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15th APT Telecommunication/ICT Development
Forum (ADF-15) 11 - 14 June 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka The 15th APT
Telecommunication/ICT Development Forum (ADF-15) was held from 11 to 13 June
2018 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The forum was followed by a one-day Joint APT-NIA
Workshop on “ICT Broadband Connectivity” supported by National Information
Society Agency (NIA), Republic of Korea on 14 June 2018 at the same venue.
Both events were hosted by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL). The forum was hosted by
Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL). A total of 141
participants from APT Members, Associate Member, Affiliate Members,
International/Regional Organizations, other organizations, and APT
Secretariat attended the events. His Excellency Maithripala
Sirisena, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka,
presided over the opening ceremony. Mr. Austin Fernando, Secretary to the
President & Chairman of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of
Sri Lanka, delivered the inaugural address. The forum nominated Dr. Ky Leng
(Cambodia) as the new Chairman of ADF, and selected Mr. Takashi Masumitsu as
a new Vice-Chairman of ADF. The forum addressed topics
relevant to Connectivity Pillar and Innovation Pillar of the Strategic Plan
of the APT for 2018-2020. It also provided opportunities for APT Projects
supported by Extra Budgetary Contribution from Japan, or EBC-J projects, i.e.
International Collaborative Research (Category-I Project) and ICT Pilot
Projects for Rural Areas (Category-II Project), and also EBC-K project
supported by Extra Budgetary Contribution from Korea to share their outcomes
and achievements. The forum also addressed issues on sustainability of the
funded projects, and the linkage between work of ITU-D and the work of APT. Representatives of Asia
Development Bank (ADB), Department Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) from
Australia, Japan ICT Fund (JICT) and Korea International Cooperation Agency
(KOICA) exchanged views on making funded project sustainable. Further
information exchanges were agreed to set up a mechanism for collaboration
among the organizations. In addition, a necessity to revise ADF working
methods to allow ADF to produce output document including report or guide was
identified during the panel discussion, and this would be further discussed
at the Management Committee of the APT and future ADF meeting. At the Joint APT-NIA Workshop on
ICT Broadband Connectivity, speakers invited by NIA, Korea shared the experiences
and lessons learnt in rolling out Broadband networks in Korea and heated
questions and answers among the delegates and speakers exemplified the
success of the workshop.
Mr. Austin
Fernando, Secretary to the President & Chairman of TRCSL; Ms. Areewan
Haorangsi, Secretary General of APT; H.E. Mr. Maithripala Sirisena, President
of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ms. Tepua Hunter, Vice-Chairman
of ADF; and Mr. Shamal Jayatilake, Director General of TRCSL
Joint APT-NIA Workshop on ICT
Broadband Connectivity Click here for more details. |
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3rd Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for
PP-18 (APT PP18-3) 18 - 21 June 2018, Melbourne, Australia The 3rd Meeting of the APT
Preparatory Group for PP-18 (APT PP18-3) was held from 18 to 21 June 2018, in
Melbourne, Australia. The meeting was hosted by Department of Communications
and the Arts, Australian Government. APT PP18-3 was attended by 106 Participants from APT
Members, Affiliate Members, International/Regional Organizations, Eligible
Non-Member, other organization, and APT Secretariat. Senator the Honorable Mitch
Fifield, Minister for Communications and the Arts welcomed participants via
video message, and Mr. Mike Mrdak, Secretary of the Department of
Communications and the Arts inaugurated the meeting. Mr. Malcolm Johnson,
Deputy Secretary-General, ITU, was also present at the opening ceremony. The meeting was successful in
fulfilling its objective to discuss issues for PP-18. Key topics include
stable basic text of the Union, highlight ICT and ITU’s contribution to
facilitate the development of the digital economy, and update on PP
Resolutions, in particular, Resolution of Indicator (131), IoT (197), Connect
2020 (200), Regional Presence (25) etc. The meeting agreed on 14 Preliminary
APT Common Proposals (PACPs) which include No Change to Constitution and
Convention, suppression of Resolution 185, and revision of various
Resolutions. Further discussion and final list of PACPs will be developed at
the next meeting. The meeting reviewed the Work Plan for the APT Preparatory Group
for PP-18 to include updates on previous and future activities. The
“Informal” Inter-Regional Meeting to Exchange Information on
Regional Preparations for ITU PP-18 was held on 24 April 2018 during
the 2018 Session of Council.The 4th Meeting of the APT
Preparatory Group for PP-18 (APT PP18-4) was planned for 27 to 30 August 2018
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ITU will organize two Informal Inter-Regional
Preparatory Meetings for PP-18 on 13 July 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland after
GSR-18 and on 26-27 September 2018 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. APT will organize
two additional meetings for PP-18 preparation, APT PP18-A#1 and APT PP18-A#2,
in Dubai, UAE on 27 and 28 October 2018, respectively, in order to develop
APT Position where appropriate and to finalize the leading and assisting
countries on ACPs. The
meeting decided to encourage APT Members to submit their contribution for APT
PP-18-4 by 13 August 2018 to enable other APT Members to have sufficient time
to review and set up their position to the contributions.
