World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly
# World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly

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 International Telecommunication Union, and as such, the United Nations 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 ITU-T Study Group 16) 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 Hyderabad, India in 17-27 November 2020. It was rescheduled to 1-9 March 2022 at CICG, next to ITU headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## WTSA 16

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

## WTSA 12

The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly in 2012 (WTSA 12) was held in the United Arab Emirates from 20 until 29 November.

