​​​​​​​​​​​​Executive Summary of the ITU-T Study Group 5 Meeting “Environment, Climate Change and Circular Economy” (Geneva, 13-22 May 2019)

Statistics

• Participants: 110
• Contributions: 121 (1 was withdrawn due to duplication)
• TDs (not counting the revisions): 239
• Incoming/ Outgoing liaison statements: 49 incoming liaison statements / 28 Outgoing liaison statements TD903-R6 (also see LS database)

Main discussions and results

​At its meeting in Geneva, 13-22 May 2019, ITU-T Study Group 5 achieved the following outcomes:

• Consented Recommendations: 16 Recommendations at this meeting;
• Recommendations Decided/Determined/Approved: 1 Recommendation approved at this meeting;
• Recommendations agreed for Deletion: none at this meeting;
  
• Other texts agreed: 6 at this meeting;
• New work items: 13 at this meeting.

Major accomplishments

Approval of the report of the last SG5 meeting​
The report of the last ITU-T SG5 meeting held in Geneva, from 11 to 21 September 2018 was approved as contained in Report 5 (also available as TD801)

Approved Recommendations by ITU-T SG5 (according to A.8 §5)​

​​ITU-T Rec. Number	Title​	Question	TD
​L.1015	​Criteria for evaluation of the environmental impact of mobile phones	​7/5	​TD974-R1

Recommendations Consented by SG5 for Last Call (AAP - Recommendation A.8)​

Revised Recommendations​

ITU-T Rec. Number	Title​	Question​	​ TD​
K.112 ​	​Lightning protection, earthing and bonding: Practical procedures for radio base stations	​1/5	​TD923-R1
​K.77	​Characteristics of metal oxide varistors for the protection of telecommunication installations	​2/5	​TD980
K.44​	​Resistibility tests for telecommunication equipment exposed to overvoltages and overcurrents – Basic Recommendation	​2/5	TD1016​
K.20​	​Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in a telecommunication centre to overvoltages and overcurrents	​2/5	​TD1019
K.21​	​Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in customer premises to overvoltages and overcurrents	​2/5	​TD1006
​K.45	​Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in the access and trunk networks to overvoltages and overcurrents	​2/5	​TD1018
K.100​	​Measurement of radio frequency electromagnetic fields to determine compliance with human exposure limits when a base station is put into service	​3/5	​TD956-R1
​K.116	​Electromagnetic compatibility requirements and test methods for radio telecommunication terminal equipment	​4/5	​TD909
​K.123	​Electromagnetic compatibility requirements for electrical equipment in telecommunication facilities	​​4/5	​TD941-R1
​L.1000	​Universal power adapter and charger solution for mobile terminals and other hand-held ICT devices	​​7/5	TD975

New Recom​mendations

Document	Work item or provisional name	Title	Question	TD
​K.140	K.appl5​	Surge protective component application guide - Fuses​	2/5​	​TD979
K.141​	K.ipe​	​Electromagnetic compatibility requirements for Information Perception Equipment	​4/5	​TD939
​L.1507	L.SES​	​Use of ICT sites to support environmental sensing	6/5​	​TD1000-R1
L.1362​	L.GAL2​	Interface for power management in NFV environments "Green Abstraction Layer 2"​	6/5​	​TD945-R3
L.1032​	L.ER​	Guidelines and Certification Schemes for e-Waste Recyclers​	​7/5	TD968-R2​
L.1022​	L.CE_Concepts​	Circular Economy: Definitions and concepts for material efficiency for ICT​	​7/5	TD944-R1​

Document	Work item or provisional name	Title	Question	TD
ITU-T K.Sup.17 to ITU-T K.44​	​K.Sup.Test_conditions to ITU-T K.44	Test conditions and methods information​	​2/5	​TD999
ITU-T K.Sup.18 to ITU-T K.44​	​K.Sup.telecom_system to ITU-T K.44	​Causes of telecommunication system overvoltage and overcurrent conditions and their expected levels	​​2/5	​TD991
​Appendix II to ITU-T K.90	Appendix II to ITU-T K.90​	​Evaluation techniques and working procedures for compliance with exposure limits of network operator personnel to power-frequency electromagnetic fields. Description of the program EMFACDC.	​​3/5	TD961​
​Appendix IX to ITU-T K.91	Revised Appendix IX to K.91​	Manhole type base station​	​​3/5​	​TD962
​ITU-T K.Suppl.9	​Revised Suppl.9	5G technology and human exposure to RF EMF​	​​​3/5	​TD955
ITU-T K.Suppl.16​	​Revised Suppl.16	​Electromagnetic field compliance assessments for 5G wireless networks	​​​3/5	TD957-R1​

Agreed questionnaire

Title			Question	​TD
None

New work items

TD	Work item	​Title	Question
​TD921-R1	K.Sup.telecom_system ​	Supplement ITU-T K.Sup.telecom_system to ITU-T K.44 "Causes of telecommunication system overvoltage and overcurrent conditions and their expected levels"​	​2/5
TD920-R1​	​K.Sup.Test_conditions	Supplement ITU-T K.Sup.Test_conditions to ITU-T K.44 "Test conditions and methods"​	​​2/5
TD973-R3​	K.devices​	RF EMF exposure assessment of the wireless radiocommunication devices operating close to the human body​	​​3/5
TD938​	Revision of ITU-T K.34 ​	​Classification of electromagnetic environmental conditions for telecommunication equipment – Basic EMC Recommendation	​​4/5
TD925-R2​	​K.plc.emc	Electromagnetic compatibility requirements and measurement methods for outdoor equipment and installation using power line communication technology​	​​4/5
TD965-R1​	L.5G_sav​	Energy saving technologies and best practices for 5G RAN equipment​	​6/5​
TD977​	​L.1331 Revision	​Assessment of mobile network energy efficiency	​​6/5
​TD978-R1	L.PSU for server​	Methodologies for evaluating the functionality and performance of power supply unit configured for servers	​​6/5​
TD929-R3​	​L.EAS_network slicing	​Energy-Aware States network slicing	​​​6/5
​TD969-R1	L.CE_2​	Design Guidelines to achieve the Circular Economy Principles	​​​7/5
​TD967	​L.GSP	General principles for the green supply chain management of ICT manufacturing industry	​​​7/5
​TD949-R3	​L.Trajectories	​Recommendation on GHG emissions trajectories for the ICT sector compatible with the UNFCCC Paris Agreement	​​9/5​
​TD950-R1	L.Sup.Orgtrajectories​	​Supplement giving guidance for organizations interested in complying with the new L-Trajectories Recommendation	​​9/5​

Action plans for implementation of WTSA-16 Resolutions 72 and 73 (Rev. Hammamet, 2016) and Resolution 79 (Dubai, 2012) (human exposure to EMF, environment and climate change, and e-waste)

TD800 contains a proposed “Action Plan" for the implementation of WTSA-16 Resolutions 72 and 73 (Rev. Hammamet, 2016) and Resolution 79 (Dubai, 2012) (human exposure to EMF, environment and climate change, and e-waste). No inputs have been revised at this meeting to advance the current Action Plan.

TD811 contains Plenipotentiary Resolutions concerning ITU-T SG5.

List of stale work items​

TSB provided information on the list of stale work items as contained in TD809-R2. The Rapporteurs of the concerned Questions (Q1/5, Q2/5) were encouraged to discuss this work item during Q1/5 and Q2/5 sessions and take appropriate action. The concerned work items were updated during the sessions as follows:

Provisional name			​ Title	​Question	​Most recent reference	Most recent reference	​ Action Taken
​K.appl5			​Surge protective component application guide - Fuses	​2/5	​TD224	​2017-05-24	​Updated and consented (TD979)
​K.appl6			​Surge protective component application guide - Self-restoring current limiters	​2/5	​TD225	​​2017-05-24	​Updated (TD985)
​K.Eth			​Ethernet port resistibility testing for overvoltages and overcurrents	​2/5	​TD182 TD188	​​2017-05-21	​Updated (TD986)
​K.int			​Limits of interferences on telecommunication transmissions on copper other than speech	​1/5	​C177	​​2017-10-31	​Updated (C514-R1 and C517)
​K.sod			​Surge and over-current protection parameters of external disconnector for surge protective devices used in telecommunication equipment	​2/5	​TD1743 C129	​​2016-10-12 ​2017-10-30	​Updated (C470)

Collaboration matters and Information Sharing

ITU-T Study Group 5 meeting was held in conjunction with the ETSI TC “Environmental Engineering" meeting. A joint plenary took place on Friday 17 May 2019. During the plenary Working Party 2/5 Chairman presented ITU-ETSI joint activities as contained in TD960.

The following TDs were presented by TSB and were noted during the ITU-T SG5 opening plenary:

• ​​​​​​TD810 - Communiqué of the TSB Director CTO Meeting;
• TD812 - United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) initiative 
• TD804 - Bridging the standardization gap and Regional Groups; and
• TD848 - ITU Kaleidoscope 2018 - papers of interest to ITU-T Study Group 5.
• TD875 - C-SERVEES project

ITU-T SG5 Regional Groups​

ITU-T SG5 Regional Group for the Arab Region (SG5RG-ARB)

• The ITU-T SG5RG-ARB held its second meeting on 18 December 2018 in Kuwait. The Report of the meeting was presented as contained in TD814.

​ITU-T SG5 Regional Group for Latin America (SG5RG-LATAM) 

• The ITU-T SG5RG-LATAM held its second meeting on 24 October 2018 in Bogota, Colombia. The Report of the meeting was presented as contained in TD813.
• TD889-R1 contains the request from INDOTEL, Dominican Republic to consider the appointment of Mr Jorge Mateo as Vice-chairman of SG5RG-LATAM. It was agreed to appoint Mr Jorge Mateo as SG5RG-LATAM Vice-chairman.
• TD904 contains the request from Colombia to consider the appointment of Mr Fabian Herrera as new SG5RG-LATAM Chairman. It was agreed to appoint Mr Fabian Herrera as SG5RG-LATAM Chairman.

​ITU-T SG5 Regional Group for Africa (SG5RG-AFR) 

•  The second meeting of SG5RG-AFR will be held from 29-30 August 2019 in Abuja, Nigeria.

​Working Party meetings

The draft Report of Working Party 1/5 can be found in TD849-R3.
The draft Report of Working Party 2/5 can be found in TD850-R4.

Question 8/5 - Guides and te​rminology on environment and climate change

During this meeting, Q8/5 achieved the following key outcomes:

The meeting reviewed and discussed three editing tutorials; figure extraction (TD910), identifying vector Figures (TD914) and editing equations in Word prior to 2007 (TD915). The Figure recovery tutorial showed that the ITU editing process makes Figure extraction for revision from posted Word files impractical. The Terminology Handbook - web version data base setup (TD922) was discussed as part of the Work programme review.

Q8/5 also reviewed and replied to the following incoming liaisons:

• TD869 - LS/i on SCV activity in SG2 [from ITU-T SG2]. The reply is contained in TD987.
• TD824 - LS/i/r on terms and definitions harmonization - dependability (reply to ITU-T SG5-LS63, SCV-LS16-E) [from ITU-T SG13]. The reply is contained in TD988.

Working Party 1/5 - EMC, lightning protection, EMF​​

Working Party 1 made significant progress and achieved the following key outcomes:

Question 1/5 - Protection of information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure from electromagnetic surges

The main results of this meeting are as follows:

Four Contributions relevant to Q1/5 were submitted and discussed such as:

• C440 “The 5th draft of K.vss "Lightning protection and Earthing of Video Surveillance System" from China Telecom related to draft Recommendation K.vss;
• C514-R1 “Research on limits on ADSL disturbances created by A.C. electrified traction system for K.int (Limits of interference on telecommunication transmissions on copper other than speech)" and C517 “Second draft of Recommendation ITU-T K.int (Limits of interferences on telecommunication transmissions on copper other than speech) from Orange, which are related to draft Recommendation ITU-T K.int.
• C453 “Proposal to add a clause to demonstrate the protection measure for antenna system against lightning in different installation scenarios in ITU-T K.112." from Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd, which is related to the revision of Draft revised Recommendation ITU-T K.112

Additionally, TD923-R1 and TD930 were produced and discussed during the meeting.

The meeting report of Q1/5 is contained in TD851-R3.

Question 2/5 - Equipment resistibility and protective components

The main results of this meeting are as follows:

Twenty-two contributions were received, discussed and actioned.

Q2/5 produced one new draft Recommendation ITU-T Kappl5 “Surge protective component application guide - Fuses" and two new draft Supplements: K.Sup.telecom_system to ITU-T Recommendation K.44 on “Causes of telecommunication system overvoltage and overcurrent conditions and their expected levels" and K.Sup.Test_conditions to ITU-T Recommendation K.44 on “Test conditions and methods information".

Q2/5 revised five Recommendations such as:

• Recommendation ITU-T K.77 “Characteristics of metal oxide varistors for the protection of telecommunication installations",
• Recommendation ITU-T K.44 “Resistibility tests for telecommunication equipment exposed to overvoltages and overcurrents – Basic Recommendation"
• Recommendation ITU-T K.20 “Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in a telecommunication centre to overvoltages and overcurrents",
• Recommendation ITU-T K.21 “Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in customer premises to overvoltages and overcurrents" and
• Recommedention ITU-T K.45 “Resistibility of telecommunication equipment installed in the access and trunk networks to overvoltages and overcurrents".

​The loss of Phillip Havens was deeply felt at this meeting.

The meeting report of Q2/5 is contained in TD852-R3.

Question 3/5 - Human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from information and communication technologies (ICTs)

Q3/5 meeting discussed 17 contributions.

Q3/5 revised one Recommendation which was submitted for consent to ITU-T SG5. Q3/5 also revised two Supplements and two Appendices which were submitted for agreement to ITU-T SG5.

A significant part of the discussion has been dedicated to the revision of Recommendation ITU-T K.100 “Measurement of radio frequency electromagnetic fields to determine compliance with human exposure limits when a base station is put into service" (TD956-R1), ITU-T Supplements 9 “5G technology and human exposure to RF EMF" (TD955) and ITU-T Supplement 16 “Electromagnetic field (EMF) compliance assessments for 5G wireless networks" (TD957-R1).

These documents have been revised according to the new concept of the RF EMF exposure assessment that was developed because of the big variation of the RF EMF exposure level in space and time and in order to have consistency with IEC TR 62699 and IEC 62232.

A new version of the software EMFACDC (Appendix II to K.90) was discussed and it was agreed to send it for agreement to ITU-T SG5 as contained in TD961.

Appendix IX “Manhole-type base station" to Recommendation ITU-T K.91 on “Guidance for assessment, evaluation and monitoring of the human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields" was discussed and it was agreed to send it for agreement to ITU-T SG5 as contained in TD962.

Substantial progress was achieved concerning new Recommendation ITU-T K.workers “Assessment and management of compliance with RF EMF exposure limits for workers at radiocommunication sites" as contained in TD954.

The content of the new Technical Report KSTR.RMF_assess “Case studies of RF-EMF assessments" was discussed as contained in TD976. It was noted that it requires further discussion and its agreement will be considered during the next meeting.

Two special sessions took place during Q3/5 meetings. In the first session Dr Emilie van Deventer described the current activities carried out in WHO concerning RF EMF as contained in TD1005. In the second session Mr Thomas Barmueller described the activities of the Mobile Wireless Forum as contained in TD958.

One outgoing Liaison Statement, which provides information on the outcomes of Q3/5 sessions, has been prepared. It was agreed that it will be sent to ITU-R and ITU-D in order to continue the good collaboration with both Sectors.

The meeting report of Q3/5 is contained in TD853-R3.

Question 4/5 - Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) issues arising in the telecommunication environment

The main results of this meeting are as follows:

Three draft Recommendations were completed and submitted for consent:

• Draft Recommendation ITU-T K.ipe "Electromagnetic compatibility requirements for Information Perception Equipment"
• Draft revised Recommendation ITU-T K.116 "Electromagnetic compatibility requirements and test methods for radio telecommunication terminal equipment"
• Draft revised Recommendation K.123 "Electromagnetic compatibility requirements for electrical equipment in telecommunication facilities"

During the discussion of the revision of Recommendation ITU-T K.123, it was noted that the power units used in combination with telecommunication equipment are within the scope of more than one Recommendation and with different requirements. Therefore, it was agreed to re-evaluate the scope of Recommendations ITU-T K.48 "EMC requirements for telecommunication equipment – Product family Recommendation", ITU-T K.76 "EMC requirements for telecommunication network equipment (9 kHz-150 kHz)", ITU-T K.123 “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements for electrical equipment in telecommunication facilities", ITU-T K.136 “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements for radio telecommunication equipment" and ITU-T K.137 "Electromagnetic compatibility requirements and measurement methods for wire-line telecommunication network equipment" in order to propose revisions at the next ITU-T SG5 meeting.

The first draft Recommendation ITU-T K.pim “Passive intermodulation test methods of array antenna systems in mobile communication systems" was prepared however it was noted that further work is required, see TD940.

It was agreed to start the revision of Recommendation ITU-T K.34 “Classification of electromagnetic environmental conditions for telecommunication equipment – Basic EMC Recommendation"; see TD938.

It was also agreed to start a new draft Recommendation K.plc.emc “Electromagnetic compatibility requirements and measurement methods for outdoor equipment using power line communication technology", see TD925-R2.

The meeting report of Q4/5 is contained in TD854-R1.

