The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and GSM Association (GSMA) are jointly organizing the “Asia-Pacific Digital Societies Policy Forum 2016”, which will take place on 27-28 April 2016 at Centara Grand at Central World, Bangkok, Thailand. The Forum is hosted by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology of Thailand (MICT) with support from the Australian Government and partners.
The forum is seeking to convene policy makers, regulators, industry and other stakeholders from the ICT sector to deliberate challenges and potential opportunities through cross sectoral collaboration offered by digital societies in countries from the Asia-Pacific Region. The content will focus on digital economy and society policies, cybersecurity, digital financial services, technology trends, innovations and tech-startups, among other emerging issues. This event is targeted towards senior officials from government ministries, national regulators, industry, academia and international organizations who are involved in developing and implementing policies and regulations, and other associated ICT development activities in the Asia-Pacific Region.
Please note that the Forum will be preceded by the
“The 2nd Asia-Pacific Spectrum Management Conference” which will be organised by ITU in collaboration with Forum Global and the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) on 25-26 April 2016 at the same venue.
ITU is pleased to provide one full fellowship for each eligible country from Asia-Pacific Region, subject to availability of funds, with preference for those eligible applicants who could share and present the national spectrum management practices during the Forum. Applicants requesting fellowships are required to submit the Fellowship Request form duly endorsed by their respective administrationno later than
11th April 2016. It is important to note that registration must be done online only at,
http://ictdforum.org/registration/
The GSMA will also be offering short introductory regulatory training sessions as part of its global capacity building programme. Spots in these sessions will be limited, and offered on a first-come-first-served basis.
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H.E. Dr. Uttama Savanayana Minister of ICT, Thailand |
R S Sharma Chairman, TRAI, India |
Dr. Pansak Siriruchatapong Vice Minister of ICT, Thailand |
Alasdair Grant Head of Asia, GSMA |
Sameer Sharma
Seniro Advisor
ITU |
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Marc Vancoppenolle Global Head of Government Relations, Nokia |
H.E. Saida Muna Tasneem
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand | Dr. Natthakrit Sanguandikul,
BD Manager, Truecorp IoT/M2M |
Kim, Yunil
Director General for New Growth Engine Industry, Busan City | Rajiv Bawa
Acting CCAO of dtac, Thailand |
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Ricardo Estrada
Policy Manager,
Digital Financial Services, AFI | Rajnesh Singh
Director of the Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau, ISOC |
Zdravka Newman
Manager Smart and Connected Communities, Cisco |
Philipp Dupuis
Minister-Counsellor,
European Union
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Håkan Ohlsén
Director, Spectrum & Radio Technology Strategy, Ericsson |
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Hajime Miyazaki
Vice President & COO
NTT Communications | Worapat Patram
Director of Corporate Affairs,
Intel | Brad Jones,
CEO, Wave Money | Andrew Kvalseth
EVP/CSO,
DTAC | Shiny Yoo
IRIENCE Co., Ltd |
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Martin Venzky-Stalling
Senior Advisor, Chiang Mai University Science & Technology Park | Hiroshi Tominaga
Managing Director
Japan Battery Regeneration Inc. | Taro Amornched
General Manager,
Startup Alliance Korea | Lim, Jungwook
Managing Director
Startup Alliance Korea | Austin Menyasz
Government and Regulatory Affairs
APAC, GSMA |
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Dominic Arena
Group Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer
Axiata Group Berhad | Bonifasius Pudjianto
Director of Indonesian Agency for Creative Industry | Yin New Cho
CEO and Founder, U.M.S. “Queen” |
Wisit Atipayakoon Programme Officer,
ITU |
Michael Yeo
Senior Market Analyst, IDC Financial Insights |