Terms of Reference:
- To disseminate information on the relevant work of Study Group 20.
- To facilitate the participation of member states, sector members and academia of the region in ITU-T Study Group 20 and related meetings, at least when these meetings are held in the concerned region.
- To act as liaison hub between the region’s administrations, regulators, operators, manufacturers and academia in matters as per the SG20 mandate.
- To encourage the active participation of administrations, regulators, academia and operators in the work of ITU-T Study Group 20 and in the implementation of ITU-T Y-series Recommendations.
- To boost the standard developing capabilities of the countries in the region, with a view to facilitate the interoperability of IoT services within smart cities.
- To support any initiative/activities leading to the Group’s evolution.
- To act as a liaison body between administrations, operators, regulators and ITU-T on topics relating to IoT and smart cities.
- To encourage substantive contributions from the region to traditional and emerging areas of interest for ITU-T Study Group 20.
- To foster participation of countries in the region to workshops and other ITU-T Study Group 20 related events.
- To strengthen standard-making capabilities within the region in accordance with Resolution 44 on "Bridging the Standardization Gap" (Revised Hammamet-2016).
- To identify the regional priorities and to advance on issues related to the mandate of ITU-T Study Group 20 including but not limited to: Internet of Things (IoT), smart cities and communities (SC&C), interoperability between IoT applications for different IoT verticals; quality of service (QoS) and end-to-end performance for IoT and its applications including SC&C; big data aspects of IoT and smart cities and communities; e-services and smart services for smart cities and communities; IoT and SC&C data analytics and intelligent control, Fintech, blockchain-based technologies in the context of IoT and SC&C, Smart Transportation & Logistic, Traffic and transportation (Mobility), including cooperative ITS based on the IoT, Smart Grid, trust, safety, security and Identifications related to IoT and SC&C, robotics and Smart manufacturing;
- To identify and study forward looking technologies and trends key for the region with a view to share the results with SG20.
- To collaborate (when required) with Arab league teams particularly the Arab Standardization Team and other regional groups on IoT and smart city related matters in order to build synergies.
Working Methods:
The regional group will host meetings and will also work electronically.
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