The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) is the governing conference of the ITU Standardization Sector (ITU-T), one of the three world conferences of the

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, and as such, the

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system. The quadrennial conference decides the working methods for ITU-T for the next Study Period. It also creates the Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG) and the ITU-T Study Groups (such as

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) and elects their management teams. The Recommendations and resolutions that are approved at WTSA shape the future of ICT standardization.

WTSA 20

WTSA 20 was scheduled to be held in

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in 17-27 November 2020. It was rescheduled to 1-9 March 2022 at CICG, next to ITU headquarters in

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, due to the

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WTSA 16

WTSA-16 was held from 25 October until 3 November 2016 in Hammamet,

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WTSA 12

The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly in 2012 (WTSA 12) was held in the

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from 20 until 29 November.

References

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