About the Program
The IEEE Government Engagement Program on Standards (GEPS) helps government bodies meet their technology, standards and policy goals–from enabling technical excellence and global interoperability to promoting safety, sustainability and innovation to foster economic growth and society prosperity. Through a technical standards lens, it provides resources and connections to assist participants address technology, business and governance issues within their respective portfolio of work and their efforts in deploying policies.
By participating in IEEE GEPS, governments have the opportunity to engage directly with standards development and industry experts and help shape standards and their impact on technology transformation, policy and regulation. Participants receive tailored information through bespoke webinars and bi-lateral consultations with technical standards experts.
Enabling
Enhancing knowledge of the IEEE standards development process and understanding of IEEE standards in regulatory and policy frameworks
Empowering
Assisting governments on how market-led standards can help provide sound and flexible solutions and enable innovation
Engaging
Connecting with IEEE standards’ communities and those involved in the global standardization ecosystem to help governments meet their objectives
In IEEE GEPS, government bodies:
- Are recognized by IEEE as having official Observer Status on the IEEE Standards Board
- Gain access to timely information on IEEE standards and related activities
- Connect with global IEEE standards leadership, technical and industry experts, and fellow GEPS participants from around the world
- Have a dedicated program contact to assist with program participation
IEEE GEPS is open to representatives from governments from around the world, including from:
- Agencies and Bureaus
- Centres and Commissions
- Ministries
- National Authorities and Secretariats
- Offices and Departments
- Regulatory Bodies
- Other governmental bodies
Participating in IEEE GEPS is predominantly online, noting that GEPS participants are invited to IEEE SA governance meetings. There are no fees nor binding obligations associated with being involved in the program.
Participants by Country
Ahmed Javed (primary)
Mohammad Aqeb Kohistani (alternate)
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA)
Laredj Zerrouki
Algeria
Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT)
Manuel de Carvalho (primary)
Samuel Murça (alternate)
Angola
Angolan Institute for Communications
D’uva Sergio Daniel (primary)
Guillermo Montenegro (alternate)
Argentina
National Communications Agency (ENACOM)
Dominic Byrne
Australia
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
Ryan Mavin (primary)
Cath Koetz (alternate)
Australia
Australian Digital Health Agency
Philip Crothers (primary)
Olivia Bunter (alternate)
Australia
Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR)
Claudia Reinprecht
Austria
Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
Franz Ziegelwanger (primary)
Georg Karner (alternate)
Austria
Department for Technology Telecommunications and Postal Services,
Austrian Ministry of Finance (BMF)
Mohammad Salahuddin
Bangladesh
a2i, Information and Communication Technology Division, Government of Bangladesh
Renee Evelyn
Barbados
Ministry of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology (MIST)
Kesang Phuntsho Namgay (primary)
Tek Bahadur Chhetri (alternate)
Bhutan
Bhutan Standards Bureau (BSB)
Jamyang Tempa
Bhutan
Department of Renewable Energy (DRE), Ministry of Economic Affairs
Irma Sokolović
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA)
José Gustavo Sampaio Gontijo
Brazil
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovations (MCTI)
Nilo Pasquali (primary)
Vinicius Oliveira Caram (alternate)
Brazil
National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL)
Ouedraogo Seneme Maimouna Lydia (primary)
Anago Richard (alternate)
Burkina Faso
Ministry of Development of the Digital Economy and Posts (MDENP)
Francis Olivier Cubahiro
Burundi
Ministry of Communication, ICT and Media (MINCOTIM)
Gaël Ingabire
Burundi
Telecommunications & ICT Regulatory Authority (ARCT)
Nitin Nair
Canada
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Jim Boyden (primary)
David Park (alternate)
Canada
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade (MEDJCT), Ontario
Rodney Taylor (primary)
Nigel Cassimire (alternate)
Junior McIntyre (alternate)
Caribbean
Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)
Danae Diez de Medina Contreras
Chile
Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications (MTT)
HASSAN Abouseada (primary)
Mostafa Saad Eldin (alternate)
Egypt
Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA)
Ramy Ahmed Fathy
Egypt
National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA)
Nora Bellec
France
Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Alexander Dürnagel (primary)
Lars Herrmann (alternate)
Germany
Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV)
Guido Hiertz
Germany
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
