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Programme

​Stakeholders Forum on Quality of Service and Consumer Experience

Nairobi, Kenya, 23-25 November 2015      
Contact: tsbworkshops@itu.int

Day 1, Monday 23 November

​09:00 - 10:00Registration
​10:00 - 10:30 ​Opening Ceremony

R​emarks by:​​​
10:30 - 11:00 ​​​Group Photo & Coffee Break​
​​ ​11:00 ​- 12:30 Session 1: Role of Global & Regional Communities, Policy Makers, Regulators and Operators in the QoS Provision of Broadband in a Net-Neutrality Environment

Objectives: This session will discuss the role of  Global & Regional Communities, Policy makers, Regulators and Operators in ensuring the Quality of Service of Broadband provision to Consumers in a net-neutrality environment.

Moderator: Martin Adolph (ITU)

Speakers:
​12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Break
​13:30 - 15:00​ ​​Session 2: Consumer and Quality of Service Issues in Digital Financial Services

Objectives: This session will focus on consumer protection and experience in digital financial services and quality of service issues that obstruct the deployment of digital financial services in East Africa countries. Consumer Associations, Regulators and Telecom Operators will share their best practices.  The work of the ITU-T Focus Group Digital Financial Services on “Consumer Protection and Experience” will be presented.

Moderator: Joachim Pomy (Opticom, Germany) [ Biography ]

Speakers:
* remote participation
15:00 - 15:30 ​Coffee Break
15:3​0 - 17:00​​Session 3:  Empowerment and Protection of Consumers in ICT market

Objectives: This session will discuss on the role of stakeholders, including Global & Regional Communities, Policy Makers, Regulators and Consumer Associations in the ICT market.

Moderator: Godliving J. Kessy (EACO)

Speakers:

Day 2, Tuesday, 24 November

​09:00 - 10:30Sessi​on 4: QoS/QoE of OTTs and Electronic Content Subscription Services

Objectives: This session will illustrate the QoS of popular OTTs (e.g., YouTube, WhatsApp, Skype, Facebook, Twitter) and the QoS of electronic content subscription services (e.g.: Netflix, Skype Conference service).

Moderator: Kwame Baah-Acheamfuor (Chair, ITU-T Study Group 12; NCA Ghana) [ Biography

Speakers:
​10:30 - 11:00 ​Coffee Break
​11:00 - 12:30Session 5: Round Table on “EACO Guidelines on Consumer Rights, Obligations, Education and Complaints Handling”

Objectives: This session will discuss the developed EACO policy documents on consumer rights, obligations, complaints handling and education.

Background documents:Moderator: Godliving J. Kessy (EACO)

Panel:
12:30 - 13:30 ​Lunch Break
​13:30 - 15:00Session 6: Round Table on “EACO Guidelines for Quality of Service for Voice Service in Mobile and Fixed Networks”

Objectives: This session will discuss the developed “EACO Guideline of Quality of Service for Voice Service in Mobile and Fixed Networks”. The guideline summarises the QoS background in general, outlines important QoS Models standardised internationally and highlights definitions & Thresholds of QoS Parameters of Voice service in Mobile and Fixed Networks.

Background documents:Moderator: Martin Adolph (ITU)

Panel:
15:00 - 15:30 ​Coffee Break
​15:30 - 17:00 Session 7: Round Table on “EACO Guidelines on Non-Technical Quality of Service Parameters for Supporting ICT Services Aspects”

Objectives: This session will focus on the elaborated guideline for Non-Technical QoS parameters for supporting ICT services aspects. This document focuses more on quality of services of those support service aspects necessary for customer service management (CEM).

Background documents:Moderator: Kwame Baah-Acheamfuor (Chair, ITU-T Study Group 12; NCA Ghana) [ Biography

Speakers:

Day 3, Wednesday, 25 November​

​09:00 - 10:30 ​Session 8: Round Table on the “Framework for Combating the Importation, Supply and Use of Counterfeit / Substandard Terminals in the EACO Member States”

Objectives: This session will focus on the Framework for combating the importation, supply and use of counterfeit/substandard terminals in the EACO member states.

Background document:Moderator: Godliving J. Kessy (EACO)

Speakers:
​10:30 - 11:0​​0Coffee Break
​11:00 - 12:00 ​​Session 9: Round Table on “EACO Guidelines for Quality of Service of Data Services in Mobile Networks”

Objectives: This session will focus on guideline on “QoS of data services in Mobile Networks”. The covered services are HTTP and FTP data services. QoS parameters’ Definitions, Formulas and Trigger Points will be presented and discussed.

Background documents: Moderator: Martin Adolph (ITU)

Speakers:
12:00 - 13:30​ ​Lunch Break
13:30 - 15:00 ​Conclusions and Closing Remarks

Moderator: Godliving J. Kessy (EACO)

Panel: