ITU creates four new focus groups

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) said July 4, 2012 that it has formed four new focus groups within the half of 2012.

The four groups are – Focus Group on Smart Cable Television; Focus Group on Bridging the Gap: from Innovation to Standards; Focus Group on Disaster Relief Systems, Network Resilience and Recovery; and  Focus Group on the M2M Service Layer.

This was announced by the Secretary-General of the ITU, Dr Hamadoun I. Touré at the ITU Council 2012 when he gave the State of the Union address July 4, 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland.

The four are – The Focus Group on Smart Cable Television; The Focus Group on Bridging the Gap: from Innovation to Standards; The Focus Group on Disaster Relief Systems, Network Resilience and Recovery; and The Focus Group on the M2M Service Layer.

All four have already had at least one meeting each, Dr Touré said.

By Ekow Quandzie