- Conformance and interoperability
- Bridging the standardization gap
- English
- Joseph Mungai
- Abel Mandlate
- Caleb Rori
- Jonathan Mwakijele
- Ghazi Mabrouk
- Anita Natwati
Introductory
Description
The course aim is to: - Clarify organizations responsible to set the standards and mechanisms established by national authorities to enforce mandatory standards. - Help self-monitoring of players in order to conform to set standards and those of the regulator. - Analyze the available penalties for contravening the set standards. - Ensure the participants differentiate the different roles undertaken by various players in the field. - Assess cases for licensing based on pre-established set of standards. The course will cover specifically ICT standards and interoperability within ICT systems.
- ICT/Telecom Regulators, Operators (Telecom/Broadcasters) and policy makers who are and who will be engaged in digital transformation efforts worldwide.
- Managers that are responsible for taking decisions on information systems acquisitions like (IT, switching, billing).
- Technicians involved in technical jobs (IT, switching, transmission).
- Staff from Finance, Economic and Legal departments.
- Basic understanding of information & communications technology concepts.
- Basic understanding of economics and legal framework governing ICT institutions (both National and International standards).
- Familiarity with organizational management principles.
- Prior experience or involvement in digital projects or initiatives is beneficial but not required.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the ICT standards and how they are formulated
- Clarify how national and international standards are set.
- Explain the elements involved in a telecommunication process in terms of structure and services.
- Discuss the role of regulations and the reason why all players are expected to conform.
- Examine ICT systems and their interoperability.
- Define key terms such as interconnection tariffs or interoperability between mobile wallets of different operators.
- Live lectures every week on Monday and Wednesday from 4pm to 6pm CEST (Geneva time)
- Online discussion through Zoom
- Mandatory (weekly) contributions to forum discussions for each Module’s topics
- Quiz after every completed module
- Use of Computer simulation connected to the real- world matters and visit a switching, commercial, IT departments of a telecom company to have good grasp of real-life applications of the subject matter.
- Quizzes 60%
- Discussion forum contributions 8%
- End of course assignment 32%
A total score higher than 70% is required to obtain the ITU certificate.
Week 1
- Introduction: ICTs and Standards - Include the ITU Conformance and Interaoperability Programme
- Communication elements: revision – definitions characteristics and examples.
- Information and Communications Technologies – ICTs
- Standards overview
Key learning points
- General overview of ICTs: Elements and technologies.
- Knowledge and global approach to standards
- Why do we set standards?
- Ability to formulate and set standards
- Ensure all players conform to set standards and ways of enforcing the same.
Training activities details
- Live lectures
- Forum Discussion 1
- Quiz 1
Week 2
- Introduction to standardization and role of standards
Key learning points
- Formulating and setting standards
- Meaning and conformity to set standards
- Standardization in relation to telecommunications
- Conformity to and compliance to standards
- Nonconformity to standards and punishment
- Who are stakeholders of setting the standards?
- Who ensures compliance/and or regulates the industry?
Training activities details
- Live lectures
- Forum Discussion 2
- Quiz 2
Week 3
- The law governing standards and the role of regulator.
- General introduction to systems: human body, machine, car, computer.
- Information systems: introduction.
Key learning points
- Standards and law
- Local and international laws governing standards
- National and or international body that deals with standardization
- Interrelationship between stakeholders
- Have a general overview of different systems
- Introduced to Information Systems
Training activities details
- Live lectures
- Forum Discussion 3
- Quiz 3
Week 4
- Information systems integration.
- Systems interoperability.
- Computer simulation or visit a local telecom to see it in reality.
- Trainees’ evaluation and trainer evaluation
Key learning points
- Concept of integration
- Concept of interoperability
- See how the matters were understood and how the delivery was.
Training activities details
- Live lectures
- Forum Discussion 4
- Quiz 4
- End of course assignment
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.