Question 5/5 - Security and reliability of information and communication technology (ICT) systems from electromagnetic and particle radiations

The main results of Q5/5 meeting are as follows:

Q5/5 received one Contribution regarding draft Recommendation K.soft_dev “Parameters of semiconductor devices required for design of telecommunication equipment applying soft error countermeasures". The first draft was proposed and reviewed.

During the discussion, it was noted that the A.5 qualification of JEDEC was necessary because draft Recommendation ITU-T K.soft_dev needs to refer normatively to JEDEC standard JESD89A. TSB was requested to provide an advice on the possible A.5 qualification of JEDEC.

The meeting report of Q5/5 is contained in TD855-R1.

Working Party 2/5 – Environment, Energy Efficiency and the Circular Economy

Working Party 2 made significant progress and achieved the following key outcomes:

Question 6/5 - Achieving energy efficiency and smart energy

The main results of Q5/5 meeting are as follows:

21 contributions were received and reviewed. The work items under study were improved based on the contributions received. 4 incoming liaison statements were discussed and 7 outgoing liaisons were prepared.

Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.SES “Use of ICT sites to support environmental sensing" and Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.GAL2 “Interface for power management in NFV environments Green Abstraction Layer 2" were proposed to be submitted for consent.

The following new work items were created: ITU-T L.5G_sav “Energy saving technologies and best practices for 5G RAN equipment", Revision of Recommendation ITU-T L.1331 “Assessment of mobile network energy efficiency", ITU-T L.PSU for server “Methodologies for evaluating the functionality and performance of power supply unit configured for servers" and ITU-T L.EAS_network slicing “Energy-Aware States network slicing".

The following work items: ITU-T L.5G_powering “Sustainable power feeding solutions for 5G network", L.DCIM “Specifications of data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) system based on Big Data and AI technology", L.SM_EN “Smart energy for cities and home applications", L.SP_OB “A methodology for improving, assessing and scoring the sustainability performance of office buildings", L.EEframe “Energy efficiency framework", and revision of Recommendation ITU-T L.1310 “Energy efficiency metrics and measurement methods for telecommunication equipment", were improved based on the contributions received and the baseline documents are available as contained in: TD993, TD998, TD946, TD927, TD981 and TD952 respectively.

Two joint sessions to advance on the work items developed together with ETSI EE (WG EE2 and EEPS) were held.

The report of Q6/5 meeting is contained in TD856-R3.

Question 7/5 – Circular economy including e-waste

Q7/5 reviewed the progress report of the Question, which can be found in TD918.

Question 7/5 discussed 23 contributions.

During the meeting, five main work items were addressed including: L. ER “Guidelines and Certification Schemes for e-Waste Recyclers"; L.CE_Concepts “Circular Economy; Definitions and concepts for material efficiency for ICT"; L.Counterfeit “Adequate Assessment and Sensitisation on Counterfeit ICT Products and their Environmental Impact"; and L.SM_B “Sustainable management of batteries resulting from ICT equipment" and L.1000rev “Universal power adapter and charger solution for mobile terminals and other hand-held ICT devices".

Experts agreed to submit the following Draft Recommendations for consent: ITU-T L.ER “Guidelines and Certification Schemes for e-Waste Recyclers" (TD968-R2), ITU-T L.CE_Concepts “Circular Economy: Definitions and concepts for material efficiency for ICT" (TD944-R1) and ITU-T L.1000Rev “Universal power adapter and charger solution for mobile terminals and other hand-held ICT devices" (TD975). 

WP2/5 Chairman was tasked by SG5 Chairman to conduct negotiations amongst interested parties in order to address the comments received by Draft Recommendation ITU-T L.1015 (ex.L.CEM) “Criteria for evaluation of the environmental impact of mobile phones", during AAP. The final text of Draft Recommendation L.CEM submitted for approval to SG5 is contained in TD974-R1.

Two new work items were created: Draft Recommendations ITU-T L.CE_2 “Identifying Design Guidelines for Meeting the Circular Economy Principles" (TD969-R1) and ITU-T L.GSP “General principles for the green supply chain management of ICT manufacturing industry" (TD967).

Two presentations were made to Q7/5 experts including: a presentation by Orange on “Assessment of the Circular Improvement Score CIS" (TD970) as related to new work item L.CE_2 and a presentation by Apple as liaison rapporteur of CENELEC “Update on developments in CEN/CENELEC JTC10" (TD959).

