Executive Summary

Numbers and other links​

Main discussions and results

At its meeting held from 30 January - 10 February 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland, ITU-T Study Group 20 achieved the following outcomes:

​​​Approved Recommendations by ITU-T SG20 (TAP-WTSA-20 Resolution 1)​​

Map of Que​stion Meeting reports ​

Que​stion	TD
Q1/20	TD4​01-R2
Q2/20	TD4​02-R1​
Q3/20	TD403-R3
Q4/20	TD404-R2
Q5/20	TD405-R5
Q6/20	TD406-R3
Q7/20	TD407-R3

 
​List of current and future stale work items​ 
TSB provided information on the list of current and future stale work items as contained in TD386-R2. The Rapporteurs of the concerned Questions were encouraged to discuss these work items during their sessions and take appropriate action when needed. TD386-R2 provides information on the results of the discussions concerning the current and future stale work items.

Work Programme​ 
The updated work programme can be found here.

Rapporteur group meetings (including e-meetings)​​  
The complete list of planned meetings and e-meetings can be found at: http://www.itu.int/net/ITU-T/lists/rgm.aspx?Group=20&type=interim

​ Updates in the ITU-T SG20 management team and Rapporteurs​​ 

• Click here for the complete list of SG20 management team.
  
• Click here for the complete list of SG20 Rapporteurs and Associate Rapporteurs.
  
• Click here for the complete list of SG20 Liaison Rapporteurs and other representative roles.
  

​TD699 - List of SG20 Rapporteurs and Associate Rapporteurs 

• Mr Xiongwei Jia, China Unicom, has been appointed as Q6/20 Co-Rapporteur
  
• ​Ms Rana Kamill, British Telecom, has been appointed as Q6/20 Associate rapporteur​
  

​TD418-R1 - List of SG20 Liaison representatives and other roles

• Mr Chao Ma, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), has been appointed as Liaison officer to CITS and LoRa Alliance
  
• Mr Gyu Myoung Lee, has been appointed as Liaison officer to Joint Coordination Activity on Machine Learning (JCA-ML)
  
• Mr Jun Seob Lee, has been appointed as Liaison officer to Joint Working Group on City Information Modelling and Urban Digital Twins (JWG CIM and UDT)
  

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​ITU-T SG20 Regional Groups​

ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Africa (SG20RG-AFR)
It was noted that there are no updates for SG20RG-AFR.

ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for the Arab Region (SG20RG-ARB)
It was noted that there are no updates for SG20RG-arb.

ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Latin America (SG20RG-LATAM).
It was noted that there are no updates for SG20RG-LATAM.

ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Transcaucasia (SG20RG-EECAT)
It was noted that there are no updates for SG20RG-EECAT.

ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Asia Pacific (SG20RG-AP).
The Ministry of Communication (India) submitted a contribution (C225-R1) for the establishment of an ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Asia & Oceania region to the ITU-T Study Group 20 Meeting (Geneva, 30 January – 10 February 2023).

Based on the discussions during the ITU-T SG20 Plenary on 30 January 2023, an ad-hoc session was convened on 1 February 2023 to further streamline the terms of reference of the proposed regional group. The output of the ad-hoc session is contained in TD590.

During the SG20 plenary that took place on 08 February 2023, it was agreed to create the new ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Asia Pacific (SG20RG-AP).

The ITU-T SG20 Regional Group for Asia Pacific (SG20RG-AP) – SG20RG-AP Management team, Terms of Reference and list of Member States is contained in TD711-R1.

See the SG20RG-AP webpage available here.​

​ ​ WTSA-24 preparations​ ​
Following the agreement from the last ITU-T Study Group 20 meeting (Geneva, 18-28 July 2022) to conduct preparations for the next Study Period including preparing a proposal, as contained in TD382, the following ad-hoc sessions were chaired by Dr Shane He and took place:

• 2 February 2023, 1400-1530 hours, Geneva time
  
• 7 February 2023, 1400-1530 hours, Geneva time​
  

​The following documents have been presented and discussed during the ad-hoc session:

• TD519 - LS/i on a progress report on the analysis of ITU-T study group restructuring [from TSAG]
  ​Note: Statistics regarding ITU-T study group work can be found as follows just for information:​
  - ​ TSAG-TD25/GEN which provides Statistics regarding ITU-T study group work
  - TSAG-TD26/GEN which provides ITU-T study group Question level statistics​
• ​​TD557 - Draft agenda for Ad-hoc sessions on WTSA-24 preparations (Geneva, 2 and 7 February 2023)
• TD544 - Document to facilitate discussions on ITU-T SG20 Mandate and Structure (Study Period 2025-2028)​
  

The output of the ad-hoc sessions is contained in TD544-R2. This TD was presented during the SG20 plenary that took place on 8 February 2023 and it was agreed that it will be used as a guiding document to review the points of guidance, ToR of Questions, SG20 mandate and lead roles.  A series of e-meetings will take place on:​

• 20 March 2023, 13:00-15:00 hours, Geneva time
  
• 25 April 2023, 13:00-15:00 hours, Geneva time
• 6 June 2023, 13:00-15:00 hours, Geneva time
• 18 July 2023, 13:00-15:00 hours, Geneva time​

​​​Focus Group related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) for Digital Agriculture  
​FG-AI4A Co-Chairmen, Dr Ramy Fathy and Dr Sebastian Bosse, presented the FG-AI4A Progress Report (from March to July 2022), as contained in TD549. The Progress Report provided information on the outcomes of the first and second meetings of FG-AI4A, including the establishment of six Working Groups and five Topic Groups. It also included a proposed timeline for the completion of its deliverables.

Collaboration matters and information sharing​ 

• Collaboration with LoRa Alliance
  
• During the JCA IoT and SC&C meeting, LoRa Alliance provided an update on their activities and shared information on their approval process.
  
• LoRa Alliance experts attended the Q3/20 sessions and contributed to the discussions surrounding the revision of Recommendation ITU-T Y.4480.
  
• Digital Transformation Resource Hub
  
• The newly created Digital Transformation Resource Hub provides a wide range of quality publications on digital transformation topics, including smart sustainable cities, cities' actions to tackle COVID-19, artificial intelligence, Internet of things, blockchain, digital twin, metaverse and digital transformation trends. All resources are freely available to all. It can be found at: https://www.itu.int/cities/dt-resource-hub/.
  

Joint IEC-ISO-ITU Smart Cities Task Force (J-SCTF) ​ 
TD543 on “Update on Joint IEC-ISO-ITU Smart Cities Task Force (J-SCTF) activities" was presented during the JCA IoT and SC&C meeting.​

ITU-T SG20 is participating to J-SCTF activities along with IEC SyC on smart cities and ISO/TC 268. It was announced that the mapping exercise on the existing SDOs work in smart and sustainable cities was carried out by J-SCTF. Through this mapping exercise, J-SCTF identified 114 international standards and Recommendations for smart cities and classified them into 17 categories. An email will be sent in few weeks through SG20 mailing list asking for SG20 experts' input and feedback on this mapping exercise.

Correspondence Group for Artificial intelligence of Things Activities (CG-AIoT) ​ 
A CG-AIoT Session took place on 01 February 2023, 14:00-15:30 hours, Geneva time.

In the SG20 closing plenary, the meeting report (TD696-R1) was approved along with the lifetime extension until the next SG20 meeting to be held on 13-22 September 2023.​

Joint Coordination Activity on Internet of Things and Smart Cities and Communities (JCA-IoT and SC&C)  ​ 
The twenty seventh meeting of the JCA-IoT and SC&C took place on 31 January 2023, under the Chairmanship of Mr Fabio Bigi and Mr Toru Yamada. All the meeting documents can be found here. The Final Report of the 27th JCA-IoT and SC&C meeting can be found here.

The following TDs were presented during the JCA IoT and SC&C meeting: 

• TD419 - United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) initiative was presented by the SG20 Counsellor.
  
• TD539 - Liaison report for Joint Working Group on City Information Modelling and Urban Digital Twins was presented by Jun Seob Lee, Liaison Rapporteur.
  
• TD538 - Liaison report for ITU-T JCA-DCC was presented by Jun Seob Lee, Liaison Rapporteur.
  

​The report which was presented by Mr Toru Yamada, JCA-IoT SC&C Co-Convener, has been also approved as contained in TD668-R1, along with one outgoing Liaison Statement listed below.

• ​TD667 – JCA-IoT and SC&C Draft LS/o on New version 2.0 of the JCA IoT and SC&C standards roadmap [to various entities].     
  

The next JCA IoT SC&C meeting is planned to take place in conjunction with the next SG20 meeting to be held in September 2023. 

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Promotion activities and bridging the standardization gap​

• Bridging the standardization gap
  
• A Bridging the Standardization Gap training session for SG20 delegates took place on 31 January 2023.
  
• The SG20 Newcomer's Session took place on 31 January 2023. The presentations delivered are contained in TD410 and are available HERE.
• Webinar series on Digital transformation
  
• Upcoming episodes: Episode #21 - Digital Agriculture: Driving Digital Transformation for Food Security coordinated with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (17 February 2023 )
  

Future events and dates of next ITU-T Study Group 20 meeting and Regional Group meetings:​

• A series of meetings and e-meetings will take place in 2023-2024; and
  
• The next meeting of ITU-T SG20 is planned to take place on 13-22 September 2023, in Tanzania.​

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