UNN & ITU Relationship to Restore the Dignity of Man

UNN & ITU  

RELATIONSHIP

(

To restore the dignity of man

)

A PRESENTED TO UNN SENOR MANAGEMENT

 BY

ENGR. CHARLES CHIKE ASADU

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

INNOVATION CENTRE (ICT)

VICE CHANCELLORS OFFICE, 

UNN

chikecasadu@yahoo.com

14 JULY 2017

CONTENT

CONTENT

1.

UNN IN PERSPECTIVE

2.

OVERVIEW OF ITU

3.

ITU AND THE ACADEMIA

4.

UNN PARTICIPATION IN ITU ACTIVITIES

5.

BENEFITS OF ITU TO UNN

6.

RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION

7.

REFERENCE

UNN IN PERSPECTIVE

•

IN THE BEGINNING

, ESTABLISHMENT OF UNN AS THE FIRST INDIGINEOUS

UNIVERSITY IN NIGERIA WAS INFORMED BY  

THE NEED TO PRODUCE THE HIGHLY

SKILLED MEN  AND WOMEN THAT WILL FULFILL  THE MANPOWER NEEDS OF THE

NEWLY INDEPENDENT NIGERIAN STATE

. FORTUNATELY AGAIN, BOTH UNN AND

THE INDEPENDENCE OF NIGERIA EMERGED THE SAME YEAR AND MONTH.



SINCE INCEPTION, UNN HAS STRIVED TO BE IN THE FOREFRONT OF MANPOWER

TRAINING AS  WELL  AS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTRY WITH

THE  MISSION CHOSEN FOR THE UNIVERSITY BY THE FOUNDING FATHERS AS -

TO SEEK TRUTH, TEACH TRUTH  AND  PRESERVE TRUTH.

•

UNN HAS A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE FOR WHICH THE INSTITUTION IS

     KNOWN WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY, 

AND UNN REGISTERING WITH

ITU AS THE FIST INSTITUTION IN NIGERIA THIS YEAR IS PART OF THE FULFILMENT

OF THIS TRADITION

OVERVIEW OF ITU

•

ITU is the United Nations specialized agency for information

 and communication technologies – ICTs.

•

ITU allocate global radio spectrum and satellite orbits,

 develop the technical standards that ensure networks and

 technologies seamlessly interconnect,  and strive to improve 

access to ICTs to underserved communities worldwide.

OVERVIEW OF ITU

•

ITU is committed to connecting the entire world's people – wherever they live

and whatever their means and to protect and support everyone's

fundamental right to communicate.

•

As ICTs underpin everything we do today, ITU help to manage and control

 emergency services, water supplies, power networks and food distribution

chains,  support health care, education, government services, financial markets,

 transportation systems and environmental management and   allow people

 to communicate with colleagues, friends and family anytime,

and almost anywhere.

OVERVIEW OF ITU

•

ITU was founded in Paris in 1865 as the International Telegraph

Union.

•

 It took its present name in 1934, and in 1947 became a specialized

agency of the United Nations.

•

Although its first area of expertise was the telegraph, the work of ITU

now covers the whole ICT sector, from digital broadcasting to the

Internet, and from mobile technologies to 3D TV.

•

It is an organization of public-private partnership since its inception.

Currently, it has a membership of about 192 countries  and some 700

private-sector entities.

•

ITU is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has twelve regional

and area offices around the world.

•

ITU is the 

oldest UN Agency

and celebrated its 

150

th

 anniversary in

2015

OVERVIEW OF ITU

ROLE OF TIES IN ITU ACTIVITIES:

TIES 

(Telecommunication Information Exchange Service) is a set of networked

information resources and services offered by ITU without any charge to ITU Members

 (

Member States

, 

Sector Members

, 

Associates

, and 

Academia

) 

to support their

 participation in the activities of the Union.

TIES accounts are provided, on demand, to staff from ITU 

Members 

(

Member States

, 

Sector Members

, 

Associates

, and 

Academia

).  

A TIES account provides personalized access (through a username and a password)

 to a number of services. TIES services are provided to support the participation of 

Members in the activities of the Union and include email, online collaboration tools,

 access to ITU meeting documents, automatic email notifications, etc

OVERVIEW OF ITU

Some common terms in the operation of ITU:

1.

