practical solutions for agricultural cyber-physical systems Supported by ITU and UN Food and Agriculture Organization Established on 21 October by parent group SG20 New Correspondence Group on AI of Things (AIoT) Developing guidelines for future AIoT standardization activities in SG20

Setting the standard https://www.itu.int/en/journal/j-fet/ New special issues of ITU Journal: Internet of Everything: Download Wireless communication systems beyond 5G: Download AI/ML solutions in 5G and future networks: Download - Driven by community supporting 1st edition of AI/ML in 5G Challenge Upcoming special issues to be published in 2022: Bio-NanoThings for healthcare: Upcoming (articles) Innovation towards 6G in vehicular networks (call for papers), Terahertz communications: Upcoming (articles) autonomous network management and control (call for papers), and future services from AR and VR to holographic telepresence ( call for papers). 2nd special issue on AI/ML solutions in 5G and future networks ( 2021: callKaleidoscope for papers) Connecting physical and virtual worlds

Setting the standard All year, always online: AI for Good digital platfo Advancing AI solutions to accelerate progress towards the Weekly programming in three streams: Learn, Build, Conn Learn Build Connect Keynotes Webinars Discovery Trust, health, climate Perspectives On the Go! Blog AI/ML in 5G Challenge Innovation factory (Pre-)standardizat ion efforts and initiatives Breakthroughs Gateway Global Summit Artistic intelligence UN AI actions Brain trust Neural network - Coming soon! -

Setting the standard ITU AI/ML in 5G Challenge 1st edition in 2020: 1300 participants, 62 countries Competing to achieve goals of problem statements from industry and academia Supports growing community driving AI/ML integration and AI/ML standardization 2nd edition of the Challenge in constant focus in a series of AI for Good webinars en route to the Grand Challenge Finale & Prize Ceremony on 14 December

Setting the standard Financial Inclusion Global Initiativ 3rd and final FIGI symposium: Online 18 May to 24 June Fintech for inclusion, gender equity, consumer protection, cybersecurity and trust, digital identity, payment acceptance, COVID-19 pandemic Showcased national experiences in promoting financial 1,700 participants from 148 inclusion and shared the latest findings and reports from countries. FIGI’s working groups All session recordings online More about the symposium in a dedicated issue of the New DFS Security ITU News Magazine Lab Series of DFS Security Clinics ongoi ng

Setting the standard Smart cities and communit United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) initiative New MoU with Organization for International Economic Relations in support of U4SSC, and U4SSC Implementation Programme in particular U4SSC backed by 17 UN partners committed to SDG11 Webinar series: Digital transformation for cities 150 cities evaluating progress towards smart-city and communities objectives and the SDGs with U4SSC Key Performance 12 Episodes from September through December: Indicators based on ITU standards All episodes

Setting the standard 200 new and revised ITU standards approved January-September 2021

Setting the standard Transport, access and home IMT-2020/5G transport Functional architecture of the Metro Transport Network (G.8310) and new transport technology for MTN, including transport of D-RAN and C-RAN traffic (G.8312) Higher Speed PON Common transmission convergence layer for single-channel and multi-channel 50 Gbit/s systems (G.9804.3) and optical requirements and specifications of the 50 Gbit/s single-channel physical media dependent layer (G.9804.3) MGfast over telephone wiring and coax Aggregate bit rate up to 8 Gbit/s if in Full

Setting the standard IMT-2020/5G networking and security 5G networking: Network slice configuration (Y.3157) Service scheduling supporting fixed-mobile convergence (Y.3135) Internetworking of heterogeneous application domain connected objects through informationnetworking (Y.3150) 5Gcentric quantum security: Security guidelines for applying quantumsafe algorithms in IMT-2020 (X.1811)

Setting the standard Machine learning Machine learning for IMT-2020/5G: Architectural framework for AI-based network automation (Y.3177) Architectural framework for ML model serving (Y.3179) Functional framework of AI-based network service provisioning (Y.3178) Machine learning for quantum key distribution networks (QKDN): Applications of ML in the quantum layer, the key management layer and the management and control layers of QKDN, including the use case background and analysis (Y.Supp.70)

Setting the standard Smart mobility Functional architecture of network-based driving assistance for autonomous vehicles (Y.4471) Security-related misbehaviour detection mechanism using big data for connected vehicles (X.1376) Use cases for multimedia comms enabled vehicle systems using AI (F.749.4)

Setting the standard Security and trust Governance of information security (revised X.1054) Framework for creation and operation of cyber defence centres (X.1060) Guidelines for applying threat intelligence in telecommunication network operation (X.1217) Baseline identity management terms and definitions (revised X.1252) Guidelines for countering spam over instant messaging (X.1233)

Setting the standard Internet of Things Requirements and capability framework of edge computing-enabled gateway in IoT (Y.4122) Requirements and capability framework of smart utility metering (Y.4419) Framework of IoT-based monitoring and management for lifts (Y.4420) Secure firmware/software update for IoT devices (X.1368)

Setting the standard Blockchain and DLT Security threats and requirements for digital payment services based on DLT (X.1405) Security threats to online voting systems using DLT (X.1406) Object identifier (OID)-based resolution framework for transaction of distributed ledger assigned to IoT resources (Y.4476) Guidelines on energy-efficient blockchain systems (L.1317)

Setting the standard Electromagnetic fields Guide on electromagnetic fields: Updated information on WHO and ICNIRP guidelines and relevant aspects of IMT-2020/5G K.suppl.1) EMF Guide web and mobile app Up-to-date information and education resources on electromagnetic fields suitable for all communities and government stakeholders Available in the six official languages of the Union (revised

Setting the standard Environment and circular economy Methodology to assess the environmental impact and e-waste generation of different network architectures (L.1050) Guide for institutions of higher learning to contribute to the effective lifecycle management of eequipment and e-waste (L.1033) General principles for green supply chain management in the ICT manufacturing industry (L.1060) guidance and criteria for ICT organisations on setting Net Zero targets and strategies (L.1471)

Setting the standard Combatting counterfeiting and theft Methodologies and interfaces between mobile device access list audit systems and mobile network operators' equipment identity registers (Q.5053) Guidelines for permissive versus restrictive system implementations to address counterfeit, stolen and illegal mobile devices (Q.Suppl.73) Roadmap for the combatting of counterfeit ICT and stolen mobile devices (Q.Suppl.74)

Setting the standard Protocols and test specs Protocols: Signalling requirements for virtualized network function lifecycle management in a testing environment (Q.4067) Protocols for managing intelligent network slicing with AIassisted analysis in IMT-2020 network (Q.5023) and hybrid peer-to-peer communications: tree and data recovery procedures (Q.4101) Test specs: Framework of a model network for tactile Internet testing (Q.4065) Test suite for the interoperability testing of virtual switches (Q.4044)

Setting the standard Performance, QoS & QoE Subjective assessment of video quality, audio quality and audiovisual quality of Internet video and distribution-quality television (revised P.913) Parametric bitstream-based quality assessment of progressive download and adaptive audiovisual streaming services over reliable transport - quality integration module (revised P.1203.3) Technical requirements and test methods for the digital wired or wireless headset interface of mobile terminals (P.383), artificial ears (revised P.57), and head and torso simulator for telephonometry (revised P.58) Guidance on the calculation of loudness for speech

Setting the standard Big data and cloud Functional architecture for big data driven networking (Y.3653) End-to-end fault and performance management framework of network services in inter-cloud (X.3527)