The 22nd APT Policy and Regulatory Forum

19 July 2022 - 21 July 2022
Bangkok, Thailand

The Asia-Pacific Telecommunity organized the 22nd APT Policy and Regulatory Forum (PRF-22) on 19-21 July 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand with hybrid format (both physical and virtual/online attendance through APT Zoom meeting).

PRF-22 focused its work in line with the five Strategic Pillars of the Strategic Plan of the APT which serves as the guideline for APT’s activities for 2021-2023. This PRF-22 consisted of special features as follows:

Special Ministerial Session: A session among Ministers and/or Vice Ministers to share insights, experiences, lessons learned, policies being implemented in their countries with regard to digital transformation and innovation strategies which are in line with the objective of the Singapore Statement adopted by the ICT Ministers of APT.
Regulators’ Roundtable: A roundtable among the Head of the Regulators to share their experiences and practices on regulatory issues and identify the challenges, opportunities and possible way forward towards the new concept of the regulatory framework i.e. 5th Generation (G5) of Regulation.
Business Dialogue: A session to provide a platform for industry representatives to discuss economic and financial approaches for sustainable 5G ecosystem. Another session will provide an opportunity to discuss the regulatory implications and impacts of emerging technologies on the economy and ICT landscape.