STUDY GROUP: 

are were Standardization work is carried out in

 which representatives of the 

ITU-T membership

 develop 

Recommendations

 (standards) for the various fields of international telecommunications.

2. QUESTION: 

description of an area of work to be studied, normally leading to

the production of one or more new or revised Recommendation

3. WORK ITEM 

– an assigned piece of work which is identifiable with

a question and which has specific or general objectives, which will result

in a product, usually a Recommendation for publicity by ITU.

4. WORK PROGRAMME: 

A list of work items that are owned by a study group

.

5. RECOMMENDATION: 

standards defining how telecommunication networks operate and 

interwork. ITU-T Recs have non-mandatory status until they are adopted in national laws

OVERVIEW OF ITU

Contributions to ITU work can be in the 

form of - Amendments, 

annex, appendix, clause, corrigendum, 

implementation guide, supplement, 

text etc.

OVERVIEW OF ITU

Key conferences of ITU are:

World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT)

World Telecommunication Policy Forum (WTPF)

World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA)

World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC)

World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC)

World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)

OVERVIEW OF ITU

3 SECTORS OF ITU ARE:

OVERVIEW OF ITU

The Radocommunication Sector is responsible for:

•

Radio-frequency allocation, satellite orbit management and access

 technologies, Satellites enable phone calls, television programmes, 

satellite navigation and  online maps

. 

•

Space services that are vital in monitoring and transmitting changes in

 such data as ocean temperature, vegetation patterns and greenhouse

 gases – helping to predict famines, the path of a hurricane, or how the 

global climate is changing

. 

•

addressing the need for additional radio spectrum allocations and harmonized 

standards to improve interoperability.

•

coordinating the vast and growing range of radiocommunication services, 

OVERVIEW OF ITU

ITU-R Study Groups are:

Study Gro​up 1 (SG 1) - Spectrum management

Study Group 3 (SG 3) - Radiowave propagation​

Study Group 4 (SG 4) - Satellite services

Study Group 5 (SG 5) - Terrestrial services

Study Group 6 (SG 6) - Broadcasting service

Study Group 7 (SG 7) - Science services

OVERVIEW OF ITU

•

ITU-R activities climaxes with World radiocommunication conferences (WRC),

which holds every three to four years to review, and, if necessary, revise

the 

Radio Regulations

,  the international treaty governing the use of the

radio-frequency spectrum and  the geostationary-satellite and non-

geostationary-satellite orbits.

•

Revisions are made on the basis of  agenda items (AI) determined by the 

ITU

Council

, which takes into account recommendations made by previous world

radiocommunication conferences.

•

The general scope of the agenda of world radiocommunication conferences

is established four to six years in advance, with the final agenda set by the

ITU Council two years before the conference, with the concurrence of a

majority of Member Stat

es

.

OVERVIEW OF ITU

Under the terms of the 

ITU Constitution

, a WRC can: 

•

revise the Radio Regulations and any associated Frequency 

assignment and allotment Plans; 

•

address any radiocommunication matter of worldwide character; 

•

instruct the 

Radio Regulations Board

 and the 

Radiocommunication Bureau

, 

and review their activities; 

•

determine 

Questions

 for study by the 

Radiocommunication Assembly

and its 

Study Groups

 in preparation for future Radiocommunication

 Conferences.

OVERVIEW OF ITU

TYPICALLY, STUDIES FOR EACH 

AI

 OF ANY

 WRC INCLUDE:

•

Background

•

Methods that have been developed to start the study of the AI

•

Summary of technical and operational studies Conducted

•

Analysis of the results of studies 

•

Methods to satisfy the agenda item 

•

Regulatory and procedural considerations

OVERVIEW OF ITU

THE NEXT WRC WILL TAKE PLACE IN 2019 WITH THE  AGENDA ITEMS(AI)s

 LOCATED AT 

: 

http://www.itu.int/oth/R1402000001/

ALL INFOMATION CONCERNING THE WRC19 ARE FOUND IN 

:

http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-R/conferences/wrc/2019/Pages/default.aspx

OVERVIEW OF ITU

The Standardization Sector is responsible for:

•

ITU standards (called Recommendations) that are fundamental

to the operation of today’s ICT networks.

