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APT Newsletter Asia-Pacific Telecommunity |
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The 12th APT Policy and Regulation Forum for Pacific (PRFP-12) 1 – 3 October 2019, Nuku’alofa, Tonga The 12th APT Policy and
Regulation Forum for Pacific (PRFP-12) was held from 1 to 3 October 2019, in
Nuku’alofa, Tonga. The Forum was hosted by Ministry of Meteorology, Energy,
Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change, &
Communications (MEIDECC), Tonga. The Forum was inaugurated by Honorable Poasi M. Tei, Minister for
Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate
Change and Communications of Tonga. PRFP-12 was attended by 61
participants from Members, Associate Member, Affiliate Members, International
Organizations, other organizations and the APT Secretariat. This year’s Forum had a
special Roundtable of high-level policy makers and regulators which provided
open conversation to enhance understanding on ICT and telecommunication
issues. High-level officials discussed the recent development and
achievements of policy and regulation in their respective countries and
emerging challenges in policy and regulation. The Forum included various
thematic sessions on Digital Transformation: Enabling Policies and
Technologies, Connectivity in the Pacific, Issues in Telecommunication Services,
Digital Inclusion: Promoting ICT Adoption for all, Cybersecurity: Managing
Threats, Misleading Content and Data Privacy, E-Application and its role in
the Pacific, and Disaster Management in the Pacific. The Forum discussed
pressing needs from the Pacific Islands countries and suggested topics to be
focused in the next PRFP. In addition, the Forum also discussed the effective
way to address the needs of the Members and concluded to explore more ideas
including setting up working group in the Forum in order to work inter-sessionary and to provide a platform for coordination
among Members. The Forum welcomed
Vanuatu’s proposal to host PRFP-13 in 2020.
Ms. Areewan Haorangsi,
Secretary General of APT, presented an appreciation plaque to Honorable Poasi M. Tei, Minister
for Meteorology,
Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and
Communications, Government of the Kingdom of Tonga.
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APT Symposium on Cybersecurity 2019 (APT-SC 2019) 8 – 10 October 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The APT Symposium on
Cybersecurity 2019 was held from 8 to 10 October 2019 in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia. It was hosted by Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia
(KKMM) and Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and
supported by the Extra Budgetary Contributions from Australia and Japan. The Symposium was inaugurated by
Dato’ Suriani binti Dato’ Ahmad, Secretary General, Ministry of Communication and Multimedia
Malaysia. The symposium was attended by 179
participants from APT Members, Affiliate Members, International
Organizations, guest speakers, observers and APT Secretariat. The Symposium on Cybersecurity
2019 had invited high-level executives, officials of policy makers,
regulators and industry representatives from the Asia-Pacific region. A
number of national and international experts on cybersecurity, personal data
protection, critical information infrastructure, blockchain, smart cities
participated as speakers in different sessions. The symposium included various
thematic sessions on initiatives on cybersecurity from public and private sectors; online
safety; critical information infrastructure protection; cybersecurity in smart
cities; data privacy and free and secure flow of information; digital identity
and blockchain. Member countries shared the best practices, guidelines, and
awareness program regarding cybersecurity. The symposium included panel
discussion inviting stakeholders representing national and international organisations to collaborate against cybersecurity
threats. After the symposium, it was followed by a observational site visit to MyCERT and Telecom Malaysia in Cyberjaya, Kuala Lumpur.
From left: Mr. Ahmad Norhad
Zahari, Undersecretary, Communications Technology Division, Ministry of
Communications and Multimedia Malaysia; Ms. Areewan Haorangsi,
Secretary General of APT; Dato’ Suriani
binti Dato’ Ahmad, Secretary General, Ministry of
Communications and Multimedia Malaysia, and Mr. William Lee, Director,
International Affairs, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
(MCMC)
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Seminar on Progress in APT for the year 2019
(SPA-2019) 9
December 2019, Bangkok, Thailand The Seminar on Progress in the
APT for the year 2019 (SPA-2019) will be held on 9 December 2019 in Bangkok,
Thailand. This seminar will be held one day prior to the 43rd Session of the
Management Committee of the APT (MC-43) to be held from 10 to 13 December
2019 at the same venue. SPA-2019 will discuss the
progress made in the implementation of the APT Work Programme and APT
activities during the year 2019. Click here for more details. |
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The 7th Meeting of the Working Group of
Management Committee on APT Legal Instruments (WGMC-7) 9
December 2019, Bangkok, Thailand The 7th Meeting of the Working
Group of Management Committee on APT Legal Instruments (WGMC-7) will be held
on 9 December 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand back-to-back with the SPA-2019 at the
same venue. WGMC-6 held from 17 to 19 September 2019 had discussed several issues and
adopted some documents for submission
to the MC-43. Therefore, the WGMC-6 agreed that there should be another meeting before the
MC-43 and since the SPA-2019 would be
held on 9 December 2019, the WGMC-6 decided that WGMC-7 would also be on 9 December 2019 after the SPA-2019 to
review the pending issues including the Human Resource Management Plan, the
Unit Cost of Contribution and MoU between APT and Other Organizations. Click here for more details. |
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The 43rd Session of the Management Committee
of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (MC-43) 10 – 13 December 2019, Bangkok, Thailand The 43rd Session of the
Management Committee of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (MC-43) is scheduled
to be held from 10 to 13 December 2019 at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel and
Towers, Bangkok, Thailand. MC-43 will review the activities in 2019, which have
been implemented under the Strategic Plan for 2018-2020 and will consider and
approve the Work Programme and Annual Budget for 2020. Click here for more details. |
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The South Asian Telecommunication
Regulators’ Council (SATRC) Workshop on Spectrum Management 18
– 20 December 2019, Goa, India APT will organize the South Asian
Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC) Workshop on Spectrum Management
from 18 to 20 December 2019 in Goa, India. The workshop will be hosted by the
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), India. The SATRC Workshop on Spectrum
Management is a part of the implementation of SATRC Action Plan Phase VII for
2019–2020 which was approved by the 19th Meeting of the SATRC held in
Islamabad, Pakistan in 2018. The workshop will focus on spectrum licensing
and pricing, spectrum re-farming and developing spectrum roadmap. The
objective of the workshop is to give an in-depth analysis on the work items
under the SATRC Working Group on Spectrum in order to increase the
understanding on the issue. The workshop will also share the outcomes of
World Radiocommunications Conference 2019 (WRC-19) and its implication for
spectrum management. It will give an opportunity for the SATRC Members to
share their experiences and future plan on spectrum management. Click here for more details. |
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Calendar of Remaining
APT Events for the year 2019 (as of 31 October 2019)
List
of Remaining APT Training
Courses in 2019
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