Global Standards Symposium Explained

Global Standards Symposium
Place:Geneva, Switzerland
Also Known As:GSS
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Website:https://gss.itu.int

The Global Standards Symposium (GSS) is a statutory meeting that precedes the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (a quadrennial conference of the International Telecommunication Union, ITU). GSS provides a high-level forum for discussion and coordination open to all. The GSS was created by the ITU's treaty-making conference, the Plenipotentiary Conference 2006 in Antalya, Turkey with Resolution 122.

GSS 20

GSS 20 was scheduled to be held in Hyderabad, India in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was rescheduled and took place on 28 February 2022 at International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland. The theme of GSS-20 was "International standards to enable the digital transformation and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)". The GSS conclusions were forwarded to WTSA-20 for consideration.[1] [2]

Speakers at the symposium included:

GSS 16

The third Global Standards Symposium (GSS 16) was held on 24 October 2016 in Hammamet, Tunisia.[4] [5] The symposium was opened by the Minister of Telecommunications of Tunisia Dr . Speakers included:

GSS 12

The second Global Standards Symposium (GSS 12) was held on 18 November 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[6] The symposium was opened by ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Touré.[7]

GSS 08

The first Global Standards Symposium (GSS 08) was held on 20 October 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa.[8] The Symposium was opened by Minister of Telecommunications of South Africa Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri.

ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2006

Upon the instruction of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (2006, Antalya) the organisation of a Global Standards Symposium as a public forum, to take place before any World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly, was decided (Resolution 122).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Global Standards Symposium . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220118100811/https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/WTSA20/GSS/Pages/default.aspx . 2022-01-18 . 2022-01-18 . ITU . en-US.
  2. Web site: World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220116121046/https://www.internetsociety.org/events/un/wtsa-2020/ . 2022-01-16 . 2022-01-18 . Internet Society . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2022-03-02 . Ursula marks Ghana high in digitalization drive policy at Global Standards Symposium . https://web.archive.org/web/20220323150854/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Ursula-marks-Ghana-high-in-digitalization-drive-policy-at-Global-Standards-Symposium-1481681 . 2022-03-23 . 2022-03-23 . GhanaWeb . en.
  4. Web site: Global Standards Symposium 2016. 2022-01-18. ITU. en-US.
  5. Web site: Global Standards Symposium - Digital Watch Observatory. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220118100353/https://dig.watch/events/global-standards-symposium. 2022-01-18. 2022-01-18. en-US.
  6. Web site: Global Standards Symposium: security, privacy, trust. 2022-01-18. www.telecomreview.com. en-gb.
  7. Web site: Global Standards Symposium (GSS-12). 2022-01-18. TRA - Telecommunications Regulatory Authority.
  8. Web site: Global Standards Symposium. 2022-01-18. www.itu.int.

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