•

ITU standards that allow systems to work – locally and globally.

For instance, the Emmy award-winning standard  ITU-T H.264

is now one of the most popular standards for video

compression.

•

Product or service that requires  international acceptance must

be part of the standardization discussions in ITU’s

Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T).

OVERVIEW OF ITU

The Standardization work  Study Groups (SGs) that develop 

Recommendations

(standards) for the various fields of international telecommunications

are

:

•

SG2 - Operational aspects

•

SG3 - Economic and policy

issues

•

SG5 - Environment and circular

economy

•

SG9 - Broadband cable and TV

•

SG11 - Protocols and test

specifications

•

​​

•

SG12 - Performance, QoS and

QoE

•

SG13 - Future networks (&

cloud)

•

SG15​ - Transport, Access and

Home

•

SG16 - Multimedia

•

SG17 - Security

•

SG20 - IoT, smart cities &

communities

OVERVIEW OF ITU

Typical  Questions specific to SG13 for illustration  include:

Q1/13 - Innovative services scenarios, deployment models and migration issues based on Future Networks

Q2/13 - Next-generation network (NGN) evolution with innovative technologies including software-defined 

networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV)

Q5/13 - Applying networks of future and innovation in developing countries

Q6/13 - Quality of service (QoS) aspects including IMT-2020 networks

Q7/13 - Big data driven networking (bDDN) and Deep packet inspection (DPI)

Q16/13 - Knowledge-centric trustworthy networking and services

Q17/13 - Requirements, ecosystem, and general capabilities for cloud computing and big data

Q18/13 - Functional architecture for cloud computing and big data

Q19/13 - End-to-end Cloud computing management and security

Q20/13 - IMT-2020: Network requirements and functional architecture

Q21/13 - Software-defined networking, network slicing and orchestration

Q22/13 - Upcoming network technologies for IMT-2020 and Future Networks

Q23/13 - Fixed-Mobile Convergence including IMT-2020

OVERVIEW OF ITU

ITU-T Activities  climaxes at the 

World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WITSA)



WITSA 

is held every four years and defines the next period of study for ITU-T.



 WTSA-16 took place in Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia, from 

25 October to 3 November 

2016

, and was preceded by the Global Standards Symposium on 

24 October 2016’



Typical fallout of this Assembly include:

•

Resolution 44 – that dealt with ways for effective participation of Africans 

in ITU-T affairs.

•

The development of the requirements and architecture for IMT-2020 

UNN has  presented papers to these effect to ITU-T

Repert of this assembly can be retrieved at

: 

http://www.itu.int/pub/T-RES

OVERVIEW OF ITU

The  Development Sector is responsible for:

•

programmes to offer investors, manufacturers and marketers

  presence in emerging markets, 

•

demonstrating global ICT leadership, learning how to put good

 policy into practice, or pursuing mandate  for corporate social responsibility. 

•

Championing  a number of major initiatives which encompass ITU’s

 internationally-accorded  mandate to ‘bridge the digital divide’, 

such as its ITU Connect events or Connect  a School

OVERVIEW OF ITU

The BDT organizes ITU-D institutional 

conferences (WTDC, RDC) and meetings

 (RPM, TDAG, Study Groups) as well as

 thematic, global and regional meetings

 and events.

OVERVIEW OF ITU

World Telecommunication Development Conferences (WTDC)

The International Telecommunication Union, through the Telecommunication 

Development Bureau (BDT), organizes a 

World Telecommunication Development Conference

 (WTDC) every four years and a number of 

Regional Preparatory Meetings

​ (RPMs) within that

 same period.

The Telecommunication Development Conferences serve as forums for free discussion by all 

concerned with the Development Sector. In addition, they review the numerous programmes

 and projects of the Sector and BDT. Results are reported and new projects are launched. 

The World Conferences set the agenda and the guidelines for the following four-year cycle, 

while the Regional Conferences review "work-in-progress" towards the overall objectives and 

ensure that goals are met.

Each Regional Preparatory Meeting brings together the countries in its region to explore 

and discuss their needs and the present and future projects of the Sector.

​ 

OVERVIEW OF ITU

•

The 

TDAG

 meets between the World Telecommunication Development

 Conferences (WTDC) to advise the Director of the Telecommunication 

Development Bureau (BDT) on the implementation of the WTDC Action

 Plan, including issues relating to the budget and the operational plan

 of the ITU-D.

•

The 

TDAG​

 is open to representatives of Member States, Sector

 Members and to chairmen and vice-chairmen of 

Study Groups

. 

•

In addition, the Director may invite representatives of bilateral

 cooperation and development aid agencies, and multilateral

 development institutions to participate in the meetings.

​ ​

OVERVIEW OF ITU

ITU-D has created two 

Study Groups​

. 

Study Group 1

 deals with issues related to the Enabling 

environment, cybersecurity, ICT applications and

 Internet-related issues. 

Study Group 2

 deals with issues related to Information 

and communication Infrastructure and technology 

development, emergency telecommunications and 

climate-change adaptation​

OVERVIEW OF ITU

•

The forthcoming World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-17)

 will be convened in 

Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 9 to 20 October 2017

 following the kind invitation of the Government of Argentina and the approval

 by the Council with the concurrence of a majority of the Member States of ITU. 

•

It was preceded by six regional preparatory meetings, two in the last quarter of 

2016 and four in the  first quarter of 2017, starting in the Commonwealth of 

Independent States (CIS), then Africa, Arab States, Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe.

•

World telecommunication development conferences (WTDCs) are convened in the

 period between two Plenipotentiary Conferences to consider topics, projects and

 programmes relevant to telecommunication development. 

•

WTDCs set the strategies and objectives for the development of telecommunication/ICT,

 providing future direction and guidance to the ITU Telecommunication

 Development Sector (ITU-D)

OVERVIEW OF ITU

The theme of WTDC-17 is 

"ICT for Sustainable Development Goals" - ICT④SDGs.

The draft agenda of WTDC-17, as approved by the ITU Council with the

 concurrence of a majority of the Member States. 

Expected outcomes of WTDC-17 include:

•

a Declaration reinforcing the political Support  for the mission and strategic

 objectives of ITU-D; 

•

an ITU-D Contribution to the ITU Strategic Plan for 2020-2023; 

•

and an ITU-D Action Plan comprising regional initiatives, new and revised

 resolutions and recommendations to support the fulfilment of the Sector’s 

objectives, and new and revised Questions to be studied by ITU-D study groups

OVERVIEW OF ITU

Highlights of Draft agenda of WTDC-17: 

I. 

Report on the implementation of the Dubai Action Plan 

2.Sharing success stories and lessons learned from implementing the Dubai Action Plan 

3.Report of the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group 

4. Report of Study Groups 

5. Report on the implementation of outcomes of other ITU Conferences, Assemblies and 

meetings related to ITU-D work: 

a.Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-14) 

b. Radiocommunication Assembly (RA-15)/World Radiocommunication Conference 

(WRC-15) 

c.World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-16) 

6.ITU-D contribution to World Summit on the Information Society Action Lines 

OVERVIEW OF ITU

Highlights of Draft agenda of WTDC-17 cont.

II. ICT policies and strategies for achieving Sustainable  Development

 Goals - Ministerial and Industry leaders’ roundtables 

III.ITU-D work plan for 2018-2021 

1. Outcomes of Regional Preparatory Meetings for WTDC-17 

2. ITU-D contribution to the ITU Strategic Plan for 2020-2023 

3. ITU-D Action Plan for 2018-2021 

4. WTDC-17 Declaration 

5

. 

Telecommunication Development Advisory Group

a.

Authorization for the Telecommunication Development Advisory Group 

to act between world telecommunication development conferences 

(Resolution 24, Rev. Dubai, 2014) 

b. Structure and working methods 

OVERVIEW OF ITU

Highlights of Draft agenda of WTDC-17 Cont.

6. Study Groups : ie,

a. Study Questions 

b. Structure and working methods 

7. Resolutions and recommendations 

8. Financing mechanisms for ICT development 

a. Partnerships 

b. Role of the private sector 

OVERVIEW OF ITU

Draft ITU-D contribution to the ITU Strategic Plan for 2020-2023: 

objectives

. 

D.1 Coordination: Foster international cooperation and agreement on telecommunication/ICT

 development issues

Outcomes:

 D.1-1

:  Enhanced review and increased level of agreement on the draft ITU-D contribution 

to the draft ITU strategic plan, the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) Declaration,

 and the WTDC Action Plan.

D.1-2

: Assessment of the implementation of the Action Plan and of the WSIS Plan of Action.

D.1-3

: Enhanced knowledge-sharing,  dialogue and partnership among Member States, Sector 

Members, Associates, Academia and other stakeholders on telecommunication/ICT issues. 

outputs

D.1-1

 World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) and WTDC Final Report

D.1-2

 Regional Preparatory Meetings (RPMs) and Final Reports of the RPMs

D.1-3

 Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG) and reports of the TDAG for the BDT Director

 and for WTDC  

D.1-4

 Study Groups  and guidelines, recommendations and reports of Study Groups 

D.1-5

 Platforms for regional coordination, including Regional Development Forums (RDFs) [

New

]

D.1-6: 

Partnership platforms, products and services 

OVERVIEW OF ITU

Draft ITU-D contribution to the ITU Strategic Plan for 2020-2023: 

objectives

D.2 Modern and secure telecommunication/ICT Infrastructure: Foster the development of  infrastructure

 and services, including building confidence and security in the use of telecommunications/ICTs 

Outcomes

D.2-1

: Enhanced capacity of ITU Membership to make available resilient telecommunication/ICT 

infrastructure and services, including broadband and broadcasting, bridging the digital standardization 

gap, conformance and interoperability and spectrum management. 

D.2-2

: Enhanced capacity of ITU Membership to effectively respond to cyber threats and develop national 

cybersecurity strategies and capabilities, including capacity building.

D.2-3

: Strengthened capacity of Member States to use telecommunication/ICT for disaster risk reduction and

 emergency telecommunications.

outputs

D.2-1 

Products and services on telecommunication/ICT infrastructure and services, including broadband and 

broadcasting, bridging the digital standardization gap, conformance and interoperability and spectrum management

D.2-2

 Products and services on building confidence and security in the use of telecommunications/ICTs

D.2-3

 Products and services on disaster risk reduction and emergency telecommunications

OVERVIEW OF ITU

Draft ITU-D contribution to the ITU Strategic Plan for 2020-2023: 

objectives

D.3 Enabling Environment: Foster an enabling policy and regulatory environment conducive to sustainable

 telecommunication/ICT development 

 outcomes 

D.3-1

: Strengthened capacity of Member States to develop enabling policy, legal and regulatory frameworks 

conducive to development of telecommunications/ICTs. 

D.3-2:

 Strengthened capacity of Member States to produce high-quality, internationally comparable ICT statistics

 based on agreed standards and methodologies.

D.3-3

: Improved human and institutional capacity of ITU Membership to tap into the full potential of

 telecommunications/ICTs. 

D.3-4: 

Strengthened capacity of ITU Membership to integrate telecommunication/ICT innovation in national 

development agendas. 

outputs

D.3-1

 Products and services on telecommunication/ICT policy and regulation

D.3-2

 Products and services on telecommunication/ICT statistics

D.3-3 

Products and services on human and institutional capacity building

D.3-4

 Products and services on telecommunication/ICT innovation 

OVERVIEW OF ITU

Draft ITU-D contribution to the ITU Strategic Plan for 2020-2023: 

Objectives

D.4 Inclusive Digital Society: Foster the development and use of telecommunications/ICTs and applications

 to empower people and societies for socio-economic development and environmental protection

Outcomes

D-4-1

:  Improved access to and use of telecommunication/ICT in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), small island

 developing states (SIDS) and landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) and countries with economies in transition.

D.4-2

: Improved capacity of ITU Membership to leverage ICT applications, including mobile, in high-priority areas 

(e.g. health, agriculture, commerce, governance, education, finance).

D.4-3: 

Strengthened capacity of ITU Membership to develop strategies, policies and practices for digital inclusion, 

especially

people with specific needs.

D.4-4: 

Enhanced capacity of ITU Membership to develop ICT strategies and solutions on climate-change 

adaptation and mitigation.

