Session Leader: Professor Ahmad Sharafat, Chairman, ITU-D SG 2
The participation of Academia in Study Groups and their contributions to the work and conferences of the ITU is often not recognized by Universities as academic publications. Hence a recognized journal would help foster the participation of Academia and provide them with a channel for such quality publications. ITU mandate offers potential for technical, policy, socio-economic and market development research and articles, to name but a few. The ITU-T started a similar initiative that can inspire this work (Kaleidoscope).
Such a Journal would require an Editorial Board, to be run by the Academia themselves inter alia. It should be composed of members with strong academic qualifications and should be ensured a proper level of independence to ensure quality. For some specific editions, a main editor could be invited as well.
The scope of the ITU Journal should not be limited to a single aspect of telecommunications/ICTs but cover the broader challenges and issues in converged ICT ecosystem.