From left: Mr. Guolei
Cai, Vice-Chairman of APT PP-18; Mr. Malcolm Johnson, Deputy
Secretary-General of ITU; Ms. Areewan Haorangsi, Secretary General of APT; Mr. Mike Mrdak, Secretary of the
Department of Communications and the Arts, Australia; Ms. Nur Sulyna
Abdullah, Chairman of APT PP-18;
Mr. Alireza Darvishi,
Vice-Chairman of APT PP-18 and Mr. Hasazumi Shirae, Vice-Chairman of
APT PP-18.
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The Meeting of the SATRC Working Group on
Spectrum for Action Plan Phase VI The Meeting of the SATRC Working
Group on Spectrum for Action Plan Phase VI was held from 25 to 26 June 2018
in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The meeting was hosted by the Telecommunications
Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) and was attended by 19
participants from SATRC Members and Affiliate Members. The meeting discussed and worked
on the following agenda items: 1. Workplan
for the Work Items under SATRC Working Group on Spectrum (SAPVI) 2. Outcomes
of the SATRC Workshop on Spectrum, 16-18 August 2017, Islamabad, Pakistan. 3. APT
Strategic Plan 2018-2020 4. Discussion
on the work progress and draft outcomes for each Work Item: a. Developing
spectrum roadmap in SATRC countries for future mobile broadband b. Wireless
backhaul – Spectrum, technology and policy considerations c. Spectrum
management for the deployment of Internet of Things (IoT) d. Proliferation
of Wi-Fi network in SATRC 5. Consideration
of new Work Items for SATRC Action Plan Phase VII The meeting considered about 30
input documents and the outputs includes following: 1. Four
draft reports on the work items concerning spectrum roadmap, wireless
backhaul, IoT and Wi-Fi network 2. New Work
Item proposals for the next SATRC Phase VII considered to harmonize the
spectrum bands for BB-PPDR networks, spectrum pricing & affordability and
5G spectrum bands among SATRC countries. The output documents of this
meeting will be submitted to the next meeting of the SATRC (SATRC -19) to be
held later this year.
Click here for more details. |
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South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’
Council (SATRC) Workshop on Policy, Regulation and Services 3 - 5 July 2018, Kathmandu, Nepal APT will organize the South Asian
Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC) Workshop on Policy, Regulation
and Services from 3 to 5 July 2018 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The workshop will be
hosted by the Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA), Nepal. The workshop will
be supported by Extra Budgetary Contribution (EBC) by the Government of
Japan. The SATRC Workshop on Policy,
Regulation and Services is a part of the implementation of SATRC Action Plan
Phase VI which was adopted at the 17th SATRC meeting held in 2016 in Dhaka,
Bangladesh. The objective of the workshop is to give an in-depth analysis on
work items and better understanding in the policy, regulation and services
related issues associated with those work items. The workshop is planned for
high and mid-level officers of the SATRC Members. It will provide an
opportunity for the SATRC Members to share their experiences and future plan
with experts and industries. Click here for more details. |
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5th Meeting of Working Group of Management
Committee on APT Legal Instruments (WGMC-5) 24 - 26 July 2018, Bangkok, Thailand APT will organize the 5th Meeting
of Working Group of Management Committee on APT Legal Instruments (WGMC-5)
from 24 to 26 July 2018 at the APT Headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand. WGMC-5 will undertake a holistic
review on the draft revised Affiliate Membership Guidelines, discuss the
draft Human Resource Management Plan, and review other existing legal
instruments of the APT as instructed by the 41st Session of the Management
Committee of the APT (MC-41) held in November 2017. WGMC-5 will also discuss
Guidelines on Representation of the APT in Other Regions' Meetings as well as
review the revised Guideline for Awarding Fellowships to the APT Event/Activity
in Conjunction with the Management Committee. Click here for more details. |
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18th APT Policy and Regulatory Forum
(PRF-18) 8 - 10 August 2018, Dhaka, Bangladesh APT will organize the 18th APT
Policy and Regulatory Forum (PRF-18) from 8 to 10 August 2018 in Dhaka,
Bangladesh. The forum will be hosted by the Bangladesh Telecommunication
Regulatory Commission (BTRC), Bangladesh. PRF provides a platform where high-level policy makers and
regulators meet to discuss telecommunications and ICT policy and regulatory
issues that are of common interest to the region. It is also a platform for
