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ITU - ASEAN Forum on Social Media

ITU - ASEAN Forum on Social Media:

Trends, Opportunities, Policy and Regulatory Challenges

16-17 December 2014 ,

The ASEAN Secretariat Building, Jakarta - Indonesia

ITU - ASEAN Forum on Social Media: Trends, Opportunities, Policy and Regulatory Challenges is jointly organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and ASEAN, with support from the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.The objective of the Forum is to provide a platform for:

  1. Sharing existing policies, practices, various issues and challenges being faced within the ASEAN on social media utilization in the public sector,

  2. Exchanging views on the changing mandates of ICT regulators to address the challenges posed by social media and

  3. Exploring the possibility of establishing a policy framework in social media utilization by public administrations in ASEAN, informed by international best practices.

The Provisional Agenda is below:

16 December 2014 (Day 1)

08:30-09:00

​REGISTRATION

​09:00-09:15

Opening Session

  • International Telecommunication Union

  • Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission

​09:15-09:30

​Group Photo and COFFEE BREAK

​09:30-11:00

Session 1 : Social Media:  Introduction  and Setting the Tone

Topics:
•    Use of social media platform as crowdsource public services
     Speaker: Mr. Enda Nasution, Co-CEO and Founder, SEBANGSA

     [download]
 •    Social Media Emergence, Ecosystems, and Engagement
      Speaker: Mr.  Alan G. Alegre, ITU Researcher

      [download]
•    Social Media: Opportunities, Challenges and General Recommendations (TBC)
     Speaker: Ms. May-Ann Lim, Managing Director, TRPC Pte Ltd.

     [Short bio]


​11:00-12:30

Session 2: Confronting the social media regulatory challenge

Presentation:
Self-regulation, co-regulation, cross sector regulation:  Modes and Models
Speaker:  Dr. Werner Knoben, Senior Partner, Detecon Asia-Pacific Ltd.

[download]


Views Exchange:
•    Mr.  Kalamullah Ramli, Chairman, Indonesian Telecommunications Regulatory Body (BRTI)   

    [donwload]
•    Mr. Muhammad Amirul Hafiz Rosly, Deputy Director (Acting), Monitoring and Enforcement

     Division (MED), Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)


​12:30-14:00

​LUNCH BREAK

​14:00-15:30

Session 3: Draft ITU Report on national policy and practices in public sector utilization of social media

Speaker:  Mr. Alan G. Alegre

Break-out discussions on the findings and recommendations from the Report [presentation]

[Questionnaire]


​15:30-15:45

​COFFEE BREAK

​15:45-17:00

Session 3: Draft ITU Report on national policy and practices in public sector social media utilization (Con't)


Topics:
•    Presentation of outcomes of the breakout session
•    Possible policy framework in social media utilization by public administrations in ASEAN  

     countries?


​17 December 2014 (Day 2) ​

​09:00-10:30

Session 4: The telecommunication/ICT poliy makers' and regulators's perspectives of Social Media


Topics:

•    Internet Governance: The Rise of OTT Players – What is the appropriate response?

     Speaker: Dr. Werner Knoben, Senior Partner, Detecon Asia-Pacific Ltd. [download]
•    Role of Social Media within the Regulatory Environment

     Speaker:  Ms. Devi Annamalai,  Head of Departement, New Media, Malaysian Communications

     and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) [download]
•    The Philippine Case

     Speaker:  Ms. Maria Leanna A Beltran-Dorado, Officer-in-Charge, Information Division,

     Information & Communications Technology Office, Department of Science and Technology 

     [donwload]


​10:30-10:45

​COFFEE BREAK

​10:45-12:00

Session 5: Impact of Social Media on public sector organizations

Topics:
•    How can government take advantage of the social media to engage citizens?

     Speaker:  Mr. Enda Nasution, Co-CEO and Founder, SEBANGSA

     [download]
•    Social Media:  Challenges and Opportunities for Governance
     Speaker: Mr.  Alan G. Alegre, ITU Researcher

     [download]


​12:00-13:30

​LUNCH BREAK

​13:30-15:00

Session 6: Current policies, practices and promotion on social media in Industry

Topics:

  • Overview of SOcial Media in VietNam

   Speaker: Mr. Hoang Viet Huy, Researcher, Ministry of Information and Communications    

   [download]

  • Case Studies in South East Asia and Recommendations

   Speaker:  Ms. May-Ann Lim, Managing Director, TRPC Pte Ltd

  [presentation] [report]

  • Regional/International Organization/Industry Presentation

   Speaker: Mr. Eddy Thoyib, Executive Director, MASTEL

​15:00-15:15

​COFFEE BREAK

​15:15-16:15

Session 7  : Panel Discussion:  ASEAN Policy Framework on public sector social media utilization: Moving Forward

Moderator: Ms. Aurora A. Rubio, Head, ITU Area Office for South East Asia

Panelists:

  • Dr. Sigit Puspito Wigati, BRTI Member [download]
  • Ms Nur Sulyna Abdullah, Director International Affairs, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, MCMC
  • Ms. Devi Annamalai, Head of Departement, New Media, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)
  • Dr. Thavisak MANODHAM, Dy Director of IT Department, Ministry of Post and Telecommunication
  • Mr. Enda Nasution, Co-CEO and Founder, SEBANGSA

  • Mr.  Alan G. Alegre, ITU Research [download]

​16:15-16:30

​Closing Session