Outputs

D.4-1 

Products and services on concentrated assistance to LDCs, SIDS and LLDCs and countries with economies in transition

D.4-2

 Products and services on ICT applications 

D.4-3

 Products and services on digital inclusion of people with specific needs

D.4-4

 Products and services on ICT climate-change adaptation and mitigation

OVERVIEW OF ITU

ITU AND THE ACADEMIA

In October 2010, ITU officially opened its work to academia - universities

 and their associated research establishments for a trial period of four years.

COST OF MEMBERSHIP:

Member States and Sector Members pay in contributory units and, above a

 minimum amount, may freely choose their annual contribution

. 

Academia, universities and their associated research establishments benefit

 from preferential rates, as do Sector Members from some developing countries. 

ITU Academia can participate in the work of all three sectors (ITU-R, ITU-T and 

ITU-D) at the following cost:  

3,975 CHF a year (Developed Countries)

1,987 CHF a year (Developing Countries)

One CHF = one Dollar

ITU AND THE ACADEMIA

Each Sector of ITU has a number of Study Groups related to the sectors’

specific field.

Academia has the opportunity to contribute their ideas and expertise on

important topics through various Study Groups

.

Study Group themes include:

•

Policy and Regulatory Reform

•

Next generation network

•

Big Data

•

Smart/Sustainable Cities

•

Cybersecurity

•

E-waste

•

Connected car

•

IoT

•

Cloud Computing

•

Spectrum Management

•

Rural Connectivity

•

Climate Change

•

Economics of Roaming

•

Disaster Relief

•

Digital Financial Inclusion   

and more

ITU AND THE ACADEMIA

•

It has to be noted that Argentina has the highest number on the list of

 registered members of the ITU Academia with 24 registered institutions

.

-  

https://www.itu.int/online/mm/scripts/gensel11?_memb=U

•

Should that be why the forthcoming World Telecommunication Development

 Conference (WTDC-17) will be convened in 

Buenos Aires, Argentina?

ITU AND THE ACADEMIA

UNN formally registered with ITU early this year.

Prior to its registration with ITU, UNN made several visits  to Abuja to:

•

 distribute  letter of expression to register with ITU to many

 organizations'.

•

 the First VC visit to MOC, where the VC  interacted with 

the HMC, 

resulting in the VC nomination to be part of the Minister’s

 team for ITU Conference to BANKOK 14 – 17 November 2016

•

The Second VC visit to HMC: where the VC explicitly expressed the 

 intention  of UNN to register with ITU under the Academia

ITU AND THE ACADEMIA

UNN  has severally participated in ITU activities:

•

Participation in ATU WTDC preparatory meeting in Rwanda,

 NOVEMBER 2016

•

ITU-D e-meeting  January 2017

•

ITU-T SG13 February 2017

•

ITU-T REGPREP4AFR in Egypt April 2017

•

ITU-T SG13 RAPPORTUER MEETING July 2017

ITU AND THE ACADEMIA

ITU AND THE ACADEMIA

UNN PARTICIPATION IN ITU ACTIVITIES

Generally, Participation in ITU activities will be in the following

:

•

Study Groups

•

ITU Academy & Centres of Excellence

•

ITU Kaleidoscope Events

•

Contribution to the ITU research projects

•

Contribution to the technical & policy regulatory papers

•

ICT Challenges

•

International Academia Online Network 

•

Ad-hoc Group on Education about Standardization

•

Internships for students​

UNN PARTICIPATION IN ITU ACTIVITIES

UNN commenced registration with ITU with the desire to making

 overtures with: 

•

Ministry of Communications (MOC), 

•

Nigerian Communication commission(NCC), 

•

Nigeria Aerospace Research Space Development Agency (NARSDA), 

•

National Information Technology Development Agency ( NITDA),

•

 Nigeria Communication Satellite  (NIGCOMSAT),

•

Telecom operators like MTN, ETEL, GLO, ETISALATE,

•

 NUC, TEDFUND etc. 

Today, UNN is a registered member with ITU under the Academia

UNN PARTICIPATION IN ITU ACTIVITIES

Implications of  UNN registering with ITU include:

•

Need  to review of curriculum relating to the Focus Departments to drive UNN ITU relation

•

Need for the establishment of Department of Computer/Robotics Engineering

•

Need to identify Focus Departments, eg: computer/robotics, electronic, materials

 engineering; computer science, physics, math's,  statistics departments; computer education,

educational technology, mass communication, arts  and music departments; library 

and library studies department; etc

•

APPRAISAL OF FACILITIES/EQUIPMENT IN FOCUS DEPARTMENTS

•

Staff needs

•

NEED FOR A COORDINATED ACTIVITIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS INTERVATION 

PROGRAMMES AT UNN AT THE 0FFICE OF VC.

