NTIA Seeks Input on US Positions at ITU's 2016 World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly
NTIA is seeking input on what priorities the U.S. should pursue during the ITU's World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly this fall, Office of International Affairs Deputy Associate Administrator Venita Harris said Tuesday in a blog post. NTIA is working with the…
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State Department to develop the U.S.'s formal positions for the quadrennial WTSA, which is to be Oct. 25-Nov. 3 in Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia. NTIA also seeks input on “what role if any the ITU should play in setting technical standards related to such issues as cybersecurity, Internet governance, Internet of things, intellectual property, and over-the-top services,” Harris said. NTIA “wants to ensure that its contributions to the U.S. preparatory process result in proposals to the WTSA that accurately reflect the views and concerns of U.S. businesses and consumers about the Internet and the digital economy and ... We also want to ensure that the work plan agreed upon at the WTSA related to the upcoming ITU-T work does not duplicate the standards development processes of other bodies.” Comments are due June 16, NTIA said.