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​​Global Standards Symposium
Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia, 24 October 2016
Organized by the
Telecommunication Standardization Sector of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU-T)
and hosted by the Government of Tunisia

Security, Privacy and Trust in Standardization

​09:30 - 10:00

Session 1: Welcome

Objectives:
The Global Standards Symposium (GSS) was adopted by the ITU Plenipotentiary (by Resolution 122, Antalya 2006) as a one-day round table and coordination meeting, to serve as a forum for high-level policy discussion and to provide its conclusions to the WTSA.                

Welcome:

Opening remarks:           

​10:00 - 11:00 Session 2: Regulatory principles for security, privacy and trust

Keynote speech: Moderator: Speakers:     
​11:00 - 11:30 ​Coffee Break
​11:30 - 12:30 Session 3 (part 1): How industry meets end-users’ expectations of security, privacy and trust

Moderator: Speakers:
​12:30 - 14:30 Lunch
​14:30 - 15:30Session 3 (part 2): How industry meets end-users’ expectations of security, privacy and trust

Moderator: Speakers:
​15:30 - 16:50 Session 4: Standards bodies’ approach to security, privacy and trust                  

Moderator: Panelists:
​16:50 - 17:10​Coffee Break
​17:10 - 17:30 Session 5: Adoption of GSS report and closing

Symposium Chair:

Objectives:
The objective of the final session is to adopt the conclusions of the GSS that will include recommendations for action by the membership. The report on conclusions, which will be prepared by the GSS steering committee, will be presented to WTSA-16 for appropriate action.