Taras Holoyad (primary)
Markus Maass (alternate)
Germany
Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway (BNetzA)
Isaac Boateng (primary)
Roland Yaw Kudozia (alternate)
Ghana
National Communications Authority (NCA)
Sophia Papathanasopoulou
Greece
Ministry of Digital Governance
Anand Deshpande (primary)
Abhijit Mulay (alternate)
India
Automobile Research Association of India (ARAI)
Priti Bhatnagar
India
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
Ashok Rajput (primary)
Vandana Singhal (alternate)
India
Central Electricity Authority (CEA)
Hemant Darbari (primary)
Pramod P J (alternate)
India
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
Rajkumar Upadhyay (primary)
Sandeep Agrawal (alternate)
India
Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)
Premjit Lal (primary)
Robert Ravi (alternate)
India
Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications (MIC)
Mr. Abhishek (primary)
S. B. R. Rao (alternate)
India
POWERGRID
Avinash Agarwal (primary)
Harsh Sharma (alternate)
India
Telecommunication Engineering Center (TEC)
Anil Kumar Bhardwaj (primary)
Rakesh Purohit (alternate)
India
TCSR – TRAI Center of Studies and Research
Ehoud Peleg
Israel
Israeli Ministry of Communications
Igor Stepensky
Israel
Public Utility Authority (PUA)
Courtney Francis
Jamaica
Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR)
Kei Narisawa
Japan
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)
Nael Adwan
Jordan
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC)
Abilkair Bolatbayev
Kazakhstan
Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry
Nelson S. Wasilwa (primary)
Joseph Onaya (alternate)
Kenya
Communications Authority of Kenya (CA)
Ntsane Mole
Lesotho
Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA)
Sungdong Min
Republic of Korea
Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT)
SooJin Park
Republic of Korea
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)
Fernando Butler Silva (primary)
Victor Manuel Martínez Vanegas (alternate)
Mexico
Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT)
A. Abubakar Ladan (primary)
Kahir Salibu (alternate)
Nigeria
Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy (FMCDE)
Oladejo Olawumi
Nigeria
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)
Guadalupe Gonzalez
Panama
National Secretariat of Energy (SNE)
Nicolas Evers
Paraguay
National Telecommunications Commission of the Republic of Paraguay (CONATEL)
Wilmer Azurza
Peru
Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC)
Agnieszka Chruszcz
Poland
Ministry of Digital Affairs – Chancellery of the Prime Minister
Sadeem Abdulla M Al Mahmied
Qatar
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)
Florin Adrian Dragomir (primary)
Mihail Ion (alternate)
Romania
National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM)
Gabriel Dinu
Romania
National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC)
Angelos Munezero
Rwanda
Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT)
Rene Nsanabo Kageruka
Rwanda
Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA)
Yvonne Umutoni
Rwanda
Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA)
Mansour S. AlQurashi
Saudi Arabia
Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC)
Achime Malick Ndiaye
Republic of Senegal
Ministry of Digital Economy and Telecommunications
Sengmeng Koo
Singapore
AI Singapore
Woon Hau Chin
Singapore
Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)
Elliot Sibeko
South Africa
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT)
Bethuel Nkgadime
South Africa
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)
Cynthia Lesufi
South Africa
Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations in Geneva
Matlou Ratsela
South Africa
State Information Technology Agency (SITA)
Mwesigwa Felician (primary)
Beatrice Lema (alternate)
Tanzania
Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA)
Afşin BÜYÜKBAŞ
Turkey
Information and Communication Technologies Regulatory Authority of Turkey (ICTA)
Susan Nakanwagi (primary)
George Kasangaki (alternate)
Uganda
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)
Anna Martynenko
Ukraine
State Enterprise “Ukrainian Scientific-Research and Training Center for Standardization, Certification and Quality Problems” (SE “UkrNDNC”)
Simon Hicks (primary)
Sarah Jennings (alternate)
United Kingdom
Department for Science, Technology and Innovation (DSIT)
Jamie Lewis
United Kingdom
Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
Simon Burley
United Kingdom
Office of Communications (Ofcom)
Daniel Henry
United States
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Jason Coder (primary)
Marla Dowell (alternate)
United States
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Philip J. Mattson (primary)
Yonas Nebiyeloul-Kifle (alternate)
United States
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Jonathan Baas (primary)
Andrew S. Hamrick (alternate)
George C. Virgin (alternate)
United States
U.S. Department of State
Patricia Maluti
Zambia
Zambia Information & Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA)