ITU-D Study Groups

Previous Periods

ITU-D STUDY GROUPS 1 AND 2

RAPPORTEURS, VICE-RAPPORTEURS & BDT FOCAL POINTS

STUDY GROUP 1

STUDY GROUP 2

Question 1/1 - Strategies and policies for the deployment of broadband in developing countries
Rapporteurs	Mr Vadim KAPTUR (O.S. Popov Odessa National Academy of Telecommunications, Ukraine)
	Mr Fred ONGARO (Kenya)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Charles Zoë BANGA (Central African Rep.)
	Mr Mohamed Amine BENZIANE (Algérie Télécom SPA, Algeria)
	Ms Jane COFFIN (Internet Society (ISOC))
	Ms Aminata Niang DIAGNE (Senegal)
	Mr Karma JAMYANG (Bhutan)
	Mr Issoufi K. MAIGA (Mali)
	Mr Jean Marie MAIGNAN (Haiti)
	Mr Luc Servais MISSIDIMBAZI (Congo)
	Mr Turhan MULUK (Intel Corporation, United States)
	Mr Abdoulaye OUEDRAOGO (Burkina Faso)
	Mr Ümit Nevruz ÖZDEMIR (Türk Telekom, Turkey)
	Ms Qian ZHANG (China)
	Mr Chunfei ZHANG (China (resigned in 2018))
BDT Focal Points	Ms Aminata AMADOU GARBA (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Sylvester CADETTE (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Mr Jean-Jacques MASSIMA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Mr Farid NAKHLI (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Jaroslaw PONDER (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Mr Aamir RIAZ (BDT Focal Point (ASP))
	Ms Nancy SUNDBERG (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Ms Chali TUMELO (BDT Focal Point (AFR))

Question 2/1 - Strategies, policies, regulations and methods of migration and adoption of digital broadcasting and implementation of new services
Rapporteurs	Mr Roberto HIRAYAMA (Brazil)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Siaka COULIBALY (Mali)
	Mr Hassan ISSAKA (Chad)
	Ms Jinane KARAM (Lebanon)
	Ms Gülcihan KURNAZ (Türk Telekom, Turkey)
	Ms Laetitia Kilega Lega LUBAGA (Dem. Rep. of the Congo)
	Mr Jean Marie MAIGNAN (Haiti)
	Mr Gang WU (Huawei)
BDT Focal Points	Ms Rouda ALAMIR ALI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Vladimir DAIGELE (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Jean-Jacques MASSIMA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Mr Farid NAKHLI (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Jaroslaw PONDER (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Mr Aamir RIAZ (BDT Focal Point (ASP))

Question 3/1 - Emerging technologies, including cloud computing: m-services, and OTTs: Challenges and opportunities, economic and policy impact for developing countries
Rapporteurs	Mr Nasser KETTANI (Microsoft, United States)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Ahmadou Dit ADI CISSE (Mali)
	Ms Beyhan Aygün AKYÜZ (Türk Telekom, Turkey)
	Mr Charles Zoë BANGA (Central African Rep.)
	Mr Christopher HEMMERLEIN (Facebook (served until 2021))
	Mr Henri Numbi ILUNGA (Dem. Rep. of Congo)
	Mr Ram Babu JATAV (India)
	Mr Franklin MAKOKHA (Kenya)
	Mr Luc Servais MISSIDIMBAZI (Congo)
	Mr Geraldo NETO (Telecommunications Management Group, Inc, United States )
	Mr Abdoulaye OUEDRAOGO (Burkina Faso)
	Mr Arseny PLOSSKY (Russian Federation)
	Mr Serigne Abdou Lahatt SYLLA (Senegal)
	Ms Alicia TAMBE (Facebook)
	Mr Darshan THAPA (Bhutan)
	Mr Zhen ZHANG (China)
BDT Focal Points	Ms Rouda ALAMIR ALI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Ms Youlia LOZANOVA (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Farid NAKHLI (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Jaroslaw PONDER (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Mr Ismail SHAH (BDT Focal Point (ASP))

Question 4/1 - Economic policies and methods of determining the costs of services related to national telecommunication/ICT networks
Rapporteurs	Mr Arseny PLOSSKY (Russian Federation)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Mohammed ABDULKADHIM ALI (Iraq)
	Mr Haider Abd ALHASSAN YAHIA (Iraq)
	Mr Emanuele GIOVANNETTI (Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom)
	Mr Rafael GONZALEZ-GALARRETA (Axon Partners Group, Spain (resigned in 2018))
	Mr Ugur KAYDAN (Turkey)
	Mr Ibrahima KONE (Mali)
	Mr Jorge MARTINEZ MORANDO (Axon Partners Group, Spain)
	Mr Talent MUNYARADZI (Zimbabwe)
	Mr Huguens PREVILON (Haiti)
	Ms Nomen’anjara Gillucia RAFALIMANANA (Madagascar)
	Mr Wesam M. SEDIK (Egypt)
	Ms Gevher Nesibe TURAL TOK (Türk Telekom, Turkey)
BDT Focal Points	Mr Mustafa AL MAHDI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Farid NAKHLI (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Ashish NARAYAN (BDT Focal Point (ASP))
	Mr Jaroslaw PONDER (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Ms Carmen PRADO-WAGNER (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Rodrigo ROBLES (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Ms Anne Rita SSEMBOGA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))

Question 5/1 - Telecommunications/ICTs for rural and remote areas
Rapporteurs	Mr Khalil ALSOBHI (Saudi Arabia)
	Ms Caecilia NYAMUTSWA (Zimbabwe)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Edva ALTEMAR (Haiti)
	Ms Hande BAYRAK (Türk Telekom, Turkey)
	Mr Karma JAMYANG (Bhutan)
	Mr Cissé KANE (African Civil Society on the Information Society (ACSIS))
	Mr Yasuhiko KAWASUMI (Japan)
	Ms Stella KIPSAITA (Kenya)
	Mr Ja Heung KOO (Korea (Rep. of))
	Ms Justina Tumaini MASHIBA (Tanzania)
	Mr Turhan MULUK (Intel Corporation, United States)
	Mr Babou SARR (Senegal)
	Mr Oumar SIDI ALY (Mali)
	Mr Karma TENZIN (Bhutan (resigned in 2020))
	Ms Li ZHANG (China)
BDT Focal Points	Mr Mustafa AL MAHDI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Désiré KARYABWITE (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Jean-Jacques MASSIMA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Mr Jaroslaw PONDER (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Mr Ismail SHAH (BDT Focal Point (ASP))

Question 6/1 - Consumer information, protection and rights: Laws, regulation, economic bases, consumer networks
Rapporteurs	Mr Jinqiao CHEN (China (P.R. of) (Served until 2020))
	Ms Archana Goyal GULATI (India (served until 2021))
	Mr Parmod KUMAR (India)
	Ms Elisa Vieira LEONEL (Brazil)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Issiaka ALHABIBOU (Mali)
	Mr Edva ALTEMAR (Haiti)
	Mr Laith DRAGHMEH (State of Palestine)
	Ms Caecilia NYAMUTSWA (Zimbabwe)
	Mr Issouf SOULAMA (Burkina Faso)
	Mr Mehmet Alper TEKIN (Türkiye)
BDT Focal Points	Ms Rouda ALAMIR ALI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Ms Sofie MADDENS (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Farid NAKHLI (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Ashish NARAYAN (BDT Focal Point (ASP))
	Mr Jaroslaw PONDER (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Mr Bruno RAMOS (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Ms Anne Rita SSEMBOGA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))

