IEEE SA offers its Government Engagement Program on Standards (GEPS) to representatives of government bodies and agencies from around the world. The program provides information and resources tailored to each member’s needs and interests, including bespoke webinars, roundtables, and bi-lateral consultations with technical and standards experts.
GEPS provides a unique opportunity to hear about future standards, interact with IEEE standards leadership and technical standards experts, and exchange experiences with fellow GEPS representatives navigating similar issues at the intersection of technology, standards, policy and regulation. Participating in IEEE GEPS is free of charge and there are no obligations associated with joining the program.
Through GEPS, representatives can:
Be Informed – Gain the latest information
- Standardization activities and plans
- New IEEE standards projects
- Conformity assessment and certification programs
- Open Source activities, and more
Learn – Access tailored information
- Gain insight into how IEEE SA engages in the global standardization ecosystem—from working with other standards and government bodies to industry actors
- Participate in sessions about the current and future state of technology and standards, curated for governments
- Receive access to tailored and informative resources on emerging IT standards and issues
Connect – Build strong connections with standards experts
- Exchange views and information with thought leaders and other government participants
- Directly interact with IEEE SA leadership, technical experts and industry professionals
- Receive program participation assistance from a dedicated IEEE SA contact
Influence – Inform and help shape IEEE SA’s direction and priorities
- Be considered for membership in the IEEE SA Standards Association Standards Board and its committees, per IEEE SA Policies and Procedures
Participants by Country

Ahmed Javed (primary)
Mohammad Aqeb Kohistani (alternate)
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA)

Abderrezak Henni (primary)
Laredj Zerrouki (alternate)
Algeria
Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT)

D’uva Sergio Daniel (primary)
Guillermo Montenegro (alternate)
Argentina
National Communications Agency (ENACOM)

Allan Major (primary)
Dominic Byrne (alternate)
Australia
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)

Herbert Down (primary)
Edmund Kienast (alternate)
Australia
Australian Digital Health Agency

Mohammad Salahuddin
Bangladesh
a2i, Information and Communication Technology Division, Government of Bangladesh

Kesang Phuntsho Namgay (primary)
Tek Bahadur Chhetri (alternate)
Bhutan
Bhutan Standards Bureau (BSB)

Tibinda Powdel (primary)
Ugyen Rinzin (alternate)
Bhutan
Department of Renewable Energy (DRE), Ministry of Economic Affairs

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)

Rodney Taylor (primary)
Nigel Cassimire (alternate)
Junior McIntyre (alternate)
Caribbean
Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)

Ramy Ahmed Fathy
Egypt
National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA)

Nora Bellec
France
Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs

Karl Weber (on behalf of BMWK)
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)

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)
Neelakantan Subramanian (alternate)
India
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)

Rajkumar Upadhyay (primary)
Sandeep Agrawal (alternate)
India
Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)

Sudhir Agarwal (primary)
S. B. R. Rao (alternate)
India
POWERGRID

Sudhir Bhandari (primary)
Premjit Lal (alternate)
India
Telecommunication Engineering Center (TEC)

Ehoud Peleg
Israel
Israeli Ministry of Communications

Igor Stepensky
Israel
Public Utility Authority (PUA)

Yoshiaki Nagaya
Japan
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC)

Nelson S. Wasilwa (primary)
Joseph Onaya (alternate)
Kenya
Communications Authority of Kenya (CA)

Sungdong Min
Republic of Korea
Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT)

SooJin Park
Republic of Korea
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)

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

Angelos Munezero
Rwanda
Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT)

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

Bethuel Nkgadime
South Africa
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)

Mwesigwa Felician (primary)
Beatrice Lema (alternate)
Tanzania
Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA)

Afşin BÜYÜKBAŞ (primary)
Fazlı Kaybal (alternate)
Turkey
Information and Communication Technologies Regulatory Authority of Turkey (ICTA)

Susan Nakanwagi (primary)
George Kasangaki (alternate)
Uganda
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)

Simon Hicks (primary)
Jasper Pandza (alternate)
United Kingdom
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS)

Suzanne Radell
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)

Patricia Maluti
Zambia
Zambia Information & Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA)
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