APT Newsletter

Asia-Pacific Telecommunity

July 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On 30 June 2020, the Royal Thai Government issued the Notification to extend the duration of enforcement of the Declaration on an Emergency Situations in all areas of the Kingdom of Thailand from 1 to  31 July 2020. The intention of this extension is not to prohibit or limit any activities but to ensure integration of the authority held by various state officials, which the Communicable Disease Control Act lacks the power to enforce.  With the fifth phase of the relaxing of restrictions in Thailand to be implemented from 1 July 2020, the enforcement of the emergency declaration will empower officials to control travel in and out of the country and support the tracking and quarantine of people suspected of being infected with the virus.

 

While most control measures for COVID-19 prevention in Thailand have already been lifted from 1 July 2020, APT Secretariat considers the necessity to maintain the safety of its staff members not to be exposed to the virus. Therefore, APT Secretariat continues implementing the work-from-home measure, applying approximately 70% of staff members to work at the headquarters per day until 31 July 2020.

 

As of the publication date, no staff member of APT Secretariat has caught the COVID-19.

 

 

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Interview with Ms. Aileen Chia
Deputy Chief Executive, Policy, Regulation & Competition Development and Director General, Telecoms & Post of the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA), Singapore

 

Virtual Interim Meeting of Working Group 3 of the APT WTSA-20 (APT WTSA20-WG3-IM)

16-17 June 2020

 

The Virtual Interim Meeting of the Working Group 3 APT WTSA-20 was held from 16 to 17 June 2020. 141 delegates participated the virtual meeting. The meeting reviewed six compilation documents prepared by 6 joint drafting groups on WTSA Resolutions 96, 52, 92, 77, 50, and 98. The meeting produced six consolidation temporary documents and those documents will be further discussed at  the 3rd Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for WTSA-20 (APT WTSA20-3) scheduled from 13 to 17 July 2020.

 

 

APT Web Dialogue

4th APT Web Dialogue “Challenges for Telecommunication Regulators in South Asia during COVID-19 Pandemic”

22 June 2020

 

The 4th APT Web Dialogue was organized on Monday, 22 June 2020 from 13:00 hrs. to 15:00 hrs. (Bangkok time) under the theme "Challenges for Telecommunication Regulators in South Asia during COVID-19 Pandemic", inviting the head of regulators from SATRC countries.

 

The objective of this dialogue was to share the challenges that telecom/ICT regulators are facing under the current situation, especially among South Asian countries, what initiatives they have taken to mitigate those challenges and share some the experiences for regional cooperation.

 

The web dialogue was attended by nine SATRC Member regulators, other APT Members and industries. The dialogue gave an opportunity for the telecom regulators in South Asia to share their experiences in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Regulators shared various initiatives and facilitative roles taken to enable people to get the continuous services from home or from any other places. It was indicated by the regulators that COVID-19 pandemic has brought new opportunities to strengthen national telecommunication/ICT services on priority basis to a level that can be capable of handling emergency situations like COVID-19. Regulators appreciated the effort of APT and support to maintain regional cooperation through SATRC.

 

 

Upcoming Events


The 3rd Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for WTSA-20 (APT WTSA20-3)

13-17 July 2020, Virtual Meeting

 

APT will organize a virtual meeting for the 3rd Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for WTSA-20 (APT WTSA20-3) from 13 to 17 July 2020.

 

The objective of APT WTSA20-3 is to assist the APT Members to prepare for the ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly 2020 (WTSA-20). APT WTSA20-3 will discuss the issues to be identified for WTSA-20 and develop Preliminary APT Common Proposals (PACPs) on those issues based on the input contributions from the APT Members.

 

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The 1st Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for WTDC-21 (APT WTDC21-1)
24 July 2020, Virtual Meeting

 

APT will organize the 1st Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for WTDC-21 (APT WTDC21-1) on 24 July 2020. Given the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the Asia-Pacific, APT Secretariat in consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the Management Committee of the APT considered the necessity that the APT WTDC21-1 will be organized virtually.

 

The objective of the APT WTDC21-1 is to initiate the preparatory process of the APT for the ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference 2021 (WTDC-21). The APT WTDC21-1 is expected to:

 

·         Elect the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the preparatory group;

·         Form the structure of the preparatory group;

·         Nominate other Office Bearers of the preparatory group based on the structure;

·         Develop working methods and work plan for the preparation of WTDC-21;

·         Preliminary discuss issues pertaining to WTDC-21.

 

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The 2nd Meeting of the Correspondence Group for the Strategic Plan of the APT for 2021-2023 (CGSP-2)
6-7 August 2020, Virtual Meeting

 

APT will organize a virtual meeting of the 2nd Meeting of the Correspondence Group for the Strategic Plan of the APT for 2021-2023 (CGSP-2) from 6 to 7 August 2020.

 

The objectives of the CGSP-2 are to discuss the feedback from APT members on the first draft of the Strategic Plan of the APT for 2021-2023 that had been circulated to all APT members, discuss further inputs from the Members, and develop the second draft of the Strategic Plan of the APT for 2021-2023.

 

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The 8th Meeting of the Working Group of Management Committee on APT Legal Instruments (WGMC-8)
10-11 August 2020, Virtual Meeting

 

APT will organize a virtual meeting for the 8th Meeting of the Working Group of Management Committee on APT Legal Instruments (WGMC-8) from 10 to 11 August 2020.

 

WGMC-8 will review and discuss the tasks assigned by the 43rd Session of Management Committee of the APT, i.e. to draft the revised Affiliate Membership Guidelines, review the Resolution on Suspension on the Rights and Benefits of the Membership due to Arrears, review the status of MoU between the APT and other Organizations, and consider the timing for implementing the new retirement age. In addition, it is also expected to discuss the draft Guidelines for APT Virtual Meetings.

 

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Calendar of APT Events for the year 2020 (as of 2 July 2020)

 

No.

Title

Duration (day)

Tentative Schedule

Venue

Remarks

1

The 1st Meeting of the Correspondence Group for

the Strategic Plan of the APT for 2021-2023

(CGSP-1)

2

7-8 May

Virtual Meeting

 

2

The 2nd Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group

for WTSA-20 (APT WTSA20-2)

3

13-15 May

Virtual Meeting

 

3

Virtual Interim Meeting of Working Group 3 of the

APT WTSA-20

2

16-17 Jun.

Virtual Meeting

 

4

The 3rd Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for

WTSA-20 (APT WTSA20–3)

5

13-17 Jul.

Virtual Meeting

 

5

The 1st Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for

WTDC-21 (APT WTDC21-1)

1

24 Jul.

Virtual Meeting

 

6

The 2nd Meeting of the Correspondence Group for the Strategic Plan of the APT for 2021-2023 (CGSP–2)

3

6-7 Aug.

Virtual Meeting

 

7

The 8th Meeting of the Working Group of MC on

APT Legal Instrument (WGMC-8)

2

10-11 Aug.

Virtual Meeting

 

8

20th APT Policy and Regulatory Forum

(PRF-20)

3

(TBD)

(TBD)

 

9

32nd APT Standardization Program Forum (ASTAP-32)

4

3Q

Thailand

APT

10

The 26th Meeting of the APT Wireless Group (AWG-26)

5

3Q

Thailand

APT

11

17th APT Telecommunication/ICT Development

Forum (ADF-17)

3

25 – 27 Aug.

(TBC)

Iran

(TBC)

 

12

The 3rd Meeting of the Correspondence Group for the Strategic Plan of the APT for 2021-2023 (CGSP–3)

2

3Q (Sep.)

Thailand

APT

13

SATRC Workshop on Policy, Regulation and Services

3

3Q

Pakistan

EBC-J

14

SATRC Workshop on Recent Trend and Technologies

3

(TBD)

Nepal

EBC-SATRC

15

Meeting of the SATRC Working Group on

Spectrum

2

3/4Q

Nepal

EBC-SATRC

16

Meeting of the SATRC Working Group on Policy,

Regulation and Services

2

3/4Q

Maldives

EBC-SATRC

17

The 4th Meeting of the APT Preparatory Group for

WTSA–20 (APT WTSA20–4)

4

17-21 Nov.

Virtual Meeting

 

18

APT Symposium 2020

2

4Q

Xi’an,

China

B2B w/

APG23-1

19

The 1st Meeting of the APT Conference

Preparatory Group for WRC-23 (APG23-1)

3

4Q

Xi’an,

China

 

20

13th Policy and Regulation Forum for Pacific (PRFP-13)

3

13 – 15 Oct.

Vanuatu

B2B w/ National CERT WS

21

The 21st Meeting of the South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC-21)

3

4Q

Iran

 

22

The Preparatory Meeting for the 15th Session of

the General Assembly of the APT (GA-15 Prep.)

1

2 Dec.

Fukuoka,

Japan

 

23

The 15th Session of the General Assembly of the APT (GA-15)

3

3 – 5 Dec.

Fukuoka,

Japan

 

24

The 44th Session of the Management Committee of the APT (MC-44)

4

7 – 10 Dec.

Fukuoka,

Japan

 

 

 

APT Training Courses under EBC-J for 2020 (updated 2 April 2020)

 

No.

Training Course

Schedule

Duration

Training Center

1

ICT Services to Achieve SDGs and Address the Digital Divide

Postponed (New dates to be considered)

10 days

BHN,
Japan

2

Latest Wireless Communications Technology Trends and Planning of Effective Utilization of Frequency Spectrum

Postponed (New dates to be considered)

9 days

JTEC,

Japan

3

Next and New Generation Mobile Communication Systems toward 5G Era

Postponed (New dates to be considered)

8 days

YRP,

Japan