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Regional Standardization Forum for Africa
Dakar, Senegal, 24-25 March 2015

Contact: tsbworkshops@itu.int

Day 1, Tuesday, 24 March 2015

08:30 - 09:00	Registration
09:00 - 09:45	Opening Remarks Hiroshi Ota, Advisor of ITU-T SG12, ITU [ Biography \| Speech: ENG \| FR ] Ali Drissa Badiel, Head, ITU Area Office, Dakar [ Speech: ENG \| FR ] Abdoul Karim Sall, Director General, ARTP Abou Abel Thiam, President, Regulatory College, ARTP H.E Abdoul Yaya Kane, Minister of Post and Telecommunication, Senegal Bridging Standardization Gap Programme: Vijay Mauree, Programme Coordinator, ITU [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ]
09:45 - 10:10	Coffee Break
10:10 - 11:45	Session 1: Quality of Service Issues in Digital Financial Services This session will focus on the quality of service issues that hamper the deployment of digital financial services in developing countries. ICT regulators and mobile money operators will be invited to share their experience. The ITU-T Focus Group Digital Financial Services activities will also be presented. Moderator: Mor Mbaye, Director, Information System, ARTP [ Biography ] Speakers: ITU and Digital Financial Services: Vijay Mauree, Programme Coordinator, ITU [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Quality of Service Issues in Digital Financial Services: Joachim Pomy, Opticom, Germany [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Orange Money, Focus on Quality of Service: Laurent Kiba, SONATEL [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Q&A
11:45 - 13:00	Session 2: QoE & QoS Requirements for multimedia Services/ Applications and QoE & QoS Assessment Methodologies (Subjective and Objective Evaluation Methods) This session describes the requirements of the QoS & QoE for Multimedia services/applications such as IPTV and so on. In addition, it also describes the assessment/evaluation methods of QoS & QoE for multimedia services. Moderator: Hiroshi Ota, Advisor of ITU-T SG12, ITU [ Biography ] Speakers: QoE & QoS Assessment Methodologies (Subjective and Objective Evaluation Methods): Samuel K. Agyekum, NCA, Ghana [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] QoE & QoS Requirements for Multimedia Services/ Applications (e.g: G1080): Joachim Pomy, Opticom, Germany [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] QoE and QoS Assessment Methodologies: Ousseynou Diop, Head of Strategic Quality, Tigo Senegal [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Q&A
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30	Session 3: Operational and Regulatory Aspects to Ensure the Quality of Service Provision in Broadband/ Internet Networks. This session focuses on important operational and regulatory aspects in order to ensure the QoS provision in Broadband/Internet Networks. The session focuses more on best practices. Moderator: Gamal Amin Elsayed, Chairman, Regional Group of SG12 Speakers: Operational and Regulatory Considerations for Ensuring Good QoS of Mobile Internet in Broadband Networks: Hassan Talib, Vice Chairman, ITU-T SG12 [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Monitoring and Control of the QoS/QoE of Mobile Telephony Networks in Senegal: Mana Aidara, ARTP, Senegal [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Quality of Service in Kenya: Derick Khamali Simiyu, Communication Authority, Kenya [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Broadband Internet QoS Parameters For Regulators (Measurement Tools and Methodologies): Tahiti Obioha, Planet Network International (PNI) [ Presentation: ENG \| FR ] QoS audit of 2G/3G Mobile Telephony Networks: Case of Côte d'Ivoire: Kouhon Deurou, Côte d'Ivoire [ Presentation: ENG \| FR ] QoE Tools on Smartphones: Arnaud Mauduit, Director of Commercial Export, Lillybelle Society [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Q&A
15:30 - 15:45	Coffee Break
15:45 - 17:15	Session 4: Tools and Methodologies for Testing the Quality of Service for Multimedia Services over Internet / Broadband Networks ( Mobile and Fixed) This session provides best practices of Tools & Methodologies for testing the QoS multimedia services over Internet/Broadband networks (Mobile and Fixed). Moderator: Seyni M. Fati, Chief, Interconnection, Markets and Tariffs Department, ARTP, Senegal Speakers: Testing Tools and Methodologies the QoS of Internet Multimedia Services: Yvonne Umutoni, ITU-T SG12 QSDG Chair [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Moroccan Case of Tests and Assessment of QoS in Broadband Mobile Networks: 3G, 4G and Wifi-Offloading: Hassan Talib, Vice Chairman, ITU-T SG12 [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Perceptual Evaluation of OTT Video Streaming Services: Joachim Pomy, Opticom, Germany [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] A Global Approach to Assessing the Quality of Multimedia Services: Ahmed Kora, ESMT [ Biography \| Abstract \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Typology and Benchmark of Tools for Assessing the Mobile Networks QoS and QoE: Sami Tabbane, ARTP [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Q&A

*To be confirmed

Day 2, 25 March 2015

09:30 - 11:00	Session 5: Damage Protection and Safety This session will discuss the work in ITU-T Study Group 5 on Lightning protection and earthing of telecommunication systems. Moderator: Hiroshi Ota, Advisor of ITU-T SG12, ITU [ Biography ] Speakers: Overview of ITU-T Study Group 5 “Environment and Climate Change with a Special Focus on Damage and Safety”: Guy-Michel Kouakou, Chairman, ITU-T SG 5 Regional Group for Africa [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Overview of the Overvoltage Protection Guide for Telecommunications Equipment Installed in Customer Premises: Ahmed Zeddam, Chairman of ITU-T SG5 [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Assessment of Base Station Conformity with Regulatory Requirements in Respect of Lightning Protection: Brice Landry Dally, Director General, Valsch Consulting Côte d'Ivoire [ Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Network Protection (Service Continuity Plan): Bocar Kelly, Chief, Network Architecture and Planning Department, SONATEL [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Q&A
11:00 - 11:15	Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:45	Session 6: Building A Smart Sustainable Africa Moderator: Derick Khamali Simiyu, Communications Authority, Kenya [ Biography ] Speakers: Highlights of Q13,14 and 15/5: Peter Ulanga, Chief Executive Officer, Universal Communications Service Access Fund of Tanzania [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Smart City Concept in Developing Countries and the Role of ICTs: Helen Nakiguli, Uganda Communication Commission [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Q&A
12:45 - 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30	Session 7: Tackling E-waste in Africa Moderator: Peter Ulanga, Vice Chairman, of SG5 RG AFR [ Biography ] Speakers: E-waste in Rwanda: Anita Batamuliza Hodari, RURA, Rwanda [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] E-waste in Kenya: Derick Khamali Simiyu, Communications Authority, Kenya [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR \| EACO Working Group Report on E-waste: Derick Khamali Simiyu, Communications Authority, Kenya [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] E-waste in Senegal: Boussoura Talla Gueye, Co-Founder, SetTIC [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Q&A
15:30 - 15:45	Coffee Break
15:45 - 17:15	Session 8: Human Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields in Africa Moderator: Guy-Michel Kouakou, Chairman, ITU-T SG 5 Regional Group for Africa [ Biography ] Speaker: Overview of ITU-T's Activities on EMF: Fryderyk Lewicki, Rapporteur of Q7/5 [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Addressing NIR Issues: The Case of Senegal: Bara Mbaye, ARTP [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] K.100 Measurement of Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields to Determine Compliance with Human Exposure Limits when a Base Station is Put into Service: Zeboua Patrick, Cote d'Ivoire [ Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Energy and Environment – Equipment Protection: Bocar Kelly, Chief, Network Architecture and Planning Department, SONATEL [ Biography \| Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Measurement Campaign to Validate the Siting of Radio Stations in Côte d’Ivoire: Brice Landry Dally, Director General, Valsch Consulting Côte d'Ivoire [ Presentation: ENG \| FR ] Q&A

*To be confirmed