UNN PARTICIPATION IN ITU ACTIVITIES

UNN has  participated in the following ITU meetings:

1.

ITU-D African preparatory meeting in Kigali – November 2016

2.

ITU-T SG 13 MEETING IN Geneva – February 2017

3.

Fifth SG13 Regional Workshop for Africa

 on 

“ITU-T Standardization Work on 

Future Networks: Towards a Better Future for Africa

” 

(Cairo, Egypt, 03-04 April 2017)

 where the following papers where presented:

•

T17-SG13RG.AFR-C-0003!!MSW-E.docx IMT-2020 Requirement for Africa

•

T17-SG13RG.AFR-C-0004!!MSW-E.docx implementation of Res 44

•

Proposed work on gap analysis on IMT-2020 (non radio) in developing 

countries – to Q5/13, ITU-T

•

Nigeria designated to head IMT-2020 issues, and co-coordinator for  SDN 

and Cyber security for Africa

4. 

ITU-T SG 13 Rapporteur meeting 3-14 July 2017 where the papers

 presented in Egypt will be followed up.

UNN PARTICIPATION IN ITU ACTIVITIES

A TYPICAL PULICATION NOTICE AND PREVAILING REQUEST FOR 

PAPER PRESENTATION IS AS BELOW:

Kaleidoscope 2017:

The deadline to submit a paper to 

Kaleidoscope 2017: Challenges for a data-driven society

has been extended to 10 July 2017.

Kaleidoscope 2017 will explore innovative approaches to data management and analysis,

 encouraging the development of data-driven applications and services of benefit to society.

The conference will be held in Nanjing, China, 27-29 November 2017, hosted by the 

Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

.

A call for original academic papers

 invites submissions investigating the technical, business 

and policy challenges underlying effective data management and analysis. 

UNN PARTICIPATION IN ITU ACTIVITIES

ITU Kaleidoscope Eventos is  an 

Annual academic conference 

to facilitate 

networking

 and provide a platform for 

dialogue between experts and 

academia

 on the standardization of ICTs

•

Total prize of USD 10,000 for top 3 papers

•

Best papers published in IEEE Communications Magazine

•

Global recognition for your research and your top students

Kaleidoscope 2015 - Trust in the Information Society

Barcelona (Spain), 9-11​ December 2015

UNN PARTICIPATION IN ITU ACTIVITIES

ANOTHER TYPICAL PULICATION NOTICE AND PREVAILING REQUEST FOR 

PAPER PRESENTATION IS AS BELOW:

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egal, societal and ethical aspects that can help safely unlock the potential of AI techniques in the field of 

communication technologies, and foster technical cooperation and digital inclusion. 

Important dates:

Paper submission: 

28 August 2017. 

Paper acceptance notification: 

20 October 2017 

Ref: http://newslog.itu.int/archives/1570

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UNN PARTICIPATION IN ITU ACTIVITIES

Benefits of ITU Membership  include

:

•

Network with governments, ICT companies and other academia

 peers from all over the world

•

Increase of technical knowledge

•

Become an editor or rapporteur of ITU documents

•

Sharing of expertise and access training and specialized seminars

•

Raising the profile of UNN at the international level

•

Engaging in global and regional debates

•

Launching of innovative public-private partnerships

•

Getting  access to world-leading ICT statistics and studies

•

Contributing to international standards and best practices

UNN PARTICIPATION IN ITU ACTIVITIES

BENEFITS OF ITU TO UNN

•

Network with governments, ICT companies and other academia peers

 from all over the world

•

Increase your technical knowledge

•

Become an editor or rapporteur of ITU documents

•

Share your expertise and access training and specialized seminars

•

Raise the profile of your institution at the international level

•

Engage in global and regional debates

•

Launch innovative public-private partnerships

•

Get access to world-leading ICT statistics and studies

•

Contribute to international standards and best practices

BENEFITS OF ITU TO UNN

ITU Academy integrates and provides 

education, training and resources 

on ICTs in cooperation 

with public and private sector partners

Professors serve as expert presenters in their field!

100 training activities 

in 

32 Centers of Excellence 

worldwide

•

Africa: 6

•

Americas: 6

•

Arab States: 6

•

Asia-Pacific: 6

•

 CIS: 3

•

 Europe: 5

BENEFITS OF ITU TO UNN

ITU bring together all the players in this extraordinarily diverse 

industry – from well-established businesses to new market entrants 

and 

academia 

– to do the best possible job. Membership in ITU

 benefits everyone and provides ITU with improved leverage and 

reach, helping it achieve not just its goals, but the greater goals 

of humanity. It also brings a clear and rapid return on investment to

 its members, who benefit from ITU being a unique, neutral, global

 organization

.

BENEFITS OF ITU TO UNN

ITU membership offers Administrations and Associate

members unparalleled networking opportunities with

the industry’s top talent, and representatives from

192 governments, along with regulators

, leading

academic institutions

 and some 700 private-sector

entities with an unrivalled opportunity to engage

directly with the industry’s decision-makers to

influence the future shape of the ICT sector, to agree

on new standards that will give you greater market

reach, and to have your voice heard around the world.

RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION

There is the need for UNN to formally relate with the:

•

 Secretary  General of ITU,  

•

Director, TSB

•

Director Telecommunication Development Bureau  and 

•

Ministry of Communications, Abuja on the intentions of UNN  

to participate in the WTDC 2017  so as to enable UNN  interact with 

Argentina members of the Academia registered with ITU for purposes

 of collaboration and exchange programmes

Need for UNN to formally intimate NUC of UNN registration with ITU 

And to intimate it of above intention

RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION

STANDIZATION PARADIGM – THE AFRICA

CONTEXT

•

ATITUDE/BEHAVIOUR

•

Res 44 ITU-T 

– 

UNN already has a position paper

on this.

•

NEED FOR UNN TO ENCOURGE  STANDARD

•

NEED FOR UNN TO WORK WITH MOC and NCC ON

ICT STANDARDS - 

UNN already has a position paper

RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION

NEED FOR UNN TO CONTINUE THE STREGHTINING OF 

RELATIONSHIP WITH ABUJA – 

AS THEY ARE THE MAIN SOURSE OF FOR CONSULTANCY

•

MOC – 

particularly with the HMOC

•

NCC

•

USF

•

NITDA

•

NARSDA

•

NICOMSAT

•

ETC

RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION

RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION

Need to harmonize all ICT related programmes at UNN

.

•

ROAR NIGERIA, INNOVATION CENTER, E-LEARNING, DISTANCE LEARNING LIBRARY, 

•

COMPUTER/ROBOTIC, ELECTRONIC, MATERIAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS

•

PHYSUCS, COMPUTER SCIENCE, STATISTICS, MARHEMATICS DEPARTMENTS 

•

SCIENCE PARK. COMPUTER ASSEMBLY

•

ET C

RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION

FUNDING:

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF UNN IN ITU ACTIVITIES WILL REQURE

FUNDING, HENCE THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOMMENDED AS SOURCE FOR FUND:

•

TETFUND

•

USPF 

(NCC)

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FUND DRIVE

•

ENDOWMENT

RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION

Need for UNN to participate in the

WTDC holding in Argentina in

October this year – 

to have contact and

interact with other Academia, and engage in

exchange programme, particularly those from

Argentina, 

and to effectively liaise with MOC in this

respect

RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION

THERE IS NEED FOR CROSS BREEDING RELATIONSHIPS

 BETWEEN UNN AND OTHER UN BODIES THROUGH 

UNN WEBSITE

.

Such UN groups include:

ITU, UNICEF, UNIDO, UNESCO, UNICAD ETC 

[

linked to 

UNN WEBSITE]

REFERENCES

www.unn.edu.ng

www.itu.int

www.ncc.gov.ng 

www.nitda.gov.ng

www.nasrda.net

REFERENCE

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THANKSRRRRRRRR

THANKS

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ENGR. CHARLES CHIKE ASADU

chike.asadu@unn.edu.ng

charles.asadu@ties.itu.int

chikecasadu@yahoo.com

+234 7061262244