Question 7/1 - Access to telecommunication/ICT services by persons with disabilities and other persons with specific needs
Rapporteurs	Ms Amela ODOBAŠIC (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Ms Ileana Gama BENÍTEZ (Mexico)
	Mr Abdoulaye DEMBELE (Mali)
	Mr Lamine Mahamadou DIALLO (Mali)
	Mr George Anthony GIANNOUMIS (Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway)
	Ms Mina Seonmin JUN (Korea (Rep. of))
	Ms Rachel Kalala KABEDI (Dem. Rep. of Congo)
	Ms Anastasia Sergeyevna KONUKHOVA (Russian Federation)
	Ms Maryam Tayefeh MAHMOUDI (Iran (Islamic Republic of))
	Mr Mitsuji MATSUMOTO (Japan)
	Mr Godfrey MUHATIA (Kenya)
	Ms Andrea SAKS (United States)
	Mr Issouf SOULAMA (Burkina Faso)
	Ms Yinghua WU (China)
BDT Focal Points	Mr Karim ABDELGHANI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Sean DORAL (BDT Focal Point (ASP))
	Mr Farid NAKHLI (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Jaroslaw PONDER (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Ms Ana VENEROSO (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Ms Roxana WIDMER-ILIESCU (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))

Question 1/2 - Creating smart cities and society: Employing information and communication technologies for sustainable social and economic development
Rapporteurs	Mr Fadel F. DIGHAM (Egypt)
	Mr James NJERU (Kenya)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Sanjeev BANZAL (India)
	Mr Evgeny BONDARENKO (Intervale, Russian Federation)
	Ms Neslihan CENK (Türk Telekom, Turkey)
	Mr Cai CHEN (China)
	Ms Aminata Niang DIAGNE (Senegal)
	Mr Seydou DIARRA (Mali)
	Mr Jong-Sung HWANG (Korea (Rep. of))
	Mr Ataru KOBAYASHI (NEC Corporation, Japan)
	Mr Abdelmadjid LOUMI (Algérie Télécom SPA, Algeria)
	Mr Fadi MORJANH (State of Palestine)
	Mr Turhan MULUK (Intel Corporation, United States)
	Mr Yoshihiro NAKAYAMA (KDDI Corporation (Japan))
	Ms Carrelle TOHO ACCLASSATO (Benin)
	Mr Yuki UMEZAWA (KDDI Corporation (Japan) (resigned in 2020))
BDT Focal Points	Mr Karim ABDELGHANI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Mustafa AL MAHDI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Hani ESKANDAR (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Farid NAKHLI (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Jaroslaw PONDER (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Mr Ismail SHAH (BDT Focal Point (ASP))

Question 2/2 - Telecommunications/ICTs for eHealth
Rapporteurs	Mr Isao NAKAJIMA (Japan)
	Mr Done-Sik YOO (Korea (Rep. of))
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Leonid ANDROUCHKO (Dominic Foundation, Switzerland)
	Mr Gregory DOMOND (Haiti, Haiti)
	Ms Malina JORDANOVA (Bulgaria)
	Mr Paul KIAGE (Kenya)
	Mr Mayank MRINAL (India)
	Ms Lydia OUEDRAOGO/SENEME (Burkina Faso)
	Mr John OWUOR (Sweden)
	Ms Fatoumata SAMAKE (Mali)
	Mr Babou SARR (Senegal)
	Ms Carrelle TOHO ACCLASSATO (Benin)
BDT Focal Points	Mr Karim ABDELGHANI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Miguel ALCAINE (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Mr Ali Drissa BADIEL (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Mr Hani ESKANDAR (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Ashish NARAYAN (BDT Focal Point (ASP))
	Mr Jaroslaw PONDER (BDT Focal Point (EUR))

Question 3/2 - Securing information and communication networks: Best practices for developing a culture of cybersecurity
Rapporteurs	Mr Michael BEIRNE (United States (resigned in 2020))
	Mr Kwadwo BURGEE (United States (resigned in 2020) )
	Ms Aimee MEACHAM (United States)
	Mr Dominique WÜRGES (Orange, France)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Damnam Kanlanfei BAGOLIBE (Togo)
	Mr Amine Adoum BAKHIT (Chad)
	Ms Maria BOLSHAKOVA (Russian Federation)
	Ms Sonam CHOKI (Bhutan)
	Mr Yakov GASS (RESIGNED IN 2020) (Russian Federation (resigned in 2020))
	Mr Karim HASNAOU (Algérie Télécom SPA, Algeria)
	Mr Cissé KANE (African Civil Society on the Information Society (ACSIS))
	Ms Miho NAGANUMA (NEC Corporation, Japan)
	Mr Jean David RODNEY (Haiti)
	Ms Jabin VAHORA (United States)
	Ms Xinxin WAN (China)
	Mr Jaesuk YUN (Korea (Rep. of))
	Mr Mohamadou ZAROU (Mali)
BDT Focal Points	Ms Rouda ALAMIR ALI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Ali Drissa BADIEL (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Mr Calvin CHAN (BDT Focal Point (ASP))
	Mr Farid NAKHLI (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Marco OBISO (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Pablo PALACIOS (BDT Focal Point (AMS))
	Mr Jaroslaw PONDER (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Mr Serge Valéry ZONGO (BDT Focal Point (AFR))

Question 4/2 - Assistance to developing countries for implementing conformance and interoperability (C&I) programmes and combating counterfeit ICT equipment and theft of mobile devices
Rapporteurs	Mr Cheikh Tidjani OUDAA (Mauritania)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Ahmadou Dit ADI CISSE (Mali)
	Ms Amel KHIAR (Algérie Télécom SPA, Algeria)
	Mr Joseph ONAYA (Kenya)
	Mr Brillant Harivony RAKOTORATSIMANJEFY (Madagascar)
	Mr Serigne Abdou Lahatt SYLLA (Senegal)
BDT Focal Points	Mr Vladimir DAIGELE (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Farid NAKHLI (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Ismail SHAH (BDT Focal Point (ASP))
	Ms Chali TUMELO (BDT Focal Point (AFR))

Question 5/2 - Utilizing telecommunications/ICTs for disaster risk reduction and management
Rapporteurs	Mr Sanjeev BANZAL (India)
	Mr Joseph BURTON (United States (resigned in 2020) )
	Ms Kelly E O'KEEFE (United States)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Parag AGRAWAL (India)
	Mr Hideo IMANAKA (Japan)
	Mr Joses JEAN BAPTISTE (Haiti)
	Mr Abdulkarim Ayopo OLOYEDE (Nigeria)
BDT Focal Points	Mr Mustafa AL MAHDI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Ms Maritza DELGADO SOLARTE (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Jean-Jacques MASSIMA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Mr Aamir RIAZ (BDT Focal Point (ASP))
	Mr Rodrigo ROBLES (BDT Focal Point (AMS))

Question 6/2 - ICTs and the environment
Rapporteurs	Mr Cissé KANE (African Civil Society on the Information Society (ACSIS))
	Ms Aprajita SHARRMA (India)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr Richard ANAGO (Burkina Faso)
	Mr Issa CAMARA (Mali)
	Ms Simone FERREIRA RIBEIRO (Brazil (resigned in 2019))
	Mr Yakov GASS (RESIGNED IN 2020) (Russian Federation (resigned in 2020))
	Mr Joses JEAN BAPTISTE (Haiti)
	Ms Amandine Kalima KATANTI (Dem. Rep. of the Congo)
BDT Focal Points	Mr Mustafa AL MAHDI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Garam BEL (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Sameer SHARMA (BDT Focal Point (ASP))
	Ms Vera SOLOVEVA (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Ms Anne Rita SSEMBOGA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))

Question 7/2 - Strategies and policies concerning human exposure to electromagnetic fields
Rapporteurs	Ms Dan LIU (China (resigned in 2018))
	Mr Haim MAZAR (ATDI)
	Mr Tongning WU (China)
Vice-Rapporteurs	Mr R.M. CHATURVEDI (India)
	Ms Aminata Niang DIAGNE (Senegal)
	Mr Gregory DOMOND (Haiti, Haiti)
	Mr Enock GOTHIAS (Central African Rep.)
BDT Focal Points	Mr Mustafa AL MAHDI (BDT Focal Point (ARB))
	Mr Désiré KARYABWITE (BDT Focal Point (Headquarters))
	Mr Jean-Jacques MASSIMA (BDT Focal Point (AFR))
	Mr Farid NAKHLI (BDT Focal Point (CIS))
	Mr Jaroslaw PONDER (BDT Focal Point (EUR))
	Mr Aamir RIAZ (BDT Focal Point (ASP))

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