BELTUG Update 5 October 2007

BELTUG UPDATE - 5 October 2007

Table of contents

1. The new BELTUG priorities 2. BELTUG Memorandum for the Government

1. The new BELTUG priorities

In light of BELTUG’s mission to help companies and public services to seize the opportunities and overcome the challenges arising from communications technology and services in their daily business, BELTUG conducted a survey.172 companies gave us their priorities.  From now until June BELTUG will develop these topics: - Policy “How to guide user’s behaviour? Toward efficient use of communication tools, such as GSM, PDA, video, etc. - Cost control and managing expenses - Corporate policy on the use of GSM, e-mail, internet, PDAs/laptops, location based services/tracking & tracing, presence management - The shortage of ICT-personnel - How to incorporate new technology and changing pricing schemes in long term contracts? - Application aware networking: services and SLAs – optimising the bandwidth - correct routing  - Checklist business case Wifi versus mobile (voice) - Maturity VoIP/VoIP for any place, any device - Business continuity - Managed iCt services and the importance of security and privacy - Collaboration tools/Presence management/Directory management - Secured Email - SPAM in a business environment We thank everybody who answered the survey. The full study is available for BELTUG Members in Dutch an French. (32 p.)

2. BELTUG Memorandum for the Government

BELTUG published a Memorandum for the new Government. It is available for everybody in Dutch and French (11 p.). Our most important wishes regarding government policy: - to make ICT a national priority (and create a dedicated ICT Ministerial post) - to make sure the new European regulations are translated into Belgian law ASAP. - to ensure the autonomy and efficiency of the BIPT. - to sell the goverment’s majority shareholding in Belgacom - to ensure number portability for all services, including VOIP. - to balance the regulatory environment for fixed and mobile operators - to stimulate development and innovation in the converging fixed/mobile market.