ITU-T

International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector

Abbreviation	ITU-T / UIT-T
Type	ITU sector
Legal status	Active
Headquarters	Geneva, Switzerland
Director	Seizo Onoe
Parent organization	International Telecommunication Union
Website	ITU.int/ITU-T

The International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T)^[a] is one of the three Sectors (branches) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). It is responsible for coordinating standards for telecommunications and Information Communication Technology, such as X.509 for cybersecurity, Y.3172 and Y.3173 for machine learning, and H.264/MPEG-4 AVC for video compression, between its Member States, Private Sector Members, and Academia Members.

The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA), the sector's governing conference, convenes every four years.

ITU-T has a permanent secretariat called the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB), which is based at the ITU headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The current director of the TSB is Seizo Onoe (of Japan), whose 4-year term commenced on 1 January 2023.^[1] Seizo Onoe succeeded Chaesub Lee of South Korea, who was director from 1 January 2015 until 31 December 2022.

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