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Digital public infrastructure, automated driving and emergency communications also feature among priorities for the next four years<\/strong><\/p>\n

Members of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have agreed on priorities for standards and capacity development in areas from artificial intelligence (AI) and the metaverse to sustainable digital transformation at the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-24) which closed in New Delhi, India.
\nThe conference reviewed and modified existing guidance and agreed eight new resolutions reinforcing the organization’s standards work to meet fast-evolving global needs.
\n\u201cThe outcomes of WTSA-24 remind us that humanity has one Earth, one human family and one shared digital future,\u00bb said ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin. \u201cTogether with the global standards community, ITU is committed to ensuring that our digital future is technically strong, with innovation, inclusion and sustainability at its core.\u00bb
\n\u201cWhat was seen as a form of communication has today become the highway on which the future of not only our countries, but the future of humanity in the next decades will be building,\u201d said India\u2019s Minister of Communications, Jyotiraditya Scindia. \u201cOver the past 10 days we have embarked on an extraordinary odyssey. One that has not only allowed us to envision a radiant digital future but also empower us in order to be able to sculpt for the future, for rich dialogues, audacious ideas, and transformation partnerships.\u201d<\/p>\n

Accelerated support for high-priority standards work<\/strong>
\nThe new WTSA Resolutions all emphasize support for developing countries.<\/p>\n

The decisions direct ITU to prioritize:
\n\u2022 Responsible, safe, and inclusive AI, including collaboration via the AI for Good platform;
\n\u2022 Trusted, inclusive and interoperable metaverse applications;
\n\u2022 Sustainable digital transformation across multiple industries and technologies;
\n\u2022 Technical requirements for digital public infrastructure;
\n\u2022 Communication technologies for vehicle-to-everything, intelligent transport systems, and automated driving;
\n\u2022 Caller-location information from mobile phones to support emergency communications;
\n\u2022 Preparing students and young professionals as the next generation of ITU standards experts;
\n\u2022 Continual improvement and evolution to meet new policy objectives and market demand.<\/p>\n

\u201cITU standards and capacity development must create the foundation for the digital future we want,\u00bb said Seizo Onoe, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau. \u201cMy top priorities are impactful standards and the strong industry engagement and support to developing countries that create this impact. The decisions of WTSA highlight ITU membership’s commitment to these goals.\u00bb
\n\u201cAs we look ahead to the future, I am confident that the resolutions that we have developed will pave the way for groundbreaking innovations, sustainable growth and greater connectivity worldwide,\u00bb said Ritu Ranjan Mittar, Chair of WTSA-24. \u201cIt is said that the march of technology will always continue, and it is the collective responsibility of all of us that standards and standardizations keep pace with it.\u00bb<\/p>\n

Planning the way forward, together<\/strong>
\nWTSA is the governing conference for ITU’s standardization work.
\nThe conference set out the strategy, structure and working methods of ITU’s standardization arm (ITU-T). The conference also appointed the new leadership teams of standardization expert groups and established their mandates and scope of work for the next four years.
\nTwo expert groups were consolidated to create the new ITU-T Study Group 21 on technologies for multimedia, content delivery, and cable TV.
\nITU’s standardization work is driven by the contributions and consensus decisions of ITU’s membership, including 194 Member States and over 1000 member companies, universities, and international and regional organizations.<\/p>\n

All eyes on New Delhi<\/strong>
\nIndia’s Prime Minister, the Honourable Narendra Modi, inaugurated WTSA-24 on 15 October with an emphasis on the importance of universal connectivity, ethical AI, consensus decisions, and meaningful digital inclusion.
\nPrior to the main conference, ITU’s Global Standards Symposium (GSS-24) and celebrations with partners of World Standards Day on 14 October explored innovation and standards to propel sustainable AI, smart cities, virtual worlds, and more.
\nThe opening week also featured the first International AI Standards Summit, organized by the leading developers of international standards, ITU, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The new summit finished with AI for Good Impact India, kicking off a new series of regional AI for Good events.
\nOther high-profile special events during WTSA-24 raised awareness in India and globally about how ITU standards can ensure new technologies are a force for good.<\/p>\n

Above, ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin \/ image credited to ITU\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Digital public infrastructure, automated driving and emergency communications also feature among priorities for the next four years Members of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have agreed on priorities for standards and capacity development in areas from artificial intelligence (AI) and the metaverse to sustainable digital transformation at the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-24) which closed … <\/p>\n

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