The liaison rapporteur for CENELEC made a presentation concerning the latest developments in JTC10 as contained in TD959.

The report of Q7/5 meeting is contained in TD857-R2.

Question 9/5 - Climate change and assessment of information and communication technology (ICT) in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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Q9/5 received 24 contributions.

A new version of draft Recommendation ITU-T L.MAAP has been produced including with a comprehensive description of the methodology. A new version of the draft Recommendation L.trajectories has been produced including a description of an overall ICT sector trajectory and trajectories for the associated ICT sub-sectors. It should be noted that previously this work item was a Draft Supplement and following discussions it was agreed to change the work item and develop a draft Recommendation instead. In addition, a new WI describing a Supplement is proposed, with guidance for organisations interested in complying with this new Recommendation. Q9/5 has reviewed 2 liaison statements from ITU-D SG2 and ITU-R SG7 respectively.

Q9/5 experts made a first review of the text of Question 9/5 and proposed some modifications. It was noted that further discussion is needed to develop the final text of Question 9/5. The report of Q9/5 meeting is contained in TD859-R3.

​Special session on SG5 future

A special session to discuss the future mandate and structure of SG5 took place on 16 May 2019.

This session was organized to follow up on TSAG-LS20 and in preparations for WTSA, as contained in TD893.

A proposal to create a new study group that would combine both SG5 and SG20 current mandates and lead roles has been discussed.

After discussions, SG5 agreed that:

• It would be beneficial not to combine SG5 and SG20 mandates
• SG5 should expand its own mandate
• WP1 and WP2 Chairmen would coordinate with their respective Rapporteurs and would submit a proposal concerning the text of Questions
• SG5 Management would work on a proposed mandate for SG5
• Future SG5 meetings should last 1 week
• A proposal containing the new mandate, structure and text of the Questions would be presented during an online meeting to take place before the next SG5 meeting to be held from 16 to 20 September 2019.

It was highlighted the need to:

• Work on a proposal for a new name for the study group
• Title of the Questions should be able to provide an overview of the work also to non-experts
• A LS to ask TSAG to change the name “Question" will be prepared by Q8/5 Rapporteur for approval of the SG5 plenary.

R​apporteur group meetings (including e-meetings)

The complete list of planned meetings can be found here.

Updates in the SG5 Management Team and Rapporteurs:​

During the SG5 opening plenary, upon request of Huawei Technologies, Co., LTD, Mr Anders Andrae was appointed as Q7/5 Associate Rapporteur.

During the SG5 closing plenary:

• Upon request of Bourns limited, Mr Mick Maytum was appointed as Vice-chairman of WP1/5.
• Upon request of Telecom Italia, Mr Claudio Bianco was appointed as Q6/5 Associate Rapporteur. Please see TD788-R2.
• Click here for the complete list of SG5 Rapporteurs and Associate Rapporteurs.
• Click here for the complete list of SG5 Liaison Rapporteurs and other representative roles.
• Click here​ for the complete list of SG5 management team.

13th Symposium on ICT, Environment and Climate Change

The International Telecommunication Union together with Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, UN Environment, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UN Global Compact, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, United Nations Industrial Development Organization and UN-Women organized the 13th Symposium on ICT, Environment and Climate Change, which took place on 13 May 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland.

The theme of this year's Symposium was “The role of frontier technologies in combating climate change and achieving a circular economy".

The Symposium concluded with a Call for Action, which acknowledges the transformative potential of frontier technologies and the associated risks, while highlighting a course of actions that would build a shared vision on the use of these technologies.

More information on the Symposium can be found here.

Smart Environment Panels

Two Smart Environment Panels on GHG emissions trajectories for the ICT sector and on new ITU standards on soft errors that affect telecommunications were held on 15 and 20 May respectively.

In memory of Phillip Havens

Unfortunately, Phillip Havens, SG5 Vice-chairman and Q2/5 Co-Rapporteur, passed away in February 2019. Phillip Havens was a good friend to have and a valued contributor to ITU-T and other standards organisations. During the ITU-T SG5 opening plenary a tribute to his life and work was done. The loss of Phillip Havens was deeply felt at this meeting. A book of condolence was prepared as contained in TD916-R1.

Dates of next ITU-T SG5 meeting and Regional Group Meetings

• The next ITU-T SG5 Regional Group for Africa will take place from 29 to 30 August 2019 in Abuja, Nigeria in the framework of the first Digital African Week.
• The next ITU-T Study Group 5 meeting will take place from 16-20 September 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland.

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