Topic Areas

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  Study Topics and Projects 

The activities within the Topic Areas are supervised by Topic Chairmen appointed by the Technical Committee. The Topic Chairmen automatically become members of the Bureau in an ex-officio capacity. The tasks under each Topic Area have been divided into specific projects and each project is led by a Project Manager. The Project Managers act as Rapporteurs and seek input from experts within the ABU membership and if necessary, from outside.

Topic Area Production
	Is responsible for studies related to Production and consists of the following projects: P/RTA - Radio & Television Archiving: Metadata for archiving in non-alphabetic languages P/UHDTV - Ultra-high Definition TV P/RFPD - Requirement for FPD as master monitor in HDTV programme production environment P/SN - Broadcast Systems for people with special needs P/ITPS - IT (file) - based production system
Shuji Inaba TBS-Japan
Topic Area Transmission
	Is responsible for studies related to Transmission which consists of the following projects: T/DTTB - DTTB Coverage and Frequency Planning Languages T/MMB - Mobile Digital Multimedia Broadcasting T/API - Standardisation of API for DTTB including Multimedia T/N-CP - Delivery Using Network and Content Protection
Masayuki Takada NHK-Japan
Topic Area Training and Services
	Is responsible for studies related to training and management which consists of the following projects: TS/TCB - Training and Capacity Building Reports TS/SDB - Support to Developing Broadcasters TS/LCIE - Low-Cost Infrastructure and Equipment
Tharaka Mohotty MTV-Sri Lanka
Topic Area Spectrum
Zhu Yunyi RTPRC-China	Is responsible for studies related to Spectrum-ABU Issues and consists of the following projects:  S/MS- Use of the frequency band 694-790 MHz by the mobile service in  Region 1 and related studies: WRC-15 Agenda item 1.2 S/BB-PPDR-SPECTRUM - Studies on broadband Public Protection and  Disaster Relief Communication (PPDR), technical issues and spectrum requirements  for broadband PPDR:WRC-15 Agenda item 1.3 S/FSS-13-17 GHz - Additional primary allocations to the fixed-satellite service  (E-to-s) of 250 MHz in Region 2 and 300 MHz in Region 3 within 13-17 GHz:WRC-15 Agenda item 1.62 S/Mss-22-26 GHz - Spectrum requirements and additional allocations for the mobile-satellite  service within the frequency range from 22 GHz to 26 GHz:WRC-15 Agenda 1.10 S/ENGLINKS-RA -Studies on solution for global/regional harmonization of frequency  band and tuning ranges for ENG use in bands already allocated: Res ITU-R 59 S/IMT-MBB-Sharing - Studies on frequency-related matters on IMT and other terrestrial  mobile broadband applications : WRC-15 Agenda item 1.1 S/SPECT Usage 75-3000GHz - Possible use of Spectrum between 75 GHz and  3 000 GHz by Broadcasting services S/LF - Possible use of LF Band for Digital Radio Broadcasting and Spectrum Allocation  S/SRSTV - Frequency Requirements for Sound and Television Broadcasting ABU-HFC – Coordination of Shortwave Schedules (Continuing Activity)
Digital Radio Forum
	Is responsible for studies related to Digital Radio Broadcasting Systems:  DRF/DSBS - Digital Sound Broadcasting Systems
Asaad Sameer Bagharib MediaCorp Singapore
Next Generation Broadcasting Systems Advisory Group
	Is responsible for studies related to Next General Broadcasting Systems
Il-Soo Kyung KBS-Korea
EWBS Task Force
	Is responsible for studies related to Emergency Warning Broadcasting Systems. T/EWBS - Emergency Warning Broadcasting System
Dr Hiroyuki  Furuta NHK-Japan
HDTV Advisory Group
	Is responsible for studies related to HDTV Advisory Group.   HDTV Advisory Group - Focus on Production Area
Shuji Inaba TBS-Japan

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