World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly
Date1 March 2022 (2022-03-01)–
9 March 2022 (2022-03-09)
LocationGeneva, Switzerland
Also known asWTSA
ParticipantsMember states of the International Telecommunication Union
Related eventGlobal Standards Symposium
Websitehttps://wtsa.itu.int

The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) is the governing conference of the ITU Standardization Sector (ITU-T), one of the three world conferences of the International Telecommunication Union, and as such, the United Nations system.[1] The quadrennial conference decides the working methods for ITU-T for the next Study Period. It also creates the Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG) and the ITU-T Study Groups (such as ITU-T Study Group 16) and elects their management teams. The Recommendations and resolutions that are approved at WTSA shape the future of ICT standardization.[2]

WTSA 20

WTSA 20 was scheduled to be held in Hyderabad, India in 17-27 November 2020. It was rescheduled to 1-9 March 2022 at CICG, next to ITU headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][3]

WTSA 16

WTSA-16 was held from 25 October until 3 November 2016 in Hammamet, Tunisia.[4][5]

WTSA 12

The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly in 2012 (WTSA 12) was held in the United Arab Emirates from 20 until 29 November.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-20)". ITU. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  2. ^ Internet Society, The. "World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) 2020". Internet Society. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  3. ^ "World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-20) - Digital Watch Observatory". Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  4. ^ "WTSA-16". ITU. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  5. ^ "Proceedings of the World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly". ITU. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  6. ^ "WTSA-12 Resolutions and Opinions | National Telecommunications and Information Administration". www.ntia.doc.gov. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  7. ^ "WTSA-12". ITU. Archived from the original on 2022-01-16. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
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