Registration
Onsite registration starts from 08:00hrs
09:30-09:45
Opening Session
Welcome Remarks by
Mr. Brahima Sanou, Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), ITU
[SPEECH]
Welcome Remarks by
Ms. Areewan Haorangsi, Secretary General, Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
[SPEECH]
Welcome Remarks by
Mrs Songporn Komolsuradej, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information
and Communication Technology, Thailand [SPEECH]
09:45-10:15
Group Photo and Coffee break hosted by MICT Thailand
10:15-11:30
Session 1: Asia-Pacific ICT Development 2011-2014
The Session will present results of the implementation of the programs, projects and partnerships under the ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Initiatives approved by WTDC-10.
Session Chairperson: Mrs Songporn Komolsuradej, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Thailand
Setting the Regional Context , ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific [presentation]
Mr. Ioane Koroivuki, Regional Director, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Unique ICT needs for least developed countries (LDCs), Small Island developing States (SIDS) and
landlocked developing countries [presentation]
Mr. Wisit Atipayakoon, Programme Officer, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Emergency Telecommunications [presentation]
Mr. Wisit Atipayakoon, Programme Officer, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Digital Broadcasting [presentation]
Ms. Sireerat Bunnag, Programme Officer, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Broadband Access and Uptake in Urban and Rural areas [presentation]
Mr. Sameer Sharma, Senior Advisor, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Telecommunications/ICT Policy and Regulation in the Asia-Pacific Region [presentation]
Ms. Aurora Rubio, Head, ITU Area Office for South East Asia
11:30-12:30
Session 2: Smartly Digital Asia-Pacific: The Next Four Years Development Agenda
This Session will present key decisions of WTDC-14 aimed at Smartly Digital Asia-Pacific for the period of 2015-2018. In particular, the Session will cover outcomes of WTDC-14, including the ITU-D Strategic Plan, Asia-Pacific Regional Initiatives, ITU-D global initiatives, Asia-Pacific Centres of Excellence amongst others.
Session Chairperson: Mr. Brahima Sanou, Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), ITU
Key Results of WTDC-14 and the ITU-D Strategic Plan from 2016-2019 [presentation]
Dr. Bohyun Seo, Vice Chairman, TDAG
Empowering Development and Smart Sustainable Development Model Initiative (SSDM)
[presentation]
Mr. Ioane Koroivuki, Regional Director, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Supporting m-Powering development [presentation]
Mr. Philip Cronin, Director, Intel Asia Pacific & Japan
The ITU Asia-Pacific Centre of Excellence: Experiences and implementation of the new Strategy
[presentation]
Ms. Kalaya Chinatiworn, Chairman, ITU Asia-Pacific CoE Steering Committee
12:30-14:00
Lunch hosted by MICT Thailand
14:00-15:30
Session 3: Special consideration for least developed countries, small island developing states, including Pacific island countries, and landlocked developing countries
Session 3 will present possible ways of the implementation of the project(s)/initiatives on special consideration for least developed countries, small island developing states, including Pacific island countries, and landlocked developing countries for the Asia-Pacific Region under the regional initiatives approved by WTDC-14. In particular, the Session will present potential partners and expected results. The objective of this regional initiative is to provide special assistance to least developed countries (LDCs), small island developing states (SIDS), including Pacific island countries, and landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) in order to meet their priority ICT requirements.
Session Chairperson: Mr.Ioane Koroivuki, Regional Director, ITU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
E-Government Development for SIDS [presentation]
Mr. Jae-Hong Lim, Head, United Nations Project Office on Governance (UNPOG)
APT projects and initiatives in the Pacific Islands Countries [presentation]
Mr. Kondo Masanori, Deputy Secretary General of Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
Outcome of the Pacific Ministerial Meeting 2015 [presentation]
Mr. Paula Pouvaly Ma’U, CEO, Ministry of Communication, Tonga
Impact of Global Warming and Climate Change to SIDS [presentation]
Mr. Ilyas Ahmed, Chief Executive, Communications Authority of Maldives
15:30-15:45
Coffee break hosted by MICT Thailand
15:45-17:15
Session 4: Emergency Telecommunications
Session 4 will present ways of the implementation of the projects/initiatives on Emergency telecommunications under the regional initiatives approved by WTDC-14. In particular, the Session will present potential partners and details of expected results. The objective of the initiative is to provide assistance to Member States at all phases of disaster management, i.e. disaster preparedness including early warning, disaster response/relief and rehabilitation of telecommunication networks.
Session Chairperson: Mr. Louis Napoleon Casambre, Undersecretary and Executive Director Information and Communication Technology Office, Department of Science and Technology Philippines
Disaster Management Experience in The Philippines [presentation]
Dir. Raul Nilo, ICT Office’s Systems and Infrastructure Management Service (SIMS)
Disaster Management Experience in Nepal [presentation]
Mr. Ananda Raj Khanal, Director, Nepal Telecommunications Authority
ESCAP Emergency Communications and Disaster Management Framework [presentation]
Mr. Matthew Perkins, Economic Affairs Officer, ICT and Development Section, ICT and Disaster Risk
Reduction Division, ESCAP
