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Outcomes of the online
academia consultation
Mr. Christopher Clark
Head, Partnership and Resource
Mobilization Division
International Telecommunication Union
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Consultation Overview
• Inclusive approach of broad consultation with Academia
• The consultation provided opportunity to exchange views
on what ITU can d​o to best meet the needs and
expectations of Academia.
• 18 universities and research establishments participated
• Questionnaire with 36 Questions
• Results are available in more detailed report – to be
shared
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Submissions: Regional Overview
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Primary reason to join ITU is
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Share knowledge;
Contribute to Focus Groups, Research activities, Reports;
Draft recommendations;
Interact with other ITU members and look for
collaboration/partnerships;
Stay up-to-date about the sector’s development;
Access to the information and use it for teaching purposes
Participate in activities organized by Academia
Contribute to the standards development
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Role of Standards
• Standards play a significant role in the education
overall, particularly when it is related to the research,
best practices and teaching;
• Recommendations/Standards/Best Practices are
used within academic network;
• The recommendations are cited in the research
articles, however many indicated that there is more
potential in this area.
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Main challenge for Academia in
contributing to ITU’s work
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ITU Journal
• Important journals for Academia include IEEE
journals, regional and national journals as well as
journals issued by universities;
• Examples of journals where universities are
published: IEEE, ACM,IET, IETF, Hindawi, Elsevier,
RTI,ICAO journal, Electrosvyaz, Radiotechnika, ITU
News, Telecom Policy, journals published by
Springer
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Type of articles and frequency
The frequency of ITU
Journal: monthly,
quarterly or twice per
year
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ITU Journal’s Structure
• Editorial (Review) board and/or Advisory (Review) Board and/or a
Technical committee.
• Board should include mix of experts representing academia and
industry.
• Experts should be identified from top universities and also
representatives from industry, science and private sector.
• Indexing is crucial to the success of the journal
• The review of the ITU Journal should be ideally conducted blindly or
through a Board/Technical committee.
• The examples: IEEE Journal (or equivalent)/ Kaleidoscope conference.
• Criteria: originality, relevance, pertinence, references, research
methods, quality, innovation, applicability
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ITU Journal’s scope, incentives &
audience
• Scope: It could be series of ITU Journal focused on 1) key ITU
areas, or related to 2) the work of Study Groups 3) updates in
ICTs and emerging trends 4) scientific papers 5) recs.
• Incentives: international and reputable citation indexes like
Thomson Reuters, Web of Science, Scopus; referencing
authors’ /institutions’ names in the publications;
diploma/certificate
• The target audience for ITU Journal: 1) scientific community,
researchers and ICT practitioners 2) policy makers and
regulators, 3) academia and industry 4) students and
graduates 5) public
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Recognition of academic contribution
• Participating in the update of recommendations
• Acknowledging contributions and referencing
authorship
• Certificates
• Partnerships and collaboration
• Funding opportunity to cover travel expenses to
meetings
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Future collaboration
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Partnering more with industry
Contributing inputs to technical activities and research
Sharing articles among academia
Providing consulting services
Networking among academia
Participating in study groups, meetings and conferences
Hosting events
Publishing in the forthcoming journals, and
Supporting developing countries
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Thank you
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