ITUT membership: benefits for the private sector

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ITU-T membershipbenefits for the private sector

• Greg Jones
• ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector
  (ITU-T)

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Overview

• Benefits of ITU-T sector membership
• Membership categories
• Membership fees
• Application procedure

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Influencing the evolution of the global
telecommunications networks

• Do you have a message to convey?
• Do you need to influence the direction of global
  standardization?
  
• Do you have existing products that could benefit
  from global standardization?

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Participation in standardization work

• ITU-T Sector Members can participate in all study
  group meetings and electronic discussion groups
  and present their views by submitting written
  contributions.
• ITU-T Associates can participate in the meetings
  and electronic discussion groups of only one
  study group and present their views by submitting
  written contributions.

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Access to ITU-T working documents

• Sector Members can have electronic access (via
  TIES) to ITU-T documents of general interest,
  databases, study group documents (reports,
  contributions, delayed contributions, temporary
  documents, etc.) and study group information
  exchange areas (eg. FTP areas).
• Upon request, they can also receive ITU-T
  information and study group documents in paper
  form.

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Networking/contacts

• ITU-T provides a platform for meeting experts
  from all over the world, learning of their
  entities plans and objectives, sharing
  experience and information.
• Participation to the work of the ITU-T study
  groups provides access to a wealth of information
  not likely to be found elsewhere in this
  concentrated form.

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Participate in the approval of technical
Recommendations

• Alternative Approval Process (AAP)
• ITU-T Sector Members and Associates influence the
  approval of technical Recommendations under AAP
  
• See WTSA-2000 resolution 37
• See ITU-T Rec. A.8

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Increase awareness of your business amongst
operators and service providers

• Membership of ITU-T is a means to influence
  standardization work to achieve business
  objectives and ultimately satisfy the needs of
  end-users
• Your address details and the name of your Chief
  Executive Officer (CEO)s will be published in the
  ITU Global Directory

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Holding positions within study groups

• Sector Members may hold the positions of
  chairman, vice-chairman, rapporteur,
  liaison-rapporteur and editor within a study
  group or working party
• an Associate may only hold the position of
  rapporteur or editor

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Access to ITU services

• Telecom Information Exchange Services (TIES)
• An email account (username_at_ties.itu.int)
• A username/password allowing access to ITU-T
  working documents and email reflectors
  
• TIES registration
• TIES helpdeskTel         41 22 730 5027, Fax
  41 22 730 5337Email      ties.registration_at_itu
  .int

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Free and discounted ITU-T publications

• Discounts of 15 and one free online subscription
  are granted to Member States and Sector Members
  participating in the work of ITU.
  
• A discount of 80 of the catalogue price on all
  ITU publications is granted to Administrations of
  the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), as well as
  to libraries of educational institutions (for
  online subscriptions and CD-ROM publications
  only).

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Membership types

• ITU member states
• ITU-T sector members
• ITU-T associates

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ITU-T sector membership categories

• Recognized Operating Agencies (CV229)
• Scientific or Industrial Organizations (CV229)
• Other entities dealing with telecommunications
  (CV230)
  
• Regional and other international organizations
  (CV231)
  
• Regional telecommunications organizations
  (CV260)
  
• Intergovernmental organizations operating
  satellite systems (CV261)

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ITU Member states

• If the State is a Member of the United Nations
• it becomes State Member of the ITU by acceding to
  its  Constitution and Convention. Such accession
  shall be made simultaneously in the form of a
  single document covering both the Constitution
  and the Convention.
• this "instrument of accession" is then deposited
  with the Secretary-General.
  

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ITU Member states

• If the  State is not a Member of the United
  Nations
  
• the application for membership needs to have a
  secured  approval by two-thirds of the Member
  States of the Union.
  
• After approval the procedure is the same as
  described above in the form of one single
  document.
  

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ITU-T sector members

• An interested entity or organization may join the
  ITU-T as a Sector Member and be entitled to take
  part in the work of all ITU-T study groups or
  subgroups thereof, in other ITU-T groups and in
  the World Telecommunication Standardization
  Assemblies.

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Rights of ITU-T sector members

• May hold positions within study groups
• One free online subscription
• 15 discount on ITU publications (except
  electronic bookshop)
  
• Participate in approval of technical
  Recommendations
  
• Present their views by submitting written
  contributions.

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ITU-T Associates

• An interested entity or organization may join the
  ITU-T as an Associate and be entitled to take
  part in the work of a selected single study group
  or subgroup thereof
• Associates are limited to the study group roles
  described below and excluded from all others

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Rights of ITU-T Associates

• May have access to documentation required for
  their work
  
• May serve as rapporteur or editor
• Participate in approval of technical
  Recommendations
  
• Present their views by submitting written
  contributions.
  

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Membership information and Application forms

• See itu.int/members
• Application and general information
• Fax [phone]Email membership_at_itu.int
  
• Telecommunication Standardization Sector
• Greg JonesTel 41 22 730 5515
• Fax [phone]Email     
  tsbpromo_at_itu.int
  

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Membership approval procedure (ROAs and other)

• Submit your application, for approval, to the
  Administration of the Member State in which your
  company is based.
  
• The Administration of the Member State will then
  transmit the application form to the
  Secretary-General.
  
• If the Member State has assigned authority to the
  Secretary-General to approve the application, you
  should send it directly to the ITU
  Secretary-General. Your admission will become
  effective upon the receipt by the ITU
  Secretary-General

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Membership approval procedure (regional/internatio
nal orgs)

• If you are a regional and other international
  telecommunication, standardization, financial or
  development organization, you should send your
  application directly to the ITU Secretary-General.

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Membership fees - background

• The expenses of the Union are primarily met by
  contributions from its Member States and Sector
  Members, each of which may, upon taking up its
  membership, freely decide on its class of
  contribution within a scale
• The effective amount of the contributory unit is
  determined every two years when the biennial
  budget is established by the Council. For the
  2002-2003 biennium, the annual amount of one
  contributory unit for a Sector Member is
  63 000 Swiss francs

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ITU-T Sector Member fees

• ITU-T Sector members may choose their annual
  contribution with the range of 1/2 to 40 units
  
• This fixes the minimum contribution for an ITU-T
  Sector Member at 31,500 Swiss Francs

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ITU-T Associate fees

• The annual contribution for an ITU-T associate
  has been fixed at 10,500 Swiss Francs for the
  2002-2003 biennium.

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So, the ITU offers you opportunities to

• Input to the evolution of global
  telecommunications networks.
  
• Actively participate in the development
  approval of global standards.
  
• Network and develop contacts thereby promoting
  your business.
  
• Including government and operator
• publication in the ITU global Directory
• Access to ITU documentation and ITU-T working
  documents.
  
• Via ties
• holding positions in the ITU
• Discount on ITU-T publications - 15 - 80 (LDC)
  
  

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Should you be a Sector Member?

• Can you afford not to be?
• If your product or service either is influenced
  by or may influence an International
  Telecommunications standard then you should be.
  
• You cannot always rely on others protecting your
  interests they may be your competitor tomorrow!

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Conclusion

• ITU-T membership is growing
• Regional participation is an ITU-T priority
• ITU-T standards are global
• ITU-T membership fees are competitive