Strategic Plan
Vision, Mission & Values
VISION
What Does the Future Look Like?
VISION STATEMENT
Be the preeminent resource for information, collaboration, and influence for utility information and communications professionals.
MISSION
What We Do
MISSION STATEMENT
UTC empowers utilities to design, implement, and operate effective technology solutions ensuring secure, reliable, and affordable critical services.
VALUES
The Way We Do It
- Teamwork
- Integrity that Builds Trust
- Transparency
- Accountability
- Leadership (Be the One)
The March to 100
The Next 25 Years
Will Bring Much Change
- Significant technological advancement
- Workforce changes and training requirements
- Impact of AI on utility ICT systems
- Continued concern for cybersecurity threats
- Utility organizational changes (consolidation)
- Societal expectations of utility service delivery
- Decentralized energy generation and delivery
- Regulatory requirements for utility and telecom
- How does UTC stay relevant in a changing world?
Key Messages…
- The utility world is changing…..
- The rate of change is accelerating…..
- The conservative nature of utilities and the critical services they provide tend to make them slow to adopt change…..
- In this new and evolving world, technology will be the differentiator and enabler…..
UTC and its members are at the epicenter of this new world
Strategic Areas of Focus
All UTC does is built upon a foundation of Operational Excellence
Strategic Areas of Focus
EDUCATION & INFORMATION
Create and deliver content that improves knowledge and
enhances solutions
- Conferences (Annual and Regionals)
- Webinars
- Technical training
- Formal education
- UTC Journal
- Vendor exhibits
- White papers and technical reports
- Newsletters (e.g., UTC Intelligence)
- Information bulletins
- UTC website
- Content and resources for all utility types (including gas and water)
- Member facility tours
- Advocacy issue briefs
- LAC leadership development program
- Cybersecurity requirements and issues
Strategic Areas of Focus
COLLABORATION & ENGAGEMENT
Provide platforms to effectively work together for the betterment
of the industry
- Professional network development
- UTC divisions and committees
- Topical affinity groups
- Technical areas of shared interest
- Rural Broadband
- Pole Attachments & Wireless Collocation
- Spectrum Sharing
- Security & Critical Infrastructure Protection
- UTC direct engagement with members and their executives
- Engagement and sharing with universities and their students
- Strategic vendor involvement
- Canadian utility engagement and conference
- Global alignment with EUTC and UTCAL
Strategic Areas of Focus
LEADERSHIP & ADVOCACY
Exert influence to help shape the regulation and solutions
utilities rely on
- Drive telecom policy making discussions
- Influence of technology products and vendor services
- Direct interaction with the federal agencies, Congress, and state PUC’s on key issues
- Create and lead strategic initiatives with members, industry organizations and federal agencies
- Advocate utility position on cybersecurity issues and influence regulations
- Lead coalition of other industry organizations by speaking and consulting for events
- Identify and provide leadership of issue driven coalitions with other stakeholders
- Leadership in international organizations and policy making (CITEL, ITU, 3GPP, Electricity Canada)
- Drive joint meetings with member policy makers in D.C. with Congress and federal agencies
Strategic Areas of Focus
SERVICES & SOLUTIONS
Create non-traditional revenue streams and value-added
services for members
- Spectrum services
- UTC ARMOR Program
- Specialized education and training
- Regulatory and industry consulting
- Program specific federal grants & loans
- Spectrum leasing and other secondary market transactions
- Joint projects and channel partnerships
- New avenues for sponsorships and advertising
- Research projects and reports
- UTC branded merchandise sales