the industry to bring issues of their concern to the attention of the regulators. PRF-18 will focus its work in line with the new Strategic Plan of the APT for 2018-2020 which serves as the guideline for APT’s activities from 2018-2020. The forum will address emerging digital technologies trends in the digital economy and discuss various issues including policy and regulatory challenges, opportunities, and innovation topics. In addition, on 10 August, PRF-18 will discuss the preparation for the Asia-Pacific ICT Ministerial Meeting 2019 (theme and structure of the Ministerial meeting) and the establishment of the Correspondence Group for the Ministerial Meeting including its Terms of Reference, structure and work plan. Proceeding to PRF-18, from 6 to 7 August 2018, there will be the ITU-BTRC Asia-Pacific Regulators Roundtable organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) at the same venue. Click here for more details. |
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4th Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for
PP-18 (APT PP18-4) 27- 30 August 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia APT will organize the 4th Meeting
of the APT Preparatory Group for PP-18 (APT PP18-4) from 27 to 30 August 2018
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The meeting will be hosted by the Ministry of
Communications and Multimedia Malaysia (KKMM) and the Malaysian
Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Malaysia. APT PP18-4 will continue the
discussion on the issues of interest to the region for the ITU
Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 (PP-18) and develop Preliminary APT Common
Proposals for PP-18. APT PP18-4 is expected to conduct the following
activities: ·
Consider the input contributions from APT Members; ·
Review outcomes of the preparatory process of other
regional organizations; ·
Develop Preliminary APT Common Proposals for PP-18; ·
Develop necessary procedures and arrangements for APT
coordination meetings. Click here for more details. |
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APT Symposium on Spectrum Management 2018 3 - 5 September 2018, Manila, Philippines APT will organize the APT
Symposium on Spectrum Management 2018 from 3 to 5 September 2018 in Manila,
Philippines. The symposium will be hosted by the Department of Information
and Communications Technology (DICT), Philippines and supported by the Extra
Budgetary Contributions from Japan. The objectives of the symposium
are to discuss and share understandings on policy and regulatory issues in
spectrum management as well as possible approaches toward new ICT trends, and
to facilitate regional cooperation in relevant areas, emphasizing on but not
limited to: Role and function of spectrum
management policy in the context of National ICT Strategy; ·
Spectrum policy and regulation with
recent industry trends; ·
Related industry/competition policy and
regulation (licensing, spectrum re-farming, etc.); ·
Coordination to minimize the
cross-border interference; ·
Best practices and experiences in
spectrum management among member countries. A dialogue will also be held for
high level policy makers, regulators and industry in the region to discuss
the issues mentioned above. Click here for more details. |
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APT Symposium on Cybersecurity 12 -14 September 2018, Seoul, Republic of Korea APT will organize the APT
Symposium on Cybersecurity from 12 to 14 September 2018 in Seoul, Republic of
Korea. The symposium will be hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT
(MSIT), Republic of Korea and supported by the Extra Budgetary Contributions
from Australia and Japan. The overall objective of the
Symposium on cybersecurity is to bring APT members to a common platform for a
dialogue on cybersecurity and data protection issues and to provide them with
an opportunity to share and address key issues of concern, as well as to
facilitate intra-regional collaboration on policy and regulatory issues as
required. Industry leaders and other key stakeholders are expected to share
their views on various cybersecurity issues facing the sector. The specific objectives are: ·
To assist members to collaborate to
build and strengthen trust and confidence in the use of ICT so that the
people can use ICT for their progress and prosperity without any concern; ·
To provide a platform to exchange an
information on implementing and/or planning to implement polices/regulations
in cybersecurity measures; ·
To share information on the
cybersecurity threat landscape including data infringement and ransomware
attacks; ·
To address internet fraud related
issues; ·
To address the impacts of data in
digital society with a highlight on cross-border data flow, security, and
privacy in the Asia-Pacific region. Click here for more details. |
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24th Meeting of APT Wireless Group (AWG-24) 17-21 September 2018, Bangkok, Thailand APT will organize the 24th
Meeting of APT Wireless Group (AWG-24) from 17 to 21 September 2018 in
Bangkok, Thailand. During AWG-24, the Working Groups
of AWG will review the work progress on work items and develop outcomes based
on decision taken at the meeting. Click here for more details. |
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Click here
for Tentative Normal Training Programmes for
2018 Click here
for Tentative Calendar of APT Events For The
Year 2018
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