08:30 - 09:00 | Registration |
09:00 - 10:00 | Opening Ceremony
Welcome Address:
- Mokhtar Mnakri, CEO, Tunisie Telecom
- Tatiana Kurakova, Counsellor, ITU-T Study Group 13, ITU/TSB, Switzerland [ Biography ]
- Rim Belhassine-Cherif, Executive Director, Tunisie Telecom, Vice-Chair of ITU-T Study Group 13 [ Biography ]
- Mohamed Benamor, Advisor to the Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Information and Communication Technologies, in charge of international co-operation
Opening Remarks - Leo Lehmann of behalf of Chaesub Lee, Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 13, KAIST, Republic of Korea: Overview of ITU-T Study Group 13 [ Biography | Presentation ]
- Simon Bugaba, Chairman of SG13RG-AFR and Vice-Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 13, UCC Uganda [ Biography ]
- Tatiana Kurakova, Counsellor, ITU-T Study Group 13, ITU/TSB Switzerland: Introduction to ITU: Global solutions by consensus [ Biography | Presentation ]
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10:00 - 11:20 | Session 1: Developing Countries and Standardization
This session will discuss the main standardization issues in Developing Countries and the possible ways to promote the participation of these countries in the standardization processes in order to prepare them for new technologies. Moderator: Leo Lehmann, Vice-Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 13, OFCOM Switzerland [ Biography ] Speakers: - Simon Bugaba, Chairman of SG13RG-AFR and Vice-Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 13, UCC Uganda: Developing Countries Needs and Participation “From zero to deep participation" [ Biography | Presentation ]
- Rim Belhassine-Cherif, Executive Director, Tunisie Telecom, Vice-Chair of ITU-T Study Group 13: Cloud Computing Standardization for the benefit of Developing Countries [ Biography | Presentation ]
- Torbjörn Fredriksson, UNCTAD Switzerland: The Cloud Economy and Developing Countries [ Biography | Abstract | Presentation ]
Q&A |
11:20 - 11:40 | Coffee Break |
11:40 - 13:00 | Session 2: Study Group 13 Hot Topics: Virtualization and Energy Saving
Virtualization and energy saving are important and up-to-date topics on which Study Group 13 is currently focusing. This session aims to highlight the main advances in technologies, services and standards related to these topics. Moderator: Rim Belhassine-Cherif, Executive Director, Tunisie Telecom, Vice-Chair of ITU-T Study Group 13 [ Biography ] Speakers: - Mounir Ferjani, Senior Product Manager, Huawei Enterprise Business Group, Tunisia: Virtualization Technologies and Business Values [ Biography | Presentation ]
- Nozomu Nishinaga, Director, New Generation Network Laboratory, NICT Japan: Requirements of network virtualization for Future Networks (remote presentation) [ Biography | Presentation ]
- Leo Lehmann, Vice-Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 13, OFCOM Switzerland: Future Networks: Cloud Computing, Energy Saving, Security and Virtualization [ Biography | Presentation ]
Q&A |
13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
14:00 - 15:20 |
Session 3: ITU-T Hot Topics: Cloud Computing and Security
Cloud computing and security continue to emerge as a subject of extensive industrial and academic interest. They are also two of the most important subjects under the scope of Study Group 13. This session focuses on security issues in addition to cloud computing innovations in technologies, services, solutions and standards.
Moderator: Leo Lehmann, Vice-Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 13, OFCOM Switzerland [ Biography ] Speakers: - Selma Turki, Business Development Executive, NATO & EU, IBM, Belgium: Securing the Cloud: Some insights (remote presentation) [ Biography | Presentation ]
- Prof. Noureddine Boudriga, Director of Communication Networks and Security Research LAB, Higher School of Communication of Tunis, University of Carthage: Security issues for Cloud and Future Networks [ Biography | Presentation ]
- Ruan He, Orange Labs France (remote presentation): Cloud Computing Standardization Includes Security [ Presentation ]
Q&A |
15:20 - 15:40 |
Coffee Break |
15:40 - 17:10 | Session 4: User Experiences & Successful Stories
This session presents some experiences and successful stories of different telecommunication stakeholders in one of the workshop topics (Virtualisation, energy saving, security and cloud computing) in addition to some academic activities in the telecommunications field.
Moderator: Simon Bugaba, Chairman of SG13RG-AFR and Vice-Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 13, UCC Uganda [ Biography ] Speakers: - Nizar Bouguila, CTO, Tunisie Telecom: Tunisie Telecom Experience in Cloud Computing [ Biography | Presentation ]
- Abdallah Ajlani, Principal Consultant, West Africa, RSSA EP CONSULTING, Ericsson: Best Practice on Cloud Computing and IMS/IMT [ Biography | Presentation ]
- Ali Yahiaoui, Chief ICT Officer, African Development Bank, Tunisia: Strategic Application of ICT for Economic Development in Africa [ Biography | Presentation ]
- Prof. Hamed Ben Dhia, Dean, MedTech: Mediterranean Institute of Technology (MedTech), Tunisia: An overview of the institution and its programs [ Biography | Abstract | Presentation ]
Q&A |
17:10 - 18:00 | Panel Session: Importance of standardization for African countries Moderator : Leo Lehmann, SG13 Vice-Chairman [ Biography ]
Participants: - Simon Bugaba, Chairman of SG13RG-AFR and Vice-Chairman of ITU-T Study Group 13, UCC Uganda [ Biography ]
- Rim Belhassine-Cherif, Executive Director, Tunisie Telecom, Vice-Chair of ITU-T Study Group 13 [ Biography ]
- Prof. Noureddine Boudriga, Director of Communication Networks and Security Research LAB, Higher School of Communication of Tunis, University of Carthage [ Biography ]
- Abdallah Ajlani, Principal Consultant, West Africa, RSSA EP CONSULTING, Ericsson [ Biography ]
- Mounir Ferjani, Senior Product Manager, Huawei Enterprise Business Group, Tunisia [ Biography ]
- Ali Yahiaoui, Chief ICT Officer, African Development Bank, Tunisia [ Biography ]
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