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Introduction

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is organizing the Workshop on ITU International Numbering Resources (INRs) for the Americas, 25-26 March 2019 and the BSG Interactive Workshop on Effectiveness in Standardization, 27 March 2019. The Workshops will be kindly hosted by El Instituto Nicaragüense de Telecomunicaciones y Correos (TELCOR), Managua, Nicaragua. The events will be held back-to-back with the meetings of ITU-T Study Group 2 Regional Group for the Americas (SG2RG-AMR) and ITU-T Study Group 3 Regional Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (SG3RG-LAC) that will take place from 28-29 March 2019 in the same venue.

Objectives
The Workshop on ITU International Numbering Resources (INRs) for the Americas will seek to explore issues associated with the future use of telephone numbers (E.164 resources), International Mobile Subscription Identifications (IMSI) (E.212 resources) and Issuer Identifier Numbers (E.118 resources). The workshop will cover the structure and management of these three types of resources and the known issues surrounding the use of these resources, such as numbering misuse, Calling Line Identity, and role of ITU/Member States/Operators/Service Providers, and provide attendees with the opportunity to raise their issues with the future use of the three resources. The workshop will be a mixture of presentation and interactive sessions.

Target Audience
The target audience of the event includes ITU Member States, national standards bodies, ICT regulators, ICT companies, ICT research organizations, service providers, and academia.
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