New Delhi
India
- Akanksha Sharma
Intermediate
Event organizer(s)
Description
This course draws upon expertise from both the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) and Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB). The participants will be provided a hands-on training on ITU’s ICT standardization activities focusing on AI, as part of the Bridging the Standardization Gap (BSG) and they will also be guided on ethical, legal, governance and privacy aspects of AI for telecommunications and ICT.
The course will be delivered at the National Communications Academy, Finance (NCA-F) in Ghitorni, Delhi. The content is built in partnership with experts from NCA-F, Department of Telecommunications of India, Telecommunications Standards Development Society (TSDSI), Wadhwani AI and Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi.
With the generous support of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan and the NCA-F, this course is offered for free for selected participants.
Member States from the South Asia region including India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Maldives, specifically: high-level stakeholders responsible for AI (i.e., government officials, bureaucrats and regulators and digital government project managers and techno-functional specialists); and execution level stakeholders, who can include accountable public service officials from various departments in the country including telecom and ICT.
Qualifications or experience needed to participate in this training course:
- Advanced degree or extensive practical experience in the fields of telecommunication regulation, standards development and AI technologies.
Selection criteria:
- One or two delegates per beneficiary country, as selected by the administration.
Number of available places for the cohort: Maximum 15
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) technologies within their national ICT strategies, focusing on ethics, risks, governance, regulatory and legal aspects.
- Actively engage in ICT standards development, particularly with regard to AI topic areas, and identify and apply relevant ITU-T standards in national frameworks and enabling ecosystems.
- Evaluate and assess the value of AI-related initiatives as the basis for national engagement in ITU activities.
The workshop will begin with a one-hour webinar, describing the scope of the course, evaluating the current level of knowledge among participants, identifying specific topics for discussion, and setting self-study in advance of the F2F portion of the training. The online portion will be instructor-led initially, and participants will be encouraged to lead discussions.
During the F2F part of the workshop, participants will be introduced to new topics using a classroom/tutoring format, leading to discussions through case studies and role-playing sessions on ITU standardization activities, e.g., running a meeting, introducing Contributions, building consensus. High level segments will be led by guest speakers, followed by panel sessions and Q&As.
Participation in the F2F part of the workshop as well as an overall passing grade of 70% to the below activities is required to receive a Certificate of Completion. Interactive quizzes will be used for the standard-making components of the training, with acknowledgement of high scorers.
Activity | Weighting (%)
- Preparation and analytical skills: assess how well the group prepared for the practical exercise, identify key players, define agendas, understand constraints: 25%
- Negotiation tactics and strategy: coherence and consistency of negotiation style with the context of the discussion, demonstration of ability to apply mediation/diplomacy/conflict resolution and build consensus: 25%
- Public Speaking and Communication: assess the clarity, persuasiveness, and confidence when taking the floor, and capacity to influence others /contribute to constructive participation: 25%
- Collaboration and Team Dynamics: active contribution to the team, ability to work effectively within the team, either as negotiators or chairpersons: 25%
- Introducing ITU and ITU-T
- Standardization in ITU-T
- Innovation Café on AI
- Implementation of AI & Standards for Digital Transformation
- Member Contributions – the Fuel for ITU-T’s Work
- Building Trustworthy AI
- Case Study (Prepared by NICF)
- AI Ethics, Data, Privacy and IPR
- Country Presentations (India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,Thailand & Maldives)
- Visits to AI Labs
- Use Cases of AI in Telecom and ICT
- Innovation Café on Future of AI in ICT & Telecom
- Discussion on AI Assessment Conducted by ITU
- Invite Feedback from Participants
Registration information
Unless specified otherwise, all ITU Academy training courses are open to all interested professionals, irrespective of their race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, economic status and other diverse backgrounds. We strongly encourage registrations from female participants, and participants from developing countries. This includes least developed countries, small island developing states and landlocked developing countries.