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ITU-PTA International Training Program 2016

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), are organizing the “ITU-PTA International Training Program (ITP) 2016”. The events will be held from 20-22 July 2016 in Islamabad, Pakistan.

The ITU-PTA International Training Program 2016 will build skills to address the policy and regulatory issues in the era beyond convergence of telecommunications, information technology. In particular, the event will focus on the implications of a smartly digital society for collaborative regulation. The Program will highlight the building blocks required to ensure regulatory measures remain relevant and appropriate for the new environment. It will bring together international experiences in this area with a focus on Pakistan’s experiences and the lessons learnt.

Mr. Sameer Sharma of the ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (telephone +66 2 575 0055, email: sameer.sharma@itu.int) and Ms. Porntip Modethes (email: porntip.modethes@itu.int) are at the disposal of participants who require assistance in participating in the Regulators’ Roundtable and the International Training Program.

Day 1: Wednesday 20 July 2016

08:30-09:00 : Registration

09:00-10:30 : Welcome

• Dr. Syed Ismail Shah, Chairman PTA
• Mr. R S Sharma, Chairman TRAI
• Mr. Ioane Koroivuki, Regional Director, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Keynote Presentation :
PTA: Enabler of ICT development by Dr. Syed Ismail Shah, Chairman PTA [Presentation]

10:30-11:00 : Morning Tea

11:00-12:30 : Broadband for networked society

• National Telecom, Policy Broadband for universal access, Incentives for broadband infrastructure and applications by Mr. Rizwan Hydri, DG(Licensing) PTA [Presentation]
• Regulatory Impact Assessment by Mr. Takuya Nakaizumi, Ph.D., Japan [Presentation]

12:30-14:00 : Lunch

14:00-15:30 : Consumer Protection & Quality of Service

• Mandate , framework and provisions by Mr. Sajjad Latif Awan, DG (RA) PTA [Presentation]
• Country Case: Standards and initiatives by Mr. Yawar Yasin, DG (Enf) PTA [Presentation]

15:30-16:00 : Afternoon Tea

16:00-17:00 : Spectrum Management

By Mr. Abdul Samad, Member (Compliance & Enforcement) PTA [Presentation]
• Spectrum Licensing and Auctions for broadband
• Harnessing Digital Dividend
• The Economics value of Spectrum

Day 2: Thursday 21 July 2016

09:00-10:30 : Digital Financial Inclusion and mobile apps

By Mr. U.K Srivastava, Principal Advisor, TRAI, India; Mr. Tariq Sultan, Member (Finance) PTA; and Mr. Omar Moeen Malik, Director (S&P) Telenor Pakistan
• Enabling Instruments
• Standards for secure payments
• Initiatives on m apps

10:30-11:00 : Morning Tea

11:00-12:30 : Competition Issues Presenters

• Defining markets and dominance control, Mergers and Acquisitions Regulating Interconnection, Access and Pricing by Dr. Muhammad Saleem, DG (CA) PTA
• Competition Issues of Regulations by Mr. Takuya Nakaizumi, Ph.D., Japan

12:30-14:00 : Lunch

14:00-15:30 : OTT Players: Challenges and Opportunities

Guest Speakers:
• Dr. Rony Mamur Bishry, Commissioner – BRTI, Indonesia [Presentation]

Presenters:
Mr. Muhammad Ahmed Kamal, DG (S&D) PTA; Mr. Muhammad Aslam Hayat, Chief Corporate Affairs & Strategy Officer, Telenor Pakistan
• OTT: different types of services and business models [Presentation]
• Policy and Regulatory Approaches Country Cases [Presentation]

15:30-16:00 : Afternoon Tea

16:00-17:00 : ICT for Persons with disabilities & women empowerment

Presenter:
Mr. Tahir Mushtaq, Mem (HRD), MoIT&T
• Provisions and framework
• Initiatives by GoP
• Success stories

Day 3: Friday 22 July 2016

09:00-10:30 : Cybersecurity

Presenters:
Mr. Sameer Sharma, Senior Advisor ITU
• ITU Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI)
• Cybersecurity Strategy Model

Mr. Abdullah Abdur Rehman Khan, Head Corporate Responsibility, Telenor Pakistan
• Updates on Child Online Protection Guidelines

10:30-11:00 : Morning Tea

11:00-12:30 : New Technology Trends in wireless

Presenter:
Dr. Syed Ismail Shah, Chairman PTA
• LTE Advanced , 5G
• IOT, Cloud Computing
• Artificial Intelligence

12:30-14:00 : Lunch

14:00-15:30 : Enforcement Issues

• Biometric Verifications of SIMs by Mr. Yawar Yasin, DG (Enf) PTA
• Device Identification, Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) by Mr. Talib Dogar, DG (Services) PTA

15:30-16:00 : Afternoon Tea