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Executive Summary

Meeting of ITU-T SG17 'Security', Geneva, 22-30 January 2019

Hot topics:

• Quantum Key Distribution Networks
  
• Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and Security
  
• Edge computing security
  
• 5G security
  
• Post-quantum PKI
  
• Cloud-based platform (industrial Internet, etc) security
  
• Distributed identity management
  
• Malware Analysis
  
• Data de-identification
  

ITU Workshop on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Security   

The event was announced by TSB Circular 116 and was attended by 71 participants (including remote participation) from 17 countries.  Outcome of this workshop identified next step advices for SG17 is found at: https://1f8a81b9b0707b63-19211.webchannel-proxy.scarabresearch.com/en/ITU-T/Workshops-and-Seminars/20190121/Documents/Outcome Report.pdf.

Meeting Output:

• Approved (TAP) 3 new ITU-T Recommendations. Details are in Annex A a).
• Agreed 1 new Supplement. Details are in Annex A c).
• Consented (AAP) 3 new Recommendation/Corrigendum for Last Call. Details are in Annex A e).
• 10 new work items were agreed to be added to the SG17 work programme. Details are in Annex B.
• Q2/17 Text revised to highlight new working areas on foundations on AI/ML for ICT security.

Next SG17 meeting:

• Tuesday 27 August – Thursday 5 September 2019, Geneva, Switzerland (8 working days).
• Workshop on FinTech security on Monday 26 August 2019, Geneva, Switzerland.
• Tuesday 17 – Thursday 26 March 2020 in Geneva (8 Working days) (to be confirmed)
• Tuesday 25 August – Thursday 3 September 2020 in Geneva (8 Working days) (to be confirmed)
• 53 texts are candidate for action in next SG17 meeting, see in Annex A f).
• Interim RGMs: 8 Questions plan to hold 9 RGMs.

Bridging the Standardization Gap (BSG):

• Welcome and guided tour for newcomers;
• SG17 orientation session with SG17 overview presentation given by SG17 Chairman;
• SG17 Counsellor's clinic to answer questions from delegates on ITU-T (SG17) working methods
• Informal gatherings of SG17RG-AFR and SG17RG-ARB
• Trial on use of a daily 'check-in' sheet to track and evaluate participation of delegates attending this SG17 meeting on an ITU fellowship

Tutorial presentations:

• A half-day mini-workshop/showcase (TD1837) on QKD on 23 Jan 2019 for 7 new members who joined SG17 for this subject to explain this new work area
• Q1-14/17 tutorials (TD1793) to initiate SG17 preparation for WTSA-2020.

Participation:

• 178 participants (182 announced): 36 countries, 21 Sector Members, 4 Associates, and 2 Academia. 8 invited experts.
• 8 partial fellowships granted: Comoros, Congo DRC, Mali, Niger, Palestine, Senegal, Sudan, Syria
  
• 3 new associates (Hudson Institue (USA), Quantum Xchange (USA), Cambridge Quantum Computing (UK))
• 2 new Sector Members from China (QuantumCTek, CAS Quantum Network)
  
• 1 New Member State participation: Liberia
• SG17 vice chairmen absent (6/9): Vasiliy DOLMATOV (Russia), Gökhan EVREN (Turkey), Juan GONZALEZ (USA), Patrick-Kennedy KETTIN ZANGA (Central Africa) and Hugo Darío MIGUEL (Argentina) (Muataz Elsadig ISHAG (Sudan) participated 3 days)

Correspondence Groups:

• CG-xss (correspondence group on transformation of security study) will continue.
• CG-sg17-wtsa20-prep (Correspondence Group on SG17 preparation for WTSA-20) was established.
  

Meeting input and organization:

• Contributions: 118 - stable (past meetings: 144, 113, 106, 78, 81, 66, 74, 80)
  
• Contribution# from: APT (98 (83%) (= China 49 (42%), Korea 41, Japan 7, Malaysia 2)), Americas (12), EUR (9), AFR (3), ARAB (1), LAM (0).    
• TDs: 380 (previous meeting: 420, 395, 426, 368, 391, 418, 371, 386), including 47 incoming liaison statements and 30 outgoing liaison statements; 80+ prepared by SG17 secretary.
• 240 sessions (previous meeting: 252, 249, 204) were organized, up to 12 parallel meetings per quarter.
• 29 sessions (previous meeting: 27, 25, 11) used remote participation
  

Annex A
Actions taken on Recommendations, and other texts at the 7 September 2018 SG17 plenary

a) TAP Recommendations approved (WTSA-16 Resolution 1):

The SG17 plenary meeting approved (TAP) the following three draft new ITU-T Recommendations in accordance with WTSA-16 Resolution 1, Section 9.

Approval of the above Recommendations will be announced by TSB Circular in Feb 2019.

b) TAP Recommendations not approved (WTSA-16 Resolution 1):

None.

c) Amendment approved, Corrigendum approved, Supplements agreed:

The SG17 plenary meeting agreed the following new Supplement:

d) Recommendations determined (TAP – WTSA-16 Resolution 1):

None.

e) AAP Recommendations consented for Last Call (Recommendation ITU-T A.8):

The SG17 plenary meeting gave consent (AAP) to the following three new ITU-T Recommendations and Technical Corrigendum for Last Call according to Recommendation ITU-T A.8:

These Recommendations will enter AAP Last call in Feb 2019.

f) Work items planned for action in next SG17 meeting:

Annex B
New work items

The following 11 new work items were agreed to be added to the SG17 Work Programme:

Notes:

(1)    Target date for consent or determination of Recommendations or for agreement of Supplements or non-normative text.
*: for determination, **: for agreement

Annex C
Work items Removed

The following work item was agreed to be removed (discontinued) from the SG17 work programme: