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EXECUTIVE-LEVEL TRAINING - programme

NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW THINKING:
ICT REGULATION IN A CHANGING WORLD
Executive-level Training for Regulators and Policy-Makers
Hong-Kong, China - 2-3 December 2006

INTRODUCTION

SATURDAY 2 DECEMBER 2006
CREATING A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES

SUNDAY 3 DECEMBER 2006

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07h30 08h30	Registration
08h30	OPENING CEREMONY
09h00	Mr. H. Au, Director-General, Office of Telecommunications (OFTA), Hong Kong, China Dr. H. I. Touré, Director, ITU/BDT and ITU Secretary General elect Ms. V. D’Costa, infoDev Programme Manager designate
09h00	SESSION I:
10h00	Challenges posed by new technologies: CEOs of national regulatory authorities and policy makers share their concerns
	Moderator: Peter Smith, Lead Telecommunications Policy Specialist, Global ICT Department, infoDev The case of Canada Dr. V. Rawat, President, Communications Research Centre, Industry Canada Telecommunications Regulation in Jamaica - the Challenges of New Technologies Mr. J. P. Morgan, Director General, Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Jamaica Telecom Market Highlights Regulatory Perspectives Mr. A. Badawy, Executive President, National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA), Egypt

10h00
10h15

Coffee Break hosted by infoDev

10h15	SESSION II:
12h15	Setting the scene: Major trends in ICT technologies and their impact on today’s regulatory framework
	Moderator: Ms. B. Guermazi, Senior Regulatory Specialist, infoDev Major trends in ICT trends and their impacts on today’s regulatory framework Mr. R. Tadayoni, Associate Professor, Center for Information and Communication Technologies Technical University of Denmark and author of New Technologies Module of ITU-infoDev ICT Regulation Toolkit
	Creating a regulatory framework for new technologies: legal and institutional challenges
	Ms. M. De La Torre, President, Telecommunications Management Group, Inc. Creating a Regulatory Framework for New Technologies: Legal and Institutional Challenges Ms. J. Hernandez, Senior Vice President, Telecommunications Management Group, Inc. Authors of Legal and Institutional framework module of ITU-infoDev ICT regulation toolkit.
	Panel discussion: New Technology and legal Modules
	Identify solutions to challenges identified in country presentations Panelists: Mr. Nripendra Misra, Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI), India

12h15
13h45

Lunch hosted by infoDev

13h45	SESSION III
16h00	Creating a regulatory framework for new technologies: pricing and interconnection challenges
	Moderator: Ms. S. Schorr, Regulatory Officer, Regulatory Reform Unit, ITU Pricing and Interconnection Challenges Mr. C. Monson, Partner, nomic Consulting, and author of competition, interconnection and pricing module of ITU-infodev ICT Regulation Toolkit
	Creating a regulatory framework for new technologies: changes to spectrum management practices
	Creating a Regulatory Framework for New Technologies: Changes to Spectrum Management Practices Mr. A. Foster, McLean Foster & Co, Author of the Radio Spectrum Management module of the ITU-infoDev ICT Regulation toolkit.
	Panel discussion: Interconnection and spectrum Modules
	Identify solutions to challenges identified in country presentations Panelists: Mr. T.Y. Chan, OFTA, Hong Kong, China Mr. H. Kopani, Telecommunication Regulatory Authority, Albania

16h00

Coffee Break hosted by infoDev

SUNDAY 3 DECEMBER 2006

09h00

BREAK OUT SESSIONS A & B

10h30

A - NEW TECHNOLOGIES MODULE
MAGNOLIA/CAMOMILE ROOM (English only)

B - COMPETITION, INTERCONNECTION AND PRICING MODULE - ROSE/PEONY ROOM (interpretation English-French-Spanish)

Facilitator: Mr. K. Skouby, Professor, Director, Center for Information and Communication Technologies Technical University of Denmark

Keeping pace with technological developments and their impact on the regulatory framework. Preparing for meetings with industry. Verifying information received from industry. How the Toolkit can help?

Simulation exercise:
IPTV Regulation:
This exercise will examine the use of public consultations to build political, industry and user support for development of new regulatory frameworks for new technologies, focusing on IPTV. How can the Toolkit help?

Identification of best practices

Facilitator: Mr. C. Monson

Migrating today’s tariff regulation to the NGN and VoIP environment. Identifying changes to laws or regulations that may be required. How can the Toolkit help?

Simulation exercise: Roaming: how to respond when industry argues that roaming regulation is not necessary. How can the Toolkit help?

Identification of best practices

10h30
11h00

Coffee Break hosted by infoDev

11h00

BREAK OUT SESSIONS C & D

12h30

C - SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT MODULE
MAGNOLIA/CAMOMILE ROOM (English only)

D - LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK MODULE - ROSE/PEONY ROOM (interpretation English-French-Spanish)

Facilitator: Mr. A. Foster

Introducing spectrum trading. Building political and industry support. Identifying changes to laws or regulation required. How can the Toolkit help?

Simulation exercise: Holding a public consultation on assigning spectrum for wireless broadband: balancing the competing interests of 2G, 3G and WiMax operators. How cant the Toolkit help?

Identification of best practices

Facilitator: Ms. M. de la Torre and Ms. J. Hernández

Migrating to a new licensing framework.

Simulation exercise: What's wrong with the law? Through an examination of text taken from real laws, this exercise will help participants identify how the law impedes take up of new technologies and what changes could be proposed to foster ICT development. how can the Toolkit help?

Identification of best practices

12h30
14h00

Lunch hosted by infoDev

14h00-	SESSION IV
15h30	Moderator: Ms. V. D'Costa, infoDev Programme Manager designate
	What key action points will you take home from this event? Identification of best practices. How can the Toolkit help? Panel discussion Representatives from each break out session share what they’ve learned, focusing on how to win industry, public and political support for regulating in a changing ICT world with input from Toolkit authors.
	wrap up and closing Ms. V. D’Costa, infoDev Programme Manager designate Mr. C. M. Lekaukau, Executive Chairman, Botswana Telecommunication Authority Dr. H.I. Touré, Director ITU/BDT and ITU Secretary General elect
15h30	Coffee Break hosted by infoDev