Editing ITU-T (section)

=== Development of Recommendations ===
Most of the work of ITU-T is carried out by its Sector Members and Associates, while the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) is the executive arm of ITU-T and coordinator for a number of workshops and seminars to progress existing work areas and explore new ones. The events cover a wide array of topics in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT) and attract high-ranking experts as speakers, and attendees from engineers to high-level management from all industry sectors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/0A/0F/T0A0F0000090001PDFE.pdf|title=Standards for better Communications – ITU-T Guide for Beginners |pages=13–16|date=March 2005|website=itu.int|access-date=6 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204549/http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/0A/0F/T0A0F0000090001PDFE.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref>

The technical work, the development of Recommendations, of ITU-T is managed by Study Groups (SGs), such as [[ITU-T Study Group 13|Study Group 13]] for network standards, [[ITU-T Study Group 16|Study Group 16]] for multimedia standards, and [[ITU-T Study Group 17|Study Group 17]] for security standards, which are created by the [[World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly]] (WTSA) which is held every four years. As part of the deliberations, WTSA has instructed ITU to hold the [[Global Standards Symposium]], which unlike WTSA is open to public for participation. The people involved in these SGs are experts in telecommunications from all over the world. There are currently 11 SGs. Study groups meet face to face (or virtually under exceptional circumstances) according to a calendar issued by the TSB.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/0A/0F/T0A0F0000090001PDFE.pdf|title=Standards for better Communications – ITU-T Guide for Beginners |pages=17|date=March 2005|website=itu.int|access-date=6 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204549/http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/0A/0F/T0A0F0000090001PDFE.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> SGs are augmented by Focus Groups (FGs), an instrument created by ITU-T, providing a way to quickly react to ICT standardization needs and allowing great flexibility in terms of participation and working methods. The key difference between SGs and FGs is that the latter have greater freedom to organize and finance themselves, and to involve non-members in their work, but they do not have the authority to approve Recommendations. Focus Groups can be created very quickly, are usually short-lived and can choose their own working methods, leadership, financing, and types of deliverables.<ref>[http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/0A/0F/T0A0F0000090001PDFE.pdf itu.int] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071129123232/http://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-t/oth/0A/0F/T0A0F0000090001PDFE.pdf |date=2007-11-29 }}, (s23-24), [http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/focusgroups/index.html ITU-T Focus Groups] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101042003/http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/focusgroups/index.html |date=2007-11-01 }}</ref> Current Focus Groups include the [[ITU-WHO Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Health]] (FG-AI4H) as well as [[ITU Focus Group on Machine Learning for 5G|Machine Learning for 5G]] (which developed [[Y.3172]]), [[ITU Focus Group on Quantum Information Technologies for Networks|Quantum Information Technologies for Networks]], and [[ITU Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous and Assisted Driving|Artificial Intelligence for Assisted and Autonomous Driving]].